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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
REPUBLICAN, RASCALITY,
Their offer to buy the German Tilden Guards
Our Charge Sustained.


Last week we disclosed a nice little nice.
of knavery attempted by radical or HAYES
committee on bribery in tins city, but which
failed The facts as we stated them have
been substantially confessed by the Ottawa
Republican, and were clearly admitted BY
VIM. Trabing himself in the same paper.
The RepuJl1ca@ devotes over a column to
the subject First the Ounce who wrote the
reply, calls our charge an "unblushing false
and diabolical statement" A few sentences
further on it admits that the false and dia-
bolical statement" was trne in substance, and
finds fault with the minor details, and then
tries to cover up and smooth over the affair
as a joke. Finally Mr., Trabing himself is
induced TO come to the rescue, and admits
the entire charge as we made it, and contra
diets only assertions which we never made.
Besides this testimony, we have that of re-
spectacle gentlemen who were bystanders
and witnessed the whole disgraceful scene
The facts proven are that Trabing did offer
to sell his vote for 5000 to the Hayes bribery
committee, but as we stated, in a joke. The
Hayes committee, consisting of Al. William.
son, Cal. Phillips, and youth named Cook,
promptly replied to TRADING "that if he was
in earnest they would get him the money"
To this TRADING SAID, "Of course l am in
earnest; | am man of my word" They
did retire, and return as stated, and did, as we
alleged, say to Trabing "If he would include
the German Tilden Guards they would do
better" and he replied lyon must see them,
they vote as they please" &c.
These facts can all be proven. There was
no laughter until Trabing, finding the coma.
mlttee In earnest, dismissed the subject by
telling them they had mistaken their men,
and thus eased the bungling diplomats out of
a disgraceful position. The Republican of
course seeks to make this appear as joke,
but we will add another fact that will show
this to be something more than joke.
Ttc0 days after this scene, Mr.. Trabing vol
UNFAIRLY made to one of the most prominent
business men in town this statement:
"7he republicans Qf OttaWa haze altered me
t,co hundred dollars if / ,rW rOte for Hayes, /
,cW take 1t and cOte for Hayes, and put one
hundred dollars in my pocket and spend tie
otherhundred dollars among my German friends
to make rotes for Tilden"
The gentleman to whom Trabing made
this declaration Is man of unmpeachable
veraciy, and stands ready to verify by atllda-
VT the above even to the very words uttered |!
Trablng was in earnest then, and knew the
committee was in earnest.
Now let the Pee Wee and the committee
on buying the German vote crawl into their
little holes.
While thus there is nothing in the affair
to impeach the honor and integrity of Trab-
ing as democrat, or to show that the at
tempt to bride the German club stood the re-
hottest chance Of succeeding, we submit that
the above facts do prove irrefragably that
the attempt was made, and made seriously.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Don't bet on the election. 1t is gambling,
and then you may lose your vote by it, At
the same time, however, there is a body of
sporting men in nearly every large city who
make a business of selling pools" as they
call it, on elections, and it Is singular to note
how shrewdly these professional gamblers
are enabled by the minute and wholly unpar-
tisan attention they give TO the subject to
forecast the results of important elections.
Thus before the recent elections in Ohio and
Indiana, the pools" generally sold about 500
to 500 on the republicans carrying Ohio, and
about 500 to $50 on Blue Jeans carrying In
diana. Up to the October elections the pools
in New York were about 500 to $50 favor OF
Hayess election after; the 10th of October the
betting was about even in New York, Phlla-
delpha and Cincinnati on the general result,
though in favor of TIlden at Baltimore and
further south. Since the publication Of TIL
den's rebel claims letter, the pools everywhere
are about 500 to $50 in favor of Tilden on
the general result and two to one that Tllden
will carry New York.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

all the buildings on the centennial grounds
at Philadelphia, except Memorial Hall and a
few minor structures, are to be offered a,
auction on the Both of November. The sale
will include the main building and its az
nexes, carriage building, the annexes of ma
chinery hall, shoe and leather building, pho
tographic annex, art annex, Judges hall
Agricultural hall, butter and cheese building
Pathological hall, wagon building, barracks
and mess houses of the guards and dremen,
and others of less note.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Boss Shepherd on Monday gave Chmdler
his final contribution towards elec.irg the
republican reform candidate HayJ. II
is said Chandler warmly shook the BOSS
hand and assured him, if Hayes was elected.
the former business of the republican patty
that business In which the Boss himself had
proved himself SO exceptionally eilci,nt-
The business of plundoring the tax-my.rs-
would be continued at the old stand.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Brick Pomeroy says; "No greenbakman
can possibly vote the republican ticle. II
he thinks there Is no chance for CopG, he
can only cast his vote with democrats. Nho,
rs in OHIO, Indiana, and other states are
crowding into democratic ranks, TO give heir
help and coloring TO the only party tla has
in 1t greenback sentiment, almost, II not
quite, able To shape It's platforms and lonin-
ate its candidates
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
SPURIOUS TICKETS.

Look out for spurious tickets. The county
is full Of tickets, headed as straight democrat
&c tickets, but into which the names of one or
more republican candidates have been snug
gled. The names of the democratic candi
dates, as given at the editorial head of the
FREE TRADER to-day, are correct Compare
your tickets with that list, and make sure you
are right
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
WET POWDER.

Governor Tilden's letter on Southern claims
has destroyed the last batch of Republican
campaign calumnies. The Republican mag.
azines are now full OF wet powder-not even
salipetre can save the ruined cause. To Sc.
cure a general rout of the enemy it is oa.y
necessary now for Democrats to push on the
columni
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

VII. Cook, the editor of the Joliet Courier,
having accused the republican candidate for
sheriff of Will county-one Sachs-of an in
famous crime, has been sued for libel-dam-
ages laid at $2O,OOO-as well as indicted by
the grand jury, and is now under heavy bonds.
Meantime his printing establishment which
a company claims to own, has been placed
in the hands of receiver.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
AND The BRYANTs COME ALSO,

John III. Bryant of Princeton, H., BROTHER
of Americas most revered anG odst poet
and journalist, William Cullen BRYAN, pre-.
sided at a Democratic meeting at Princeton
last week, and though he had been, ike his
distinguished brother, republican firm the
birth of that party, announced that, Ike his
brother he could no longer lndorse aparty
so stepped in corruption, and should support
Tilden and Reform. SAID he:
ION taking this chair it may be proper
that | should give some reasons for ASSUMING
such position. In presiding at thu. meet.
ing, do not understand me as tying myself to
the Democratic party, nor as binding myself
to vote for its candidate right or wrons as
fear some do. am Democrat for rei.ench
ment and reform, for honest government, for
peace and harmony between all sectpns of
the Union, and for the protection of all in
their personal liberty and rights
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

The Springfield Mass Republican con-
soles itself it this way: Gov. Hayes acquit.
ted himself very creditably on the Ohio day
at the Centennial, as Gov. TIlden did on the
New York day. 1t is refreshing to see the
two presidential candidates behaving like
gentlemen If their followers won't"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

cation and singular business competence and
probty afforded sort of guarantee that such
a man could be elected to purely non.?oli-
teal office without regard to politics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
WILL YOU VOTE FOR AKNowNorH1Nes

That Hayes is Know Nothing is no long
er attempted to be or susceptible of being
denied. The American Alliance is Know.
nothing organization of the deepest dye The
first section of its constitution thus defines its
objects:
The object for which this order is organ
lied is Tor the maintenance OF American
principles, as follows An amendment to the
naturalization laws, limiting the suffrage to
persons born in this country, or of American
parents the election of American born clti-
zens only to official positions in this country.
On the 4:h of July the Alliance held
meeting in Philadelphia and after electing
Hayes member nominated him for the
Presidency, and Hayes accepted both and en-
dorsed the principles of the order in the fol.
lowing letters:
ITO L. S. TYLER, Box 2,07l, New York
II have just received your letter informing
me OF my election as member of your admit
rable Alliance. Return my thanks to the
Alliance, as | deeply sympathlze with Its
principles. | remain your fellow.citzen.
ar. B. HAYES"
COLUMBUS, O., July 10, 1876.
DEAR SIR-Goy. Hayes desires me to &C
kuuWIeuSe IeCeipt ol your valued favor OF
July Z, inclosing resolutions of the American
Alliance, and to say in reply that he Is deep
ly gratitied by this expression of confidence
The Importance of carrying the states of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut IN the
approaching canvass is fully recognized, and
at the proper time reference will be given you
to committees tor such aid and cooperation
as seem to be advisable
VERY respectfully,
"ALFRFD E. LEE,
Secretary,
Hayes can't lie out of his Know Nothing
record and hasn't tried to do 1t. Some of his
defenders tried it, but have given 1t up asl q
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Stokes, the man who five years ago nur
dered jim Fiske and was sent four yeats to
the peniteniiary for the oGense. having .erv.
ed out his time was released a week ago
TO-DAY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Hayes can't lie out of his Know Nothing
record and hasn't tried to do IT. Some of his
defenders tried it, but have given 1t up asI a
bad Job
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

The New York Herald has reduced Its
price 10 three cents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04

Al LAhbE.
F. CooLBAUGH, of Cook County.
WILLIAM j. ALLEN, Of Jackson County.
BY DISTRICTS:
LIST District-THoMAs HoYNE.
I'd " S. 5. HAYES.
Sd " -ARNo Voss.
eth " THOMAS B. COULTER.
9Th w. c. GREEN.
9Th JAMES s. EcKELs.
It'll " GEORGE B. MARTIN.
Sth &C. w. BULLOCK.
9TH L. w. JAMES.
9TH j. W. DAVIDSON.
It'll " w. g. EWING.
eth A" CHARLES A. KEYEs.
5th &C. A. ROBERTS.
It'll o. b. FIcKLIN.
5th R. N. Bishop.
ith j, j. PHILLIPS.
It'll C. a. WALKER.
,th j. F. JOHNSON.
It'll j. NJ. CREBs.
FOR GOVERNOR:
LEWIS STEWARD,
OF KENDALL COUNTY.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
ARCHIBALD A. GLENN,
OF BROWN COUNTY.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
8. Y. THORNTON,
OF FULTON COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE;
JOHN HISE.
OF COOK COUNTY.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
GEORGE GUNDLACH,
OF CLINTON COUNTY.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERALS
EDMUND LYNCH,
OF LOGAN COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS:
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.
FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
J. G. ELWOOD.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
GEO. W. ARMSTRONG.
CHARLES L. HOFFMAN.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK;
CHARLES II. X. THOMAS.
FOR RECORDER:
WILLIAM /. GIBSON.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
+. j. WALL.
FOR SHERIFF:
CHARLES A. FERGUSON.
FOR CORONER:
RI. &. W. REYNOLDS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
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The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post Office IN the country;
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET,

FOR PRESIDENT:
SAMUEL j. TILDEN,
OF NEv YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-04
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

AT LARGE:
WILLIAM +. CooLBAUGH, of Cook County.
WILLIAM j. ALLEN, Of Jackson County.
nIsrRIETA
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03
From the Albany Argus,
the RADICAL SOUTHERN WAR
CLAIMS.
The Republican Managers Rush to the
Rescue Of the Claim Ring.
A Remarkable Circular From Republi-
can Headquarters.

The Washington claim ring, alarmed at
the prospect of Tilden's election, and eager
to secure further plumber such as they OBJ
tanned by bills passed through the Repub-
lican AID congress, to the amount Of
S5,SSI,OOO, have induced the Republican
managers to appeal directly to the rebel
feelings of the south, which they falsely
suppose to still exist, In order to save their
claims against the treasury by defeating
Tilden and electing Hayes.
The Southern Republican Association
had printed 10000 handbills containing
Gov. Tilden's letter, which were mailed to
the postmasters 10 Virginia and North
Carolina for circulation. The heading
was
"Read Read Read Important open lettei
from our Democratic nominee for President, the
Hon. Samuel j. Tilden-He will veto all bills fol
the payment Of rebel debts No compensation FOL
slayes-All claims OF disloya persons in the south
to be repudiated-No refunding OF the cotton tax
He will veto all bills for payment of debts, losses
damages. or claims growing ont Of the Rebellion
1t is fitting that the disunion Radicals
should try to arouse disunion feeling in the
south, but the Radical plunderers mistake
the temper of the south, which does not
want damages for the past, but low taxa
ton and fair opportunity for prosperity
in the future.
The issuing of this circular is conclusive
proof Of the utter desperation of the Rad
ical claim rings, and of the entire subjec
tion of the Republican management anC
machinery to the corrupt combinations o
the Grant administration.
The voters Of the north will understand
that vote for Hayes is a vote for tn,
rebel war claims, now owned by the carpe
bag and Belknap rings.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03
Prospect of Better Times.

This is what Gov. Hendricks said about
the prospect of better times, in His Chicago
speech:
l have faith that when Samuel J. Tilden
takes bis seat next spring as the president
of the United States, hope will Espring
up in the American heart. What hope is
there if Hayes is elected2 A voice,
None. To you men that buy and sell;
you middlemen that stand here in Chicago,
between this mighty, outspreading, great
northwest and the eastern markets, what
is hope to you if there be no Reform in
the public service? To you men who,
by your genius and your learning and
your skill, contrive and manufacture those
things that are so necessary for mans
comfort and happiness, what hope is there
to you if the same policy Of government is
to be continued yet longer in the future =?
And oh, without hope, what is man?
Hope that brings happiness before we
reach it; hope that makes us look beyond
even the dark valley Of death, into brighter
regions beyond; that hope that tells US
that the next hour will be little better
than the last; that the next year will be
| a little better than the past. Let us vote
for a new president who will introduce
economy, retrenchment and Reform; and
| believe that that hope will spring up
and confidence spring up in the Ameri-
can heart that will set capital once more
in motion; take it out of its hiding places
and put it into the activities of life, that
will once more set the machinery in the
shops and in the manufacturing establish
ments whizzing and whirling, and give
employment to tho millions of men that
want, by the sweat of their blows, to earn
their bread for themselves and for their
children. Applause. AS in the spring
time, the sunshine will fall upon the earth,
with the Ispring showers, and the grasses
will spring up, and the flowers will spring
up and the grain will spring up, promis-
ing a harvest in the future, so | believe
that when this hope is inspired by the
election of new president and a change
of administration; when that hope and
that confidence return, it will be like the
sunshine and the spring-rain upon the
earth in the springtime, and enterprise
and all the joys of prosperity will come
again to the American people. Loud
and long continued applause,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03
What Gov, Hendricks says about Til
den as q Reformer.

From Gov. Hendricks's Chicago speech
we clip the following;
My fellow citizens, there grew upon the
city of New York a combination too strong
for the authorities that then prevailed in
deed, the authorities that then prevailed
were mingled with the combination. That
combination was headed by a very able
and very bad man-Tweed, Tweed was
a Democrat; and politically he was per-
haps the friend of Samuel j. Tilden. But
when Iilden found that there was corrup-
ton in that ring, he did not ask: rs he a
DemocratP" He did not ask; lis he a
Republican," But, rs he an enemy of
the people?" And being satisfied that he
was he took the ring by the throat and he
never stopped until that combination were
looking between the bars of the prison on
Blackwell's island. Applause. And
when twenty months ago he came in as the
governor of New York succeeding Gen.
Dix, who was claimed to be a very excel.
lent governor, good enough floating through
his office, Samuel j, Iilden found the cor
rupt places in the public service; aud he
seized them, and canal rings and all other
rings in the state of New York went down
before him, aud he reduced, by his marked
and wonderful reforms, as has been stated
to you by your presiding oficer,--he re-
duced the taxes of the people of New Y ork
in one year from $l6,000,000 to $S,000,000.
Applause. In his reform in the city, il
his reform in the country Samuel j. Til,
den did not ask: rs it any politi
cal or personal friend?" But he asked
simply the question: is he an enemy t.
the interests of the people2" Oh,it is such
an easy thing to reform the other party
Oh, that is easy. So easy for us to reform
our neighbours household. Occasionally
we have man that can reform at home
and Samuel j. Tilden has proven himsel
to possess that quality. And he has re
formed in city and state until you are no
asked to trust man simply upon his wore
or upon his promise; he brings you tn
fruit,
Do you recollect the story of the spie
that went across the river to spy out tn
land, and they returned to the Jewish cam
with the report that it was a goodly land
that it flowed with milk and honey; the
did not come back alone with the word
upon their lips; but they brought bac
with them the fruits of the land, the fg
and the grapes, and the pomegranates tina
grew upon the hillsides, and in the valley
of the future Judea; and as they came in
to the camp they said: Here are tn
fruits Of our land; they prove that our re
port is a true and good one" Applause.
Samuel j. Tilden comes to you with tn
fruits Of reform. Applause. He prove
20 you that he is strong and capable; h
proves to you that he is sincere, that pei
sonal and political friendship cannot ste
between him and public duty. LAR
plause.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03
CAsL SEIZURE I'm 1872 ON THE
SOUTH
The Thieves and.the Negroes.

THE thieves control.these negroes, and
it vas under thier influence that they have
been arrayed against the whites. The
blacks and the whites stand face to face as
enemles-for the negroes are under the in
fuence of the most villainous scoundrels
that were ever allowed TO disgrace a
great and noble country. If there can be
anything worse than civil war it is war
of races; and these scoundrels have adopt
ed Just the very means to bring about
such a war. At the head Of the negroes
are the great thieves that rule the south,
and rely on Grant for support. The sup
port is given to them freely, and every posi-
Bile means has been taken to make them
blind instruments of the powers that be,
The Republican party is responsible for
the present condition of the south. l
will not be a Republican to deliver the
southern PEOPLE over to the worst set OF
scoundrels that ever obtained political
powers. We are fighting for the oyer
throw of system-a system OF uncon-
stitutional arrogance of power, system
OF contempt of law, system of govern
ment by force; a system of plunderDl
in the south and Of corruption in the north
Such party, when it has come to that
does not deserve to live"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-03
MEDICAL
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE eountenance is pale and leaden-
colored, with occasional fushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull the pupils
dilate an azure semicircle runs along
the lower eye-lid ; the nose is irritated,
swells, and sometimes bleeds; swell
ing of the upper lip; occasional head
ache, with humming or throbblng OF
the ears an unusual secretion of saliva;
Shiny or furred tongue; breath very
foul, particularly in the morning; ap-
petite variable, sometimes voracious,
with gnawing sensation ofthe stomach,
at others, entirely gone leeting pains
in the stomach occasional nausea and
vomiting violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular, at times
costive stools Shiny; not unfrequently
tinged with blood; belly swollen and
hard urine turbid; respiration occa-
sionally difficult, and accompanied by
hiccough cough sometimes dry and
convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding Of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
VIII certainly effect cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepa-
ration, not capable Of doing the slightest
iHju1y to tie most tenaer infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's VERNI-
TUGE bears the signatures ofC. McLANE
and FLEMING Bros. on the wrapper.