The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

~ Is "oNoteu' "VcoruiuS W us leillng eultCs
rial 10 furthering matrimonial yoa,u, es, and
in furthering them it monthly publishes adj
refreshments Of matrimonially inclined Ia
dies and gentlemen. In this issue The fol
lowing appears
R22.-Noble young English lady. aged q
years, now residing in La Sale county, Hi
nois, beautiful brunette, fine figure, wished
to correspond with an honorable young mar.
of good character, industrious money nd
object.
II is to be hoped chat some gala 1t youn.
man Of the county will relesve the distresa
from which this "noble young English lady
is apparently suffering. 1t is certainly &c
be regretted that anyone of 80 fine figure
and so beautiful a face should be compelled
to publish her lack Of attention to the world
For the credit of the county let some young
man seek her out and prevent il from fur.
Their becoming known that the county s
young ladies are not properly looked after
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When Senator Cullom's Inter. State Com
merce bill was before the senate on Wednes-
day some senator offered an amendment 10
IL providing that railroads be prohibited |
from issuing free passes to public officials.
1t is needless to say that the amendment met
a very speedy rel elton. 1t will now be mi
order for some of the enir ent statesmen
who Indignantly denied that any corrupt;
purpose could be intended by a railway COR
poration in giving legislators free passes, to
explain just why men, when public servants,
are granted privileges by such corporations
that are not extended to them when they are
plain citizens without the power to enact
laws that might affect railway interests
Some better reason must be given than sim
ply saying it is bat coustesy shown to the
positions they occupy. The people are com
dom grant courteses without expecting that
they will be reciprocated.
~
Senator Ray, Of Morris, at the republican
love feast held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in
Chicago on Thursday, announced, amidst
loud applause, 'that the people Of the Sth
district would return not only the republican
candidate for congress, but would increase
the republican majority one in each branch
of the legislature.
1t is to be hoped that Senator Ray is not
building hopes on accomplishing anything
in this county, If he is he will sadly be
disappointed when election day comes
round. La Sale county is quite as reliably
democratic on an "off' year as it is in
presidential contest and Senator Ray should
know this. 1t may be put down as a GER
tainty that the next senator and representa-
tives in the Illinois legislature from La Sale
county will be of the democratic faith.
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The eloquent eolored divine, Rev. Charles
NJ. Smith, of Bloomington, who was SO con-
spicuous in the preliminary meeting Of The
republicans of the state two years since. was
conspicuous by his absence from their state
meeting on Thursday. Since the Rev.
Smiths conversion to "mug- wumpism" and
his refusal to support Mr.. Blaine, he has not
been looked upon by his late admirers 20
much of fellow after all, and his brilliant
rhetoric, which erstwhile thrilled republican
hearts and fred them to the most ardent
point of patriotic zeal, since then has been
regarded as very school-boysh oratory. The
only expounder of the divine word who par
ticipated in Long Jones late school Of
discipline, was the Rev. DR.. Edwards, OF
Princeton, far to able and upright gentle
man to be under the tutelegs of the ex-re.
publican United States marshall DR.. Ed
wards, however, will hardly take conspicn-
Gus part in the ensuing campaign as it is
very probable the republicans will hereafter
suppress their clerical supporters. Their
late experience in using them as an annex
to Mr.. Blaine's hippodroms was not such
huge success as to warrant q repetition Of
the undertaking.
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The announcement is now made by enthu-
siastc supporters of Mr.. Blaine that his
success in the next presidential campaign is
assured il he can but secure the nomination.
They state that he is Knight of Labor and
that the various assemblies Of the country
would rally about his standard This is the
most detrimental statement that has yet
been made against Mr.. Powderly's men,
and so absurd is it that it is not worth Civ
ing credence to- Mr.. Blaine has acquired a
good deal Of property during his twenty
years in congress-" but it Is due more to his
style of discharging the duties Of his official
positions than through any manaal or men-
tai labors performed by him. Mr.. Blaine
heretofore has been content to be looked up
on "a the Dlumed knight He over