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Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-25


 bill lately introduced in the House by Mir. Deering, of Iowa, bears the apparently harmless title of bill to repeal the limita- tion clause of certain act, which is no other than the arrears of pension act. The act, as passed, allows arrears only on pension claims for which application was filed before July 1, 1880. Congressman Hubben stated in the House the other day that the first payment of arrears on claims filed before that period would probably amount to over $243, ,O00, GOO. The repeal of the limitation clause would add another immense sum to this When the bill was before Congress, it's friends said it would not take more than $25, GOO, 600 out of the Treasury at the most. These schemes to in- crease pension bounties, it is said, are largely worked up into popular favor by ring of pension agents in Washington who have im- mense business establishments, and are be- coming very wealthy on the profits of their enterprise.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-25


 The trial of the suit of the British post office against the Edison Telephone Company, just decided in favor of the former, was one of the most singular and interesting ever heard in court of justice The courtroom was transformedi into laboratory and the learned arguments of counsel were illustrated with batteries, and models, and the last refine ments of electrical science. The crown law yers contended that the telephone lines for business were an infringement of the govern ment monopoly in the transmission of tele- graphic messages to which the defendants counsel replied that with the telephone noth- ing passed between the two extremes but the human voice. Had the postoffice such & monopoly that it could prevent two of her Majesty's subjects from talking together !? The crown answered with other subtitle and refined dissertations on the nature of sound, and the clements required in commu- nication by electric signals The decision, as stated, was for the crown, and the general post office is already arranging for the control and administration of the telephonic service of the realm.
 TheS Philadelphia North Amerscdn in 8
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that in the country districts. agree Witn yGu, ~
But the difference will be carrying 4 u'luo.s -
10000 instead Of 3O,0O0 While that doesn NIL
ter in this State, 10000 being as good =
earned, carry tho calculation into the other ! ana
doubtful States and where will you stanee Hn
tlcmen, we cannot spare one slnRle Elees n!,1 ~ -
vote Of any Northern State this elecuon- LIS
contest, as / said before, is
BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE soGIh+
the North men against the South men, the pleoelnn
against the aristocrat Of the south. In.s edo
less but it is to be fought over nevertheless for
the last time, and decislvey this time. taInk
because success this year on our part WIZ Gtusa y
out all the hopes the South has or gaming g,
foothold again. This is their last anu ssh;e ghis
chance. They will improve It IN every posSoIIe nIe
Electoral vote from the South; ana esgu o,1
do secure every Electoral vote In the Nortn you
will have to do it by such an over9rnelnih1s n.l1
majority as to frighten those fellows 1nto su
ssiSo q soek ApRsaseh he 1eo souts Is has
fought down, and frightened doWn, SO As ~ W
kept down. And, gentlemen, think InAl, w.
hind Mr.. Wnshburne, there would oe CnAmoel-
lain [applausel;: and he would be tne very tnan
whom Some Of you propose to elect President;
and don't know but be would prefer the otner
position. Gen. Grant has been Presdcnt LWicc,
las much honor as this country did the father
of its libcrties-George Washington. He would
be satisfied to retire, If at all suppose n Ia'or
Washb,,rne were elected, ! am sure Grant would
stand by him if there was any need OF IT, lap
plnusel And he can and would tight JUST as
much for him as he would for himsclf; Inen
there would be peace-a peace nchfeVed at lne
bailotbox and that peace would giye Us 7, me t5e
Presidency, Of Abraham Lincoln the Second.
rADOlallSe.1
, 1880-02-26
r. C.. LARNED.

VIEWS OF AN Ex-1SDEPESDEaT.
In RESPONSE to loud calls, Mr.. E. G. Larned
advanced to the rost1um, and, after shedding
his ulster, said that at various times in his
political career he had been an independent;
but on this occasion he would lend all his
influence to the support Of the nominee OF
tho Chicago Convention. [Applause3 The
things which threatened the country we're
too alarming for any man to allow his lndr
yidual preferences to interfere with the Te+
are of his counhy,-the rescue OF the Nation
rom the grasp of the Democratic party. he
heartily favored the nomination OF Zen.
Grant lapplause], because he believed that
with no other man was there 50 good
chance for victory. His name will bea tower
Of enthusiasm. Ills public services and his
record we're an indication that he would
prove the man to be depended OH by the peo-
pie, He was not the candidate OF the poll
ticians: he was the candidate Of the people;
There was the objection Of third term"
There was more danger IN consecutive
term than there was in third with an inter-
mission. In the case Of . second term the
temptation was to set up the pins for per
favor Of Gen. Grant was the fact that he was s9
the only Republican who could break :nrongn
the wall Of the Solid South. BUT II yen.
Grant be not the choice Of the Convention,
aud Mr.. Washburne should, the people VIII
enthusiastically support anu elect HILL
{ Long applause
, 1880-02-26
THE EbHOG.
AS DELIVERED HY ssLoSar !

AS DELIVERED BY LONG" JoyEs -
The Chair extended the thanks Of the Stata
Central Committee to those who had accent.
ed the invitation extended them. and asked
them to deeply. consider the question Of a;
thorough organization, and to see to It rhat
the State was Republican in the coming elen-
ton. It had been asserted by some that fba
meeting was packed,-that there would
be no chance for free. dscu-
sion,-but . he would ask, in ali
fairness, had there been one particle Of an
attempt to hold anybody down. On .tFa
other hand, every opportunity had been given
to the expression of sentiments which cnnf5
serve the interests of the great Republican
party Of the State of Illinois. He was proud
Of each and every one OF those before him.
There had been no bitterness, but every man
had laborel for the good Of the party. For
three terms it had elected Il President from
this State. and they owed it to Themselves
that, when the next Convention met, men
that represented their districts should ba
here to express the sentiments Of their con.
stituents. Finally, he announced that he
by reason Of being in such COMPANY
[iaughrer], and that he expected to
live long enough to see the Stata'
go 10000 to *, 600 majority BY hard work this
year. He expected to see President elected.
and that President Republican, and, il
addition to that, Republican President, for
twenty years to come. Thanking those pres
ent for their attention and their kindness
in coming, he declared the meeting al.
inurn ell
, 1880-02-26

whether 1t be Democratic or Republican n,
the other hand, many German Democratic W N
pers have openly declared their intention pa. D.
supporting him If nominated ferries Of sHea,s1 y
" "Hsar"l; while many German Republican ann, r.,
pers have openly said, IL Gen. Grant was noln r.
mated, they would not give him their suppnrt nr-
So you have on the one hand tho comhinea En71
man press for man aud on the other not eTa nsss
the press OF tho parity for many in it viii ~
support Gen Grant, warn you, therefore, Ka1s
ttmen, 7a0f
TO BE CAUTIOUS, TO BE cAREpu. . -
See to 1t TINT yon do not put up ticket anaa...
pect that, simply because it bears The e
bel. therefore 1t will be elected Think not - y
cause this is Republican State, and W;ssonose- g
and Indiana are Republican States, that fhasua
fore you can put up anybody and elect hi-n :
tell yon, gentlemen, it Is q mistake. n ~ -
Third Congressional District, where I 7ica t4S y
Gen. GrAnt be nominated, success Is more t2oa =
doubtful. I question very much whethara aaa aa
can return Republican to Congress If vnn r'e "e
up Gen Grant I hope we can, and We vii n LUZ pat
our very best endeavors to do it. The thinr ae an
pears to me to be in a nutshell - - az
heard a prominent politician say III.
morning downstairs. He suid thera uaa T.
no doubt that majority Of those who tly ,h;,11s y
who are with the machiue-are fur Ger. GraaSts GSs
but the masses OF the people are against h;..7
You can find In every hamlet, in every Wis.,
in this State from three to ten votes TINT IN
not be cast for Gen. Grant. Apply the sral 1
pie mathematical rule, figure up the result ans
see whether in its face you can aHJrd to ieonanI
ize the success Of the Republican party! far.
plause.]
, 1880-02-26
N, W. BRANSON.
TWELFTH nIsTRICT.


NV. Branson. of Menard, said he repre-
sented district which had been favored
with the confidence and partial1ty OF the peo-
pie of the State;: yet by some indescl11aDle
dispensation OF Providence there had been
inflicted upon it that anomaly OF anomalies
the present Chairman of the Committee on
Elections of the House of Representatives,
who had done several States gross injustice
by robbing them Of members of Congress,
and proposed to continue the work: The
speaker prophesied that, by the measure OF
the majority the people of Minnesota gave
The ase Chairman % Of "fte the ELECTION COMMITTEES
would be showed under in the. Twelfth DIS
trict-. [Applause.] The people there recoE+.
nized in their Congressman a. n5
and typical representaiiye qf ho,,d}s nsnoE e
the soSth, by intimidation and bulldozing
and system of terrorism unknown 70 any
other republican Government, tne Helnoc-
racy had gained an apparent lease OF power
in Congress, but their ways and means we're
known, as were the methods by which they
could be checked henceforth.
As to preference for Presidential canQl~
dates, the people Of his district, as 3 ne under
stood them, were in favor OF the Kepu2llcan
Of the National Convention. Many admlred aed
Others looked with warm hearts toward
citizen of Illinois who, in his representative
capacity abroad, put two powerful Empires
under obligations to him. [Great applause.l
Maine Who, four years ago. when the
country was in distressed and torpid con M
dition, by his vigorous onslaught on the
enemy in the House electrified the party and
there were also admirers Of that other citizen
of Illinois, whose merits we're acknowledged
and whose personal abilities were respected
by all men Of all civilized nations, whether
titled or untitled. II he understood the SEN
timents Of the Republicans Of his district,
they were going to redeem it if redemption
were within tie bounds Of human possi-
bility. [Applause.]
, 1880-02-26

out. in alliance with the Rebels OF this conntf}}
obtain control again Of sst the tSs nomnee o
Is against that and @ no' +h pscple Of the Third
bstre4 1as propoe sxaS, ta{
What we say. and we say to you nft. IT,, .a xhn is
NC as'tb as q Bains
appause n s}a'es fesftsfi hsf # Il BE-
en Ee CT 1vsses Grant or anybody else [applause]r
the unttaf 1tsS es19 %ts bose % s of
ae, - ian carry the United States TRIUMPH
] anty for he Republican party aud continue II
IN p6we a ,5ldicapted tie sentiments Of the pep
bic Of F' the Third District, and We are ready to
Confer with you in these matter Irere m tei4 Il
ennnosition that they believe the man has never Ce
Been born who is good enough to vote @ 1or i1s o,
President We haven't got any such men 1here ~
fhe Third District There arc any 4uanu.y OF men
be the Of fha no
an party, ana We phodwer pr"p he Is nd whoever be
NAV be. fApplause-]
, 1880-02-26

SEN NATOR M9CLELIAN.
F1Fru pfSIR1cr.

Senator cClcllan, Of Galena, In response
to calls, said when he came he mlstook
somewhat the purposes Of the meeting. He
had supposed it was to be a mere conference
for the purpose OF comparing opinions as to
the best time and manner Of calling the State
Convention. But 1t had taken Il different
course He had not come to make a political
speech, not regarding the time or occasion
appropriate to declare themselves in favor Of
or against any particular candidate. lap
plause.] He thought that should be left to
a convention specially called for the pur-
pose He regarded the expressions, as Cen
Hurlbut, simply as Individual prefer
ences and it was oi question raot OF isre faste
think ii the people Of tie State
would regard them as having any authority
to give any expression to public sentiment,
or to bind any one, or guide or direct that
Coming as he did from the home of sour
illustrious Citizen" and being his nelghbOr
and friend, he could have. but one prefer
ence; and he might say there was put one
were proud of Gen. Grant and his achieve
ments, and of his patriotic services to the
country, and they would be most likely to
make him their first choice AS to the time
II called at = nTefty earIv Gay-soma con-
siderah1a time heforn The National Con-
ven:inn. In the Fifth District. the Re
nnhiicans did not know what it was
~ evnerience he Sensation Thev exnected to
Tojf IN nne If the ojd.fashjnned maiorities
for the nnminees Of the Conventions. State
nnd TationaI fee1inp assured t1,nt M man
yynnid he nresentef to either whom tI,ey
cnmId nnt Heartily and universally s1nnorf
% The most @ thornueh and indefatienhIa Worl;
wnH1i he f1nne there' and whoever mjeht he
rom;natefi Womb receive the coriisl and
, 1880-02-26

TEE COW ENT1oS TO BE HELD MAY H. !;
After the adjournment of the general meet.
ing the Republican State Central Committee
held a brief session in Parlor II. There were
present john W. Bum, Springfield; Richard
Rowett, Carlinville; Mr.. Joseph MediA
proxy for c. B. Farwell, Chicago; 4 c. Bib,
cock, Canton; Robert Bell, Mt Carmel;
George T. Williams, Herman Benze, E. A.Hl-
kins, Chicago; A. ]. Hopkins, Aurora; M
Jones. Warren; John T. Browning, Moline;
C. D. Trimble, Ottawa; c. G. Culver, Watsa-
ka; John B. Cotton, Galesburs; H. F. Nc
Allister, Oquawka; E. J. Pearce, Whitehall;
John Gordon, of Lynnviile, was represented
Delavan; b Ia; a r. 5: Macpherson, Tuscola; Henry
Van Sellars, Paris; John R. Tanner, Lonis-
Vile; W. F, L. Hadley, EdWardsvilte; Will
IAN McAdam, Chester; Thomas ". Scott,
Fairfield. -
The members were all pretty tired and
nary, and heEce there was nothing done save
the fixing Of the time and place for holding
the next State Convention 1t was decided
to hold it at Springfield on "Wednesday, tho
18th day of May, the basis Of repre-
sentation being the same same as o,;aa.od IN E.S !
each 400 Republican votes cast for Hayes
throughout the State. in: y, and Q1e dele
gate for, each fraction ,of 200, which ,allots
ninetytwo delegates TO Chicago in the con;
yelftion. It was decided that there SHOULD !1;l
gates to the Chicago Convention aud for
nominating State officers. The customs Of
previous Conventions will be followed, anu
the Convention will resolve itself into Con.
gressional District Conventions for the selee-
ton Of delegates to the Chicago C9nVen1oh,
subject to the approval Of the fly Stats sase C9n,
I'M,
upon the delegates at large: .b
It was learned that Col. j. c. Rabcock
moved to fix the date. Of the Convention TOT
the 10Th Of May. George 7. Williams moyeo
to make the date tho 5th Of the same I month 1l,9s
ad T. D. Mante 4 havins a
ton held on the 10th Of May because It ~oala
bring the State and National Conventions 100
close together, and the delegates VINO came
over the prairics Of 10 Dav1ess Conny
couldn't afford the expense of going to t"o
Conventions held so close to each other: :,
Parlor A Of the Grand Pacific at 7:39 ocIoe;1 a;s
last evening, with Long Jones in the chaal.
The Committee on Political Action from t1e
Union Veteran Club Of this city. conSlStn6
Of Gen: Martin Been, Co te GEanq s.al! FefSJi. r.
". s. scfibner, Col Bolton, John vrss1a!nd,
Capt. p. NIcGratll, and Cen Julius WMt:s3
waited Oh the Committee to urge them Ua1t
in forming like organizations Ill al patSt ~ -,
the State, as a valuable AUXILIARY " 10
poign. Gen. BEEN, as spokesman. :. tgla tb;1
OF the strength of the organization u tnai an5
city, how it had sprung into existence, an
now formed valuable organization ~ e'Eliyt TX
ward in the City of Chicago, where last tai. ~
its members served as tlcket-peddlers, cnat, as
cent Of costs to the Central Committee Ine ,1e
aid that was wanted was to help to organlls
, 1880-02-26
HUNT AND CALLAHAN.

: Senator Hunt Of Edgar County, Fifteenth
District said that his was unfortunately
Democratic district, and he could not prom
ise the election of Republican Congress
man. But they would increase the Repub-
Hcan vote for President, and hoped by organ
izatlon to in time redeem the district. They
wanted the State Convention held In Spring
field about the middle or end of May. The
district would support the nominees, who
BY the lessons Of the past and the blunders
OF the Democracy, and there were thousands
who had in past years strayed from the fold
who had come back, and come to stay. He
ing to disorgauize the party or drive single
Republican out OF it He believed this to he
the crisis Of the party, and they must II, M
enthusiasm Of the people that he would
sweep the country like prairie-fre- Then
they would need no appeal to arms, but the
, 1880-02-26
WASH uESING.

Observation-Disclosures SENTIMENT.
Washington Hesing, in response to calls,
replied as follows:
Mr. CHAIisNAN, GENTLEMEN OF THE STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, A.p FELLow-C1rIzEss:
have listened this 1nor1Ring for q long time to
the remarks made by very many PROMINENT and
whose names the political history Of this country
cannot be written and, while It has afforded mo
to ha nave
panied because / fear. gentlemen, that some
Of you are decetving yourselves, and. BY deceiv
eyes of those whose views you are supposed to
represent To be sure, have not had very
9ng %ays p46a9 6easa a but tbs have a.
since ! have attended them, the same
stereotyped expressions, the very same talk
lovely, and TINT all we have to do is to go into
the fight. and victory IS certain. Now, tell you,
gentlemen, that Is mistake. Victory Is not
SO mold public opinion land you have 1t In your
powcr>, that you can place the proper person in
and yG1s lis
election. In 1858, the journal that represent
tStaats- Zettung) gave to Gen. Grant its hearty
one word agninst TINT man. In 1872, when the
Germans, by thousands, left the Republican
seRafs ha7 oaa otbsr the 5hs 16 q
stood in the front as the bulkwark Of Ger
man Kepubltcanism, and did mora than
the Republic party from defeat. And viii
say now, II Gen Grant be nominated, or any-
body else comes out OF the Chicago Convention
paper, and ! Will use my best endeavors u
SECURE % the success of the ticket. [Applause.l
II cASSor BLIND MYSELF TO FACTS.
I cannot believe that everything Is lovely,
that everything is all right I tell you, gentle.
men there ere, Is danger We Mast look OUT And
scattered @ all over this country, which must be
with them, and not without them. We have In
this State probably $4,000 German votes Are
you going to PIT before the people the oaly man
man Tor whom fear the German press cannot
rally the German vote and wheel It into line
Are you going to do it? Personally admire
me me military nnnd,ng genius OF the man that led
Craftsmanship and strict fidelity to the IN puho hi
,hhterest ana wonder It the personal greatness Of
gentlemen, there Is danger in this State and our
sister States, Indiana and WISCONSIN, r. vn,
non nominnte ny e. him: The Germans throughout this
boldly-are not for Cen Grant Recnllect IN ti,e
state Of suspense and uncertainty in 1876 when
most OF The Germans either did not yoto at all Or
uncertainty in Indiana and in Wisconsin. and
that the majority in this State YES cut down. +
believe, to 1000 or 1900, and the Governor wns
elected by but 1000 or 5000. Now, then, f yon
these three States, md that can certainly be
elected, nominate '
TEE HON. z. B. WAsHBURNK.
tAPplause:1 Els integrity, his strong devotion
positive stand against the Know Nothing move
ment, are familiar to nll; and whnt he did in
Faris for the German nationality IS well known
aeem ana theK hsra VIZ eyer y bear it. IL grateful
Journal In this country thut has up to this mo
ment said lone word against E. B. Washbugnc,,
, 1880-02-26
MICHAEL1S.

TIE GRANT SECTION OF THE GERMAN VOTE
The Chair said he had learned from gentle
men in the room that the editors OF the two
leading Republican German newspapers pub
lished in Illinois were present, and he sug-
gested they be heard. There were loud cries
for "Raster,'' but it appeared he could not
be found .....
Richard Mtchaelis, of 'stwo papers, both
daily" turned up, however, and said what
he had to say briefly and as follows:
GEST1EAES: have to say only fey ,s'tn TGrds, q
state that we have, during the last four or five
days, canvassed the German vote, and tnat
can state, upon good basis. that expect that
tie Gcrman-A -American citizens vii cast St /,
stronger vote for the Republican nominee. tha4
they saye for the last six years. .[Applause.l l
may say that they prefer to vote either for or:
Sherman or Mr.. Washburne (applause] but that
don't expect that any other candidate who to
may get the nomination at Chicago ConSenuon
viii lose many votes. [Applause-] And ! may
also say that was astonished to see that four
GeruAu Democruts-strong men in their parry
nave expressed themselves that they will vote
for Gen. Grnnr If he gets the nomination.
{Grcat applauSe.l
, 1880-02-26
GEN, HURIBUT.
FOURTH DISTRICT.

Hutn1a 0AaA0ANAs
Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut, Of the. Fourth
District, was called for and received with
enthusiastic favor. He responded as fol-
lows:
Ii was not my intention, gentlemen, when
came here, to take this occasion to express any
preference for any man- But there seems TO
have been an arrangement made by which one
is sort Of forced IN advance upon the confes-
sionaL As far as am concerned, my personal
opinion or M: personal preference is that simply
Of one mar That Is 4 4s 1t nS O.
Beg 10 say y here that thiaH there is no man IN
posaa 1a's aSd e,ose to call
am to-day. tApplanse] have nothing 70 re- e.
things for him than any other man. recognize
his great public service helped him ~ mJ weak
way, to carry out some Of it On the held aud yon-
But to nc, The supreme question is, who is the
best and strongest, and ablcst man; who comes
eause d0Mn xnd % ned rnG sSou1a @
:.Hlaine, washb1rne~'1 The difficulty with
this crowd is that they all want to talk at once
I say to you that this next election Is the
supreme hour Of cur Nations destiny
fo ,ae nsxs 9Snt ,ba ah5 p.r1 1pRags z re
TO fight ;hfs ba1ue with all the weapons that the
most devlisn and perverted ingenuity can in
schcue ton bold, no rascality too base, TINT they
wou't bring in Now. then, gentlemen, are We
tn stand here, representative men of Illinois,
quarrcIing about men: tCries of mol Look
at the district where / have the honor to live
Gentlemen have talked nbout their own districts
with very pardonnhe pride, and Ii Ike 1t. But
when this is all done. gentlemen, the Fourth
Congressional District will give II, 900 minority
for the nominee OF the Chicago Convention.
lGreat Appiause] And l don't care who the
wisdom Of the people selects: for that man and
that cause will go as Tar and do as much work
as any other u1An. -..
Now, Idon't Ike the idea that some people have
that any one nnn's life is necessary to this Ma
ton. don believe that all the courage, all the
manhood, nll the ability. is concentrated In any
enc man. ICrics of ""True-") True? You don't
give yourselves much credit fLaughter.] |
think that, If all the great men who arr proLui-
nently named ns candidates for this high office
we're by eomo Sudden stroke Of Providence, to
he carried away to morrow. there remain In the
hnnts OF the people of this country men enough
to I'LL any gap 1nss may be made lApplause.1
Now, as people hnve been expressing their
preferences, express mine, and an ooe VI
those people that don't carc much whether 1t Is
popular with the particular crowd that happen
10 talk to or not. [Laughter-] l believe in the
prppriety and wisdom. 4 the people 50 thinK BIT,
Of nominating for President Of the United states
james G. Blaine, of Maine. (Apptause and
cheers.1 And tell you that- SO far as know
nv own people where live, that there is no
mime In our living history which viii excite