, 1876-03-06
WESTERN POLITICS.
An Old Man Laments the Degoneraoy
of tho Times.
Some Interesting "Reminiscences
Of the IlondrlckS Family.
How Gov. Tom Placntod IN Entaged Mob
During War Timea,


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LL!NOtS.
......- AN OLD AAHa AES11"ES16.
TO az Editor Of Tht chseado Trf1ane:
grniSdriELn, ILL.,. March 3.-tlaving liYed in
in,;,r.totv ,rou.tntc1 vit,, rnoss ~ thc i,oroo
- ..'s 1,o,.1,;".,. r..,r T., ..,.hs 1.r...t.
u .ho isoi"oneso pas s'H-'oo' :" "nohe ~ 'oHsse
patriotism mud honesty wore over glowing tfa'td
OF thotr charncser,-tho immortal Lincoln, lease
X. Dubois, Htepl,eu A, uouCas, Dick Oe1csby,
.1o,,r nj. pn,msr Tim, Hatch Cen- r.Eupincott.
ea s.t...' -. "r.,,trr ,.t,,,s
olu aa'.' so' .s"ou. "u'n - ~ ,a,,...,a,
aono aro aoaa.-tlc Genua ol froo institutions.
for indeed such woro thoy,-when I look baok
over Tho last twenty years and balo,d the mar
vetous c,,nros in nm, and ,,art,as I can scnrce-
,s..I, ..,.t,es- ,. =. - 1T,
'eli nhesnos !. .s a.oam OF tcah.y' IN suo
good ON daya OF these Leaders, ol puplio opinion
auch thing US corruption Or dsfalcatlon In pub
lie officers wss unknown.
s,a,n OH, nonor md "roSW ~ ,"o .e =, Sno
staso Will tohos aha cfed1t OIL ealsfy OF Sl'zoo
year; whea congressman sorvod tiioir coun'
try with integrity OIL salary OF $4,000 year;
with ntryact entl.taction and t1i,nousoa ,us,ice
49, s.na ae' 80 1us.so
.,o'a Wv l,epo1 pure sou nu'p'e tnoso Ms.o
TUG aAs6 wien honests IN both punsio hha private
OF Golcont1a Thoto veso but littte mood Of United
ptotoo c-,na 1,r,,s ,.oort ~ 1o,,, A., ,-,jnn~~
'"'-. ,'',.s '' ,'a oH.ers " "sop . ~ etas
oep"tsaett - Joatcu ~ - plupoI cannhuel, nua
ocSaelonai hnuns o. some a,atorniapo cou9te..
as % VIZ ~ s;, sn INV, tae Ln
ostA s uouSh VI et.'lo VI Mnen our COUNTY Aas
p1 .n.o oeeom9 10 numolpns'y o!easea.
aonso n thoso tnes p"a nn ocsp W lad stninu
1nn cna Nv 'no1u hGa pap1 ce. uau LII,
eag9uuo ana ,., ioa .ao eomhty taas gave nm 1 ~
au s'1 nss wtsa w. au1 .a1ss ~ nsua ~. 1 ase
5nst " ~ s etn4 S'uu H., s
u pnauus Ky .a1no y. H. T., Nv WEI n!aeo @'e
tetshlyI a. IN, "as .uo saSu ~ " ,;, LIE Gas' A..
. ~ % ~ ,,s.x - .;'s " H. ~ ,,or T.,
hnu 70 eon.ltun ssei} s.nie na suau unuet t.s
oona N!, oSenses tians nsnitlng PUBIC )as1ieoh
Mita tuo ~ ~ ouu" "a 'ue 'lonos oso4oa 4oe'
wv tsop.o aoa.t a.aa1y 1i.y,,,, .,ar ,.. ,,..
Why !fosoGuao aaSpuua = McMeo J"yso, s ltSn.
Eor Sn wn,n s' ram y, 'o1m ee1x to t
ak.s m,uaoM - f1e,a, tto th
"asst, au .a c.,,,,nsi a 'n ,naa III NV @
sursenuos ol sne c1tni,na!. aia tnen !9ok WIN u
u1uetoneo "aa toleiaileo ~ cf1i'oa'a nolc III ouf
miust IT,.
~ teupuIs.ea'i' @ nenanu ta'as snte fnso ~
wei 81 ~ otefs o. !ko 'n1potIatacG. oo alsnpsea
a. onco Il not; ..,ei w. not nnrass tta ttoso
than arnfn tn sncotv m ncnn,tted ri the rrines
charecd aeaiust them by Tho Grand Jrrica Of
! tho country.
We arc on tue evc OF a groat politlca! cam-
no'i III lss. 1no s.emtese ss,, S ,, na
noo,,io A." cn}fo1 r,,ou hv tho;r indiv,,Innl sn1
\ eroiGnty to say whsthor they will continue in
| power tho party OF progreHs aud OF freedom uni
Sofsai tnas Eavs 70 1,ooovS' O.. ,,n amman oe'nge
laasn ~ i,a natr,ntsm in thn hnnr nf national
tlanres. went forth op tho tell Of battle and do
| feudnl It's Ing. ....s
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