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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
CREENBACKS AND ABSOLUTE
MONEY.

The existing greenback, it may be
claimed, is worth as much as a ma
tional bank note of corresponding de-
nomination, but it is to be answered
not not preteghd aef to be absolute money"
1t is promise of the United States to
pay money, and there is no sane fl
nancial man who does not know that
it is a promise to pay coin. A green
back is good, and only good, because
the country accepts it as q pledge of
gold or silver. The precious metals
have been accepted, the world over,
as basis of currency, and when they
talk about money they invariably
talk about that which has its basis in
coined metals. a paper dollar al
ways represents gold or silver dol
lar. Throughout the long period dur
ing which specie payments have been
suspended in the United States, the
value of bank notes and ofgreenbacks
has been sustained by the faith that
ultimately--sooner or later-every
dollar would be redeemed or redeem
able in coin. There was time when
it took two dollars in paper to buy
one in gold, and the gap between that
period and this has been gradually
closed, as the certainty has increased
that the promise upon the paper
dollar would be redeemed. If the
greenback were to be changed to-day
so that it would bear no such pledge,
it would ..become very cheap money
indeed. 1t would hardly be worth
the paper it is printed on.
10 v,n on nj " M na n,
legislate value into paper. If paper
does not represent value, it is good for
nothing, and no government can
make it good for anything. The
question Of cheap money, for the ben
eft of the laborer, for instance, is ''as
broad as it is long," If money is
good for anything, 1t will have to be
paid for in labor. The markets Ofthe
world settle, the values of merchan-
disc. We may legislate that every
bushel of wheat shall be worth five
dollars, but our legislation will have
not the slightest effect upon the price.
Wheat is wheat the world over, and
the price is regulated by the great law
of demand and supply. Money is
money the world over, and money Il
gold and silver the world over. and
every article man possesses and has
for sale will be regulated in its price
by the relation which 1t bears to some
gold unit in the markets of the world
Money cannot be so made that 9
man can get something for moth
ing. It cannot be SO made thai
he can get it for less thar
the market price in labor. The idef
that it can be so made is delusior
and snare of the devil, ora demagogut
who is his most obedient servant.-J
G.. Holland in Scri6ner for November
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
He Didn't Advertise.
NcGregor News.

During the war Fritz Peters, OF
Lsmartine, picked up sheepskin on
the road that peddlei had lost. He
sold It when he got to town for 90
cents, to Jew, while peddler, Pes
sel, had given % for II and intended
to sell 1t for $3.50. The matter drop
ped and Peters grew rich and hss
been lending money for years, while
. fortune awaits each Of hissix daugh-
ters. But the peddler, Pessel, now
turned up and being Greenbacker
made war ON the money lender. He
got evidence and proved that Petera
found his sheepskin and secretly sold
it and kept the money instead Of ad.
vertising the pelt and trying to find
the owner. He offered Pessel hil
money back and one dollar besides
but Pessel said 500 at interest would
amount to just $98.75 now, which the
capitalist refused to pay. Now Pes
eel commenced suit for $98. rs, and OF
behalf Of the State for willful larceny
in secretly selling that sheep peit
The Supreme Court has just returned
. case Of about $1,6OO against ths
money man Of Lamartine and costs
while the State suit against Peters i
still impending. He ought to hav,
advertised that sheepskin and
would have saved him over 800
and perhaps big fine or imprison
ment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

GH0ULS
At Work in New York.
A. 7. Stewards Body Stolen
From the Family Vault.
A NEW SENSATION.

a. Z. stewart's Body stolen fron
the Vault.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Police head.
quarters was informed, to-day, tha1
the body Of A. T. Stewart was stoler
from the family vault at st. Mark
church, early this morning. The cas-
ket was broken open. Inspector
Dilks, when informed of the robbery
at once issued the folio wing
GENERAL ORDER:
To ALL PREcINcTs-The remains OF
A. I. Stewart were last night stolen
from the family vault in st. Mark'e
church yard. The casket was found
broken and the body removed. The
decomposition Of the remains 10 %
offensive that they cannot be conceal.
cd. This ID apparent from standing
at the opening of the vault, this
morning; consequently II cannot be
taken across the ferries without dis
covery. Cause dilligent search to be
made In your precincts, % the body
was evidently stolen in hope Of re.
ward.
EARLY on the morning of Oct. 7th,
just month ago, the Assistant Sex
ton Of st. Marks church discovered
that Stewards family vault had been
tampered with. A stone slab had
been removed from its position and
the earth disturbed for several feet.
As the slab was not over the opening
OF the vault the thieves did not get ct
the body. The Sexton reported the
matter to Judge Hilton who order
ed the slab placed . few feet from
its true position in order to de-
ceive any one attempting to
steal the body. A wstchman was a.
90 engaged and he patrolled the
graveyard every night until very re-
Gently. The discovery Of the out
rage was made at this morning.
The robbers had removed one stone
from the opening to the vault end
broken open three collins in which
the body was enclosed and carried
away the contents, il 10 supposed, in .
sack. The robbery has caused great
excitement.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
cREEMsAckgR kEARMev.
Some Bloody Red-hot Resolutions
from Dennis kearney-0utler
Pays Dennis o. 900.
necial dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette,

Special dispatch 70 the CINCINNATI 1azeIte.
Boston, Nov. 3.--Last evening and
this afternoon, Dennis Kearny has adj
dressed open air meetings of work.
ingmen at which the most blood
thirsty resolutions have been adopted.
His object is to influence the election
Tuesday. The strongest resolutions
are these:
Resolved, That any manufacturer,
capitalist, or minion of the money
power, who attempts to influence his
employees, or those under him, to vote
against Gen. Butler, shall be suspend
ed by the neck until he is dead.
Resolved, That the hour has come
when extreme measures must be re-
sorted to; and that as a majority Of
the voters of the State are known tO
be in favor of the election as Cover
nor of the friend of the people, Gen,
Butler, II our candidate IL defeated
we, the wOrkingmen of Boston, and
| of the State of Massachusetts,, know.
| ing that he can be defeated only by
unlawful means, shall then unfurl the
red flag ofrevolution, kill and destroy
the minions of capital, and free the
people from tyranny, as the father
did in 1776.
ResolUed, That we now organize in
to police force to protect the ballot
box, and the rights OF our fellow-men
and that we stand ready, on election
day, to take the life of any man, bt
he United States Supervisor or any
other officer, who attempts to debal
voters from exercising the right O
suffrage.
Resolred, That as we, the working
men, are in the majority, we shal
elect our candidate despite the fraud
attempted by our enemies, though
the streets run with blood, and hel
itself boil over; and for the supper
of this declaration, with q firm reli
ance on the protection OF Divin
Providence, we mutually pledsm
each other our lives -aisfort
our sacred hf 500, 3, ,O0
na-s once j.
JrTUNwA, IoWex
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

THERE was man called Gen. But
Ter elected by the democracy to the
U. S. Senate from South Carolina-
the same who has been styled Ham,
burg-massacre Butler-the same who
has been on policy tours with Presi-
dent Hayes--the same who was north
making very conciliatory speeches At
agricultural fairs in some Of the
Northern States this fall. Well, there
is another democrat of that State
very prominent in days gone by in
South Carolina, once . member Of the
U. S. Senate, as democrat, and he
lives in ChArlestown his name IL
Campbell. He is now . candidate
for State Senator ON what is called
the Independent ticket. Campbell
has been making political speeches
and go has Butler this fall, and the
folio wing is an extract from one of
Buffers speeches wherein he goes for
Campbell and really encourages the
murder OF Campbell. Read it:
Let me ask you, my old comrades
Of the Confederate army, what you
would have done il one of your COM
rades had deserted to the enemy on
the eve of battle? (Voices-"We'd
hang him!) just as soon as you
could have recaptured him you
would have tried him before drum
head court-martial and shot him.
What would you have done if one of
your comrades had dogged behind to
rob the dead while you were risking
your life for your country You
would have shot him like q dog.
What are you going to do with your
democratic colleagues who desert on
the eve of battle? (Voices-"Shoot
emf You can't shoot them, but you
can denounce and place them where
they belong, beneath the contempt of
every honest and honorable man.
Cloud cheers.) Ii he deserts to the
enemy on the eve CT q great political
battle in which the future of Charles
ton is involved, he is as much . trait
or to the best interests of his country
as he who, in time OF war, deserts to
the enemy
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.
swAlLs TO HAMPTON.
SueciaI dianot tch tn Tribune

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. AK
State Senator Swails, of South Caro-
lima, has written the following reply
to Wade Hampton's letter, informing
him that the courts were open to him
for the prosecution of those pers0ns
who had assaulted him and driven
him from home:
WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. 4.-Hn
Eecellency Wade Hampton, Governor
of South Carolina:-SIR: Your letter
Of the Oath Of October came to hand
to-day, the contents of which had
been thoroughly and carefully stud
led from ublished copy some days
since, and 1 must say that 1t seems
more special pleading for public
opinion and sympathy than anything
that looks to the righting Of my
wrongs. / have no confidence In an
investigation which may be made by
men who aided and abetted In the
wrong, and fail to see in what way An
investigation by the Solicitor can
gain anything now that the matter 10
under inyestigation by the United
States Court. 1t is no judicial RENEE
dy l ask Of you, but simply, - Chief
Magistrate, to inform those men (who
are the prominent democratic in Will
liamsburg county, that these things
must stop. Then again your Excel
lency carefully abstains from any ref
erence to the matter ofthe 8th of Oct
of which you must have been inform
ed through the public press. Shall .
man be assaulted in his own house by
the acknowledged leaders of party
of which you are undoubtedly the
head, and be coolly told that he must
leave the country in ten days. under
pain of death? Is this the equal rights
guaranteed by the constitution, and
which you have time and again prom.
ised the people of South Carolina
!, sir, have been harassed for the past
two years, by al manner of persecu.
tions, only ON account Of my political
standing in the republican party, and
cannot believe that you sir, have
been ignorant Of these persecutions
What ask 10 this: Shall have the
protection which is given to other
citizens OF the States? In relation to
Justice Steele, do not see how CAT
make charge more specific. have
charged him with dereliction Of duty
and this is susceptible Of proof
Your intimation that have beer
striving to prodnce discord between
the races 10 both unjust and unwar
ranted, which can be proven by m,
record in Williamsburg county dur
ing the last twelve years. am you
Excellency's obedient servant.
s. A. SwAILs,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
SUFFERS BEATING.

To the decent portion of commune
ty, irrespective of party, it is su-
preme satisfaction to know that Ben.
Butler Is so thoroughly beaten In the
gubernatorial race as to effectually
cure him of ambition in that direc-
tiOn. Whatever else he NAV endeay-
or to obtain hereafter, 1t is quite cer-
tain he will let the executive chair of
Massachusetts severely alone. The
rebuke he has received will leave a
mark upon his brazen cheek (which
time must deepen, not efface." DEM
Ocrats have united with republicans
to tell the man who is neither demo-
crat nor republican; who is s.eyery-
thing by turns and nothing long''-
that he Is at the end of his political
rope and can 60 no further. If he
lives long enough, and the stock OF
fools In the Lowell district remains
ndiminished, he may possibly go to
Ngreas again; but bis presence in
pational bear garden cannot do
harm, and may do some good
Negative example. Had he sue
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

In Baltimore, some sixteen years
ago, . private soldier, . little the
worse for liquor. stepped up to .
group Of gentlemen In front Of the
Eutaw House and announced that he
placed his trust ''in Ulysses Grant"
No attention was paid 70 him ct first,
but he repeated, loudly, "Gentlemen,
I place my trust in Ulysses Grant" I"
At this . clergyman felt bound to
reason with him, aud said, 'It's oil
very we'll to have faith In your gen.
eral, my boy, but your trust should
be in higher power. Now, ! have
the utmost confidence In Gen. Grant,
but place my trustin God" "That's
where you're wrong, old man." said
the soldier, "and Tll tell you why.
I put my trust in Ulysses Grant. II
he fails me, I faA back on God. Sup
pose God fails you, whsre's yosr re.
ssrvs3'-Causerie of 6oston Tran
script.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

ceeded in the contest last Tuesday, II
would have shown that cunning and
trickery of the proper quality and
quantity are sufficient to give the
highest honOrs of a state renowned
for its pride and general responsibility
to q person of acknowledged disrepu.
table character and antecedents. For
conceding to Butler an uncommon
amount of energy and brains, his rep.
utatiOn is OF a sort which no honest
and honorable man would care to
have. He is as perfect a demagogue
as this country has ever produced,
and he Is saturated with the worst
vices of demagoguery. Utterly un-
scrupulous and utterly regardless Of
either consistency or propriety; caring
nothing for anybody or anything ex-
cept himself, and willing to sacrifice
everybody and everything for the
sake of accomplishing his personal
ends career exemplifies the in
fiuences which the republic has most
to fear, and which have already dis
graced us in the eyes of the world.
Had this demagogue gained the prize
for which he has struggled so long,
bis triumph would have stimulated to
renewed activity the most dangerous
elements in American politics ele-
ments which even now are sufficient-
" bold and vigorous to reuse the
gravest apprehensions in the mind of
every intelligent lover of American
liberty.
The above is editorial from the st.
Louis Republican and we heartily ap-
prove every word Of it. One of the
most hateful things in American pol
itics is the demagogue. Their role
comes strictly under the old adage of
assuming the livery of Heaven to
serve the devil in" They put on the
livery of reform in loud speeches, but
at heart are purely selfish and utterly
ignore conscience. They only ride on
the top wave occasionally for brief
period and at long intervals, when
the body polite becomes for one cause
or another, diseased. They are car
buncles in politics, precisely the same
as carbuncles are generated from a
diseased human body,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Citizens Of this place, and particu-
lsrly Of Ottumwa, regret the severe
accident which befell Ira A. Myers Of
the latter city, ON Monday evening
last. He WAS returning to this place
in company with A. II. Graves, =
gentleman in his employ, and ct about
s o'clock in the evening, It being then
quite dark, by some means, probably
getting ont Of the road, In : trsacher-
Gus place, the buggy upset. Mr..
Graves sustained no Injury, but Mr..
Myers was not 90 fortunate, having
his thigh badly broken. The acct
dent happened about I miles north
west Of town. Mr.. Myers was
brought to the residence OF james
Ferguson, In this city, where he re
ceiyed every possible care those gen
erous people are capable Of extend
ling, 90 also from the traternities o
(which he 10 . member. -6ioossne
Nescs.
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.MlscEMaMa.
FROM omESTAMDpoImr
ny n. F. BUTTS.

Bf =. n. BUTTE
The mlnister will preach to day
On endless punishment;
No doubt the folks will I'LL the church,
Upon the III sme intent.
should have bought { pair Of gloves;
These arc NOT 1t to wear;
Our pew, you know, Is In plain sight
OF everybody there.
OF course oil men will not be saved
IL my shawl folded straight?
Not many rich, she Bible says,
Willpsss the narrow gate;
!, They have thetr good things In this life :
2 10 not thSt rose awry?-
Iwonder what old Madame Dor
Thinks OF the camel's eye?
she eats from gold, the servants say.
And sleeps in sIlken sheets
Come tn the window, Oracle dear,
The people flll the streets.
Say SOuid You wear your coral pin9-
There fs the second bell
One thinks. In seeing such . crowd,
On the broad road to hell.
Don't let your drsss trail ON the walk;
That silk was very dear;
1hope to see Frank Hertz to-day;
Hs's ra' her lax. fear. b
Iheerd him say, not long ago.
81 don't believe the man
10 living that can cipher out
Our Heavenly fathers plan"
Ipity, should say, If all
And spend their lives In libraries
With logic, do mot know.
Frank says ha studies for himself;
ThAs's Aonsense, when We pay
The minister to think Tor us,
And teach the heavenly way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
Don't DO Il.
From Forest and Stream,

Don't point your gun st yourself.
Don't point your gun ct any one else.
Don't carry your gun so that Its range
includes all your hunting companions.
Don'ttry to find out whether your gun
is loaded or mot by shutting one eye
and looking down the barrel with the
other. Don't use your gun for q
walking-stick. Don't climb over q
fence add pull your gun through muz'
zle foremost. Don't throw your CUR
into . boat 30 that the trigger viii
catch In the seat and the charge b,
deposited in your stomAch. Don
use your gun for sled dge-hammeI
Don't carry your gun full cooked
Don't carry your gun with the ham
msr down. Don't be fool. Don
iyou forget 1t.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
SUMMARY OF TUESDAYS ELEC.
T10MS.

New York's republican majority is
about 5000. Twenty-four of the thir-
ty-six Congressman are republicans
a gain of seven. The legislature is
largely republican, re-electing Conk-
ling to the United States Senate.
Massachusetts - Talbot's majority
over Butler about $4,000. All the
eleven Congressman are republicans.
Legislature strongly republican.
New Hampshire--Hea republican,
elected Governor by about 1000. All
the Congressman are republican, and
the legislature is republican, electing
a U. s. Senator.
Connecticut-No candidate for gov
ernor has majority, but the legisla-
ture, which will elect a Governor, is
republican. Congresmen, three re-
publicans and one democrat -repub-
lican gain of two.
Rhode Island--Both congressman
elect are republicans by large major
tiles.
New Jersey Republicans elect five
of the seven Congressmen-a gain of
two. The legislature is repu blican in
both branches.
Pennsylvania - Hoyt, republican,
for Governor, has a majority Of about
$4,000. Ofthe twenty-seven Congress-
men, eighteen are republicans gain
of one. Legislature largely republi-
can.
WiscOnsin-6ix, and possibly sc ven
of the eight Congressman are repub-
licans. The Milwaukee district is in
doubt, Large republican majority on
joint ballot in the legislature, electing
a United States Senator.
Illinois-Fourteen of the nineteen
Congressman are republican, gain
of three. Republican majority for
State officers, 10000 or more. Legis-
lature republican in both branches.
Michigan = Croswell, republican,
elected Governor by about 10000 ma
jority. The nine Congressman are all
republican, gain of one. Legisla-
ture largely republican.
Minnesota--All three Congressman
elect are republicans, and the State at
large very much SO.
Missouri-The democrats carried
everything, including all of the thir-
teen Congressmen--a gain of three.
Two of the Congressmen-elect are In
dependent-Greenback
Kansas-Ther republicans have elect
ed the three Congressman and large
majority of the legislature.
Nebraska-The republicans sweep
the State by about 10000 majority, in
Guiding the two Congressman and the
legislature.
Nevada The republicans sweep the
State.
In the South the democrats make a
clean sweep, with the exception OF
one republican Congressman in Mary
land, one in Virginia, one in Ken
tucky, and two in North Carolina.
We were in error in stating in yes
terday's issue that the New Jersey
legislature-elect choose u. s. Senator
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THE President and his cabinet, on

THE President and his cabinet, or
the 5th inst.,. had under discussion the
question of what should be done In
reference to the coinage of silver SC
as to avoid the evil effects of the de.
probation in that metal. According
to reports the points raised in the dis.
cussion were the increase of silver In
the dollar so as to bring it up in value.
or the lessening of the coinage of that
metal. The consideration of this
matter by the cabinet was had with
the view of determining what the
President should recommend in his
message to Congress. !.
There is struggle of no mean pro-
portions opened up among the ma
tions of the earth as to what shall be
the money of the world. The Brit
ish financiers and statesmen, far-seeing
and jealous of the controlling position
of that nation, evidently regard it as
wise measure, one that will greatly
inure to their benefit, to be foremost
in accepting the dearer metal, gold, as
the only money, and then raid upon
silver to reduce it's value. 1t is ex-
pected that this course will give exalt-
alton to England among the nations.
To this end we notice, too, that Eng
land is taking steps to demonetize
silver in her India possessions also.
Germany is following hard in the
footsteps of England and has thesame
end and purpose in view. The Lon.
don market therefore, for silver, shows
decrease in the value of silver, and
in spite of the balance of the world
thus far, London quotations are sort
of key to unlock the standard of val
ues. The United States has the abili-
ty, ample and to spare, to checkmate
England in the contest for supremacy
among the nations. There is not a
nation on the globe possessing the re-
sources of the United States to march
to the front. 1t is evident, however,
that some action should be had to
thwart England's movement. She is
after the best and we must in some
manner meet and whip her. What
is the proper and best course to pur-
sue is really a matter of deep con-
cern.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The day has dawned. 1t has grad
ually dawned upon the people that
greenbackism is simply q delusion.
1t has not a substantial fact to rest up.
on, and this the people are beginning
to understand. Its several allegations
against the republican party are un.
true. 1t did not contract the curren-
cy, nor produce the panic nor the
hard times. s.-Pitts6urgh Commercial.