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The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
OUR COUNTY TICKET.

We haye none but the most encouraging
reports from all parts of the county in regard
to the democratic county ticket Even our
opponents freely admit that the democratic
ticket is much the stronger one-madc up OF
better and more capable men, and that as
against their opponents on the score OF com.
potency and fitness alone, they ought to be
elected Mr.. Vaughey, being the only demo
cratic candidate for representative, Is already
out of the woods and Will he elected by II
large majority Nevertheless he is too good
a democrat and too patriotic to remain idle on
his own assured success and Is doing yeoman
work for the balance of the ticket He is not
only making an active, but judlcious and
effective campaign. Mr.. Milligan, our nom
lnee for sheriff scarcely less assured Of fsuCccSs,
is equally active, on hand with cheer and ad
vice wherever needed and gathering in friends
by the score and ncrving and bracing up the
democracy and conioundlng the republicans
by the vigorous, convincing and effective logic
OF his speeches. Mr. Brewer, the nominee for
states attorney Is equally active and alert,
making spiCndld canvass, WlllIc Mt. IoI,
for circuit clerk, and Mr., MclsenbaCh for re-.
cordcr, are neglccting no Guty and winning
friends IN every quarter Indeed the shrewd,
vigilant and experienced chairman of our
county committee, who is managing the can
vass, is constantly eXhorting the candidates
and other canvassers as they return to hum
with their reports not to be so sanFuinc-
that they certainly must be putting too favor
able color on the situation, and that although
success seems to be inevitable, they are put
ting the majorlties everywhere too high.
1t only remains to eXbort our democratic
friends to stand firm In the language of the
immortal Jim Lane, We've got 'cm." The
only thing is to keep them securely within
our present grasp.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

nantly, "What is the use of the republican or
sans and stump speakers forever rehashing
this SILLY stuff" and the Chicago Times says
it "wlll not maign the personal character OF
the stump orators who emit such stuff by pre-
suming that they harcor any such belief, OF
feel any such fear, They do not. Though
they are demagogues, 1t does not follow that
they are fools, and only hopeless and ire
calmabe idiots could attach any weight
whatever to the danger they not only suggest
but allege."
Possibly there may have been some hope
less and rreclalmable idiots" at Turner Hall
on Wednesday evening, who attached any
weight to such stuff, but there must have
been few as the speech, even by the rcpubll.
cans, is spoken of sightingly.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

\ moderately fair audience, for republl
can meeting IN Ottawa, was addressed at
Turner Hall on Wednesday evening by one
KIRK Hawes, missionary from Chicago.
The Hon. J. 0. Glover, who was advertised to
appear with him, was called home during the
day, SO that Mr. Hawes was left to run the
machine alone. His speech was of the usual
sort-a wave of the bloody shirt, and depre.
cation Of rebel rule by having majority in
the democratic caucus AMI thus possession of
the government, if Hancock should be elected /;
whence would follow payment Of the rebel
debts, payment of rebel claims payment for
the emancipated slaves, pensioning Of rebel
soldiers, &c, &c. While this seems TO be the
staple and whole stock in trade of all republi.
can speeches these days, it may interest the
common people" 10 whom It is admins
tered, to know that the better class Of republi.
can papers, as well as the entire independent
press, have long ago discarded 1t as the vilest
rubbish. The New York EUeHing Post, tie
abest republican journal in the country, re.
grets that the party organs and orators should
demean themselves and degrade the canvass
by the use of such discreditable material
The Nation, another prominent republican
organ, says ats use argues painful poverty
Of something more fitting TO offer" The
New York Herald, independent, asks indig
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

While every week or two merciless levies
are made on the national Office holders to help
the republican party out in Indiana, the party
leaders are dazet and confounded by the calm
assurance which Mr.. English sends to the
Democratic National Committee that no more
money from that quarter is needed for the Dem.
ocratic canvass in Indiana. Mr. English not
enly knows that Indiana is democratic but
that no republican system of bribery, however
extensive, can corrupt the sterling democracy
OF that state. Were all Wall street to add its
treasures to the republican campaign fund OF
Indiana, 1t would not be sufficient to buy up
the l4,ll3 majority rolled up for Shanklln for
secretary of state in 1878, nor can the republl
cans import negroes enough 10 overcome it.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

The democratic canvass of the different
counties of the state Is bringing some strange
facts to light. Either there is an enormous
accession to the democratic ranks in the past
few wears or there has been heretofore very
large percentage of non-voting democrats
There is not, the state committee allege, a
county IN the southern half of the state but
ha. today 80 per cent. more democratic voters
than the number of democratic votes ever be.
fore cast and in some OF the northern coun-
ties the percentage is still larger. In Kendall
county, for instance, the canvass shows eleven
hundred democratic voters, while the largest
democratic vote the county has heretofore cast
was but 600.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

We can give the names If necessary of five
greenbackers who say openly that they will
vote for their own local ticket but for Garfield
and Arthur electors. There are many SUCH
.Nendotd Reporter.
We think that Is more than likely. Unless
the republicans had pretty strong assurances
from the greenback leaders of getting votes in
that way, we don't see why they should be so
ready to bear the expenses of the greenback
campaign in this county. But why don't these
trading greenback republicans come ou. open,
ly and act with the republicans all through
like honest men and not play this sneak-'hef
game?
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

A Grand Democratic County Mass Meeting
will be held at Joliet next Tuesday, Septem-
Der 14th, speaking to begin at 3 O'Clock p. NJ.
Among the speakers announced as certain to
be present are Hon. Lyman Trumbull, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, Hon. Lawrence
Harmon, Democratic candidate for Attorney
General, General James G. Black and Hon.
VIM J. Hines. Delegations from Morris, OF
tawa, Lockport, Plainfeld, Yorkvllle, Moke.
ma, &c, &c, in large numbers, will turn out,
As Joliet has no hall large enough to accom-
modate such crowd, the meeting will be held
in the court house square
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

There was fearful cyclone on the Atlantic
off Florida on the Goth ult., and tor forty
miles the coast is strewn with articles OF
freight, fragments of wrecked vessels, ETC.
The chief victim of the hurricane, however,
was the steamship Vera Cruz, which had LETT
New York on the 25th for Havana with y
passengers, crew of so men and valuable
cargo. The steamer was caught in the center
of the cyclone and literally torn to pieces. Or
all on board but II were saved-2 passengers
and 0 of the crew, who, having litepreservers
on, were cast ashore by the waves. Many
others, also provided with life preservers'
were cast ashore, but had been crushed and
killed before getting clear of the wreck.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
SILVER.

Gradually but surely Germany is sckcnng
of Its decentralization Of silver and preparing
to return to bi.metalism. The London Times
of Sept. lst says:
The Imperial Bank of Germany is still pay
ing gold for It's notes in Berlin, but not in
Bremen or Hamburg. This stoppage of gold
payments is sufficiently significant. 1t need
surprise nobody should Germany be forced to
resort to silver everywhere, as legal-tcnder
gold and silver in imperial Germany are not
distinguished in the weekly return, but it is
currently reported that the stock Of gold is re
ally very small
And contirmatory of tins Is a dispatch from
Berlin to the London Post, saying
Apprehensions of an impending change in
the German currency are increasing. 1t is
SAID Blsmark favsrs the reintroiuction of
bi.metalllc currency.
The only motive at the bottom Of the ef
fort to discard silver as a part Of the currency
of the world i, that 1t will largely increase the
value OF the three or four thousand millions
of government securities held by the bondoc-
racy of London, Frankfort, New York, sc.
But the attempt on the part Of Germany to en-
ilCu lic ohyIOchS VI lHe "OIIu HAS pccu 50
costly that she can no longer carry the load.
Ofcourse the reconciliation of silver by Ger.
many would soon create such a demand for
the metal as to bring it to a par with gold IN
this country, and thus enable our government
to do, what the constitution cOntemplates-
com all the gold and silver that is presented
at the mlnts, without discrimination in favor
of one or the other.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
VERMONT.

On the principle that drowning men catch
at straws," the republican papers set up big
shout over the result of the election in Yer
mont on Tuesday 1t Is known that eXtraor.
dinary efforts were made to get out big re-
publican vote in that state, not because there
was any need of it for local success but be-
cause, as the leaders said, splendid dress
parade in Vermont in September would have
a happy effect on Name week later and on
Ohio and Indiana in October" The result has
been u vote IN the state estimated at $4,000,
and republican majority ranging from 10000
to $4,000.
-Four years ago the entire vote of Vermont
was G., 5,ll5, of which the republicans cast so
per cent and the democrats 81 Al per cent, the
republican majority being 23,S3S. On vote
of 10000, at the same rate, the republican vote
this year ought to be 47,9G3 and the demo.
cratic vote 22,029, giving the republicans a
majority of 10000. AS the latest dispatches
indicate that the majority will fall below 25,-
600, with all their boasting, the republicans
have not by a thousand votes, held their own
in Vermont A proportional republican loss
IN all the northern states would give Hancock
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and
several other northern states in November.
But what right had the democrats TO expect
anything In Vermont? The state has been
overwhelmingly republican since the birth ol
the party and Is iorcible exemplification o
republican rule in perfection. There repub
licanism exists in ideal castiron solidity, ant
this is how il works: In no state OF the Union
are the average wages OF labor as low as II
Vermont; Gov. Proctor, in recent speech a
Rutland, said in no state In the Union are there
as many convicted criminals IN proportion t6
population, the late census shows that Vermont
of all the states shows the least gain in popula
ton; and Judge Dunton, in his charge to the
grand jury In Rutland q few weeks ago sale
I the amount paid for liquor consumed In Ver
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
MAIN L.

In 1878 the democrats and greenbackers to.
gether, but each party voting separate tickets,
cast majority IN Maine of over 10000 against
the republicans. In 1879 the same parties,
again voting separate tickets, on their combn-
ed vote beat the republicans some 600. This
year 1t was hoped by fusion of the green
hackers ana democrats on one ticket, the re-
publlcans might again be beaten. Accord.
ingy the two opposition parties met and
agreed on one state ticket as well as upon an
electoral ticket, upon the latter of which they
placed four Weaver and three Hancock men.
For time it seemed as if this fusion might
work, and Blaine become so alarmed that he
compelled the Republican National Commit
tee to make special assessment on the office
holders in his behalf He not only had a hun
dred thousand dollars thus thrown into the
state to help the republicans but imported %
swarm of political orators and bummers, who
for q month past have traversed every corner
of the state and kept up such ceaseless agi-
tation as the state never before had witnessed.
But the most effective maneuvre of the oppo-
sltion was to buy up the king of the Maine
greenbackers, Solon Chase, and to import the
greenbacker presidential candidate Weaver,
and put both upon the howl against the pro-
posed fusion with the democrats. Weaver
having from the beginning been IN the pay of
the republicans, naturally howls against any
combination with the democrats In Maine or
anywhere else, and would thousand times
rather get no electoral vote whatever than to
get the four by combination which would
also give Hancock three
The result is that the fusion in Maine Is
broken up The greenbackcrs, under the ad-
vice of Solon Chase and Gen. Weaver, will
vote only for the greenbackers on the fusion
the republican candidates largely getting the
votes of both greenbackcrs and democrats that
are scratched on the fusion ticket
So there is, Of course, no hope Of a victory
over the republicans IN Maine next Tuesday.
On the contrary, the republicans are likely to
carry that state by larger majority than they
have had any time IN the last fifteen years.
We should not be surprised to see 1t run up to
twenty five or thirty thousand. Their candi.
dates will not only get every republican vote,
but the vote of every greenbacker who scratches
a democrat and every democrat who scratches
a greenbacker, and under the influence of
Chase and Weaver the scratching will be COM
plete on both sides.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

The ST. Louis Republican has taken the
pains to prepare table from the census re.
turns Of Illinois showing the curious fact
that every county that gave Tlden majority
IN 1915 shows handsome increase, while every
county which gave Hayes majority shows a
comparatively small increase, and some of
them, like Joe Davies, Knox, Marshall, Put
nan, DC, an actual decrease In population. In
~ democratic counties given the increase is
66,25S, while in IS republican counties, OF
about equal population, the increase is bu,
7,415. From all which it is evident that IN
Illinois republicanism Is not favorable to
growth and development; too much of 1t is
fatal TO increase of population. and that the
democratic communities are the chief centres
Of healthy growth and progress.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER H. $780,

DR.. Mitchell, the chairman, says that republi.
can Hancock clubs have been formed within
the last few days in the Thirteenth, Fifth,
Third, Second and FIRST Assembly districts in
this city, and that the organization here will
be nucleus for similar organizations through
out the state of New York.
Well-we are by no means at the end of the
list--we could fill another column with such
items, but we hope these are sufficient at least
of the RepuJtican, that the Hancock boom is
a living, vital thing and not the gaunt, power
ty-stricken affair he is pleased to call the Gar,
field BOOM"
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

Is the editor of the Record 50 ignorant as
not to know that the payment of rebel claims
and pensions is utterly barred by sec. of the
10Th amendment TO the constitution OF the |.
s.? God help US when a man claiming to
be fit to hold seat IN the Illinois state senate
Is not ashamed of such ignorance !-O OTTAWA
FREE TRADER.
Is the editor of the Ottawa FREE TRADER
so ignorant as not to know that there are only
two sections to the 18th amendment to the
constitution of the United States? Section A
of the 18th amendment! Find 1t, please and
publish it, The 10Th amendment says moth
ing about the payment of rebel claims.
But aside from that the Democratic plat
form of 1868 says In these words: "And that
we the Democratic party regard the recon
struction acts $50 called Of Congress, as such,
as unsurpations and unconstitutional, rec0LH
tionary aad c0id-headaU Go, Record.
The editor of the Record shows the mean
ness of a chickenlhief in taking advantage of
a misprint by which the FREE TRADER SAID
the 18th" instead of the "14th' amendment,
OF course the editor having looked up the
constitution could not fail to see that Sec 4
of the 14th amendment does in the most posi-
tive Ian guage forbid the payment of all rebel
claims, pensions, &c, and nothing but sheer
dishonesty prevented HIM from saying so. AS
to his quotation from the democratic platform
of 1868, after the example of meanness he has
shown us, we are justified in at least doubling
the correctness of the quotation, though it has
no relevancy to the point in question, the
FREE TRADER having spoken of the consntu.
ton, not the reconstruction acts, most OF
which, since 1868, have, on account of many
Objectionable features as first adopted, been
greatly modified. We must again insist that
a member of the Illinois state senate ought
not only to be ashamed of the ignorance he
has already displayed, but he ought to he
doubly ashamed of such an exhibition OF the
meanness of a sneak.thief
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

A petition is being largely signed in Mendo-
ia to the supervisors Of that town asking them
ito oppose : building of new court house
both by th' ,otes and influence" Meantime
the Mendc Post (Gcrman), with more sense,
has an abl editorial in favor of the erection of
a new court house, and expresses confidence
that majority of the people of that town are
ofthe same opinion, "as any further postpone.
ment of the matter is obviously against the
good name and true interests of the county"
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
THE FAIR.
The gath Annual Fair of the La Sale County
Agricultural Board.--The Display of
Stock and Goods Remarka-
bly, Thin.
Generally.

The oath ANIMAL Fair of the La Sale County
Agricultural Board, held here during the past
week, was failure, the amount Of goods on eX.
hibition and the number Of stock being rdcu.
lousy small. What was the cause, we cannot
tell The amount and variety of premiums of.
fered was larger than usual, yet the entries were
very few. Perhaps the truth Is, the Boards un-
fortunate condition as to organization and want
of grounds owned by itself has much to do with
its ill.success. Owning no grounds its rentals
foot up a considerable sum; which with bad
weather prevented any accumulation Of funds and
forced but partpaynent Of premiums last year.
However the Secretary has repeatedly called the
Boards and the peoples attention to the condi.
ton of affairs No steps were taken to overcome
the difficulty. Failure perhaps might have been
anticipated
on THE GROUNDS.
The visitor found little to attract his attention
on entering the grounds. In front of him was
bare ground nearly, which should have been
filed with agricultural implements. The imple-
ment men, however, did net turn out They say
all their goods are out of season; they can sell
nothing there because they have nothing farm
er will need for year; Of course, he doesn't buy
until he is in need; and no premiums are offered
to assist in paying their necessary expenses
very heavy. In consequence only few agricul-
tural implements were on hand, and these wers
shown by manufacturers only. King, Hamilton
& Co. showed the Johnston Tile Ditcher, their
Shelter, Seed Drill and cultivators. Malerhoefer
showed his well known "Clipper" plows and cui-
tivators. Stormont set up windmill and his
scales. Drummer, of Peru, showed the " Acme"
scale; Springfield firm "turbine" windmill
and force pump; the Marseilles Manufacturing
Co., the Adams shelter, a new idea in stalk
cutter and pulyerizer and gophers and cultiYa-
tors--a very neat saowing. The OttawaIile Co
exhibited fine lot Of their splendid drain tile in
assorted sizes; and yton firm also made nice
exhibit OF the same goods. This, with a new
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
mont last year amounted to Sc, zoe, 600, a quan.

mont last year amounted to $6,700,0OO, guam
tity sufficient to keep every voter IN the state
drunk 300 days in every year. Thus 1t ap
pears that the model republican state of Yer
mont Is remarkable for five things;
1t has the largest per cent. of crime.
The lowest wages.
The least gain in population.
1t drinks the most rum.
And has the larges. republican majority.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

The prohibitionists of this state have put
the following ticket in nomination, in addl-
ton to Neal Dow electoral ticket: For Gov
ernor, Uriah Copp, jr, of Lodi; Lieutenant
Governor, George Woodford, of Ottawa; Aud
ltor, Rev W. $. Cressey; Attorney General,
Captaln Lee
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

"Our member" Mr. p. c. Hayes, undertook
to entertain republican audience at Seneca
on Friday evening of last week. The demo-
Gratis were so well pleased that they tried to
make arrangements to have him speak there
once week until after the election. The re-
publcans hoped the county central commit
tee would arrange to have him stay at home.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

If one theft of the presidency brings good
times, as the republicans claim, what might
not two thelts or three thelts or dozen do
for us? How many are willing to accept the
republican logic that prosperity comes by
theft?
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

Irishmen, remember when you vote Tor
James A. Garfield for president and Shelby
NJ. Cullom, for governor. both these gentlemen,
as members of the fortieth congress, voted
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11

against the following resolution, on March Sth,
1867:
ResOlced, That this house extends Its sym.
pathy to the people OF Ireland in their struggle
for constitutional liberty.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
ALEX. NAUGllEY,
For Circuit Clerk,
WILLIAM W. TAYLOR.
For Sheriff,
WILLIAM X. MlLLlGAN.
For States Attorney,
l.. w. BREWER.
For Recorder,
AUGUSTUS MEISENBACll.
For Coroner,
DIR. c. w. REYNOLDS.
The Ottawa free trader., 1880-09-11
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. w. S. HANCOCK,
OF Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
VIM. II. ENGLISH,
OF Indiana.
DEMOCRArIU STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
LYMAN TRUMBULL,
of Cook.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
LEWIS b. PARSONS,
of Clay.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN II. OBERLI,
of Alexander.
AUDITOR,
LEWIS c. STARKEL,
of st. CLAIR.
TREASURER,
THOMAS BUTTERWORTH,
OF Winnebago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE HARMON,
of Peoria.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
FOR CONGSESS,
DANIEL EVANS.
FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
NJ. W. SCHURTS,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-12-16

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