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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote the STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC ticket.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

We have before us the Chicago LegM Adc,s-
er, wholly non partisan publication, but
which has always taken deep interest in our
public school system. After skctching the
history of our state public schools at some
length, and detailing how, through the bung.
| ling of AN unfortunate succession of lncOmpe.
tent state superintendent, the system kept
running from bad to worse, the article pro-
cccds:
At this iunCturc, Samuel NJ Ettcr was elect
ed superintendent of Public Instruction. I'm.
mcdialcly on entering upon the duties of his
office, he commenced To minglc with the
teachers, school officers, and tax payers as well,
in different parts of the State He visited per
sonally large number of schools and lnstitu-
tons OF learning; attended hundreds of Teach
crs' Institutes, besides II very large number OF
School Officers Meetings and Educational
| Conventions. To correct the existing evils,
and to perfect our Common School system has
been his constant aim. His numerous decs-
ions upon various points of the School law, so
far rs we have been able 10 learn have been
consistent with the principles of the Constitu-
| ton; and by this wise construction Of the law
and by hls close, careful and personal super
vision OF the schools, and by his wise Counscls
and advice he has increased the efficiency of
our Educational System, reduced the expenses
of the schools, decreased the school indebted
ness, and secured more iudicious manage.
ment of the School Fund than had previously
existed. lie Is not II politician, nor does he
regard politics rs in any SENSE belonging to
his office. The people have tried him for the
past four years, and his record shows him to
be- just what they believed him to be, Il man
of experience, II man of good common sense,
of sound judgment of doTHrigM hOneStH OF
greH cficiencN and withal great economist
Surely it is hard TO conceive that, whatever
else may be the result of the election in this
state next Tuesday, the people can be SO un.
wise as to supersede Mr. Eiler by clecting n
man Of such acknowledged ordinary abilities
and no experience rs Mr.. Sladc, the Rcpubli-
can candidate, 10 say nothing of such rattle.
brain as Frank Hall, the candidate of the
tiatlsls
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Many are asking whether Mr, Brooks is IA
hard ar soft money man. Wethink Mr. Brooks
should state his position on this alLimportant
question OF national finance, which lac would
he called To act upon If elected. Nocandidat'
for Congress, in thesr times, has 4 right To
shirk stating his position in uneIuivocal
terms-y0iiH GrotHbacksr
Mr. Brooks stated 20 the committee that in.
formed him Of his nomination emphatically,
and since then has said Dozen Of times on
the stump, that he endorsed fully and without
reservation the Illinois Democratic platform
as adopted ty the last Democratic state con.
vention and Alexander Campbell himself has
said that twas a. good a grocnback platform rs
the one adopted by Nationals The raising of
this question by the editor of The Grec"jachsr,
living in Br0ukS'~ oWn town. involves more
meanncss than is ordinarily covered Ivy a
square lie
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote the STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC ticket.

CHICAGO KUKLUX.-Last Sundays Chicago
Times untoldS Il tale sufficient to make ones
each particular hair stand on end with horror
about IL bloody secret kukluX organization
among the Irish and Roman CATHOLICS notably
in the 9TH and lth wards OF that city. The or
ganiZation is claimed to be $500 strong, bound
together 10y trighttul oathS, and having for its
primary object the control of the balance OF
power in politics, 80 that, like certain national
greenbaclI leaders, 1t can sell out to the men
or parties that pay the best Beyond that,
however, the organization means communism
in its uglicst form should the supply of bread
whisky fail otherwise. No other paper has
the news. and as the story of the ItaoS is in.
trinSically improbable especially n to Catho-
lie Ir>umcn, among wnum secret societies are
next To impossible, nobody'S sleep seems To be
disturbed by tn" revelation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

We are IN receipt of "A circular callnga con.
vention at Chicago on the 10Th Of November
to which the president and cabinet, the govern.
ors of the several states, members of the L. s
senate and House, foreign ministers from South
America, China and Japan, and representa-
tives from all chambers of commerce, boards
Of trade, &c, in the country are invited, the
object of said convention being 10 consider
and suggest the best means Of extending oui
trade with foreign countries, particularly in
North and Sorih America and Eastern ASA
Geo. 5. Bowen. Ogden Building, Chicago
can DC communicated with on the subject
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote for WM. 5. BROOKS for Congress

The Chicago TimeS in its character of gen.
eral cesspool of all that is nasty and pruricnt,
IN last Sundays edition published a horrible
story of practices in the ST. Francis monastery
at Quincy charging upon its priests the most
shocking dcbauchcry. The poor dcmentcd girl
upon whose story it based these charges in her
every word and action showed that she was
mentally and morally irresponsible and only
giving currency 10 the widest and most IRA
tional and impossible iancics. Finally. on the
22d inst she died. contcssing with her last
breath that her monstruus story was tlbric't,
ton, and post mortsw examination showed
that it was physical absurdity. Yet This was
the only vindication possible for the men who,
for time at least and through the bcaSline,s
of the Times, stood in dangcro of being seriously
injured through her mcndacty and deceased
D III . fFtf o NJ IN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote the STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC ticket.
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.

| The democrats of Ottawa had splendid
rally at the Opera House on Tuesday evening
and were addressed by Hons. John Forsythe
and VIM J. Hyncs, of Chicago. Both made
able and telling speeches. The speech of Mr.
Forsythc was full oftacts and figures and cinch,
| ing arguments, showing up with startling Wv.
| illness the viciousncss Of the whole course of
the financial legislation of the republican party
for the last fifteen years, all its tendency being
shaped by and in the interest of the money
power TO the grinding down of the toilmg
masses
But it remained for Mr. IIynes to wake up
the audience to the top height of enthusiasm
He is the most eloquent political speaker we
had heard at Ottawa III many years. born or.
ator-mingling facts, arguments, humorous
sallcs and thrilling bursts of eloqucnce in such
a rushing, coruscating torrent as to bear down
everything before it. The speech not only eN-
cited the utmost enthusiasm for the orator him
self but for the cause which he advocated with
such consummate effectiveness. The effect of
his mastery effort will he seen at the polls next
Tuesday
The same parties (Mcssrs. Forsythe and
lIynes) addressed large democratic rally at
La Sale on Wednesday evening and another
at Streator on Thursday evening, at both of
which they excited the utmost enthusiasm for
the Democratic cause and left the republican
leaders and their efficient congcncrs the Ma
tional G. b. leaders feeling decidedly uncom-
Portable about the gills
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

GREESBACK TALK!-The Peoria Natjoa0
Uemocrat, an uncomprOmising advocate Of
the principles Of the National OF Grcenback
party, after looking over the field, comes u
the conclusion that little good sense ought
to prevail among voters in Illinois. 1t says
thus pointedly:
We should think that after the elections held
in OHIO and Indiana, the Nationals in Illinois
would see that duty dictated To them To vote
with the Democratic party, and make the
greenhlck policy doubly sure in this State
and thereby aid the general cause. Had they
done this IN ONO they would have succeeded
on the State ticket by over $4,000 majority, as
shown by the official vote, and would have
elected at least three more Congressman II
the Nationals of Illinois would vote with the
Democratic party, Illinois would give at lcas,
10000 majority against the national bank par
", elect two-thIrdS of the legislature and carry
at least IL out of the 10 Congressional districts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote for LYMAN II. TOWER for Senator

The Ottawa RepaJItcm cXultingly announ.
ces that ii is informed by certain Ottawa lead.
crs of the National Grecnback organization
that the speech Of Mr.. Ilyncs at the Opera
House ON Tuesday evening succeeded but in
differently in pcrsuading the Nationals to
drop their own candidates and vote for demo
Gratis. As most of the National q. b. leaders
are believed to be in the pay Of John Sherman
ana working in the interest of the Republican
party, nothing Is more likely than that they
would make such statement The vote next
Tuesday, however, will tell whethcrih the leaders
are as able rs they imagine they are to make
good their sale of the rank and file of their
party to the republicans.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Encr Anderson cncloses Us in An envelope
a small poster reading, Vote for VIM. :
Brooks for Congress" and writes ON the back
of it: "GrcenbackS is what | want; hard
money men can't win" Very good, Encr
Brooks is greenback man, standing on the
Illinois democratic platform, which is green
back all over; Hayes is a hardmoncy, nation
al bank republican; Campbell is fiat-money
maniac, opposed To gIccuharks you mus
vote for Brooks You surely can't be such d
fool as to help elect Hayes by throwing
your vote away on Campbell, who stands =,
more chance OF being elected than Of riding
ON broom handle 10 the moon.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote for LYMAN H. TOWER for Senator
REMEMBER!

A vote for John s. Armstrong for state sena
tor next Tuesday is half vote for Samuel X
Lewis, the Republican candidate
We have reason to know that Mr. John 5
Armstrong is at heart so good Il Dcmocratthat
he would secretly prefer to have his friend,
vote for Lyman II, Tower, the Democratic
candidate Mr. Armstrong knows that hi,
own election is out of the question lIewoulc
gladly have declined weeks ago in favor OF
Mr. Tower if it had done him any good; hui
he knew very well that the only result would
have been the placing Of another man ON the
National ticket
The red-hot national leaders, it is to be born,
in mind, are mostly former republicans, ant
those who are not in the pay Of John Sherman
and secretly working for the success of the re
publican party care at least nothing for tn,
democratic party as against the republicans
and are DESTROYS only of getting such a Ma
tional Grcenback vote at the polls next Tues
day as to show themselves in possession of tn,
balance of power and thus in position wv,
iicdu 'hc lt"d'ISj at tiC h'N' 'lV'll'ii W S'l
out" Do the honest Grccnback voters Whi
care only for the triumph of their principles
desire to elect hard-money, national bank re
sumptionist repubhcansto the state senate anC
congress, 50 that they themselves 0he voters
may be capital in the hands Of Doc. Garfield
Fawcct Plumb, and that crew to trade of like
cattle for cash or fat offices at the next cleo
ton?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Since the October elections it has been de-
tcrmineu in the Cabinet council that the Re
publican party must advocate pure, unadulter-
ated hard money. The edict has gone forth.
No more playing greenback by loyal Repuhii-
can speakers and papers.-7tmcs.
Meantime. however John Sherman keeps
the west full of National Greenback orators To
fool the Nationals into voting separate tickets
50 rs 10 divide up the Democrats and secure
the election Of Republican congressman and
legislatures
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The city of Glasgow Bank which lately fail
cd for fifty millions of dollars, had AN author
lied note circulation of $3G0,000 but the man
ayers (all presumably honest money men
illegally increased it TO between three millions
and three and half millions and the fellow:
who had "redeemable" bills are out in the cold
pro rata. Nice plan this 'coin-redemption
scheme is-NdtiOHdi GretHbdck organ
What's the matters Amt We fiat money
advocates all in favor of an "irredeemabe'
currency!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The practical operations of fiat money
are illustrated in an extract from the records
of Waldboro, Maine, in l1S0-Sl.
March 80 i7S0-Voted ten thousand
pounds, to be worked out on the highways
this year, in mems labor, at forty dollars per
day. Nov. Z 17S0-Yoied TO pay the select
men sixty dollars per day, for the years 70 and
80. April;l0, l7Sl-Voted ten thousand pounds
TO be worked out on the highways this year
at sixty dollars per day, mems wages.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
ORR CLUBBING,

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with thetolowing publications. furnishing both
at the prices named, postage prepaid The OF
fer-open to old subscribers or new at any
post Office IN the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county:
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. 10
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Tribune. 100
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Inter-
Oftdt 80 49,
FnrE TRApER and Prairie Farmer. ........ 800
FREE TRADER and either of Harper's publ
FRrr TRADER and Sc,jbner. 475
FREE TRADER nd Godcy's Ladies' Book.... $40
FRrv 'TKAprR and Lire Stock Jo,,,.nal ....... 3l5
FREE TRADER and Phrnoiogicdi Journal. ... 80
FREE TRADER and 81. Nich0tds. ............ 80
FREE TRADER and DemorSfs Nonhly...... 3S5
FREE TRADER and Litteifs Licing Age..... SO
FREE TRADER and Western Rnjdt. ..,....... 40
FREE TRApEp and .Noore's R,uui Netc Yorker $50
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The leaders of the National Greenlack or
ganization show their true character in Louisi
ana where they have sold out in advance t.
the republicans and nominated the notorious
returning board thieves J. Madison Wells anC
Thos. C. Anderson for congress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

There are lunaGcs yet in the world who be-
quite as well TO believe in perpetual motion as
in fiat money. Both run directly counter to
the established laws of nature
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The republican papers all over the state
prominently announce National &. g. meetings
and puff their orators, but even the little twi
light republican Times in Ottawa hasn't yet
found out that there was II grand democratic
rally at the Opera House on Tuesday evening
addressed by Forsythe and Hynes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02
Vote for NyM. :. BROOKS for Congress

The two grccnbick congressman from Iowa,
Viewer and Gillette came to Illinois last week
i',,rr',r- - 'a' Gle" stump IN hchnlf of the
anil national ,aah nnn"poly -rcrnhack cause.
Finding, however that the >o-CalIcd National
Grccnhacll party we're fighting the democrats,
ny whose votes these Iowa gentlemen were
elected Ia congress- ;hcy have gone home in
hi-nn.i
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The Morris iadepeade0t publishes wood cut
pictures of the late City Marshal Ennch T
Hopkins and his murderer Charley" Miller
The ore looks like the pictures al the head oi
liallowoy's pill advertisements and lhc othcl
like the picture usually seen with the adycr
'iNcment of EmcrSon's Hair Restorative %
course the resemblance i purely accidental.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

The great depression III TRACE now prevail
ing in India may be judged Of from the fac
that there are at present about $50 vessels ly
ing IN the port Of Calcutta, only six of which
have charters for fresh voyage.
All because greenbacks are at par.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Gov Cullom, we are glad TO see by a Spring
field dispatch, has given Magic, the state
printer expert, the grand bounce. W !. Smith,
of Woodstock, takes his place.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-02

Remember that vote for Hayes and the Re
publican party is II vote for still further con
traction and an increased number of bank
rllDlries
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-15
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

The third iustalmeat of The Political Ad-
ventures of Lord Baaconsfeld," in the Fort
nightly, relates to tbs "heavy" period of that
cratic statesman's Iife-from 1887 to 1852
when he was busy in Parliament The Pre-
mier is described as wearing at the outset "the
livery of Peel;' then, "with ribbons in his hat
and tabor in his mouth, be masqueraded as a
rural swain, dancing with his Young England
companions round May-pole; and finally, in
the Dreeches and topboots of a stage squire, he
smacked his hunting whip against his thigh,
denouncing the vilany of the traitor Peel who
had deceived him and other supplemented
gentlemen into belief that he was Protec-
Zionist, and a friend Of the land and of the
corn laws, when he was nothing but a manu-
facturer and free.trader." His rapid changes
OF costume and character are said to resemble
those "of the elder and younger Mathews in
some of their startling transformations" Tho
satirist is felcer in tone when, speaking again
of Mr.. DisraelPs relations with Sir Robert Peel,
he says: "For time be was the umbra of the
Prime Minister. Soon the fervent blessings of
the mendieant are exchanged for doubtful and
angry looks, and afterwards for threats and i'm
precautions"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-15

"IHe very man OF all others arho has the
dc epest interest in sound currency, and
,oho suffers most By naischieuous legislation in
money matters, Is the man auho earns his ddi-
ly bread By his daily toll. 4 deprecated cur
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling betpeen morning and noon, and fal-
ling still lo,uer betaoeen noon and night, these
things constitute the oery harvest time of spec
alators, and of the aohole race Of those aoho are
at once idle and crafty. 4 disor-
dered currency Is one of the greatest political
euils. 1t undermines the rirtues necessary for
the support Of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its hnppiness
1t aodrs against industry, tragality and econ
omy, and it fosters the eoil spirits of e1trau-
agance and speculation. Of all the contri-
rances for cheating the loboring classes of
mankind, none has been more efectual than
that pohich deludes them loith paper money.
This is the most efectual Of Intentions to fer
tihze the rich mans fields by the speat of the
poor mans bro,o. Ordinary tyranny, oppres-
sion, ercessiue taration, these bear lightly mp
on the mass OF the community, compared ,oith
currencies and the robberies COM
mitted By deprecated paper" r."-Daniel
Webster