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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

souxfne en- Their. own Progeny.
The Chicago Times and its Liberal
yokefellow, the Tribune, have been
working cheek by jowl to organise In
Illinois great Independent party,
which was to sweep everything before
Il. The convention has just been held,
and It was made up for the most part
Of played out Democratic dead beats
and curb-stone farmers, who have as
sumed for purpose, the hay-seed or
lhAment 70 their top-knots. Both Of
these papers have taken occasion to
denounce the action of the convention,
aud both OF them have predicted the
collapse of the movement. We clip
the following editorial from last Sat
urday's Times, and that paper having
been the organ Of the movement,
ought to know what il il. talking
about: n@ as
"Setting out with loud and vehem-
cnt professions Of honesty on their
lips, the engineers, !" head .ccnters y
and /" chief organizers OF the farmers
movement In Illiuols, who assembled
Ct Springfield last Wednesday, placed
on record the fact that they have been
acting with dishonesty in their hoarts.
Pretending to be rofurInets, they
have recorded that BY the word Gre.
form . they mean repNdiatjOA.
That these men, for the most pArl
old professional politicians or crack
Drained fanatics, csde Lewis w. Ross
w. B. Anderson, 8. M. Smith, and g
M. Allen-repreacnt honest farmerI
or any other class OF honest mon. 8
would not be true to say. They il
truth represent nobody but themselves
and nothing but their own selfish as
lpirAttons. It IL to serve their owl
| sinister purposes that most Of then
have struck hands with the Repults
| tionists and Communists. Conspicu
ous as g wheel horse" in the old pre-
slavery party, 30 long rs that organic
alton could furnish them any hope 3
plumber, they have fittingly chosen &
coDsOrt with the colDmunistic 5. N
Smiths, Aliens, Campbelle, and tn
fve Internationsls that appeared II
the Springfield convention as the ont,
representative for half million PEG
4 pie in Cook county"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

Fort Madison has had = watcrspout

Fort Madison has had 4 watcrspout.
Sioux City l. packed up, waiting
for an innndAtion from the Old Mis-.
soari.
Clinton and Lyons arc both to have
the new bridge across the Mississippi
If We can believe their respective pa
pers.
There is at the Institution of the
Deaf and Dumb, in Council Bluffs, q
debating society, made mp of the off,
cers, and older pupils.
The Eastern fever is bothering Ce-
dar Falls. The wives go back to their
former homes, leaving their husbands
to take care Of the house.
During ! wind storm in Fort Madi.
son, scuttlc cover blew from the top
of . threc-story building and struck a
woman, who was passing along the
street in the face, injurinE her bad
".
They are collecting the dog tax in
Sioux City, and one poor man has
been obliged 20 take all his children
ont Of school and set them to work, in
order to get money to pay taxes on his
nine dogs. IS
= Willie Orndorf, . Davenport boy,
was playing with revolver, - Il the
custom In those families where fam
inc Of brains Il hereditary, and the bull
let saved the doctor some trouble in
searching therefor BY going clear
through the boys thigh. s
A Dubuque rough, who was chased
by . police officer, jumped from the
bridge into the river, distance Of
thirty feet. He was captured by I
party in boat escaped, SWAN to the
Wisconsin shore, and was recaptured
when be landed. Al With HE oiothe,
On 4 AZ SsSsf N tssf ~ "a SE@s9 rFikE
A good Joke II being whispered
about the streets of MarshAlltown, L
the effect that there 10 : man there o.
Main street payisg ~ isighA police
msn s. per week for w6teAihs hil
wife, while she i u tho same tim,
paying him ~ per week 10 valch heI
husband. ss M m NV. gs
The Davenport Democs,as ssys: wv,
mentioned : few days 80 ths discov
cry of . perfectly white robin In q,
CITY Censtsry n West DAysnport
4 Our Informant who has since becl
sfying 70 catch the cufiosity, has founi
The spot wAsrs she has mads her assi
and taking advantage OF her absenos
csinbsd the tree 70 exaninsit and die
lowered two little Ones, full Aedged
and = whits = their maternal pro
II H0Utt0C. " ~ f-4xs as@t9s Es4sFs% se4srtf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

We give space to-day in our
editorial columns 10 the entire letter
of the Hon. George w. McCrary, OF
Iowa, in reply TO one Of Charles Francis
Adams, jr. The subject ofeheap trans
portation is pre-eminently the promi-
mont one which Is now and for time to
como will be before the people of this
country. 1t is true that the finances
are now quite absorbing, but this
question will more quickly disappear
~ we shall doubtless ere long get back
to the normal condition Of resnmp-
ton. The bill OF Mr.. McCrary which
in this letter he defends, passed the
House many weeks ago, and is now
pending in the Senate. There II meets
delay consequent upon other recon-
mendations upon the transportation
question made by Senator Window
from his Committee, which was ap-
pointed at the last session Of Con-
gress, and also its consideration has
been delayed by the pressing ques.
tons Of Tho finances and tho Civil
Rights. bill. II il mot probable that
any Regulation Of Importance III regard
to transportation viii b perfected q
this session, beoanse ths now closing
hours Of Congress will Be necessarily
given largely to such matters = can.
mot b defsred. Our object in giving
this lettsr entire 10, that Mr.. AeCrary
may have . fair hearing, and 10 show
that the Republican party have not
been wanting in earnest efforts TO en-
Ter upon this now field Of legislation,
viz: legislation for the control OF rail-
ways In behalf Of the people. This
work Of Mr.. McCrary'a, and also his
success in starting the improvement Of
the month Of the Hississippi, both tell
immensely in the beginning Of the
great work for cheap transportation.
Thefs arc noae now Of Intelligence in
the west who do not recognize the
magniNds and the great difficulties
surrounding this comparatively new
question in our politics of cheap trans
portation, and the prevention Of OK
tortion from the people by powerful
and wealthy corporations. Dema-
gogues are hypocritically whining in
thsears ofthe people and trying 70 make
- ukn =. "a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

Those who know them, declare that
both the nominees Of the State Conven-
ton of the self-styled independent
Reform Party Of Illinoiss were rabid
copperheads during the war. Surely,
then, the Democracy ought y - satis-
Asd with them. s4s 7ssf I
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

FBAsrr gives another lively prom
I've OF another periodical revolutions
One day proposition for a monarchy
10 broached in the Assembly, the next
a Republic, and the Bonapartists watch
aud bidc their time Confusion seems
to reign supreme, and it is folly to
predict what the change will be, bnti it
is quite certain that some change will
come soon. No brilliant or dashiDg
coquette has more varying or uncon-
jecturable fsncies than do the French
people. The world tires of their
idosyncracies, and merely notes them
- they follow each other rapidly
Revelation 10 % necessary to the life
ofa Frenchman, % the air he breathes.
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George william Curtis' orataon up.

George William Curtis' Grafton up
on Sumner, the last delivered, is =
production well worthy Of its author.
10 say this much, 10 10 say . good
deal, for Mr.. Curtis, - editor of
Harpers Weekly, has made reputa-
ton second 10 none. We do not re-
member to have read Aeulogy upon
any of our grsas sts tesmen whore the
author was more faithful 10 the naked
truth and INDUCED 20 little In any
thing like oyerstrained an panegyric.
Mr.. Curtis was an intimate and re-
spected friend of Mr.. Summer; and he
has, in his eulogy, faithfully portrayed
his character and ability. Speaking Of
Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Lincoln IN con-
nection, he rightly shows the marked
difference between the two men, and
yet how well fitted was each for the
essential duties each had to perform.
Mr.. Curtis snid: .,sss
Mr.. Lincoln, who was natural
diplOmatisf, fortunately understood
Mr.. sumner. The President knew as
we'll "a the Senator that the war
sprang from slavery. He had already
said that the house OF the Union di-
vided against itself could not stand.
He knew Is well o. Sumper that slay-
cry must be smitteH.s But he knew al
80 that in his position he could not
sinite until public opinion lifted his
arm. TO stimulate that opinion, thore-
fore, was the most precious service to
the President, TO the country, and to
the world. Thus il was not the appeal
to Lincoln, 1t was the appeal to public
opinion that was demanded. 1t was
not Summers direct, but reflected
light that was go useful. And when
tho President al last raised his ARM
for he pulled no unripe fruit and he |
did nothing until he thought the time
had fully cOme--he knew that the |
was ready. and that mo man
more than Sumner ths4 made II SO.
When the Assistant Secretary Of State |
carried the eDgrossed copy of the
proclamation TO Mr.. |
Lincoln TO sign, be had been shaking
hands all the morning, 90 that his
writing was liusteady.tl He looked at
ii for 4 moment with his sadly AumOr-
ons smile, and then said q When peo-
pie see that shaky signature they will
say, See hew uncertAinshe Was But
! asinever ssurVr of anything in my
Hfh'3 t9s rAAta a8&t fl4sA~e es;stsst -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

Senator Logan makes . speech to-
morrow before the Republican Con-
vention Of Illinois, on tho political
Situation. Itis probable that he will
dwsll upon The financial situation and
~ posltloa of TIE President tbssein
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

A delegass Convention Of the Republican
party Of The eth Congressional District OF
the State ol Iowa, is hereby called to meet
in the City Of Ottumwa on Thursday the
10th day of July, 1874, at the hour Of 10
o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of nominating
candidate to be voted for at the October
election, 1874, to Gil the Office Of Representa-.
tive to Congress from said Congressional
District.
The basis of representation, will be th,
vote cast for Hon. Joseph NJ. Beck, Hol
Judge Of the Supreme Court at the last
general election, to-wit: One delegate FOL
every 200 votes and one for each Traction
over 100 votes.
T. NJ. FEE, Chairman CON.
Ceuterviilc, Iowa, May 28th, 1874
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GThs Duchess Of Edinburgh para
sol" 4 tho Latest. Duchess OF Edin-
burg cradles next. n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

The mass convention Of eminent
reformers which met on Saturday
In convention in this city and engaged
in the crystalizing process Of transform
ing the old Democracy into anew par.
ty, enthused like funeral procession.
The little coterie Of wire pullers had q
big head of steam ON hand in the way
of cross purposes, bnt they sat in al.
most perfect silence and ch0ked
down each his great grievance Is
the blabbsriag boy stiass his sighs be-
meath the uplifted rod. There were
the chaps that, claimed It was time for
Democracy 10 come to the front to
throw OF the mask and discard the
side show parties, the ephemeral organ
ixations, and there we're, also, those
who stoutly asserted with smothered
vehemcnce, 10 close communion coun-
ellis that such ! course would bust the
whole arrangement, and knock the
confidence game into pi. Each side
agreed 10 cit with aealsd lips ON this
subject, but they watched each other
like hawks when the delegates were
made, up to zee that all shades had a
fair representation,
The convention was of the mas.
kind, and 70 far q It concerned tho Ole
Democratic fnglers from the city, they
turned out meaaurably well, but from
the country there was . woeful lack
ing in attendance. Not one half tn,
townships In the county had any rep
resentation, whatever, in this Mas
convention. Ottnmwa, and Cente
township, however, had q very fuI
delegation in fact, they ,cere the mas
convention. Their head-centres fixet
up that little business, and then retir
ed TO howl about republican rings On,
wire workers. Of course, when the,
called their macs convention to ap
point delegates, they know the cit,
could mass it very easily on the count,
right under the shadow oftheir homes
Such mass convention carried Oh III,
Anti Monops, Democrats and Liberal
of Wapello County into IN endorse
ment of J. w. Dixon, for Congress
and E. L. Burton, for Judge, and pledg.
cd the Democratic, Liberals and Anti
Monops to their support.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18
L. M. FEE, OHutIH'HU OVuIs
Ceuterviile, Iowa, May 2Sth, 1874

= The Convention was originally called for
Wednesday, the 18th, but is changed TO
the 10th because the Anti Monopoly Con.
yention is called at Ottumwa Tor that day.
+. M. FEE,
Chairman Committee.
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Vermont this year turns out 15.OOO,-
900 pounds Of maple sugar, worth Ten
cents . pound. '--.'
An Indian tribe In Michigan Il said
to consist Of an old horse, : chief and
demijohn Of whisky. aE
The sale Of the personal property Of
the late Charles Summer In Boston on
"Wednesday realized nearly $4,000 Is
or the 1850 prisoners in the Joliet
FeniteAtiary but five are In the hospi-
tal, and two reported unfit for duty.
Tho sales OF cheese at the Elgiu
Board of Trade on Tuesday Of last
week amounted to $8,435.G2, prices
ranging from liz to he. - q.
The ChySstian Be0isssr says: "A
woman who Cannot In any emergency
make or repair 8 garment has one art
less than . POttswattamie squaw.
Miss Ida Greeley win spend the
summer In q convent, and the old
Greeley residence ct ChappAqua will
not DO opened this season.
81 The Indianapolis Seatinel denounces
the platform OF its NEW party" as .
mess OF "gibbering 1ustiaD." and an
"aHf0nt to civilization" This is the
worst year for new parties We ever
saw.
The late Charles Summer couldn't
take or make ioka. Whittier sava nf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18
WAsHNoroH, June 916.
SENATE.

MOfT!H. u VeFmOut, c310Q MP tuo
House billauthorising the SECRETARY
q che Tre::ury 70 suspend work On
Morrill,, Of Maine, moved m amend.
ment that appropriations for the pres-
ent year should not DO Covefsd int0
the Treasury until tho cad Of thu next
fiscal year. The amendment Ras re-
tected, and the bill passed.
=, -, M ssu uiu s.sLU. s.s
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w.
= Washington correspondents were
not any less surprised At the
defeat Of the compronise finance bill
in the House on. Saturday by the de-
cisiye vote of1l46 to los, than were
The people generally Of the country, IL
We are to rely at III upon their spec.
iAls. - - = 49, t = II
We note that in al the specials OF
the 18th inst, TO- al the metropolitan
Journals IN the west 1t VA. conceded
beyond question that the bill would
pass the House. ~ defeat from The
informationiwe have ct hand is inaxpli-
cable, and what is 70 now followgwe
will mot even guess 1t. ISince the
above was written we have the ipfor-
nation that now conference commit
tees has been appointed, and perhaps
something may come Of il, but we
have little hope IS,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

SENATE.

WAsHlNGToN, June b. The Chair
laid before the Senate the House reso-
luton, disaGreeing to the conference,
report on the currency bill, and asking
. new conference. MI N M. /. I. ~
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the anb-
ject be referred to The Finance Com
mittee, further conferences being
neeless. s.. y Il Z, L
n Nj. Sherman said 1t would be rather
unusual to refuse the request or the
House for 3 new conference. He
would vote for new conference,
though he did not think anythin9:
would result'from it, M q
\ Mr. Thurman, supported Mr.. Ed
mund's motion, to refer % F1nance
Committee, and Appealed TO Wessern
Senators to accept the proposition
which had been presented,. for 4 re-
distribution In the West and South
Of forty-eight millions Of currency, 90
the only thing that could be done.
This question could mot be settled "
Congress, but must 50 before tho pso-
PIE. i'ta n stisE sT3SSss
HI. scott favorsa ! nsw cosfersnes
aud said be had mot yet lost III hope.
Finally Mr.. NdIhundg motion 70 70.
fer 10 the Finance C0mmittee ms re-
jscted, and Mr.. WtiShfs rAosi0n that
the Senate 3nlist III II amen mente and
lErant q new 0onfsrence was adopted
BY Z vote or 50 10 IA. sa q 1885 ~
The Chair appofnted Messrs. Wright
Ferry, Or Mich, and 6tevenson con.
ferries On the.part Of the Senate.
The HOUSE, di6agreennent To- the Sem
ate amsndrnents 70 the bill abolishing
Imo3ties Wa read and . committee Of
conferences granted.
| WAsHrNGroH, June 10 --Edmunda
from tho Judiciery Committee recon-
mended that tho Senate disagree "a
the House amendments 10 tho Geneva
Award bill and ak the Honsa tor 1
l61fsrence committee thereon. Agreed
to. Z 49,
HOUSE.
Tho Conference Commtttae on The
bill amending the charter ~ tho Feed
man's 6avings' Bank made ! report
which was agresd to.
The House then went Into Commit,
To- Of the Whole of the Whole On III
sundry Civil ArpropriAtion bill. Y
Buffers amendment fepAAllng tn
law fora Civil Service C0mmiAalon, q
urged BY Hawkins, givlnk pfef4renct
to discharged 1oldisrs And sailors and
their descendants ard relations VA
|agresd to without div1sion. I
Kellogg offered m Amendmeut sim.
liar 70 Kasson's Of Saturday, requi
ring the heads or departments to pre-.
norfha rn1aa and rnnrSla "A me 0nvArsslme
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

TiiE Lee county Reformers propose
TO raise fund of i've hundred dollars
to csrry on the campaign this fall
We trust they will be careful and have
= good treasurer. They propose 70
raise this fund al the suggestion Of the
State Anti-Monopoiy Committee, a.
that Committee say the sinews Of war
must be forthcoming. J lsiy \
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-18

AAS
4 found In any particular unfair or
Unreasonable, the board would sug-
Iest an amendment, and II therailr0ad
ars as amiable % you sup.
nose, they would doubtless adopt the
and save all further trouble.
indeed, i should hope that the adoption
" this plan would result In q better I'M
between the railways and
he people, and In the abandonment by
he former of all the abuses of which
he people jnstly complain. But II
he board and railways should fail to
agree, which / am sorry to say 1 fear
would happen. the board would revise
The schedule by correcting what to
hem appears wrong and nnjust and
leaving the company 20 disregard the
Commissioners schedule 81 lie poril--i
that IL, at the risk Of being able 20
prove to the satisfaction Of e'court or
Jury that Its charges are nevertheless
fair and reasonable. Now # may BE-
for any board to determine
the question of the reasonableness Of
The charges of . railway company,
but II 90, You and / and I'll mon may
- well cease our efforts ut Legislative
reform In this direction IL nobody
but . board OF railway oAiooss can
ever lind out what b proper 20 b.
by these carrierS, and II ex.l
tortiou can neither b. discovered,
proven, NOR punished, Al efforts to
secure regulation BY law must fafl.--
But for the sake Of tbs argument let
me- Admit for 4 moment that tia hoard
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.FOHElIGN.l

tors Waited ahe AsssmSty Chambss 70 !
DAY Csssimec Fertee introdneed = coa-l
atitutionA bill and advocated ~ con-
alteration be declared urYsnt, speaking
strongly eeainst d0magooues. Labou-
laie sasd that events showed fhAt IT,
danger Of : provlaion.! conditioa g =
public = ) sovsramsnt q 81 for al !;
IL establishment would inaplro comb
dsnos. Gen. Chang rnief, Ca0ul. Du.
val and Decksr oppossls Il. - vsts
bstng taken On tn nNttoA Tor uryeeoy
Il stood SO to al AGAINST. All tho
90. I.ARoohe Eoaeauld aue deblsaoelA
,of extrome right introduced resoiutfon
In substancs g follows which was
read AMID profound silence of tke -
semblys It declared that The eovofn.
mont OF Frames - = nouarc6y, that
che throne bslones q the heAd house
Of France, that Nsrshell Nclfahos
and that the National InsslIutaons
ohaIl 81 determinod ~ Sereehaoat -.
tween Tie Hing md - 9aA1onal Hep.
ssssntativss. GrsAt sxsiAsusae 10
flowed the reading az. The Fepolption.
LsRoohs moved hat Il s. refsrrsd 10
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ces Tor the past month we have had
sent 10 us by the disinterestedness 81
thes publishers or the capitalists 10 the
iEasta paper csllcd the Fsaancial Rec
ord. u has used al the arguments
possible against an increase Of curren.
cy.f Itahns done this ~ wc have noted
frO1 timc ~ means both fair ana
foul. Hut since the Presideht hsi
given out through the silver brick Sen.
ator Jones, Of Nevada, his llnauoial
memoranda, Il has got frightsned al
its own work, and that or its co-Adju.
tort, and deprccates the policy or plan
announced Of redeeming and striking
out the $3.50, O00, 600 Of greeabAcksin {
single year. This policy the Record
In common with . large number ol
journals as wen - statesmen who op.
posed an increase Of currency, now
loudly proclaim against. In speaking
Of such steps towards resumption n
says: 1ss'q1
st will soon be found that the day
of settlement brings us 20 the state Of
other mortals, and that such periods y
1887 and 1867, with their attendant de-
preston, must occur a. often In our
history % we neglect the lessons they
4 teach. Legal tender now saves ID
from severe Distress. The repeal, in q
year from July, of this feature in onr
finances, would expose the country
Instantly to the fate Of 1867, II mot 81
1887 The most instructive example
to be found in the history Of the world
Of the effect Of . change from q loose
paper standard to one of specie, 10 to
be found in the experience Of England
| after the war with France. Although
the return took place in 1891 yet, In
lS42, more than twenty years after
wards the Encyclopedias Britannica, In
the edition of that year, records, &C
that late date, evidence or the contin-
uous effects Of resumption ii depress-
ing the industry and energy Of the ma
ton. We seem to regard ourselves n
made OF different material, and 10 be
capable of experiments which are i'm
possible TO others, and to supp0ee that
SuA ASesss - ~ SssoeA R6y ASCWNUt " AL ~
easy, although the dong so IN England
then the most opnlent power In the
world WAS rendered 80 disastrous for
a time. That we muet move in this
direction no one will dispute. IL 10
the rapidly of motion to which we
object, and particularly as there are
circumstances now exciting, and Of .
character 80 controlling, that il would
be highly imprudent to adopt the chief
suggestion OF the President.
This is tho true ground, This gem
GRAFTON, ip preserving the Republic,
not only fought through to ifs tri.a
umph the cansc OF the undivided Re-
public, and not only sacrificed in 90
doing thousand and hundreds Of thou.
sands of Its best citizens, but Il has
also paid in large part the coIosssI debt
incurred in the war, and win pay much
more Of II. Having done so much. Il
is but just to them that they be allow.
cd to pay of this debt, and their own
debts incurred in war times, in cur-
rency something like that in which
they contracted Them" 1909 q