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The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-04-09
DIR. j. r. GRAVES.

On the night of the 1stinst.,
we listened 70 the distinguished
preacher whose name heas this
article with intense in crest He
preached for one hour md a
half. This was the first tine we
ever bad the privilege of h,aring
DIR. Graves, not having tie op-
portrnity of attending WHEN he
was here in March. Ia fact, it
was the first time we ever saw
the celebrated Baptist debater.
Hence. having in anrl., iien- haa~a
and read SO much Of the great
Memphis preacher, our interest
was wrought up to the highest
pitch when we entered the beau
tiful church, which was packe /
with men, women aud children,
who seemed as eager to hear a
"big gun as ourself. DR.. Graves
personal appearance is pleasing
to look upon. He has eenia!
face which betokens and reflects
an earnestness of purpose in the
great work which engages his
talent. His eyes are keen, fash
ing, and indicative of the gigantic
lntellecS which has won for him
such extensive fame.
His subject was the "Conver-
sation between the Savior and
Nicodemus." He handled it as
one who "speaks with authority"
In the first two divi: ions of his
sermon the profounaest argument
was displayed. Occasionally he
scared away into the enchanting
fields of rhetorical eloquence, and
did it with such graceful fuency
and fauItless gesticulation as to
enlist the attention of the most
careless and thoughtless listener
We do not think we ever saw in
the pulpit a more easy and
graceful orator than DR.. Graves.
With him the art of cadence and
gestiealatios has been mastered
His voice is trained to articuiate
with perfect melody the highest
pitch of Eighty oratory, Or the
cultural whisper of the most
tragic description. No one who
listens to DR.. Graves can doubt
that he possesses extraordinary
ability. His writings, which have
worldwide fame, attest that
fact. But then there is point
| Of doubt as to his sincerity and
as to the genuine good which he
exerts as Christian preacher.
He may do much good-no doubt
| be does. But from what we have
read and seen Of DR.. Graves, We
sincerely believe that his power
full talent could be more pro6ta-
bly, employed than it is. The
disposition which he has ever
manifested to take issue with
every other church than his own,
generates a spirit Of distrust
among that class of people
whom the preacher-the sincere
preacher - should endeavor to
, benefit. His merciless and re-
lentless attacks upon the Church
of Rome, and upon Pedo-Baptist
churches do not SAVIOR of true
christianity, and in this lies bis
fort, Instead of laboring to
alarm the sinner of the sinful
ness of sin, he spends his mighty
mental powers in berating, and
, denouncing and misrepresentine
the designs and purposes of those
who honestly disagree with him
: in religion. DR.. Graves church
may be the church. All others
, may be wrong. If they are, q
vindictive raiIery upon the par
! of the Doctor towards those er.
, roneous churches will never in.
duce their members to unite witt
( his. II the Missionary Baptis1
, Church is the church, and al
) others are "harlots," las the
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-04-09
THE LABOR PROBLEM.

DrleHy IN tnlS article.
PIIor to the war, labor in ths
South was such as could be con
trolled aud relied upon. Labor
was firm, stable and profitable
The war revolutioniZed the whole
labor element, and transformed
the mode of carrying on all o
oar enterprises that are Deepen
dent upon manual labor. Thai
labor which, previous to the war
could be directed and controlled
is now 10 thousands of instances
slothful and proftless. The
great question: therefore, before
the people of the South, and es-
peclally before the people OF
Louisiana, is the feasibility and
ACCESSIBILITY of substituting white
labor on our cotton and sugar
farms for that OF the negro.
Many argue that such a change
is not feasible-practicable /; and
others think it would result pref
judicial to the interest-the vital
interest-of the country, taken
as a country.
We believe that such CHI ange
is practicable, but as to the wis
dom of it, we have some sincere
doubts. Ii the white people, who
own the property Of the South,
would unite in one grand body,
| with a fixed determination to en-
courage and urge white immi-
grafton from foreign lands, it
would not be long until a stream
of Industrious laborers would
come pouring into our borders,
and they would soon root out
the thriftless and dissatisfied
| negro. Ireland has on her shores
thousands upon thousands of
honest, industrious, hardy la
borers, who are ready and anx-
ious to 60 where their tolls will
be rewarded. All that is neces-
sary upon the part of our land
owners is to let these poor, hon.
est, energetic people know that
they are wanted, and they will
come. Indeed, we may not 60
to Ireland to find white and in
telligent labor to supplant that
Of the negro. In the northern
States many poor white men are
| anxious to come South. All they
ask is that employment be as
sured them. II that is given
them they know that they can
soon push the negro aside.
Hence, upon a moments re-
Fiction, We can readily see that
it is au easy matter to get rid
of the negro, and do so legally
But is it best for the country
And by this we mean, would
such a change, in the end, result
proftably to the property-hold'
ers of the South Z?
The New Orleans Times, II
discussing the labor troubles thai
now exist in some of our south
ern parishes, thinks that sucE
strikes and such riots are bu
the natural out-bursts of a vi
cious, violent, turbulent, and ig
norant race. We admit that tt
be- the case, tn some extent
The negro is full Of hate, an(
loves to vent his spite TOWARD
the white race, between whom
and himself there is not the leas
congenialitY. Bot then we hea
OF strikes among white laborers
Nothing has ever been seen tt
equal the 6endlsh work Of th'
Pittsburg riots of 1877, and Sc
it was the work of white men
1t will not do to swap negro 70
white labor, upon the grount
that strife and riots will be at al
end.
Our opinion is that so long q
the negroes are aoalling to remai'
in the South, lust so long ough
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wagon, from s55 to SOS.
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Heller & Turner sells light thin
ble-skein wagons for S55.
, 1880-03-15

whirf. aec l,as heretofore proved III carh In
slyllunl cnsc specific remedy.
Hut tho condition of lsussla IL such to.ttay
Tint this state NJ atrairs can1lot lust much
longer. Dissatisfaction n1nollg MI c'assea is
too widely spread. Nihflls,n as at present
constituted, however. can IT ltAtaf necnnlo
lllsl. no grcat result. II IL absurd to Sup
1'Osu that fow Thousand yntitlg lnett, with
no practical experience, without Influence
or npans of directing .r,c,l's minis except
by papers and pamphlets, which n large por-
ttou Of tho lll,ssan peopla rat1not read, can
destroy all Empire containing n population
OK marc tl,an eighty millions. Their sole
means of action, ns ayowetl by themselves,
nre nuttlor alNl tncc1nlinrlsm. They hare
nsstiuonsty tried these fur several years; hnt,
besides tile hitting Of II fnw Individuals, they
have succeeded only In making evident their
own Impotence
1t las t,ccn satd TINT Nfhttism is like At,
ulcer. which, II nat l,eu1ed, threatens soon
to hrcon,c incurnb1e, md to eat aw'.y. little
by little, tho vital orgnns. Tf,e comparison
Is apt, 1t Inns not tho power to create po-
l1lical revolution, but 1t cum anil does
l!aye strong tendency to corrolc Rus
sian society III forcing thu Goyeril-
lnent to alppt measures extraordinary in
their character, anu oitslae Of the ,lsAnl
routine to which men nre accustomed. 1t
wcakens tho body po1Itic by producing a
fnvcr Of anxiety, dissatisfaction, and dis
trust, and renders II lEable IL attack by every
llisenso Which discomfort nlny eugendcr.
Ntlitllsn, II not destroyed, will certainly
f,nyn TIM tvnv fnr nft1nr md urGntNr evils,
, 1880-03-15

THE lelay Of the 1luuso Committee 0ll
Elections lit the Florida caso Ut f}lsure
agalnst Hull IL another OF tho many outragcs
ft'r which tAat co1nnlttte0 llus to answer,
The testimony IN the .a.se is clear. a,nl there
is no question as to thn right 0f Atr. Hsbeu
tn occupy tho seat now held by Tie DsInnernt
to whom was granted by tl,e Democratic
Governor II ccrtftlcate OF elcet!on which Il
Democratic Suprcme Court mud Demo-
>Fatio Attorney-Oeuernl laye declared TO uo
illegal; aud The raSe has been seu.ly
to report for blk weeks p,st, during
whlcI, t[mu tie rigttlnl nletubur las her,,
1taudu'ently and sllalnefuly kept out Of his
s.:at. No uenl0cEatto ,uen.bos Of Congress
claims thai HUH was elected, but tho Colu-
,.it,tee on Elections refuse to submit 4 report.
, 1880-03-15

An item In tho New Yurk Empress (Deln.)
rays: ":rlo experts employed hero and In tho
Northwest collecting evidence in tho cnso ut tho
Government agninst satnucI J. Titden for fal1-
llro tn pay his tnro nx ilnvo nally completed
tholr inb'rs, und hnyn rcporta'l tho evidence to
Il. u. Wc,'stor, tic spcoa nKent Ut the Commits
stancr Of 1uturnAl lluvcntlu, Con. Groen II.
1tNnm. Tho cttso will to crtereti m tho April
calcndnr Ut tho Unftell Suites Circuit Court for
this District for triNl. II has been 1s,s pbael fro,n
time IL time At Ute rttest u utt lasuV<rs far TIC
df}tMtant. Thp prosecution. hnvfng fhttcti tn
elicit In full tho testimony Of two or three Uf
slr. Tildcn's brokers and purifiers. has consented
tn tho delay in ort1er to perfect evidence, but
vii, now Insist On r. trial ut ~ carly tlny ns
practicable II Ia uluiclxotHl that Afr. 14'de,t's
kno,on and p,t'uel liabilities. deficit Dn hts f'l-
conc tar, anHttnt 10 orer $bo,GxD. d,Nl Tiers art
serrral tcFeehetl rltlsran IN as na'U Statcs stM
to be hcaFrt tF0'n. In single tno OF theso rufl.
wny-wrrcking operations Mr.. Tll'lcn and two of
Ills partnurs natio *a0.tDU AMI s.lng odd cents
(which tho reporter cnuld mt distinctly catel,),
nil In tho aa,lu yenr thut 1fr. Ttlen aleUrt hta III,
come dt $if.fE0. This WIS not tho st. J.uuis,
Alton T. Torru f[aute Railway sut which MIR.
Tltden lately sottlel by i'ayi ing *l0d,00o"
, 1880-03-15

THE efforts to hush up the BEN 11ill scandal
are mt meeting with iatterlng success. III
MI Interview printed In the Washington Cai,-
ltd, Miss Raymond Ii represented III tee1ar-
Ing that sllo will 70 OH with tho suit at,ainst
the chvalr1c gentleman from Georgia, md
as rcut1lrulng tllut he Is tile fathor Ut her
child
, 1880-03-15

a WRITER III the Boston Herald, in warning
Western Murchauts aKuinst dcalnx In Now
York, imakes tuls extraordinary statement:
The laws Ut New furk have. ftr Bul1lH ttnl0,
perMlttua tho unrest If pulx,ils upon XrttllatlB
mt 1tr,littoi IN my othor state. tbs Judges
Ut tLo lily nf New York WraInt thcsu "oFders Ut
arrest" Nhtirc1y upon efIxsrte statements, Aild
tIkll HsltlHiis thAt els1whGrO would lu c0II.
aislcreI lrlvuI,,.is md frrolpynnt. Whe!l D,lre
Arnwlu4, ln0lths nlAy elAps<, befDru II WuMtyru
Street JuIl. 3luny Ut tho Nrw York snerctlnnta
e1nploy etork known !p shclr establishments VI
tho '.nliiAst olurk." It y thu btisti@ess 9t tha
lyury c,.su where tho customer ot tho llu,,uo IL
Iii urreur1 In bis accounts. l1uitr perjuriouz
Westurn merchant ii thruwu lIttO Lu,ll0w btseut
jail, where ho IL kept until property squeezed.
, 1880-03-15

OSE OF tho paper-coInbtnatlon mon0pollsts
says that "TttE CHICAGO Tribune III 16G3
pail 24 cents pound for upper, md now
complains that paper has advanced from six
cents III November Inst to eight or nfne In
Alnrcl.." But this assertion requires the ri.
matndcr Of tic story to ho told. III 1StiI The
nrt of making prlnt-papcr out OF strnw alld
wood, ii invented, lad not been introduced,
md newspaper was made Of cutton rags;
but tho secession Ut all the Cotton Suites
lnada cotton very tlear. The pal,er1nakcrs
took advantage Of this a(lynnce to pusI, the
prico Of sprint" to MI extraordinary hight,
They Ind "corncr" on publishers, and
charged them moro for tbs white s!lcets thnn
they received for tho printed ones. The
newspaper business was nearly ruined. No
cutting down OF sfze n1ld practicable advance
III sulscrlptlnl-rates could save then from
duly loss. The publishers nppeale4 to Con-
gross for relief from tho exturtjon, and asked
for tho rcpeal Of the duty on pnper 1tr. T.
B. Wnsllburne, tllen II member Of tho Ways
and Mems Committee, Introduced bill into
tho House repealIng the tux, called tho pre-
yious question, anl put 1t through "kltlng."
John Sherman, then Senator from Ohio, and
n lnont,er OF tho Finance Committee, pnck-
eted this repcal-hlll a1Nl prevented action
thereon In the ScnAte. liz wanted to "pro-
tect" tho pa -lntiis in thUir agreeable
work of levour1ng tho publishers. But tho
passage of tho bill In tic 1Iouse alarmed the
l,lonopolists a1ri broka thu combination, and
piper suddenly fell to IL cents. The New
York J4mcs about tho same time Imported q
ship-loal OF paper from Belgium, which
Bal III ..4t
, 1880-03-15

who wns so fortunate ns to cscnpo from tho
Indiana 1nsano Asylum were described yey-
tertlay by Miss Helen Frances May III IL lect-
"re vt the First Ale.}aMt1st Church. THIS
Indy hns enterctl.upon crisA''o nsafnst mis-
management and cruelty in asylums for the
Insane, and she seems to bu well equipped
fnr the fiEht,
, 1880-03-15

Ti1E Hon. M"r1EEu II. 1ioLToS, member Of
Parliament for Clnttaug,ay County, Qnel,ee,
lied suddenly ut OTTAWA yesterday murnlnY,
1gcd -. Tie WIS prominent member uf
the Liberal party, anu was IL man Of wealth
and decided ability.
, 1880-03-15

(sEx. ADAMS, the Special Agcut ot ti1e Post
Onlce Department who engineered tIo dit}i-
cnIt md perllous negotiations far tl,o sur
render Of tho Tito mlrleress anil rayls!lers
with Bltcli distinguished sueccss, Is to ba
handsomely rewarded for tis valuable sery-
lees. ills Bnll lie was offered by President
llayes his choice anlollg MI tho vacant posi-
lions In his gift, and he has chosen the mis-
sion tn Dollyia. Getl. 4Atlan,s we'll deserves
tho recognition.
, 1880-03-15

IT will never sln fur the Republican pnrty
To nominate wenk cplitlldnto OIL tho I'll nf june,
depending oil tho Democrats to follow thUir OK
nIHple twunty tiuys afterwards. Tho Democrats
did not nominate wcak mum In lh70. On
tho contrary, they put up their thon strongest
u,tsl, ard hu was hard to bout, Tho peHncruuy
nre 1loW Within slight If tho promised lantl They
cnn tho iatlk An.l tho h0uUy; and It will NIT
bu their fault II tAey tl not tasto oF thy III
tho ath Ut Aarch, 1851. To proycnt them ID tho
busl1ipss Ut sholr oppaleits.
, 1880-03-15

THE Texns Republican Convention is to bo
held ut Austin tho 2tth Inst Several County
Flnnasnn, tho distinKul,ioI raitr6 of ctlucation,
js Interesting hlnsolf nct1yely on fehnlf Ut Cen.
GrAnt, md Inns secured II number Ut Delegates
at one Convention tllite enthusiastic for n third
term, al, present, With three exceptions, wero
negroes. Tho Bnn AHtnn1o Convention wns tho
only Republican gathering in tho county fer
soycn years. The session wns oxtrumoly stormy,
but Gr.Int mt last carried tho day.
, 1880-03-15

FnrE, Of Milne, is o,,c OF Sam 1sanal1's
packed Committee Of Ways and A[cams. Erns-
t,s brooks, of tho Now York Erlncss, and
pearcd bufore that Committee on behalf Ut
the New York publishers to ask TINT wood
pulp be placed on the frce list, as tic tariff
net originally contemplated, but which lsaa
been subjected to 20 per cent tax by John
Shertnan's nlisconstructton Of the act. Our
Washington report describes what followed
viz:
The Committee itself III untloubtcdly orgnn
tzed In the interests Of protection, and this WIS
never shown moro cot,cliisiytty thAn tt}-tlAy.
kelley. GArtield. Frye, md C0nKcr seemed to ho
nctEye a,ltl aggressive prntccttunlsts. An ndw,.
em sn or hae fr r pfrea
at tho hands d Kelley, who actls to regart my
argument asal1tst hiKl. rrnteelon ~ z cfso,,Hl
present hearing, Frye his worried without
mercy Mr. l5rooks, Tho uuly rla,npon the news
he hnxS snt h hss cHs =
cuunseL for tho Dennls!ns, Il large wuod-pitp
manufacturing Hrm In Maine.
We had suspected there was "njgger Il,
the wootlpiIe" In Frye's cnsc FROM the super
scrviceablexcal he exhibited In behalf ut the
fraudulent ratcnt pulp monopoly. lie lid
not bray, itappears, for nothing. lie yeriftes
the truth of Scripture, wherein 1t il written,
"sfhc pr kH0.rcth his otrncr nRI the t,ss hts
1,lastcr's crib" Of such feed aud Interested
material llas San 1tantlall constituted his
Committee Ut Why's a.ul Means. What uss
Is It for members OF the press to ulpcal to
that Committee for release from the frauttu-
lent bounty tax TINT Congress coInpels them
to pay 10 Russell, Miller, Frye & TO-? That
Committee consists Of loaded dice III tho
hnnds of specially protected 1ll,nopolists.
There Will be m end to such r.sca1ity u,ie or
tt,aet, tera
, 1880-03-15
BEEcHER's SINGULAR POLITICAL VIEWS

oEIoH1ho H., :, oiNuoT 3,a fV0s1toh1 s1E"a'
Ihe Itev. Henry Waul Bdectlcr, willie In
Cincinnati fuat SATURDAY, fulfilling lecture
...,.,.''',... .,,s ,:'.,', ,.''',., ,'. 49,, w.
eHghee1leIlts. WIS iHteF'ltWe't nS tio ELL
-. 49,. t,l,,',,t,. S,',,,a ...tt,. ,.,t.t,,. ..,
Ut tno ilylhoata Iautcn, Win "AieH' pfe-
sullnbly, llo should be familiar, hut nIh,n
1i!e plospectA VI htet'. Aaltl partlea. atu
Chinese, allil Ills Presidential prefurtneea,--
uuht,,+u A., ,,t,iuh -, u rul,, r,.rr,,n, mr..
s"nJec'7 w ""1c" III !" fnlo c'eF.snhe" nFe
nut accurately IllstetE ttr YGFy familiar. Mr.
, 1880-03-15

IA. IT." WHITES to tho hft. Carroll fIll)
Mifrur Hs follows: ~ quote frnm n,pmury; but
will try to give Sir. Washburlla's uwll words In
Gioilnlng ILLS position when approached reccntly
upon tho question Of allowing bis friends TO ,isu
lis name. lle suit: ! l aM too old to 10 caught
with tho Presidential foyor, and don't proW,so
to allow myself to suffer from It. am IN fayur
Of tho nomination Of Con. 0t1,uf, an,l. II nnmt-
natcd, think he Wilt DO elcvtcd. Whlo 0pn.
Grant ts III tho field atn for him, and can't s4y
anything to Authurixo tho uso Of my ualnD.'''
, 1880-03-15
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

ruE Cn1cAoo Tn1NUSE has established bsnnch
olccs for tho receipt uf subscriptions and ndvcrt!se-
menta ~ folioHSs
NEW YoNK-l.oum . Tribune building. F.TMc.
EAbnKH, Mana1et.
GLASGOW, Hcotiand-Allan'a American Nens
Aeuncy. II NenIetd-st-
LONDON, EnR.-Amertcau Exchange, &M Strand
1lkNHy +. aItilc, Agent
WAHIl1NuTUN. H. C.-1Jfa F ttftct.
, 1880-03-15
AIMS OF THE NfHILISTa,


u,,cnt crtleayor 10 assnslnato tim. Mulikolr
have aroused n painful anxiety IN Europe Ms
Il, whit the urxt ,lInbolica] nttpmut of lin
SIh]ltsts win be-. No onc outside Of l,ussia
believes tlat tlls rruusstyo and arbitrary
measures n,1outcd by lin t,zor vii, Far n mn
mont sI,nnrnss them. IN t,,o contrary II IL
we'll known Tint these, MEASURES srp,,, onlv
IN iuc1tc them tn Mrreasrd rfrurts In murder
ny,ry of,,ccr nf tfe f,oyernnr,,t WIN IL n, al,
ura,,,,un,,t In ,n,u,xtu,, th,n,. yvlo ID tn 1v,
their nryt victim ? ~ nrnhnhlv nj thfs fins
thu u,nxt phaor,,fny a,,l,iect IN tha mind ~
nynrv ,,nsx;n,, ot,lciol nj IN av,n,mtl,v w,tl,
them Thr or,nfcr the nr,nnInr,,cc n ench.
t},c crcat.r I'm rlsIt In, rms NJ l,r1nv w,1cc,ri
hv fl,cn, for ti,oir nuxt nur,lort,,a trial
,rhot ,hav ,x,11 cout,nua ,hc,r nttom,,,a
on",,,s, IN ,tfn ~ iha Cyor ,,o oro I,,i,ts
II J.. ,a,;o,.oi t1,ro,,,,,ovt rnrnn, int t,,nso
atrrt, ~, ,,,o,r ~, ,,,s, o,.,,t,o,l,. ras,,,t
T., ,,,a .,',,..'at,o' a'' ""@s ~''""'' '0'"''
n,n. er,,,,,,"'s ,,,.o ru,, .,,,o h t,,.,a
., "n,t 'si '.,,;. .uI' .,,"ta aa '" o'
,,' I" ,",t ~ "r .. '.,a. :" % -, ,,,t,.
..a.. noan 'a" a.. ..,'., ., 'A1 H., -, ,','., "
."'s m'1 ,'" ".in ' .o 1".'s "r.a,"
so,e'" snon,. .s'os. ','sae .t.., ssp"''o''s
''"'o eeno4",'' ':e' a'''e" 10 4'e'i',''"a, "''''
, 1880-03-15

THE annual report Of the lIannil,al Il st.
Joseph Railroad shows net earnings Of S1S',
s54 for 1870, IN lncrcase of about S3l, 600 over
1878, a1l.l In addition tile general condition t,f
the property has been very greatly improved
through repairs, construction, equipment,
, 1880-03-15

WARNER M1LLEl Of lIcrkmor County,
Now York, and ,Willan,A. Nussell, Of Lawrence,
5lAss., nrD primarily manufacturers uf woptl-
pulp and paper, and accnn lnriiy tncinbors OF tho
Congress of tho unltDl Suites. Tho statutes
prohibit members fr1n pEnctsclng before tho
Court Of Clhlms und from being Interested in
contracts; hut they do not forbid aettvo lobby.
Ing boforo Committees In behalf Of special
"protcetcd" interests Mono tho less, tho up
1,uararro OF members In this oupaoity iB de-
u,oralI4ing spectacle.
, 1880-03-15

WILLIAM r. FltYE md Eugene Halo will
ba III tho Ma!Nu delegation th!s year, III they
were In 1871. Thcy weso' tug messengers ohosen
by Mr, uulno to bcAr his congratulations t4 Mr.
Ilases. Thts year theY hope to hayo plca4-
AEltVr duty tu IHrfpFtp,
, 1880-03-15

THE PULP swINDLE AND 8W1NDLERs
Ncnrle tho enilru tttll1 nf tho Ways md
Means Committee WIS occupied Saturday ttL
listening 10 tho arguments OF tho pulp atltI
tnrcr manufacturers In opposition tt Mr,
Fnrts htii. Mr.. Mills, Of Tcxna appears #,
1lnye been the only member of the Commit
teo who resented tho nctEon ot tho protcc.
Zionist majority In excluding the y.,,io fro,a
stating their side Of tho cnsc, but Ills reproof
scehls tn llave lind no effect THO extraort1L-
,lnry and llntllgn!Iietl, not to say Indecent,
spectacle wns presented of two members of
Congress Interested In tho pnpcr manufact-
,trc-Afilcr, Ut New York, and Russell, nf
Observation-Disclosures before the Committee
to advocate their own Interests. III tho course
Of his remarks Afr. Russell aui l,u did not
cnre w,at tllv renple thought; he considered
Il Its duty 10 project his nwh interests.
Thls Is certainly n nuycl idea rs 10 the duty
Of legislator. Elected tu represent tho poo
pic Of his own district, l,c las the lndcceney
to openly repHlinte any obligations 10 them,
NsMl to hold hln,aelf In dvty bound to protect
Ills owl private business, even though 1t is
counter to the pnblfc good. It Is not sltrptls-
Ing that n person 80 morally constituted
could nuke nr utterly false statement al,out
TAE Tu,nuNE, nnd TINT, when eorrcctctt, he
Ind not tho manhood Or common deceicy to
rrtrnct 1t. Mr.. lt1,ssell hns rather tho ntl-
vAntage of the press. lie can plny tic part
of Congressman, and vote bounty into his
own pocket and lobby Mt tho safto time.
lie lins tho run Of the inside rooms,
while tho press Is kept on tho out
stllc. lie Is lit 4 position wl,rre ie cali
work for his own monopoly every day among
Ills colleagues. liz Ii onu Of these doubly
protected chaps, an.t still l,c Is mt satisfied.
lie Is protected by n papcr-pu'p patent whtcl,
WIS renewed frautfnlentfy aftcr It i,att run
fourteen years. 1t was snugglctl through
Congress three years ngo BY being passed In
the c!ssinx hours without lts tltle be!rg rcwsl.
And he Is tllrru to defend flsltf Of tint Kind
md profit By It. But Ills profits cannot be 80
sn!all rs he woull ALPHABETICALLY have
tho public believe, when it Is understood
TINT lla is Interested In thirteen or four
teen different mills or pulp factories,
The cost OF manufacturing his hasswootl
pulp In nl>nut bNc ccnt IL pound, for which he
amlh1s 1sconfctlerates charge three to fo,lr cents
pei pounts. They are ln,t satisfied With their
patent protection, but demand tho retention
Of II 20 per cent tnx on the CAnndfan imported
article, which tax Is slccr fruud on both
publishers md dpaprrmakers,a ,as Congress clear
lyintentlcd to put NIL puips on the freeffst, but
by some b1unler or luoseness IN the plirascoi-
ngy Ut tho section Secretary Sherman Is ela-
b1ctl to coilstrue the Inv US taxi,lg imported
pulp. 1t IL to maintain this tlu,thly frautlu-
1ont monopoly TINT Russell md Miller, with
, 1880-03-15

f3Ex. GRANT will land Mt Galveston m IL.
lsih inst, au tho Teras Republican TINS ne
Will IN, held ut Austin thu "ith, 'e"''oh