Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-28

Entered at the POstOffice at Cheboygan
Mich, as second Glass Matter.
DEMOCRATIC testimony says Payne, the
Standard oier, has bought his way into
the Senate, and the money magnates of
the party propose to buy him into the
Presidency by the greatest outlay ever
made in American politics.
GLADSTONE has received vote of con-
fidsnce instead Of censure, therefore OPP
position to his Egyptian undertaking of
maintaining the Khedive in authority
falls, and the great statesman retains
his grit. let him now proceed to settle
the disturbing question of Egypt.
THE wellfed. well-dressed people have
a monopoly of church gospel, the
poor, hungry, trembling wretches, the
abandoned classes have no hand stretch
ed forth to save them. Yet these are
Gods creatures and should be looked
after, fed. sobered, given employment
and taught to trust in God.
The Ohio food wasted $40,O0o,O00 Of
property, stopped business and created
untold suffering. A scheme to raise the
low places has been proposed, and GER
tainly something can and should be done
to prevent such great loss and suffering.
An ANAL flood with such terrible pos
sibilities is terror.
JACKSON county authorities fail to
solve the Crouch mystery, and at Detroit
and several other places of the state,
murders 60 without the apprehension,
conviction and punishment of the MUIR
derer. This leads. as in Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky, and elsewhere to lynching.
The people are losing confidence in the
law Furnishing the guilty.
REV. JUSTIN FULTON, of Brooklyn, per-
pertrates this clap-trap: "Placs me up
on polar iceberg, where no verdure
greets the eye, where naught but the
white bears growl can be heard; let me
live where no friend shall cheer me with
his smile; bar me In prison; but do not,
oh, do not compel me to mingle with the
ungOdly crowd Of a theater.'
The Morrison tariff bill is the great
free-trade, Democratic production. 1t is
master failure. disappointing friends,
from beginning to end, and making con-
spicuous in Ievery line, Democratic in
competency ia dealing with any ques-
ton requiring craftsmanship. 1t will
injurs the business of the country as all
tinkering with the tariff will do.
LAST week Republicans of Philadel-
phia fought one of the hardest municipal
battles ever decided, and gained a
browning victory, in redeeming the city
from corrupt Democracy, and placing
it in the keeping of sonnd Republican,
William B. Smith. Republicans the
country over rejoice over this signal
triumph of truth, justice and right over
falsehoods, fabrications, bogus ballots.
deliberate cheats and foul shams. 1t is
good preparation for the great battle.
The chief feature of the coming Pres
idential campaign, should be the thor
ough canvass of the south by Republic
can speakers such as Conkling, Blaine,
Logan, Sherman, HOar. Hawley and Ed
munds. There are scores Of men who could
do more to educate the south concern
ing her industries and interests, cement
the friendships of the nation and elect
a Republican President, by speaking
through the south than by any other
way. 1t is sheer nonsense to act as
though any part of this nation belonged
to any political party.