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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
EVERY TUB ON ITS OWN BOT
TOM.

Many cases brought before the
tariff commission show to what ex-
tremes this thing of protection tends
under Republican manipulation. n
northern cotemporary tells of very
cool proposition OF a Philadelphia
manufacturer of enameled bricks,
who urges heavy increase
of the tariff upon his pro-
duction, owning that his es-
tablishment, with 100000 capital,
and employing about thirty persons,
mostly laborers imported for the
purpose, was the only one of the
kind in the United States. Yet he
failed to see that there was anything
unreasonable in his request that 53,-
100000 be taxed to keep his little
factory gong. A rather more in-
teresting case was that of a manufac-
turer Of oil cloths, who, when he
showed that by reason of an enor-
nous increase of the duties upon
raw material entering into the man.
ufacture of his goods, the number of
oil cloth factories in the United
States has fallen from nine to three,
and the foreign trade in American
oil cloth has almost entirely disap-
peared, was asked by a member OF
the commission whether he would
rather have the duty reduced on the
raw material or the duty increased
on manufactured oil cloths. Here
is the case of manufactured article,
once enjoying large export trade,
now taxed to death by protection.
Not only was the export trade re-
duced, but the home trade was
greatly reduced, and the cure that a
member of the commission suggests,
is not to reduce the tariff ON the
raw materials entering into the
oilclOth, SD that the foreign trade
may be revived, but to pile on top
the already enormous duty on raw
materials an additional duty OH the
manufactured article, so that, though
the export trade would remain as
dead rs ever, home consumers
would be compelled to buy the
doubly-protected article at an in-
creased price, to make up to the
manufacturer the losses entailed
upon him by the disastrously heavy
tax upon his raw materials. These
materials in turn are burdened with
heavy duties under the pretence of
encouraging home production. The
whole system is empirical, expert
mental. Men without skill or ex-
perience, like the Philadelphia man.
ufacturer Ofenameled brick, import
foreign workmen, engage in losing
business, and finally fly to the gov
ernment begging that the American
people be taxed to keep alive trade
that never ought to have been be-
gun. And thus as the governments
taxing power is invoked in aid of
each failing venture, the tariff be-
comes daily more hopelessly COM
plicated, more a bundle of expert
ments and less a consistent system
with an underlying principle. AS
Senator Coke says: "Let every bus
iness tub stand on it's own bottom.
Let the man who engages in manu-
facture do as does the farmer-root,
hog, or die"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
Fraser's Magazine, at one time

FTdSe7's Mdgdzane, at one time q
popular English periodical, has sus-
pended. Thackeray, Carlyle, Cole
ridge and Father Prout were
among the distinguished names
associated with its publication. II
was for Fraser that Thackeray, un-
der the nom de plume of Michael
Angelo Titmarsh, wrote some of Il e
best of his early sketches, among
others "The Haggerty Diamond
and "Shabby Genteel Stories.D Most
of Father Prout's clever productions
were published ia the magazine,
whose extinction will excite the
general regret of every lover of thigh
class literature.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

We PUBLISH a rather lengthy
letter, written by Hon. II. Teich-
mueller, of Fayette county, regard
ing the foreign, aud especially The
German, element i'll state politics. 1t
deserves to be read by all who take
interest in political developments in
Texas. Mr.. Teichmueller has been
a member of the legislature, and is
regarded as a gentleman OF close
perception and of remarkably sound
views.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The English war Office is pre-
pairing the war medal to be given to
the troops engaged in the Egyptian
campaign. The design on the re-
verse will be Sphinx, with the word
Egypt" and the date 1882. On the
other side will be the queens head,
the same as on the Ashantee medal
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

A DISPATCH states that Maj. Nc
Kinley will not accept his re-elec-
tion to congress from the Canton
OHIO, district, on the ground that
votes for Wallace, his Democratic
competitor, were wrongfully thrown
out. al don't want it if am not
elected" remarked the pious Ruth
erford; but he took it all the same
Mckinley and Hayes are both poll.
ticians of the Ohio variety. Maj
Mckinley is quite satisfied, we
reckon, that Democratic house will
pass upon the qualification of men,
bers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

THE mechanic or labOring man
who buys the cotton goods known
as jeans and denims pays a tax OF
six and a quarter cents square
yard and fifteen per cent al valOrem
ON what he buys. Yet the prOtec-
tionists say it is all nonsense about
the farmer and the mechanic being
subjected to heavy taxation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

SENATOR PENDLETON thinks the
Democratic victory in Ohio is large
ly due to the corruption and knave-
ry in the Republican legislature of
that state last winter. He says the
upper house was filled with vain
and empty-headed politicians. each
of whom was anxious TO go to con-
gress, but the result is that, despite
the shameful gerrymander, no men,
ber of that body succeeded in reap
ing the fruit of his schemes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

1T IS too late in the day for Hon.
G. Wash. Jones to play non-affilia-
tion with Mr.. Davis. They belong
to the Independent band, and their
course is towards the briny head
waters of Salt river.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

SUNDAYS STATESMAN will contain
the villainous election order of Gov.
E. j. Davis and his adjutant, David
son. They were quite a pair, not
much inferior to Messrs. Davis and
Jones, chums i'll present infamous
movement upon the good name Of
Texas and of Texans.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

IT is reported from Burnet coun-
ty that Hon. G. Wash. Jones is play
ing opposition to Mr.. Davis, that he
may hold on to a few adherents still
left him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

A new cure for a snake-bite has
come to light at GoIdsboro, North
Carolina. A poisonous snake of the
white-oak species bit colored girl,
and when she was nearly dead from
the effects of the poison her father,
who had killed the reptile, TOOK q
piece of its flesh, placed it on the
wound, and in 8 short time the
noison had all been removed and the
girl was able to walk about.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The election of John Hancock to
congress will add one more vote to
the force of the house to attack the
power OF monopolies in this coun-
try. Federal legislation is at this
time absolutely under their direc-
tiOn, and the only means for correc-
ton of the evils entailed thereby
is through Democratic victory in
1894
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

SENATOR COKE should express
himself in the west on the tariff. lie
puts the points in style convincing
to the most deluded wool grower.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

SENATOR COKE is satisfied that The
fight in 1884 will be made mainly
upon the tariff issue-a struggle be-
tween mOnopolists and anii-monopo-
lists
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

THE aggregate wealth of the state
of New York being $7,O00,0O0,O0O, 1t
may be credited with the wealth of
one-seventh OF the United States.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

Cornelius Koopmanschaap, the
famous contractor for Chinese labor
and importer OF Oriental goods
well known in California lot thirty
years-died recently at hlo Japeiro,
Brazil. The legislation of the last
CONGRESS was too much for him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

SENATOR HoMAN is billed 10 make
several speeches for G. Wash. Jones.
ZOO late; the race is won, and the
,noePendent-Radical plugs are badly
let down.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

THE EXTREMIST penalty for bigamy
is said to be more than one mother
in-law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The Kansas City Times regards
success in Kansas as an assured
thing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

JUDGE IRELAND is winning golden
opinions, and many votes, in north
ern Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

A CoNGREGATIoNALIS church
has been dedicated at Dallas. 1t is
the second one in the state.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

Hon. G. WASH JONES is growing
desperate. He not only sees his own
defeat, but that of Davis, and he
takes lemonade to excess.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The wife of the notorious Ticb-
horne claimant and her two children
20 90 inn1stes ofa workhouse at South
=, anntoD, England. She still persists
% e. Calling herself "Lady Ticbborne,D
and her hame stands ms such ON the
Workhouse register.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The gold mining fever has broken
out anew in Georgia, and almost
every paper in the state has some
thing to say about the yellow metal
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
Mr.. FRANK HUMP made bis cam.

Mr.. FRANK HURD made his can
vass squarely on the tariff issue, and
he viii go into the forty-eighth con-
gress ready to continue the war
against unconstitutional special
privileges. Congressman who are
up with the times perceive that rev.
enue reform is going to win, and
that the people can be convinced
that the government transcends its
power when it maintains a tariff
other than for revenue only.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

The south sends $8,OOO,OOO worth
of cotton-seed oil to Great Britain
annually.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02
The sanitary council of the Missis-

The sanitary council of the Missis-
sippi Valley, at the recent session In
Indianapolis. very emphatically pro-
tested against the effort to kill off
the national board of health. The
American public health association
took similar action. This testimony
to the value of the board by many
leading medical men and sanitary
experts of the country should have
weight. with congress. The board
was just getting into good working
order when congress sought to kill
it. The marine hospital service cam
not supply its place, as is proposed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

A Gainesville, Florida, merchant
has feet thirty inches in length.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-02

COMMISSIONER DUDLEY, of the
pension bureau, has recently pub
lished his annual report, from which
it may be seen that there is the most
remarkable increase in the pension
list. During the last fiscal year H.
446 pensioners were, for various rea-
sons, dropped, which would be ell
coursging if, during the same period,
27,664 had not been added, and 649
formerly dropped picked up again.
Consequently there are now about
1900 more names on the list than
there were year ago. Heretofore
each name has represented, on an
average, about 300 per annum /;
but, because of the arrears. of-pension
law, these 1900 new pensioners
averaged about $1,000 each-the
aggregate figures of the first pay
ments to them being $26. .421 ,669.
There are now more than 100000
pension claims pending, $4,000 of
which were filed in the past fiscal
year. In the last twenty years the
money paid out in pensions has
amounted to more than $500, ,000, 900.
Twenty years hence, it will aggre-
gate 81 ,O0O, 900, 900. A curious feature
of the case Is that during the last
twenty years over $25,OO0,O 900 have
been charged to the pension
account of the war of 1872,
and that there are now-in
1SS2-24,661 names of alleged
widows of the soldiers Of that
war on the rolls, when the alleged
male survivors only number about
one-fourth as many. Compilers of
longevity statistics, it is said. have
an inexhaustible mine of valuable in
formation in the heroes of 1872, and
their wives, who, as tough and
long lived stock, certainly defy all
competition IN ancient or modern
times. Thus increased burdens of
taxation are added. With every
year the number of pensioners in
crease, and under fraudulent gov
ernment, as it is now conducted, it is
reasonable to conclude that twenty
five years hence the pension list
would be increased to double its
present proportions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
A United DeInocracy.

Nashville Americana
We had an idea at one time that the
coupon feature of the 1908 act made
it a 6nality and guaranteed to the
bondholder the payment Of his
debt (although the writer did not en-
dorse the measure), but the decision Of
the Supreme Court ends this hope OF
the bondholder and his friends, aud
the only thing now practical is to do
the best for him that we can under
existing circumstances.
We do not believe that any settle
ment can be made lasting and binding
after this decision, except it be made
through the Democratic party, and the
united party at that. Hence we have
chosen our position for united De-
mocracy, in the hope that when it has
united it will make settlement gatis-
factory to the bondholder, and as hon
orable to the State as any measure
which takes from him any portion Of
that which is his due.
Our idea about the matter is that
the endorsement of united Democ-
racy upon the new note to be given
the bondholders is the only one worth
anything since the failure of the cou-
pom feature.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
THE LEVEE SYSTEM
Opposed by Captain Leathers
and Another Crank Named
COWdOn.
speci.l to hid Yiek,burr HeraId.l

Special to the Vicksburg Herald.l
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Captain
7. 2. Leathers arrived here a day OF
two ago, and in conjunction with a
crank named CoWdon is doing all the
mischief be can. He is developing
into first class marplot, and by his
pig headed foolishness threatens to set
at naught the good already accom-
plished by the efforts of Commission
ers Stith, Montgomery and Pollock.
1t is very evident that if an appropria-
ton for Mississippi river improve
ment is made by this Congress, it will
be done on the theory that the plan
proposed by the River Commission is
sound, and will, to a great extent,
prevent the danger Of futureoverAows.
All the Mississippi valley Congress-
men concede that this is the only way
to success with this Congress. Yet
Captain Leathers comes here in oppo-
sition to the plans Of the River Com
mission, sets himself up as an author
ity, points to his forty years expert
ence, and through the press airs his
peculiar views on the outlet system.
The outlet system is buried beyond
resurrection, and Congress has prao
tically Endorsed the opposite plan, and
Captain feathers conduct can only lie
explained on the dog and the maneer
theory. He was interviewed to-day
by local paper aud pronounced the
levee system failure; that it would
entail an expence of untold millions,
and that the people demand the outlet
system. The effect Of all this will be
to furnish the enemies Of the MisSis-
sippi with an excuse for refusing an
appropriation. II Captain feathers
accomplisbe. anything it will be that,
and if the proposed appropriation Of
&6,0O0,000 fails, it will be largely due
to the efforts of himself and his coad !
tutors. Unless am much mistaken,
Captain feathers is piling up debt
of contempt that will take the people
of the submerged districts years to
repay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
Handsome PassifiOra That VIII
Be Used for Easter.

N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.l
A few passion flowers have been cut
in the Conservatives this week. They
are eagerly purchased, as this flower
is greatly admired for its curious com.
bination Of colors, aud also for the
story Of our Lords passion, which il
represented in its parts. There are
several varieties, the Passifofa Prin
cepS being esteemed as one Of tn,
grandest climbing plants. Specimens
OF it in the botanic gardens at Wash,
ington have made shoots over fifty fee
in length. They bloom during tn,
winter and spring months, producin,
racemes Of flowers two feet long. Thl
color is an exquisite blending of th,
blue petals and scarlet calvx. An
other species, z. Alata, or quadrangle
laris, has fringed petals OF blue ahC
white, the calyx being light shade o
carmine. The flowers are five inche
in diameter. These blossoms ar,
most suitable for altar decorations
and our florists are carefully husband
ing them for the Easter display
Spring plants are arriving daily, an,
are purchased as fast as they come in
Everyone is anxious for the firing
apirea jsponicas, the pots Of migno
nette, the beautifully Variegated aza
las, and the heather, with its shocl
Of white or blushing bells. A fe'
growing lilies are brought. but as
rule growers keep these for the Taste
novelty, and are not now offering then
for sale.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
A magnpnimoun Policy.

CoVington CALL
Perhaps a more generous act of vic
tor over vanquished has never been
known in the history of political par
ties than that of the low tax party
towards the high tax party at Nash
vile last week, at the meeting of their
executive committee, in the offer OF
the olive branch of peace and an invi-
tation to meet on middle grounds,
talk over their differences, and fill the
ditch which has separated them for
the past two years. Flushed with VIC
tory won before the highest court in
the State at so very recent date, it is
all the more remarkable that men thu.
victorious should so soon yield theiI
convictions, for the sake of speedy
peace, rather than go forward and con
queI thes same in time by rigid adher'
ence to the principles laid down in
their platform. 1t now remains fol-
the few outstanding opponents of the
decision of the Supreme Court to say
whether we shall have peace with its
attendant blessings, or whether the
war shall go on, filing the political at,
mosphere with the stencil Of the dead
slain in battle Our voice is fol
peace, but if the tocsin Of war b.
sounded the Call will keep step to tht
drum tap and do all in its power for :
cause it believes just and right.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01

be the most glorious summer resort II
America, / cannot recommend Il as
winter sanitarium. An old North
Carolina adage says: Those who e
down to sea in ships see HE'LL and ]
feel a good deal like | had gone to sea
in ships. / had my first experience
with icebergs up there-no, I take
that back; ! mean my second; a CIR
gave me my first some years ago; bul
my Mackinaw icebergy shaEing-uy
discounted that. As We sailed out o.
the harbor at Mackinaw City last
Monday afternoon, Captain Ames the
veteran commander Of the little steam.
ship Algomah, cast his eyes around
the horizon and said in the most mat
ter.Of- fact way: I'm afraid you've
struck a bad time to see this region.
We're going to have storm tonight
and it may last all day to. morrow and
give us trouble. The skies we're blue
and cloudleSs, the sun was shining
gloriously in the far off West, every
thing was bright and beautiful, and,
although some vast ice foes were drift
ing, like hugh islands Of pale green
glass threateningly near, [ couldn't
see the faintest INDIGESTION of what the
Captain predicted. just then a little
red flag with a black square in the
center futtered up to the top of tall
dead pine which serves for signal
station on the promontory near Fort
Mackinaw. Still not cloud dimmed
the splendor Of the evening heavens,
and with the stars and young moon
shining radiantly upon the waters, [
went to bed, thinking both the Cap
tain and the Washington weather clerk
might be mistaken. was elegantly
quartered in the Captains own room,
aud had hardly begun to doze when |
was aroused by the bowling Of the
winds, the crashing Of huge icebergs
against the vessels sides, the grooming
Of the engines, the tapping Of cor
dage against the mas aud spars,
and the hurrying to and fro Of heavy
feet upon the decks above me. The
storm ragged furiously all night and
all the next day. | never saw fiercer
blizzard among the orange and banana
groves Of Dakota. 1t drove the great
ice-foes around US, and packed them
in an almost solid field, so that men
got off the vessel and clambered for
miles over the floating masses; real !.
izing on a magni6cently appalling
scale the seemingly impossible de.
scription of ELIAS escape in Uncle
Toms Cabin by leaping from cake
to cake of ice, across the Ohio river.
All day Wednesday, with the Algo-
msh's powerful ice beak and engines,
and the axes and haudspikeg Of the
officers and crew, we spent cutting
our way out of the ice foes to the
open water which lay blue and beau
tiful half mile or so away. /
had grown decidedly anxious to set
my gunjun-rubber overshoes once
more on terra 6rma, for the savage
grating, grinding, crunching OF these
ponderous floating islands OF ice is
not soothing to ones nerves when he
reflects that it is about nine hundred
feet perpendicularly to solid ground.
| had no fancy for going down to feed
the catfish and piekerel, even though
the best looking damsel in Chicago or
the union might have pleasured her
self next summer by catching some
OF me with grub worm bait or a
trolling spoon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
NOn-Resident Notice.

No. 4kSl-In the Chancery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Wm Harrington OF al VS.. W
b Standler.
1 appearing from the bill, which Is sworn 10
/ in this cause, that tho defendant, W
Standler, is nonresident of the State
Of Tennessee; II. is therefore ordered
at the courthouse Of Shelby county,
In Memphis, Tenn, on or before TIE
first Monday In May, 1882, and plead, answer
or demur to complainant Bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him and set
fol. hearing OK parte; and that copy Of this
order be Published once week. for four suo-
oesaiye weeks, IN the Public Ledger
This I'D day Of March, 1882,
A copy--Attest:
r. ] BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By N Bradley, d. o. an.
CAN'T \ Patterson, sol'Ts for eompl't,
leAlT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
True WORT Always wins.

There is a constantly increasing de-
mand for Browns Iron Bitters. A
druggist on Washington street reports
the sale of % bottles the first month;
Sc bottles the second month, and lac
bottles the third month; and not one
complaint or failure to give entire
satisfaction as being the very best
health and life giving medicine in the
world.
s. Mansfield & Co., W. N. WiIker-
son & Co.. and G.. W. Jones & Co.,
Wholesale agents.