Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-16

pass homestead law. 1t has several
t;s.es attempted to reduce the tariff that
protects American labor, and to throw
open the doors for the competition of the
cheap labor of Europe. When the
Democrats gained possession of congress,
under pretense of economy, they sus-
pended work on all public improve.
ments throughout the country, thus
throwing thousands of idle men into an
overstocked labor market. At the same
time they sought to reduce the army by
several thousands, which would have
made the supply of labor still greater.
They did all in their power to retard the
resumption of specie payment, and to
leave the laboring man a prey to the
constant losses inseparsble from fuctu-
ating currency.-Cleretand Leader.
The New York Times recalls the toll.
lowing case of political assassination in
North Carolina, three years ago. With
such methods of electioneering it is not
surprising that the Democrats have
made the south solid for their party.
But will the north countenance such
bsrbarity by endorsing the party that
gains victories by such means?
The recent Chisholm trial and the
killing of Dixon in Yazoo forcibly recall
the incidents connected with the murder
of DR.. Glover, of Hyde county, n. Q.
The details of the crime were not given
to the public at the time, and will well
bear repetition now. During the cleo
ton of 1879, Glover, who was a native
of North Carolina, but, nevertheless, an
earnest Republican, held the position of
United States deputy marshal, and was,
at the same time, chairman of the Re-
publican county committee. Some days
before the election there was sent to him
a package containing the Republican
tickets necessary for the voters of his
district. This fact becoming known to
some of "the wild young men" of
the county, they determined to
destroy the tickets at all haz-
ards, and, rs it afterward leaked
out, to secure reward of $500
offered by certain prominent Democrats
to any one who would drive DR.. Glover
out of the state. They were not success
full in their efforts to get at the tickets,
but their desire to drive poor Glover out
of North Carolina was only too fully
satisfied. Their manner of procedure
was more effective than novel, On the
night before election they sent mes
senger to the doctors house, with the
request that he would hurry to the res.
idence of neighbor, who, it was stated,
needed his professional services. Glover,
suspecting nothing at once ordered his
buggy, and taking his eldest son with
him, set out for the house he was asked
to visit. On the way, as was subse-
quently shown by competent witnesses,
he stopped at way side store, where he
was met by number of armed men,
who forcibly detained him. His son
was told to drive home, IS his
father would be busy all night,
The boy did 80. Shortly after he
left, number Of colored men, who
were on the outside of TIE store, heard
number of blows struck as if by heavy
club or fence rail- Then. when all was
still, they saw Dr. Glover, il, an appar-
emily senseless condition, supported from
the store by a number of men. He was
then carried to creek near by, placed
in boat, and never afterward seen
alive. A week afterward his body was
found floating in Germantown Bay. OF
course, there was an inquest. The jury
was duly selected. and none but the
good Democrats who composed it were
allowed to view the body. A verdict of
accidental drowning was rendered, and
the county undertaken, a tried and true
rife club man, took charge of the re-
mains. The widow of the dead man
tried to have the case properly investi-
gated, but she was without money or
friends, and failed. There is now but
little talk of reviving the Republican
party in HYDE county.