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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
CIVIL SERVICE Reform.
Another Response to the Letter of In
quiry from the Madison Club.

Senator Matt Anderson has re-
sponded to the letter sent out to
candidates for congress by the civil
service reform club of Madison. His
reply is as follows;
Cross PLAINS, Wis, July 13, 50,
-Mr.J. IL. Carpenter, President, and
Chas. n. Gregory, Secretary of the
Civil Service Reform Association
Gentlemen:-Your letter has been
received informing me that my name
has been prominently mentioned in
connection with the office of repre-
sentative in congress from this dis
trlct,and asks that in case of my cleo
ton as such representative whether
or not [ would support legislation
looking to the reform of the civil
service, as you have indicated in
your letter.
In reply ! wish to say that as am
not candidate for congress or any
other office, [ might excuse myself
from answering the question your
letter contains. But the time has
come when the people should know
before they nominate and vote for
representative, whether he will rep
sent or misrepresent their views or
not. L hope to see the rule estab-
llshed IN every convention where
candidates are to be nominated for
election to make laws, that a cate
chlsm be handed them with ques-
tons to answer, and if they refuse
to pledge their honor that they will
faithfully carry out the wishes of
their constituents, they be informed
that their services are not wanted.
[ think that every honest and
intelligent man who has the good
of his country at heart, believes
that all subordinate executive offices
should be filed by men selected
for their honesty and capability,
and that no party is justifiable in
putting unfit men into offices as a
reward for services rendered to a
party.
President Lincoln said this is a
government of the people, by the
people, for the people.
Ii this were true it must have
been before the present party in
power became corrupt, before men
were counted into office that were
not elected, and before 100000
officeholders, through a partisan
committee, were assessed a. per cent.
on their salaries to raise a large
corruption fund to control elections,
and keep themselves in office con-
trary to the wishes of majority
of the honest voters.
Honest Old Abe, if now alive,
would be compelled to say that,
in truth, this is now a government
of officeholders, by officeholders,
for officeholders.
The old despotic idea that the
officers chosen to fill the various
offices are our rulers, has, or ought
to have become obsolete. We in
this republic have no rulers. From
the President down to the overseer
of highways, they are public SER
wants, and should be treated as such,
having no right to force a con-
tinuance of their services upon the
people.
Bossism by officials has Gas it
should) become obnoxious to the
people. The enforcement of the
present statutes ought to be de-
manded by every man who favors
civil service reform. I am pleased
to see that the courts are to decide
on the constitutionality of the pres
ent statutes.
With my best wishes for the cause
your association is advocating,
am yours truly,
MATT ANDERSON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

The Sisley preliminary examin-
alton at Lancaster closed on the
30th ult.. Louis Sisley, Mrs. Stout
and Robert Hamilton are held for
trial. Hamilton's wife and the little
boy are released. The justice in his
remarks disposing of the defendant
said that if he were acting as juror
he would be obliged to say not
guilty, but as justice in a pre-
liminary court he had to decide
upon what he believed to be prob
abilities. There is a strong feeling
in the community on both sides
of the question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
Geo. Crawford, Robt. NJ Crawford,
EnITnRs AND PRoPRIEToRs.
The ROCK BRANCH ROAD.

The much talked of project of the
above road being repaired by citizens
of the city of Mineral Point, is, we
believe, a practical one, and only
requires that somebody take the
iniatory steps towards an organized
effort in that direction to make it a
success. The benefits to be derived
from this enterprise cannot be easily
over-estimated, Good highways are
to a town like Mineral Point what
good lines of railway are to larger
city or railway center; and every
iudicious effort which we make
toward securing good roads for the
accommodation of people coming in
or going out of our city will be re-
warded by a many fold return. Of
course it would not be practical or
judicious for US to attempt to- i'm
prove and keep in repair long
line of road for its entire length; but
the proposition in regard to the
Rock Branch road is entirely differ
ent from such an undertaking. This
road in the main is a very good one,
the only exception being for short
distance, where it nears and passes
over said branch; and it is this short
distance which it is proposed to
repair.
We believe that all our business
men agree upon this subject, and
appreciate the benefits to be derived
from repairing this piece Of road,
and would contribute literally
toward the project. We need not
try to impress upon them the fact
that great results can be accom-
plished by organization; as to this
truism, the now towering walls Of
the zinc factory bears testimony
more convincing than words. Let
some of our business men take the
lead, and it will not be long before
there is good broad highway lead
ing across Rock Branch.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

The Prairie du Chen Courier con-
tinues to puff the Hon. Geo. c.
Hazelton, and republican papers
hereabouts pat Editor Merrill on the
back, and call his sheet leading
democratic newspaper. The Third
district is to be congratulated upon
the fact that Merrill and the Courier
have been apportioned out of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

quired to defray the expenses of
the government economically ad-
ministered, and which every good
citizen is willing to pay, but that
large addition to his burden which
is imposed upon him by the Navy
bill, the River and Harbor bill, the
Pension bill, and by other similar
swindles.
1T is in vain to disguise the fact
that the result of all this profuse
expenditure has been to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer.
Daniel Webster with prophetic Wis
ION warned his countrymen that
the freest government can not long
endure when the tendency of the
law is to create q rapid accumu-
lation of property in the hands
of a few and to render the masses
of the people poor and DEPENDENT.
IF it be true, as the elementary
writers on the science of government
inform US, that a democracy is that
form of government in which the
supreme power is vested in the
people at large, and of which equal
ity is the essential characteristic,
may we not properly ask ourselves
whether we any longer live under
a representative democracy? Ger
tainly it is no exaggeration to say
that, the inequalities of condition
IN this country are as great as
they are in Great Britain or in any
other country of Continental Europe.
In my view there is but one
way to ward off the dangers in
the near future arising from this
state of things, and that is for the
sovereign people to place the Dem
ocratic party in control of the gov
eminent, and having done so, to
see to it that it shall be Democratic
in practice as well as in name.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

In every contested scat case upon
which vote was taken during the
present congress, the democrat was
turned out and the seat awarded to
the contesting republican. Ought
republicans to complain if when the
democrats obtain control of congress
they follow the precedent established
and GUST as many republicans from
their seats as they may see fit. The
democrats don't establish all the bad
precedents, neither do they follow
all that are established.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

Enemies of the woman's suffrage
movement sorely need new points
for the support of their thread
bare arguments, and the Wiseon-
sin will give them one: Champions
of woman suffrage hold that with
women as voters the atmosphere
about the polls will be purified,
and every form of political fraud
and trickery will sink away and
hide itself before the feminine pres
ence. Similarly, it is fair to argue,
with women in horse races, the
character of turf sports will be ell
evated, and the elements of Jock
eying and sharp practice eliminated.
But hard facts prove this argument
untrue. At the Milwaukee meet
ing yesterday, an event of chief
interest was a running race between
women riders. The successful con-
testant won her race by trick which
for its refreshing GOODNESS would put
to blush an old and hardened turf
man. Allowing her rival to sup
pose, but not definitely agreeing.
that horses should be changed at
the end of every mile, she rode
her horse straight on through his
second mile when closely pressed,
and easily took the race and the
Her victim raved and made
a spectacle of herself naturally, pre-
cisely as any man victim would
have done. The event proved
else so clearly as that
women viii fail to purify the moral
atmosphere of the race-course, what
ever they may do to the moral atmos-
phere that pervades the countryis
voting places--Eyening Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

A Marshaltown Qowa) mother
was startled the other day at hear
ing piercing shrieks from her baby,
which she had placed on the grass
in the front yard, and was Mortified
to see that a hog had the little inne-
cent by the ear and was dragging it
away. The child has sore ear but
otherwise is all right.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
True To her Trust.

Too much cannot be said of the ever
watching and caring fog her dear ones.
never neglecting single duty in their
behalf. When they are assailed by dis
ease and the system should have a
thorough cleansing, the stomach and
bowels regulated, blood purihed. and
malarial poison exterminated, she must
know that Electric Bitters are the only
sure remedy. They are the best and
purest medicine in the world and only
cost fifty cents. Sold by Meffett. 49w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

In his speech accepting the nomi-
nation for congress six years ago
Geo. G. Hazelton said that the NOM
nation came to him unsought, as
he had not so much as turned over
his little finger - secure it. We
wonder if the willy George would re-
fuse to turn over his little finger if
his chances for denomination this
year depended thereon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

The ninth annual session of the
national Conference of Charities and
Corrections will meet in the Assem-
bly, Chamber, in the State Capitol,
at Madison, Wisconsin, Monday
evening, August z, 1882, at S O'Clock,
and will continue in session five
days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
A General Stampede.

Never was such a rush made for any
drug store as is now made at Moffett's
for Trial Bottle of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. All persons affected with
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness or
Severe Coughs, or any affection of the
Throat and Lungs, can get Trial Bot
tie of this great emedy free. by calling
at above d. uS store. 49w4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
Naw Redfo-d niece, standard

We call the attention Of ladies TO the adver-
tisement IN this paper Of DR.. MarchtfsUterine
p1table evidence Of It's worth. and We recon-
mend the afflicted 70 Try IL This remedy differs
from qunek nostrums m the following respects:
lst IL e prepared by regular physician; ID, e
= not Recommended for all diseases. but only
for particular class peculiar 70 females; ID, Il
Is recommended and used In practice By many
physicians one Of whom at LEAFS IL well known
10 The people Of New Bedford. For sals BY C. T.
Nofett- 17-y1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
6uekIen's AFRICA SaIye.

The BEST SALyE in the world for
cnts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
severe sores, letter ,chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptons,
and positively cures piles. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded Price &c per box
For sale By Moffett- 35y1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
Threshinq Machine for Sale.

A Buffalo Pitts Threshing Machine,
almost new, for sale cheap. Machine
can be seen at Stephen Martins place
in town of Mineral Point. For further
particulars Inquire of Stephen Martin
or Adam Geoltz. 4Sw6
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04

AT PLATTEvILLE.
Aug 81 1874 Frank Pitts. a spring beds
Oct. 10, 1877 o. +. Burlingamei2 bdls iron boards
Jan. 10, lS79iTrayerse & Bro. 2 coops.
AT DARLINGTON.
Oct. IL, 1S75lWilliams & P...u bdl baskets.
Nov. 25 lS76IN. Smith. -........l 4 casting.
Jan. 81. 1S77IW. Kelley ......... j Dbl crackers.
Jan. %, 1877 Collins Bros beer kegs
Sept.1 1S77IW. Ii. BlaeklIey I2 bdI paper.
Jan. 30, 1S7SIC. A. Newkirk. -. 4 bdl b. boards.
Mar %, 1873 Jas. McGuire-... bdl wire line.
Dec. z, 1878 HelenAlexanderI1 marble headstone,
marble footstone.
June 19, 1880 Allegar Bowlby
q Co...............l1 organ.
AT BELMONT
Aug l., 1879 Charles Riter....4 spools barb fence
wire
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-04
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
Announcement.
DEmoCRATIc MEETINGS.

At meeting of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, the
members of the Committee from each
District we're requested to call Dis
trict Meetings in the several Dis
tricts of the County, on Saturday
the 10Th day of. August, and select
Delegates to represent them in the
County Convention, on Monday, Sep
TENDER 4th.
The District Meetings will be held
at the following'places:
Battelle, at West Warren; Cass, at
Osageville; Clay, at Blacksville; Gin
ton, at Smithtown; Grant, at A. G..
Barker's, Morgan, at Morgantown,
and Union, at Stewartstown.
The business of the County Con-
vention will be to nominate candi-
date for the House of Delegates,
two candidates for County Commits
sioners, and a. candidate for State
Senator. E. SHIsLER,
Chairman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

Bob Domain, of steamer Jas. G..
Blaine, is as home.
Miss Ella Mills, of Pittsburgh, is
visiting at d. H. Chadwick's. 81
Mr.. Will Richards and wife of
Iowa are visiting Mrs, Richard s
father, Mr.. Jno. Protzman. ~
Miss Fannie Lazler, of Morgan
town, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Bette Mcclure, of the Seventh ward.
-Inteligencer.
Major w. w. John will attend the
Congressional Convention at Keyser
next week. From town, quite num-
Der will attend, among whom are E.
Shisler, S. d. Hirschman, C. w. Fin
nell and others. We are told that
several republicans will also join the
party. On the West Side, B. S. Nor
gan, Elias Eddy, DR.. Calvert, Jos.
Wharton, Jas. Sanders, and others.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
FATAL CATTLE PLAGUE.


An infectious and fatal cattle plague
has appeared in the south end of Brooke
county, and has occasioned no little
excitement in the neighborhood, as far
down as Liberty. Yesterday morning
Coli mel Norton, well known farmer
of Richland district, living on Short
Creek, came to the city and applied to
Governor jackson for information as to
the power of the State Board of Health
in such a case. In the afternoon a
Register reporter found him at the Of
fee Of Col. O'Brien, in consultation
with DR.. Reeves, executive officer of
the Board. From his statement the
disease has just appeared and is very
deadly. On Wednesday John P. Smith
lost four cattle, and has now four down
with it. Immediately upon the first
symptoms the animal falls and is unable
to rise. The trouble is about the spine
and kidneys and death ensucs within
three days, as general thing.
About twelve cattle in that section have
already died, and the contagion was
believed to have been brought by cat
tie imported from the South. 5e
DR.. Reeves said he could not without
an investigation, pronounce positively
upon the disease, which he thought was
an infectious disease, the result of par.
asites. 1t may be inoculated from ami
mails, themselves not diseased, by being
carried about in the hair. 1t may take
from 7 to Is days for incubation, and
death usually ensues from 3 to 10 days
afterward. alt must be met and treat
ed" said he, exactly as is small pox.
Animals infected or with the contagion
must be at once quarantined, and this
fact should be circulated"
The gentlemen present were of opin-
ion the press of the city should scatter
warning broadcast in this neighbor-
hood.
DR.. Reeves said the Board of Health
had full power in the premises, and
would take immediate action. An or
der was forthwith sent to Drs. w. K.
Curtis and ]. G. Cooper, Of the Brooke
local board, instructing them to proceed
at once to the infected district and quar-
antine all suspicious cases.
A man will be sent from this city to
hold post morten examination fone
of the diseased brutes when intelligent
action can be taken.
1t is hoped by prompt measures to
stamp out this dangerous plague in its
incipiency.-W Wheeling Register
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

Mr.. S. C. Stewart, who is the Re-
assessment Commissioner for the West
Side has been interviewed concern
ing his work as follows
@. What will be the probable in
crease or decrease in the valuation
of real estate in your district?
A. There will be slight increase
could not answer definitely; but
think not exceeding 5 to s per cent.
@. Have you found any Irregular
ties in the present valuation?
A. / have, few only.
@. Ifso, will you be good enough
to give some specimen cases? Mot
necessary to mention PERSONS names.
A. A case in which Dover was
valued against one instead of three
shares. Another in which other lands
were added to two shares in partition
and the shares equalized.
@. Have you found any tracts of
land which were not previously on
the land books, and thus escaping
taxation? If so, give cases.
A. There was one case of six acres
by not having deed Recorded. Also
two or three others, cause unknown,
and two or three that were being paid
for by two parties.
Q, In what class of lands-whether
farming, mineral or timber-do you
find the greatest increase?
A. Farming lands-chiefy by i'm
provements in buildings and superior
cultivation. p
@. How have the people of your
district met your efforts to secure a
uniform appraisement of the real
estate?
A. Generally in a satisfactory man
ner, with few exceptions.
G. Please state any other matters
you may deem of interest in this con-
nection. II'
A. Timber is getting scarce in part
of this district; and while there is an
abundance of good coal the pros
pect of market is so remote as to give
it little present value.
@. In what condition have you
found the crops? The live stock?
And the elements of prosperity gen
orally?
A. Grass very fine; wheat above
average; oats badly injured by rust;
corn looking well; stock excellent;
fruit scarce; people generally healthy
and in good spirits. a<
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12
Hale!

The fourteen regular appropriation
bills which have already passed the
popular branch and are reasonably
certain to become laws, increase the
public expenditures from $216, 1894,
388 in 1882 to -$294,513,639 in 1883.
Is it not quite time that the people
called halt?
The public expenditures for 1881
were in round numbers, $3.50, 900, 900;
for 1882 they were $4,000, 900, and
for 1883 they are likely to be $685.
5000, or an increase of $115, 000,-
600 over the expenditures of two years
ago and an increase of $78,000,000
over the expenditures of last year. Is
it not high time that the people called
a halt?
An addition of $7S,0OO.OOO to the
public expenses, means $78,OOO,OOO
more for contractors and partisan
favorites, and $78,00O,000 more to be
assessed to debauch our political
system and pollute the ballot. The
increase of $l05, 900, 900 in two years,
means mainly $105, 100000 in two
years, means mainly $105,000,000 OF
public money for private and political
profit, and our industry is loaded with
taxes to enable the jobber and profit
gate to revel in plenty. Is it not
quite time that the people called a
halt?-IImes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

SEWING MACHINES. house
hold sewing machine, introduced and
sold in this county by N. S. Steele is
now so popular that agents for other
machines find it necessary to keep
one in stock to draw custom and sat
isfy the demand of the people to see
this most excellent machine We are
glad to see it attracting so much at
tention, for we know the people will
appreciate good thing when they
see it and we. would advise all who
contemplate purchasing a new ma
chine to try the household before
buying any other. p
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

The aggregate of expenditures for
State purposes for the years 1867 to
1870, inclusive, is $1,801, 1852, 33.
Average for four years is $780,
263.0S4. This was under Republican
management.
The aggregate of expenditures for
State purposes for the years 1871 to
1880, inclusive, is $4,26S, 761.74
Average for the ten years $426,s76-
II 2-5. This was under Democratic
management.
The aggregate expenditures for
General School purposes for the four
years from 1867 to 1870, inclusive, is
1852, 637.36. The average for the
four years is $163, 1894. Republi-
can.
The aggregate expenditures for
general school purposes for the ten
years from 1871 to 1880, inclusive, is
50, 1853, $4,000. The average for same
years is $226,324.00. Democratic.
The Republican party expended
$23, 1861 more per year for general
State purposes than the Democrats
have spent. That's the Republicans
were, by SO much, more profligate of
the public funds than their oppon-
ents have been.
On the other hand, the Democrats
have appropriated $63,16466 more
each year to the education of the
youth of the State than the Republic
cans did. This from the State funds
alone, mind you. If you go into the
local taxation for school purposes you
will find the Democrats have probably
doubled the amount formerly devoted
to school purposes by the Republi-
cans.
Let us smoke this pipeful and
then we shall have another in due
season.-Hnntington advertiser.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-12

1t is much easier to get into a
muddle than to get out of it and Of
ten easier to start campaign trick
than to stop it. This is what Mr..
Edwards Pierrepont has found out,
who undertook to prosecute Mr.. Til
den for his alleged arrears Of income
tax and now wishes that he hadn't.
Mr.. Tilden declines to compromise"
the case but insists upon trial which
is the very last thing that the people
who started the suit ever desired, and
the lawyers are writing to Washing
ton for instructions. The Secretary
of the Treasury won't give them any.
He says they are the best Judges
whether the case should be tried or
not. If it ought to be, they must go
to trial without more delay; if not,
they must abandon it and get out of
the disgrace as best they -can. The
Attorney General backs up this SEN
sible decision, both officers agreeing
that it is none of their funeral. This
administration has enough party
loads of its own to carry without TAX
ing on any of the rubbish remain
ing over from the Hayes campaign.
Times.