Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-06-07

sixty millions of people. possessing all
the blessings that God has ever permit
ted to man, with liberty, equality, and
abundant resources; strengthened by
war, but loving peace; united in one for
national purposes, but divided inte
many for local purposes, each citizen
enjoying large degree of liberty and
power than is conferred upon any citi-
zen in any other land. Surely with all
these advantages we may aim at higher
excellencies of government. We can
command the reform of old abuses, we
can improve the civil service, We can
advance the education of the rising gen
GRAFTON.
WHAT THE AIM OF GREAT PARTIES
SHOULD BE.
Whatever is possible in human gov
ernment to promote the greatest good OF
all sections and of all our people should
be the aim and object of great parties.
These must necessarily, in free gov
ernment. be the chief instruments OF
progress and reform. 1t is because l
believe the Republican party is better
| fitted for this work that | support it. If
it fails to keep pace with popular opin-
ion in this respect it will fall. In the is
sues now before US it is far in advance
of the Democratic party, and therefore
| believe it will succeed.
Though the present issues may not be
so marked as in the past; though the
Union is safe, and all men are free; :;
though the currency is sound and the
country is prosperous, and each section
is contributing, in peace, to the general
wealth; yet when times change and
trouble comes, we would all feel safer if
the great party which guided US through
the storm was still At the h.lm.
--~7ze-1-
A BLOCKADE at 4 O'Clock on Wsdnes
York approach Of the new East River
bridge, which resulted iu the trampling
of twelve people to death, and severe
injuries to 80 others. The foot-walk de-
scends to the street, on the New York
side, by six stone steps. The crowd be-
hind was SO great that the people who
had reached these steps held buck for \
moment, fearful lest they would be
pushed down them head first. But in
that moment the pressure from behind
became irresistible, and surging mass
of shrieking humanity went hsadlong
down the steps. So deep was the mass
down upon and over them that fully
half an hour had elapsed before those at
the bottom were pulled out. The crush
was due to the fact that the passage
way leading to the bridge is too narrow
for the thrcngs to pass through without
causing blockade.
Referring to the disaster the Tribune
says: just what ensued is not entirely
clear. AS nearly as can be learned, how
ever. some ruffiauly young men, who
thought the people in front of them did
move quickly enough, began to push.
The des cent Of the footway gave force
to the movement which it would net
have had in level place, and the press
ure at the stairs became fearful. We
men and children cried out and the men
shouted. Just at this fatal moment a
woman and girl fell on the
steps. The results that followed were
inevitable. Unable to pause. the mass
at the stairs began to stumble upon
those who were already down. Confu-
sion and terror spread. Some thought
the bridge was giving way, and so, be-
fore the few policemen who were scat
tered about the structure could control
the crowd, twelve people we're killed
and many more were injured. The
bridge management had already had am
pie warning of trouble. The enormous
crowds of last Friday and of last Sun
day had shown the officials what to ex-