The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-05-01
News Items.

News Items.
Carter Harrison, Chicago's eloquent
and versatile mayor, declares that
the republican party rs nothing but
putrid "reminiscences Of a sweet and
lovely past, like faded wreaths Of
flowers rotting upon u hill Of ma
nure"
To insure respect for the law, we
must make law deservingof respect.
To stop the masses from attempting
outrages against wealth, We must
insist that wealth shall not commit
outrages against the masses.-tN New
York World.
The editor Of the Detroit, Michi-
gan, Plain Dealer Is a colored man,
and in Il plain dealing way he says:
II a black mans vote is worth hay
ing, it is worth respecting. The col
ored vote is about rs per cent. OF
the republicans voting strength,
and we shall do our best to make
that % per cent. bring its highest
value.
or the Iowa representatives Muir
ply, Pussy and Weller voted for the
consideration OF the tariff reform
bill, and Henderson, Kasson, Nc Cold,
Wilson, Hepburn, Holmes and Stru-
bic against it. Cook was absent or
paired.
The Cincinnatians are unable to
discover but little difference between
criminals and criminal lawyers.
The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald
nominatcs this ticket: For presi-
dent, phineas 7. Barnum, for vice
president, Adam Forepaugh. Plat
form, the encouragement OF TRUTH
In his letter to the Iroquois club
Gov. Tilden said: Though 1 can nc
longer aspire to be one of the lead.
ers in this great work (of REFORM,
bid those upon whom this august
mission may fall God speed!' Thi.
reads like u declination.
The languishing vacancy caused
by the resignation Of John c. New
has at last been filled. Mr.. Arthur
has had II New York Coon installed
in the place.
A couple OF Chicago June bug,
were captured in Massachusett:
recently, and after being blindfold
ed, were labeled Edmunds and Lin
coin, and turned loose again.
The Pennsylvania republican Stat,
convention by the vote of all it.
members except the Philadelphi;
delegates, declare for Blaine an,
Lincoln. Things are getting inter
esting in the 6. o. p.
"Hatton is an ass that knows hi:
masters crib, but not his master
interest. 1t would be delegates tt
President Arthur's credit at Chica
go to turn Hatton out OF the crib
N. Y. Tribune.
/ With wheat seven cents lower thar
it has been for twenty years, thu
| farmer will easily recognize the bles
sings Of protection and derive mucl
satisfaction in wondering how fal
the restrictions We maintain upon
foreign commerce have been instru.
mental in leading foreign countries
to look elsewhere for their wheat
and bringing about decline in pri.
ces that has probably come to stay
I-[Chicago Times.
The new law makes it crime fol
two persons or more to drink bot
tie of wine together in their own
house. We are not much On com
parison, but it seems the Legislature
must have felt about as omnipotent
as Deity. But we believe Iowa yet
has constitution for the benefit of
the minority, which the supreme
court may yet blunder onto. The
next time the sacrament Of the
Lords Supper is administered any
whore after July 4th, peace officers
will step in and arrest every partici-
pant. OF course it will be claimed
f, that painted water is used instead OF
| wine, but as Christ never authoriZ-
ed anybody to use anything but
| wine in such eases, then let them be
arrested for practicing fraud.--Postal
Card.
! All that is necessary to start first
class boom in Iowa, is for candi-
date for presidential, gubernatorial
or congressional honors, to give boss
Clarkson anywhere from twenty five
cents to $500 for a first. class puff
and three dollars to pay postage on
IA circular, with return card inclosed
addressed to a sub-boss in every
county in the state, asking for re-
port as to the sentiment Of the peo-
pie as to their preferences, which
when received, are published, and
all 1.-The little creatures whom God
Almighty for some inscrutable pur-
pose permits to edit papers of this
county," without money aud with.
out price, copy it. and the rank and
tile, like young robins, with eyes
shut and mouths open, swallow it rs
the expression OF the voice OF the
people. And so the boom rolls on
until the boss receives another fee
from another source and says pres,
to change" and they presto change
- West Union Union.
The Pittsburg Labor Tribune
stated recently that the Nationa
banks draw from the people foul
rates OF interest. A subscribeI
doubted and called for an explana
ton, whi.h was given as follows:
YES. they do draw four rates o.
interest. as stated, and as follows: /
Upon their bonds. 2. Upon thei
circulation. 3. Upon their deposits
! 1. Upon their credits or money o
account-four interests, and thel
complain that banking does not pay