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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1st, '76
With the thermometer ranging high up
among the nineties in the Hall of the
House of Representative, and no very
brilliant prospect of an agreement between
the two branches of Congress on the ap-
preparation bills, legislation is becoming
wearisome. There is jaded look upon
the countenances of our solons and the
rural representative sighs for fresh fields
and pastures new. Washington is a fine
city with wide breezy avenues /. lined with
stately dwelling houses and public build
ings that would rank as palaces if they
CHANGED to rear their stately columns in
the domains of Kings or Emperors. 1t
is dotted with parks where fountains
throw jewels in the sunlight and keep
the grass fresh and green as though it
lined a meadow brook Its public art
galleries, museums and libraries are Sec
ond to none in America. Its inhabitants
are far above the average in politeness,
hospitality and intelligence. Taking all
in all it is a very pleasant place in which
to live, and yet, six months sojourn at
the capital seems long time to those
who have interests and cares elsewhere,
and to-day the rulers of the nation are
looking and longing for the day of final
adjournment as eagerly as does the school
boy for the summer holidays. The cause
of the deadlock between the Senate and
the House is simply this: the House will
not appropriate money to pay salaries un-
less the Senate will agree to change the
law and make salaries less. In other
words the House refuses to appropriate
money to carry on the government, unner
existing laws, unless the Senate consents
to new acts of legislation which have
passed the House during the present ses-
sion. These acts are intended to manu-
facture political capital for the Democrats
in the coming Presidential campaign, and
the Democrats threaten to block the
wheels of government unless the Sen
ate agrees to them. Both bodies stub
bornly adhere to the line of policy which
they have marked out There is as yet
no sign of yielding on either side, and the
day of adjournment is in the dim ana un-
certain future. Committees OF conf er-
ence are appointed only to meet and dlsa,
gree. New committees are asked for and
appointed, and meet and disagree, and so
the thing goes on. The Senate has made
the following proposition to the House:
VIThe committee of conference on the
part of the Senate will recommend con-
currence with the House in the exercise
of its discretion in the reduction of sala-
ries, which are matters of appropriation
simply and insist upon the amendment Of
the Senate as legal obligation as to these
salaries which have been established by
acts of Congress; and as to the reduction
of the civil list proposed by the House
will carefully re-examine the bill with a
view to concurrence in the utmost reduc-
ton that can be made consistently 0ith
the absolute demands Of the public ser
vice.
To this the House relhed as follows:
That in reviewing ar f The salaries OF
! the clerks and employc", f tie DEPART
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
STANDARD IGNORANCE.

According to the Herald, the Dubuque
Times says that Lieut.. Col. commanded
80, 1000 men in the late war. What a mill
tary genius that editor must be. Hayes
went into the army Major, being very
rich, those in power wouldn't ask him to
take lower rank; he was during the war
advanced just one peg, to a Lieut.. Col.
Now how did it happen he commanded
0,000?-StGndGrd.
So far as the rank Gov. Hayes held,
is concerned, we care nothing, but as the
facts have been questioned, we propose to
substantiate them. On the first call for
troops, Rutherford B. Hayes left large
law practice and enlisted in the ranks. On
the 7th of June, 1861, he was appointed
Major of the 2lst Ohio. He served with
this regiment until November, when he
was appointed Lieut.. Col. of 23d Ohio,
and while leading his regiment at South
Mountain was severely wounded. For
gallantry on that field he was promoted to
the colonelcy, and for long time COM
manded the brigade and afterwards the
division, and for gallantry while leading
the division at Winchester, he was promot-
ed to Brigadier General, in October, 1864,
and in the spring of 1865, "for gallant and
distinguished services" he was promoted
to Major General. And Mr.. Standard,
this is the true record, and that is the way
a Lieut. Colonel, came tolead $4,000 men
While he was Colonel of the 23d Ohio,
CYRUS W. FISHER, formerly one of the
editors of this paper, now Supt. of West
ern division Of Kansas Pacific r. r., of
Denver, was Lieut. Colonel of the same
regiment. AS to the military genius"
part, we will just say that both the editors
of this paper enlisted as privates, and
learned the "genius" of military tactics
with muskets on their shoulders, something
the Standard men will never know, ION
the Union side.) The reference to Gov.
Hayes riches is as untrue as the balance
of the squib. He was in comfortable cir
cumstances, just such as half dozen law
firms of this city are, when the war broke
out, and never had any great amount of
riches, until about three years ago, rich
relation left him half million. The
Standard can get more little untruths
that will not bear investigation, in
small space, than any paper we know.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

The Davenport Gazette thinks it Dem
ocratic impudence to compare the follow
ing plank of the National Democratic
platform, of 1864:
"Resolced, That after four
years of failure to restore the union by
the experiment of war the pub
lie welfare demands that IMMEDIATE EF-
FORTS be made for CESSATION OF HOS.
TILITIEs."
With the following plank of 1876:
"We do hereby REAFFIRM our faith in
the permanence of the Federal Union"
And then remember that Samuel j.
Tilden was a member of the committee
that reported the former and is now the
candidate of the party that reported the
latter. But then we all know that the
impudence of Democracy would shame
the devil.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
DEMOCRATIC.
REPUBLICAN.
DOUBTFUL.

On the Republican side the States OF
Connecticut, California, Indiana, New
York and Oregon will be hotly contested,
but we doubt not we will carry every one
of them.
Of the doubtful States, Alabama has
a desperate rupture in the Republican
party, and has two tickets in the field, but
an arrangement has been effected, with
drawing both, and substituting a new
ticket on which both factions have agreed
and if that sticks, the Republicans will
carry Alabama. Florida is in much the
same condition, and the same arrange
ment will effect the same end. In Louis
lana and Mississippi we have majority,
but the reign of terror inaugurated by
Kukluk and similar Democratic auxilllar-
les, have driven many from the polls.
Protection in our rights will give us both
those States. To accomplish all this, a
great deal of hard work must be done,
but the party is in just the trim to do it.
1t is at its fighting weight. Its sores are
all healed; its ranks closed up, and we
feel that the above figures will not be far
from wrong.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
DEMOCRATIC ENOUGH.

In the Presidential contest of 1872,
the great cry of the leaders, and the final
excuse for defeat, was that the ticket was
not Democratic enough to get out a full
vote In some localities there may have
been measure of truth in it, but there
need be no such cry this year. The ticket
placed in nomination by the st. Louis
convention, is Democratic enough for the
most copperish Bourbon in the land. 1t
is a regular, old fashioned, before-the-war,
pro-slavery, dough-faced. copperhead tick
ct; the head Of which was on the obnox
ious committee that proclaimed in 1864
that the war had been -four years of
failure" and recommended cessation of
hostilities and permission for the rebels
to 90 out Of the Union, with their chattels.
The tail of the ticket is called by his own
party, "straddler," so far as issues in
the party are concerned, but he never
earned that title by any two-faced action
on war measures, for he was one of the
rabid, violent copperheads who helped
elect a Democratic ticket in 1862, and
tried to cripple Morton when as Governor
he was trying to uphold the Union arms
in Indiana, the southern part of which
was almost as disloyal as Kentucky. The
ticket of 1876 can recommend itself to
the old Bourbon element that voted for
"Ten Cent Jeems" Buchanan, but thank
goodness that element is weak in numeri-
cal strength, and weaker in influence
When the war broke out the lines were
drawn so closely that loyal Democrats
must forsake their party or vote for
treason, and by thousands they sought
refuge in the only party that ever repre-
sented Freedom in the land. Those men
will not vote with Democracy headed by
Tildeu and Hendricks. The Liberal Re-
publicans will never vote for q ticket of
that makeup. The "reserve corps" COM
posed of 100000 young men who cast
their first Presidential vote this year, will
give but little aid and encouragement to
the party that sent more than half its
membership into rebellion, and trained
the balance of it at home to stab the ma
tons defenders in the back. This re-
serve is composed of men who were boys
of tender age when treason first raised its
hideous head in the land, and they well
remember the marching away of fathers,
sons and brothers, to a nations rescue,
and listening to the history of that war
as it was then recited incident by incident,
with the eagerness that characterizes
youth, they learned its history in all the
details and minutie, with as much exact
ness as the best politician in the land, so
there is no danger that they will vote as
mass, any way but Republican. Then
the "old stagers," the moss-backs, the
dough-faces, are the main element of
strength for this intensely Democratic
ticket, and as their numbers have dwin-
died away to a skeleton, we can see but
little hope for Democracy this year True,
Tilden is rich, and his "barrel Of money"
bought his nomination, but when he goes
to use it upon the people he strikes a DIFF
ferent class. The Democratic politicians
he has already bought, the Republicans
he cannot buy, and the camp-followers
that are for sale he is welcome to.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

The Register says: at comes out in
the Conkling- Carpenter investigations at
Washington that during Matt Carpenter s
contest for reelection to the Senate, near
ly two years ago, the votes of eight Dem
ocratic members of the Legislature were
offered him for $2,5OO." So you see
Democrats. are not very high-priced. But
Matt refused them even at that price.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
POLITICAL NOTES.
Hendricks has not yet accepted.

HENDRICKS has HUI ycI dCCcpUcu.
"The essence of dishonesty" was Dan
Voorhees, name for Tilden before the
nomination.
They say that Hendricks is waiting in
order to get an assurance that he shall be
the heir in 1880.
The New York Herald says Tilden en-
ters upon the great field with the odds
heavily against him.
Senator Thurman says Tilden can do
nothing in Ohio, and that that State is
now "practically abandoned ground"
The Cincinnati Times says that the
only question in Ohio and Indiana is how
large shall be the Republican majority be.
There was not single colored dele
gate at St. Louis. This shows the feel
ing of the Dem ocracy towards the colored
people
Congressman Landers, of Indiana,
dem. says the Hoosier State will not be
able to elect more than two Congressman.
He declines in advance.
The Cincinnati Enquirer takes its boil
ed crow, and says it will support Tilden,
but admits that he will not carry single
Northern State.
Gen. James M. Tuttle of Des Moines,
lifelong Democrat, and frequently a
candidate onjthat ticket comes out for
Hayes and Wheeler.
Mr.. Neal, one of the Ohio delegates to
St. Louis, openly announces that he shall
vote-not for Peter Cooper-but where
it Will do the most good-and plump for
Hayes.
The Cincinnati. Enquirer, the leading
Democratic paper of Ohio, says the NOM
ination will fall heavily upon Illinois, In
diana, and other Western States. 1t re-
CARDS the action of the convention as a
virtual abandonment of the West by the
Democratic party.
The Chicago Times, Democratic, } said
last week: ut is entirely certain that Mr..
Tilden is not better man than Hayes,
nor as good a one. He has record, and
unfortunately, is not one that will stand
adverse criticism. Moreover, he is the
selection of politicians. He awakens no
enthusiasm among the people. Hayes
,oiH beat him as badly as Grant beat
Greely."
The Evansville Daily Courier the lead
ing Democratic paper inSouthern Indiana,
says: "The Courier will not support Mr..
Tilden for President. If Gen. Ewing, of
Ohio, and the Hon. Dan Voorhees,, Of
Indiana, prove true to the men Of the
West, we shall have a greenback candi-
date for President. The Courier is of
the opinion that the 'greenback candidates
should withdraw and nominate William
Allen for President on the Ohio platform.
If the greenback leaders have not the
courage to respond to the just demands of
the suffering people of the West we must
bury the Democratic party in the potter's
field"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
Burlington Hawkeye.

burlington haWheye'
The financial plank in the democratic
platform, although somewhat obscure by
reason of its peculiar and superabundant
vcrbiage, is plain enough when simplihed.
Stripped of its superfuous words, and
reduced to the plainest English in which
it is possible to clothe that remarkable
paragraph, it will read as follows: Re
solved, that the legality of the legal tender
is tenderly legal, and legally tender, and
the tenderly rendering Of the legal illegal
ity by the Republican party we hereby de,
nounce. We declare it as the sense OF
this convention that the resumption OF the
resumptable by the resumptionists, other
wise than the legal tender of the resuma-
BE resumpted, is not the resumption of
the resumpting, but on the contrary
Therefore, resolved, that we denounce the
Republican party.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

1t was publicly charged by the Burling,
ton Gazette, a Democratic paper, that Til
den had "barrel Of money" at st. Louis
to buy delegates, and that the Iowa dele
CATION had been tampered with. Will
the Democratic Gazette please name the
Iowa delegates who sold out to Tilden.
1t was supposed before the convention
that the delegates from this State were
pretty evenly divided between Tilden and
hendricks, but as they cast solid vote
for Tilden, on second ballot, it may be
we'll for their followers to know who were
tampered with.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL CON.
VENTION.

The Republican Convention for the 9th Con-
gressional District of Iowa will meet at Oska-
loosa, Wednesday, July Goth, at IL o'clock a. m,
for the purpose Of placing in nomination can
didate for member of Congress. The basis of
representation will be one delegate for every
200 votes and fraction over 100 cast for Samuel
j. KirkwOod for Governor at the general cleo
ton of 1875.
The different counties will be entitled to rep
resentation as follows: Appanoose, delegates;
Davis, Z; Jasper, 10; Keokuk, 8; Mahaska, IL;
Marion, 10; Monroe 5; Wapelo, 10.
BY order of the Congressional Committee.
VAL MENDEL, Chairman.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

The Sioux City Journal says: "The
Sixth Congressional district is blessed
above other Iowa Congressional districts.
There is no fight there. Judge Sampson
is very strong. He will be renominated,
without doubt, and reelected by an in
creased majority, as nobody disputes. So
far as Sampson is concerned, the CAM
paign this year is only matter of form" {"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

The fact that Tilden was elected Gov
ernor of New York, does not prove that
he is strong, or that he made an aggres-
sive warfare and secured votes from the
Republican ranks. On the contrary, the
Republican party has been divided since
1872, and the votes of the Liberal Re-
publicans have been given against the
ticket, but this year the field is changed
the party is reunited, the Liberals back,
and the State will give Hayes 10000
majority.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

The Chicago Post and Mail thinks
that the Confederate platform, put forth
at st. Louis, is remarkably clear and con
sistent on the currency question. 1t re.
solves in substance
l. "That we are in favor of resump-
tion."
2. THAT we are opposed to all meas
ures tending to bring it about and there
fore we demand the repeal of the resump-
ton act"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
THE STORM IN IOWA.
Special dispatches to the HERALD.
FT. MADISON Iowa, July 5th.

SpeCldI uSSpdlCneS 10 inc HERALD
FT. MADISON Iowa, July 5th.
Monday nights storm tore Ft. Madison
almost to flinders. The loss is estimated
at from 100000 to $2OOOO0 Among
the buildings injured were the Catholic
church, magnificent structure; the tow
er of which was blown down, and falling
through the roof mashed the fine organ
to splinters, and running the whole
building. The Baptist and Lutheran
churches were both badly injured. At
lees mill was unroofed and his steam
boat sunk. Several lives reported lost.
SIGoURNEY, July S.
On Monday mig last, the Presbyter-
rian church at artinsburg was blown
down, houses and barns unroofed, fences
swept away, and much damage done.
Mt. PLEASANT, July 5.
Reports of damages in Mt. Pleasant
greatly exaggerated. Several houses
were unroofed, shade trees blown down,
and much property destroyed, but no
liveslost.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 5, 1876.
EDS. HERALD. There b as been no Dia-
mond 10 disaster. A terrible wind storm
passed over this city last night, demolish-
ing houses, uprooting trees, and laying in
waste everything in its track. Three per-
sons were killed. All visitors.
HAWKEYE.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDING E.

doT WORK IN THE HOUSEKEEPING
HOME SICK-THE BEAUTIES AND AT
FRACTIONS OF THE CAPITAL--TuDEN's
NOMINATION A WET BLANKET FOR
WESTERN SPEAKER
BLAINE GONE HoME-HIs SITUATION
ALARMING-THE CAUSE OF THE DEAD
LOCK ON APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
BURLINGTON. Iowa. July 5. 1876.
Centennial CarelesSneSs.
CENTERvILLE, July

CENTERVILLE, July D.
\ man was mortally wounded at Cen
terville, yesterday, by the premature ex-
plosion of a cannon he was loading. His
body was badly mutilated, the flesh torn
from his legs, and he was a perfect mass
of bruises and mangled flesh. He died
at II last night.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

We regret to learn from correspon-
dent in the north part of the State, that
the people there are preferring serious
charges against Gov. Hayes. They say
his brother-in-law is Methodist, and are
working against him on that account.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

Do you wish to know what we think of
the next electoral vote? If so glance
over the following:
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06

tmes drTlng the war every en-
laoye Of the HERALD Office en-
listed, leaving the proprietors to
Aunt help from the highways and
Byways. In the spring of 1866,
NeedhaIn q BeacdsIey sold to d
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-06
Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary of State,
JOSIAH 7. YOUNG, of Monroe.
auditor Of State,
BUREN X. SHERMAN, Of Benton.
Treasurer Of State,
GEORGE W. BEMIS, OF Buchanan.
Register Of State Land Office,
DAVID SECUR, ofWinnebago.
attorney General,
JOHN F. McJUNKIN, Of Washington.
For Judge Of Supreme Court,
(To fill vacancy by resignation of G. c. Colc)
WILLIAM II. SEWERS, of Mahaska.
Judge Of Supreme Court,
WILLIAM Fl. SEWERS, of Mahaska.
Judge Of Supreme Court.
ITO fill vacancy, term expiring January 1, 1879,
JAMES Fl. ROTHROCK. of Cedar.
For Circuit Judge, 9Th Jitdihidl District.
L. G. BLANCHARD.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04
PUBLIC DISCUSSION NEEDED.

The close and secret organization of the
political club, with the decision at short
range of all propositions involving diff
ference of opinion, would render it
proper that some course of public discus
sion should be adopted, that the people
may see whether the difference among the
politicians is really anything more than
the occupation Of Office.
Under the close club system the capac-
ity to administer the government is the
last quality valued. A resolute and un-
scrupulous man, neither afraid to shoot
others or to be shot himself, possesses
brute eloquence before which the wisest
statesman or the most impassioned orator
would shrink under the benches. The
extremely practical method of deciding
political question by show of revolvers,
the payment of money or the promise Of
prospective Office, seems to have wholly
superseded the practice elsewhere of put
ting men on the stump to vindicate their
principles. Public speaking, except by
professional gentlemen retained to illus
trate programme already cut and dried,
seems among the lost arts in Louisiana.
It might be we'll if some truce could be
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04
DEATH OF E. W. DEVICES.

We are called upon this morning to
record the death of this we'll known and
active leader of parish politics, which
took place at Pass Christian yesterday.
Mr.. Devices represented the parish of De
Soto in the House for three terms, begin
ing with the first session under the con-
stitution of 1868, and was at all times an
influential and intelligent member. At
the time of his death, he was not in any
public position, though he was a leading
member of the Republican party of his
congressional district. His brother was
among the six who were murdered near
Coushatta in 1874, including also a
brother of Senator Twitchell. Messrs.
Twitchell and Devices, as were their
murdered brothers, ever remained fast
and true political and personal friends.
The MANNED Senator is all that rem aims of
the friendly four, and his last arm was
taken from him on Wednesday. 1t is
even doubtful whether his system will
stand the fearful shock and enable him to
rally into healthy life. Edwin Devices
alone has escaped the hand of the assassin,
and passed over the river by a natural
death. He leaves behind him reputation
of fidelity to his friends and party and an
political opponent, tempered,
however, with courtesy and fairness to-
ward those with whom his principles led
him to differ.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04

Thus Is che majesty Of the law upheld,
and the fat Of equal Justice 70 al sus-
tanned Now properly arises conidera-
ton If the Christian virtue Of mercy may
no. wisely be invoked to temper the stern
DEGREES Of justice. The degradation Of
men Of the standing of the convicted,
conveyed in their conviction as felons, is
lifetime rebuke and lesson; and in our
judgment the good Of society may better
be subserved by mitigation Of the decree
than by forcing them down to the level
and the association of the common and
hardened criminal. The sentence to the
penitentiary, committed to confinement in
the Parish Prison OF Orleans, will do more
to make of the unfortunates good and use
full citizens hereafter, than its rigid en-
forcement; and we might go further and
say that the government would manifest
q wise clemency in renting the imprison-
ment punishment altogether. This ques-
ton will be presented to the President,
and it is truly fortunate that the executive
chair is filled by one who can clearly dis
Germ the difference between the strict de-
mands of justice and the rigid enforce
ment of legal penalties which may carry
needless ruin and unnecessary misery in
their train.