The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-03-27

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has decided to give camp fire at
the Town Hall Thursday evening,
April 3rd. The programme has not
yet been arranged but the enter
tainment will consist of songs, short
speeches, recitations, select readings,
etc, in which the Post will be aided
by number of citizens. After the
public exercises, which will be free,
there will be a party in the hall and
an old style army supper in the Post
hall.--Decotur Republican.
The Virginia Mahoneites, accord
ing to their leading organ, the Rich
mond Wing, propose to drop their
title of ''Readjusters" and their form
of independent organization and act
hereafter with the republicans. ave
want to ally ourselves" says the
Wig, ''with that great national
party that favors the protection of
Virginia's mineral, mechanical and
industrial interests. This is blazing
a straight path which the protection
lists in the democratic party may fol-
low if they are honest. - Louisville
Couier-Journol.
A eve of Joseph Lindsey's, gave
birth "Wednesday to a lamb, or two
lambs, which was decided freak of
nature. The lamb had two perfect
bodies, one head, which was the hap
py preseason of three ears, two in
their natural positions and the third
one on the back Of the head, but with
no opening into the head. The body
had eight perfect legs. The lamb
died at birth, and will be preserved
and mounted by DIR. A. w. Hinkson
who is a practical taxidcrmist.-
Weekly (Otsego) Union.
+ The workingmen of the country,
nine-tenths of them in the Democrat
ic party, have something to say on
the question, and, in spite of the cant
of politicians, they do not see how
their lot is to be improved by throw
ing open our markets TO the compe-
tition of the worlds cheap labor.
Not all the arguments of all the well
paid agents OF the Golden club can
make the mystery clear to them.
Among those workingmen is another
element of political thought, con-
sstng OF several million Irish
men by birth, or parentage-loyal
American citizens, but Irish enough
to hate above all earthly objects of
detostation the works and pomps and
deviItries of the arch enemy, England.
1t is not a blind or binding hate.
1t is founded on bitter experience and
sustained by sound logic. What
England has been to ireland she
would be, by force or vile, to America
if sword or gold or craft could aid
her.-BOSton Pilot.
That u political prohibition party
can advance the interest of temper
ance in any event, is extremely
doubtful. but that it will retard and
hinder temperance progress is pain
fully evident. There is no doubt in
mv mind but there is Large ajority
of the voters in this state in favor of
prohibition if they could be united.
a political prohibition party divides
the temperance element, instead of
uniting it. The first step in the way
of carrying out prohibition is to get "a
prohibitory amendment to the consti-
tuition submitted to the people for
their approval or disapproval. Then
if the people adopt the amendment
by fair majority the next thing will
be to secure the necessary laws to
carry it out. Then the next thing
would be to enforce the laws. Nei-
ther OF these can be done by polit-
zeal prohibition party, in my opinion.
No party with but one idea or prin-
ciple, can get strength enough in this
enlightened age to have controlling
influence. The first proposition, to
submit an amendment to the people,
has been twice defeated by the pro-
hibition party, by their rule or ruin
policy. There were enough temper
ancc candidates defeated in the two
last general elections to have carried
the measure through the Legislature,
had they been supported by the po-
litical prohibitionists. The only hope
we can have for prohibition is through
the Republican party. 1t is true the
party is not pledged to prohibition.
But it is pledged to submit prohi-
bitory amendment to the people, and
did come within a few votes of adopt
ing that measure. What more can a
prohibition party do? What more
could any reasonable person desire?
There is no hope or promise in the
Democratic party for temperance or
prohibition. They cater to the rum
sellers for their votes.-Hon. III. 81
Gord, Ia CaSSopolis Vfgilant
There is some satisfaction in the fact that
the Vanderbilt interests have in building