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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

s1A0 A1eOClAteO, ,IEcoo 01op2tCn0o
from the South are tainted with the
treason of'that region. Eithee by par.
chase, By misrspresentstio or intimi-
dation, these ,dispatahes ars to . large
extent of the most lying chatAeter.--
Those misrepreasnted are daily called
upon to contradict thess false reports.
or course when . man has treason
and mRraer in his heart or in his acts,
he stops not ct anything 70 work ont
bis deyilish designs. The cAnldron IL
boiling-the South are again hsapiDg
up wrath against Z day Of wrath upon
their beads. Hundreds, Of ysars osi
debAnchery ntconcubiuage with their
chattcls 1.-The sale, of men, women and
children upon the auction block, 1.-THE
brutal scourEing ofthsir fellow beings,
and the living in idlencss feeding upon
the gain produced BY the labor Of
black hauds-has scarifed deep the
OF the Southern white race with
the instincts OF the devil, and nothing
but the attrition Of scores Of years 10
woe and misery % both white and
black races viii ever provide 2 reme-
dy. But mat remedy Will come, and
wihlt WI come finally the dominance
81 inc Dlacks, qoadroons and octsreons
just - sure - IN she natural and inev-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

ALBANY, Nov. 4--Adams, Rep, is
elected to Congress in the Sixteenth
District. Baker, Rep, in the 24.h,
Hatcher, Rep, In the GOTH,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

CHICAGO, Nov. u

By Telegraph isissS9 d a.
Whsst-strong and higher at ssk cash OF Noy.
eeA Dec RF
: Opened arm. but eclossd sssisr ~
Osss.-stssdy Il * cssh asd Novpsabes; 10
December
Rye-Steady ct oe. " j6slae iaaoi:EA
Barley-Fifm at u cash; ! 10 Nov.
Pork-Firm and highsr ct az % oash md ~ n
year.
/. IArd-Higher 1t l9k0lsk gisf aQaAaas f9
Whisky-firm at e6K 49,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

JERSEY CRY, Nov. 3--Ths Demo
Gratis carry Mercer and Somerset conn-
ties by small majority. Middiessx
county is Democratic. Passaic shows
Democratic gain. Turner, dem, u
elected In the 9th district. Hardsee-
burg is elected to Congress from Che
7th district.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

ST. PAUL, Nov. "A few additional
returns show Dunmell, Rep. elected
to Congress in Let district, Coz, Dem.
probably elected IN I'd district.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 4-Judss Bsdle,
Democrat, is elected Governor, by
1900 majority. Tho Republicans elect
10 Congress Sinnickson, Dob6ins, and
perhaps Phelps. The Democrats elect
Ross, Hamilton. Tease and Pardon.
burg, gain of three. The 6tAse Sen.
ate 70 unchanged. The Houss stands
SO Democrats to 81 Republicans. ~
Democratic gain, sStss a Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

In session In this city for some time
past, adjourned last night, and will
hold lite next session in Boston in 1877.
Previous to adjournment pastoral
letter was issued,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

The Arkansas Rsprblicen, Of Little
Rock bas had 4 stsRding e9sr for The
pAst, two yeaFss 70 pay $1,000. Tor evil
dapee, u 8. single instapce, where .
southern Mhite man hAs eyer bespl
pSpishsd = the law directs for killing
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

~ W. write we have nol any ID. 4.
port from yesterdays elections. We
have. however, sufficient reports from
Louisiana and Tennessee to lead us
to believe that tho democracy, which
has been. especially for six months
past, holding high carnival in blood
and revolution in those States, have
gaineda victory. Whenever The gem
erai government has attempted to curb
these crimes and punish the criminals,
the democracy Of the North has cried
out see the central despotism of the
Administration look upon its uncon-
stitutional--its tyranical' acts. This is
nothing newt IL the same cry OF
unconstitntiouality which we heard
from the same source when President
Lincoln called for Is, 600 men, to save
the capital from capture. Defeated at
. Presidential election, democracy
South rehclled, aud democracy North
cried: tyranny, and Unconstitutional
ct every step the nation took to keen
from OF its throat che deathly clutch
Of the rebel. Just 50 now, when the
general government steps in and
brushes revolution In State when
Il eeeays to put sud end TO The most
crnel murders of ipoifensive people,
the cry OF unconstitutionality and ies-
potism j. again raised by rebel sym.
pathizing denoeracy In the North. b
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

q LOUISVILLE, Nov. 3--Abont . QUAR-
ter vote polled. Parsons, Democrat,
IL elected by 5000 msjofity.g
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

NEwBUR1. Nov. 4-Beebe, Dem. is
elected 10 Congress from the 18th
district by over 1000 majority
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

Inc summary manner in which the
kitchen organ q Washington domand.
cd Gen. Sherman's rssienstien & fsw
days ago may be accoupted for By, the
intelligence contained ii, the followiAa
wellington dispatch IA The Boston
"The evidence increases thai the
fricnds Of Gen. Sherman are endeavor-
ing to induce him TO be . candidate for
the Presidency. Recently, some quite
important stcps IN this direction have
been taken by his confidential friends. y
IL would be poor third term organ
which would not administer . rsbuke
to such presutuption.--Slatc Lander.
The above ia : pseagraph editorial
from the late State osgas Of the Aud.
,Monop party 10 lows, which has oitsn
iatwo years past aid that both the
old parties Republicsn, and Dsmocrat
were 90 corrupt that they could no
longer be trusted, but which recently
since our election, boldly nays that Il
now takes il politics straight to-wit :
the good, old Democracy. ss5
II 10 very evident from it, article
shove, that IL has tired 81 singing
third term 70 Graut. il, order to vince
die him into becoming ito candidate
against The Republican party, which
has spoken 20 overwhelmingly against
. third term, and now It chooses to
tickle the ear Of Gen. Sherman, 10 see
what can be done angling in that al
rection for respectable figure head
for its old party 81 treason.
or course the party which could
make d Presidential standard bearer
Of Greeley could rs easily play The
hypocrils to catch Sherman. How
thin Is the disguise Of this tame suck
ling Of Democraey.i The weakness OF
the LsaderGis 6aly squaled by IL ~
zen e6fontery. One dsy ii Swofs By
Greeley, equally Of ths rsces no rspu-
diation /; The Asx6 Il denied al THAI
One day Mbesst aside tie Democratic
party o. Horth1ess, rubbish, corrupt
and unwotth Y and swots ~ The Anti
Monopoly party the nsxt day 1t Zip
PANTY spit upesthe new party and
heralded The bid Denocratic party a
the hope OF the country. Now it il
looking about to SEQ y il cannot palm
OF Ito Hypocrisy in new quarter, and
y has the audacity g try Gen. Sherf
mA0, 10 nifil af.ritan 81 5 toll
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

i9ksfsrriug 10 the fhet that'the track
of'ths lows Pacidc hsd bssh laid %
Matsrloo, the Waterloo CSsvjsf N.Y.:
!" som pFsseat indications thers Wil
hs'noiaore IRON pat 'dowa ,his fsll,
and The 'pius'iwiIi doubslsss be opes.
ated byshs Darlington, Cedar Rapids
and Minnesota RSilfpad Company.
The lows ;Pacidc falks M out 81 iron.
sna ~ likely te L. mil they oea
sstss fnaas p nsl ,aapt M pavshasp,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
Election Riots.

EuTAIA, Ala, Nov. 3 A riot occur.
ed hero to-day between the negroes
Thns!negroes we're killed, four NOR
tally and seven severely wounded
Onswhite was MORALLY wounded. l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

FRANxILN, La. Nov. 2-Ths election
10 progressing quietly. u. 8. troops
are encamped around the election
bOOths. VI ~ ssatF
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
PENNSYLVANIA.

\ PHILADEtrHIA. Nov. 3--Chester
county rc-eiects Townsend. Republi.
can, by 1900 to 1000 majority.
York county goes 2,3UO Democratic.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. In tho 25th
ward OImstend, Republican candidate
for Lieut.. Governor, has $50 majority.
In the 18th ward, the vote stood: Ohm.
stead ll56, and Kelley, rep.,, for Con-
gress, 1866. LII the 10Th ward Ohm
stead has 1854 majority, and Robbins,
Democrat, for Congress 343 plurality,
which elects him 10 Congress. In the
l7th ward, Latta, dem, for Lieut..
Governor. has SO majority, and Rob-
bins 1900 plurality. The 22nd ward
gave Olmstead 1248 majority, and
Robbins . plurality Of 446.- Olmstead
has 1855 nlaiority In the 26th ward,
and Freeman. rep, for Congress, q
plnrAlity OF 69l, which elects him from
the Let district over Florence, dem
The city vote complete. gives net
Republican majority for Olmstead, of
n,23a, againgt 25.4ll last year. 4
PHrLADrLpH1A. Nov. 4-The Repub.
lfcan majority on State ticket In the
city is 12.7l6 The Press, Republican.
scOncedes the election oftwcive DEM
ocratic CongresAmen in the State to
fifteen ;Republicaus, loss of scven,
bat claims the State by fifteen ,hous.
and. o L tsz5si3 lgs IS N sais
h A dispatch from Tonawanda this
morning olAima the election of Powell.
"a q.
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KENTUCKY.

LrxIvaToN, Nov. 3-bleckb burn
Dem. for Congress, has Eli majority
In this city. The Democrats gaiE
nearly 800. 4 d3esas i i .ssal .s4als
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
TEX
MARK ET9.

i DENIsoN, Nov. 3.-Throckmorton,
dem for Congress. has 28l majority.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

NEW IBERIA, Nov. 2-The election
is progressing quietly. The hegroes
are voting strongly with ahe whites.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
.1ALARAMA.

MpsgaoMERy, Nov. this city
ths Democfats claim 300 majority.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

AUGUSTA, Nov. g. Chandler, den !,
Ia the 9th and Nc Mullan, dem, In the
9th districts, are elected 70 Congress
by large msjoriiies. ,,isia, (, "A
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
The Western States Stand Up
to their Republican Faith.
wisconsin Elects . Republican
Legislature and SIX
Congressman.
Illinois, Michigan and Mime
sofa Elect the Rspub-
IS ncan Ticket. gli
Serious xiots Between White
e and Colored Voters III
the South. @ !
LOUISIANA.

Nav OxLEASs, Nov9-The election
is progressing quieuy. Up to one
O'Clock NO disturbance has occurred
whateyer. Persons frsudulently reg.
istered he challenged by either party,
and not allowed to vote. sl5t q 7ss -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

i4Ao8ilE,Ais |, Nov. 3.--Two riots
occurred here 10 day as the election
which wsre suppressed. Two negroes
we're killed and q white man wounded.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

RICHMOND, Nov. 3. Returns indicate
that Walker, Conservative, in the Sd
Congressional district, Tucker, Con-
servative in tho 9th, Harris, Conserva.
tive, In the 7th, Hunter, Conservative,
in the 9Th, Tany, Conservative, in the
9th, are Undoubtedly elected by round
,paiori,ies. Sener, Republican is very
probably elected ia the lst district /;
the second Is doubtful, but the prob
abilities favor the Conservative candi-
date. Stowell is reelected 10 the 4th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

BosToN, Nov. 01A private dispatch TO-
the Advertiser from Essex says Gen. Butler
h undsnisbiy deisltsd ~ 1000 majority
oH0oes.U asl5 % ssD9 bgm fasEBisj
y7oBAnkss frisndas1liuats q lmaj nityqo
5 .0oo oyss Gooeh shof had 4 ,4se nsjosisy
Hehry L. Pisroe,, lRspubfcau.a u elected
I'm che sddistfistlb " = insjofity u t,7x2. II
is believed Chaplin 10 elected 70 Congress ID
the 18th district, ard Aver, Republican, ia.
the 9th. Williams. Rspnblican, from the
9th Is doubtful. Hoaf, Rep, from the 9th. I
sod Ftnss, Rep from she IN, are doubtful
Hsna. Rsp., feum shs. "a, ean1 Bufaagfoa,
from the lsty Az d0aDtless eleoseA.s 4 The
Democratic claim the State but tho Rspub-
licans are waiting returns. = =
ID lster ifetarns the msjosita agsiast
Butler incEsAssl1 A. Salem he was nearly
1000 behind biz ticket, and bis dsfsst is
iAtthis AoSr tie s.ss.ts an faii u ,dsi.
liant bm0sots, who bslisye 0astSn ID elect
eds The sxcitemsat b greater thsn has hen
known for years, The Travslsr, Rep, oen-
codes the State to GAss0n.
l1he JJarnsl gives tho vote of i60 towns !:
Tslbos, Il. sSs; Castor, a, $40, Boston III
inslpdrd, and sconeedsa a. 900 majority oin
the city 70 CASTOR, cpd sAys that unless the
back toNL1 come up nobly Il will result u
the election Of 0astcn and the defeat OF IN
ths Rspubliean candidsae5 for Codsssm IAx-
Cpt Pisece, Haines, and Burlington. 81 The
Herald ssys Talbot undoubtedly defeats
Aycy.gfai 81 R 10 II ~. MI AAxfA
B tThs Republicans slsct, SO 6tsSs Repre-.
Seutat1p0o and 0enatotss a The eHum6crats
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

SAVANNAH. Nov. 3-Julian Hard.
ridge. DemUcras, for Congress, II elect.
ell by 1000 majority. ss'esg J
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
IOWA NEWS.

Cedar Rapids has built 275 houses
this season and still there lie demand
for more
-Burlington's brass band has got 90
that it can be told from the gong At
the depot restaurant.
Seven good-sized bears have been
killed in the bluffs, not ten miles from
McGregor, this month.
Rev. j. 8. Harris, one Of Des
Moines' old pastors, leaves shortly for
passionate in Tennessee.
Mrs. Charles Frank, OF Fl. Madi
son, ran a rusty nail into her foot, last
Friday, and died in few moments
from lock-jaw.
Two raftmen cut each other terri.
bly,, the other night, At Eagle Point,
with knives. The fuss was about a
tin of coffee.
A farmer in Poweshiek county
has % acres of onions that are expect.
cd to yield in tho nefghborhoodi OF
25,000 bushels.
! Mr.. Julius Smith. Of Iowa City,
Lost one arm at tho battle of Pea Ridge
and had the other badly fractured BY 4
buggy smash-np, last Monday.
AT Newton one Little represented
that he had 500 bushels Of corn to sell,
bargained it out to flvc different deal
ers, got an advance of 500 from esch
of them, and left for parts unknown.
"A printing Office to print in raised
letters for the blind ID about to be
established in Vinton, ordinary Ro.
man type are mot nsed, bat the ..Braille
s'ystcm, raised dots and dashes, on
the Photographic PLAN. s.9y 5 y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

CHATTASooGA, Nov. a. DeBrill,
Democratic, from the Sd district, 10
elected BY from three to four thousand
majority, to Congress, 5s,t "a tssz4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

MONTGOMERY, November 4-Enough
gains are reported to insure the cleo.
ZION Of the Democratic State ticket by
from 5000 to 10000 majority. Five
Democratic congressman arc certain
" elected. and probably two others,
and ihere Fundamentals majority In
- Lgials1prnEd Aora negroes voted
Fthe aemneE1G ia tinket than whites vot-
"a ~ 01n11lnGDU Al I'm il It'll Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

The Chicago 7sibune 10 about 10
change its editorial management, Mr..
Joseph Medill having purchased Of
Messrs. Horace White and Alfred
Cowles controlling interest, aud will
take chief charge az editor in few
days. bat not before the coming cleo
lion. We presume that after Mr.. Ne
5 dill takes control, the Tribune win be-
come . Republican paper Chicago
Journal. 89taf r.th hFE'!
We hope this may be authentic. =
The Hon. Joseph MedilI is an old,
able, aud, VIC believe, reliable newspa-
per mau. We remember him twenty
odd years ago, as the editor Of the
Cleveland Herald, Tree soil organ
In the days Of that party, and
II we are not greatly mistaken on
hia assuming control OF the 7ri6ehc,
which was wrested from him BY d
trick, we may look for some principle
TO characterize the utterances of that
paper. Horace White has lost tens Of
thousands Of dollars 10 the stockhoid.
era Of the Tribune, BY his dyapeptie
wilifni and dastardiy course, and wi
Judge the concern could NO lOuxea
stand his inanity. We feel TO c0n
yratulate the Northwest on this pros
pective change. Horace White he'd
better retire to some Kitchen and nurse
h{a anarl aud ~nsSaShsn II ~ !
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

MILWAUKEE, Noy. 9-Ths lsgisls.
ture 3 very close, but the Republicans
VII pfpb baby hsve = email majority on
(Qlnt ballot The Senate y probably
DemeefAtic BY two majorlty.s 5f
The chairman Of the Republican
9tAtp Central Committee claims ma
joTity n the Legislature aud election Of
six ont Of eight Copgressmen, which
Will preferve the complexiop ~ the
'deisg alton in the present ConGfess.,.
~ the1th Disl1eee I NetJh s5sEa rlDg
ssss eff s1sya4 I'm Eas III sf1fss All IL
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
SHREVEPORT, Nov. 2--It isipsaceful
in this place mp to this time, IL u.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 2.---No returns
have ret bees received iof the city
vote, hut enoughiis known t0Wlrrant
the Easement; that ths Conservatives
have certainly not less than ten and
probably fifteen thousand majority.
Reports from the parishes are
meagfe, but show Conservative Gaias
over the vote of 1872. 9.gRTa1s H1'qi J
Indications are the vote intke 0tate
will b close. The g ConservAtives
claim 1har Oopgressmon. I'D Tho Repnb.
licauesnuf not admit the loss Ola single
one. d 1r0 disturbance 10 reported from
anyNuarter, 1850 @Hs slf .E5sysEas
The 1oolosed vote 10 reported heavy.
Gov. Kellogg tonight thinks the Re.
publiCans will carry the 6tate by Q
good majority, and elect flye or six
CongseAsmen. AcEuery thinks the
Conservatives will carry the State BY
. small majority, and elect three Con-
gressgnsn. s 21 go 81, ess'
Ia bAs sgyn elE --.A- s5.@ftk .siasi
= SHxEyrPohr, Nov. 2.-Ths election
passed on quietly. The Conservative
ticket ie ahead II Spring Ridge, Sun-
The vote On the STATE Sicket IL the
city II vafy eloeo. Tho OI6cSf0n Or the
entjro Oons eryativei ticket n concoded.
{ The Tines Homer soeSial says Cid.
born parish gives zoo Conservstiyc
majosity. 6l9 sd 80
4 4 Apecial claims 800 Conservative
n,aiority Ii webster parish. liF4
The Republicans say the election has
been Z fhir ono and tho rAsuiN VIII IL
Ira ernresasa wi,l ~ Ina rssanls.l =
q 49,
n Nrw YORK. Nov r. The Democrat.
ID State Committea hss areceiysa ma
foiiovinr iiispafch ~ ~ ~,
NV OxrrASs. Nov. q.
awe have carried The state 81 !
large majority. The colored peesnle
IA large numbers votsd ia Democrst.
"a and 'Conservstiye ticket openly ana
freely. Gibson. Ellis, Moore Snd levi
4 com ressfnsn lsnd prob1hlv Rreaux.
The eiecfion 80 nuiet IA neaceahlA.
fSirned., ions NcEnrRY.S
pa ~ 80 -
New ORLrANs. Nov. 3-RAtnrus
this morning indicate thirteen fhone.
=. Asry~-...~~-Aa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ua.-fA-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

tHILNAgxEEs Nov. 3-Ths rsturns
indicate that the Rapnblicans hare
elected WiIiigms 81 Tie First Con.
gfessioAsl District ,UaSwSli III tho 6se.
ond /; Morgan In the Third; Ruskgsdn
the Seventh, aud NcDill II he Eighth.
The pemocrefs selsct oLypde tll,ths
Fourth, Aud Burchard a. - fifih,r
TIE Ichaucss - favor " KIRb4li Re-
publiS9n. TAens a : strong spf6habll
ny that tho ,R6pu6 llethg WlIf AktS 3
majority 81 s Joint Satl1t ID The, 8kis-
iatnfv, thuo eSctrsik n hepnblicsh Sen.
stof 70 6ucc1ed Z Sftentsr. There 10
little doubt that the RstublicanS Will
have . majority IN the Ataas Ct large.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
GEORGIA.

AUGUSTA, Nov. 3.-Alexandez
Stephens 10 elected almost without
opposition.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

DErRolr, Nov. 4-In Wayne county
which includes Detroit city, and com
poses the hrst Congressional district,
Democrats elect the entire county tick
Of except clerk. Their majority on
Governor IL 800, on Congressman L.
907. The Democrats will have q large
representation in the Legislature and
] possibly majority. S8 sGa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05

( The continued discussion Uf the
temperance question and the means
best adapted to forward the practical
ptogress of the cauee, has brought out
various opinions from all classes and
from many 81 the ,tiivines Of the coun-
try, also. One thing, Al candid men
and women admit, however a varied
their opinions, that it IL q most per-
picking question and THUS far does
admit Of honest differences of opinion
as to the details of stopping The great.
est cause Of sin and misery Ii the
land. An editorial ia tho Chrsstsas
Aduocate, Of New York, from the pen
of that selninent Methodist Divine,
DR.. Daniel Curry. contains the fol-
lowing: I
!. "First Of all, we complain that the
movement Of the present time against
tnsenperancc Is quite too largely 7,olis-
tcat; there IL quite too much of con-
vcnti0ns, and nominations and denun-
Citations of the regular political par
ties, and OF canvassing for special
temperance candidates, even for Offices
which have NO direct Or proximate re-
lati0A 70 that interest. tn Gus opinion
The odssse Qr temperance cannot Be ad.
cGs,ccd By carrying 10 into ne political
'6On, licts lQfthe times. Al respects LEI.
islsti0n, the laws We now have ate
better than the moral power ~ the
people Is able TO render effective. and
u may be doubted whether the recos-
njzed presence Of the temperance eie-
ment In general politics 10 not, ID near
ny every case, prcjh dicial to the cause.
| II certainly secsps NOT to be the Wis
est way TO be perpetualiy asking for
more stringent legislation, while some
salutary laws against the liquor trafi3c,
and againat drunkenness and IT. results
stand Is dead letters upon the statute
books DIR. Curry adds that The best
possible vote that can be hoped for
upon State Temperance ticket will
be worthless, for It will not amount to
. respectable protest; and chad the
temperance people taken council of
their worst enemies, they could not
have done worse.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
MICHIGAN.

DErRoiT, Nov. 3-Thc State vote is
heavy, Returns show considerable
Democrstic gains. The new constitu-
Hon ana woman suffrage are over
whelmingly defeated The indications
are that Wiliiams, dem, il elected Il
Congfess from the 1st dis,rict, Potter
dom, in 4th, Duland, dem, in 9Th
Waldren, rep, in End, Conger, rep. In
7th, Hnbbell, rep, in 9th. The 9Th
district IL doubtful. h
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-11-05
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