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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-10-12

E@T The "weakening" of the Repub-
licans is the most conspicuous feature oi
the present aspect Of the canvass. Our
news columns relate how an official Re-
publican, after Offering to take q bet oi
two to one on New York, discovered
when his offer was accepted that his
principal was out of town, and that he
could find no other Republican who was
willing to risk dollar on the chance oi
getting two il Garfield should carry
New York. A still more signifcan,
"straw" is furnished by the Cincinnati
Commercial, which takes occasion, in
the course Of q lecture of Senator Conk.
ling, to quote the following interesting
remarks from letter received by the
editor: afs
"You attach too much importance to
Indiana. We shall win without tha,
State The election Of Garfield and
Arthur Is certain. Senator Conkling |,
about to render his country . supreme
service. He can and will carry New
York for the Republican ticket, and sav.
the campaign. This he will do ire
spectiye Of Indiana"
This will strike most readers as nea
and delicate way Of at once surrender
ing Indiana and advising Senator Conk
ling to cease wasting bis talents in th,
West and TO look to his own State, il
which the odds are two to one agains
his party, with no akers!-N. p. World
Sd inst. -. =. m
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Grant on nthe iritsPervading the
South.
II Best Witness in the Republican
Party.

Going to and returning from Mexico
last winter Gen Grant made tour ef
the Southern States. His arrival In I'LL.
nois was emphasized by. q speech in
which be said:
ut may be appropriate on this occa-
sion to refersto my trip through the;
Southern States and to what ! have seen
while travelling. l have been gratiHed
at my reception in all the recently re-
bellious States passed from Philade!-
|phia to. Florida on my way to Havana,
and on my return came via Texas from
Mexico, thus passing through all the re
bellious States, and twill be agreeable
to all to know that hospitality was ten-
dered me at every city through which I
passed and accepted in nearly all OF them
by me. The Union flag foated over us
everywhere, and the eyes of the people
in those States are as familiar with its
color as yours, and look upon it as guar
Ianteeing to them all the rights and priv
Iiliges OF free people without regard to
race, color or previous condition OF SER
vitude. In most of the States, upon the
reception committees, side by side, were
men that wore blue and men that wore
gray, and reception addresses were made
in part by those who wore the blue and
those who wore the gray. We have no
reason to doubt that those who wore the
gray will fulfill all they have promised in
loyalty to the flag and the nation" ."-Es.
change. vY YTfgF
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From the Speech of August Bel.
mont.
From the N. Y. World. Sept 24 1sso

From the N. 7. World, Sept. "a, 1850
The Republican press and speakers,
finding it impossible to assail the char
acter and the great moral and intellec.
tual qualifications OF General Hancock,
and being equally reduced to silence by
the sound, national and progressive
principles OF our platform, are trying
now 10 frighten the American voter BY
conjuring up Visions OF calamities and
ruin which would overtake our unhappy
country II General Hancock, the honor
able gentleman, soldier and statesman,
should receive the sufftages Of ffes
and enlightened people. sl .sot
REPuBLrcAx rALsHooDs ABOUT FINANCE.
"This same game was attempted IN
1876 1hen, after the October elections
in Indiana, leading Republican even-
ing paper published q telegram from
Washington stating that the Treasury
Department had received advices from
England to the effect that the probability
OF Mr.. Tilden's election had stopped the
sale Of our Federal bonds in London,
and put virtual end to the progress of
the funding operations of our govern.
ment. Neither the Secretary of the
Treasury nor any member of the syndi-
cate had received any such information
as published in the Evening Post, and
vouched for in speech and letter by Mr..
StoughtoD. Upon the actual election
OF Mr.. Tilden, accepted and conceded
ny Mr.. Hayes himself on the night Of
the election, our government bonds we're
purchased here and in London in large
sums at fully as high prices as they had
fetched before that event.
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D~In reply to the earnest appeal 3

In reply to the earnest appeal Of
ex- Secretary Fish for light as to any
charges affecting sthe integrity of Gen.
Garfield in public life" we beg to refer
the anxious ex-Secretary to this pas.
sage from speech delivered in Cincin.
natl on Friday evening last, Mr.. Fish is
well acquainted with the personal and
professional standing OF Mr.. Groesbeck,
and be will see at once therefore that
the question raised in this passage Of
Mr.. Groesbeck's speech ss to ssthe, in.
tegrity of General. Garfield in public
life" is one of the most serious that
could be mooted concerning candidate
for chief magistracy of the Republic: !:
"How unfortunate that General Gar
field went to Louisiana! Hismere pres
|ence was participation in the contest,
and by his mere presence, without re-.
ferring to what he did. be encouraged
and helped to arrange case for his par
ty, and. having done this, be returned
to Washington and sat as one of the
judges to decide It. The majority on
every vote Of the Electoral Commission
was just one. His was that vote and ell
the responsibility Of deciding q. case
which he helped to prepare rests upon
him." 9s - ~
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Carroll Foley, Secretary OF a Hancock
Club st oil gity, Pa, writes to the CON.
mittee II never remember our party
when It was 90 enthusiastic and united.
ibis district will compare iavorably with
any other 10 its number of converts
that is, men who viii vote for Hancock
and EngIisband still consider themselves
Republicans
John. W Lytle, OF Coalmont, Pa,
writes; lave every prospect Of
successdn This county, which has hereto
fore givepaa Republican majority. Old
men wb6 were Democrats prior to the
last civil war are Democrats again.
j. d. Waterman, Of Rockford, ILL.,,
writes: "Our candidate for State Treas.
urer, the President of the Hancock Club
OF this place, has visited every Copgres
sional district Of the State and be ex
presses himself as greately encouraged
with the outlook, and says our State
ticket, headed by Trumtull, and the
Democratic electoral ticket will have .
majority in the State" @ a
S. H. Jenner, of San Francisco, Cal.
writes to the committee: "The printer.
Of this city have organized The Prin.
ters' Hancock and English Club with 9
membership OF 204, Of whom forty sew.
en- have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket. We are increasing the member
ship Of our club at every meeting. The
Republicans have tried to form an oppo.
elton club OF the same kind, but failed"
Charles Barber, President of Demo
cratic club at Oshkosh, Wis, writes
"a Hancock Club has been formed in
the town Of Poygan. in this county In
1876 Hayes received seventy votes in
that town. This year Garfield will moi
have over thirty. We shall gain at least
forty Republican votes there The Re.
publicans concede rs in this city (Osh-
kosh) 500 majority, which will be q
Democratic gain Of 100. The Democrats
here are counting on over ZOO majority
G. C. .Smyth, Of Lorain Post Office,
Black River, o., writes: "The Demo-
cratic Club of Lorain has membership
Of l42 voters. The largest Democratic
vote ever polled here was los in 1876
for Mr.. .Tilden We now l42 ia
our club and q record Of forty-six pro-
nounced Democrats not members. We
shall have at least 200 votes this year
There has not been Democratic orga.
-nization before in twenty years
While no good citizen can regret the
defeat Of Senator Blaine, who assumed
the command OF the routed Republican
forces 10 Maine, It must be admitted
that his fate is hard one. II was bad
enough to be jockeyed ont OF his nomi.
nation at Chicago by General Garfield,
but II must be maddening TO feel tha,
the bligbtvof the Credit Mobilier and
the DeGolyer candidacy has been
too much for him even in q home con.
test.
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Under Republican rule $4,000, ,000
acres OF the public domain has been vo.
ted to corporations and monopolies since
the party came in power.
The Republicans are soliciting the
votes OF business men for Gen Garfield
as man to be trusted in finance. Is Q
man who cannot tell whether he received
1929 as loan or as dividend saf,
man to be trusted with the nomination
Of Secretary of the Treasury
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New York Sun, Sept %, 1880.

Marshall Jewell wrote q silly letter
last week to a"Towpath Club" in which
he said OF Garfield: HE began on the
lowest level" This Is not true. Doing
farm chores, chopping wood and driving
mules are laborious and ill.paid employ.
ments; but, at least, they are honest
ones. The boy Garfield was on a much
higher level when he was earning bis
bread on the tow-path than when, az
Congressman Garfield, he pocketed
bribes, and on being found out, sought
Ito escape by telling lies.
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The Cry is SIN q,hey Come.

DAYroN, Ohio, Sept. 28.-Col. W. p.
Nolan, two years ago tho candidate for
Congress in this District on the Green
back ticket. and formerly Of the Repub-
lican party, and, by the way, an effective
worker, has announced himself for Han.
cock and the. entire ticket, and will ad.
dress the Veteran Club at Beckel Opera
House next Friday evening. The boom
Lie great and they are coming 10 so rap.
idly rs to render the enrolment OF every
name an impossibility.
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HOur regular army has but little
hold upon the affections of the people oi
to-day, and its superior officers should,
as far as lies in their power, legally and
With righteous intent aim to defend the
right, which to us is THE LAW, and the
institution which they represent It is
q well-meaning institution, and it would
he well il it should have an opportunity
to be recognized as the bulwark in sup
port of the rights Of the people and ol
THE LAw.-Hancock to Skermon, Dec.
1876.
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1. r. FARQUHAR. NJ. ID.
fFormerly Of Zane sville, Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Once and residence in the Walton property,
WsOODSFI ED, o HIO.
Having located at the above place. odsrs his
Prsfsssienal services, where he hopes BY
Gloss. attention 70 business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic DiseasesL I'll, rsoeive specisl
astsntiop. - - -'t-a 4 nay4,':6y
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We move forward, not backward.

We move forward, not backward. II
| were President would veto all leeis-
lation which might come before me pre-
viding for the consideration OF payment
OF claims OF any kind tor losses or dam,
ages by persons who were In rebellion,
whether. pardoned or not.-6en. Han
cock to Mr.. Cook, at Cincinnati, Sept. 20,
1880.
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Theodore Cook on National Bonds
An Excellent Chance for Mr.. Evarts
and Mr.. COnkling to Make Neat
Fortunes.

CINCINNATI, September 81, 1880.
D. J. Fallis. Esq, President Of Merchants' Ne
tional Bank, Cincinnati:
ny DEAR SIR: On my return to The
city this morning, after q few days alb
sence, / find in Saturdays Commercial
what purports to be an interview had
With you by . reporter Of that paper on
the subject OF the decline of about 2 pei
cent. in Government bonds last week
one.half Of which was recorded on Sat.
urday last. am almost persuaded to
believe that you are either not correctly
reported or that you we're simply prac.
tising big joke on your interviewer
But let me assume that you were sin.
cerely In earnest and that the report il
correct.
After your general statement that the
probable success Of the Democratic par.
ty is the cause Of the decline, in which
event Capitalists would withdraw their
investments from such securities" you
are made to say: "He (you) believed
that Governments would decline to SO
per cent. by the lst Of November
And farther on you say Cuisines men
in New York would not continue to in
vest their money in Governments while
there was possibility Of the success OF
the Democratic party" and "that II
Hancock Was elected Governments
would not be worth over 80 cents on the
dollar" ~ 9.t $50
Now, Mr. Fallis. this is pretty heavy
stump speech to inject into brief in
terview on purely business matter. II
yeu are rightin what you say, the con-
dition Of public affairs is critical and
dangerous II you are wrong, then you
are simply an alarmist, and much mis-
chief msy come from your statements.
Hancock, ! Ithink, will be elected, and
In view OF that supposed fact11 make
you this offer, viz: So soon ~ it is as
certained that Hancock is elected Presi.
dent, l will buy the 81, ,O00, 900 Govern
ment four per cent. bonds owned and
held by your bank, at par. will give
such security as will be satisfactory to
your Board OF Directors, to take and
pay for the bonds on delivery, and you
shall give me satisfactory security that
you will furnish and deliver them. This
is 10 per cent. more than you say they
will be worth, and will give you and
your bank q nice clean profit of $780,
600 on single transaction. This prop
osition is seriously made and I await
your acceptance Of it, believing that you
are too shrewd banker 10 neglect an
opportunity Of earning in single trans.
action . 10 per cent. dividend on the
capital stock of your bank. I will in
dulge the hope that you will tomorrow
notify me of an acceptance Of this prop
osition. Very truly yours,
THEo. Cook.
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Garfield rspresents the policy of alien
alton; Haacock represents tie policy Of
brotherhood. Hancock d,d more for "
than Garfield 10 overcome the rebellion
and he can do far more to hsal IT. sOosads.
Let US be soise and heal them. Nosc u
our opportunity MIR. Groesbeck at Gin.
|cinnati, Sept. 18.
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fBGen. Grants affected zeal for q
fair count OF votes will not pass for an
honest expression Of feeling President
Grant aided aud abetted the false count
Of 1876, and prepared to enforce it with
the army. He should get J. Madison
Wells to indorse his present utterance
and have it countersigned by Casanavt
and Agnes jerks. Washington Post
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Ames Garfield.

Cleveland Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The wind % well az the stars are fight
ing against poor Garfield For some
time the Republicans have had q gres,
banner hung across Superior street, in
front OF the Leader Office, containing
portraits of Garfield and Arthur. The
winds toyed with it until the other night
lake storm blew off the 81" and i,
read: "For President. Ames Garfield =
This suggested Credit Mobilier and
1923" and the Republicans hurriedly
took the banner down forever.
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HAs . soldier I am to administer
the laws rather than discuss them. II I
can administer them in spirit with due
charity to the governed and to the salts
faction Of our whole country ] shall in
deed be happy in the consciousness Of q
duty performed.-Hancock's Speech at
Washington, Sept. "a, 1867.
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wn called to the Presidency t
should deem it my duty to resist with all
my power any attempt to impair or
evade the full force and effect OF The
Constitution. which in every article, sec.
tion and amendment is the supreme law
of the land.-Hancocks Letter Of As.
ceptance.
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wIt is only by full vote, free bal,
lot and fair count that the people can
rule in fact, as required by the theory Of
our government. Take the foundation
away and the whole structure falls.-
Hancock's Letter of Acceptance.
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HPublic Office is trust; not .
bounty bestowed upon the holder no
Incompetent or dishonest persons should
ever be intrusted with it, or II appointed
they should be promptly ejected.-Hdn
cocks Letter of Acceptance.
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agThe army .aould have nothing to

n The army should have nothing to
do with the election or inauguration of
Presidents. The Congress- declares in q
joint session who be is We ofthe army
have only to obey his mandates, and are
protected in so doing only so far as they
may he lawful.-Haacock to Sherssan,
December, 1875.
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NOTARY PUBLIC

H,HN undersigned, having been appointed
Notary Public, would inform MS
friends, and the public generally, that ne 10
prepared to 6ll Pensioners Blanks. admin
is.sr Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds, Mortgsgss and other Instruments o.
writing. ~ 4 JOHN Jhffhno.
spr1s,'7 '76r 3eallsvills. Monroe Co. oni'
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Pole Raising and Speech at Anti.
och on Monday, Sept. ~, 1880.

och ON Monday, Sept. 81, 1880.
The Democrats of Antioch and the
surrounding country came together as
per announcement, to erect q Hancock
and English Pole, which they did 10 the
most approved style, being kindly assist
ed by "Nick" Garden, Isaac Soles, VIM
Hathorn, and others from jackson town.
ship. These gentlemen being used ia
ropes and pulleya "5lock and tackel,' y
gave us invaluable assistance We ten
der them our sincere thanks. 10
We must not forget in this connec.
ton to thank the ladies who. so gener.
ously lent their services to make the
fsg. They we're Miss Flora Bottenfield
Miss Amelia Lynch and Miss Olets
Stewart You see these amiable ladies
are Democrats.
ROW re THE SPEECH.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain Mon
day evening, the house was crowded tc
overflowing, and We heard from Genera
A. j. Warner, the best speech that VI
have listened to during the campaign
his sound reasoning, and calm exposi
tons, can not be lightly passed by, ever
by Republicans. They must admit there
lie something ,0eak, il nothing oieket
about Gen. Garfield.
There are several Repablicans in Perry
who are going to vote for Warner, ant
mans, of us who had sore heads two year
ago have sound craniun,s now.
NJ, JR.
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HIt is vital principle in our sys-
tenn that neither fraud nor force must be
allowed to subveft the rights Of the peo-
ple.-H Hancock's Letter of Acceptance.
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New Orleans Speaks Against Rebel
4arls, + Claims

ail Claims
New ORLEANS La, October Ia
mass-meetiug OF the Democratic Con.
servatiVe party tonight adopted resolu.
tlons, among other things, declaring:
1--WE believe in an indestructible Union
of indestructible States.
ave are equally and unalterably op.
posed to a centralized despotism and to
secession.
"The letter Of General Hancock rela.
tive to Southern claims receives oul
hearty approval"
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A. L. Dol r. R.
Physician and Surgeon.
vvOODsFIELD. OHIO.

Once one door north of h B. Hills resi-.
dsnes. All calls attended, day or night.
aprl3,'so.
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Gsoesriss Candies and otioneries, which
thsyNilI sell q the lowest prices. Go and
see then, next door 10 the Star Hotel. This
il The largest and best Hotel In the county.
First class aeesmm odasions furnished beard
srs and travellers. Extra care taken Of horses.
jans2s, so, ifE.Isssfi
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prosperity of millions of its country
men calamity to its own fortunes. IL
created our national troubles and can
not survive their settlement. The day
Of brotherhood would be the day Of the
Republican party's disbandment.
THE MILITARY POWER.
There should be change of parties
Because the Republican party raises the
military above the civil power. 1t bay-
oneted the legislatures of three states
out OF their seats. 1t bayoneted room
for thugs to take their place. 1t used
troops to maintain unelested bandits u
office in ten states for six years. II
claims the right to salt the polls with
soldiers. 1t caused the forces to be
sounded to. see ii they would sustain
Grant in proclaiming himself dictator.
It creates q, horde Of janissaries sas dep
uty marshals, and supplements them
with the army to intimidate voters OF
the Republic. n 7
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'9p q O t q c1e2.
At III. AGILL10R0
ssf3ehss reg WILL yINe hssssfi
BRAZILIAN &FRENCH SPECTACLES.

III. Miller has received fine selected stock
Of BRAZILIAN and French GLAssEs 70 suit La
dies and Gents from TO 80 years Of age,
for near sighted eyes, weak eyes, or any pur-
pose you wish. E MILLER,
Ne 3Ss Union street, opposite B. 1 o. Depot
and opposite Bsllairs Tribune once, BsLL-
ASRH, OHIo.
p. S.-Mr. Miller undsrstsuds the specta-
Gle line ~ we'll - any optician in America.
julylS, SONS.
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pRs. G. w. MASON 4 son,
Physicians and Surgeons,
STAFFORD. HoNRos CO., OHIO.
oflss in Drag store, fsbll,'7sr.
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S72A WEEK; sla a day at home s,.al, easily
~ Z made. Costly Ont6t free. Address
TRUE l. Co., Augusta, Maine iec2;7SI
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GARFIELD AND ARTHUR.
There should be change Of parties {:
Because every Republican paper in the
Union posted Garfield as perjurer ss
long as it had no motive but to tell the
truth OF him, and began to iwhitewash
him only when it was impossible to have
him Withdraw, after he had quickly &C.
cepted q nomination given to him in .
fury Of foolery. No Republican paper
now saying he is honest believes he is
honest. Similarly, the Republican ad-
ministration stamped Mr.. Arthur as
leader OF corrupt custom-house ring.
and Messrs. Hayes and Sherman declar.
ed his removal was demanded by the in
terests of honesty and by their oaths to
secure honest government
sEcTIoNALIsM.
There should be change of parties
Because tie Republican party has always
been sectional. 1t has bad only the
policy of setting South and North al
hatred 1t has following only in one
part of the country and among the mos,
intolerant OF the people. Its sole hope
of success is to set men against their
| fellow.men. 1t accounts the peace and
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There should be change Of parties :
Because In twenty years corruption has
become the habit Of the Republican
party. One-tbird Of its, oficeholders
are sinecureists All Of the 102, 900 OF
them are taxed for q corruption fund
The oligarcby Of oficeholders hold
themselves above the people. They
claim divine right to keep in place
against the will Of the people. They
are truculent, gorged and defiant.