The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-05
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RETURNING BOARD WELLS is in Wash.
ington and demands protection from
SHERMAN & Co.
HAVE the anti silver advocates gained
anything recently by "hitting' the silver
question: Guess not et'
THE organization ,of the anti silver
partyfdonh amount to shucks. Demon
slization is stamped all over it.
The BLAND Silver Bill is being dis
cussed in the q S, Senate, and cussed
by the gold bugs ofSWallstreet.
BAroSErs have lost their grip in the
South; they are no longer available to
shield those who defy the civil authori.
|ties. g. 81 SFA a& &5
TIE Republican haugers.on about the
State House at Columbus die hard. The
organs join their 1groans to those Of the
dying 81 xK Ga 50 2
b Posr NJ MAsrrR GrNERAL KEr attributes
the missending Of letters to persons neg.
lecting to write the name or the & county
on them ~ ,,f,t,..t..f,,se .r..E.lr.ts.el
The N. 7. Herald says: "The Re-
sumption law will Inevitably be repealed
II the Silver bill passes" Certainly,
that will follow.
FoUR thousand dollars are needed to
complete the Tobacco Warehouse at
Beliaire. The Legislature should make
the. appropriation, q =
MATrHEwsf silver resolutions passed
the House On the 2Sth ult by 1S9 ayes
to 7S nays. GARFIELD the only
Ohio member who voted no.
A sEwsliauor law introduced into the
Maine Legislature, Furnishes 'drummers'
for liquor houses by q ine of $1,000
and Imprisonment for one year.
MoxRoE county has had in the last
month twice as m any marriages as any
other county of the same population in
the State. Cambridge Jessr'oaiaa, slst
|alt gaf @ % az at $50
The Republicans, when in power in
Ohio, filled the offices with members of
their own party. The Democrats are
following in the footsteps Of their illus
trious predecessors ) 2fgtnw
How much Cincinnati money Is there
in Columbus, to be placed, to influence the
faverably on the school book
question: The majority in the Legis-
lature can't be bodght y favoflthe mon.
opolists. 81
ARE the Republican papers Of this
District in favor of MATTHEWS silver
resolutions, BLANp's silver bill and
HAKEs Southsrn Pblicyf Don't be
backward; your readers want to know
where You stand. oI0g ftf 2y7-at,
TIE gold bugs in the East are thor
oughly alarmedat the prospect of the
BLAND silver bill becoming Law, veto
or no veto, and are calling loudly, to
HAYES to help them f'in the present
grave crisis" Too late, gentlemen.
A BILL has been offered in the Legis.
latare sppropriating s42, 900 to pay for
Publishing the amendments submitted
BY the Republican Legislature Of last
Winter. We suppose that amount will
go into the account when the organs
shout democratic extravaganza" next
Fall, - 81 ssss as -
/ EkE VoRHEs,Aour Congressman, votes
square on the silver question. every
time By SO doing he correctly repre-.
sents nine-tenihs of bis constituents.
The grosls Of the Republican press in
the District, failed to impress him with
the idea that they represented any one,
except themselves. i.
II is said that Chief Justice SwAYNE,
who was District Attorney for Ohio un-
M y
der President Jackson, is going tp write
a history of "Old Hiekory's Times" -,
Justice SwAYNE was former resident OF
Noble county; his parents are, webelieve,
buried near Kennonsburg; a brother still
|iivesain that vieinity@t'usd,eett Press
CoseREss,ron 2Sthult, puti.s foot
down hard on the question OF granting
subsidies to corporations. Mr.. BAKER,
Of Indiana, jntroduced; . resolution, that,
in the present condition Of the country,
the sense of the House was against
granting subsidy tosanys corporations :
1t was passed by H5 yeas 10 IS nays -
VAN voted right on that, too.
AFTER HAYEs' election in 1875, hiE
Adjntant General WIKoFF, removed
LOUIS SroEHR, soldier, from the posi-
ton of Superintendent of the Arsenal
The Republican papers didn't shed |
single tear,eyer that soldiers removal
Now when a. man, who lost his arm
firing salute over THURMAN's defeat il
1857, is removed bya Democratic Ad
Ijutant General from position in th,
Estate House, and soldier put in BIZ
place who lost an arm in battle, thes,
same Republican papers veil themseive
boarse about it.
THE Returning Board rascals in Lou
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