The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-02-14

At high noonNn the 9Th of March 1881 Mr..
Hayes the poor player on the White House
stage yields up the sCeper OF power which
he has played with as a child plays with
squares and cubes, knowing nothing of their
meaning. What is left for him? lie is de-
spised by democrats and plticd by republicans
and both will be glad to bid him long fare.
we'll He will return to Fremont, serene in
his own mental weakness, and without healthy
attrition with the worldly wisdom he has
learned here, and relapse INTO doting dlenesS,
telling over the things that only he Will re-
member of his vaCillating and triillng admin
istratIon. Dressed III his black clothes, his
hair nicely creased and turned under at the
ends, his hands gloved and carrying gold
headed cane, he will go daily to the village
postotlice for his mail, and dicker with the
market man on his way over the price of fresh
meat for a MONDAY dinner. People outside OF
Washington have very little idea with what
little respect Mr.. Hayes is regarded among
those who know hIm. The mention of his
name generally produces "A smile. All look
forward to the happy day when he leaves the
White IIouse.-Ph,iade,phia Times.
Considerable stir has been occasioned in po-
litical circles during the past week by the an
nouncements apparently made on authority,
that both Washburn and Oglesby would be
candidates for Governor on the republican tick
ct this be true 1t will materially change the
complexion Of affairs. If either of the gen
tlemen named actully comes out for the place
IN good faith 1t IS very likely that Col, Fort
will not be candidate for the position, and 1t
will push aside all other asplrants, leaving the
two men named to make the race against each
other The northern part of the state world
be almost solid for Washburn, and thus insure
L.. Al, .,ntt f,,.. SalfI ,9I
Now that the muss IN Name Is about done
with the friends of law and order all over the
country will insist that the awful plot to burn
the city of Augusta be vigorously Investigated.
The little boys who tackled those triangular
bits of paper to the door-posts Of doomed re-
pubicans' should be made to suffer for this
rraceless piece of mischief. The youthful
brood of cOnsriraors must be nlpped IN The
bud, as it were. Nolhing less than their con
signment to hard labor in the penltentiary
for the term of their natural lives VIII satisfy
the demands of an memorable justice.-St
LoUis RepuJHrdh.
The republicans in the seventh COMPRESSION
al district appear 10 be disguised with their
congressman, u. G. Hayes Serves them right.
In electing him they defeated one OF the ablest
statesmen in this State-one who has achieved
a national reputation rs an able writer ana
sound political economist. When then the
people of the seventh district were So blinded
bv party spirit as to fail to rcelect Hon. Alex
ander Campbell they did themselves great in
an irreparahle blunder,
which is IN fact national calamity-AHrord
Herdld
The republicans propose to steal three OF
New Jersy's democratic electoral votes by a
trick. That the same scheme will be laid be
fore the Connecticut Legislature cannot lie
doubted. The republican leaders have con
splrcd To steal the next president. They stole
II IN 1876 By military force, fraud, perjury and
by throwing out thousands of democratic
votes.
As TO the rumor that Gen. Grant will soon
peremptorily decline being candidate, 1t
strikes Us as absurd on its face. In the way
of declining Gen. Grant knows very well that
he would be no match Tor Horatio Seymour.
Grant is a man of slow growth, and he Is not
well UP in the AIT of declining-hEH.
4 man who was being talked 10 death yes
terlav asked the man who was at work ON him
with his wind gimlet little conundrum.
Said he: what chemical vessel do repre-
sents" ~ retort," SAID his termentoE Not
AT al" said the victim. "a cupel, null
"No. sir; no-I'm an exhausted receiver
Call at Osmsn & Hapeman's and see those
lheaptsfpl sea shells,