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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
An International Commission Proposed.

BERLIN, Oct. 4.-The government of
England has made proposition that an
international commission be formed to
decide upon the rights of British traders
in the districts Of CameroOns, Batang and
Angra- -Reguena, in Africa, which have
been annexed to Germany. The proposal
aims to secure protection to British mer-
chants from dIfferential duties.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
london Sees the Eclipse.

LONDON, Oct. A total eclipse of the
moon was perfectly observed here to-
night. The sky was cloudless throughout
the time Of the observation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
Brunswick,s New Well.

BRUNSWICK, GA, Oct. 4.-The artesian
well is glorious success. To-day Major
Brush struck a flow of 90 gallons at SIS
feet. The whole city is jubilant.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
The British Navy to be Increased.

LONDON, Oct. 4.-The government has
decided to appoint commission to con-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
EURoPHs GREAT PLAGUE.
Record of Deaths in Italy-The Health
of Paris.

Record of Deaths in Italy-The Health
OF Paris.
PARIS, Oct. 4.-Many complaints of dis
tress have been received at Rome from
Spezzia because of the Gordon, which has
caused the town to I'LL with paupers.
The town authorities borrowed a large
sum of money, which it was intended to
use in improving the trade of the place,
but it was all spent in defraying the ex-
penses incurred through the epidemic.
The town will require relief from the
National Government.
ITALY's RECORD.
Forty-seven fresh cases of cholera were
reported during the past twenty-fOur
hours in the city Of Naples and % deaths.
In Genoa there were % fresh cases and 28
deaths. The number of cases in the re-
mainder of Italy was 104 and the number
of deaths SO.
THE DEATH RATE IN PARIS.
The record of this weeks deaths in
Paris shows total of 800, against 822 for
the preceding week. The record this
week is the lowest for a long period.
There have been thus far only 3 cases Of
sporadic cholera here.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05
CarlisIe to Stump Iowa.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Speaker Carlisle
will speak in every Congressional district
in Iowa.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-05

tl.v-t Family saddIed with an Owner
r-ss saby-FOrsyth Puzzled over
rr-0us Stone-A Corpse Thrown from
gen in a Runaway at McDuffe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

q under way a, the Emilia Mine. Fen.
ster~slde. where q 9-ioot shsft is 10 be
pa, through 100 foo, stratum Of quick
sand. which the inventor has contracted
IN complete by the 18th q July.
The Poe'.eh system Is ss impor,an, to
bridge builder. ss I, !. to miners. Thus
the problem may arise TO place the fOun-
dsiiOa of = bridge pier 100 fee, below the
level u the ~a,sr. as Ia the case Of the
,oser. for the Brooklyn bridge. POo,sch
snks an air.,ish, iron esissOn until II
h,. entered the bed of the river, sbou,
10 9, 20 feet, and espel. the water from
It BY means u compressed air. Then he
dives fre' ring tube. in I. circle around
the inner eiIcamfvrenoe of the esi-sou
until they reach the rock bottom. Aiier
TIE fresling prooe.s ]. completed. a solid
wall Of ice has been created. reaehias TO
tie rock bottom. and adhsrias TO il.
ksepins ou, the water.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Pb0toxrsph eases are popair this ses'
soa They are asuslly msds of Pia.h 10
boos torn ne siIe % sesbin tPh0,ogrspn
snd noei sltA sllk. The covers are en-
orois.red or painted and the album nhss
sAols ornsmsnt
Collar bore. are most usefai Christmas
presents. Tb~y are smoroid-red On M
top. n oas nk~s. or are Simply lined With
slk sad orusnsnt~t -i,h riooOu-
Hoo pillows have almost usken the place
Of pine needle pillows. sisce hops have
sOporac ss.ct APillos msds u Poogrs
and snbesiisrSd .ith . drvics sooh q
/" Schl.-ssOlt- or "Sscst os ny stun
osr.- nskc- an acceptable gin
A eorp aspkin = pretty snd convenient
hsds % ~hits hssn. II = large snoash -
cover saA kesp s.rn . pl.ts u cora Ine
corners srs sn9roidsr~d sith too ears OF
eora ssd olsdss In corn eolor and green
ala.
Answ n-shcd % mailing table covers 4.
70 10 NE eorssr. ~ith rooou boss which
may b. pasAsd %. 90 tAss ne elOsA VII
a any smaller table.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
ORIIUARY.

Rro. Ambrose " Brooks died AZ Bry-
snt'- POpd. Nov. n, aged 81 year., amer
battling for more than three years with
,h.t dread disease. consumption. lie
lave. a uife and chill behind u mourn
th.lr los. In his departure. beside psrsnt.,
bfoth~rs. sisters snd other rels,ivc-, sni
many ffieuds. H. Vas converted 10 CD
Io hi. youth and J,lnei the " L Church.
ana soon felt his heart moved % presch
an. g,-p-L lie wvut to k-nt- Hill %
.chool. preparatory % his work. hut while
,h.rr bi. health failed hin. and his fends-,
hoo- rrl.tiss % this llfe was cut On III
"a. . faithful and d~vout brother, hop~ful
.nf tru-tfal aud happy 10 IN. end FOR
aim so live 90. Christ. and 10 die wss
gain" n. vas Q m.mp~r Of the Masonic
FrstsralIy. by whom he vas klndly as
sisted In bis Last Sickness, and ~ho Al.
tended bis funeral service In body, and
e,Ilow-d his remains ~ their last resting
pl.c. snd buried them With Masonic rites
and honors- The large gsthering OF
fri-nd.. n~lxhbors snf brethren ~ bis fun-
,r.l. t@-tid a Of the love AMI esteem they
s.lt for him. Bro. Brooks commended
e,m-.lf 10 nj. friend- and oeighbors ss
cnrl-tlsn. The N. 4 Church has lost
x-ry worthy member; The wife. fshthui
na.o.nd; IN. littl- dssxhter. . loviox fsth-
.r Nav the dear L,ri sustain his family
..s friends. and reward those kind and
f,iIhfuI brethren and fri~nd-, Who 90 un-
u,,orl, minist<rcd 10 his wants aud those
OF nj family. A. H. W.
Wss P1ris, yor. IS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR.

"Ys.." aid Damley. IL served three
year. In the wsr u the rebellion, and 4
do say 1t my'slf. made /. good
solder"
"Yog have very soldierly beArins."
sad ,oung Bro-n. sdmirinslg.
$50 have been told" replied Dum-
ley "Essn to ,hi. day" he eon,inu'd.
strains q martial music -ill -, my Pal-
s.e bounding. and like wsr-hOr.s,l seen,
the battle from sfsr."
"werv yoa ever wounded. NJ Ddm-
ley ?" ..ksd Mrs SimP.On-Hsndries'.
considerably ssei'ed.
"N.no." be .aid. II never Was; was
very fortunate in ,hs, re.Pse,."
AYES. indeed" ven,ured young Brown,
"a gun.ho, wound il an ugly thing.
suppose you can attribute your good for
tune TO your nose"
"wha, has my nose ~, 10 do With my
no, getting wounded ?" demanded DUN.
ley.
"why, ii.-ii. ability to seen, the bat
tle from afsr, you knos. ."-Ph'iad,lph'a
Cal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
WHAT HURT HIN.

lie ~As 20 hopping mad sbou, !, ,hA,
b. bad 70 .-.llo- the Lump in bis throa,
three or foar iims. before he could speak
r, gh.h. When the other bad pai,ed
h,n on the back and led him around 10 .
circle he began With
"Of course II make deb, siPee, n
pay IT,"
"Of course
I'm worth ESQ 900. and don', owe
$500 in the world"
"Of course not"
"wsll. | ~ss sitting in the Office =,
aboa, II o'elosk ,hi. forenoon. ~ten in
came sranger lie introduced him
..lf and took . chair. | Was smok'
ing. and IL ~as only courtesy 10 offer
hins cigar lie .aid he bad frequently
heard my name mentioned. and ! sup
p I'D he as sone gentleman from the
ii,snor of the safe Who waited my
-d,'sn legAl opinion"
Certainly your luminous legal oPin'
Ca
"He seemed rather DIFF len, and en-
b,ras.sd. and ss he had bo, made b..
wants kno~n u9 70 noos | invited him
hone ~iih me 10 dinner lie readily &C.
s-P'sd."
II see"
AFTER dinnsr I showed him al over
the hoa.s. played billiards ~i'h him fo'
half an hour. and then brOugh, him back
q the ofhoe and gave him another ! s.
ut eig,r And asked him TO CONS TO the
point
And he came ,"
"Hs did-bls.. him lie handed ne
. bill Of so een,, from a ,in shop here in
to~n Coz msnding the ~A,h boiler aud
pstiing q ns~ no.e on the tea kettle"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
~ NOVEMBER

IRON ny hiii circlei hn'ae. tns eve. hea
rhe tssnps q II ssins a. m -iniy h-ixht-
rhs So 80 storm ~ ~intsr N he dixht
-esssrl-ss thnnxn snms mixhiy ,rctic bird
iist 0 us sno-y nesi. sni on ths nrf~i
,ts.p mouutAin sammit rsas..i one bolstsrous
ntEnt
70 a. 10 valley, ~iih u. nsrcs dsiixh,
Ah nf, t,ousni. hn~ ever pine 10 stirrei.
rui 81 u- d--p stor,n masks 4. uab.sanf.
49, ever sss NJ b.sixh gives tnrth "a. rcsf,
Ani ~ shout ~ thnaxn snne hNrpsr bar
isli M. gr,ai hsai upnn ~ hiiis srsaai.
49, dr,- i,sui hyuna t,rtn. = voic- a. scund
fsf. fsr sssy. beJund ne -aflds dali shofv.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
VOLUME Ii.
for m Dsmcofst
ny CARR II TnIS.

What cAre have hyoa are r,ci or an.
Mai ear have u y"a -iii serve ne trusi
All es.e thsi I nay hold In lesd -ui.
10 this -toc-rp 9th teo ier i've tH you
an loys. -ui b grci In spite of sii.
TIA yea ioax o. h. my o-a dear sifs.
Nv armFr voss of hAiih ~tii rccaiL
Al bie.s Your h'e -lth al my .oai and hfe
fher- inse. are ki.-e- .-c.t. sad s.nllss of
truth.
tsa o. yea m cher sst love s-em.
xisv o. y,a ~ p-sce. M ~. tb- raih.
lhst cons and an year days With holy
dream
a. ~is, my bari u yours an s'er saN'i bs.
My sifs sul b. kind sad rue D. thesi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
Catarrh Cured

Catarrh is Q very prevalent disease vttn
distressing and osenslve symptoms hoods
sarsspArllla gives ready relief and speedy
cure. from the fact 70 acts through The blood.
and nus reaches svery pArs 81 the system
II suffered With c.tarh fteen yeara Took
Hoods szsapznlla and an not troubled any
with easarh. and ny general beaith 10 much
letter" l. ". LILLIs. Postal csrk Chicago
. S. Louis Railroad
II suffered vifh cstarrh Q or years. Hied
many wonderful cures. inhaisrs. etc. spsn5
ING nearly one hundred dollars without benefit
I tried Hood's sarsaparIla. and vas sreaty
improved" n. A. Arrsr, Worcester. hasA
Hcods saraparlIa s eharaetsrired by
three pecullaritles let. the oc-essafso~ o.
remedial agents 3t, The prcrortsosl ID. ne
process q securing the active medieinAa
qualliiea The result IL medicine Of unusual
strength, efcctins cures hitherto unknovn
Send for book containing additional ssidsnes
"Hcod's sarsaQarIila tones ~ ny systsni
pnrinss my tlood. sharrsas ,n{ Ali stns, sns
Essisisr q DEEDS. Level. Mass.
"Hocd's su.srsrilis beai. al ethsrs. ssS
/. worth lts weight In roii, .. BAknrSoros.
I'D B<nk suesS, Nsu fork CITY.
Hoods Sarsaparllla
sold by all drusrists o. sir Zoe y. haAs
saly By c l. HOOD . co, Lowell hssA
100 Doses One Dollar.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Was wiLriSo Gen. Forrest Vas once
approached by IN Arksnss~ msn. Who In
Quiredi
"G-usrsl. when DO you rect'o we're 60
To- ~ git suthiu ter estfT
"Eu T. exclaimed the 0euersl, did yoa
Join the army merely 10 get something 70
estf'
.wsal. that's about the sife Of H."
"usre. ."-calfing an On ser. give thls
nan something 10 est and then have HIN
shot"
The odicer understood the joks. and 70
Piled
IAN right. General"
The Arkanssw man. exhibiting 10 alarm.
said
BILE me han. csp'n. stew ups co.,
pie o. chiSkess. hake too or tkree hoe
CAKES. fetch galIon OF 20 o. bsttsrmiik,
and load yer guns with ssch indscsnssss
. nan tnss vosIdsr b. villa 70 de y .
blamed fool"
A hearty neal wss prepared for ~ -
disr. bet be SIN nvss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
NAMING In ih. r.t ofa KIfnef. Llref,

Nothing 10 tho way ofs Kidney. Liver.
and blood medicine has ever WOO ~ wsy
~ qpictly To publlc favor . Broeab Sis.
saparilia The piopfistors print haodreds
Ut testimonials from Msins people. show
inx beyond doabt thst wonderful cures
are b-ing made. and that esses hitherto
con.ii-fed incarable have given vay 70
its ists-nee. Bro~a's sarssparila 10 Ad-
sertised In another column.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

It's said that one fOurth OF The visitors
20 ssratogs are slck from drinking too
much of the water. And yet " the water
Gas pleasant 70 the taste they wouldn't
touch II. People, amer . while, get 80
that they cannot enjoy drinking anything
that won't make them shake their heads
ant shlxer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
D.tsyuxS PEKYxR ir.

N,ssrs Wells. RlcAdrfs0a q Co,
since the intrOdactlon OF yoar Improved
Batter Color among my customers. 10 has
slyen universal ssti.fsctiOn Tue i-siin<
islrymen of this section who have Used u
give IL the preference over all other eolors
Of whstsser name OF nature.
They are especially pleased with the TACT
that IL does not become rancid. like other
oil color.. and their product brings higher
prices In market
W. 4. Fsy. Druggist
TraderAdf, " Apr. s. 1852
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
ATrER DIFurnERiA.

Dlphtheri. IL . t.rrib, disease, reqair-
inr The greatest medical skiil tot g o
complete cure Even When its power 10
proksn. u elius- 90 the psti~ut sith great
p-r-i.tspcy. and of,sn lssses the system
poisoned and prostr.ted. Ja.t here HOODS
s.r-spsrills do-- . vast amount of good
.Ipelllng Impurities from the blood, CIV
ins II richn.-- and vitality. while IL reno
yates and strengthens the system.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

The sesson has arrived when everybody
~ho Own horses. cattle. sheep. hogs and
fowl ,houli bsgia 10 fed oot sh.ridsns
condition Powdsr-. They all need 20 o>
pr.esd up foe winter. Oct sheridAns.
The large p,ess are worthless.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
SCOTS EnuLsIoy OF PURE

coD LivsR on. WIN HrrorHo' rnfrss,
A,d Cure NJr Mardsms' IN CAiidrsa.
wm F.rr. % Brootlyn. L I says "Oa
the rrcomm-ndstion % my physlclsn' Dr.
wm. vy.s. I have gwen my boy ~ho ~ss
dangerously ill % Msr.smas, yoer Emal.
.lou, With sIcellsnt a co, and h. 10 81
prr.snt a. hale and hearty . could Be
Wished"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Young 0ilPin. on returning from =
ride With hi. sweetheart. was asked where
be had been.
"Oui riding with a party
"Yss." spoke up his younger brother /;
".nd when .a~ you. you was support
ing your party enthusiastically"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

DECORATIONS AND SOUVENIRS -D~tsch
the potlee from yoor bottle Of Morse let
lov DOck. and mail per directions 90 each
Dottls. and thus secure On sssoftment OF
par elegant decorative Advertisements,
souvenirs. etc. MY ID SrEUr Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

"Mnsmsn. mllkmso, Tell me true, 90
yoa put In indigo 10 make your mhk
Dlu.i"
Nay" q1o,h the poetic milkmsn, in
deed I say 90 lie; us the r'fcetlon 10 the
water OF the pale blue SAY"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Frs All Fis stopped free by DR. kline's
Great Nerve R.storer. No fts sfter nrst
dsy'- use. Marvellous cures Trrailss and
800 trial hottie free " ~ cases. Send 70
Dr kllus. 9Jt Arch 81. Phila. Pa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

A young widow. in erecting mon
umen, TO the "desr departed" els'erly
aysiled herself Of the opportunity to IL.
scribe on hi. tomb sacred 10 the MEM
ory of MUhusin Bsxuehei, wbo departed
thi. life sged SIXTY leigh, years. resre',ins
the necessity Of parting from the bes, and
mo.t charming Of women"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Re careful what you say 10 9 barber.
Cut tt short, old msp." said customer.
- oos ~ho Was spinning long yarn IN
ai- ear while cutting bis hair The r~sslt
su shaved head and large amount OF
profanity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02
na Yar Wfsu

To regain your health II voa are oil broken
iown, snd suffering from per,0os pro-trs-
tloaf ~iil tell you What cured me srsr
-uf ring for months ! used tvo bottles
Of sulphur Bittsrs. and nov ] an vel
man &C. stiles, Bookks.per. Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

The city fathers are 10 The dumps"
-sys . New York psper Not very pleas
snt plses 20 locsts, though some OF them
~ere probably carried out there with other
u.el..s ysste matter
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Boarding house k.spsr-" Why, how
dsftly you carve the b-sf, Mr smith. Too
most be- en- sdsp," Smith (sith sruut
sf slsrtiou )-"res'm. am I'm wood
carver by trade
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

The heirs of Oliver Goldsmith snoolo
sue the dealers 10 cabinet b~dstssas m iof
infriugemspt Of hls patent wasntn w
iv.r vho nrst thought OF the osa W
night. Q chest OF drawers by dayF
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

"why l. q hsrmoniou. hs-bsnd and
sif. lac eight cubic fceti sss-d fls,isrvi
and. b.fDrr I cooli rvply, The answer
csme-" Because they are both In seeofd.
{ wonder ho~ IL Is abOat the knot 10
cnfd-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

-"what is a lake ?" asked the teach
or A biish, little boy raised his hand.
"well. VIA, Is ii," "Sure its hole
in the kittle."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

A Ahor-e-car conductor recently epsased
In Q prize fsht out West and won amer :
desperate struggle of On hour and hail.
when 10 came 20 knocking down he Vas
there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

when Bsby wss .lek .. xsse her Csstoria,
wh.n che vss Chusi, she cri-s f"r astoria.
"A hon .hs vss Miss. ~. elunf W tsstTtA-
hon che hsf Chliirvn. abe gave them C.stos
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

It's sli.g.d that every hotel 90 coney
Island lost money this var. bat The o~n-
-r., pobls fellows. hspt thsm opsn in order
that the walters might have . chance |"
the public
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

A Chlosgo ehsp srse.1~d bis girls hand
90 hard a. 10 crush ooe of the nogsf joints
.ud A. he Was rich aud . good catch she
oever uttered . grosn until he had lefi the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

when Q barn burn. 10 Isdisps there is
.lwsys some smart youux msn around 70
thros On old hons aud half dofsn buttons
.mong the ruins and . ''tsrriole mystery
i. .ur. a. f.llna
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Pure blood IL absolutely pecesssry In of.
der IN enjoy perfect health. Hoods ssf'
ssp.rills pori6es the blood and strengthens
the system.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

No female should sttsmpt the Toll ana
drudsery Of wsshdsy. when u can Dc 90
vistsd BY the use Of James Pyle's snrivA-
led Pearliue.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

Many people regret the past. e'Pee'
iAlly stockholders when dividends are
things iha, are passed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-02

UaderAd. ". Apr. s. 1889.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-01
Jefferson; our candidate is another JsE-

jefferson our candidate il sanother JsI.
ferson!
Yon know that Jackson lived and
worked for his country our candidate
is another Jackson
You all trusted and believed in Wen-
dell Philips, the -silver-tongued orator.
the second Demosth thenes. who hurled his
Phillipics against the oppressors Of labor.
Wendell Phillips believed in our candi-
date. calling him genuine American, q
man WHOM fnture generations would
honor more than his contemporaries
have done.
1t is for you to support him. Look ct
the work he is doing. None but an in
telIectual giant, with heart throbbing
in sympathy for the people. could equal
him! IS
Rally round him! Vote for him! and
you will elect him
The foregoing article was prepared by
q special writer for The ENQuIAER who
obtained great many OF his facts and
figures from little work. published by
Rufus II. Darby, of Washington, D. @.
The title of the book is @Robbing by
Law, or Forty Rohberies of the People
by the National Government" The
price of the book is 20 cents. 1t is full
of facts condemning the acts and policy
of the republican party, and an honest
man cannot but stand aghast at the
brazen-faced impndence and hypocrisy
.ofmen who claim the thanks of the
people for what they y.haye done, and ask
for continuance of power, In order to
rob the people in the interest of an oli-
garchy that knows no justice, no mercy,
no traternItyrof men Is
Daily Republican., 1884-04-19
ur. MahaMy's Transfsrs.

The Democratic politicians pretend to
be terribly Mortified at the action Of
Levy Courtman Mahafy In having a|
number Of persons assessed last month
by conveying to them in fee simple
seventy five feet of marsh ground, there
by making freeholders Of them, and by
which means their names went upon
the assessment as freeholders whether
they were returned as delinquents or
not. 1t is, we believe, not denied that
Mr.. Mahaffy had number of votes as
sessed as indicated, but the question is,
did he do it unlawfully? Every day
during March transfers of property
were made from one person to another,
why had not Mr.. Mahaffy right to
transfer seventy-five feet, more or less,
of whatever ground he saw proper If he
owned it, to whoever he pleased?
But it was done for political pur-
pose, we are told. Well, what If it
was? Do not the Democrats dlsfran-
chise thousands of Republicans every
year for political purposes =? Have they
not even passed laws to aid public Off
cials in this wholesale disfranchise-
ment? If Mr. Mahatfy is guilty of a
little sharp political practice, how can
the Democrats condemn him ? Have
they not been more guilty still? Their
practice disfranchises voters for politi-
cal effect, Mr.. Mahaffy enfranchises for
political effect. That is the only diff
ference. The Democrats disfranchised
under the law, Mr.. Mahaffy enfran-
lchised under the same law. The Demo
cratic members of the Levy Court Ger.
ltainly were not asleep while Mr.. Mahaffy
was having those transfers made. A
Democratic President of the Court put
every question before the Court, and
the Democrats as we'll as the Republi.
cans voted to make the transfers. II
, was all right then, why is it not all
right now?
Transfers of property were made in all
Levy Courts, and no objections were
. ever made to them before. Nobody
ever stopped to inquire whether trans
. fer was made TO a Democrat or a Re
;. publican to a voter or disfranchised
man. Nobody ever stopped to ask
whether the property transferred wa!
!, worth thousand dollars or whether Il
was worth two cents. 1t was a trans
a fer, and that was all there was in it
IOf course the names of the persons t.
whom transfers were made were enteret
on the assessment books as freeholders
and if they paid the taxes upon tn
property transferred they became voters
n That is where the rub came in. Thes'
, persons that Mr.. Mahaffy made free
I holders became voters, and, unfortu
+ nately for the Democrats, they happened
to be Republicans. Had they beeI
), Democrats it would have been all right
q There is difference, after all, "twix
ltweedle dee and tweedle dunn" 1
;, will be in order now for the Democrats
to 60 before the next Legislature ant
q have law passed tomake it afinable of
n fense to transfer property to Republi
a can if he happens to be disfranchised
a Turn on the screws little tighter, ty
y rants