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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
THE BOARD.

The September session OF the Board of
Supervisors began on yesterday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock.
There was nearly full attendance.
A petition was presented by Hoge, of
StreatOr, asking that the town of Bruce be
divided into two election precincts, one to
include all that part OF the town south of
Main street, Streator, with voting place at
the Engine House, and the other to in
clude all north of that street, the polling
place being Halls livery stable. The mat.
ter was referred TO the committee on town.
ship organization.
A resolution was presented making the
appointment Of certain gentlemen as judges
and clerks Of election for La Sale; which
was referred to the same committee.
On motion adjourned TO Q O'Clock this
morning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce that b. G. BARRETT,
of Earl. will he candidate before the Democratic
County Convention for nomination candidate for
the Office OF Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce that Arthur T..
BARTEIs will he candidate for the Office OF Clerk of
the Probate Court subject TO the decision of the La
Sale County Democratic Convention.
We are authorized to announceshe name of CHAS.
L. HOFFMAN, of the town OF Eagle, candidate for
nomination by the Democratic County Convention for
the Office of Clerk OF the County Probate Court.
We are authorized to announce that JAMES Nc
MANUS is candidate for the Office Of County Clerk
subject the decision OF the Republican County Con-
venion. Mr.. McManus has been in the County Clerks
Office for the past nine years and is thoroughly
1uanted with all the details of the office
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

vhict -ift all the eitses-were iset|y
contested, 40 that the convention had moth
ing 10 do hut register the tact that the par
I,tio.pants in the cauouses didn't want Mr.
Mayo, No one will deny that republican
caucuses are peculiar, however. q
Tue Convention was large one, every
towr, sending full delegation, q ns.a,
i. D.B. Snow called the gathering to or.
der, and jos. Hart of Earl nominated Hon.
Elmer BALDWIN FOR temporary chairman,
who was elected, and on taking the chair
SAID the number of delegates before him
xIxproof yhss,hc sreatsNpubpcan party
sally ltyss. va .3' '. 2.
4 :REA, Newport Mendoza, and L, l.,
IN mpsoo, Ottawa. were madc secretaries.
x commtttpe on cssdentials vas appoint.
"a. mo S.iS poilSf IT s delegates IN at
teRdaace isgalAt and AshAa. -fhAitemporary
Organization Saa made pey gaa
" AlIoHsEt thq1We4ssa1v tba. convention
.shou hIezpS1ats ohoicso6g 0lpgressnan,
Observation-Disclosures GuAani;aA-.P. Wright
oasstrestss. named N%ary sNsyao Then on
amot,oif the to~nsg web, called Rnd the
ola, nan y S&ldsn ssad1i& naunced the
-vove Of rms town. Tfe tasuir was lli. for
Cullen and 70 for Mayo The towns voting
for Cullen were Adams, Allen. Brookfielu +,
Dayton, Earl, Fall River, Farm Ridge,
Freedom, Grand Rapids, Manlius I'D PR
Mendoza, Meriden, Worthwhile, Ophir, OF
tawa, Richland, Rutland, Serena, Wallace,
and Waltham. The towns voting for Mayo
were Bruce, Eagle, Eden, Hope, La Sale,
Miller, Usage, Peru, South Ottawa, Utica
and Vermillion The following towns
were divided; Mission, otter Creek and
Deer Park.
The choice WAS n1de unanimous, and
the delegates to be appointed were instruc.
ted to vote for William Cullen.
Then committee was appointed 10 name
the II delegates TO which The county Is en-.
TITLED, and while the convention awaited
their report Mayo and Cullen were sent for
who appeared and uttered those soft words
which are said to turn away wrath.
The following named delegates were Sc
lected: Jos. Hart, E. A. Bowen, G. NJ Price,
w. T. Mason, II, S. Corwin, John B.Waite,
Isaac Gage, A. A. Klove, w. H. H. Hold.
ridge. Henry Gondolf W. Z. Bowman, Us.
Lewis, John A. Whitmore, j. L. Summers,
o. Chubbuck, T. 5. Painter, o. X. Olson.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
THE DEMOCRATS AND PROHIBITION

The republican papers make no attempt
70 attack the splendid platform adopted by
the Democratic State Convention at Spring
field last week, except the resolution in re-.
gard TO Prohibition While here and there
paper finds fault with II a. pulling two
wsys,"-that is, favoring the submission
OF a prohibition constitutional amendment
to the people but declaring against its
adoption--the body OF the opposition press
Jump on to IT. as opposed to submission
: Of the question to vote of the people, and
treat us TO long diatribes on the recreancy
Of the democracy to the great Douglas doc
srine Of popular sovereignty Whereas
Douglas said,n (thisls the way they put IT.
Let the people have far chance to ex
!. press their win on all questions of public
policy, and let the principle OF popular SOW
ereignty rule in the nation, In the States
and in the Territories, untrammeled, un.
awed and unobstructed,' the democrats of
Illinois are unwilling to let the people vote
1 80 VAC 1uOothoh Va
:, Now there is not word of the kind in
the resolution Of the convention OH that
subject. The truth is, there was large
number of delegates in the convention who
were in favor of the submission of a prohl.
bitlon amendment TO q vote of the people,
while another large body opposed such
submission. The convention as body
said There il no need of us quarrellng
over this subject. In representative dis.
tzscts where the democrats want such an
amendment submitted they will elect mem.
bers favorable thereto no matter what we
resolve here, and 81 IN districts where the
democrats are opposed to submission they
will elect representatives to suit themselves.
That Is their right. That Is the true inter.
probation of the Douglas doctrine, to let
each locality decide such questions for IT.
self" They therefore declared neither the
one way or the other. Like the republican
state Convention before them, they gave
that point the go-by.
But on the proper and pertinent question
whether, Is matter of public policy, they
were in favor of or opposed to the adoption
Of prohibitory amendment to the consti.
tusioo--a question which the republican
state CONVENTION had ANONYMOUSLY lodged
the democratic convention showed no
such cowardice. II had the honesty and
mahliness to say emphatically "No"
"Thsre are just laws" they said, now in
force In the state on the subject that are all
suficiens In communities where the PEG.
PIE dssire places for the sale Of liquol, and
WHARF experience has shown no laws pro.
hibitng rs sale can be enforced, the laws
nov provide rigid and proper restraints
md regulations TO govern the traffic. In
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

The democratic nominating convention
of the twelfth Illinois congressional dis
trict, which was In session five days and
balloted 1900 times before 1t could settle
on candidate for congress. is eclipsed by
Bragg's district in Wisconsin. The demo.
cratic convention of that district has al
ready been six days in session, and has
taken some 1900 ballots. Another singu-
larity IS that the convention consists of
just % members, every ballot standing IA
IN "A
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

There Is no change for the better in re-
gard to yellow fever at Matamoras and
Brownsville, while at Pensacola the fever
Is on the increase and the town ID pervadel
by gloom. There were twenty rev cases
on Monday and four deaths. Calls for aid
from outside meet with slow response
while IN most cases of sickness there is sad
distress and want
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
DemocraiC Conversational Convention.

The vsters Of the Eighth Congressional District in
sympathy with the principles OF the Democratic Party
ne roquested to send delegates to Democratic Con-
vention to be held In the Circuit Court Rsom Ia the
city, OF Ottawa, on Thursday. Sept. @sth'
" le62, ct loclock p. for the purpose Of nonna'
ling candidate for Congress and ransacng such 9TH
er business - may come before the convention The
ratio Of representation from the several counties will
be q follows:
Du Page s; Grundy, s; Kenda,s Will, %; La Sale.
n; total, Is.
By order Of ANDREW WEIGH,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
BUSINESS CHANGE.

The undersigned desires to give
notice that he has purchased frOm
JERRY WOOD the entire stock of
cigars, tobacco. store fixtures ana
the good will or his late business,
in ArmOry Block. Madison street.
Also that he will continue the
business Mt the old stand, desiring
n continuation OF the same liberal
patronage heretofore extended.
m HENRY + STElNMEYEC
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
MAYO GETS LEFT.

After all the the republican county con-
vention held on Tuesday to select delegates
to the congressional convention to be held
here to-day was Q very tame affair The
fighting was all done On Saturday in the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

Efsvot},N HielE Gn6& o0E 1T as to the
entire prohibition of the manuiactnre and
sale Of iatoxfcating liquors under any and
al circumstances, this convention Is OPP
posed to, it, denying that Is the legitimate
bf6SinsSSf The government to control the
habits, tastes, sppet,tes, and liberties of the
people as long as they are peaceable ami
,bsSeslss; knK'dol not iencroach upon 4tAe
rights Of Others or ofsociety." ~It ~
That Is the plain and straightlorwsfd
English pfu. II democrats IN Illinois rfe;
stc 10 s1bnit the,qussnouct prohibition
lMVAxA the SpeSpl% theS democracy
speaking as a body er-cathedra say thay
m1EnQolG e,non to their so voting; but
When Il comes TO voting on the adoption Of
such an amendment, they. declare they viii
SbJSseit. Nieh a constitutional provisisiip'
they hold cannot be enforced IN any state
'wiyhbul Sn unwarranted interference With
the rights and liberties e which majority
n re pebple ne CERTIFIED, AMI an injury to
recognized agricultural and industrial in
.&Hts toy.psoele every where deplore
The evils Of intemperance and favor apg1p-
II resat3sdRJ JHHquor traffic. BIT ex
IRENE prohibition is very different from
any proper or reasonable regulation. The
proposed constitutional amendment, If en-
fofced2 Would abolish the manufacture of
wine and the brewing of beer, which are
legitimate industries. |, would suppress
their sale, which, properly regulated, is a
legitimate business. 1t would make it un'
lawful for any person to drink at his own
dinner table glass of wine or beer made
or bought In the State. Such law is SIM
ply an extreme tyrannical remedy for the
evil at which it Is aimed, and such law
as no democrat who respects his own man.
hood would willingly submit to or which
he would have the effrontery TO impose on
his neighbor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
HENRY {. STEINMEYEG.
b. Y. LINCOLN,

LIN y i s,t,TTl I'm llNT, ---ksTATH or
joIN A, JOINS. DfaRAsED.--Noiicr IN hereby
given 10 all persona Interested In said estate that the
Undersigned, administrator Of the estate OF said John
a. Jones, deceased, win appear before the County
Court OF the county Of In Sale and state OF Illinois.
~ the County Court Room In ottawa In said county.
Monaay the 10th day OF October A. u. 1852 for the
purpose oi rendering nm account OF his proceedings In
the administration OF said estate for the anal settle
mcnt.
Dated nj Ottawa, this ith day @ sepiewbe, iss2.
GEORGE !. JONES,
ATTEST. L. W. STocksLEGKR, Administrator.
Clerk County Court. In Sails Co.. m. sepGiw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

New Styles of Type and Low
Prices at the Free Trader Job
Printing Rooms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

tnvpvopfe urc upposeu
tgSlietratilc, just law OF the state gives
them the option to prohibit the traffic. II
these laws are insufficient TO correct the
IsipS@segev gpY9eFty{ abuses in
|.s s. '.,s stS s .. s % the he
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
The Dan'I Blake Homestead Farm
FOR SALE.

The old Daniel Blake Homestead Farm, situated in
the town of Serena, near the Serena depot on the c.
r. 4 O. L. r. Is offered for sale. For terms enquire Of
DANIEL BLAKE, Ottawa, or JAMES A. BLAKE, on
the premises seplS-tf
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13

AT my Farm miles east OF Tonlca. La Sale countys
III on the above date will sell - head OF thorough
bred Short Horn Cattle, consisting of Bulls the bal
ance Cows aud Heiers, represented by the following
families: Young Marys. MaZurkas. Barringtons and
Dayses Terms-Cash. ten months time. NJ six per
cent interest. on approved note.
j. W. JUDY, Auciioheer. Catalogues on application.
sepl3.3t. r. G.. ROBINSON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06

The New York Graphic calls the new
internal revenue bill "a bill to make the
rich richer" and says it ought to be styled
IAN act to present the sum of $28, 900, 600
or whereabouts to holders of national bank
stock and manufacturers of cigars, patent
medicines and matches, for that is just
what it does. 1t will put that amount of
money into the pockets of this very limited
class of individuals, and it will benefit no
body else in the wide world" Mr. Ander-
son, republican member of the house,
said during the debate: ''The people all
over the country have been demanding a
reduction of taxation, and you offer them
this bill, which fifty terminates with the re-
lief of that oppressed class of workers
who make cigarettes. Look at the position
it places you in and which you will have to
justify when you go to the people next fall
and are asked: What reduction have you
to pay upon trace CHAINS, upon horse
shoes, upon iron in its many forms, or that
we have to pay upon salt or upon sugar or
clothing or. blankets? What would be
your response? oh no; we could not do
that. No; we did not do anything of that
kind. But then, we did take the tax off
bank capital and deposits, and you can
offer them a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's
soothing syrup. for which they will pay
exactly what they did before"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.

Director Burchard, of the U. s, mint es
Inmates the worlds productions of gold fol
the calendar year of 1881 at $107, 900, 000
and of silver SS7, 100000
The consumption of the world in orna-
mcntation, manufactures and arts is esti-
mated for the same period at $75, 100000
gold and $50, 600, 900 in silver
The estimated circulation in the princi-
pie countries of the world is placed at
Gold, So, 221 600, 600; full legal tender sill
yer, 81, 155, 600, 900; limited tenders, S423,
000,0 total specie, So, 757, 900; paper,
S., 644, 600, 900; making the total circula-
ton, including the amount held in govern
ment securities and banks. and IN active
circnlution. SO, 400, 00O,0 600.
As there are about /, 800, 600, 600 of PEG
pie in the world it follows that if the cash
in coin and paper was equally divided
every man, woman and child would have
nearly $500. So when you haven't thai
much money in your purse you have less
than your share and when you have gold
eagle you've $500 more than your share. Il
is a great mistake to suppose that the world
owes any one living. That can only be
got by hard toll of brain or hands.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
MOLINE.
Reporter,
FRANK HARDWOOD, Repo
officei- Harwood's Livery.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

| Hose race night on Main street.
| Mrs. T. w. Dunn is still confined to her
house with illness.
Elmer Dick has returned from his visit
to Quincy.
| Joe Duncan, formerly of this city, bu
now of California is here on visit
| The street cars have been doing a large
business the past three days, and john
Warmers face is wreathed in smiles.
A large delegation of Moline citizens at
tended the funeral of the late Jacob Writ
yesterday, at Davenport.
| The Keator House cornices are being
painted, and balcony is to be built OF
the outside.
Friday evening occurs the sociable o.
the Mission Band, at the residence of VIM
Edwards.
Strange to say, there were no fires or nc
accidents in Moline resulting from the Gel
ebration of the glorious Fourth.
Charles Sanderson, of Chicago, spent
the Fourth among his friends in this
city.
s. S. Wallace sold one hundred gallons
Office cream on the Fourth, pretty large
rate for one day.
The council has appropriated $4,000
for the city expenditures for the present
year.
Martin Considine, as usual when he gets
drunk, had~to fight, so he INDUCED in his
usual pastime by decorating the Rathburn
brothers countenances.
The moulders' picnic, yesterday after
noon and evening, was well attended.
Good order prevailed, and "a grand time
was had.
The Muscatine boys went home last
night, feeling pretty sore over the disas-
trous defeat which they suffered at the
hands of the Moline club.
FL. H. Grover, who has been faithful
member of the library board ever since the
existence of the library, has resigned. The
public will hear of this with regret. Mr.
Grover has been a great prop to the library
and mercy knows that it needs good
many. The new members appointed by
the mayor are c. L. Grimes and Prof W.
S. Mack.
Dimock, Gould & Co, and their rela-
tives took trip up the river in their raft
boat, the Moline, returning in the enening.
The Plow City band played for the cele-
bration at Annawan and received S75 for
their labors. Geo. Hill addressed the peo-
pie of Edgington, and Mayor Grout flew
the American eagle at Port Byron. Fire
works display in the evening throughout
the city was extensive and brilliant. These
include the Fourth of July happenings in
Moline, and everybody seemed to enjoy
themselves.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
After Mr.. Hayes had been fraudulent

After Mr.. Hayes had been fraudulently
counted in by the republican party, the
managers, and more particularly those
who reside in the good state of Massachu-
sets, felt that something must be done to
placate public sentiment, then terribly out
ragged by the base and glazing frauds sur
rounding the electoral commission and its
action And SO it was determined to make
an advance in the direction of civil service
reform. The gross and fragrant corruption
which signalized the two terms Of Grantism
had nauseated the people, and the people
repudiated at the polls the party which
had fostered Grantism. The snivelling
reformers, who with Bible and temper
ance tract in one hand pilfered the ballo,
boxes with the other and stole the presi-
dency, Immediately felt the necessity of
doing something in the pious and virtuous
line to atone for their crimes against liber
ty and the sanctity of the suffrage. And
SO they began preaching a revival in the
interest of civil service reform. Boston
GL0be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06

The Cincinnati Commercial thinks there
are great things in store for Senator Logan
of Illinois It says he hurt himself in his
effort to carry Illinois for Grant, in which
he failed, while at the same time he could
have carried the state and got the Chicago
nomination for himself Now, while he is
a friend of President Arthur he does not
look upon the election of Arthur in 1884
as national necessity, and being satisfied
that the country has had enough of Grant,
Gen. Logan is in position to look out for
himself
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
SLUSH FUND.

The republican talk about voluntary
contributions from the employees of the
government is the merest bosh. The lead
ing republican organs have emphatically
declared that the circular means nothing
but blackmail. A leading commercial
journal, the United States Economist, of
Boston, states the true inwardness of
the Hubben process with much force when
it says:
All persons under government pay in
and about Boston have, during the past
month, received circulars requesting them
to contribute to the funds of the congress
siona1 compaign committee not less than a
stated per centage of the salary. All
other government officers in the country
have been, or soon will be, treated to the
same kind of documents. The circular is
so worded as to leave the recipient unin-
formed upon the vital point of the penalty
for negligence. This slight omission is the
strong point in the paper. We doubt if any
of the Boston custom house officials will
be brave eaough to face the possible re-
moval which might result from a refusal
to comply with the request. The act is
one which should be bounded by all re
spectacle people. 1t is simply blackmail
If these officers have been paid extraordi-
nary wages, to whom are we to look 30 for
the fault. if not to Congressman and the
party which carries through the appropri
ations which are to pay these officers? And
the question would naturally arise-Why
are these men given such large salaries
For the purpose of perpetuating a certain
faction and that faction the present ma
jority? The bad effect of such course on
trade, on every branch of industry as well
as ON politics, is easily seen. On the other
hand, if these officers are paid only in pro-
portion to the market value of their labor,
this tax is an imposition which is resolved
to them into the alternative of taking half
a loaf or none. The day is not far distant
when the people will learn to appreciate
the tricks of these schemers, and break up
the political machines. The government
of this country was intended for the bene
tit OF. the people, and the offices were
created for the good of the public, and
not for the advantage of political parties.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06
FOURTH OF July P1cKINas.

The glorious Fourth dawned bright and
clear Tuesday morning and at sunrise
every patriotic youngster in the city was
celebrating. The day passed off compare
lively quiet. The Emerald Social Club
held a large and well attended picnic. A
running race was one of the attractive feat
ures and Fred Marshall of the Deere Hose
Co. took the prizes in cash The M.
o. A. T. held picnic in Edwards grove,
which was attended by the members of the
lodge and their friends. Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Y. Cady entertained their numerous
friends at Folly farm in the afternoon and
evening.
The f'Tribunes," baseball club com
posed of nine young gentlemen from Mus
catine come to this city on the Fourth TO
play the Boys in Blue of Moline. The
''Tribunes" were badly waxed, the score
standing 81 to II; They wanted to try it
again, so another grme was played yester-
day and the Muscatine boys were terribly
beaten. The BOYS in Blue made 40 ITALICS
to the Tribune's 8. The latter club left
for their home last night. They are fine
lot of fellows and conducted themselves in
a most gentlemanly manner, and whenever
they desire to visit Moline again the boys
here will be happy to entertain them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-06

When the people see millions of their
money voted away for trout broo ks and
mill dams, they are swift to reeall-the an
tecedents of the men in charge of its ex-
penditure. They remember that Arthur
got his vice presidential nomination be
cause of his proved genius for bribery, and
gained his election, on his own confession,
by Dorsey's still finer genius for bribery in
Indiana. When they recall these things
they need no explanation of the fact that
the government appropriations in this first
year of Arthur's rule are $3S;000,00o
greater than they were the year before, and
over 100000 greater than they were
in the democratic congress of 1876. They
understand, too, why the hated Robeson
has been kept persistently to the front in