The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-18

ont vet in Ottawa during this cGmHaign,
| He has 10 tell them about eight times dur
Ing an olympiad, and probably wosld have
required midwife himself bat Tor This
opportune affair
The Ottawa FREE TRADER has descend
ed 10 rs low "A level Of Journalism as the
nasty rap Of the same political persuasion
nubli.hrd here. In fact, the whole demo
cratic press, this campaign, has become in.
decent, living and ~landerouS 10 Il degree
disgusting in the eXtreme,-La 's"He
Times.
We admire the gall of the 7tmes-a
paper that keeps standing at the head OF
its columns, for the btncft IF adcerttsers
"Ciruation $500" Charity forbds a lib
eral estimate of the facts The Times
however, lies weekly to the extent OF 2OOO
at least. When that is hauled down well
undertake to argue question of veracity
with the Times.
In regard 10 Applingtons family affairs il
may be stated that there are tlc0 sides 70
every story, and the doctor has too much
self respect to air his side of the question
to a censorious public. The truth is, there
is nothing in the matter that could reflect
on the doctors honor in any particular. He
is quite popular among the young people OF
this city, and his record here Is as good as
that Of any professional gentleman. La
Suite T'mes
Republican views of "honor" are SO fear
fully scaley this year that the eXoneration
above is rather cloudy than otherwise.
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If, however, the charges made against
Applngton are so outrageous why doesn't
he show up" The Republican suggested
that he should do so Or get off the ticket,
but Applngton has only to say;
The SANDER the Ottawa clan has set
ahoat about me is only n part OF the pro-
gramme of the sOrehead gang who try 10
take revenge on all who worked for the
nomination of Col. Plumb. ! shall remain
on the ticket, notwithstanding their efforts
to get me to withdraw, so that they may
place one Of their clan on the ticket
This is begging the question; but he
promises to answer at the proper time"
When that time shall come doesn't appear
The Free Press, of Streator, says: "The
proper time for Applington to have met
this alleged SANDER has come and gone,
and lie has done nothing" He is not go
ing to answer it; and the Free Press may
as well, now as any time, carry out its
threat, that unless he can convince us that
the cha, ges Of gross immortality are false,
the Free Press cannot print his name at the
head of its editorial columns" However,
we don't believe the Free Press will haul
down his name.
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In our news columns is reported the &C
ton Of the Prohibition Club, of Ottawa,
touching sheet issued by one Youmans,
of Seneca, whose recent utterances on the
subject of campaign badges worn by ladies,
remind one of the old story of Lady B.:
81 should never have preserved my reputa-
ton" she said, "if had not carefully alb
stained from visiting demi.reps. must
be straightlaced in the persons of others,
because have been so loose in my own"
A man who would say publicly that a
woman wearing Cleveland badge covets
a bad name should be rotten,egged, and we
understand it has been done in the case of
this man Youmans.
The FREE TRADER not only published a
SANDER but COnCOcted a scheme to eXtOrt
Ottdpa organ.
The JOurnal has varied the usual head
ing of the Plumb manifesto now going the
rounds of the country press, by adding
the above, The Jouynai would not be the
Journal were it not BLACKBOARD, Under
its recent and present management 1t has
never been anything but BLACKBOARD
sheet 1t can't be anything else, for no
one can expect figs from thistles."
As to virtuous conduct let us see
Two years ago the Journal started out
Clark organ; but Milligans pile was larger
than Clark's, or, at least, the managers of
the Jornai got more out of him, and, of
course, went for Milligan land, finally, for
u consideration, the whole ticket, and such
part OF the blood money rs Milligan didn't
pay the democratic committee, Judge Ev-
ans and the FREE TRADER did-a paltry
500 all told Ye gods!
The democrats being In power, the Jour.
nal wiggled along with the help of demo.
Gratis until the campaign of "a began. Sud
denly there was flop and Taylor was
treated like dog and the democratic can.
didate for congress given the go,by."
Why
Because Smith and Plumb "made it an
object" As reward for reviling Taylor
Smith promises all the patronage of his Of
flee, if elected. What the therrepublican
papers are doing for Smith for nothing, ex,
cept principle, let us hope, the Journal
does for the slender spoils. The others