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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
JOHN SHERMAN KISSED.
While Speaking In His Own State.'
A Lame Apology tor Blaine.

While Speaking In His Own State..
A Lame Apology tor Blaine.
CLEVELAND, Oct. l0-The Republicans
exerled themselves tonight TO pro.
duce what they called business mems
parade, such parade as they had just
before the Democrats elected their Con.
gressmen here two years ago. or course
rich merchants had many wagons In line,
but It VAS estimated that more than half
Of the drivers of these wagons would
vote the Democratic. The great line OF
wagons seemed more like . mer.
camille advertising dodge than q political
demonstration. The wagons were follow.
ed by torch bearers who fncfaded squad
Of Lake Shore Railroad officials and their
aids.
Prior to the circus John Sherman
spoke 10 fhe square. He was interrupted
with hisses when be said: look at the
prosperity that the Republican party has
brought about" When he attempted to
excuse Blaine he said: "The privste let.
ters Of any business man, il held to the
light and tortured. might be made
to speak against man, but that Blaine
was as honest as Carl Schurz or bis other
oppouents." He assured the people that
a vote for R ,binson. the head OF the
State Republican ticket, was worth three
votes tor Blaine. at which cry was rails.
ed /: "Robinson won't get our votes"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
From the New Fork World.

Our neighbor, the Tribune. is exceed.
ingly indignant because the World has
reproduced from its columns certain m.
complimentary remarks about James G.
Blaine. 1t says that all unpleasant ref.
erences to Mr.. Blaine in 1872 we're sub.
sequently apologized tor, and It thinks
that the World Is no better than horse
thief for not mentioning that fact This
shows that the spirit OF the good Mr..
Greeley still hovers about the tall towers !;
but the World cares nothing about the
Tribune's apologies to Mr.. Blaine
No doubt they are satisfactory to Blaine,
but charge made and supported by
evidence is not necessarily removed bv
an apology. Nearly all the leading Re-
publicans are apolig'zing to Blaine this
wear. Joy is apologizing, Joseph Medill
Is spologizinQ, Whitelaw Read is apollo.
gizing, and Blaine himself is "apOlogi.
zing" to considerable extent, but de-
spite all this Mr.. Blaine's record cannot
be wiped ont.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
New York World.
A Bad Defense.

The Tribune seeks to break the force
OF it's severe denunciation Of Blaine 10
1872 as a Kansas Pacific Rsilroad cor
ruptionst by the plea that it subsequently
ate its own words aud pronounced Blaine
an honest man.
This proves one OF two things. Either
the Tribune used its power as public
journal to blscken the character of an
innocent man maliciously or on insult.
cient proof. or 1t found it to it's interest.
10 the remarkable changes OF politics, to
subsequently, cover up Blaine's corrnp.
tions and to seek to palm him of on the
public as an honest man.
The latter explanation will be generally
accepted as the correct one. Fret, be-
cause Blaine's venality and improbity
are now notorious, and next, because the
Tribune's course proves that it is capable
of holding honesty and consistency SUBJ
servient to political expedience.
The Tribune denounced the star route
rascals.- 1t is now cuddling under the
blanket same with Elkins, Dorsey, Brady
and the rest
The Tribune branded Johnny O'Brien
as the embodiment OF the worst methods
of machine rsscslity.- 1t is now in good.
ly Fellowship with that distinguished
ward politician and eager to avail itself
Of all bis "methods" in the effort to elect
Blaine.
1t is to be regretted that isctional or.
gans allow their estimates OF public men
to be controlled, not by honest facts, but
by the selfish interests OF the moment.
For instance, here is the Sun now
praising Gen. Butler and urging him as
q man Ct to be President of the United
States. Yet only about ten years ago
the Sun painted Butler 10 these colors:
"Hated bv some, coptemned by many,
and distrusted by oil, this man, with his
crooked ways, foul methods, distorted
mind and wicked heart, glories 10 these
noral de 'ormities, ,daunts them constantly
before the public eye and traff1cs in them
~ political merchandise"
What dastardly abuse OF the power
Of the press il this terrible picture was
drawn maliciously or without substantial
and positive proof OF Its fidelitvl
What q betrayal OF the trust OF great
public journal il personal jealousy and
prompt the support OF
such vile and despicable person for the
highest Office In the nation!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Dark and silent.
Harrisburg Patriot.

Whom the gods would destroy thev
first % IKE mad The Republican party
is stark mad. The NV York Tribune,
the only Republican newspaper that re-
tains spark Of intellect, points TO the
"dark furnaces, the silent mills and the
empty Mines" as q reason for retaining
the Republican party in po~er.
VIVA. arrant madness such an iuvoca-
tlon implies7 The Republican party
has directed Legislation and shaped the
economic policy of the country for
quarter OF q century. Tue "daik fur.
naces, the silent mills and the empty
mines" Is the fruit therefore Of r pub
licsn mismausgemeDt.
What does tue N.w York Tribune
meau2 Has 1t tired Of bearing the bur-
den OF Republican mal-adminis'raticn
Is it ready 90 invite public attention to
the incompetency OF its own party? The
inference is clear that the leading RI
publican organ OF the country Invites
defeat TO its party by thus provoking IN
investigation Of its incompetency.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Politics aud the G. "A, r.,

New York, Sept. 22.-Assistant Ad-
jntant General Squires, OF the Grand
Army of the r public, Department OF
New York, has issued q circular calling
attention to the following article in the
rules OF the society:
"No officer or comrade of this Grand
Army Of the Republic shall in any man.
ner use this organisation for partisan
purposes, AMI no discussion OF partisan
questions shall be permitted at aLy Of it's
meetings, nor shall any nomination for
political office be made"
The circular further says:
"Any violation will meet with al arp
rebuke and prompt action BY post court
msr,isl"
TNoTE.-All the same, there have been
frequent instances where Republican
demagogues have attempted to use the
society for party purposes. They should
have the above rule rubbed under their
noses. The society cannot exist and
pr sper as feeder to any political party.
Ed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Buffers Friendsh,p for Blaine.

Washington Letter to N. 7. Sun, May 90, 1881.
I would suggest that possibly Gen.
Butler has q motive for coming to the
defense of Blaine. Certainly Butler and
Blaine have been ronnng together q
good deal OF late. The object of But.
ler's recent visit here was to help secure
certain combinations in which Blaine as
we'll as Garfield --more especially Blaine
has special interest. 1t is one Of the
curious things which ought TO open the
ewes OF Republicans, that the Admins
tration should call on Gen. Butler to
help it out of ito difficulties and assist in
carving its points over the opposition
OF Republican Senators. Nevertheless
this is entirely true. Gen. Butler has
warm side for Blaine, though he calls
Garfield "a thief" Not a great while
ago some OF Gar6eld's Ohio friends On.
dertook to make out q similar charge
against Blaine. aud their efforts we're 90
far successful as TO lose him the nomins-
tion for President in 1876.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
SCARED BY sPOOKs.
The Remarkable Story of a Haun-
ted Car on the Central Pacific.
Virginia City lNer.l Chronicle.

virginia Uity lNevJ Chron1cle.
An item is going the rounds Of the
press about ghosts on the Central Pacific
About two years ago, at Monticello,
station on that road, band OF robbers
attacked Wells Fsrgo's express car, which
was gallantly defended by Aaron Ross,
gigantic express messenger, known on
all the railroads and stage lines. One Of
the robbers was killed dead sure, and It
vas said that another crawled of and
died somewhere. All the surviving brig
andssHe5 sAptured and are now doing
service AtCafson prison.
When the express car which the rob-
bers attacked returned to Reno, on the
wsy,to Sacramento to be repaired, II was
dubbed e"Fort Ross" 1t looked - II It
bad had. an altercation with shot to wer.
The doors we're closely perforated with
bullets and shots had gone through II in
all directions. When the Car came back
on the road it looked like new, hut 1t was
still the same old Car. After few days
Ross noticed strange noises 10 1t while
he was making his run, altogether differ
ent from the ordinary rattle of car.
Packages Of express matter danced about
occasionally giving him ha-d glove
whack on the nose, while box would
waltz up behind and hoist him vigorous
ly.
This continued for some weeks, whom
Ross became very nervous and fidgetty
He would face the devil in material form,
hut he didn't understand spooks ct all.
Every time he passed Monticello, where
the robber was killed, the lights would
go out as, soon as the conductor cried
out "All aboard" aud by no effort Of his
could he light them until be arrived at
the next station. During this time the
car appeared filed With lurId haze BY
which he could see that the two vapory
forms we're trying to open the express
boxes and peek into packages. Once In
q while he would blaze at them with bis
revolver, but 1t was wasting powder; the
spooks went on with their work. While
stsnding at bis desk one night, the train
going forty miles an hour. he was seized
and thrown down by invisible assailants,
and though q giant in strength, be was
tossed about The, car like feather in
gale.
Ross said the car would sometimes
run for miles without touching the track.
then it would come down with crash
that sent him to the floor. He would
bear whistles for stations that we're miles
away, and frequently there would be q
hubbub as il the whole train had jump
ed the track. At last this ghost business
worked upon the old mac so that be
trembled when be boarded his car, and
be became so nervous that he threw up
a situation which had been Obtained BY
years OF faithful service and went 10
drive WeIls-Fargo's delivery wagon at
Ogden. He was really run out OF 6ue
position by spooks.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
A Truth Well Stated.
New York San, june 90, 1854

Mr.. Blaine is the candidate OF the par
~ traditionary illiberal in its dealings
with foreign born citizens, and especially
with the Irish, who have almost uniform.
ly attached themselves to the Denocracy.
Jefferson fought their battles sgainst the
Federalists, aud the history OF Know
Nothingism Is too recent to require reci-
tai. But for the Democratic psrty Irish.
Americans would probably have no voice
to cast for Mr.. Blsioe or anybody else,
aud the extraordinary claim which this
remarkable adventurer nov makes to the
support of the Irish Catholics especially,
aud the loud boast that be is TO have Il.
are, therefore, very astonishing. But n
looks as though ne had ovsrdone the bu.
siness already, and that he would lose
more than be will take by HE shallow
and hvpocritical appeal TO the prs,udices
Of race and religion.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Tho Lancaster Lie Nailed.

LANCASTER, OHIo, Oct. Livery
iair.minded man in Lancaster Is indig.
nant over The account of the alleged out
rage, said to have been committed by
our County Commissioners, in causing
the removal of the Republican platform
from the Court House yard, which has
been ,elegrsphed by some lying wretch
from this city. The facts are these: We
have q beautiful Court House ward, nicely
sodded and ornamented with flowers and
trees Some time ago the officials re-
solved that no meetings should be held
on the grounds, as they always served
to deface and injure them greatly by the
tramping otmany feet. Since then Re.
publicans, Prohibitionists, Greenbackers
and all parties have been refused per.
mission to meet there. E,en religious
meetings have been denied the privilege
of using the grounds A few days ago
Mr. Clay Drinkle went to the Commis-
sioners and asked permission to erect q
platform there for Mr.. Blaine to speak
from. The officials refused him on the
ground that they had denied all others,
which was OF course right. Notwith-
standing this, Drinkle and Others, DEFY
ing the Commissioners, erected the plat
form. What could the Commissioners
do2 Were they to be defied in their au-
thoritv2 They Immediately had 1t re.
moved, and that is the whole cause Of
the trouble. The Commissio ners offered
the use Of the court room TO the Blaine
COT mittee, bat they refused it aud sought
to do as they pleased, when others had
quietly subuitted to the good judgment
OF the County Commissioners. Clay
Drinkle's gall is only exceeded by Mr.
B 'sine's. Both have enough to surfeit
universe, and when they come together
the spectacle will be appalling He de-
served to be SUNNI arily squelched.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21

Here 10 what the Waterbury, C,n-
necticut American, until this year Rs.
publican seys:
II any Republican is disquieted by the
sion buckets Of abuse discharged at Mr..
B'sine, be must remember that as bad
and worse things we're SAID OF Lincoln
and Grant and Garfield. Tue people
didn't believe them, however. Hart
ford Cnrraat
Abuse never hurt man. It did not
hurt Lincoln. 1t did not hurt Garfield.
II will not hurt Blaine. What hurts
Blaine is not the charges, which ere
growing day by day into suoh vast pro-
portions, bu. the everlasting proofs
which 60 with the charges. and fasisn
upon them the overwhelming weight OF
truth and conviction. In the face Of
such evidence there is nothing lett bat
denial, denial, 10 fast as It 10 ut
tered. is strangled in the throat of faIse-
hood by the c inch OF accumulative evil
dence. Does anybody remember any.
thing like this In the campaigns OF Lin
coin and Garfield? There was abuse
enough, in all conscience, bat Il could
6nd no lodgment on their rugged char.
acters, which we're OF themselves SUN.
cient refntation. Were they ever faced
by such evidences Of public dishonesty
and untruthfulness as confront Mr..
Blaine 10 the Mulligan letters, the Tom
Scott episode, the Hooking VALLEY acor-
respondence, the JOY -Beecher testimony
and 5000 bribs letter, aud probably,
other matters that do not come to mind
at this instantf Dill honest, conscien-
tious men rise up ell over the country
by hundreds and thousands and say they
could not support Lincoln or Garfield !.
because OF the evidence against their
characters? 1t is . terrible commentary
on the deadening effects OF this degrade
iug campaign that charges and proofs,
any ooe OF which would have damned
another candidate, become 90 insignifl.
cant In the mass OF convicting evidence,
ss to be received without surprise and tol
have ceased almost to call forth the cus.
tomary sullen denial which greeted the
earlier charges. The public sense seems
stunned by the overwhelming evidences,
the unaccountsble denisls and their swim
fate. Is all this anything like the abuse
that was put upon Lincoln and Garfield :
It is the crowning shame OF the CAM
psign that an honorable newspaper
should be compelled BY the Necessities
Of psrtisanship, to put such ignominy
bv comparison upon the memories Of
such men.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
A Thrilling War story.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Henry j. Savage, one OF the &C hiers'
home veterans, tells the following story
Of war incident:
The oft-mooted question "Was ever .
desperately wounded soldier shot head,
at bis own earnest solicitation, by oom-
ra'le 2" is answered in the affirmative by
your humble servsnt. 1t happened 80
follows: The writer, . member of G
company, First Delaware infantry. was
then attached TO the Third brigade.
(Weber's), Third division (French'sl
Second corps (Sumner's). After wad-
ing Antietam creek, plugging through
3lowed fields, stnbbleRelds and con6elds,
his regiment was fusily located within.
plain view OF the enemy, when the well
come command rang along the line TO-
'''load and FIRE ct will Il vas then. that
our daily target practice at Fortress
Monroe came into excellent use, as many
q poor devil Of the Sixth Alabama learn. :.
ed to bis cost. After firing eleven rounds
the writer was wounded and ordered TO
the rear. While retreating in good orr
der, but making most excellent time, his
route led him through portion OF the
IIish brigade. Here be saw q sight that
capped tbe climax Of horror. A men,
Der Of that devoted brigade was aim
lsssly stumbling around with both eyes
shot out, begging some one, "for the
love Of God" to put All end to bis mis-.
cry. A lieutensnt Of the Fourth New
York was passing bv. and, seeing tbs
poor fellows condition, aud bearing his
appeal, he halted before him and asked
II he really meant what he said.
20, yes, comrade." vas the reply, 81
cannot possibly live and my agony isun-
eudurabie."
Without another word the officer drew
bis pistol, placed It to the victims right
ear, turned away his head. and pulled the
trigger. A bali Wheel convuIsive gasp.
and one more unfortunate had passed
over to the silent majority.
"It was better thus" said the lieuten-
ant, replacing his pistol and turning to-
ward the writer, "for the poor fellow
could"
just then solid shot took the lieu
seuant's head of, and the "subsequent
proceedings interested bin no more"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Feeding COnstalks.

Since the use OF itinerating threshing
machines driven BY steam is becoming
common, there is danger OF farmers
throwing aside the maller-horse- po wers
which they have formerly used, and
which may be applied to driving stalk cut.
ters. There are too many advantages re-
sulting from the short cbopping OF corn
stalks, as compared with the wasleful
practice of feeding them whole. for any
good farmer to omit it when it can be
accomplished. Intelligent farmers, who
have tried both ways, inform US
that the feeding value of the stalks by
cutting half an inch or less in length, is
according to estimate at least two and
q half times greater than when uncut,
and this estimate sccords With our own
repeated experiments. This estimate
Was made from the use of good, we'll
cured stalks, but It would not apply TO
FODDER which has been exposed to rain,
and become discolored and rotted, and
which would be OF little value in either
condition. Another important advan
tsge OF cutting short is the improved
character Of the manure, as every one
will appreciate who has attempted 10
pile, load or spread manure containing
large portion Of tough sornssalks.
o. the millions OF farmers who raise
corn and feed stalks to their cattle, the
great ms3ority still feed stalks uncut, and
q large portion are half.rotten by rains.
The aggregate loss by this management
to the farmers of the Union is enor-
nous. It is doubtless . moderate esti.
mate to put the whole amount Of corn
stalks subjected to this treatment at t~en-
ty millions tons. but II only halt rs
much, it is q matter OF some impor.
tance whether this aggregate, now worth
say thirty million dollars, might not De
at least doubled 10 value by the treat
meut We have described. and made sixty
or seventy millions We do not give
these numbers as approaching accuracy,
but to illustrate the Importance OF pay
ing more attention to the subj 'ct. As
the drouth has cut short the fodder sup
ply In many parts OF the country this
season, It may be will to lock toward
some provision for saving the existing
supply. Coxnfry Gentleman.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
A Republicans Eleven Reasons for
Betting on Cleveland.
Racine wis, spec;al.

Raoine tWis) Special,
An Independent Republican Of this
city, who says positively that be will mol
vote for Blaine, and who has not yet de-
cided whether to vote for St. John or
Cleveland, recently made q wager on the
election of Cleveland. The amount be
staked would be considered 10 the sport.
ing world as neither large nor small, but
it IS an amount which II would be incon-
venient for man Of ordinary means
as is the man referred to-to lose. He
does not admit the possibility OF losing,
and bases bis hope Of winning upon the
following eleven res )ns:
l 1n 1880 Garfield vas elected by q
narrow majority. He was supported by
the entire Republican press of the coup-
try, and as q rule the independent news.
papers were ''independent Republican,
Now the very ablest Republican newspa.
pers are supporting the Democratic nom.
iuee, and rs rule the independent news
papers are independent Democratic"
2. The Republican party is not nov
sud will not be united. Four years ago
all factions of that party we're in periec,
accord at the close OF the campaign.
5. The independent non- partisan vote
is against Blaine. 1t vas for Garfield.
4 The State administrations of New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. California,
Kansas, Connecticut and Nevada are
Democratic. They were Republican four
years ago. Their influence and patron.
age are therefore directly transposed.
5. The Influence OF the Southern
question (the whole range of negro out
RACES, tissue ballots, false counts. in:imi.
da,ion, etc., has nearly vanished from
National politics
6 The tariff is not 81 popular, and pro.
lection will prove less potent party cry
than in 1880.
7 Trade and manufactures are Ian.
gushing. Four years ago they we're
aour,sbing. The Republicans got the
credit then and will be held responsible
now.
8 Conceding that Buffers candidacy
will damage the Democratic chances, it
will be more than Offset by the damage
St. John will do the Republicans. Butler
and St. John may be considered, 10 rels-
ton to Democratic chances, as certainly
no worse than s-"stand off,"
9 The business depression and the
civil service act will lessen campaign con-
tributions which were so plenty in 1880
10. The Republican funds must be
scattered over many States-Msssachu-
sets, Connecticut, New Hampshire, al
the middle States, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and the Pacific
slope. New York and Indiana only need
ed "salvation" in 1880.
IL The demand for change on gen.
eral principles, which naturally grows as
Q party remains in power.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21

human BLOOD the purity and vi.
tslitv of the blood depend the vigor and
health OF the whole system. Disease Of
various kinds lie often only the sign tha,
nature Is trying to remove the disturbing
cause. A remedy that gives life and
vigor to the blood, eradicates scrofnla
and other impurities from it, as Hoods
Ssrssparils undoubtedly does, must be
the means Of preventing many diseases
that would occur without Its use. Sold
by dealers.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21
Something for all the Preachers.

Rev. H. H. Fairail, D. D., editor of
the Io,ca Methodist says editorially, in
the November (lS8a) number OF bis
paper: I'VE have tested the merits OF
Ely's Cream B ,lm, and believe that, by
a thorough course of treatment. it will
cure almost every case Of catarrh. Min
listers as class. are afflicted with head
and throat troubles, and catarrh seems
more prevalent than ever. We cannot
recommend Ely's Cream Balm too high
ly." Not liquid nor snuf. Applied
to nostrils With the finger.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21

~J. NJ EBERLE. Proprietor of the
Mil,onsburg Marble Works, and build
er OF the Soldiers aud Sailors Monu.
ment, at Rellaire, is closing out his i'm.
meuse stock of Headstones, Tablets and
Granite and Marble Monuments IS per
cent. CHEAPER than any other estab-
lishment can do ii.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-10-21

~ JoHN ". EBERLs, Proprietor OF
the Miltonsburg Marble Works, is pre-
pared to furnish Monuments, Tablets
and Tombstoues IS per cent. lower
than any other establishment in Monroe
county. Work from bis chops can be
seen all over the county.