The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-24

1t is better to be alone in this world
than to bring up a boy 10 play on the
accordeon.
A Yonkers man has invented a way
to make his home happy, and intends to
apply for a patent. 1t is done by keep.
Ing away from it.
The people. should understand that
the issue of the election is whether we
shall sustain the money of the United
States in circulation or whether we shall
have the old rotten bank notes which
we had before the war. That is the
kind Of gold we should get in lieu of
the greenbacks. 1t would be promise
of rotten bank to pay in gold.
Reverdy johnson has written a long
letter to the New York Tribune arguing
the greenback unconstitutional, and urg-
ing return to 'iepecie basis" Mr..
johnson seems to hold to the doctrine
that greenbacks are constitutional when
people are cutting each others throats,
but are highly unconstitutional when
people are hungry and out of employ
ment. Mr.. johnson, himself, has a
fixed income
Advices received at Milwaukee from
different parts of Wisconsin show that
there were no serions results to crops
from the rains of the past few days.
From some places damage by chinch
bugsis reported, but the yield of wheat
In the State as whole will be large -
There will also be large crops of oats,
barley and corn.
1t is very peculiarly astonishing how
tremendously domestic the Republicans
are whenever they are defeated in State
election The Democratic majority in
Kentucky having reached figures higher
than even the most sanguine friends of
the ticket expected, was caused, it is now
said, by the Republicans having largely
abstained from voting.
Some of the newspapers that worship
the golden calf are trying to make be
lieve that money is plenty in the East on
long time at one 10 four per cent. The
men who assert this falsehood are fools
or knaves. The Government is borrow
ing all the money it can get and paying
FIVE per cent in gold. Out in the west it
takes the best mortgage security to bor-
row money at nine per cent.-Terra
Haute Erpress.
The suggestion made by the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee rela.
tive to the organization of Allen Clubs
In every ward and township of the State
should meet with hearty acceptance -
Our vote this fall must be brought ont
and it is only through organization ard
enrolment that this can be done. A
club in ward or township is nucleus
around which the party can rally. Lei
the plan of organization be vigorously
carried out.
The Democratic County Conventions
in Ptnnsy lvania are reaffirming thu
finan. ial planks OF the Ohio Democratic
platform. We have the reports of sew.
eraf such Conventions on our table =
The indications now are that the Erie
Convention will put the Democracy o.
Pennsylvania on the right side of The
great issue If they do, Pennsylvania
is lost tothe Republican party by fifty
thousand votes -Enquirer.
A Lawyer in New. Hampshire wa;
seen one evening lately, with carpet-bag
in hand and overcoat on his arm. appar
emily waiting for an up train A broth
er lawyer seeing him aecosted him, $50
ing North, Mr. F p mo, sir" .sWhat
then, have you got your carpet-bag ano
sovepcoat forf" Because, if there i;
any one thirg il the world / abhol
more than another ii is too see maj
standing about the station without any
apparent business