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SOME Republican WEAKNESSES.

Judging from the statements that are be-
ing iterated and reiterated by number of
republican editors of the county, 1t would
appear that they are really INDUCING some
hopes of electing several republican office
seekers at the ensuing election. 1t Is hardly
kind to say aught to sweep away their
sweet illusion, but mild suggestion to
them that they are counting without their
host may save their readers from being
greatly disappointed when the election re-
turns are In, and at the same time prevent
themselves from being proven very bad
political prophets.
The republican managers In this county
are not good politicians. They lack in
number of essential qualifications fact
most conclusively demonstrated by the re.
suit of the last campaign carried on by
them in La Sale county. In the first in
stance they are always too sanguine of sue
cess, and, without taking the trouble to
carefully investigate the true condition of
their canvass, take it for granted that every
thing is as It should be, and that because
this man or that man says there Is defec-
ton In the democratic party that will inure
to republican benefit, that therefore, there
must be democratic detection. They
count too largely upon some seeming break
In the ranks of their opponents to gain sue
cess and too little upon holding In line the
members Of their own party. 1t Is sound
wisdom In every political contest to be GER
tain of the support of your own party ad-
herents before searching the highways and
byways for recruits from your enemies.
Again, they appear to be entirely ignor-
ant OF human nature. They do not get &C.
oualnted with that class of OUT citizens that
might properly be termed every day voters
They are on the best of terms with those
who vote when II does not rain, but here
their range Of acquaintanceship finds Its
outer limit. A "holler than thou" express
sion is the one worn by them when they
come In contact with the common people,
except on election day, and then the mask
of sociability is so thin as to be worse than
none at all. They assume that for three
hundred and sixty four days In the year
they can "stand afar Off" and on the day
when the ballots are to be cast, through as
sumed graciousness and the liberal use of
money, they will be able to vote great
part of those whom they delight, when no
election is On, In teIming "votlng cattle"
They fail to remember that hypocracy is
repellant even to the NEST ignorant.
Furthermore, they do not employ In the
management of their campaigns sufficient
number of young men. They appear to
look upon lack of years as a crime, not even
to We condoned when coupled with It are
very great abilities. They do not seem to
have reached that point Of political acute
ness whore they can perceive that the en-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
TWO STANDARDS.

Some years prior to his DEATH Samuel
Bowles, who through personal integrity
and individual energy and ability made
the Springfield Repujlican force for good
in the politics of the country, a friend
wrote him relative TO the proper conduct
of newspaper In the course of the letter
the following language was used; at
seems to me that a newspaper should be
governed by the same principles which a
gentleman follows In his personal conduct"
Mr.. Bowles was inclined to take exception
to the statement, looking upon his paper
as one thing and himself as another, but
for some reason he did not see fit to discuss
the question as he promised that he should
The language above quoted is worthy of
very careful study, now that there seems
to be growing tendency towards unjust
personalities in newspaper writing-an un-
business that the people seem either utter
ly Indifferent to or slow to perceive. The
highest point 'attainable by any man is to
be looked upon by his fellows as perfect
gentleman-and he is only worthy to be
considered such when his language and
his acts are such as to show him to be pos
sessed of the principles which are the es-
sential elements of gentleman. A true
gentleman is always gentleman, no matter
under what circumstances he may be placed
or In what situation. If he is truly gentle
man he will he such when he takes upon
himself the cares of any honorable business
calling, no matter what that calling may
be.
Especially is this true when man as
sumes the control OF newspaper. Above
all other professions Is there In such avoca-
ton needed an honest and decent respect
for and possession of truth and manliness
No newspaper man has right to have one
set of rules to guide his language and his
acts as man pursuing his every day life,
and another set TO control him when acting
In his capacity as an editor No true gen.
tleman will have this double standard of
action. There can be no possible objection
to a newspaper man stating In his news
paper the truth about citizen, but he Is
an arrant coward when he deliberately
takes advantage of his position to state and
circulate an untruth.
Such a course may amuse the witless
and increase the circulation Of q paper,
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"TOO PREVIOUS"

Among the stories that have floated over
the Indiana line from that magnificent
stretch of country known In geography,
history and politics as Posey County, Is one
that treats of faithful and honest farmer
and an unusually tame and affectionate tur-
key buzzard.
Without going into any of the minor de-
tails of the story, the gist of 1t Is about
this. A farmer was possessed OF a turkey
buzzard that had long been in his family,
and had become so domesticated as to fol
low him about as would dog or cat. 1t
not only exhibited its intense affection for
him by walking continually at his heels,
but also by caressing him in true turkey
buzzard fashion whenever an opportunity
was afforded. 1t happened one day that
the good farmer, tired by the work of the
morning, concluded to go into his orchard
and there, lying in the cool shade of we'll
leafed fruit trees, rest himself by reading
and thinking upon affairs of state and the
average Indianian's ability to hold office.
The ever faithful buzzard was at his heels,
and when he lay down the bird squatted
by his side to watch and protect him.
Overcome by the heat, and wearled by
the problem he was attempting to solve,
the book fell from his hands, the eye lids
dropped and closed, and Natures sweet
restorer, balmy Sleep" made him oblivious
to the world about him. The buzzard ris-
ing from his position, gazed at his master,
and believing him to be dead and not
sleeping, forgot Its affection for him, and
with Its inherent instinct commenced pluck.
ing at his eyes, plucklng so hard that the
master reused himself from his slumbers
and angry beyond expression, seized his
buzzard friend by Its neck and as he wrung
it exclaimed In vigorous and emphatic
tones: MY buzzsrd friend, ar'n't you little
too damned previous."
Twelve days since Hon. Ralph Plumb
NJ. c., in the exultation of apparent victory,
sent telegram to this city Indicating that
the enemies of the Hennepin canal were
dead, and that the Hennepin matter was
very safe. Unfortunately, however, for
Mr.. Plumb and the friends Of Hennepin,
the enemies were not dead but slept, and
when the eye plucking process commenced
and their humiliation was announced, they
wickedly reused themselves, and with one
accord shouted in the ears of the Hennepin
people, "Ar'n't you little too previous ?"
In short, they knocked the canal appropria-
ton higher In the air han the far famed
"Gilroy's kite" is supposed to have ascend
ed. Mr.. Plumb in the future should not
be In so great hurry about dispatching.
For the present the hsnnepin canal pro
isct Is beaten, but II is bound to be carried
through at some future day. Itisameasure
tina. directly affects the good Of great por-
ton of our people and Is deserving OF the
hearty support Of the government. 1t will
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Ottawa, ILL.,, July 80, 1886.

The incidents continue favorable for an
adjournment of congress without day by
next Monday. Should the president, how
ever, decide neither to sign nor to veto the
oleomargarine BILL the friends of the
meaure will seek to postpone adjournment
until Tuesday, on which day it will become
law without the presidential approval. 1t
is not probable that failure to agree upon
the river and harbor measure will postpone
an adjournment. The worst OF the remain
ing problems to be solved are embodied in
the sundry civil bill, and the difficulty with
these consists rather in their number than
their character. There was call for q
conference upon the measure on Tuesday,
but quorum did not appear at the appoint
ed time, and nothing was done. The un.
willingness of the president to sign any bill
until he has had time to study Its provis
ions has given rise to an apprehension that
congress will be kept in session to afford
this opportunity.
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A Card.

To PRoHIBITIoNIsTs: 1T is quite fash.
ionable of late for certain would be repub-
lican leaders, who Are suffering from po-
litical big head. to charge prohibibitionists
with improper motives and dishonorable
conduct. Now, it is fair to presume that
the best Judge of what acts are performed,
and the motives which prompted their
performance, is the individual who per-
formed those acts. Every man hn0,cs 'ctat
he does in life, and ochy he does it, Guided
by this rule, let every prohibtionist, when
falsely charged with improper motives and
dishonorable conduct, hurl the lie back
into the teeth of the man who utters it, and
take the consequences. Let our manhood
protect us In the enjoyment OF freedom
from insult and SANDER, guaranteed by the
constitution of our country, and let us
merit the respect of our fellows, by prov
ing that we are neither knaves or towards.
JESSE B. RUGER.
Ottawa I'll July 20 1886
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ersies, abilities and activity Of young
man is quite as essential In the manipuia'
lions of politics as the decreptitude OF age
If they have reached 1t there is apparently
no effort being made to carry 1t Into prac'
tice.
Aslong as the republican management IN
La Sale county Is such as 1t Is now, the
democrats have little to fear from republi
can opposition. A number OF the republi
can wheel. horses" are extremely good Eel
lows; but, Notwithstanding this, they are
extremely poor politicians.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

Elsewhere Is to be found the announce.
ment Of MI. Arthur r. Bartels' candidacy
for the position Of Probate Clerk. Mr..
Bartels Is Of the younger elements Of the
democratic party. He was very active In
the democratic campaigns of 1SS0-S2 and
1884. In 1882 he was nominated to the
position of Probate Clerk by the Demo
cratic convention of that year, and In No
vember following was elected by q good
majority. He now asks an endorsement OF
his official acts at the hands of the demo-
cratic party and the people.
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The following nominations were made
Wednesday. Alvey A. Dee, now third as
sistant secretary Of state, TO be second as
sistant secretary Of state; John 8. Moore
of Delaware to be third assistant secretary
of state E. II. Spencer Pratt, of Alabama,
to be minister resident and consul general
of the United States to Persia: Thomas G.
Bach to be associate justice of the Supreme
court of the territory of Montana, and
George G. Lorenz to be postmaster at To-
ledO, o..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

Public Printer :. p. Rounds, Cadet lay
lor, of Wsnsna, his chief clerk, and A. l..
Wyman have formed stock company and
purchased the Omaha Republican for $780,
600. Mr.. Rounds has resigned his position
at Washington, and with Mr.. Taylor will
at once take possession of the Omaha
property. Following upon the keels OF
this transaction Mr.. H. l.. Taylor, proprie-
tor of the Wenona Under, offers his paper
for sale, that he may, as he states, engage
in newspaper work in Nebraska. Mr..
Taylor edits very able paper, and his re-
moval west will be loss to the newspaper
fraternity of this state.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

A change has been made In the owner.
ship of the Peoria National Democrat. Mr.
w. T. Dowdall, recently appointed post
master, having disposed of half interest
In the paper to E. F. Humphrey, OF Chilii.
Gothic, the consideration being fl2,oOO. II
is to be hoped that the paper under Its new
management will flourish. The Democrat
for some years past has not been OF any
particular force as a newspaper-though
the field of operation has been ample.
Some new blood infused into II may prove
beneficial.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

but 1t is directly demoralizing, and will not
be INDUCED In by those who are honest
with themselves and with the people. A
lie Is not made truth In being dtgnifed by
ink and paper, aAd man who deliberate
ly falslfes as writer Of editorials has no
claim to the title Of gentleman, no matter
how truthful he may be In conversation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

uel Dlckie Of Albion; lieutenent governor,
Charles Mosher Of Mosherville; secretary
OF state, John Evans Of Bellevue; state
treasurer, A. q. Fisher of Detroit; auditor
general, y. D. Williams Of Saginaw; at
torney. general, ]. r. Laing Of Flint; com.
missioner of the land Office, Myron H.
Walker Of Grand Ridge; superintendent
of public instructions, David Beemis of
Manistee; member Of state board Of edu.
cation, O. Z. Dawning Of Ishpeming.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mil
Ter has submitted a preliminary report &c
Secretary of the Treasury showing the
operations of the bureau for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1886. The total collections
for the year were S11G,002 ,S45, or S44Sl,-
724 more than for the preceding fiscal year.
The cost of collection for the fiscal year
was about 81, 300, 900, being 1851 per cent.
of the amount collected, and $4,000 less
than the cost of collection for the year
ended June 30, 1885. The receipts for tax.
alton on spirits, fermented liquors and to
bacco during the past two fiscal years We're
1885, spirits, $67, 81 ,20S; 1886, $6D,O92,-
1868. For fermented liquors, 1885, $lS,s3O,-
1872 1886, $1S,G16,731. Tobacco, 1885, $26,-
407,OSS 1886, $27,907, 1862. During 1885
tax was paid on 81 1886, $50 gallons of spirits
distilled from grain and other materials,
and in 1886 on 1926, 35S gallons Tax was
paid on 1910, 1895, 4SS cigars during the tis-
cal year, against 3,35S,972, 633 during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1885; and on
1,3l0,9Gl $50 cigarettes, against 1858, 49,
23S during the preceding fiscal year.
BY states Illinois stands first In the
amount of internal revenue collections,
$e3,OS5,252; Kentucky second, $l2,746,-
$40; New York third, $l43G5 POS; Ohio
fourth, $12,921, $40; Pennsylvania fur
nished about $S,OOO,OOO, Missouri $7O08,-
600, Indiana nearly $5,000,O00, New Jersey
about $4,0O0,000 and Wisconsin $4,000, 0OO
1t Is yet too early, the Commissioner
says, TO make any accurate estimate OF the
total collections for the current fiscal year
ReIorts from the various collection dis
tricts, however, and information from the
larger manufacturing centers, together
With the large increase In the receipts for
the present month, as compared with the
same month of last year, indicate that the
receipts for the year will be considerably
Increased.
The annual report of the Chief Of the
Appointment Division postofiice Depart
ment for the fiscal year ended July 30
1886, shows that during the year 8, ASP new
postefiices were established and l 1870 were
discontinued. At the close of the year
there were 1854 postoffioes 1856 being
what are known as Presidential offices. OF
the new postoffices the six New England
States had 81 the five Middle States and
District of Columbia, 26l the twelve
Southern States and Indian Territory
1,434; the Pacific slope, IA. The larges,
number of new offices were necessary In
the State of Virginia, 1877. The entire mum
Der of Presidential offices Is 2,3G5. OF these
the largest number is In New York, PIG;
Illinois next, 1852; Pennsylvania, 1873; Ohio
1873; Massachusetts, and Iowa, l3l each
The total number OF money order offices
a. the close of the year was 1855, a net In
crease of 227 over the previous year. OF
these Illinois holds the largest number
$50. The greatest Increase In any state was
25, In Kansas. The report presents the fol
lowing comparative statement Of appoint
ments during the fiscal years ended june
30. 1885 and SO: For 1885. on designations
and commissions expired, e,9o4; for 1886
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1884 5.
eSS,69O,7O8.Ss
S26O,228,eS5.ll
Totals :. .e2i5, 6l5, 7l2.S9

Taking into consideration tho further
facts that the Pension Bureau has paid of
more claims during the past year than any
prior year, save 1888; that the net ordinary
expenses of the government have been re-
duced over twelve millions Of dollars and
the public debt ninety.six millions-one-
third more than the previous year-and add
to these the further fact that the revenues
of the government have been greatly aug.
mented, 1t would seem that the country has
not suffered from the election of demo
cratic President.
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The Gossiper.
ILLILIEO.


Illileo! The moonlight seemed lost across
the wales;
The stars bestrewed the azure like an armor's
scattered scales;
The airs Of night were quiet as the breath Of
slken sails,
And all your words were sweeter than the
notes Of nightingales.
Illileo Legardi in the garden there alone,
With your figure carved Of fervor as the
Psyche carved Of stone,
There came to me no murmur Of the foun-
tsins undertone
So mystically, unsteady mellow as your own.
You whispered low, Illileo-so low the leaves
were mute,
And the echoes faltered breathless in your
voices vain pursuit,
And there died the distant dallisnce Of the
serenaders lutte,
And held you in my bosom as the husk
may hold the fruit.
Illieo, listened. believed you! In my
bliss
What were all the words above me, since
found you thus in this?
Let them, Keeling, reach to win me-even
heaven would miss,
Grasping earthward-I would cling here
though chung by just kiss
And said the stars should slacken in their
PAGES through the vast;
That blossoms should grow odorless, and lilies
all aghast,
Ere yet my loyalty should fail enduring to
the last
So vowed L. 1t is written; 1t is changeless
as the past
lllileo Legardi! in the shade your palace
throws
Like the cowl about the singer at your gilded
porticoes,
A moan goes with the music that may Vex
the high repose
OF heart that fades and crumbles as the
crimson of rose.
james Whitcomb Riley.
*.*
Joliet is in sack cloth and ashes. Like
Rachel of old, she mourns for her children
and refuses to be comfOrted.
49,
How delightful that it rained yesterday
afternoon. 1t made the walking so much
more pleasant from Morris to Joliet.
Six fremen at Morris made more reputa-
ton for Ottawa than nine lawyers did at
Streator, ergo firemen are more valuable than
lawyers.
The Ottawa hremen not only granted every
concession asked by Joliet, but in spirit Of
of generosity threw in first class beating as
well. Ottawa never does things by halves.
The latest from the Hennepin house base
ball contest, telegraphed of by Col. Plumb
week ago in his graphic "struck OUT DIS
patch is that "Hennepin' at last has been
struck out. Strange as it may appear, NO
telegram of the disastrous result was re-
ceived from DR.. Evans double.
IS
Mr.. Plumb's magnificent effort, which the
Inter. Ocean correspondent speaks Of, and
which Mr.. Plumb's hired writers oil speak
of as q great masterpiece Of Logical eloquence,
destroyed just sixty seconds Of time in its
delivery. One minute If talk from Mr.
Plumb and the measure was voted down.
Surely there is something wrong.
-
The Joliet Press, which loves Mr. Plumb,
simply because Of Mr.. Plumb's wonderful
abilities and not because he endorsed S4,ooe
worth of Press paper, says the HenAepin
Canal project in the house was placed in Mr..
Plunbs charge. There is but one express
sion that such silly, sickening slush merits
and that is not very elegant, but, under the
it is justi6sble. 1t is "Ratsl'
So
Mr.. posimaster-e editor Corwin, OF the p~a
Twin G,y ysra H~dA. is bound to hft him
self out of the catalogue Of offensive parti-
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Hon. George A. jerks, late assistant
secretary of the Interior has been nominal
ed to the office of Solicitor General, to sue
coed Hon. John Goode rejected by the sen.
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FALsE PREDICTIONS.

When democratic orators and editors
urged upon the electors Of the country the
election Of Grover Cleveland, every repub.
ican professed to believe that the result
of democratic success would be complete
unsettlIng Of the financial affairs of the
country and a general decentralization Of the
publc's business. II was argued, and not
without effect, that the party opposing Mr.
Blaine was not party to be trusted with
the collecting and the disbursement of the
peoples revenues. and that change from
republican rule to democratic control meant
a su,rendering up of the monetary safety
of the country.
Since the Inauguration of President
Cleveland, and the administration OF the
governments finances by democratic sec
rotary there has been but little talk of any
financial ruin, even among those who were
the most vehement In their predictions of
disaster. That the statements made prior
to election day were totally without foun-
dation in fact, and simply for campaign eff
feet is proven by comparison of the first
years conduct of the revenues by the dem.
ocrats with the last years conduct of them
under the administration Of President Ar.
thur
The following table prepared by Har-
per's Weekly is not only worthy of careful
study by democrats, justifying as it does
their faith in democratic integrity and abil
ity, but it should also be read with closeness
by republicans who professed to be so fear
full lest the countrys interests should be
stranded by democratic ascendency. The
revenues and expenditures for the year COM
pare as follows with those Of the year pre-
ceding:
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The house of representatives, has refus.
ed to concur in the senates amendments to
the river and harbor bill making an appro-
piration for the Hennepin canal project.
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The Michigan prohibitionists nominated
the following ticket: For governor, Sam.
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Ottawa, ILL.,, July 81, 1885.

Ects,ed at the Post OMce at 0ttdIod. IHiRoss, az
Second class MAJ Matter.
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Current Events.

by JAMES II. EoKELs, Secretary.
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I911s On removals and suspensions 10. o.
1856 SO; for 1888, $500; On 1os death: .S1 6 o,
nostm ssters for 1885, 4l2; for 1885, 5S7: On
establishment of new postotfices Tor 1872
S1Sl; for $50, $3.50. The total for 30 9'o4i
total for 'S6, 22,747.
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Hubert @. Thompson, one Of the most
prominent leaders Of the New 7 orr x county ny
democracy died suddenly In New Io sS,, On
Tuesday. Mr.. Thompson was very a.' I've
in his support of Grover CLEVELAND a. tne
Chicago convention.
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Mr.. Plumb's magnificent effort, which the
Inter. Ocean correspondent speaks of, and
which Mr.. Plumb's hired writers oil speak
of as q great masterpiece of Logical eloquence,
destroyed just sixty seconds Of time in it's
delivery. One minute If talk from Mr..
Plumb and the measure was voted down.
Surely there is something wrong.