The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-24
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Address of the Democratic
Executive Committee.
Professor Gregory on Polltl-
cal Assessments.
Record of Blaine and Logans
Movements.
A Wronged Husband Squares
Accounts.
Hide and Seek Game With
Bank Robbers.
Blaine's Ohio Programme
Mapped Out.

| Address Of National Democratic Col"-
mittee.
New YORK, Sept. 23.-The Ma
| tional Democratic executive commit
tee has issued an address to the pee
pie Of the United States, saying tnat
to enable the Democratic party to
fulfill its promise to purify public
affairs all good citizens must unite IN
defeating the Republican candidate
for President. His history and pc
litical methods make it certain that
his admins tratlon would be stained
nv gross abuses, official misconduct
and wanton expenditure of public
money, and would be marked by an
increase of taxation which would
blight the honest industry of our
people; would be against las and
againt those honorable Republicans
who for the sake of good government
have made a common cause with US.
Notable combinations have been
made. They are chiefly made up Of
four classes; first, the army of office
holders, who are forced to contributes;
second, organized bodies of men,
who, having secured by corrupt i'm
position of duties which are in excess
If all sums needed for the wants of
the government and the protection
of labor and capital and having
thus gained enormous wealth
are willing to pay largely TO a Repub-
lican campaign fund for a DrOni- c of
their continuance and increase Of
such duties which constitute a sys-
tenn of bOunties to m%ouopolies under
the f lse pretence of protection to
American industry.
Tbird.-A host of unscrupulcus
contractors and jotbers who have
grown rich upon public plumber and
are ready to pay tithes of Whist they
have acquired in order to avoid all
risk of being called to account for
the evil methods by which their
wealth has been gained.
neutrality-suspicious. which, hav-
ing despoiled the public lands by aid
of corrupt agencies in the Republican
party, believe they will be compelled
to give up their il!-gotten gains it
that party is driven from power and
are therefore willing to keep in place
by giving a percentage of their un-
righteous pIClltS.
The address goes on further to say
that the Democratic committee, re-
fusing to adopt the methods by
which the Republican party fills its
treasury, calls upon all good citizens
for the aid which it requires. II in
vites and will welcome all contriou-
tons from every honest man VIII, is
opposed to the election of James G.
Blaine. No contribution will be &C
counted too small. Wherever bank.
brokers or postal money order OIL
ces can be found means for placing at
the disposal OF the treasurer of the
individual or collective
contributions in aid of the great
cause in which we are engaged, or
the money may lie RENTED by mail
TO Charles j. Conda, treasurer, at IL
West 9th street, New York.
When victory is achieved W. the
interruptions combination, which is
endeavOring to thrust Blaine in
the presidential office, a recorded list
If such contributors will be a roll of
lonor such AS no other party in this
country has ever possessed. Our OPP
'onents cannot be saved from disas-
Ter by forcing their unwilling candi-
lates to speak to assemblies of people.
The man who wrote the Fisher let
ers will never be the choice of the
'eople o the presidency of the
United States.
lSigned. ARTHUR S. GcRMAN,
of the National Democratic
Committee.