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srTHE ABOVE SALE IL FURTHER POST
poned until SATURDAY. the 9th day OF March, A. ID.
1875, ut o'clock y. M, IN front of the prcnises
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
Renonncing Grcenbaeklsm.
From he Detroit Free Pr

From he Detroit Free Press.
Mr. A. b. Hill, of Texas, Kali
amazoo county, a prominant Dem
ocrat who went into the Greenback
movement, has had his eyes Opened
Of the real nature of the movement,
and in n strong letter to the Kalama-
ZOO Gazette he renounces all allie
glance to and sewers all connection
with that organization. He briefly
and forcihly presents some of the
fatal objections to the National
Greenback organization which have
presented themselves to him after
careful study of the Toledo plat
form. He ridicules the idea that
Congress can create money, which is
one OF the demands Of the Toledo
platform. On this point he well
says that there sis no power on
the face Of Gods green earth to
create anything out of nothing
and the idea of creating absolute
irredecmahle money from paper, as
it seems TO me, is the thinest and
most transparent humbug Of the
age-lying machines and air ships,
that would carry us to the moon,
included The downright COM
munism of many Of the advocates
Of the National doctrine has Justly
alarmed Mr.. Hill, and he therefore
cuts loose from the dangerous
company he was in. Mr.. Hill says,
that from this time toward he will do
what he can to discourage the dis
organizers and ragmoneyites, who
seem bent on committing n great
blunder, to say the least, under
the plea of ameliorating the con-
dition of Gods own poor, hut
mainly to rotate themselves into
positions where they can relieve
the dear people of what little the
Republicans party have suffered to
remain untouched" The Democra-
cy welcome, with open arms, the
return Of such men as Mr.. Hill \
and with the sober second-thought,
which will follow the Greenback
delusion, the Democratic stragglres
will nearly all return to the party
which they at heart honor and love.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
The Democratic Platform.

The Democratic party of the state of Michigan,
in convention assembled, renewing is hitutN ~
its time-honored principles, standing for sacred
preservation of the nations credit and The nat
lions faith for the constitution and the laws ANA
for a great truth that this l. a government on the
people whore the will of the people should rule
hereby declare:
/. That we arragn the Republican party for its
corruption in Office its unwiso legislation. and It's
wicked pcrversiou of the peoples will as express
ed at the polls
II has sauandered the public lands. squandorod
the public funds, and corrupted the whole body
polite.
II has placed men in Office dishonest and inca
pable. who have their positions rs private per-
quisites.
and created gigantic monopolcs.
IL has burdened each town and city with urht
and taxation, and driven them to the verge Of
bankruptcy.
II has driven our commerce from the seas and
destroyed our once powerful navy.
1t completed its career of crimes ana dlshonor
BY stealing the Presidency from the people, and
placing fraud in the Presidential char
q We indorse the investigation of the electoral
frauds, to the end that the truth Of history be-
vindicated, and repetition Of such crime pre-
vented.
8. We declare that gold and silver coin is the
money OF our constitution, and all paper currcncN
should be convertible into such coin at the VIII OF
the holder.
We are opposed TO the further forcible reduction
of the volume of the currency, and we approve the
action of Congress prohibiting such reduction
We declare that the PROSTATE condition ot the
business interests of the country lmpernuvclN dc-
mand that taxation both state and national,
shall be reduced 10 the lowest point consistent
with the attainment of the objects for which such
taxes shall he levied. and that economy shall b.
practiced in every department of the government.
20. We congratulate the country upon reduction
of over lftv million dollars in the national cNnen-
ditures during the last four years, and which re-
suit was secured by the Democratic House Of Rep
resentatives.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
Wednesday, Oct. 0, 1873.
Democratic state Ticket.


For Governor
ORLANDO VI. BARNES, OF Ingham.
For Licutenant-Goyernor-
ALFRED Z. SwINEFORD, Of Marquette.
For Secretary of State
GEORGE II. MURDOCH, of BcTrien.
~ ALEXANDER McFARLIN, of Gcnesce.
WM ri r.. SCHERMERUORN Of Lenawc,
For Commissioner Of State Land Office
GEORGE LORD, of Bay
For Acknowledgement
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
ZFIOTES TRIFSDfI. of Oakland.
For Member Of the state Board of Education
EDWIN +. UHL, Of Kent
For state senator, Goth District,
COLUMBUS V. TYLER.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For REPRESENTATIVE in Congress, Eighth District.
BRADLEY NJ. THOMPSON.
COUNTY TICKET.
FRANK II. DYER.
For County Clerk,
WILLIAM II. JOHNSON.
For County Treasurer,
THOMAS COLLINS.
For Register of Deeds,
tut ALEXANDER II. MCDONALD.
For Circuit Court Commissioner,
JOHN b. CLANBERG.
For County Surveyor,
THOMAS MCGlNN,
For Coroners,
JAMES TINIAts.
JOHN HEATING.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
The Democratic Senatorial Nominee
for the Twenty ninth District.

At the Democratic Senatorial
conventian for the Twenty-ninth
Senatorial district, held at Oscoda
Tuesday, DR.. Columbus V. Tyler of
Bay City was unanimously renom-
mated for the State Senate, receiv-
ing every vote in the convention.
The Twenty-ninth district com
prises Altoona, Alpena, Bay, Iosca,
Ogenaw and Pressure Isle counties.
and Dr. Tyler was elected to re-
present the district two years ago
Tie was horn in Auburn, Cayuga
county, N. Y. in 1925, and in 1886
removed with his fathers family to
Genesee county, Mich. He re-
ceived a common school education,
and in 1916 commenced the study
of medicine, and in 1850 settled at
Finishing, Genesee county, whero
h practiced medicine nineteen
Y airs. He removed to Bay City in
1860 and in 1870, graduated from
the Detroit medical college, since
which time he has practiced his
profession in Bay City: AS the
Democratic candidate from the Doth
district, two years ago he received
4,119 votes Mr.. Stevens, the Re-
publican nominee receiving $3.50.
DR.. Tyler made an excellent Senator
and at the late Congressional on
vention held in Saginaw City, his
name was strongly pressed for the
nomination. But for the impress
sion that he had been coquetting
with the nationls he would doubt
less have secured the nomination
without great opposition, and he
might in any event have been
nominated had not his delegation
split. He is quite popular in
Bay county and on the shore,
and his unanimous denomination
is a handsome compliment.-Sagi-
nav Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09

district to he looked after, and II
the member from the district is in
accord with the working majority
of the House our interests will be
the better subserved. The mem
berwho is in the minority will be con-
stantly at a di advantage. Colonel
Thompson is eminently qualified to
ill the position. He served with
distinction during the war, fact
that ought to secure him the vote
of every soldier Of the Eighth dis
trict. Neither of the other candi-
dates, | believe, went forth when
the nation was in deadly peril to
defend her honor. Col. Thompson
did this. In point of ability Col.
Thompson is the peer OF either of
the other candidates. IL elected
he will be in harmony with the Dem
ocratic Congress, while either OF
the others W. Il represent n hope
less minority and be incapable Of
doing much for the district. AS to
certain arguments rejecting against
the commercial honor of the Re-
publican nominee | have nothing to
say. The people are pretty well
informed as to the business qualifi-
cations of The respective candi-
dates, and are capable of judging
for themselves. AS to the green
back ''minee, it is well known
that until few months since he
was an ardent Republican, has adj
yocated the legislation Of the Re-
publican party, and has endorsed
its policy from the first until quite
recen o. the other hand Col.
Thompson has been n consistent
Democrat, and will be in harmony
with the Democratic policy if elect
ed. Looking the field over dispas-
sionately, and in all its bearings, !
fail to find one sing substantial
in favor Of electing eth
err r. G.. Horr or II. II. Hoyt to
Congress. Let us stand up for Col.
Thompson and the Democracy.
to that great political or
gauization to h.rmonize any differ
ences in its ranks and enter the
presidential contest in 1880 with n
solid front.
IN.
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his countenance frightened, and
after he had counted up siXty-two
notches on the Detroit side and
one (unearned) notch on the Peca'
tonicaside he said, with the soft,
low whistle of one upon whom the
truth has suddenly dawned, "Why,
the goldarned fools are after the
horn" We have been n little
puzzled over the peculiar strategy
of our Republican friends in the
+" ugressional districts, but now it
is clear. They are after the horn.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
6ONixed Card, with name. by mail, tOoIo
W :. Il. ARCHER, Troy, n. Y. IOClS,

q = a day to agents cnnvassing for the Preside
pI VISITOR. Terms and outfit free. Address Z.
q. Nickcry, Augusta, Maine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
Sale Of State lands.

There will he a public auction at
the State land office in Lansing,
November II, Of State lands ag-
gregating $4,000 acres. These
lands are nearly all abandoned
homestead The minimum price
is Sl,25 per acre. A sale of part
paid lands will also take place at
the same time. The lands first
named are in the following coun-
ties:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
The Republicans After the Horn.

From the New York World
In 1866 grand base ball tourna-
ment was held at Rockford, Illinois,
where the first prize was a gold
ball, and there were other premi-
ums, the last being a hugh tin
horn, to the little end Of which was
tied a diminutive black porcelain
baby. This trophy was designed
for the worst nine. Ii was late in
the day when the Detroit club and
team from Pecatonica, Illinois,
entered the lists. The Pecatonica
organization was the pride and Joy
Of the Pecatonicans, who backed
IL warmly, one enthusiast in parti-
cular venturing as an exact chron-
icler has recorded, the proceeds OF
the sales of three loads of hay and
yearling calf. Having put bis
fortune TO the touch, the son oI
Pecatonica sat himself down upou
the fence and prepared to register
by notches upon stick the runs
made Ivy either party. His counte.
nance was at first exultant, then /,
became bland merely, then it as.
sumed look Of patient resignation
corDmingled with wild surprise, the
latter predominating. The play or
his fellow bad been ut.
terly unacountable but presently
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
A Voice from q Thurman Democrat
upon the Congressional Question.
From The Sapinaw COuricr.

From the Saginaw Courier
I have heard some who claim to
be Democrats, find fault with the
Courier on the grounds that it had
a leaning towards the greenbacllers.
If / understand the Courier Alright,
and | have read it carefully for
many years, it is opposed to the
''fiat" money idea, and is rather
friendly towards the Thurman Dem
ocratic idea. Now | venture the
assertion that three-fourths of the
Democracy of East Saginaw to-
day, are Thurman Democrats. If
they are not, then they are in ac-
cord with the Republican financial
policy. / find that the Courier
treats all sides fairly, and its col
umns are open to all, irrespective of
race, color or condition. If / err,
please correct me. Believing as
do, permit me word upon our
Congressional canvass. There are,
as all well know, three candidates
before the people of the Els nth
district, all residents of East Sag
NAV, so that there can be no issue
as to locality, and each will stand
upon his merits. Now as to the
respective qualifications of the can
didates, probably each one is ca.
pable Of representing the interest,
of the people of the district in the
lower branch Of the national legis-
lature. The question then arise,
as to which is the best to select
from. Now, while / am not SC
heartily in accord with the Lansing
platform as some others, believing
that so far as its financial utteran.
ces are concerned, it is identica
with the Republican platform, still
/ am a Democrat and do not be.
lieve in going back on party be.
cause some particular feature Of
the party utterances does not suit
II the Lansing platform of the
Democracy Is right, time will win,
dictate it; If wrong and the Thur.
man doctrine is the true theory
time will also bring IL around ia
good order, and there is no occa-
sion for q division Of the party on
that question. Every one knows
that the Democracy will have a
majority in the next House Of Rep
resentatives and the abuses which
have crept into legislation will be
corrected as rapidly as possible.
The fact that the Democracy will
be in the majority in the next Con-
gress Is a strong argument in favor
Of the people Of this district elect.
ing Col. Bradley M. Thompson, the
Democratic nominee. There are
vast interests In this Congressional
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

For state senator, Goth District,
COLUMBUS V. TYLER.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
A THURMAN DEMOCRAT.
4 ;NOOsier Journals Advice TO the
Nationals.
Columbus City 1nd.l Post.

A!HOOsier JOIrnCFS Advice to the
Nationals.
Columbus City Ind Post.
If you would succeed, you must
displace one or the other Of the two
political parties. If You can dis
troy the Democratic party you can
do more than all its bitter rivals
combined could do during nearly
a century of struggle. The Demo-
cratic party will be co-equal with
the republic itself. You cannot
distroy it. If you could drive the
Republican party from the field,
the very nature of the thing shows
that you would drive the mass Of
it into the Democratic party, and
you would only be weaker. You
demand the overthrow Of the ma
tional banking system. The Demo-
cratic party will give you that in due
time, but you can never do it. You
say you want the resumption law
repealed. The Democratic party
favors its repeal, and if the De-
mocr6cy cannot effect its repeal,
surely you cannot. If it is not re-
pealed it goes into effect next
January, and it is preposterous
to think that your third party
movement can effect the question.
If it goes into effect and succeeds,
the Issue is gone; if it fails its fail
ure will force its repeal whatever
any party may say. You demand
that greenbacks shall take the
place of all outstanding bouds.
You demand illimitable irredeema-
BILE issue. You claim the govern
ment can give illimitable value to
printed paper. Now if the govern
ment, by its fiat, can Great a thou-
sand millions of value, it could, by
the same token, create five hundred
thousand millions. The whole
property of the United States is
not worth fifty thousand million in
gold; but if the government can
create value by simply declaring
paper to be of value, our rulers
could buy up all the property in
the nation and continue TO until the
whole world was conquered, and
then like Alexander, sweep be-
cause there was no more worlds to
conquer"
You must concede that there
must be limit to issue of paper
somewhere. The Democratic party
offers You n rational, convertible
greenback-one that will buy as
much as a gold dollar, while your
new kind Of greenback would not
buy twenty cents on dollar. You
might declare it legal tender; you
might even de nore tize gold and
silver by law, still they could not
possibly be worth half their face
in the bullion specie Of wheat, and,
perhaps, not fifth of their face for
commerce. Should you succeed in
defeating the Democratic green
back, you would deliver the country
over to the tender mercy of nation
al banker; but you never can
bring the country to adopt your
wild scheme Of imitation. II is a
delusion that may lead you away
from your national home in the
Democratic party, but it viii never
win the country nor bring you to
political success.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09

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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09
Representative Convention.

The Democratic Representative ConvCn ion tol
Alpena District will be held at tho Count Room
in the CITY of Alrcna. on Thursday, October TO-
at O'Clock p NJ. Altoona md Prcsque Sic coun'
ties are entitled 20 four delegates each and Al
pena eight DELEGATES.
By order Of Representative Com.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-09

For Representative in Congress. EIGHTH District
BRADLEY VI. THOMPSON.
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OOChromo Cards perfect bcauticsl with
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15

cents yard, now sell at IT. Bleached
sheetings, which sold at ~ to 80 cents
per yard, can now be had for 101 cents.
The best calieoes, which sold at so to
81 cents yard, now sell at 81 to 6 cts.
From these tables might multiply
examples but 1 will not detain you.
You see why you could not support
your families and save dollar from
your wages in the flush times of paper
expansion. Irredeemable paper money
long forced upon nation will reduce
the free laborer to serf. No truer re-
mark of great statesman was ever
made than that of Daniel Webster who
said :-"Of all contrivances for cheating
the labOring classes none has been more
effectual than that which deludes them
with paper money" Be not deceived /;
the laws of nature, the laws of justice
and the laws of God will not be violated
without retribution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
Thou vast Precious in My Sight.
IsA 43: 4.

The eyes of the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to shew
himself strong in the behalf of them
whose heart is perfect toward him. .
Chron. 16: 9.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the
righteous. job Sc: Z.
His eyes are upon the ways of man,
and he seeth all his goings. Job 35: 81
For the ways of man are before the
eyes of the Lord, and he pOndeTeth all
his goings. Prov. 5: 81.
Behold the eye of the Lord is upon
them that fear him, upon them that
hope in his mercy. Ps. 80: 18.
The eyes of the Lord are upon the
righteous. Ps. "a: Is.
For the righteous Lord loveth right
eousness his cOuntenance doth behold
the upright. Ps. IL z.
The eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous. l Pc. 3: IL.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is
the death of his saints. Ps. 1l6: Is.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
The Wrath of Jason.

Mot by William Norris but by the Graphie.l
Some few months prior to the unfor-
tunate accident in the rolling mill,
whereby Uncle Jason was so suddenly
and unexpectedly launched into the
mysterious beyond, Spikes was at his
desk in the mill office, when great
noise and controversy was heard out
side, as follows:
sis you gwin to fill de CONTRACT"
"WhO you call contrab! l done black
de SHOE"
81 ak, is you gwin to carry out de
'greement You h'ar me?"
"Go way, old man, Use got no time
to fool wild you. Eff you hab dat oder
shoe shine up you has to pay extra"
"BOy, eff you rouse de lion in Jason,
he cotch you by dem years an brush
de groun' wild you"
'IWho kin 2"
''Dat's me; dat's me who kim"
"You kin ?"
"Jes h'ar dat W'ginny Simmon talk
to Jason OBJ de blue grass! 1 ak you,
boy, fur de las time in dis vale of tears,
is you gwine to shine de shoe ?"
81 done shine de shoe"
81 ak you once mo- eff yOu's gwine to
comply wild the understanding? Kase
Jason's pizen, an eff he lay dis ham on
you it waximate you so dat you mud
der low she's no 'lation wild you. OATS
my song"
What reply, if any, was made to the
threat and peroration was not audible.
A scuffling ensued, followed by sound
similar to that produced by street
sweeping machine when in motion.
And when Spikes looked out he saw
Uncle Jason apparently busily engaged
in examining the ventilation beneath a
pile of pine boards which stood inside
the mill near the door, and heard him
mutter =
EFF dat police STAN clar fur fo' mint
mo- dat pert boys mudder was wild
derless orphin an de coroner hab a cash
job to find out what 'ticular misery
spoil de chile, o. my name amt Jason
and amt no Baptis'"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
How Hard Money Helps the Poor
Man

In concluding his speech at the Coop
er Institute on Thursday evening MI
Edward PierrepOnt gave the following
statistics as to the benefits which the
poor man derives from an honest IN
changing money:
In 1864, when the government was is
suing greenbacks and wages were high,
the average price of mess pork for the
entire year was $3.50 barrel, and
of -four $3.50 barrel. Such has been
the action of the Republican party upon
the finances that we are at specie pay
ments, and the dollar which you get fol
your wages is dollar, and the pork
which would then have cost you $33. Is
you can now buy for S103 and the
flour which would then cost you 1856
you can now get for $4.63.
Brown sheetings, which sold at IA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
Questions and eanswsrs.
United States History Questions.

No.7.
l. Upon what political mission was
George Washington sent in October OF
1882
2. Who first settled the estate OF
Mount Vernon, and after whom was it
named
3. What was DR.. Franklin's object
lesson on political union?
4. What celebrated fortress surren-
dered by the French in 1859?
5. What famous navigator fought in
behalf of the English at this time?
6. What were the circumstances of
his death 4?
7. Upon what poem did Gen. Wolfe
discourse as he advanced upon Quebec
8. The dying sentiments of English
and French commanders
9. What fact in connection with his
European experience in warfare attests
to Gen. WOlfe's superior talents as a
military commander
10. The longest siegee yer conducted
by Indians?