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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13
WISCONSIN,,

There seems to be a genuine break
up In the Republican party in Wis
consln. First comes the detection of
ex-Cougressman Pound, accompaE-
led by a ringing letter against Blaine,
and now two other Republican lead
ers of the State, Col. s. r. Boynton
and Hon. John H. McGregor, have
publicly declared they cannot sup
port the Maine man. MI. McGregor
was one of the delegates-at-large from
Wisconsin to the Chicago conven-
ton in 1860 that nominated Lincoln
for President and mas long been q
gentleman of much political infu-
ence.
There is a sensation in Wisconsin
over these important departures from
the Blaine forces, and Gen. Logan
has been sent for In the hope of stay
ing the rising Cleveland tide. But
We predict that Gen. Logan's efforts
will be futile. Those who are de-
serting B aine in Wisconsin are the
leaders in the Republican party there,
and they probably think they know
nearly as much about men and. things
as Gen. Logan.
Wisconsin has the largest German
population of any State In the Union
in proportion to the whole number
of inhabitants, and the secret of this
revolt is to be partially discovered in
that TACT. There is no longer any
doubt about the attitude the great
bulk of the Germans are going to as
sumo in this contest. They are nat
urally a conservative people, and
they are afraid of the pyrotechnical
MI. Blaine. The very plan that he
and his over-sanguine lieutenants
adopted to catch the Irish vote has
not only frightened away the large
German vote which the Republicans
have depended on with absolute Ger
for many years, but it has
failed of its purpose as to the Irish,
who have already come to under
stand the miserable hypocrisy of the
The news from Wisconsin is the
Kind of news we are going to hear
rom now until the day of election.
This is a campaign of false pretences
N the part of Mr.. Blaine and his
ollowers, and the people of this
country are determined that he shall
lot obtain control of the Govern
nent by methods both dishonest
nd dangerous,
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THE FAIR.

It 10 not necessary to remind Butte
mine owners that il is expected this
great mineral center will furnish a
large portion of r specimens for
Montana's exhibit at the New Or
leans Exposition. Its close prcxim-
ity to railroad transportation renders
it comparatively easy to do this. Says
Commissioner Clark: lit is carloads
we want, not TONS" We want to
make an.exhibit at the great Worlds
Fair that will attract attention by It's
magnitude, as well as by its variety,
novelty and richness. To accomplish
this end every mine-owner in Butte
and vicinity should constitute him.
self q committee of one to aid the
local commissioners in making the
All efforts in this direc~
ton will be ultimately followed by
the importing of capital and the de-
velopmept of scores of idle mining
properties.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13
A PARTY.

It has been said that the history of
the country shows that at the end of
every twenty-five or twenty eight
years political parties run their course
and die. This may be true - to 9TH
er parties, but the rule does not ap-
ply to the Democratic party, which
has lived since the days of Jefferson
and is still the most powerful politl-
Cal organization ever formed IN
America. The Federslists, the
Wings, the Free Sellers, the Know
Nnthings have run their course and
are dead and buried. The same fate
will soon overtake the Republican
party, which has already outlived its
issues, its usefulness and its honor.
But the great Democratic party
will never die. Founded on the
rock OF the Peoples Rights, it has
survived its old-time enemies; the
~prejudices of war, the absence from
power for nearly twenty-five years.
and the onslaughts Of all the isms
and political parties of the day, and
will survive while democratic insti-
tutions last and need q champion to
maintain them In their integrity.
Can anyone tell why the Demo
cratic party should 60 out Of exist
ence now, when it ia united and
stronger than it has been for .
quarter of q century-far stronger
among the people than the Republic
can partyf As is we'll put by an ex-
change: 1.-THE Republicans held
power which they retained eight
years ago by forgery and fraud and
tours ago by 'soap," against the
popular will. Outside the Federal
Government the Democratic party is
intrenched in the favor of the people.
Out of the ~thirty-eight States of the
Union the Democrats have the Gov
in twenty-five States. Be-
sides the Southern States there are
Governors in California,
Connecticut, Kansas,
Nevada, New Jersey, New
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dem"
Governors in the great Middle
States and the great States of the
East, the West and the Pacific Coast.
The House of Representatives, the
branch of Congress, has
Speaker and a majority
IT u on the floor. To-day every
State in the Union is Sc
'ure for the party in the Presidential
contest, while the Republicans trem-
lie for States which have been their
mpregnable strongholds for a quar-
er of a century. Who then can
ruthfully say the Democratic party
las run Its course and is dying?
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Morning Journal: After the de-
iightful time which he has enjoyed
among the mountains and amidst
the fairy-like homes of Newport, 1t
will be difficult for our handsome
President to settle down in Wash
ington. He is to-day the most
popular man, socially, in tie cour-
try. He wears more hearts upon his
sleeve than any ether man, not even
excepting General Sherman. Old
Iecumseh still holds the belt as
champion kisser, but President
Arthur beats HIM on hearts. He
comes, he sees, he conquers. If the
coming President only carries him
self with half the grace he will make
a creditable appearance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13

Says an exchange: We have heard
good deal of late about how MIR.
Blaine, when Secretary of State,
twisted the British lions tail and Sc
cured the release of Irish "suspectsr
imprisoned IN England. The case
of one insolvency has several times
been referred to. In letter recently
written from Ireland by McSweenev
to a friend in st. Louis, Missouri. he
says: ~ feel strongly, 1 assure Won.
on this subject, and had 1t not been
for the loss I have just sustained here
IN my fight with the enemv. 7
would certainly have gone to the
States to work against Blaine and
his party, armed with Lowelps Or
iginal letter to tell the story of nv
imprisonment and Republican sneers
at my appeals for protection.'
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NEBRASKA.

If the greenbackers and the anti
mOnopolists of Nebraska follow the
advice of General Butler to fuse
with Democrats, it will place that
State in the list of doubtful ones. It
is true Nebraska gave Garfield o.
49l majority in 1880, but that State,
like many Western States, has K
perienced a great change in political
sentiment during the past four
years. Two years ago it showed
Immense Democratic gains and with
q slight change in a few counties, the
Democrats, with the aid of greenback
representatives, would have elected
their candidate for United States
Senator. The State casts a very
large German and Scandinavian
vote, which has heretofore been
thrown for Republican candidates.
Through the action of Prohibition
lists in the Republican party the
greater portion of that vote will now
be cast against it and tor the Demo-
cratic ticket, which vote added to
the greenback and anti-monOpoly
vote Of the State, will place Nebraska
II the list of very doubtful States.
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REASON FOR A CHANGE.

When the Democratic party was in
power labor strikes were unknown.
They belong exclusively to this Re
publican period which has protested
so much d~evotedness to the interests
of labor. Looking over the past two
or three years, the most superficial
observer is led to the conclusion that
if Republican policies produce such
armed demonstrations as has been
witnessed among working men, call
ing for suppression by military force,
detying the public authorities of
whole States, and great and power
full States, too, it is time for a change
of policy in order to secure less mar
tial results. The truth is, notwith-
standing Mr.. Blaine's letter and his
party's platform, American labor
was never under tighter stress than
it now Is. There has never been a
laroer percentage of labor unem-
ployed, nor a greater percentage at
work on starvation wages than now.
There has never been a more pro-
found disturbance of the foundations
of business confidence and a weaker
public or private credit in the east
than now. And this is the result of
long continued Republican suprem-
acy with Its tariff policy and favor
itism and robbery and CORFU ton.
In it all the people can see the need
of a change-a change that will bring
the administrator of the Govern
ment back to its former purity and
economy, when honest toll met All
honest reward and peace and plenty
reigned among all classes of the
people.
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The report of the Chinese upon the
result of the recent attack of the
French upon one or two of their
s%trongholds does not agree with Ad-
miral Courbett's dispatches. From
the account of the former it does not
appear the French did much damage
that was not easily repaired. 1t is
quite possible the French have very
much underestinated the strength
and resources of their enemy. The
declaration of the Admiral that he
cannot carry on an effective cam
paign unless wal be instantly de-
clared against China shows that he
is beginning to appreciate the mag
nitude of the work before him.
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The crop report of the country as
furnished by the Agricultural De-
partment, shows, on the whole, an
encouraging outlook for American
farmers. Wheat is better than it has
been since 1879. The corn crop is
the largest eve reported IN the coun-
try. Oats and barley do not show as
well but plenty to supply demands.
AS European countries need $780,
OOO, 900 bushels of wheat above their
productions American farmers have
outlet for nearly that amount for
their surplus.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13

The New York World rises to re-
mark that the Republican campaign
committee is sorely in need of funds.
This is encouraging. The Demo-
cratic campaign managers can get
along without a corruption fund.
Democrats do not have to be bought.
But a Republican campaign with
out a corruption fund is a green-corn
dance wi h no green corn,
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In the Union except Lowell and
Lawrence, IN Massachusetts,. It has
ten iron foundries, three cotton fac
tories, q cotton-seed mill and several
establishments for the making of cot
ton-gins and agricultural machinery.
It does an annual business of $44,-
OOO, 900. Savannah has grown from
5000 in 1870 to 43 600, and has an
export trade of $50, 600, 900 a year. 1t
ranks as the largest shipper of naval
stores in the world.
In Louisiana, outside of New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, with 10000
people, two railroads, a yarn mill,
cotton-seed oil mill, brick yards,
foundries, machine shops; Monroe,
with an oil mill, an ice factory, and
three steam saw and planning mills;
Natchitoches, with its large and IN
creasing cotton trade, aud Shreve-
port, with 1900 people, plenty Of
railroads, a cotton trade Of 100000
bales yearly, and q general annual
business of $40. 600, 0Op, illustrate the
progress of the State.
In Mississippi and Tennessee the
same progress is reported. Alto
gether, the exhibit of the growth of
manufacturing, of the facilities for
transportation, of the increase in
is really wonderful. 1t
c%onclusively that the new
the South of enterprise and
energy, of manufactures and varied
is coming forward with
rapid strides.
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Montana cattle dealers a-e notified

Montana cattle dealers are notified
by the Canadian authorities that
they cannot ship their took over the
Canadian Pacific to Montreal. The
new regulations which will be inn
mediately enforced permit them to
ship cattle from one Canadian point
to another, but provide for stricter
quarantine Investigations, etc. All
of which means that shippers of
American cattle over the Canadian
roads will be hedged in by so much
red tape as to compel them to aban-
don those roads and to find some
other means of putting their beeves
on the eastern markets. Our north
ern neighbors propose to protect
their own cattle interests.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13

TOLEDO, Sept. 1l.-Gen. Logan
spike at League Park tonight. He
began by briefly reviewing the his
tory OF the republican and democratic
parties from 1860 down to the present
Time, Claiming that the only monu-
ment erected by the democratic party
In this country had been it's course in
relation to free trade. II will not
say said he, that they are acting the
part OF agents Of the British govern
ment, but | do say. misguided though
they are, they performed the same
service for the British government
whlle they had the power in this
country, that the lords of Eneland
would have performed if they had
seats in the congress of the United
States OF America. [Applause.] As
another democratic monument the
speaker cited slavery and its atten-
dant evils, including the war. In
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13
T~AnlmanY's Address,

New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE follow.
ing Is Tammany's address to the
Democratic party of the United
States, read tonight in a public
meeting.
10 the Democratic and Republican
General Committee Of the City and
County Of NeaV York:
The sub committee to whom was
referred the matter Of preparing and
submitting an address, by resolution
to the committee on organization, at
its meeting Sept. Sth inst, respect
fully submit the following report.
TAMMANY HALL, Sept IL, 1888.
To the Democratic portv of the
Onated States, and Democratic and
Republican organizations:
Tammany Hall is the Oldest politi-
cal body in the United States. It's
existence under another name ante
dated the establishment of orr
present form of GOV eminent. It's
members took active part in the
election of Washington, Jefferson
and jackson, and their Democratic
successors and candidates of the party
nominated in congressional caucnses
and national conventions. It has saan
the births, the continuance and the
sudden or gradual death of all parties
to which the ingenuity of politicians
or the necessity of the occasion have
given rise, from the adoption of the
Federal constitution down to The
present day. During all these it has
never swerved in its allegiance to the
party nor faltered in it's support of
It's candidates nominated and prin-
clples enunciated in the platform of
national Democracy, and in but ono
instance in all it's history did it on
pose the action OF it's party or is
in the State and that after
u notice was given and in re-
to Natures first law when
lie existence of our organization was
n the personal and no.
lltical rights of our constituents "a.
sailed. To the truth of this stat.
ment we invite the seyerest scrutinv
Of impartial history.
Inc principles of Democracy 90
announced by Jefferson. have baen
uniformly followed and in Their ~
fense Tammany has not hesita,od ~
,riticise and condemn its nnhi;o 10 ,
,lais when in its judgment thew were
slo1atlng those principles and their
' aees OF democratic faith made
before their elevation to n,aoa ""s
'ower. Al times measures of oroot
interest to the people have orio;n siea5
Vitn US and have been G RCD ~
uccessful adoption by tho ITO 70
ratio party in the State and ne.uo-
t was by our constant tera+; 'loh;
discussion that public ~attent;nn ana /,
allied to the corrupt conrso ~ was
republican party in souom OF the
he public domain, hy wh;ch' erlng s
96, O0O, 900 acres of pub;ic lond n over
iven to railroad and othaa anus We're {
ions: The tariff agitation hv vo ~ t
alted in drawing attent;cyn US re-
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Notwithstanding the past few days
have not been accompanied by italian
skies nor tempered by warm sephyrs
laden with the perfume of flowers,
still Montanians have cause to COM
graduate themselves upon their inn
munity from the %sweltering and I'M
bearable heat and sunstrokes from
which the people in eastern cities are
now suffering.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-13

Already the war in China has be-
gun to affect the price of tea. In
London it has gone up five cents per
pound. This blow at tea will be
severely felt in the country, par
ticuly by members of the sewing
circles. Tea is to most women what
tobacco is to many men. Take
away tea, and the fairer sex loses its
greatest. comfort. What effect the
Chinese war will have upon Congress
sional 'cold tea" remains to be seen.
IL it adversely affects that decoction,
then the strife will be ended. Eternal
peace with China is the price of tea.
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THE NEW SOUTH.

The great exposition soon to open
in New Orleans is already directing
public attention to the immense re-
sources of the South. The issue of
the New Orleans zsmes-Democrat of
the 1st inst. gives interviews with
the Mayors of twenty-eight Southern
cities, showing the condition, growth
and prospects of each; presenting
crop reports from every county; de-
failing the preparations 30 far made
for the great Wolld's Exposition
next winter, and much other matter
which shows the rapid strides that
portion of our Union Is making in
agricultural, mechanical and manu-
featuring pursuits.
The chief magistrate of every one
of these twenty-eight Southern cities
in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana. Tennessee and
Arkansas report that bis town has
grown in population since 1880. The
estimated increase runs from 20 to
400 per cent. and aggregates nearly
100000. New railroads have been
built, and scores of factories have
begun operations within the past
four years. A new spirit of ener-
gy and enterprise, of courage and
hope, has diffused itself among the
people. We give q few samples of
the reports from cities, some of
whose names even, r unfamiliar
to Northern readers.
Birmingham, Ala, last year had q
population of 1000. 1t claims now
$4,000. 1t has numerous rolling
mills and four hot blast furnaces.
three of which are now in full oper-
alton. Montgomery, in the same
State, has grown into q city of 2 10000
inhabitants. Fifteen hundred build
ing have been erected since
1880. It has a cotton factory
and two cotton-seed oil mills, and
done considerable iron and foundry
work. The population of Selma has
increased Is per cent. in the last
three years. Little Rock, Arkansas,
has two Touring mills, one of them
the largest in the South; two cotton
'eed oil mills, three foundries, a cot
;on factory and other establishments.
Four important railroads, running to
Ill parts OF the State, centre here.
Atlanta is we'll known to Northern !
people, but q few etatistics will give
) new idea of its importance. 1t has
population of $4,000. A larger per-
'entage of its people are engaged in
manufacturing than of any other city
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LOW WARFARE.

The New York Sun recently pub
,ished and the Mali and Express
copied, with evident relish, accounts
u, two executions of Grimm ais which
took place while Gov. Cleveland was
<heriff of Erie county and which a. an
officer he was bound to superintend.
Both executions occurred twelve
wears ago. There was nothing extra
ordinary in the execution OF the muir
derers, and the description of the
scenes do not vary much from those
generally given of such affairs at the
present time. Hence the object of
the two New York journals named
in publishing the account of those
two events in Governor Cleveland's
official career must be ascribed to
other motives than q desire to give
the public news. 1t is easily seen,
especially when Mr.. Cleveland is re-
ferred to by those papers as changes
man." "headsman" etc.
The American people have yet to
learn that it is q crime for an officer
10 do his duty, OF that when he
egally and faithfully performs it he
deserves their hostile criticism.
Washington, Jackson. Harrison,
Taylor and Grant, in the discharge
If their great responsibilities, dealt
out death and sent thousands Of
souls to their Maker: Yet we do not
remember that the fact was
used asa campaign argument against
their election to the Presidency. AS
generals of their armies these men
did their simple duty. As sheriff of
Erie county Governor Cleveland did
mis- simple duty. If he did it
unfiinchingly and we'll in the cases
1oted he deserves commentator.
40 reason certainly exists why his
! erformance of a d~isagreeab'e charge
be paraded before the MOI
pidly sensitive or he made the sub
iect of adverse criticism by Republic
can journals. Surely the Sun and
NaN and Express are carrying on a
warfare against Cleveland from as
|ow a plane as they can find on land.
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Missouri Republicans have fused
with the Greenbackers and divide
the candidates for State officers with
them. The State, however, is so
thoroughly Democratic that fusion
with every opposition element can
not wrest it from Cleveland and
Hend . icks.
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The arrest of NihiIlsts at Warsaw
Is merely a precautionary measure
upon the part of the Cars police.
1t does not seem that any proof
against a man is required by the
Autocrat's henchmen. The sus-
picion that one is a Nihilist is SUI
icient to send him to the bastile.
AT the rate arrests are being made,
the jails of Warsaw will soon he
overlooking with alleged Nihilists.
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GRADY.

The young b~latherskite Grady de-
livered himself OF a large amount of
spleen which he had bottled and
labeled since he was SO unceremoni-
ously sat down upon in the Chicago
convention. at a meeting of Tam
many Hall committee the other
evening. Grady is a brave who "fol-
lows his enemy through thick and
thin, returning fire for fire, until one
or the other goes down." He i'm
AGNES Governor. Cleveland is his enc
my and he is following him with the
wigwam's sharpest Ratchet and most
heavily loaded blunderbuss. But it
does not appear that Governor Cleve-
land is returning fire for fire" or
even taking notice Of the disgusting
egotist. He is pursuing the even
tenor of his way and when he shows
himself in pnblic is met by immense
concourses of people by whom he is
heartily welcomed and of whom he
makes friends. But Grady is on the
wal path. He Is after the scalp of
Cleveland. He is going to show that
corruption has been stalking all
around the Governor; that it went
in at his front door and out of the
back door; that brides have been
laid within his reach and that if he
hasn't already picked them up they
are still where he can find them.
What a revolution Grady is going to
make! Well may Democrats trem-
BILE and Republicans rejoice. By the
way, about how much do the Repub-
lican managers pay Grady for his
E? |
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The International Electrical Exhi-
bltion is now in full blaze in Phila-
delphia. Things that are dark in the
City of Penn will be made clear. The
electrical Penn Is mightier than the
sword. If the exhibition will throw
a light upon the Tariff, illumine tho
night side of the candidates records.
make clear the Mormon problem.
and show the Blaine campaign man.
ayers how to fill their barrels it will
have accomplished a great work.