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The examiner., 1885-12-19
"A STANDING OFFER"

EDITOR EXAMINER:-
 "Wherein is there one fundamental point of issue between the Democratic and Re publican parties of to-day,''
 For one I most willingly embrace the kind offer to endeavor to show wherein there is one great underlying fundamental point of issue between the Democratic and Republican parties of today"
 The issue is as wide apart as the an tipodes. And which has existed since the foundation of the government to the present day, ard will undoubtedly continue during all times under republican institu- tions.
 For the very reason that men are differ ently constituted, therefore they do not, even when they honestly investigate a subject, or question, necessarily arrive at the same conclusion.
 We have seen this manifested in the his tory of man through his period of barbar- ism and in and through every stage up to the most advanced condition of civiliza- tiOn.
 1t is because we live in world made up of contrasts and of opposing forces.
 But for the purposes in which we are now considering we need only to refer to relations to government and politics.
 Under our institutions political parties that are not founded on the true funda- mental principles which, are so essential to the existence and perpetuation of repub- lican form of government may be placed in power, for time, by some transitory issue but eventually they all pass away.
 Such has ever been the case with the different parties that were arrayed against the democratic party established over a century ago.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

MIR. NEHEMIAH D. SHERRY, late the very efficient postmaster of New Haven, and consequently one of the turned out ''rascals," is the latest em- inent convert to the Labor church in Connecticut. This may inspire some of the sceptical with suspicious of demagogery on the part of MT. Sperry, on account of his affiliations of the past. But it need not, necessarily
 MT. Sperry's heart may be all right, only that ii has been under strict dis cipline of the head. The cautious man never jumps at conclusions without a thorough analyzation of all the attend ant circumstances. And there are many who secretly wish the success of the working people in working out their way to better conditions, but they are not born with the spirit of martyrs, and wisely conclude that it is time enough for them to offer their aid or encouragement when the people them selves begin to show any considerable amount of interest and intelligence in their own behalf. Mr. Sperry may be one of this class, therefore the gate of the fold should remain open to all such. However, if things continue to keep on in the forward move as they have for the past year, in a very little while the working people will be fully competent to take care of their own affairs without the necessity of calling on the good services of all such eau tious and calculating philantropists.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

OF late years there has been much effort expended in striving to hammer it into the heads of the people that their lands were being both legally and illegally stolen by spectators and monopolists. Land Commissioner Sparks now confirms the fact. Hear him.
 I found that the magnificent estate of the nation in it's public lands has been to a wide extent wasted under3 defective and improvident laws and through laxity of public administration astonishing in a business sense if not culpable in reckless ness of official responsibility. The wide spread belief of the people of this country that the land department has been very largely conducted to the advantage of spec ulation and monopoly, private and corpor- ate, rather than in the public interest, l have found supported by developments in every branch of the service. It seems that the prevailing idea running through this office and those subordinate to it, was that the government had no distinctive rights to be considered and no special interests to protect; hence, as between the government and spoilers of the public domain, the gov ernment usually had the worse of it. am satisfied that thousands of claims wi hout foundation in law or equity, involving millions of acres of public land, have been annually passed to patent upon the single proposition that nobody but the govern ment had any adverse interest. The vast machinery of the land department appears to have been devoted to the chief results of conveying the title of the United States to public lands upon fundamental entries upon strained constructions of imperfect public land laws and upon illegal claims under public and private grants. I shall endeavor in this report to point out some of the evidences which illustrate the truth of these general statements.
 We shall see if those thefts are to cease under a Democratic administra, ton.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

even reaching ffty-fve per cent. Last year the retail sales were over S1OO, ,O00,0O0, with a net profit of $1O,O0O,OOO.
 We find in Europe, springng up marvel ously, cooperative stores, cooperative manufactures, co operative building soci- cities, and cooperative credit banks. In this country cooperation has been retarded by lack of intelligence on the rart of work ingmen. It has been practiced in many instances amoug many of those who were too ignorant to understand what the e'hods were, and what results were without education have lacked the ability training and discipline to manage large or even moderate business enterprises. It. has blen said that cooperation is more successful in England because the people know and understand each other better, have more sentiments and opinions in common, and hence unite more readily for a common purpose.
 The true form of cooperation is that in which the rights of capital, laborers, and consumers are recognize l; it is this which holds out the prospect of the greatest good to the greatest number. Geo perative pro- duction will destroy large manufacturing mon"polies, and raj the laboring slave to an inderendent and reyenerating po- sition.
 Meriden, Conn. ,.'
The examiner., 1885-12-19

WHAT wonderful frugality some of our Senators and Congressmen at Washington must practice to be able to save from $500 salary,$1oo,o 1000, or more each year. Or can it be by reason of their remarkable proficiency in the science of Political Economy ? Anyway, their financial ability and success in the direction of their own pockets is quite apparent, if not al together unsurpassed.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

an anSz0er. It is worth the space how ever, only on account of showing the lack of motive the majority of con- testants must have, when comparatively intelligent partisans can produce none other than impressions made by the memories of the misty past
 Our question applied to the Demo- cratic and Republican parties of to- day; our correspondent answers by defining the issues of the old Demo- cratic and Federal parties of the day of Jefferson and Hamilton. These issues are dead and buried, and so acknowledged by the highest bractital authority of the faction even to which our correspondent belongs; for Tn the Presidents recent Message, not the remotest reference is made to anything pertaining to State Rights or Centra- liZation.
 We hope that some other partisan pen will be more successful in the effort to accomplish that in which our friend has so ignominiouly failed. His reply is found in another column.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

VENERATED customs, and estab- lished habits of life and thought ob- struct the car of progress, and to the work of introducing the new is added the labor of uprooting the old and cherished.
The examiner., 1885-12-19
CHANCE THE CONDITIONS

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 ONE of our Democratic contempor- aries, usually we'll posted on the Labor question, and giving much space at times to matters and things connected with the movement, took up the other day, the question of Governmental Con- trol of the Telegraph. It opposed the scheme on the ground of adding to the already enormous Government force, which if at any time should become corrupted, would render it so much more difficult of turning the rascals out.
 On this score-which by the way is the stereotyped objection-nur Demo cratic friend, to be consistent, should at once enter the arena for the aboli- tion of the Post-otfice as Government tai institution, and advocate its sale to Jay Gould, Samuel Tllden, or a syndicate of such millionaires; and follow it up by disposing of the ars- nels, navy yards, and eventually the whole Federal parapharnalia of author ity. Then there would be no rascals to turn out, and all would go on serene
 We acknowledge however, that un- der present conditions, the objection is valid, and add, that the less we have of the governing force we now enjoy, the better off should we be for it.
 But there is such thing as rever- ing the lever and running the machine in the opposite direction. It is with the machinery of Government as with every element in the physical or material world-there being nothing absoluteLy good or absolutely bad, but each acting in accordance with the manner in which it is used or abused. All that is necessary in this particular is to change conditions.
 In the perfection of a mechanical scheme, the inventor often finds that in overcoming one obstacle he runs against another. What does he do, give up in despair and condemn the principle as at fault?.. This has not been the history of mankind, and it ought not to be in the department of economic sclence.
 Why is the machinery of Govern ment liable to become corrupt? Be- cause there is premium on it's posit- ions. Take this incentive away-by reducing the salaries to the general standard of compensation received by the mechanic or other laborer, and hunting will cease to be science. Add to this the feature, and let it be fundamental principle of Govern ment, that every citizen who is in need of employ, without opportunity for the same, shall be guaranteed the right of exercising his desire in the means of obtaining comfortable subsistence. Then there will be no incentive for those acting as agents of the people in Governmental capacity to hug their cor ruption in order to hold their positions, as they now are forced to do, or suf- fer the penalty of being turned adrift and left to shift for themselves in a world where in order to succeed in en- tering the circle of existence they are obliged to elbow others out.
 Therefore, as the inevitable tenden- cy of the world is towards centralization and cooperation, and as government IS essential in regulating the affairs of mankind, the more we have of that which is necessary, the better shall we be served; and the only way to pre- vent the abuse or corruption of consti- tuted authority, is to perfect the ma chinery by which it operates.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

THE sympathy that the President in his message expressed for 'the widow and the orphan" is truly touch ing. Grover always had weakness in that direction. The public of course understand to which widow he alludes.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

the Swiss Referendum, giving the power of the veto to the people,; and also power to recall representative at any time when demanded by a major fly or two thirds vote of his constitu- entS.
The examiner., 1885-12-19
SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 19, 1885.
A STANDING OFFER!

A column week of THE EXAMINER is hereby placed at the disposal of anyone desiring to elucidate the following Wherein is there one fundamental point of issue between the Democratic and Republican parties of to day?
The examiner., 1885-12-19

To initiate others is to surrender your own individuality; and that is what the dovotees of fashion are com pelled to do.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

AN ounce of sympathy that comes from the pocket is often worth more than a ton of that which comes from the mouth.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

MRS. L1vERMoRE, the eloquent lect- urer, advocates cooperative housekeep- ing.
The examiner., 1885-12-19

DIGNITY is frequently mere mark, put on to conceal how little the wearer knows.
The examiner., 1885-12-19
THE EXAMINER.

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The examiner., 1885-12-19
Meriden, Conn,

IMPR ESSEONS OF THE LOWER
 NAUGATUCK VALLEY.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

Secretary Whitney has promulgated
with his approval the findings OF the
recent naval court-martial convicting
eX-Surgeon General Wales of culpable
inetllciency and neglect of duty, and
sentencing him to five years suspension
on furlough pay, and to retain his pres
ent number during that period. Secre-
tary Whitney says nothing was charged
or brought out by the evidence reflect
ing upon eX-Surgeon. General Wales
integrity or honor, but thatin assuming
charge OF IA bureau he assumed respon-
sill ility for strict surveillance over the
acts of its employees, and by failing to
fully meet this responsibility rendered
possible the commission Of frauds The
charges, the Secretary says, are there.
fore fully sustained, and the severity of
the punishment has been determined
by am eminent court.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

GENERAL MCCLELLAN aud family
left New York on Thursday evening
for Manitou Springs, Col.
TIE house-ny, with his usual dis
elimination, has chosen Chicago as a
summer resort. II -LEvening Mail.
COLONEL Y. W. IIIoGINsoN viii be
the orator of the day at the Grant mem.
orial meeting in Cambridge next Sat
urday.
The special election to fill the va.
cancy in the Third Congressional Dis
trict of Arkansas will take place Sep.
temDer7.
GENERAL JOHN b. GORDON is talked
Of for Governor of Georgia and Gen
eral George u. Mcclellan for United
States Senator from New Jersey
The Brooklyn Union is authority for
the statement that General Mosby, late
Consul to China, will not return east,
but take up his residence in California.
JOHN II. MCLEAN Of the Cincinnati
Eauqirer sports gorgeous turnout at
Saratoga, horses, driver, footman and
nll in magnificent array. The editors
life is happy one.
EN- XATToRNEY GENERAL BREW
sTER has changed his mind about re-
turning from Europe in August, and
spending a few weeks here. lie will
stay on the other side.
In THE reorganization of the working
force OF the Burlington Ha,okeye, j.
l.. Waite becomes managing editor
Mr.. Burdette retires, and Mr.. Hattor
will be an occasional contributor.
LOUIS KosSUTH will take up his resi-
dence at Naples this fall, where his sol
Louis resides who is employed on the
Italian State Railway. His other sol
is manager OF the sulphur mines a
Cessna, Italy.
Al A RECENT colored wedding, wher
the minister read the words "love
honor and obey" the groom inter
rupted him and said ''Read that agin
sab read it wunce mo-, SOS de lady
kin ketch the full solemnity OF dt
meanin'. Ise been married befo'."
The STORY that Senator Voorhee
stopped over in Indianapolis as counse
for Postmaster Jones in his contro
versy with the Civil-Service Commits
sion is denied by the Cincinnati En-
9uirer. The Senator went right on tt
Hot Springs.
Mr.. STANLEY HUNTLEY, once well
known as young newspaper man 1t
this city, subsequently, famous for Iii
"Spoopendyke" sketches in the Brook
lyn Eagle and for his various adven
lures among the Indians, died at hi
fathers residence in New York yester
day. lie was man of eccentric char
acter and marked type of the Bohe
| mian journalist.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

attendance and numerous excursions
already advertised. The railroads are
giving reduced rates and thousands
will take advantage Of them. Thou.
sands upon thousands more will wait
not upon the order Of cheaper rates, but
go--if they have TO go on foot--to pay
the last tribute Of respect to the heroic
dead. The ceremonies promise to APP
proach nearer the similitude OF a
French national funeral than anything
of the kind which has ever taken place
outside Of Paris.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

THE Columbus Dispatch suggests
Colonel Mike Sheridan AS historian Of
the Presidents Adirondack expedition.
Good enough. The gallant Colonel is
eminently fit. His memoirs Of Mr..
Arthurs explorations in the Yellow
stone Park region tank him with Smol.
lett and Swift.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
The Girl at the Front Gate.

Heaven bless the girl at the front gate
with peach bloom on her cheeks and love
light in her eyes. Men would shut her
out OF our literature, but am not one
of them. The girl at the front gate can
never grow old to those who have been
there with her. Years may come and
go, but the music Of the low voice at the
front gate will not be stilled and the
memory of the cherry lips we kissed at
the front gate will hold out faithful to
the end. What il the old gate does sag
ard its hinges rattle and its latch refuse
tohold it shut? What il the posts are
shaky and some Of its pickets are gone?
We love the dear old relic still. We
love it for the sake OF the girl who used
to stand out there by it with roses on
her checks and nectar on her lips. We
held the old gate up and counted the
stars and bid goodby and then counted
the stars again. How many times Of a
night was goodby said? How many
times did lips meet over the old dear
gate? The old gate knows but it will
never tell The old front gate may
have counted the kisses, but never did.
Aud am sure the girl with the peach
bloom cheeks never did. And what of
the girl with the peach bloom cheeks?
All, me! She married another. She
forgot her vows at the old front gate,
as some girls will, and married richer
and handsomer man. And II Well, |
went oil to another front gate where
there were other peach bloom cheeks
aud other lips as sweet and just as
many stars to count. And now | have
front gate of my own and girl of my
own with peach bloom cheeks who
counts the stars with the boy Of the girl
whose vows made with me at the first
front gate were broken. But he is a
true, good boy, and my girl Is a good
true girl, and Heaven bless them both as
they stand tonight at the olu front
gate. -[St. Louis Magazine.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

Mr.. John Phillip Sousa of the Marine
Band has just completed funeral
march in honor of General u. S. Grant.
The production is up in the standard
of this gentleman's works. The melody
introduced in the trio is very beautiful
The march is OF the same style as the
"In Memoriam" to General Garfield,
which is one of the finest funeral
marches ever written.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

IT is said OF Fitzhugh Lee that he is
not an orator as John S. Wise is; but
what's the matter with Parson Massey !?
II its rhetoric that's wanted the Demo.
cratic cause will have no lack of it; but
after all this is to he personal fight,
rather than battle OF words, and the
young Democracy Of Virginia have 1t in
their power, il they so will, to see that
the best man wins.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

X.GovERNoR MOVES Of Ohio is q
great chicken faucier. s. Is Mr. lIoyes.
The electoral commission business OF
1876 seems to have been conducive to
poultry culture.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

POSTMASTER JONES of indianapolis
will stay, which is "a triumph for Civil.
Service Reform as interpr, ted by Mr.,
Hendricks.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

THE man who remarked with the
temperature at 9S degrees on the Av-
enue that the Virginia campaign was
likely to be very decent and peace
able one because it was certain to be
conducted Wise-Lee has not been heard
from since,
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
-
The .sI.ight' on ssThe Crftic.''

THE WASHINGTON CRITIC newspa-
per was burned out few days ago, in
company with three others Of the city
papers, but it did not lose an issue, and
for that matter not an hOnr between
the fire and its regular publication, but
what the Light wanted to say was that
it became purified, so to speak, and now
sparkles with brilliancy and is so full
of news that it deserves ali the good
words and hopes possible for its conIin-
ued success. s.-[San Antonio TEX. } Light.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

NEW YORK will not be disappointed
in her expectation Of an enormous
crowd on the day'of General Grants flu
neral. In all parts of the country, cx-
cepting in the far West aud extreme
South, arrangements are in progress for
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

The summer holiday folks at Sara
toga are dreadiully put out because their
desire to have grand display of Gen
eral Grants remains at that place was
refused by those in authority. What
else could be expected of people who
could not even postpone their fashion
able frivolity until after the funeral?
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01

ELDER WELLS, in sermon at the
Salt Lake Tabernacle the other day,
said some things that sound queerly in
the ears of the Philistinic Gentle. In
the vista opening before the Elders
prophetic vision he saw the time when
truth shall dawn upon the nation and
'discover with shame" that it has paid
so much attention to the "bugaboo,"
Mormonism. Then shall it become ev-
ident to the enemies of Zion what q
prosecuted people the saints are and
how sinful and unworthy themselves.
The speaker also spoke Of the action Of
the Government with reference to
polygamy and advised his hearers not
to yield single point. With
such spirit animating the
moulders OF public sentiment in
Utah it is plain to see that the evil to
be dealt with is daily growing in tena-
city. 1t is certainly not TO be blown
out like soap-bubble. A community
which does no thinking for itself, but
has opinions dealt out to it like rations
by the dispensers Of its faith, can be
reached by none OF the arguments
which appeal to free, intelligent,
self-assertive people. The first efforts
OF. the Government therefore should be
directed against the leaders VINO mis-
lead. The authority of the United
States must be enforced even though
the Tabernacle fall.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
AUCTION SALES.
oY THOMAS DOWNING. Aucuoneer.

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TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE BRICK
DWELLING, NORTHEAST CORNER OF
9TH AND NJ SITS N. W.
by virtue ofa deed Of trust dated January H.
A. D. 1884, and duly recorded in liber 10GS, folio
2S7, of the Land Records for the District of Co
lumbia, aud mt the written request of the party
secured we will sell at public auction, in front
of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE 3IST DAY
OF JULY, A, ID. 1885. at 6 O'Clock p. m, the fol-
lowing described real estate situate In the city
of Washington, i'm the District aforesaid, viz:
Subot G, in Lindsey ~ Philips subdivision of
original lots 10, IL and II, in square 5l3, said
subdivision being recorded in liber Il, folio 127,
of the records of the Surveyors Ohice, District
of Columbia.
Terms of Sae-Eighcen hundred dollars to
be paid in cash and the balance in four equal
nsiallmcnts, payable in six, twelve, eighteen
and twenty. four months from date of sale, with
interest at per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually secured by n deed of trust on the
premises sold, or all cash, at the purchasers
option, one hundred and fifty dollars of the
purchase money to he paid at time ofsale. If
terms of sale are not complied with in seven
davs from day of sale the trustees reserve the
right to resell at the risk and cost of deiaulting
purchaser.
Above property will be sold subject TO such
taxes, general and special, as may be due on
same.
WALTER q DUCKETT, Trustee.
Cor. Penna. ave. and 22d st.
THOMAS j. LUTTRELL, Trustee,
jy2O10t Cor. Pennn. ave and 20th ST.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
FOR EXCHANGE.

WANTED-To EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
W Tor old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
corner Oth and sts Smoky .cbimneys cured
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
FOR SALE---H0USES.

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II of the most desirable and extensive resi-.
dences in East Washington; large hOUse and
beautiful grounds. For full particulars and
permit to inspect apply TO Swormstedt n
brauiey, oSo ST. t'- iy11-1m
EOR SALE-BRICK HOUSE No 1908 9TH
Il 81 W, rooms and basement; range.
latrobes, etc; finished in hard wood; price
$4,000 small cash payments. A Lloyd, $40
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