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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
5JoetiCal,
If L sH0ULD DIE TONIGHT,
Is ! Z. S,

If / should die tonight,
My friends would call to nina, with
loving thought,
Some kindly deed the icy aand had
wrought;
Some gentle word the frozen lips had
said, ss.. ...,
Errands on which the willing feet had
sped;
The memory Of my selttshaess &nd
pride,
Ny hasty words, would all be pnt aside,
And SO | should be loved and moprneG
tonight. .,.s.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20

To change the existing systems,
to cut of the fungus growth Of uu-
constitutional and illegal, of loose
and improvident practices, without
impairipg the efficiency Of public
works, and without unnecessary
harshness to individuals was mat
ter Of great difficulty. To make in
vestigation in particular eases, 81
thorough and SO inclusive that the,
could be the basis Of action in refer
ence to existing contracts, or wor1
partially completed, was impossible
before the legislation proposed mus
necessarily be acted upon.- Gov
crnn' Ti!dcn's Veto Message, lS7;
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
PLAT 70 II nj
' OF THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

We the Delegates of the Democratic
Party, in National Convention assembled,
do here declare the administration Of the
Federal Sos erumeut to he in urgent need
OF Immediate eforn, do hereby enjoin up
on the nominees Of this Convention, and
Of the Democratic party in each State, Il
Jealous effort and coop ration to thIs end,
and 4 ,harnb. appeal tn our feliow-ctzeus
0feYrru { lmrl' political connection to nm
.,eitake via, us thiS fast and most press
ing tgiotc duty. For the d mnrIacy of
the ,Nhola couAtIy we do here rcaitirl} cur
faith Ill the pc uaneucy OF the Federal
Union; our ,ievOti III II tue COnStit ton
Of & ne United States with its ame dments
universally accented as final settl" ment
of the cOutrOV erSirS That eugeudercd civil
war, @and we do here record cur Stradfast
confidence III thu perpetulty OF republican,
Self-gOvcrnmcnt; in absolute acquiescenCe
in the will Of the majority, the vital priu-
ciplc of republics; in the supremacy of tile
civil over the military authority; il the
total separation of Church and state for
the sake alike CT civil ami religious tr3e-
dem; in he Equality of all citizens before
Just laws OF thejf own t.IIactil:.;jt: III the
iihrr Of IN iividual-c@nluct uuvcXpd by
$ mpfuary Lays; III the faithful education
vi h" rising Generation that thy may
preserve. enjoy and transmit these best
co .Ailio"s Of human happiness, and hope
I We b.haid the no,lc>t p;oanc;s of u han
| bred Yeas of rlaugrful history hut while
up!olIing the bond Of cur Union and
/ great charter 81 those oar rights, it he
hcov.s free p@o,is. to practice also that
tternal vigilance which is the price OF
I Il ,,Art,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
REFORM is NECESSARY

to rebuild and establish in tho hearts of
the whole people of, the Union. eleven
years ago happily rescued from the dan
ger of Il corr ipt centra' ism wAiG!r. II ter
infirtiag upon ten States the capacity of
Garnet Tag t. raunlcS. has lOneyconbed
TIE officers Of the Federal Government it.
Srif with iucapacity, waste AMI fraud, i'll
farted States and municipalities with the
coutagon OF misruie, and locked fast the
prosperity of an industrious people iii the
paralysis Of hard times Reform is ntceS-
sary to establish u sound currency, restore
| the public credit, and maintain the ma
tional honor We denouuce the failure
for these eleven years to make good the
promise of the legal tender notes, which
are changing standard Of valurin the
| nan,ts ot the people, and the non pa. ment
| nt which is a disregard of the plighte,!
4 faith IF the nation We dennunce the
imprnvidence which in eleven years OF
| peace have taken from the. people i'll Fede
| raj taxes, thirteen times he whole
amount OF The leg;,l tender notes, aud
! sgnuHdered four times this sum in useless
ezpr Sc without accommodating any re-
| serve for their ,esutnptton. We denonnct
the tinaucial imbreility and immortality
of that party, wtich, daring eleven years
OF peaee, has made no advance toward
4 assumptions; that -lnstead has obstructed
resumption Icy wasting our resources aud
eXhausting all our surplus income, and
while annually prof ssing to intend q
/ speedy return to specie payments, has
annually enacted fresh hinderance there
to. AS such a intolerance we denounct
the resumption clause of the act of 1875
] and we here ..........
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
sGso.AECE, INi0aERAkCE, BIGoTaY,
HATE AND MiLICs PLAiNLY
AID FITTINGLY RE
BGEED.

Rev. silas Right, Of Concord, II.
r., wrote TO Rev. john W. Duniee, q
leading colored Clergyman OF Rich
mond, Va, urging him not to vote
for Tiiden and Hendricks. The let
ter was of the most bigoted and par
tizan character. Rev. Mr.. Duniee
replied in the calm, disn:fed letter
which folloEs:g r-f
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20
"CARPET-BAGGERS, "

|
| You have no idea che amount Of
trouble these men have given us.
Men who were of she worst characters
in the North, who were from the Lowest
haunts of New York and Boston, men
as bad as crime could make theni, who
were negro batess at the North, laye
come South and taken advantage OF
the ignorance of the colured people,
and have been elevated to places OF
high crust in our State Governments,
for the sole purpose on Sheir part to
plumber the public. This same class
of men have arrayed the coIoreG peo-
pie against the whites Cor political
purposes, and, when trouble comes,
desert them. All the mnbs which we
have had in Che South have been got
ten up Ivy bad snen. know wo haze
some lawless white men here, ous she
good people of the South must a,ot be
blamed fov theig acts. Ecu ?laqe them
at the North with you.
THIS WILD AND FRU5TLEss Confess
has been going on Cor years, and WHO
are the sufferers The colored men
being the weaker party, always lose
ground, and must at last GO to the wal
il ;he fight is kept mp. ] know sou il
New Hampshire may not see this mat
ter as do. but tell you that the ne
gro of the South must 60 under if She
policy of the last few years is to be
continued. Now, iftile Home Mission:
Board discharges me for these senti
ments regret it, but cannot yield m,
honest convictions. / am sorry can
: mt make them see the rightfulness o
: m, position You ask me what thu
: persons who have contributed from
time to time tor my support woRl'
, think. To this wonld say, if the.
understood my trne position, the.
would, think. make those contrihu
, tons more readily than ever. TIL
negro is now passing through the mos
! critical period of his history, and hi
! destiny for good or evil will be seale'
: by his action. If he arrays himsel
against the white people, he must
sooner or later, be ground to powder
There is
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20

I
WE DENoUNCE THE PRESENT TARIFF
levied npoii nearly four thousand articles,
as masterpiece of injustice, inequality
and false pCefence 1t yields dwindling,
not a yearly rising revenue; it has lmpov-
erished many industries 70 subsidlze a
| teNi it PROHIBITS imports that might pur-
chase the products of American labor;
it has degraded American commerce from
the first to an inferior upon the high seas:
| 1t has cut down the sales OF American
manufactures at home and abroad, and
ldepleted the returns of American agricul
/ ture, an interest followed by half our
people; it costs the p, ople FIVE times more
than it pro lnces 10 tie treasury, obstructs
the processes of production and wastes
the fruits of labor; it promotes fraud and
fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest
I officials ard bankrupts honest merchants
We demand that all custom house taxa.
tlcn shall be only for revenue. Reform is
necessary in the scale of public expenses
Federal, State and municipal.
FEDERAL TAXATION HAS SWOLLEN
ifrom Sl6,G00,00O gold in 1860 to $40 DOC.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-20


We demand a judicious system of prepara'
ton by public economies, by official re-
trenrhments aud By wise finance which
shall enable the nation to insure the
whole world of its perfect ability and its
perfect readiness to meet any of its prom
ises at the call of the creditor entitled to
pay ment. We believe such system well
devised, and, above al, entrusted to cnm-
peteut hands for execution, creating at no
time an artificial scarcity of currency and
at no tine alarming the public mind into
Withdraw al OF that vastrr machinery of
credit by which 80 per cent. of all business
transactions, are gperlorned--a system
open, public and inspiring general conf
dence would from the day of its adoption
bring healing on its wings to all our har-
assed industry and set in motion the
wheels of commerce, manufactures and
the mechanical arts, restore employment
to labor. aud renew in all its national
source the prosperity of the people. Re-
form is nece, sary in the sum and mode OF
Federal taxation tn the end that capital
may be set free from distress and labor
I :. l.. IL. l.... \ y -
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
A. o. u. w,
Organization of Two New Lodges.

The membership to the Ancient Order
of United Workmen is constantly iDcreas-
ing all over the United States, and particu-
larry 10 the west. Illinois is not behind in
forming lodges in this new order in America
Deputy Past Master Workmen D. p. Tit
comb, of this city, and Nj. ". Newton, of
Quincy, last week organized two new
lodges-o2e at Bushnell and the other at
Canton, Fulton county.
At Bushnell the petition praying that a
lodge be organized there was signed by
80 persons, and IS Of these became charter
members. No name Except No. III has
yet been adopted.
The officers elected were: p. NJ. w,
q. A. Kaiser; NJ W, c. West; G. F.,
L. Fairman; o., j. Lice; e., w. ID.
Brooks; r T., Oliver G. Hicks; f., w. q.
spades; Receiver, F. krieg; |. W.. G.
Nessell; o. W, q. E. Wymau.
At Canton 40 persons signed the petition
aud "a of these became charter members.
The name adopted for the lodge is An
chor Lodge, No. Is.
The cffcers elected were: P. M. W.,
W. d johnson; NJ W., Geo. D. Sutton
g. F., +. G. Powell; O.. L. B. Warner;
Rec, VIM. NJ Augustine. g., f. A. Dew
cy; Receiver, Nj. Augustine: f., j. Nj
k4ysrr; |. W., Wilson Fisher; D. W.,
j. G. Gllman.
the society is not only good one
auong our laboring men in case of sickness
but upon the death of any member bis
widow, children, or friends receive $1,000.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
Lucille Western.

This distinguished actress, who appeared
at Darts Hall in this city last night, will
play tonight in Davenport at Burtis OPP
era House, and we can assure our friends
across the river that they will have an
opportunity Of witnessing rare perfor
nance, as Miss Western in the dual roles
of Lady Isabel and Malame Vane in the
emotional play of East Lynne or the elope
ment is unsurpassed, it being originally
dramatised for her from Mrs Henry
Woods celebrated novel. The company
supporting MISS Western has been care
fully selected and is one of the best which
has visited this city for years.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
JOINT DISCUSSION.
Would Mr.. Price Like a Little More
oft?
From the Davenport Democrat.

DNSCftDVFt
Now the friends of Hon. Hiram Price
around here claim that he has vanquished
Hon. j. ii. Murphy in the congressional
joint discussion. This is merest bosh (,
The fact is, Mr.. Price has had his politi-
cal and congressional jacket most thor
oughly warmed for him by Mr.. Murphy;
and it he or his managers have the mosr
remote idea that they have gained any
percentage, or would like to gain any, or
would like to continue the discussion at the
same places, or at new places, for once.
twice, or any number of times before the
eecti1n--ii,, indeed, Mr.. Price bankers
after any more open air airing. he can
have it from this day Mountaineering,
noon and night. to his hearts content.
The fact is, lie has met his master this
time, and got handsomely handled; and
the beauty of the thing is, there is more
of it in stock, and he has only to hint a
desire-he or his committee, for another
round of the district to have it served
right up good and hot. Does Mr.. Price
want any more joint discussion2
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A depressed, irritable state of mind
q weak, nervous, exhausted feelings
no energy or animation, confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilitating, involuntary discharges. The
consequence of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds q sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. IS.
1t tones up the system, arrests disehA e, dispels
the mental gloom and desponden.. M reiuve-
mates the entire system. It ia PERFECTLY harm
less and always efficient. Price %, for package
Of Eve boxes and large q vial Of powder, which
is important in old, serious cases; 81 per single
box. s6old by ALL Druggists or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MHWCINR Co
No. 602 BROADWAY, II. Y.
e2-Hes large adya9tisAme 4
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
The GRAND UNION, OF New York

THE GRAND UNION, OF New YORK
Attention is directed to rhe card of Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central
Depot, New York. This hotel is one of
the largest and most popular of the New
York city first class hotels II is 81 ecu
venien,l, located to the Grand Central
Depot, that all expense Of carriage aud
baggage expressage il. saved its guests
An indlsputable Recommendation of this
house is the fact that guests who stop
there once become regular patrons there
after. Persons concentrating visiting or
passing through New York, or to attend
the centennial, will do well to give the
Grand Union trial. The Grand Union
supplies every advantage afforded by u
frst-class hotel. while the rates of charges
are moderate, beirg suited to the strin-
gency Of the times.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
NrorEs Hrnr AND THERE.

The Bellows House is being re-shing-
led.
Uncle Sam Tilden is to be our next
president.
Indiana and West Virginia are Demo
cratic-"and don't you forget it.
Have you heard from Indiana and
West Virginia democrat victories.
Pleasant day-the (politicall sky is
clear-no hdzy weather around here now.
How are you bloody shirt?-your oc-
cupation' 8 gone-Reform is the cry now.
-Hayes's defense: please sir, it wasn't
me; it was that other fellow, my secre-
tary."
Misunderstanding friends to go
to the Union office and console the assist
ant postmaster.
Straw: On the wagon train between
Fort Fetterman and Cheyenne vote was
taken with the following result: Hayes, o.;
Tildeu, o; Cooper, O; Crook, l.
Three metallic cartridges were found
in the coal at the residence of a citizen,
up town, this morning How did they
come there? Was it intended to blow up
and kill the family.
There will be meeting of the Second
Ward Tilden club at Killers Hall this
evening, to which every Democrat is in
vited. GO and celebrate over the Reform
victory.
Newspaper men are halted at every
step with, Say, what's tho news frou
| Ohio and Indiana 2"-and The ARGUS
people are glad to be able to say that it i.
very encouraging for Tilden.
| Let US see to it that abuse or vitu
'peration of the candidate that shall b,
'uaned at St Louis does not proceed from
our lips. Mr.. Hayes ''Shammy Til
den is a liar and Nurse thief. AL tn
Hayes organs.
Mr.. T. J. Madil offers fine farm
for sale, near Milan. on which is yer,
ine orchard OF choice fruit-unusuall
large, fine and valuable The adverts,
ment will be found in THE Week.,
4 ARGUS
Attention is directed to the advertise
mat of Prof. Cunning, in this Taper, VIII
will give course Of lectures in Gunner
cial College Hall, which will interest ev
eryoody. Our people will miss rare op
| portuuitv for improvement if they neglec
these lectures.
w. d. Hatten, one mile northwest !
Prairie Union school house, Edgineto
township, has just had circulars printe,
at The ARGUS JOB Rooms announcin,
that he will sell at auction lot of hogs
cattle, horses, harness. wagons, farn
utensils, hay, corn in the field, etc.,-oI
Tuesday. thu Oath inst.
| Gov. Tildeu will undoubtedly find man.
earnest supporters among the manutac
lures of New England, many of WHOM
have been ruined, and many more brough
to the verge of ruin, by the unsettled con
dition of affairs during the past few years
In the words of Republican manufac
turer at Hartford: The only chance t
put stop to this everlasting war talk ant
disturbance is to put in Tilden, and In
going to vote for him."
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
INTERMITTENT FEVER is so common in

INTERMITTENT FEVER is so common in
the country as scarcely to need comment
The causes which produce it are such as
cold, irregular living, over exertion, low
spirits, night arr, exposure to m;asmatic
exhalatiors, &c. In large cities where
edge tools and agricultural implements are
manufactured, the grinder protects his
lungs from the injurious effect of the dust
flying off the griEdstone by wearing a
respirator. The coal miner ere he descends
the shaft provides himself with a safety
lamp to guard against fire damp. Now il
is equally necessary for those who are
brought in contact with any Of the causes
leading to intermittent fever, to provide
themselves with that well known and
highly esteemed remedy against it, the
HOME STOMACH BITTERS.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

LADIES throughout the American and
European Continents haye testified to the
excellent remedial virtues of Pozzoni's
Medicated Complexion Powder. 1t
imparts to the skin beautiful transparent
whiteness makes it dehcately soft and
smooth removes freckles, tan, and allays all
irritation. Sold wholesale and retail by
j. A. pozzoni, StLouis, Mo-, and by Z.
Breunert, Emil Kehler. c. Speidel, and
Benser g. Thomas. Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
Attend to Your Registration.

Next Tuesday, in 6 districts 10 this
township, and 10 Moline, in Hampton.
and ! in all the other towns 10 the county,
registration boards will sit for the pur.
pose of making correct list of legal
voters for the several districts 1t is the
same throughout the state And voters
should see to it that their names are reg
istercd. Iu twoweeks thereafter-Tuesday
the 3lst-the same boards sit again to cor
rect the lists.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
DEATH OF WIN. MORRIS, OF BUF.
FALO PRAIRIE.
Resolutions OF Keeney Lodge, No. 223,
A. X. IL A. nj,

WHEREAS Our Heavenly Father has been pleased
TO remove from our midst by death our well below
cd brother VIM. Morris. therefore.
RESOLVED, That by uis death our lodge has lost q
true aud worthy member. the Oldest member of tue
lodge, asd whose loss will be deeply ielI by all he
was an affection &C hurbnnd, kind father. an ex
cellent citizen and an honest man.
RssOtDed, As u token Of spect to the memory OF
our deceased brother, the lodge room be cothed in
mourribg for the space OF sixt, days.
Resolved, That we sinc rely sympatnize with the
family OF our deceased brother in their lrreparabe
Oss and that copy Of these resolutions, signed by
the W. M. aud 3. aud attested by the seal of the
lodge be fOrw rded TO the family of the deceased
also that copies Of the same be furnished to THF
ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, and the Rock Island Union
with request for publication.
j. ii. HAzLTT. w. NJ
A. JOH;ysoS, Sec'y,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

DR.. KINGS New DISCOVERY. This
wonderful remedy contains some very rare
ingredients heretofore unknown to the
medical profession) which have proved to
be a certain specific for dry hacking
coughs, tickling in the throat, hoarseness,
severe and stubborn coughs, difficulty OF
breathing, wasting of flesh, phthisic, asth-
ma, and all diseases of the throat, chest
aud lungs. DR.. Kings new discovery will
positively cure where everything else fails,
Gro to your druggist, get bottle of this
never failing remedy, and your speedy
cure is certain. Trial bottles FREE.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
Real Estate TRANSIT rs.

Samuel BrittnD to the town of Moline.
part of lot 2. sec 81, township, IT, range
| w-Moline-dated Dec. 30, 1875, for
$500
j. G. Salisbury to j. S. Keator, part
of lot 10, in LIE Claire's reserve, Moline
township, dated Jan. Is. 1876, for $4,-
100,
ID. G. Dimock to A. q. Lundberg, lot
1, block 2, in Ditnock Il Baldwin's add to
Moline, dated July g. 1876. for $500.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
River N ews.

The Diamond 10 will be down in the
morning.
The Minneapolis is expected up and the
Clinton down tomorrow.
The raft boats Mcdonald and Helen
Scbulenburg passed up this morning. and
the Wild Boy down with lumber raft
The river shows an inclination of rising.
Freight business is good-passengen bust
ness falling of.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

A lady writes US: | suffered intensly
from an attack of pleurisy, My ours,
obtained bottle of Renne's Pain Killing
Magic Oil, applied it as directed; in three
hours | was entirely cured. | would
recommend to ladies the use of Renne's
Magic Oil as invaluable to relieve pam and
suffering, and as being neat and delicate
to use and worthy of your confidence.
Keep it ln the house for use.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
Was it Another Inceudiary Firep

About o clock this morning fire was
discovered in the third story of Henry
Darts building, occupied by Z. P. Hang
stler, on the first floor as a tobacco store,
and the second and third floors by ID. s,
Mcdaniel. as billiard room, and paint
shop. The fire companies were promptly
on hand and extinguished the fire, which
was small one-more damage being done
by water than by fire. How the fire orlgi
mated appears to be mystery-some say
that it caught from a defective fue and
others that it was the work of an incen-
diary-and the latter is much the more
probable. The third floor is partitioned
into two apartments and there is a stove
in each. The fire, it appears, started in
the front room, near the chimney and on the
floor. and burned several holes in the Fl ,nr,
and the partition, aud the laGh In the cell
ing. This stove pipe is the only one 10
the building which enters this chimney
and there had not been fire in the stove
for two days. II is also very easy thing
to gain access to this story by the back
stairs.
The loss to Messrs. Dart, HeDgstler and
Mcdaniel is fully covered by insurance
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

Capt. 7. j, Robinson, Mrs. Robinson,
and Miss Henderson arrived home from
the centennial this morning.
Mr.. 4. f. Lalk, from Burlington, Iowa,
private secretary to Gen. Dana. superiu.
tendent of the st. Louis. Rock Island &
Chicago railroad. arrived at the Harper
House last evening, aud is on duty.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

kIDDER'S AsTHAMA fAsTILEs have,
without any putting or extravagant prom-
Use, quietly worn their way to public favor,
andnow are affording sure relief to thou
sands. Their grateful odor and quick et-
feet render them peculiarly acceptable, as
the patient is relieved from the most dis
tressing symptoms while inhaiing a de-
lishtiul perfume. Price 40 cents by mail.
Stowell & Co. Charleston. Mass. 1920
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12
Distribute the Documents.

Democrats who know of Republican
who is willing to read the truth and act
upon his own convictions instead of the or
ders of caucus or of the office holders
ring are urged to call at THE ARGUS Office.
where they will End, free of charge, all
documents necessary to show such men
why they should vote for Uncle Sam Tildeu
and reform.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-12

There is no medicine that has been dis
covered that will so rapidly and effectually
remove the cause Of rheumatism, neural
gia and govt from the system as Freligh' S
remedy, prepared by s. o. A. Murphy, 81
Barclay street, n, Y.