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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
The Character of Lincoln
ffots i;l4ine Bops

Mr Lincoln, he says, ~as aim and philosophIc. He loved the truth tof the truth sake He would not argue from false pfemise. or be decesse. hIm- set or de eIse oiheIs by a false, conciu- sion. He had pondered deeply on the lssaes winch aroused him to acton lie had gl.en anaious though, ,o the prob lens oi free government, and to the des- tiny of the repaDlie. He had for hsmse If marked out a path of duty. and he walk cd in ,l feAflessly. His mental pfocesses were slo~er, bu; more profound, than those of Douglas. lie did not seek ,o szy mercy the thing which was the best for iha, days debate, but the thing winch would stand the tes, of tune and square itself ~i,h eterna. justice. He wished nothing ,o appear white unless if ~4s white. Ills iogIc was severe and fault less. He esd nos resort to fAilAey, and could de.ec, Il in hIs opponent, and ex pose II with meIciiess directness-
 He had al aboanding sense of humor and Ai~ays employed II "a illustration ot his argument. never For the mere sake of promoting mernment- in this fespect be had the ~onderfai apsness oi Franklin He often taught great truth ~ith the ie.ieltous bfeyi,y of an L Opp fable Hrs ~ords did no, aow ID aa lnpetuous tor rent as old those of Douglak, but they ~efe 4i~zys sell chosen, deliberate and conclusive.
 Mir Lincoln united 6rrnness and gen tseness Tn singular degree lie rarely s,oke Ia h ~o.c Ready to hear afzu- meni and si~ays open 10 conyIciion, he 4dhef% ienAclcusly to the conclusions whsch he had unally reached Aliogesher modest. he had confidence ID himself. trusted to the reasoning of nis ovn mind believed in the correctness of his osn judgment. Many ~f the popular concep- tions coDcerning him are esroneoss. No man was farther than he from the easy, familiar J,cose character ln winch he IS 90 often painted While he paid little d. tention to torr or ceremony. he was not z man with .Aom Liberties could be taken. Ta<Ts ~1s ss; os< p<z.=s :s !.a.s::.<s..., !.a.s::.<s... s..:: s.ce of nis osn household, who yensured to address him by hls hrst name There was no one m Wzshington who ever z,- tempted f. Approaching wis zad humor. he reiished a good story, especially if # illustrated truth or strengthened an zs- gnmeni, and he had . vast fund of illus trztive znecdose. shiek he used sgsh the happiess effect Bat the long lis of yri gar, sAiAcious ssories attributed 10 him were retziied only by those who never en- loyed the privilege of exchanging word
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

old colonel of the twenty -eightA. when he heard the story of Pats exploit Here's guinea fcr you. and well you 've earned IL Bot why dsdns ycu give those TAScAis oae >AoS at the last. shes yoa had the chance .s
 :. Sure for he best of all raisons. yer hsner.- answered Pat. with grin there was nothing in the qua. at all, at all.s.
 And ever afer that day, when any man made a great sho~ ef learning upon a subject aeou, which he EeAll, kne~ no,A- ing al Aii.she officers ot the twenty ess huh used 10 90 that he was like pA, . CaliA. ghans inasket
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
hey Never Die.

.t'f-a7tA t.t s'sA Is this house Ia rent l. is. You see II has two cards an ,he front. and the letters are very tisunci Does the woman wio has aa pulled tho bell desire to rent the house On, no. As soon as the door opens the foslosing conversation all take pla-s
 is ,his house for sale = {" No. ma am II b fer rent !" Wha, would they aAk II they ~erc going to seii |, F
 Abou, ss 1s3 9
 " wouidn, they take !, e,ao s' No. ma ain.
 Then Il sa mol for Aaie No.
 Want i, for safe iAs, ,eaf = - do TO, kao~,
 Wons !, be ih ,he fall - ean'l say"
 - An l took fl over don't want la rent. of course, but fl 1 should happen ia like the plan of ,he interior. and the rooms jast suited. and the netghbofhooa ~as al! righ,. and 1 get some money am expecting. l mlsht possibly want io
  corner
 And here comes another womAn Does she oesfe ,o rent the house You shall judge Tor yourself lia,en Is ,h,s hoase to rent = -Aesm
 .Da. thought II ~as to be sold 8, ssc,,ons
 "So'm.T "Hasn', il ever been sold that way = Never"
 And woa', s be Ia the f4Il 7" Nom
 Thea |; IS to ren; - [" ies'm"
 Well, don, van, ,o rent, bEi I'll look ii over aRd fl fl suiis me ili keep ihe location In mind- l may run across sone one who wants house."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

wifA him. His hfe was. altogether. q serious eue. inspired ey the ncelsss spirit. devoted tc the highest aims. Hamas gas but an inSsdens with him, . partial sesssf to the melancholy whieh sinEed ali hss yeArs. He psesensed an es,saosdi- nary combination ot mental and moral qualities AS statesman. he had the lefsasss ideal. and it ieil ,o his los to in- ssgaEase measures which changed the tA,e ot millions of lIving men. of tens oi millions yes to be born. As manager of political issues and master of the Ass et pressnting them. he has had ns r,v.l 'n thus country, unless one be found in iefierson.@
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

Tor baby xa5 sugar tied ap in a rag somehow. A young ensign believed th~. they sucked the Iulce out of piece of .uhber 50 10 speak. while old Whipple stuck II our lha, babies were fed exclusive Y on paregcric. You never heard such 4 wrangles
 And the poor little creature suffering all that tune, mnrmured the mother, aiping a tear of her nose.
 The resul, was that we agreed to make an impartial mixture of all those things, on the theory thA, if one missed ire the others would sort of counteract IL, as fl were. So we made a sou of stew ln- coffee pot. which induced a whole bottle of paregoric from. the medicine chest. for the most of as r4.her leaned to- wards Whipple's ideas. affer all Then we hunted up a small tn tunnel used for nlhng the whisky keg.9
 Wha, ~as that for gasped the lady passengers. ~ho by this tune had worked themselves into a state of suppressed fury.
 Why 10 run the compound into the baby ~i1h, so as zoi to spill II, con unued ine major. calmly. '' So when the committee or pap concluded the mixture was cool enough, we stafted in 10 feed ,he-n
 -i wonder II didn't kill you. inter rup;ed he brice. looking knosirg.y al he majors companion. Of course. can see how II all turned out. You were the baby. and the major brough, you up and married you.
 ..H I l. IL. major. lus; as VIC started ior the bunk there was terrible crash of nriag. fol- loved by yell that would have curdled souI blood. We were ,.tiacked by the 'Paehes- They had surrounded 4s on snow-shoes. Of course wc had 10 jGmp 10 our guns, and II vas just nip and tuck al that nigh, to keep them of. Al day > light our repeating-rliies were too much for them. ard they n4ally cleared ou, with heavy loss"
 And the baby:" cried the whole stage while even the drives put on the brake and turned around 10 listen.
 Then we thought of the baby. sad the major. solemEly. .. and we a.. went m ,o look a, it The bundle s,ill Iay on ,he bunk but Il was mouonless. The shawl vas stained with blood. and we saw th., a chance .Irus had come through . loophole and literally trans fixed r v
 Oh. you heartless things sobbed the bride while the mother on the back seat hugsed her treasure convulssseiy and burst into tears.
 We had lost a private, and two others badly wounded. went on the old solder softly. but can teli you VIC al feit i!ke murderers as we stood with our hats ofi in that little room. and ,esr stole down over more ,h IT ore pos der grisned cheek as the old general leaned over and gently opened the ht,le bundle. And was II q1i!e dead asked q mining man, who was pretending not ,o cry.
 "puite dead-qui,e dead bu, you see Ii wasn't a baby at all-but the kitten that the little emlgrsnt girl had forgot. ten concluded the major. That's ali believe, and ahcm-l think, daughter I'll ge, ou, and walk to the top of thIs hill ;"
 And the major got out, followed by some indisinot remark referring io hi. eyes on ;he part of the dr!ver, ,hA, seemed to be fully concured in by the rest of the passengers.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
What They Said.
Denver Opinion.I

" !'=e Scs so:. k::SssS .hc=sssS ao:- lars in profits in our firm, and wish you would exch2nge checks with me for tkree doilArs and hold mine fer day or % 7 Ina; is what Smith said.
 I've read the papers and you can, come any Grans-Ward dodge on me- This Is what Jones said
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

Most married women think bachelors ought to be taxed Most bachelors who go into sociesy al all gre ,.xed oseffy heayily.-My York Gyzfx--
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

In the social circles of the chicken yard the lines are very distinctly drawn. for each hen has her owp sel--AsysAszsf- 7rgv<L<y.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

There ss one thing about house which seldom fails, but never hurss the occspanf when il does That is the rent Txss .sl/ffsgs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

Annhsf expedition 70 the pole" szid she man, as he weeded his vsy fo his barber shop. Cfsefasad Saxuykav MITAk
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

A young man asas: When is the bes, time to move y' When is his rent due .-Nssg H0,k G,a6hie.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

The eoizne of vantage sso gold piece e---P P4siad<Ithss Cal.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31

but the shot only dre~ a tAuniIng laugh from our hero. while the threatening mezzle fronted them al every turn. face which way they would Evidently Paddy was master of the situation, and the ms chiesous twinkle Of his blue e,es sho~ed how thoroughly he enjoyed Ii.
 Bu; nos the dfagoons enrAged 1t be- ing held al bay 90 long by one man, di- vided their forces, two wheeling toward one side of the tree and two toward the other, while the fifth came straight for vzrdE Matters seemed likely 10 go hard with poor Pat, when suddenly the air ~as rent with the wzI-crv of the lrish brigade " "F2ngh-a-ballAgh {" Clear the ~4y ard on came the ,~enty-eaghth once more. their long line of bAyonets glittering through the smoke ike sunbeams break ing a mist
 Al sigh, Of the coming help faddy ; bold blood was up al once. Ooi he darted upon has Assailanls with flourish of his musaes and Tsi iT.sa - han0o. Y which was sufficient to fnghsen the whole cavalry of the imperial guard
 It did scare the horse of the nezTes; French drzgoon, which reared and fell heavily, rider and all Before the French man could rise again, o Callaghan's isot was on his breast, and held him thefe like a dog hsuidin' pig by the ear. as Paddy afterward said, tiii the men of Ire twenty eighth came up and helped him 10 secure His prisoner.
 We'll done, my inc feilos,' sad the
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30
The New Secretary Of the Treasury

Hugh McCulloch is once more Secretary
of the Treasury. No special political signi-
ficance attaches to this appointment He is
known to be an able and honest man of
business, and his acquaintance with the af-
fairs of the Treasury Department is an as
surance that they will not be neglected or
nismanaged during the remainder OF Pres
idtnt Arthur's term. Mr.. McCul ch was
appointed to the position by President Lin
coin In his second term, and he held
through the administration of President
johnson. His administration of the office
is distinctly remembered on account of his
persistent policy of currency contraction.
This policy was afterwards reversed by the
interference of Congress, aud in the opinion
of m ny financiers the resumption of specie
payments was thereby postponed without
being made easier. Mr.. McCuIloch has al
ways been an enemy OF imitation schen'es,
! and iu present condit ons may be counted
upon 10 pursue a conservative course.
The Boston Advertiser calls to mind that
he is an opponent of protective tariff as
distinguished from a tariff for revenue only.
In his annual report. datod November 1,
1869, he expressed his views in the following
| terms:
There will be In the future, as there has been in
The past widely different opinions upon this long
vexed and very important subject, but the indica
tions are decided hat the more enlightened senti-
ments of the country demand that the tariff shal,
hereafter be tariff for revenue and not for protec
tion, and that the revenues 10 be derived from it
shall be no larger than in connection wi these re-
ceived from other sources, will be required for the
economical administration of the government, the
maintenance of the public faith and the gradual ex-
tiDgushment of the public debt While the country
is not at present. and may be for many years to
come prepared for the abrogation of all restric.
tions upon foreign commerce, it is unqueslioaably
| prepared for areyenue tariff"
II is nearly fifteen years since this was
written, but we think there will be an ex.
preston of popular opinion within a week
which will inform Mr.. McCuloch that the
country is not yet prepared for simply
| revenue tariff
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30
Never Despair.

Governor Robinson of Massachusetts spoke
some timely aud sensible words recently in a
speech in CharlestoNn. He said,--
THIS great contest will be closed in few days,
and We shall have the votes ali footed up. The peo-
pie will take the result quietly and peaceably. do
not believe if the Democratic party should come
into power, that this country would be ruined Not
at all This country is too big for even the Demo-
cratic party to destroy.
That is soi'd truth. We prefer that the
Republican patty shall be successful. We
believe that the best interests of all the peo-
pie would be promoted by that ending OF the
contest But we have no anticipation of
ruin it this hope is disappo nted. This coun-
try is big and it s strong and it is pretty
safely anchored to certain fundamental prin-
ciples. 1t can stand, as it has stood in time 8
past, pretty severe racket without going to
pieces. We have had Andrew Jackson md
Andrew johnson for Presidents with all
thr Generalization of their political ideas
and me thods: Maine has bad Garcelon fol-
its Governor and Massachusetts has had a
Butler. and the Nation and the States have
survived and outgrown the injury and the
shame.
And so we contemplate the possible cleo
tion of a Democratic administration without
despair. 1t would be an evil, 10 doubt, and
and produce evils of a very serious kind, but
the nation has good deal of elasticity and
will be capable of wrestling The power from
rulers who fagiliously abuse it. We hope
for no such trial and do not expect the peo.
pie to be called TO such d scipline; but if il
must be our portion, it is a duty to meet the
exigency with courage and make the opposi.
iion party powerful, restraining and guiding
influence in public aft airs as can be done.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30
eonstttutlonal obstacls to prohibltarr law.

constitutional obstacle to prohibltory law,
as there was none 10 Maine even before the
adoption of the amendment here, Ohio can
have aprohibitory law whenever her people
are really favorable TO one and can enforce
1t whenever the people really want it en-
forced. If the constitution permitted Ii
cense the same result could be gained by
local option law. The essential condition
in Ohio, as everywhere else, is that the peo-
pie shall be converted to earnestness in de-
string the suppression of the liquor traffic.
Then they win have legislature which will
give them a prohibitory law. 1t may not be
practicable TO enforce it in every mum cipali-
ty OF the State; but, just as here in Maine, it
will be enforced where, and SO far as, the pub
lie sentiment demands 1t. Elsewhere there
will be sales of liquor, open or more or less
guarded. just as is the case in the cities and
towns of Maine, In spite of constitution and
statues
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30
The Liquor Traffic in Ohio.

The Supreme Court of Ohio, having been
reconstructed by The election of some Demo-
cratic in place of Republican judges last
clares the Scout Law, so-called, unconstitu
tional. The constitution of the State for
bids licensing the liquor traffic. The legis-
iature attempted by the Scott Law to get
around this prohibition by imposing spe-
cial tax on the business of manufacturing
and selling liquor. II was device to avoid
the terms of the constitution and establish
some sort of regulation of a trade which had
been p acticalIy free. The court holds that
the tax is to all effecs and purposes license
and cannot be imposed. Ohio is therefore
again at the mercy of tie runseers who
may ply their trade without restraint or reg
ulation. The effort to engraft a prohibi-
tory amendment on the constitution has
failed. We do not understand that there is
any constitutional obstacle to the passage of
a prohibi'ory law; but we suspect it would
be impracticaole to secure such legislation.
The alternative is free rum.
The taxes which were levied on the liquor
traffic under the Scott Law were to be
turned into the county treasures and they
were so considerable that if collected they
would go far toward paying all county ex-
penses. Relying upon these the tax levy
had been greatly reduced. But the dealers,
pending the decision OF the court, have re-
fused 10 pay their tax and OF course it can
not now be collected. The county treas
uIies are empty with no means of raising the
money te pay ordinary and necessary ex-
will be found to enable The demands to be
met. The result will be that next year the
people will have to stand a two years lax to
make up the deficiency.
The further resnlt of ths.decision will be,
OF course, a renewal OF the agitation for pro-
hibition, and an Immediate effect may be to
induce a member of jealous and angry
temperance men to cast their vote for st.
John next Tuesday. The PRONUNCIATION of
the decision appears to have been timed
with reference to that design. 1t wass un-
6erstood that the court had reached a con-
clusion before the State election aud there
was some expectation that it would be made
known, but it was Withheld and the secret of
it's tenor was well kept. 1t was published
just In time to enable II to be disseminated
all through the State before the Prudential
election. 1t is adapted 10 win favor for the
Democratic party from those interested IN
the liquor business and to make the temper
ance voters think that it is vain to depend
on existing parties for relief, for, while it is
true that the two Republican judges on the
bench dissent from the opinion of the DEM
ocratic judges, there is feeling that prohi-
b'tion was slrangled by the Republicans
when it was an issue.
But if the prob biIory amendment had
been adopted 1t would have been inopera'
tive, without legislation to carry 1t into ef'
! feet. And II, a. We sarmiss, there 10 now nc
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

Mr.. H. K. Aorrell, who for many years
has been the editor and proprietor of the
Gardiner Home Journal, has dissolved his
connection with the paper on account of iii
health. Mr.. Morrell has been in the news
paper business about ihirty-fve years, and
for tbe last twenty has edited the Gardiner
journal. He has always been a fear
less champion of the views he has enter
tanned on all ubjtcts-religion as well as
poltics--,aDd though many of bis opinions
were reckoned as eecentricities, he honestly
helo them and ably defended them. Mr.
Morrel will be succeeded by his son, Mr..
Ernest W. Morrell.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

A free ballot aud fair count would cleo,
Representative Lvuch in Mississippi by an
overwhelming majority. But the Bourbons
have determined to defeat him by force OF
fraud. Negroes are being whipped in his
district and Mr.. Lynch himself has been
warned not to speak in public. Ignoring
these facts, the Independent press still con-
tiaues to rebuke Mr.. B aine for stirring up
sectional strife,
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

ried about New jersey. They are charging
that The Republicans are going to coobize
the State with voters not needed in Penn
sylvauia. When the Democrats btgin to
shout fraud it's sure indication that they
are expecting defeat aud are preparing an
explanation of IL in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

It has been discovered that the prohibi-
tion candidate for Governor of Michigan,
David Preston, is renting building which
he owns to liquor dealer who uses il for a
rum shop. In his letter of acceptance Mr..
Preston declared that he accel tied the nomi-
nat on solely on the ground that the Prohi-
bitionists recognize the existence OF God
and prsfessed 10 make religion and morality
the fundamental principles of their organi-
cation. Mr.. Preston breaches better than
he practises.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

The Atlanta Constitution says that the
Republican claim of New York is based up
on the theory that enough Irishmen can be
bought to turn the scale. This is one way
of saying that the Democrats own the Irish
vote, and that if an Irishman votes the Re-
publican ticket 1t is proof positive that he
has been bought. 1t is the idea OF the
Northern Democrat as well as of the South
srp, though the former is TOO near the Irish
10 dare to confess it openly.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

The Indiana correspondent of the Boston
Herald says the mugwump is unknown in
that State. In the early part of the cam
paigu supposed member of that species
was found; but he got lonesome and disap-
peartd,-went to Massachusetts, the
mugwumps' paradise, we presume. Equally
scarce are The assistant Democrats calling
themselves st. John men.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

The Argus had another spasm yesterday
over Mr.. Blaine's conduct In travelling
through the West, "begging votes," as it
alleges. A curious feature of these spasms
is that they never come on except when con-
templsiing the conduct of the Republican
candidate The same conduct on the part
of the Democratic candidate seems to be In
ocuous. Cleveland, by arrangement of the
Democratic managers, was over 10 New
JERSEY the other day ''begglng votes," but
the Argus preserved its equanimity.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

A Kansas editor writes to the New York
Sun that there can be no reasonable doubt
that If ex-Gov St. Johu had been re-tlected
Governor of Kansas he would still be one Of
the most incorporating Republicans in
the land. he says the fact is well under
stood in Kansas, and that St. John will not
receive 5000 votes there, though prohibitions
tate ohnund
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

The Cincinnati Gazette says the pretense
of the Democrats that they can carry Ohio
10 November is put on for effect. In their
hearts they know it cannot be done. The
pretense that they can carry several other
States and elect Grover Cleveland is also put
on for effect merely. They know they can
not do IT,
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

The amount of taffy the Democratic papers
are giving 81. John would lead one to sup
pose, if he did not know the true inwardn, SIS
of the 81. John movement, that the most ar
dent prohibition organs in the country were
Democratic,
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30

Gladstone's redistribution scheme, which
grants increased representation to England
and Scotland, but none to Ireland, has an
gered Mr.. PANEL and his followers, and
henceforth the Gladstone ministry will have
to fight moi only the Tories, but the Parnell-
ties as well. Parpe's recent speech shows
that he Is bent on war.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-30
And still the Democracy brag and bluster

AL the bope which ex-senator Eaton of
Connecticut has that the Democrats will car
ry that State 5 based on the St. John NOV :
nent which be expects will draw off enough
Republicans to give Cleveland small plu-
raiiiy.