The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1884-10-18
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OF them slashng away like all poss.
essed in favor OF Blaine and free
trade, while Blaine himself is tramp.
ing with his hIppodrome all through
Ohio denouneing free trade and
splitting The ears oil the groundIlngs
with his howls for protection! 1t
is no wonder that such 4 bevy Of
ineongraities should scatter them
selves and keep as far aloof as poss
ible from each other. How politics
and politicians can be utilized so as
to SUIT localities and adapt them.
selves TO circumstances; has never
been SO fully exemphlied as in the
present campaign. In the wool DIS.
triets of Ohio, and the iron districts
OF Pennsylvania, The Republican or.
ators whoop 1t up for protection.
while the same fellows 60 into free
trade Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and
Illinois and scream tho other way
However, Blaine's career Us porn.
clan and finaneier makes the tariff
queation OF minor importance with
the people, who are sending up d
most earnest cry against the eleya.
ton OF such man to the most exal.
ted position on earth.
A prominent Republican lawyer
IN Indiana writes relative to the
Democratic prospect in the State
that Commissioners Dudley's resign.
ing his position as Commissioners of
Pensions, to take effect after election
Is one OF the most barelaeed and at
roclous cases of malversation in Of
flee that has ever occurred in our
political history. This very act OF
Dudley is going to cost his party
IN Indiana twenty thousand votes
and 1t ought to. Dudley was can.
didate for the Republican nomina.
ton for Governor OF Indiana, and
having boon worsted IN that, has oil
course received a promise of some.
thing fat from Republican admin
istration in case there should be
one next year. The attention of
President Arthur has been frequent.
ly called to Dudley's transgression
of the Civil Service law, but Mr..
Arthnr's junketing propensity must
first be gratified, and then-he will
let Dudley do as he plcases.
There are upwards of 100000
books in the Congressional Libra.
ry to-day, with room on the shelves
for abont one fourth of them. What
on earth can be expected in the
way ofutilizng Library with 400,-
900 OF It's best volumes piled up he'll
ter-skelter on the floor. and the
other 200,0 in double rows on the
shelves, may be demonstrated by
those who are crying out against
the construction of new Library
enough for the storage at least of
this vast multitude of books-.the
largest in the world. Besides this
stowage of books valuable maps
of reference, engravings etchings,
etc., are necessarially hidden away
from public view, possibly not to
see the light of day for another gen.
Grafton. And there are newspapers
and periodicals that are intended to
meet the current wants of the mem.
Der, which are likewise consigned
to the dark recesses of the basement
OF the Capitol. 1t is y positive
shame and disgrace to the American
name, that foreign visitors who
come here should always find the
Congressional Library the fit sub.
jeet for their oanting criticism, when
a four hundredth part of the money
lying idle in the Treasury vaults
would furnish a Library building
that would be lasting credit to the
people who can thus show their abl.
ity to sustain the largest Library IN
all the world.
1t is perhaps entirely appropriate
that Mr.. cx Senator Window should
take the stump in Ohio to help out
his friend Mr.. MuIligin Blaine, in.
asmuch as they both belong 10 that
class Of Republican oaice holders
who have been able 20 rear mag
nlhoent palaces at the capital on
insignificant salaries. When Mr..
Window was a candidate before tho
Minnesota Legislature, two or three
years ago, for reelection to the SEN
ate, some meddlesome fellow sent