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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-28
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. W.-The
| following IS a copy of Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Hendricks letter of ac-
tceptance of the Democratic nomination
for the Vice Presidency:
lEDIANAPULIs, ind, August 90
GENTLEMEN: G ! have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your cOmmu-
nicatIon notifying me OF my nomina-
tion by the Democratic Convention at
Chicago as candidate Tor the office Of
Vice President Of the United States.
May | repeat what | sad On another
occasion. that sit is a nomination which
| had neither expected nor desired, and
yet | recognize and appreciate the high
honor done me by The convention"
The choice of such ii body. pronounced
with such unusual nnanlmity. and ac-
comphnled with so generous an express
sion OF esteem and confidence. ought
to outweigh all merely personal desires
and references of my own. 1t is,
also, from a deep sense of public duty
that now accept the nomination. and
shall abide the Judgment of my coun-
trymen. | have examined with care
the declaration of principles adopted
by the convention, Il copy of which you
submitted to me, and in their sum and
substance / heartily indorse and APP
prove the same. [ am, gentlemen,
your Obedient servant,
(Signed) L. A. HENDRfCKs.
To the Hon. William +. Villas. Chair
man; Nicholas NJ. Bell, Secretary,
and others of the committee of the
National Democratic Committee,
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Not TO ISr islacaIc,i,

1t has been rumOred for some time
that Mr.. Blaine was contemplating Il
special trip to New York for the pur-
pose of having a personal interview
with Mr.. Conkling, and if possible,
"placating" that gentleman. The ru-
NOR has been, however, Indignantly
denied by the Blaine organs, which as
serted that Mr.. COnkling was already
"placated". But in this case the wish
was evidently father to the thought.
Mr.. Conkling has now been heard from
himself, and the meaning of his words
are unmiStakable. a JingO campaign
organization styled the Albany Plum
the distinguished honor of electing him
an honorary m mber. has received a
very brief note from the gentleman in
which he begS to be excused. Il am
quite out of politics" says the ex-Scna-
tor, "and don't wish in any way to be
drawn into the pending canvass"
Under the circumstances. Mr.. Blaine
will hardly seek to "placate" Mr. Cunk-
! ling by means of personal interview.
The latters attitude is undoubtedly a
matter of deep concern 10 Mr.. Blaine
and his managers. and well it may be,
for even in his retirement MIR. Conk-
ling has a very large and devoted per-
SOnal following. His refusal to be
drawn into the canvass means that the
Republican, National ticket has little to
expect from the New York stalwarts
this year. and this detection will be
seriously felt in every county in the
State. No other man than Mr. Conk-
ling could bring this element to the
support OF Mr.. Blaine, and Mr.. Conk-
hing is evidently not to he bamboOzled
this year as he was at Mentor in 1880.
BY the way there are some other eIn-
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The following spicy correspondence
is printed in the Little Falls (AHnn. J
Stm:
Mr.. n. Gavel, who carries the United
States mail between this city and
Gravelville twice week for practical
ly nothing, received the following sug-
gestive communication:
DEAR SIR: The pending presidential
campaign Is OF unusual Importance to the
country. Every republican is deeply inter-
| estfd in its result. The national committee
tN behalf of the republican party desires TO
make 1t justly vigorous and effective, and
success certain In November. Funds are
required, however, to meet the lawful and
proper expenses Of the campaign; and, to
provide the same, the committee finds itself
dependent upon the libprality of repGbli-
cans to make such voluntary contributions
as their means will permit, and as they feel
spectfuliy invited to send, as soon as Won
conveniently may. by draft on New York
or postal money order to the order or Is. +.
JONES' chairman republican national COM
such sum as you may desire to contribute
for the objects before mentioned. A re-
ceipt for the same will be sent by return
mail.
The committee cheerfully calls the atten-
tion OF every person holding any office,
place, or employment, under the United
States or any Of the departments Of the gov
ernment, to provisions of the act of con-
gress entitled: IAN act to regulate and I'M
prove the civil service of the United States"
approved Jan. 16, 1883, and states that its
influence will be eXerted in conformity
Herewith. Respectfully,
b. F. ZONES, Chairman.
Mr.. Gravel, happening to be demo-
crat, and not wishing to contribute,
indicted the following reply, which ex-
plains itself:
GRAvELvILLR, Minn..-B. F. JONES,
Chairman Republican N itiOnal Committee
-Sir:YOurs received. In reply lwOu!d say
that you have made a mistake, inasmuch as
you seem to suppose or presume that L am
one of the henchmen of the G. D. p, or In
other words, the party of corruption and
fraud known as the republican party, and
OF which you are fit representative. The
republican party, by its dishonest and
fraudulent practices and policy while in Of
flee, has subOrned all petty and minor em-
plnyes of the government such as myself,
only mall-carliPr, and on route which
pays literally nothing to their supreme will
and pleasure in the matter OF extOrtion by
demanding contribution to the corruption
a nuisance and an aggravatiOn anN the
be pleased. Bear this in mind, and remem-
ing to a democrat for Il contribution to your
campaign fund, raised to further the inter-
ests of republican misrule and nefarious
and viIlainous acts. N. GRAVEL,
A Mail Carrier, but not Star Route r. pub
lican.
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administer the laws. lie could not even
npon the inspiration OF u patriotic SEN
| timent desert the principle of rigid tlp-
! plication of public funds to govern
mental purposes, and he. therefore,
hewed straight to the line of strict ac-
c0untability already marked out by him
and for him, and sent to the assembly
the following communication:
| EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ALBANY, Feb. IL,
| 1SS3 10 THE ASSEMBLY: ASSEMBLY bill
| No 81, tntiLl"d An ACT authorizing the
b atd q, supervisors OF Cuautalu.la County
| tu appropriate money for t. { purchase of
| lalid UPON which to erect sOiGlers' and
| 5 ,uinr,' monument" is herewith returned
Without approval.
| 1t 10 not AN agreeable duty to refuse to
! give Sauc ,l0d to The Appropriation of money
| for auc.l worthy dnL p,.tr .ot Z object, but
| l can H..t f,r:et mat the nfthey proposed
to Dc Appropriated Is public money to be
| rat9cd ny .aXatlOI and thata all that juSliiieS
! Its eX ctim Trum G Peep e Is the necessity
| OF lis u7e f.'r purposes connected with tie
| safety ana substantial welfare OF the tax
payers.
The application Of this principle fur
III hes think, Il sufficient reason Why TINS
| Dill Should noI b approved.
am Uf lie o!.i lipu, 100 tnat the appro-
| praiinn of tai. mOn-y by the b.',rd II sup
| eiVi~or would Cans ItliH the ln"urlln- Of
IA. Ia icbteLuess ny I.,e Iuniy 10 De there
l.
prnpp i3si, Il i'll l. Gurti.t,len by sec, ion
| Ii "f aft Gle Oi the c.hiStituI .On, Which
| provides that III ,ant!, , cit,, town, OF VII
| la,5o shall be allowed to incur any lnaeDttu-
| ness except for county, city, town, OF village
purposes.
| Before this prohibition became a part of
the constitution, statute was passed PER
| mitting monuments to be erected to fallen
| 5 I'D erS at the expense uf the Inhabitants
OF the county within which they were To-
| Gated but the expenditure of money raised
| by taxation fof such purpose Was Only al
| lowed WHEN especially sanctioned by il vote
| Of a majority OF al the electors OF The
| county. In the bill under consideration the
tANpa> ers are not permitted to be heard Oh
| the sub ct.
| 1t is thus evident that the lie ,islation pro
| posed, guards .e5S lhe rights and interests
I OF tn" leopie than the statute passed before
! The constitutional amendment prohibited
ali enactments of this dcscr. ptlun.
| MAJ, perhaps, be permitted to express
hope that cue regard for the ftlnda HELL
tai principles and II aCrict adherence to the
letter and spirit of the constitution, which
ftrnlsh the lint as we'll as the guide to leg
lsiation, viii prevent the passage of bills OF
this nature i'll the tu.u
Gov. Cleveland is friend of the Ia
boring classes, as IS shown by his mes
,geS, from which we quote: The H.
boring classed should be protected in
their efforts peacefully to assert their
rights when endangered by aggregated
capital"
care Of fe stafe fp for Honest sef4HEe toi 'e
Jay Gould, Cyrus w. Field, W. II.
Vanderbilt, W. Pitt Kellogg, Steve
Dorsey, and Steve Elkins are the only
kind of labOring men who are oppoSin. :,
GOV. CleVeland'S election.
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Ice Cream Mustaches.

The astounding announcement that
ice-cream will make the mustache
grow has created furor for the frozen
delight on the part of beardless young
men. thas also increased the busi-
ness of the average ice-cream dealer to
an extent hitherto unknown or un-
dreamed of even in his wildost flights
of imagination. There seems TO be no
doubt that the cruel and reckless
report originated with some giddy
girls whose fonduess for cream over
came her conscientious scruples. AS
long as she remains unknown she will
reap the harvest to which she is en-
titled by virtue of her vivid imagina-
ton and praiseworthy ingenuity. But
If the secret escapes her all her hopes
of unlimited ice cream will be blasted
forever. Though the strain on the
purse of the impecunious youth Is Sc
we're. yet his desire for capillary eli
max to his handsome face counter
balances the agony caused by woeful
lack of clinking coin. The mustache
must come, even if 1t breaks bank.
N. =. Morning Journal.
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President Joys Dicker With MIR
Blaine.

Mr.. Joy on certain occasion went to
Washington to influence legislation in
favor of certain railroad in which he
was concerned. Mr.. Blaine was Speak
Ell of the House, and was just about
appointing the committees. He had
an interview with Mr.. Blaine and sug-
gested TO him the appointment OF a
certain Congressman to the committee
which would have charge Of the legis-
lation desired. Mr.. Blaine said moth
ing. Next day or so Mr.. Blaine sent a
confidential friend to Mr.. Joy, who
told him for the Speaker, that Mr.
Blaine was unfortunate enough to hold
some $25, 600 of the bonds of the road;
he was a poor man and could not afford
to carry them. Now Mr.. Joy was rich,
and could he not afford to take the
bonds off Mr.. Blaine's hands? Mr. Joy
declined. lie would have been pleased
to have got his man on the committee,
bul Mr.. Blaine's price was too high.
HIS man Was not appointed.-Detr0it
EreatuU NetCS
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Letter From Gov. Cleveland.

The Rev. DIR. Kingsley Turner, in a
letter to the New York Independent.
says: l take the liberty to publish land
l know it will be surprise to Mr..
Cleveland and all his relatives) pri
vate letter written By him to his
brother. the Rev. William n. CleVe-
| land, on the day that he was elected
governor of New York, and which
passed into the hands of friend who
has for many years taken almost u par
entail interest in his family by whom it
| was given to me:
| MAYORS OFFICE, BUFFALO, \. V, NV.
| z, 1SS2.--iiY DEAR BEOTHEE: / have iu t
voted. | sit h,'rr in tits, mayors Oiiic,
| alone, with the exception of AN artist f-.Im
| Frank LeSli5S newspaper, VINO IS sketch
| in.r the office. If mother was here should
| be writing to her, and feel as it We're lime
! for Inc to write to someone who VIII believe
| what write | have been for some time in
| the atmosphere of c,.rfain Success so that
l have been sure that should assume ths
! duties of the high ttfice for which ! have
! been named. have tried hard, in the light
of this fact to properly appreciate the re-
| sponSbilitieS that VIII Fest upon me, and
| they are much, too much, unaereStimated.
But the thought that has troubled me is.
can well perform my duties. and in SUch Il
| manner as to do some good to the people of
| the state? know there is room for il, and
| i kuOW IIdL L all liOHtSJ anu SllctTS Ill lily
desire to do well; but the question IS
whether know enough 10 accomplish what
! ! desire. The social life which awaits me
has also been subject OF much anxious
| thought. | have notion that | can Tegu-
/ late that very much as | desire, and if l
can, shall spend very little time i'll the
purely ornamental part of the Office. In
point of fact, will tell you first of all
! others the policy intend to adopt, and that
Is to make the matter Il business engage
ment between the people of the state and
| myself in Which the obligation on my side
is to perform the duties assigned me with
an eye Singl TO the interests of my en-
plOyers. | shall have no idea of rtarlec-
tion or of any higher political prefrrment
In my head, but tie very thankful and happy
If | can we serve one term as the peoples
governor. Do you know that if mother
We're alive | should feel SO much safer L
have always thought that her prayers had
much to do with my success. Ishail expecE
you all to help me in that way.
Give my love tO--ar.i to-, If she is
with you, and believe ME, your afTectiOnate
brother, GROVER CLEVELAND.
Q
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lnent republican statesmen whom it
would be advisable for Mr.. Blaine to
~placate," if lsSssible. The loss of Mr..
Conkllng renders this doubly essential.
There. for instance. is Mr.. Arthur. at
Washington, who might be able to do
considerable for the ticket if he were
so inclined. Then there is Mr.. Ed
munds, of Vermont, few words from
whom would be Of great service at this
critical moment. And there is Mr.
Secretary Folger, whom Blafne's New
York friends helped to bury under
such a tremendous majority two years
ago. There is, in fact, great deal of
placating to be done in the party ranks
before Mr.. Blaine can read his title
clear to the Presidential office, and the
worst of it is that the subjects are not
at all promising. 1t is not alone the
dudes" and the "mugwumps" who are
in revolt this ear-Chicag0 Times
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ing the government in the honest, SIM
pie, and plain manner which is consist
ent with it's character and purposes.
They have learned that mystery and
concealment in the management of
their affairs cover tricks and betrayal.
The craftsmanship they require CON
siSls in honesty and trugality, a prompt
response to the needs of the people as
they arise, and the yigilant protection
OF all their varied interests.
If [ should bo called TO the Chief
Ma:fstracy of the nation by the suf-
frageS of my fellow citizens | will aS-
sumo the duties of that high Office with
Il solemn determination to dedicate
every effort TO the cuuntry's good, and
with an humble reliance upon the favor
and support OF the supreme being, who,
1 beiirle, will always bless honest hu-
charge OF public duty"
GROVER CLEVELAflO.
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Mr.. Cleveland has met the charges in
the most characteristic manner-a
manner which may be well contrasted
with that of Mr.. Blaine in regard to
tina -Alnlligan- Letters n Il II In the
actual situation the practical alterna-
tive seems to us to lie between candi-
date whose otfense is wholly of the
past, and was of kind that does not
necessarily disqualify him for the high
est public trust, and candidate who
deliberately prostituted public Office to
private gain. No such man, as far as
we recall, who was self-convicted of
the want OF official integrity which has
aroused the indignant protest against
the nomination of Mr.. Blaine, has ever
been nominated or elected to great
office i'll this country. But Franklin
and Hamilton and Jefferson and Webs
ter and Clay, and other men still near
er our own time, were held by their
felloW-citiZenS to be worthy of the
highest responsibilities, although it
was known that their private lives
had not been always without stain. 1t
was not that the people were indiffer-
ent to morality, but that they wisely
Disseminated between conduct which
necessarily units man for public
trusts and that which experience and
the general consciousness prove to be
compatible with the utmost personal
honesty and official fidelity. The allie
cation that Mr.. Cleveland is at this
time libertine and drunkard is all
G"esiionablY. on any kind of evidence
known to us, false. 1fis official c:iraef
has been open to the eyes of all men,
and if during the time that he has
faithfully executed great public trusts
his private life has disgraced his public
ctfice the fact is wholly unknown to us,
and certainly no evidence of it has
been submitted to the public. No
honest man will mistake us as defend
ing moral irregularities of any kind,
nor, on the other hand, will we doubt
our hearty contempt Of those who af-
feet horror at private immortality in or
der to divert public attention from
official corruption. We shall fairly
consider all disclosures that may be
made and all reasonable arguments
that may be offered, and we sincerely
deplore the reprisals that are threaten
ed.--HdTper's Weekly.
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Fame and fortune await the discov-
erer OF an efficient method of so con-
suming coal that none of its constituent
and combustible particles can escape
into the atmosphere of large cities, with
the two-fold result of preventing pecu-
mary loss and sanitary degradation of
tho air. 1t is estimated by competent
experts that London alone loses every
winter $25. 900. 900 through imperfectly
burned coal. not to speak of the damage
done to buildings and the injury done
to the public health through the breath
ing Of a polluted atmosphere.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-28

The sect known AS the Shaking
Quakers'' deserve credit for many use
tul inventions. More than half n CEN
tury ago they first originated the dry
Ing of sweet corn for food. and they
first raised, papered, and vended gar
den seeds in the present style. They
began the broom-corn business. The
first buzz-saw was made by the Shak-
ers at New Lebanon. The Shakers in-
vented metallic pens. first made Ot
bxass and silver, ---,---.,x. s-----,,r~--l
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A correspondent Of the Boston
Transcript remarks: "The most conclu-
sive evidence OF the absence of the
faith of the republicans in the success
of the tariff as an issue is that they
have been forced by desperation 10
raise another-the social character OF
the democratic candidate,n
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&. II. GRIFFIN,
w. w. WHITE, M. D.,

DENTIST. O0ice over First National Banb
~ Ofice hours from u. ID. To pm.
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A. w. BEN AN,

Attorney az Law. OFFICE. No. ae0e
Rtoadway usta Ward. Cleveland, Ohio 7Ia
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PhysIcian and Surgeon. OFFIOE, East end of
Phenix Block, mp stairs. Ravenna, . Resi-
dence, on Pratt Street west side. FIRST hnnse
snnth nr MuIn no Rns
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NJ. q. Mcbride, M. d.,
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICE in Poes Block, over Grocery of E. A.
VanNess,
REsIDENCK on Cleveland Avenue, 9th residence
North of Bowery Street. Si7
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-28

ROCKWELL Sc NORRIS,
Attorneys at Law and NOtaryPublic. Deuel.
Block, Kent, Ohio
Dee. 10. 1855. ~.
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Z. w. MAXSON,

TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary
IA Public. Office in over Mrs. Smiths Mill
cry Store ManLua station, Ohio. 542-u.
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G.. ID. INGELL,

D. p. SPERRA,
Attorney at Law. Office in Wheeler's
Building. Main ST.. Kavenna. b6O
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I. I'll. PHELPS
F.K. HUTCHIHs w.B. THOMAS.
HUTCHINS IL THOMAS,

ttorneys at Law, Ravenna, Ohio. ONCE I'm
Empire BuIldIhE. MIR. lIutchins will attend
at all germs of the Common PIeAs,and District
Courts In purLar 4 County. 4l-ly.
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l. II, SIDDAL.L

Attorney at Law. ONCE IN Phenix Block
Ravenna ONO 479
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Attorney and Counselor at Law possesses
superior facilities for making collections in
ali parts of the United States. Office over
First National Bank, GarrettsVille Ohio.
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j. WAGGONER, NJ. d,

Physician and Surgeon, Office East end OF
FncuIA Block, Residence, corner OF Main
and Prospect Streets, Ravenna, Ohio.
Onice hours 8 to 3 a. m. to2 and to pm.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-09-06
The Miners Union Picnic.

On Sunday the members of the
Miners Union take their annual
holiday and will reyel in the shade
and sunshine of Steamboat Springs.
Carsonitcs should not hold it
against the miners that they did
not bring their picnic here. The
terms offered by the managers of
Steamboat were about five times as
much as they were offered by
Carson, and when the Union has
widows and orphans and sick and
disabled people to look after it
should look after it treasury
first and get the best terms it
can. The picnics of the Unions
are always well managed and con-
Quoted with perfect good order as
far az watchfnlness and care can
make them. Carson City ought to
give the miners car load or two Of
people and help them make the
picnic a financial success, even in
these dull times.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-09-06
iiLECTOa CAMrBELi's AUs.

A Light to Lure the Eour5ons Il
November
Il Thompson Campbell, one of tn
Presidential Electors on the Re
publican ticket, who was a dele
gate to the Convention, was so un
fortunate while here as to be Wis
tied by a red swelling on his nose
Editor Penrose in nominating the
gentleman facetiously alluded to
this temporary establishment by
stating that if this nose lasted
through the campaign it would at
tract thousands of Democratic
votes to the ticket. Balzac, the
French writer, had a glorious nose,
magnificent both in size and color
and when he was sitting for his
portrait he said to the artist:
Dwell on my nose; there's a world
in my nose.' The only man of
modern times whose nose has
sized up advaptageoualy along side
Ra'zac's. is Cornin of Oregon.
That nose became political issue
in the Presidential campaign and
advertised the great West.
Now Nevada comes to the fore
with nose which has been recog-
nized by State convention and el-
oqucutly dwelt upon by one of the
orators in paying his tribute to the
ticket. At the present stage of the
campaign we can not editorially en-
dorse Mr.. Campbell's nose until we
see how it holes out. IF it is only
a temporary affair. as has already
been limited, it should not be given
too great prominence. It might
go into the campaign glowing like
priceless ruby, and in the middle
Of the fight, or at critical moment
fall down to the level of an ordina-
nv nose of pale and Pickering hue.
Still We ha, great hopes of it, and
know that 50 long as it can lure a
single democratic voter from the
enemies camp. its cwner will not |
permit it to pale its fires or stale its !
infinite variety.
Beam on, thou bright and fl tshing noSa
Across the dark November sea.
Shine forth a menace to our foes,
For all our hopes repo>e in thee.
It tells of battle bravely won,
And fiercer 90 ,quests yet to be;
Dur hopes an fe IRIS, our joys and woes, !
Are all in thee-are all in thee.