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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

IT is said only few locomotives can
make so miles an hour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01

it was an easy thing to climb out the
window, and down by the Virginia
creeper to the front garden. went
around to our place of meeting, and
there they all were. The wind had
sprung up pretty brisk, and there was a
thin coating of ice over the mud; but
that was all the better for the gates we
wanted to bury. We owed a
grudge to old Jake Van Coulter, and
we made up our minds he'd have q
nice time getting his gate back. The
miserable old caboodle was rusty,
and nearly tore our nails off, but we
got it loose at last, and hauled il
off to marshy lot, where we sunk il
in the mud. Then we changed the
DOCTORS gate to the judges, and to
avert suspicion we took our own gates
off with the rest. We were getting
pretty well tired out and ready fol-
home, and had laid my gate up against
a neighboring fence, when who should
be standing right there in the shadow Of
the wall but Pop! We were all %
thunderstruck that we did not move,
and to my surprise Pop began to laugh
and beckon to the boys to come closer,
They we're not to be caught by that bait,
and stood off pretty considerably, when
Pop whispered over to us, in quite q
jolly tone of voice: "Dont be afraid,
boys. like to see you enjoy yourselves.
I was boy once myself. Bless your
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
Autaoritntivc Expo.iIion Of The Law.

The supreme Court, at its session yesterday, ira
versed the whole field of public County printing and
as the subject is of great interest TO County Off
GERS, and publishers of newspapers we have taken
the trouble TO examine the opinions lust filed and
herewith produce the conclusions of that tribunal of
It's Interpretation and construction of the statutes re-
lating to the publication of legal advertisements
In the ease of Wren & Clawson vs. The Board of
county commissioners of Nemaha County, to reeov-
er statutory fees for the publication of a denauent
tax list the Conr decides that the Boards of County
Commissioners of the several Counties have the legal
right To designate the paper in which the delinquent
tax lists and IreasIrers' notices shall appear In
that ease, the Commissioners of Nemaha County
designated the Seneca HccLIy Courier and the Nema-
la county Republican as official County papers each
paper agreeing To receive one-haf of the legnl fees
The Treasurer designated thereafter in addition the
Seneca Tribune. The Court saws the designation of
the Tribune by the Treasurer without authority
oi law and that the publishers cannot recover of the
County any compensation for the advertisements
furnished by that officer. IL is further decided that
the statute conemplates the designation of only one
official paper IN County that if the Commissioner
designate two or more, the Treasurer can select
either ms the official paper. If are designated,
'he treasurer can then designate paper for his Off
cial advertisements.
In Quigly vs.. The Commissioners of Sumner Conn
ty, il is decided that where the publisher of the Off
cial paper into a written contract 10 publish
the delinquent tax lists AT less than legal rates the
contract is vaid that the contract price CONTROLS
that the publisher cannot repudate the contract or
recover the statutory fees.
In the of Genther vs. Lewis il il held that n
County cannot collect larger for advertising a
tract of land in delinquent list than it pays the
puhhsher- In that case, the Commissioners con
treted for the publication of the delinquent tax list
al eight cents for each tract of land. The statutory
fee is twenty-five cents. Under the decision only
eight cents could be charged to the land or the
owner for the costs of advertising, and the excess
over eight cents is adiudged Illegal The Court
further holds that tax deed otherwise regular and
valid, Is fatally defective if executed under a tax
sale. Incudmg such Illegal COSTS that is including
costs IN excess of the actual fees paid TO the publish
er. The Court also intimates that publicity is of
paramount Importance in legal advertising; there
fore. that Commissioners should designate as the
official organ, the paper having the largest circua
tlon IN the County: that reduction of the legal
fees at sacrifice of circulation and publicity is not
IN the interest of the public, sound foundation
for ecOnOmv and refrenchmcnf.- Cn.an.onurcnKh
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
The Trouble Already Begun.

The prohibition amendment has carried by less
thanl0 900 majority, but there is doubt that il
has carried. 1t will produce endless wrangle
and no end of litigation. The disputing has al.
ready commenced. Some contend that it went
into force at the close of the polls while others
take the other extreme and contend there is no
authority under the Constitution to declare the
result of Constitutional amendment! Both ex-
tremes are wrong; but the amendment needs
legislation to enforce it. The guibbling, eva
sions, litigation, and political strife, will last
when the authors of the measure are in oblivion.
But even the arguments and quibbles the
power Gf the people under the Constitution TO
amend that instrument, and the many lame plac-
es in it, prove that what we need most is a new
Constitution. II defective in the first place,
and has been made more so by patching mp. The
most meritoriOus and necessary proposition be-
fore the people, at the late election was the one
ap.horizing Constitutional Convention which
received scarcely respectable vote, and which
people voted against without considering or un-
derstanding.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

The Atclison CIamnioR copies Mr.. HeDshairs
letter ef remuneration cf the Democratic party,
and remarks:
We arc glad to welcome sIlcll iacn as Mr. Hcnshsl
20 the Repablican ranks. He il Intelligent enihu
saytic and large-lcarted gentleman. and could
have had any real sylnps;hes with that 'Pufrid rem
iniscenee," the Democratic party. The progressive
me:l. tine Of enterprise. energy and character,
are generally found in the Republican ranks.
Nr. Henshall has shown us several letters re-
ceiyed 10y him, since his card was published,
eougratulating him upon his course-some from
Republicans, and several from Democrats One,
especially, is from Democrat who las stood
high in the party, and bre:. inl,na1tiai He says
Hcnshall has expressed his ovn sentiment, as
well rs if he had written i: himself DIt for pri-
vate reasons he does not wish to come before the
pui.lie in this respect.
The iibes and taun.s, and iil-natared remarks
ind ilged in by many of Mr. HensiiaIrs late polit-
ical associates, will accomplish no good. a
man may honestly change his opinions, and when
he does, it is best to make a clean breast of it
not stick to the wrong, because he started that
way. or for fear that his former associates will
ridicule him. During the campaign just closed,
the Democratic papers published hundreds of
names of persons who were said TO have been
prominent Republicans, but who were alleged to
have Joined the Democratic party. Those men
were held up as honest and patriotic, and enti-
tied 10 great glory. Now, if men are esteemed
so highly for changing from Republicans TO Dem
Ocrats, when they felt dissatisfied with the for
mer party, why is it so infamous and dishonor-
able for man like Mr.. Henshall to change from
Democrat to a Republican, when he sees that
to be the proper course: 1t will not do, gentle
men. An intelligent, independent, thinking man
will go where his reason and conscience lead him,
in spite of ridicule or bulldozing.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
Stata Printer

The scramble f"r the office of State Printer has
already begun-in fact, certain papers have for
some weeks been making il a poirt 10 fire a sho,
at George w. Martin, every opIortunit; that of.
! feret s,r. Martin has had tn. Office far e;stt
years, and If the coming Legislature knows what
is the best interest of the State. he will get IL
/ for another term. He has done work that is mn,
only credit to the State hut has brcuyb, ms
mneh honor to Kansas as any of her immense
natural advantages. His pride is in Kansas, and
he has gwen her name wider than the bounds
OF America. At the Centennial he took the ure
MUM over the Who'll. world; and the work that
he does for the State, is just as good Ms that
whieh NE sends out to compete for premiums.
Such man should not be permitted to he turn
ed out because some hungry politician wants the
place, for the sake of the money to be made out
out OF it-and would doubtless slight his work
IN order to make more money. George W. Mar
tin has done more for Kansas than any of them.
The man who is at present known as his chief
competitor, is not even printer. and perI,ans
does not know the boxes in type ease. To
elect such man. is too clearly making the office
u means of political favor, for the sake of the
money in it. The Office should be given to a Re-
publican, of course; but Mr. Martin is a Repub-
iiean and is a thorough practical printer. com
petent TO oversee and run the office. He is the
man that shonld be kept in the office, if he is n
candidate for reelection
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
Egypt. v

The southern part of Illinois has, from its ear
lest history, been known Egypt" supposed
to be on account of the darkness of ignorance
prevailing there; and it is generally supposed
TO be 80 intensely Democratic that il is almost
impossible TO find Republican. The average
reader will he surprised to learn the facts con.
cerning this much abused section. Every County
in Egypt" has large Republican vote. Egypt,
we believe, embraced all that part Of Illinois ~
ing south of the old Capital of the State Van
dalia, including the tier Of COMMITTEES in which
the Capital County (Fayette) is situated. In
other words, il takes tier of Counties north
Of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, and all
south of that tier, embracing fully one-third Of
the area of 1.-THE State. II includes thirty-four
Counties. of these, twenty-five Counties gave
majoriiieS for Hancock over Garfield and twelve
gave Garfield maiorities over Hancock. These
Republican Counties are scattered all through
Egypt and the farther down you 20, the more
Republican Counties you find. OF these twenty
two Democratic Counties, the Democratic ma
jorities are small in ten of them. Counting only
the Republican and Democratic vote. the Demo-
cratic majority in Egypt" is only 5,i5O, which
is remarkably small for one-thirl of the State,
and the portion usually supposed TO lie over
whelmingly Democratic
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

" In spite of the Ioudmouthed protestations of
wouldbe reformers in Doniphan County the social
ed Ring headed by Cy. Leland, Jr.. and backed
by the Chict. carried the day by large majority.
Hon. Russ. Williams reelected State senator,
and Fred Close Clerk of the District Court. without
any trouble whatever. The Chief is a power among
the clay hills Of tine Missouri Nalley.-CLGy Centre
Dispatch.
Cy Leland contributes more money to aid the
straight Republican ticket, and to carry through
candidates who are hard pushed than any other
twenty men in the County, and his hardest work
is always put in for the benefit of some other
man than himself Yet, when some weakling
gets disappointed in securing Office, OF be-
comes so badly played ont that nothing can aid
him, he takes up the howl about the "Cy. Leland
Ring" and devOtcs the remainder of his falling
energies to opposing the Republican ticket.
which he calls lighting the Ring That is all
there is in the ''Cy. Leland Ring" or the ''Troy
Ring 1t means that certain Republicans work
with all their might, while others, do moth
ing but hang back and growl. The Chief gem
orally puts in the best licks it can command. and
now and then succeeds in hitting head. But
"clay hills of the Missouri Valley is good-so
good that overlook the Dispdfch's appli-
cation of ''clay hills" TO the best County in Kan
SlS.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
BLAINE To THE IRIsHMRN.
IphoIding In America the Principle They
Combat and De.pise in Ireland.
BANGoG- 0ctoher aQ

BANGOR October -.
The suljoined letter from Senator Blaine was
written to of the most prominent and influential
Irish citizens in Eastern Maine He does not desire
his name to appear. hut he sends the letter To the
| Wig aud Courier for publication.l
Augusta, Me-, Oct. y, 1880
Ny DEAR STR:-I received your friendly letter
course of yourself and other Irish voters is one of the
most extraordinary anomalies in political his
tory. Never. probably. since the execution of Robert
Emmett, has the feeling of IriSbuen. the world over
been so bitter against England and Engshmen as il
Is at tins hour And yet the great of the Irish
vote precisely Englishmen would have them vote
for the interests of England.
Having seen ireland reduced to misery and driven
to despair by what they regard the unjust policy
of England. the lrishmen of America use their suf
frage as though they the agents aud of
sire nothing so much as the defeat Of Garfield and
the election Of Hancock. They wish to break down
the protective tariff. and cripple manufactures
and ninetenths of the Irish this country
spond with aacrity: ''fes, will do your bidding.
and vote to please you, even though il reduce our
own wages and take the bread from the mouths of
children
There many able men, and many clever writer's
among the Irish in America, but 1 have never met
any one of them able enough clever enough To
explain this anomaly on any basis of logic and good
sense.
am glad to see from your esteemed favor that the
subject is beginning TO tronble you. The more YOU
And you will be driven, finally. to the conclusion
that the prosperity of the Irish in this country de-
peis as largely that of any other class upon the
maintenance of the financial and industrial policy
represented by the Republican party. Very truly
yours, J. g. BLAINE.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

SILLY TwADDLE.-Since the election the Dem
ocratie papers have abounded with senseless
stuff about the election of Garfield being death
blow to free government, Empire foreshad
owed, hope for the Republic departed, and all
that sort of gush Why the success of the de-
Tenders and protectors of the Government is
fatal to it, may not be clear to most people. The
Republican party rallied around the Govern
ment, and saved it, when the ruling element in
the Democratic party attempted to destroy it !;
and for twenty years has the Republican party
sustained the Government against the Democratic
party, who assailed it with arms, with threaten
ed Reputation, with attempts to starve it by
Withholding appropriations, and by every man.
ner of assault that its enemies could conceive Of
Since the Republican party has foiIed the Demo-
Gratis in all these attempts, and has again come
forth in triumph, the baiiled enemies are slrick-
ing that there is end of free government, and
that the Republic is lost! 1t is the Democratic
party that is in this woful plight, not the Gov
ernment.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

THE THIRD DIsTRICT.-The election of Dem
ocratie Representative in the Sd District in this
County, was not accomplished by Republican
division, but by Republicans voting squarely for
the Democratic candidate. Some mems spite
was of that venomous kind, that simple split in
the party did not satisfy them. Some voted di-
rectly for the Democratic candidate. to make
sure of defeating Republican; while others
were so intent upon defeating the Republican
candidate for Commissioner, that they sold their
votes to the Democrats for Representative, to
secure votes that otherwise would not 20 for the
opposition candidate for Commissioner Garfield
received, in the District, 459 votes and Hancock
received 205. So that the Republican vote could
have split in the middle, and either of the can
didates would have had y more votes than the
Democrat, or II more, supposing the Il Green
back votes to have gone for the Democrat which
is not probable Not less than 60 Republicans
of that District voted squarely for the Democrat
ic candidate
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
County Printing.

We this week copy an article from the Com
aoHroaih, relative to the decision of the Supreme
Court on the County printing question. That
decision sus;Gins every point that we have ever
made on this question Attorney-GeneralD Davis
in the face of the very letter of the Law, decided
that not the County Commissioners, but the
County Treasurer, controlled the publication of
delinquent tax lists, when the statute specifically
mentioned that printing rs being under the
trol of the Commissioners. The Supreme Court
knocks the Attorney Generals decision all of n
heap. The Court then goes outside of the main
question at issue, and declares some very whole
some doctrine on this question of County print
ing, which, if not actually law, indicates what
would be the opinion of the Court, if the ques-
tion should before it. The Court holds
that the main and only object in printing any
public matter, is publicity, for the information
and benefit of the people. II is no part of the
duty Of County Boards, and should not be. to
publish matters merely for the sake of complying
with the law, and getting up competition to
have tie work done at a small figure, whether
the paper doing the work has any circulation or
not. The object is TO reach the greatest number
of people. For this purpose, the law Prescribes
price beyond which County Boards forbid
den to pay printers; but that price being fair
compensation for the work, il should be given
where it will do the most good, and for that
purpose, County Boards should make it n duty
to give the work to the paper in the County hav-
ing the largest circulation. 1t is the duty of the
Board to designate an official paper and there is
mo authority to designate more than one, or to
divide the printing If this is done by County
Board, there is lawfully no official paper and
County officers can select their own papers to do
their advertising.
For the last five years, the Commissioners of
Doniphan County have been doing precisely as
indicated above. They have received floods of
abuse for it, and have been charged with rob
bing the County, and all manner of mean things.
l3nt now the Supreme Court lays down opin-
hon which vindicates them in every particular.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

OPPOSED To CoRIUPTIoH.-Kansas people will
remember the snorting address, a short time be-
fore the election, by the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee, signed by John Martin, Chair
man, in which the Republicans were charged
with corruption and fraud. and all manner of
villainous things. 1t is told, and asserted as a
fixed fact, that this same John Martin contrib
uted $500 to the fund of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, for the privilege of controlling
the Federal patronage that should he accredited
to Kansas, under Hancocks administration. He
was so positive that Hancock would be elected.
that he did not hesitate to make the investment
Now, what was Mr. Martins object in paying
that amount of money for the control of the pat
ronagef There can be but one answer. Every
Democrat who wanted office, must come to
him, and pay him good round sum for it. The
highest bidders would get the offices. And this
man talked about Republican corruption! Those
Doniphan County Democrats who expected office
under Hancock, will now understand the condi-
tions they would have got it upon. They would
have had to buy it of Mr.. John Martin. Didn't
We tell yOu, the other week, that you would
have found Democratic Ring in Kansas that
would have put all Republican Rings to slamei
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

~ The Philip forgery examination has closed,
with Philip bound over for his appearance at
court, and two or three witnesses under arrest
for perjury. Sufficient has been developed on
the examination, TO show, beyond the shadow of
doubt, that Chairman Barnum, of the Democratic
National Committee, and Abraham s. Hewitt, a
member of the Committee, were the persons who
procured the commission of the forgery, and
paid for it out of the Democratic campaign fund.-
for the purpose of exciting Indignation against
Garfield, on the eve of the election Under the
management of Barnum the late campaign on
the Democratic side has the distinction of being
the most infamous in American politics
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

fP' Isn't it about time the Democratic paper,
ceased their boSh about Hancock having a ma
jority of the popular vote' They know, well
enough, that he has no such thing In the North,
every man voted who was entitled to. of all
parties. In large portion of the South, none
but Democrats were allowed to vote, or had
their votes counted when they did cast them.
Yet, notwithstanding all this, Garfield has very
nearly 100000 majority of the popular vote over
Hancock. Had the same privilege been allowed
In the South, that section as well as the North,
would have given a majority for Garfield.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18

~ Barnum's committee actually contemplat.
ed raising quibble for the purpose of throwing
ont the vote Of New York, with its 2O, eco Repub-
lican majority, thereby electing Hancock. But
this scheme is fizzling out as badly all of Bar
NUNS other rascally schemes have. 1t is falling.
because the mass of the Democratic party is more
honest than its leaders, and some of its leaders
are more honest than its National Committee,
and refuse to back the latter in their villianous
plot. Hancock himself denounced it, on the
spur of the moment hut, poor weakling, they
soon bulldozed him into denying that he had
done 50. Barnum would stop at no infamy to
defraud the people of their choice hut his tricks
are dreadful thin, and disgust even his party.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18
Written for the Chit)
DEAD EARNEST, ANb NO POOLING

have never said loved You, Florence
But well you know my aching heart;
III had half the wealth Of kansas,
l would give 1t To win yoGr fund regard.
There are many who say they admire you,
But swear, by the powers divine.
You may find those who love you,
But you will never find love like mine.
Now, please, do not call this simple,
And say it is a schoolboy's view;
For have faint hopes that, by trying
can get you to like me- too.
These lines are original Florence,
Written while had nothing to do;
And, as you can easily imagine,
1t was while was thinking Of YOU.
When showed you this manuscript Florence,
You remember that YOU did this:
You blnshed, then looked ut me fondly,
And Your answer was only kiss.
lis said actions speak louder than words
But do not believe it is true;
For know you will not deny It.
There are Others you hirt with. too
May Heaven direct YOU dearest
When again my love confess;
For then am going to ask you
Ny future home to bless
Sentmentally yours.
Doniphan County, Kansas, Sunday evening. Isso.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-11-18


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