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,
And fierce and strong, and all day long,

And when night closed on us, why we
Had won n famous victory
''But tell me what the victory meant,
And what you fought about;
And tell me how the Democrats
That were with you, came out?''
''Why that cannot do, " said he;
"But twas a famous victory"
.In hope and strength we waded in,
But when the day was done
OF all our numerous candidates
We hadn't elected one
We hadn't a point, that / could see,
But twas a famous victory"
'By noon, our party strength was gone,
And we kept right on the wane;
And the chill, cold hand of death lay on
The Democrats of Maine,
But still they said-I can't just see
That twas a famous victory.
"We never elected a candidate,
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cOntroIIer, as 1t proved In this Instance. In
very important respect then national bank
hafpr oon.IIu CO..

currency being equally safe as to value, is
vastly superior TO greenbacks, and every think
Ing business man knows that IL is so.
And now, my fellow-citizens, TASK you in all
candor and soberness, would It not be an act of
wicked folly, for reasons f1imsy, without the
least prospect of any solid advantage, not only
man in the country knows, Is not only the best
we ever had. but better than any other we are
likely TO have; but to destroy il at q moment
when with 1t the resumption of specie payments
Is easy, and without IL impossible; SO that IL
would have to be invented If it were not in ex-
lstence; destroy it while the Industrial energies
Of the nation, after a long and painful period of
paralysis and distress, are at last slowly and
timidly venturing forth again; and when, above
all, thorough confidence is needed TO quicken
the circulation of the blood in the social and
body; and then just at such mo-
ment to destroy the only great institution that
has successfully passed the crucial test of a ter
rible crisis, and therefore quietly does command
universal confidence, and that institution the
banking system, the most indispensable fnan-
ctal agency of all business transactions?
Ay, TO start on a revival of business with
general breaking up of good, reliable banking
systemic inspire confidence with an earfh-
quake. Why, gentlemen, the idea is so utterly
who ever thought of it must blush with shame
at his own folly when he calmly inquiries into
the full meaning and consequences Of the prOpO-
sitiOns. Certainly no man of common sense
need be told that under such circumstances IL is
the only wise policy to keep the good things we
have and let well enough alone
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES..
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they are indebted for this revolution.
What, in the name of common sense, do'
Mr.. Speer mean by scoldng the Democrat
rank and file for running after strange godsP
is the belI-wether of the flock, and it was
who first jumped into the greenback pasture
And now he is after the lambs with a shar
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rate that IL was necessary 10 proclaim lnat Ih'
party elected a Congressman In Vermont?
such a man was elected, what is his nam'
Perhaps the fat money men have gone out
the business of making fat money and take
up the business of making fat Congressmer
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| HI uU1NLls
Its Worth to WOrkingmen,
The Record of the Past Reviewed al
Some Length.
The Fate OF our Continental Currency
The Experiment by France, and
the ResuIt-ShaII History
be Repeated?
Though one might imagine after reading the
arguments of the advocates of "fat money!
tnat IL Involved new discovery in the realm oi
finance, the idea originated many hundred
years ago, had It's complete elaboration in the
issue of irredeemable paper, and worked wide
spread and irretrevabe ruin TO the expert
menters. The best authenticated of the early
experiments with fiat money was made in this
country exactly $50 years ago. The colonies OF
| Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut
| tried the experiment in 172S. II was an era OF
hard times. The people-or the demagogues for
| them-demanded the creation of loan banks
/ which should lend money to men short of funds
| Such banks were created, and issued notes TO
borrowers payable in sixteen years, with use at
! four and six per cent. These notes were made a
legal tender, and the colonial governments took
mortgages on the real estate of the borrowers
OF course these borrowers borrowed on longer
or shorter time. depending upon the date when
| the loan was effected. Those who came in five,
six, and eight years after the period of the crea
tion of the fat money, had so many years fewer
in which TO use and repay the loans. These COM
planned that they did not get their share of the
| favors of fiat money, and demanded larger
loans TO make good the reduction In time.
Thus more and more of the fiat money was
turned into the channels of the circulation,
and every new issue deprecated all that had
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L. Ei M
HOYT.
A CANDIDATE WITH PRINCIPLES.
The Next Governor Reviews the Situation
Labor, Honesty and Coin-His Speech at
Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia.
1 represent the organized agencies which the
great Republican party have set up and propose
to sustain In this State in the interest of good
government.
Eighteen years ago million and a half Of men
armed and went down TO battle that the nation
might live. The enemy in front resisted to the
death, and thousands in our midst declared and
resolved in convention that war for that pur-
pose must fail. You vindicated yourselves as
men who possessed the brain and purpose of the
inheritors of an interest in a great ancestral
right and an Inherited intelligence, and pluck TO
maintain that right. That fight, fellow citizens,
you won Your flag still bears all It's blazing
stars. and floats over every parapet and fort of
the Republic THE applause which greeted
Colonel Hoyt here warmed him up and he went
on with vigor.
THE NATION MUST LIVE HONESTLY.
To-day you are marshsiled that the nation
may live, honestly. AS you once held the peo-
pie TO the great lessons of fortitude, self-denia
and suffering, so now you, and you Alone are
TO organize that herolsm which shall compel
honesty In public matters, honesty in private
affairs. You are to maintain the public In
tegrity. that governmental dishonesty may not
debauch the sentiment of Individual Integrity.
A great debate is now going forward between
the American people. The only organized body
of men who embody and proclaim the truths in
government and finance is the Republican
party. For twenty-five years the Democratic
party has had no vital and efficient contact
with the actual ideas organized In our insti-
tutions. Democratic men went shoulder 10
shoulder with Republicans to the trenches TO be
torn and mangled, and to the battle front to die
The Democratic party, as party, never put
itself honestly and sincerely in actual sympathy
with the people. 1t did not keep abreast of the
ri,N off, In lncf
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as ever, he is a lost SOUL
Oh, Mr.. Devices vas it necessary to pu'
lish and send abroad such whopper as In;
about Vermont? Is the N. G. L. case so desp
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manipulation, and sustained by that alone Il
partisan ends. No sooner was the course of u
Republican party placed before the people
unmistakaoie terms In favor of honest none
than the reaction became decisive. Subs:aI
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1t pays IN the long run 70 Tell the IruIh, Nj
Devices.
The recent elections in the west show col
clusively that the supposed popularity OF irre
deenable money in that quarter was wholly
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the Reasons Therefor.
The cipher dispatches have forever put at
rest the allegations that the Democratic party
has entered unnn the stage of decay. Its leaders
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CAMPAIGN THOUGHTS. II
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KELLEY.
HIS VIEWS ON WOODS TARIFF.
A, AppeaI To Common Sense-The Cen,an-
niaI the Growing Glory of Our First
Century-Gcneral Considerations,
But If II could be shown that Ii favors free
trade, 1t would simply prove that 1t is an al
tempt TO resist the tendency and drift of the
age. England herself begins to realize the sad
mistake she made when she failed to coufine
freedom of trade with her ports to raw mate
rails and food. On the Sd of last month Mr..
Ernest Seyd, before the British Society of Arts
in London, reiterated his belief in the abstract
doctrine of free trade, and said:
"I will admit that the increased imports are
due partly to foreigners forcing goods here; but
there is this year already falling Off 10 the i'm
norris. | will further admit that our habits are.
perhaps, too luxurious. Although L am a thor
ough free trader, am aware that such luxuri-
Gus habits cannot be checked by mere moral
there is soon a better balance between our i'm
ports and exports, there is really no other
method of efecting this than by a partial return
TO protection.
Here is q pamphlet with which the British
Islands have been flooded within the last few
months. 1t is Lord Bateman's plea for limited
protection or for reciprocity in free trade. Let
me read the closing paragraph:
~ appeal 10 the common sense and to the
patriotism of my countrymen, and if they are
convinced how great has been the fallacy of our
free-tr trade policy without reciprocity, 1t is for
them to say, as 1 believe sincerely they will
say, whether return TO policy of limited pro-
lection is not the true and simple solution of
our present difficulties, and will tend to re-
treve our losses, increase our revenue, tighten
our burdens, bring peace, contentment and en-
ployment TO Orhr working classes, and teach
them and us TO bless the day which restored the
old policy and the old watchword of protection
to native British industry" "
The cotton 10 rtls of England are demanding the
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=! mt TT
MINI NTN

l. CAN nlIltIN
The HllnOrS of the Canvass
The Battle Fought by the Democracy
In Maine.
Famous Victory for Somebody, as Seen
Through Piece Of Smoked
GIass-The History
In Verso.
1t was an aged Democrat,
Whose locks were thin and gray,
To him his little grandson spoke
And said, "Now, gran'pa, say,
Tell of the fight in Maine TO me,
md hny ha VII
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IDEAS THE CANVASS SUGGESTS.
Brief Pleading for Honesty I'm Politics as
Well as I'm Business, and Some OF
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! S TT F T

UEAlOCRACY.
Is the Party to be Trusted?
Corrupt, UnprIncipIed, and a Foe to
American Industries.
Guilty Of Treason-EIshonesty and Repu-
diation-A Friend to Rebel Claims
and Foreign Pauper Labor
and Spectators.
There is nothing nobler grander within the
range of human capabilities than forgiveness
| and forgetfulness of injuries. There is no surer
| mark OF goodness and even greatness than this
indicates in individuals, and in almost all cases
what is wise and noble in Individual action is the
| same with parties or governments. Upon every
citizen of this Commonwealth, however, rests
| a responsibility; every voter has a duty TO per-
form. He owes IL TO himself to those who have
| gone before, but much more TO those who will
| come after and Inherit the good or evil which he
| transmits. Therefore, forgiveness and forget
fulness of Injuries which purely concern our
selves must not be confounded with those
in which we have only passing and
transitory interest. If the Democratic
party is ever permitted 10 return TO power,
1t will be effected by the combination of
two things. The people will forgive and forget
the wickedness and the evils Democracy has
wrought and remember only the reproach which
few prominent Republican traitors 10 their party
have brought upon the country. 1t seems al
most superfluous TO go over the long list OF
crimes against law and order, against human
rights and liberty, against the true interests OF
America, which the Democratic party has
been guilty OF. On every hand are evidences OF
their recklessness, of their treason, of their
treachery and betrayal of American industry.
Almost within the memory OF the youngest voter
who Will go to the polls on the 5th OF Novem-
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NlEGKIlI.
Able Argument for Honesty.
Secretary Schurz's Views on the Finan-
cial and Political Situations.
An Exhaustive Resume Of the Causes
Which Led to the Panic Of 1873
The Way to Avoid a
Repetition.
Extracts from speech delivered in Cincin-
natl September 2S, 1873:
WHAT ARE THE FACTS?
There was, indeed, contraction of our paper
currency from 1865 to 1868. But the business
collapse did not occur after 1868. 1t came five
years later, and those five years, between 1868
and 1873, are generally regarded as years of un-
common prosperity. Now what happened with
the currency between 1868 and 1873? In 1868 con-
traction was stopped. In 1869 the amount of
paper currency outstanding was S693, 9i6, ,056 61.
In 1870 IL was $780, S75 500 49, In 1871 it was S717
S5, T51 06 In 1872 it was S73S, 903 81. In 1873
it was $3.50, O62, 1868 81. This statement includes
not only the greenbacks, the national bank
notes and the fractional currency, but also the
State bank circulation, the demand notes, the
one and two years. notes of 1868, and the COM
pound interest notes. Thus itappears that dur
ing several years preceding the crash OF 1s73 the
currency was not only not contracted, but very
materially increased, so that in 1873 it amounted
TO over s56, GOO, coo more than in 1869. The fact
then stands thus: The currency was contracted
between 1865 and 1868, and several years of pros
perity followed. The currency was expanded
| from 1863 TO 1873, and the collapse of business
occurred. might even add that between 1873
and 1871 the currency was expanded from $780,
1868 "a to s1sl $780, 916 OIL, that is TO say over
thirty -one millions, and yet the depression was
not only not relieved, but grew in distressing
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and fraud more satisfactorily, not even wher
Tammany used TO colonize Connecticut jus
prior TO the April elections. If any man car
read the cipher dispatches and still say that tn
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McCULLOCH.
soIrND FrNANCIER'S VIEWS.
Some Democratic Campaign Facts Refuted
by Statements from a Party Acquainted
with the Subject-Read and Reflect.
| To the Editor of the Tribune.
| Sir: There exists to some extent misapprehen-
sion In regard TO the character and purposes oil
the7 31Oth notes issued by the government In 1864
and 1865. 1t has been stated by the Imitation
Journal, and Iterated and reiterated by Imitation
speakers, that these notes were issued as money.
This statement has been in a measure confirmed
by remarks attributed TO General Spinner, but
| the statement is only partially true, and as TO
a comparatively small part OF the first issue.
The exigencies of the Treasury in 1864 and the
early part of 1865 were so great that the Secre-
tary was compelled TO avail himself of all
means under his control TO meet the enormous
requirements of the War and Navy Depart
ments, and, authorized as he was TO sell these
notes. or to use them in payment of debts due
by the government, he did direct that some OF
them should by sent to the army paymasters
and TO the Assistant Treasurer in San Fran
cisco, with Instructions, however, that they
should be paid only TO such soldiers and other
creditors as might be willing TO receive them.
They were not used nor intended 10 be used as
money, but as securities, which the creditors
might receive or decline TO receive at their own
good pleasure. According 10 my present recol-
lection, all of the notes which which were used
for the payment of soldiers were SO used while
Mr.. Chase was at the head of the Treasury De-
partment; and 1 speak advisedly (for was in
daily communication with him) when l say
that IL was not his Intention or expectation that
they should be even temporarily a circulating
medium. He was hard pressed for money, and he
was also anxious that the soldiers should save
much as was possible of their hard-earned
wages; and he thought, as these notes bore
high rate of interest, and were convertible at
maturity into 500 six per cent. gold bonds, that
they would be gladly received and held as an in
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itself honestly and sincerely in actual sympathy
with the people. 1t did not keep abreast of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-19

Mr.. Edwin Clifford and his Theatrical
troupe will give two performances at Tur-
ner Hall, Friday and Saturday evenings OF
this week, June 2lst and 22d. On Friday
evening will be presented the plaJ of "Jane
Eyre" or the Orphan of Lowwood, followed
by the laughable farce Of "Dodging for a
Wife" Mr.. Clifford is at the head of q
fine theatrical combination, containing ex-
cellent dramatic ability, and we bespeak for
the company good houses during their brief
stay among US. We clip the following from
one of the Milwaukee papers:
Manager Clifford, and his new and talent
ed troupe, were greeted last night at the
Grand Opera House by one of the largest
and most fashionable audiences ever drawn
together there for such a purpose. And
the audience, on the other hand ere treat
ed to an entertainment the most pleasing
and deserving ever rendered from the stage.
Clifford has succeeded in getting together a
combination Of talent rarely found in lone
troupe and richly deserves the cordial sup.
port ofour people in his endeavor to keep
together a company capable of producing
first-class pieces in first class manner.
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IAN Undenia BILE Truth.

You deserve to suffer. and if you lead a
miserable, unsatisfactory life in this beau
tiful world, it is entirely your own fault
end there is only one excuse for you
your unreasonable prejudice and skepticism
which has killed thousands. Personal
knowledge and commcn sense reasoning
will soon show you that Green's August
Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint,
or Dyspepsia, with all its miserable effects,
such as sick headache, palpitation eff the
heart, sour stomach, habitusl costiveness,
dizziness of the lead, nervous prostration,
low spirits. &c. It's sales now reach eveay
town on the Western Continent and not a
Druggist but will tell you Of its wonderful
cures. You can buy Sample Bottle for
10 cents. Three doses will relieve you.
For sale by G. h H. T., Eberle. J. H.
Schultz or K. Schubert.
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the Legislature, in behalf of the interest of
| our city, after which AID. Bennett, offered
| the following resolution:
ResolUed, That the thanks of this Board
be and hereby are rendered to Hon. H.
Finn, Member of Assembly. for his unir-
ing care OF, and attention to the welfare of
this city during the Revision of the Statutes,
and especially before the the Committee on
Revision in Madison. Resolution unani-
moualy adopted.
The Health Commissioner of this city,
DR.. Wigginton, presented his semi-annual
report on the sanitary condition of this city,
which was read by him.
On motion of Aid. Finn, so much of the
Health Commissioners report as relates to
the drainage of the LIST, 5th and 7th wards,
was referred to the aldermen of the respec-
tive wards, and the report ordered to be
printed with the proceedings and to be filed
The Clerk laid before the Board the month
ly statement with The City Treasurer for the
month of May, 1878, which was by him
read.
On motion Of Aid Finn, the same was
ordered to the printed and filed.
On motion, Board adjourned.
G. BECKMAN, City Clerk.
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Obituary.

Mrs. Sarah Manning, died at her resi-
dence in the I'd ward, Monday evening,
June l7th 1878, of dropsy, after sickness
of about three months, aged 60 years. Mrs.
Manning leaves three sons, John Naming,
OF Madison, engineer on the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway, Charles and
William Manning, of DEBORAH, Iowa, and a
daughter, Sarah, who has always resided
with her mother. Mrs. Manning was ma
tive OF Ireland and came to v atertown in
ls49, Her funeral was held this (Wednes
day. morning at St. Bernard's Catholic
church.
Mrs. Agnes B. Mitchell, mother of Mrs
James Hill ofthis city, died at her resi-
dence at Falkirk, Scotland, on Saturday,
June LIST, 1878, aged Sc years. ~
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The Extraordinary Weather.

We have got so far along in June with
outiany serious pretense 10 really hot wealth
er that it begins to look very much as if
we shall wait as vainly for Summer as we
did for Winter last. Some of the jokers are
suggesting that the Zodiac has been taken
up for repairs, and that we need not look
for return to the normal SUGGESTIONS of
seasons until it is put down again, and the
situation makes the joke look very much
like sober reality.-St. Louis Republican,
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A Suicide.

Wednesday afternoon last, the 18th inst,
the lifeless body of Mr.. Carl Prange was
found suspended from beam in his barn
in the lst ward, the unfortunate man hav.
ing committed suicide by hanging himself.
The rash act is supposed to have been caused
by alteration of mind, brought on by
financial embarrassments. His actions,
however. were never such as to arouse the
suspicion of his family that he would ever
take his own life, and consequently the
news of his sad taking off was matter OF
great surprise to the community. Mr.
Prange leaves wife but had no children.
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Person al.

Mr.. Frank Revell, q torm'r Watertow a.
boy, now residing at lie Mars, Iowa,
visiting friends in this city and vicinity.
Mr.. Charles H. Potter, former resident
of Watertown, but late years residing a
Boston, is in town on visit to his relatives
and friends ~
Mr.. John McArde, of the firm OF Nc.
Ardle h Lynch On the West side, started
for Colorado, thursday of last week for the
benefit of his health.
Mr. L. W. Bennett, of Burr Oak, Iowa,
an old 2eth regiment boy, and for many
years resident of the town of Waterown,
has been on visit of several days in this
city and vicinity. Mr. Bennett gives g
glowing account of the crop prospects in his
section of the country and claims Iowa as
the banner state for agriculture and Re-
publican msjorities.
Rev. W. Everez. pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Colum bus, exchanged pull
pits with Rev. w. A. Hendrickson last
Sunday.
Rev. j. Britton, of Fort Atkinson, was
elected Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge
of Masons at their meeting last week in
Milwaukee
Our former townsman, Mr.. Charles An
drews, of Staceyville, Iowa, is in the city
On visit to his mother who is lying dan
gerously i'll.
Mrs. George Perry, of Milwaukee, is
spending few days with her relatives and
friends in town.
Byron Minor, former typo of the RE-
PUBLICAN, has returned to town from Chica-
60, where he has been engaged in tele-
graphing.
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tally, undergo the last few years of Their
school lives were con tinued for lengthy
period of time, the list of those who are
mentally as well as physically bankrup,
would almost, if not quite equal the entire
number who make the attempt Education
in its truest sense should aim at training
men and women who are physically, ment-
ally and morally qualified to assume the
duties, cares and responsi bili,es of active
the usual course, can be regarded as SUPER
fuous, how then can the programme be car
ried out successfully?
TO be contnued.)