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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
The Two Platform.

Between tho platforms, the 30.
called declaration Of principles OF
tho two great political parties OF the
country, there H. little 10 choose.
The only advantage Of the one over
the other is that the republican
platform IL constructed more plausi-
bly,, It's English Is better calculated
to conceal Its meaning, that the
first, last and unmistakable duty OF
the American voter Is to retain the
republican party In power. In this
respect II Is worthy OF praise, II
praise should be given to that which
Is best calculated to deceive by
reason OF Its skillful composition. It
has been analysed to be o bid for
the labor vote, the manufacturers
vote, the capitalists vote, the sheep
raisers' vote, the bankers and busi.
ness mems vote, the anti-monopoly
vote, the monopoly vote, the colored
mems vote, the reform and indepen.
dent vote, the squatters' vote, the
soldier and-sailor vote, the peace
and-war vote, the anti-mormon vote,
and the territorial vote. The demo.
cratic platform almost duplicates
the declarations OF its rival, but II
does It In execrable English. Il
bids for the vote OF every interest
under the sun In terms alike remark
able for their shameless ambiguity
and amazing inelegance. How
Henri Watterson came to set the
seal Of his approval on such mon.
strosity passes comprehension.
The fact remains that neither oil
the platforms Is worthy any mans
support. Voters may as well disre.
gard both and look only to the rec.
ords, character, and promises OF the
party candidates.-Chicago News
(rep.).
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

It Is not q healthy sign for the
democratic party that such great
difficulty should have been expe-
rienced In framing an acceptable
platform. II the party knew just
what 1t believes, what 1t would sup.
port and what condemn, the resolu.
tons could have been framed In q
few hours. Instead, three days
were consumed in the work. A
platform framed uuder such condi.
tons could scarcely fail to be a
platform Of compromises, That Is
what this Is. It straddlLs the ques-
tions upon which 1t should be out
spoken, and In this way It must
almost inevitably sacrifice much to
gain little. We are not sure what
democratic policy would be as out
lined by the democratic platform. 1t
Is easy enough to arraign the Re-
publicans after twenty-five years OF
power, but something more was ex-
pected Of the democrats. Even the
tariff plank Is such an arrangement
for it Is neither protection nor free
trade-it Is q bold declaration
against the republicans for failing to
reduce the taxation, but 1t will not
be overlooked that 1t Is made In the
face Of the failure Of a democratic
House OF representatives to do bet
ter. That unnecessary taxation Is
unjust taxation, is true, Is the plat.
form Hiirms; but either . democra.
tic house should have made an hon.
est effort to reduce the war taxes OF
the democratic platform should
show just how the party means to dc
1t. This issue Is lodged by mean,
Of high sounding phrases that near
nothing, and so the democratic plat
form Is as unsatisfactory In promis
ing too little, just as the republican
platform is unsatisfactory In prom
Using too much.-Ncw York Truth.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
A Cardinal In Embryo

DR.. Mayhsw was ono Of tho most
examiners ct Oxford. He IL
ways asked the most captious Quos-
tons. Once. however. no found his
match In . heardlsss youth. who solved
with classical calmnoss tho most din
cult questions the Prnfossor's brain
could invent When Mayhem saw that
No had 70 deal with ! formidable oppo-
nent 10 changed his tactics. com.
menced IN Latin. and asked: 'sQuld est
Spesp" lWhat 10 Hopesl-Magna res."
Is great thing1 Was tho immediate an
swer. ..Quid est Charitasp" What u
Charityll was the next question: Mag
M raritas," q great rarityl replied
ID Faithll .Quod non vides." What
l. unsoenl answered the young theo-
Logan. Mayhem Vas forced to laugh;
against his win. He gave the student
his hand, and-a thing that rarely hap
pened-askod him TO dinner. Fifteen
years later DR.. Mayhem received m In
vitation 70 dinner. Il came from the
student above mentioned. who then
rave banquet in honor Of his tnstalla-
ton % Bishop OF Westminster. He Il
now Cardinal Manning.
L learned B0stonian writes: al
though the Indians did not know how
to swear when the white man came
they soon learned 70 swear. and hAt
sufficient words in their language 10
the purpose. Eliot In the Indian Bible
uses the Indian word Osh (my Father,
for Creator ETC., and the early mission
aries, when addressing the Indian. usot
Gosh (yoar Father). Tue Indians sool
saw that that was The necessary wore
for profanity. and adopted il Gosh !
| in use to some extent now, and perhap
some pious people who say gosh ar
not aware that It is downright swear
ing in tho Indian language"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

esS -~ss@~Ns
During recent stroll In tho vicinity
Of Rose street tho attention Of roe
porter for tho New York Mail and En-
press was directed TO an enormous c1n.
vas swung just inside Of tho doorway
Of > large publishing establishments
Fuller investigation disclosed the fact
that the inscription which was painted
upon the canvas warned those who en-
tered tho building that thorc wore
Positively No Manuscript. Wanted
ts.s...t....*...''.s...t s..s.sss..s.s.
And that, furthermore, all intrudors
should
: beware d the !; ii,ii.dhouna:. .. 49,:
and lastly, the following verses wore
printed underneath these legends;
Who enters here with manuscript leaves love
sen e y: ss:ss: 3 S;.: our 'oo
After fully assuring himself that no
hidden dad ers lurked In tho hidden
recesses Of the hallway, the reporter
boldly asccndcd tho stairs and entered
. little Office at tho head Of the first
flight A middle aged man, who sat
before . desk smoking, Vas the sole
occupant
Il have come" saltered tho reporter
Win ..N'.. : . , naEvou. glance around him.
"Ah. yes." interrupted tho gentle
man, smilingly; '.yes. yes. Tom (ln .
very low key). Win you lot Michael
loose for : few minutos."
With supcrhuman effort tho report
or explained that no had simply come
up stairs with . little request 10
wished to know why that sign had boon
placed In the hallway.
sOhl that 10 . different thing" 10
marked the gentleman; .'slt down and
! will toll you al about L. That sign
II placed there 70 inform Would.be-lit-
erAry people who haunt publishing
houses that their illusions ar0 not
required. ! have counted - many %
five hundred persons In one day who
have visited this ONCE with manuscript
for consideration. Aspirants for liter
sry fame arc Of both sexes. all sges
and conditions In lifc. Lately Ne Kol
% weariod out with people coming up
with matter that thcy wanted to submit
TO 10 that we had to do something IN
self defence. You will observe that oil
our loathsomc contemporaries have
adopted tho canvas sign. All through
this vicinity you can como across them,
They are very effective. For instance
. young lady graduate comes tripping
down town with . romance which bel
mother declares m ideal composition
She reads the allusion made to III.
''blood-staincd pup" on the sign dowr
stairs. Fear ovcrcomes ambition And
she retreats In tears. Yes wc still 10
ceive illusions through tho mails. Ev
cry morning We send 4 handcart ovol
TO tho postoflice, and twelve or fiftcel
sacks Of manu- scripts are delivered 4
Us Do wc examine thcMa Why. ",
should have TO employ about thirt,
readers 10 do 70. Ii would b. rather
IN expensive undertakings But thor,
10 moral 10 all this. Aud It l.. writ
ing a. = means Of subsistence Is playes
out. We could got al tho manuscript
we wanted without paying ocnt for Il
Wo receive excellent contributions dni
~. whose writer's ask nothing but tina
thcir namos appear in print. All IN,
waste manuscripts arC turned over y
our poet-that thin gentleman in tn
next room. We feed him on thcm."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The revolution now going on all
over the world, Is not against capital,
but against the unjust privileges and
unjust power Of capital. The latter
must be made to understand that
the rights Of man. his interests and
welfare, are higher and more sacred
than the rights and interests OF mere
dollars. which must yield in all cases
where there Is o real conflict.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The Arkansas Democrats are In
deadlock and can't nominate q gov
ernor. The convention which open
ed ut Little Rock on Wednesday.
has adjourned over to Monday to
sober 0ff.ILewiston Journal.
That illustrates an important diff
ference between the parties. It isn't
considered necessary for Republi.
can conventions to be sober when
making nominations. Hence, Blaine
and Logan Rockland Opinion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

Immediately on the adoption Of
the platform of principles, % coll OF
states to nominate candidates for
president and vice president WAS
made. When Iowa was reached,
Hon. +. II. Gillette rose and said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF
the convention: -Twenty-four yeaIs
ago you shot with electric fire oil
over the northern states that Wash
ington was In danger. In the
suspense that followed, minutes
seemed to be hours, hours seemed
to be days, days seemed to be weeks,
and In that great emergency,
what was done? Washington city
was represented to be surrounded
by an enemy. Baltimore was In
possession OF Il mob that refused to
allow single man to pass through
that city to our capital. In that
emergency what was dOnef A man
In Massachusetts, was commissioned
to go to Washington. A band OF
brave patriots surrounded him, and
he went to Washington. Ap-
plause.l And, my friends, tele-
gram came back all over the north:
Washington Is sHfe! Butler has
arrived! [Applause.]
was sitting In the church when
that telegram was received, and
every man and woman sprang to
their feet and sang rs I never heard
lit sang before:
"Praise God from whom al blessings now"
My friends, Washington Is In dan
ger to-day. The capitol OF your
country Is In the hands II m enemy
to-day rs black, or blacker, as des-
perate. or more desperate, than the
enemy that threatened It then. lap.
plause.l The Credit Mobilier Sena.
tors, tho national banks, the bond
syndicates, whisky rings and the
star route thieves have captured
your capitol [applausel and what n
Gods name shall We do In this
emergency We propose to com
mission that same man OF Massa'
chusetts, General Butler, for Gods
sake to 60 down and capture that
capitol. [Applause.l And he viii
do Il; and when he gets Their,
Tweksbury will DO forgotten in com
parison with the house cleaning thai
will be done. Applause. And
when we hear the telegram that h
has arrived, and the capitol Is safe
every man, woman and child belong
ing to this great greenback part,
will spring to their feet and sing:
''Paise God from whom AL blessings now"
Mr.. Gillette could have added tina
when the city of New York Was tn.
multous with treason and rebellion,
Gen. Butler was sent there to quel
the growing instruction and he dit
Iiti-Howitxer, (Col.).
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

Chicago Sentinel
The old party journals who have
been abusing Mr.. Weller, Of Iowa,
concerning his action in the English
Peelle matter will not have the cour-
age and manhood 10 publish the fol
lowing from the official proceedings
Of Congress, entirely exoulpating
him from blame or censure.
mr.. Weller rose to q question OF
privilege In order to viudicate him
self from the charges made against
him. but he ceased when Mr.. Randall
declared that euery member of the
select c0mm.ttee agreed that the
testimony thoroughly vindicatsd
him."
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The Bangor Commercial seems to
have about wholly suspended hos
tilities against Blaine and the Re-
publican party. and to be giving is
powerful mind to making war on
Ben Butler and John Kelly. This Ia
well. There are no two men In the
country better able to stand abuse.
But doesn't the Commercial think
that the Democratic party would
have lovely time in securing the
election OF candidate opposed by
them3-(Opinion, (Rockland, Me.)
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

Labor is prior to and independent
OF capital. Capital is only the fruit
Of labor and could never have
been, had labor not first
existed. Labor is the superior Of
capital. and deserves much the high
er consideration--[Linco Second
Message to Congress.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

considering the general tendency
to multiply offices and dependencies,
and to Increase expense to the ulti.
mate term OF burden which the citi-
zen can bear, It hehooves us to avail
ourselves OF every occasion which
presents itself for taking or tho sur
charge, that 1t may never be SEEN
here that, after leaving to labor the
smallest portion Of it's earnings on
which It can subsist, Government
shall itself consume the whole residue
Of what it Is instituted to guard
President Jefferson.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

Did not tina sons OF Jacob COM
NIT heinous sin when they sold
their brother Joseph ?" asked sun
day school teacher Of the son Of an
Anstin merchant. "Yes sir" "What
sin WAS 1t they committed?" ".rhey
sold him too cheap" Texas Siftings
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

It Il said Of Prince Bismarck that no
eats at ono meal enough for half .
doasn persons in good health
4 correspondent writes to know u
timothy seed 10 used for any oshor pur.
pose than sowing. We know Of mona.
Sister," cried little boy running
into the room. '.your little pug dog has
bit mo on the leg" .'What exclaim-
Cd the frightened young lady. beauty
has bitten ron On tho Lego Lot No
sse." She hastily pulled down his
stocking, and. sure enough. there was
the impression q his teeth. s'You
naughty boy" said hin sister. shaking
him violently. ..Don't you know better
than 70 tease Bcautyt Some day 10
will bite big lump out Of your log,
and Il might make him deathly sick. "
-PAiladslpAia Cali
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
Two OF q kind-the Chicago plat.
forms-both false to the people.

Tho receiver In the Grant & Ward
failure has made his report Of the
condition OF that swindling concern.
Its liabilities are over $l6. OO0, 900, It's
cash assets $67 600; the enormous
sum Of 1 cents on the dollar Of its
liabilities. Where are the famous
3O6 who wanted Grant and an EN-
pire? Wont somebody hurrah for
Grant nowi Open the penitentiaries
the wrong men are Gagged.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The republican platform should be
used by the Anti monopolists In ev-
cry school district OF the United
States to expose the duplicity OF its
authors the villainy OF their record.
For party which has controlled the
government for twenty-four years
to demand reform Is to acknowledge,
hypocrisy and fraud. A well order.
ed community never entrusts ths
execution OF the law to self. confes-
cod criminals-lChicago Express.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

I affirm 1t as my conviction that
class laws placing capital above Ia
Dor are more dangerous to the re-
public At this hour than was chnttel
slavery in the dsn OF Its haughtiest
supremacy.--(Lincoln's letter to
Ellis
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The republican party has done all
the good 1t is capable Of, and more
harm than 1t has done good. and
should have been allowed to die,
bat the democratic party hss other.
wise decreed,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17
A CARD.

~ III whc are suffering frs0 the errors and
intiscrtions u youth. nervous weakness,
early decay. ,oss o. manhood. &C. ! win send
recipe that win e1re you, FRIE or CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered BY mission
AIRY IN south America Send \ sesf-addressed
envelope 70 the REV. Joskrn r. lsxAx. station
ID. New YORK Cssy. 2ui
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

In this congressional district there
are one hundred and SIXTY post
Offices, and the PLAIN DEALER has
patrons at two-thirds OF the num-
Der.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

81 an not exactly sick. yel moi " IA will.
IoA want tonlng up The stomach and liver
are snrrAl faM~rx Tanac WIN sst soa rtgas
safely. surety and nj once. 10 Te~vttaiixee the
blood. instsoFates the system. ssA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-17

The advertiser AAvt19 heen DaemAneAtiy
curcd q that 0read dineA1e. Cunso1nptto1 0y q
simple remedy. II anxious % lnAke known 70
Who dsslrr M Is Win send ! crpy 81 the pre-
ocTip&ion uSn0. tire a. ehAIgSl with the direcs
tl0ns tor preparing and 0siAx the sane. which
they VIII nnA Q ealre Cure tor CosgAa, CelAa.
Cssesnpslea% AsaAnA. nssasAltia, &C. Parties
wishing the pF~ocrtption win rlrASe AAdrceA
Res. y. A. WILSON. 10 renA -, HttiAn@s.1rgh
New YORK. Oyt
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
STATE TAX SALES.

renee st, bought of succession of
Ada Ryan, tax f5r 'S3 1924, int and
costs to be added.
Ryan L, 3 lots fronting on Belden st,
bought of subdivision of Ada Ryan,
tax for 'S3 SO "a, int and costs to be
added.
Ryan George, one lot, corner Division
aud Lake SITS, residence, tax for '83
81 6S, int and costs to be added.
Scarborough NJ E, lots; one lot on
corner of Hodges and Broad SITS,
one lot on Broad st, one lot bought
of D J Reide's succession sale, tax
for 'S3 SO 20, int and costs to be
added.
Stoddard B R, 2 lots; lot on Broad
st, and one on Division st, tax for
'S3 1928 40, int and costs to be ad-
ded.
Thiellmann George, one lot bought of
Jno NJ Reid in Lake Charles, adioin-
ing the property of Geo Wagner,
bounded south and west by Mary
Hawkins, tax for 'S3 81 so, int and
costs to be added.
Wegner Geo, s lots in Lake Charles,
bought of W S Hutchins, and i'm
provements, 7 lots; ! lot of l34 by
10 feet, bought of Geo Il Ryan,
tax for '83 SO 80, int and costs to
be added.
Williams Margaret, o1e lot, bought Of
VIM Il Haskell, lots No 10 and
El-2 of lot No 20 of the VIM Fl
Haskell addition to the town of Lake
Charles, tax for 'S3 81 20, int and
costs to be added.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
OFFICIAL
Amendments TO the Com
stitutiOIl Of the State
Of Louisiana.
State of Louisiana.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

In pursuance of Art. 256 of the
Constitution of the State of LOuisi ana,
publication is hereby given to the
electors of the state of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution of the
State, concurred in by two-thirds of
all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this State,
at its regular session held in the city
Of Baton Rouge in 1889, aad which
are required TO be published in two
newspapers published in the parish of
Orleans, and in one paper in each
other parish of the State in which a
newspaper is published, for three
months preceding the next election
for Representatives, at which time the
said amendments shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval or
rejection; said amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. TO, ll3 and
1876 of the regular session of the Gen
eral Assembly held in 1889, which are
officially published for the information
of the electors, and which will be sub,
mitted to them for their approval or
rejection at the next general election,
to be held on Tuesday, the S2d day Of
April, A. d. 1884, lit being the Tues
day next following the third Monday
in APPLY in such manner and form
that the electors may vote for or
against each amendment, separately F;
and If majority Of the electors, yot-
ing at SAID election, shall approve and
ratify all or either of said amend
ments, then such amendment or
amendments or either of them so APP
proved and ratified shall become
part Of tho Constitution.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05

Ineiy. mere Al IUwn, Ousnuvss pss
been good, and though the high water
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05

SAAV FseASt,sA ..sEg4I, Fas'NAsasSasB very uAsa-
greeable itching, after getting warm, e
eonnnaop afiandant blind piaadsra 80
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
THE SMITH HAND PUMP.
Cheap Insurance Everybody
6h0latd Have 0ne

bh0aLa Have OneI
The store of MessFs. Barnes and
boarding house Of RigInaideD, were
saved with the Smith HAND PUHP at
the late fire at the Railroad Depot,
Price $3.50. For sale BY
]. ". BRYAN,
The great Kidnsy and Liver Cure,
for sale By Wa. MEYKR.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05

l41AV VlEIlNHl FUIs % N93as J
ATOTICE Is hereby given 70 al parties
~ eoncarnoh Ahaf tha Slala and Pariah
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
SUPPLEMENTAL ROLL

Briggs w r., 70 acres Of land, S =
4 of s E4 Of sec. 2, N III of N E4
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05

&c Haskell House.
n ell & S..ns 0ranne Taxas
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. 70.

OF the Regular Session of 1SS2--Amendment
to Articles of the State Debt Ordinance of
the Constitution of 1879.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05

ART. 1913. 'hThcre shall be IN the
Parish of Orleans a Court of Appeals
for said parish, with exclusive appel
late jurisdiction in all matters, civil
and probate, arising IN said parish
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
bale.

|ICIlce
|lsterIl
Id ex-
|rticIl
|erifr's
|-5t.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-05
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE /;


OF the Constitution of the State, "relatiVe b
the jurisdiction Of the Civil District Court
of the Parish of Orleans"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-04-11
A CITY HALL.

Colonel Belknap's Resolution to Build a City
Hall.
Among the resolutions introduced and
adopted at the last meeting of the City
Council was one by Colonel Belknap,
recommending the levy of an additional
tax to erect building for the purpose OF
a Council chamber, city Jail, police head
quarters and all city offices. This reso-
luton was prompted by visit by Alder
man Belknap to the "bat cave" and the
bad condition of things existing there.
The building proposed is to cost $25, 900
or $4,000, and will be credit and an
ornament to the city. So far as the
LIGnT's observation goes the proposition
meets with general favor, for all realize
that city of San Antonio's size should
have respectable looking city hall and
quarters for its officers. 1t is earnestly
to be hoped, however, If the building is
erected that some prominent site will be
chosen where 1t can show to some
advantage, and that it will not be hedged
in like Bexar county's magnificent court
house.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-04-11
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