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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

THE Northern Democratic press
would like to make it appear that
there is no sort of intimidation of
voters at the South. But suggestions
like the following by correspondent
of the New Orleans Picayume show
the means that present themselves
favorably to the Southern Democratic
politician to accomplish the success
of his party:
1t is time that the planters, steamboat
men, merchants, and all others IN Louisl-
ana, who give employment to colored
voters, speak but more plainly to these
people. The test of negro fidelity in No
vember will be- If you cote for Packard
you are the enemies Of your employer and
Louisiana; If you vote for Nichols you
are the friends of your employer and of
the State. Let our people assume an az
grcssire attitude. The experiment of rea-
soning with colored men has been often
tried, and as often failed.
In further urging the effectiveness
of this line of policy, the correspond
ent says;
Were it not for those who give employ,
ment to the colored race of this State halt
of the negro voters of the State and their
families would starve to death and the
rest would fare but little better.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The New York Times of August
%, says: During the past forty
eight hours several of tho most prom
inent Democrats in the City were
asked to express an opinion in refer
ence to the charges against Govern
or Tildcn, contained IN an editorial
article III the Times of Tuesday last
in reference to fraudulent and illegal
practice connected with his income
tax, but with the exception OF Mr.
Oswald Ottendorter, editor of the
Stats Zeit,tng, they have utterly
refused to commit themselves by the
expression of any opinion at present.
MIR. Ottendorfer said that the allega-
tons were certainly very grave and
should be investigated. He express
cd great surprise at the fact that Mr..
Tilden had not, since the year 1868
made single return of the amount OF
his income, and characterized this a
very strange mode of procedure. "If
Mr., Tildon," he added, "cannot give
satisfactory explanation in this
matter, he is certainly not fit candi-
date for the Presidency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
Democratic Argument,

THE following, which appears
among the Associated Press dispatch
es, shows the means which are being
employed by the Democracy to car
ny the southern states for Tilden.-
Free speech would be fatal to their
success even in Mississippi, hence it
must be suppressed:
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. 29.-The
Avalanche's special from Jackson,
Miss, says that after the organization
of Hayes and Wheeler club at
Vicksburg last night, ex-senator
Peare was rotten-egged by a mob
while attempting to speak from the
gallery of the Post Office. A. ii. Ar
thur, an old and respected citizen of
Vicksburg, was Chairman of the
meeting, but powerless to suppress
the disorder.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
THE Democratic papers are cack

THE Democratic papers are cack-
ling furiously over the apparent saw
ing of s3o,ooo,ooo by the Democrat
ic House in the matter of the appro-
priatlon bills. They are very careful
however, not to say anything about
the defci, ncy bills which will have
to be passed next winter to keep the
government machinery in notion
No intelligent man doubts that these
will be necessary, and when the de-
ficiencies are made up, it will be
found that the reduction of cxpen-
ditures have been not SO great as
those made by Republican Congresses
from year to year. But it is cam
paign material that the Democracy
is after, and the fictitious show of
economy will answer their purpose
as we'll as the real article.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
A Hopeful Outlook.

The Railaoay World takes a cheer
full veiw of the present business stag
nation, and argues that a reaction
must soon ensue. 1t says:
Such state of things can never
endure long. 1t is contrary to indus
trial law, and opposed to the vital ell
ements of economical science. 1t
may, therefore, be considered certain
that capital will seek to diffuse itself,
and gradually return to the employ
ments it formerly maintained, and be-
come again the motor Of the machin-
cry OF business. There is no other
logical conclusion to be arrived at.
With such an understanding of the
inevitable operation of trade laws, it
is surprising that SO many persons of
intelligence talk of permanent pros
tration Of the rational industries, and
see in the long period of stagnation
since 1873, proofs of elimination
in national prosperity. The error
which these persons make Is in Civ
lug to the reaction the importance of
fatal and irreparable disaster.
There are many merchants Enow liv-
ing, who have passed through four
just such terrible storms, in 1887,
ls45, 1857 and 1861, all attended by
the same temporary ruin, and all sub
jected to the same lamentations and
dismal predictions, and it is easy for
those who are interested in the sub
jcct to trace. many crisises in Eng
land and France very similar in gen.
eral characteristics, but some of them
far more terrible in their effects.
Precedent and reason combine to
teach us that these business troubles
are never deadly in their effect, al
though very troublesome and very
disagreeable while their influences
last.
We may safely conclude that the
forces of restoration are ut work, and
we are only led estray in our calcu-
latlons of the period of recovery, be-
cause it is difficult to calculate the
time required to bring about the
change. The idleness of capital is
not only a sign of stagnation, but it
is a precursor of improvement, and
when we hear of immense accumula-
tons of gold in the Bank of England
denominations beyond all preced-
emit rates of interest as low as I of
] per cent per annum, and of almost
equal stagnation of capital here, these
vast aggregations will lead to schemes
and devices to- employ it. Money
wants employment in order to secure
productiveness, and it can only be
found in labor, enterprise, trade, and
finally, speculation; and as the long
er the mania for the latter prevails,
the more it was nourished by capital,
and the more suddenly 1t was with
drawn from it, SO when it has been
driven to the other extreme. it will
seek freedom again according to
the measure and continuance of
its confinement. Capital is essential
to business, and business is just as
essential to capital.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
State News.

The Charles City MteNhgencer says
that the managers of the Floyd County
Fair have decided, in Difference to public
opinion, to have 10 horse racing this year
This will be all very well if the public
will see to it that the fair shall be sue.
cess minus the races, but we fear that the
reference" of the managers will be Sc
verely felt in the treasury of the Society
The Cedar Rapids Times says that
last week ia that city there was played a
match game of base ball between the
Republic an employees on one side and the
Times and Standard forces on the other.
The latter nine were victorious by score
of 35 to 1d,
The McGrcgor Times gives the par
ticulars of two attempted robberies in that
city last week, by couple of tramps-
They were not successful and both were
ofterward arrested.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

IT is significant commentary up.
on the profession of the Democratic
party, that the candidate for the
Presidency whom it put forward two
months ago as the embodiment and
champion of the principle of reform,
has already been convicted Of a
crime that, but for the statute of lin.
itation, Is sufficient to land him in
the penitentiary. The country will
see and appreciate, by the light OF
Tilden's crime, how hollow and in
sincere is the pretence of virtue as
sumed by the Democracy. Ithas no
other purpose but success,and Tilden
is the Democratic candidate, not for
any real record of reform, but be-
cause of his money and skill as a
manipulating politician.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

principal and interest,in the valueless
greenback, and yet Gen. Butler says
he thinks they will hold each other
up. Just as well say, marry couple
of paupers and it will make duke
and duchess Of them!
Suppose have worked for the
gentleman (whom I esteem highly
that I learn from the BULLETIN is
president of greenback club in
Buffalo, until he owes me one hun
dred dollars; and in settlement he
hands me the following paper, to-wit:
$500. On demand 1 promise
to pay the bearer one hundred dollars
In lawful money.
(Signcd) J. d. RUSSELL"
should accept the note with pleas
ure, or if he should make it payable
in wheat or corn or beef or hogs,
still | should be satisfied, but if he
should hand me such paper as this,
namely:
"$10O. On demand promise to
pay the bearer my bond for one hun
dred dollars drawing 1865 per cent.
interest, and both principal and in
terest Of said bond payable in just
such paper as this.
(Signed) j. D. RUSSELL"
I should know that he was in
funny mood and | should smile
sickly smile, but should utterly fail
to see in that instrument an equiva-
lent for my labor. l should see pa
per, paper, nothing but paper. 1t
might be said that to be parallel
case, the instrument should be legal
tender. In that case so much the
worse, for | should be compelled to
take the paper, and if didn't hap
pen to owe anybody, l should be
obliged to sell it for what l could
get, or trade it for truck and dicker.
This is precisely the kind of paper
the Greenbackers want the govern
ment to furnish us in lieu Of money.
And they call themselves currency
reformers! What a misnomer!
AS well call a doctor health re-
former who recommends you to drink
three pints of poor whiskcy each day
to stir up your liver. The men who
are recruited into the Greenback
ranks by the catch words Of "currcn-
cy reform" are goods obtained under
false pretences. The health reformer
is one who is laboring to Improve the
general health. A true currency re-
former is one who is trying to i'm
prove the currency; but the Green
hacker is not trying to improve it,but
to debase it. lie finds very good
currency in circulation, better than
he wants it to be; and SO he devotes
his surplus energies to the work of
debauching it, and instead of calling
himself currency reformer, which
he is not, he should call himself what
he really is, "currency destroyer"
MOODY Grow.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The political campaign in the
State of New York is now fully SET
in motion, by the State nominations
Of both parties. The Republicans
last week held their state convention
and nominated for Governor, with
much unaninimity and enthusiasm,
ex-Gov. E. D. Morgan, the action OF
the convention being Immediately
ratified by the Liberal State Conven.
ton in session at the same time. The
utmost enthusiasm is manifested all
over the state, over the nomination
of the old War Governor, and Re-
publican victory in the Empire State
is confidently predicted.
The democracy, compelled to bring
their biggest guns to the front, have
nominated Hon. Horatio Seymour for
Governor, though against his earnest
protest. seymour is not at all inclin'
ed to be used as an instrument to pull
Sam Tilden through his diretul strait,
but it is probable that he will be
compelled to sacrifice himself. Fore
Swallowed events indicate that it will
be an Intellectual sacrifice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
NERVOUS DEBII.ITY.

A depressed, irritable state OF minds
n weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
NO energy or animation3 confused
head, weak memory, often with dc
bilitating. involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of oxcesses, mental overwork or
indiscretions This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds a sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. %.
1t tones up the SYSTEM arrests discharges, d!speis
the mental gloom and dependency, and rejuvc-
mates tho entire system. 1t Ia perfectly HARM
less and always efficient Price Is, for package
OF five boxes and large q vial Of powder, which
is important In old. serious cases; or 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists. or sent by mail
on receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co,
No Sos BROADWAY. n, Y;
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
Voted his Butchers Bill.

"GATH," writing TO the Graphic
giving the details of an interview
with Hon. Nathaniel p. Banks, makes
the latter tell the following good
thing at the expense of Sam Bowlcs'
friend and idol, Charles Francis AID
ans. Referring to the State canvass
in Massachusetts, "Gath" asked:
"'Will the elder G. f. Adams re-
ceive and accept the Democratic
nomination.
4 think so and think that will ex-
tinguish him. He not only has nc
personal following in our State, but
he does not control his own VOTE
He voted his butchers bill, and came
back in the afternoon to ask permits.
sion to take it out of the ballot-box
as he had found his ballot in his
pocket. AS matter of curiosity
they examined it. He had voted for
his son, John Quincy, for Governor
and for Grant for President. The
Irish vote is unit against him. He
refused to 60 to Court in England af
ter the act was passed commanding
our Ministers to wear no uniforms
In short, the Adams mania is given
up, even by Bowles.'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

cit is stated that Mr.. Larrabee, a
candidate for Congress from Fayette
county, was present last Saturday at
the republican convention of Clayton
county, working for delegates for
himself. This we think was one of
the objections of the great and good
Toman to some of the Dubuque can
didates for the same position, and
this was assigned as reason for sup
porting Larrabee in preference to
them. But now that Larrabee's vir-
tue has been assailed. and he has
fallen a victim, what will the G. and
G. have to say of hm."-DubuQue
Herald.
ALL we have to say in reply to the
above characteristic paragraph may
be expressed in the opinion that the
statement concerning Mr.. Larrabee
is brazen falsehood, and that its
birthplace was not mile from the
office of the Herald.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

If Samuel ). Tilden, as President
of the United States, could mako no
better fight against fraud, specula-
ton and jobbery in general, than he,
as Governor, has made against the
canal ringsters of his State, the ac-
cused will not consider it
much of shower after all
The grand, much talked of, sham
battle, Sam battle, or whatever it
may be called, eliminated in three
civil suits, in two Of which the Gre
former" has signally failed, and the
taxpayers of the State pay the costs,
amounting to about one hundred
thousand dollars. The remaining
suit, like the Dutchman's barrel of
krout, is kept over for sickness
State Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The Republicans of the Second
District did themselves much honor
at their Convention at De Witt last
week, by nominating that honest
man and unflinching republican, Hon.
Hiram Price, for Congress. In this
appropriate action they have the as
surance of triumphant success in No
vem0er. Mr.. Price is one of the
purest and ablest among our public
men, one Of large experience in pub
lie life, and has record absolutely
blameless. He will make a strong
canvass.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

THE attempt to explain Tilden's
perjury regarding his income tax by
the pretence that the $4,000 re-
ceived from the Railroad company
was his earnings for several years,
and therefore that the whole of it
was not properly returnable in 1862,
is exceedingly gauzy. The income
law makes no mention of earnings,
but requires that the entire income
of the year, from all sources less GER
tain deductions, such as taxes, losses,
ETC., shall be given in. Tilden re-
turned this gross income under oath
as less than $4,000; but thirteen
years atterward, when he had forgot
ten what he had sworn to before, he
makes a statement also under oath,
that during this same year, 1862, he
was paid $4,000 by one client
There is but little doubt that he re-
ceived large sums of money from
other sources during the same year,
for this was the time when he was
accommodating the millions of which
he is possessed, the result of his rail
road wlecking schemes. But 1t is on
ly with regard to the fee from the
St. Louis, Alton & Tcrre Haute
Company that Mr.. Tilden himself
furnishes the evidence OF his duplici-
ty. That only can be explained con-
sistently with his integrity by show
ing that one or the other of the aft
davits was not made by him; and
this he nor his friends have at
tempted.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

THE republican State Central Com
mittee, at the session at Des Moines,
last week, placed in nomination for
the vacancy in the Office of Superin'
tendent of Public Instruction, caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Abernctby.
Prof. G. w. Won Coelin, of Water
loo. Mr.. Won Coelin is known Of
one of the most accomplished educa
tors in Iowa, and he will worthily fill
the responsible position from which
Mr. Abernethy retires with honor and
credit.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

TIE Philadelphia Times Qnd.)
shows some Impotence with the
Democrats. 1t declares there is
something too much Of this coming
out business, and wants to know
what need there is of General Nc
Clellan coming out for Tilden, put
ting the question in this way: eff a
man who has always been Demo
crat, and has been honored with the
Democratic nomination for the Pres
idency, considers it necessary to state
now that he is gong to vote for its
nominees, he must think that the par
ty is in a bad way, indeed"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The Detroit Neacs says of the
Presidents proclamation announcing
the death of Mr.. Kerr:
"It lisa document that does equal
honor to the dead Speaker and
the living writer. There are acts in
the Presidents career that awaken
respect akin to admiration. His
appearance as mourner at the tune-
raj service of Horace Greeley can
never be forgotten; and this hand.
some tribute to the character and
memory OF the dead Speaker will
provoke the admiration even of the
Presidents most bitter enemies"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
One Jas. Haskell, of Wa

One Jas Haskell, of Waterloo, was
two or three months connected with q
rape case near Cedar Falls, and has ever
since eluded the officers. The Reporter
says that last Sunday, Deputy Sheriff
Royce having n suspicion of the rascal's
whereabouts, went to the house of the
family, tore up the carpet and found a
trap door, which being opened, revealed
the object of the officers search.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary Of State,
JOSIAH T. YOUNG, of Monroe County.
For Treasurer Of State,
GEORGE W. BEMIS, Of Buchanan County.
For Auditor Of State,
buren, r. SHERMAN, of Benton County.
For Register Of State Land Office,
DAVID SECOR, Of Winnebago County,
For Attorney General,
J. +. McJUNKlN, Of Washington County
For Judge Of the Supreme Court,
ITO fill vacancy by resignation Of C. C. Cole,
WILLIAM Ii. SEWERS. OF Mahaska County
Judge Of Supreme Court,
WILLIAM II. SEWERS, Of Nahasks.
Judge OF Supreme Court,
Ito fill vacancy term expiring January /, 1870
JAMES Ii. ROTHROCK, of Cedar County.
For Circuit Judge 9th Judicial District
S, BAGG OF Waterloo.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

Ex-SPEAKER GALUsHA A. Grow
has been nominated for Congress by
the Republicans Of Susquehana Co.
Pa. This is the old Wilmot district
long and honorably represented by
Mr.. Grow, which he was accustomed
to carry by heavy majorlties. There
is no doubt that he will do so again
The return of Mr.. Grow to the ranks
of the Republican party, and to &C
tive service in its behalf, is one o.
the significant signs of the times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The Illinois Stats Zeituag, tho
leaning toward Tilden, confesses that
the explanation of his false oath re.
garding his income offered by his
partisan supporters is chin" and that
emo explanation at all would have
been far better than such one"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

The letter of Pope Plus IX, to
JEFF. Davis, recognizing the Southern
confederacy, has just turned mp in the
rebel archives. 1t is written in Lat
in, and congratulates jeff. that he
was animated with purely pious feel
ings. 1t furnishes the best argument
against the dogma Of infallibllity,
pytant
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

THE Democratic majority of the
House were inveigled by Scott Lord
into a declaration-when they saw
no safe way to avoid it-that they
wanted a fair election. The Presi
dent took them at their word, and
says firmly that they shall have it
Yet Judging from the tone Of tho
Democratic papers, an honest cleo
ton is not just the thing they want
Somehow the prospect of it does not
give them unmixed satisfaction.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

Gov. HAYES and wife have accept
ed an invitation from the President
to spend a few days with his family
at their cottage at Long Branch
Cannot the Democracy find in this
incident something to offset Tilden's
periury
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01
defended Tilden's personal integrity,

says:
{" The Private Secretary, and the astute
gentleman who keeps the Private Secreta-
ry, ought to understand that this is mere
trifling with Il business which little more
handling of that sort may easily make
very serious. 1t is the first thing which
has really touched Governor Tilden's
character for integrity. If the facts have
been correctly reported--and we do not
understand the Private Secretary to deny
them-this does touch it-seems to touch
1t vitally-and the Private Secretary's ex-
PLANTATION does not mend the matter. We
hope there is a better one, and shall be
glad 10 print it."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-01

AN attempt was made to wreck a
freight train on the G. q n. w. r.
r. near Bertram few days ago. A
large tie was placed across the track,
which the engine struck, but fortu-
nately without force enough to throw
it from the track. We CLEAN from
the Cedar RAPIDS Times.