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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-07


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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

So comes this woe to all Us three ana twenty
Who babe the people with their humble
prayers begonsl
Mark but my fall and that that ruined me.
Lucas, charge thee fling away ambition;
BY that sin fell the angels; how can man
then,
The image of his Maker hope to win by't?
Corruption wins not more than honesty.
Just and fear not:
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy
country's,
Thy Gods, and Truths. Then If thou falpst,
Thou fall'st blessed martyr. Serve the
PeopH;-
And Pr'ythee lead metn.
OWhite, o Lucas,
Had we but served our people with half the
zeal
We served our party and the liquor lords,
Then would they not in our extremity
Have left us naked to our enemies.
Farewell! Farewell! For in our very bones
Weknow the places that do k7lotD us NON
Shall k,toW VS. here no more forever
Farewelll!!
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
Two Tickets in the Field.
GREENBACK NOMINATIONS.

GREENBACK NOMINATIONS.
The Greenback Congressional
and County Committees met, Sat-
urday, Aug. 18th, and canvassed
the ballots in pursuance Of plans
adopted, and declared the following
nominations:
For Congress, Hon. J. R, McMil-
Ian, Of Calhoun.
For State Senator, Jessie Hall, of
Writ.
House of Delegates, Wood coun-
ty, Writ R. Neale, S. H. Piersol,
and Wash Smith.
County Commissioner, G. e.
Tracewel.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The Wood County Democratic
Convention, last Thursday, nomi.
mated the following county ticket
House of Delegates, w, N. Chan
cellor, A. A. Kellar, 7. II. Butcher
For Commissioner, Levi Stevens
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
Reys. Jones and Small at Mounds"
Vile Camp Meeting.

Rev. Sam Jones will be at the
Moundsville Camp Meeting from
Friday, Aug. 20 till the following
Monday. Rev. Sam Small was
announced to be present from the
18th, yesterday, and is there now
There will doubtless be an
immense rush to the Camp this
season to hear these eminent
evangelists. The railroads are
giving greatly reduced rates, and
nearly everybody will want to be
there.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
Rally at Hinton.

Rev. 7. @. johnson, Of Charles
ton, w. Va, will deliver a lecture
at the Prohibition Convention in
Hinton, on Saturday, the 21st inst,
al II q. m. All the men, women
and children in Summers cou MY
are invited to come and hear him.
Hinton Herald.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

for their noble stand" on the
Amendment question.
We have not room to reproduce
the many editorials that appeared
in The FREEMAN, during those
stirring days, in refutation OF this
reckless charge.
From the many, we select and
republish the following, from the
first two issues of THE FREEMAN
after the defeat of the Amendment
We could multiply these proofs IN
refutation of the above charges,
but these three editorial articles
must suffice, now.
We ask Brother Hudson to read
carefully and prayertully, if haply
he may be freed from the spell
that seems to be holding him in
political darkness.
The first may seem little more
strong in indignation, than digni-
fed in language, but it was the
way THE FREEMAN fel. at that
time.
We give the editorials in full,
captions and all.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Mr.. J. U. Myers urges our
friends not to be caught in Politi-
cal traps Read his letter in this
issue and keep out Of all sorts Of
traps.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Read Harper's Weekly on Anti
Saloon Conference, in this issue.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
REPUTATION NO. 81
Honor to Whom Honor.

Honor to Whom Honor.
Conspicuous above all the Grim
inal treachery and political blum
ders of the late lamented Legisla-
ture, stand forth the solid phalanx
of the noble Twenty Eight Repub-
lican Members of the House, who
from first vote to last stood for the
right of the People to be heard in
their own behalf. And in this
connection it is but truth and JUS
tice to say that by their action in
the Legislature they as individuals
have proven themselves much bet
ter than their party, which last
summer proved itself coward un-
der the saloon lash, when it should
have been brave, and when little
moral courage would have been the
climax of even that worldly wis
dom wherein politicians are sup
posed to abound but are ofttimes
wofully lacking.
However remiss the controlling
spirits of the party may have been
in the past, all the honest, indie
pendent, home-loving voters of the
State, all the good women, and all
lovers of Women and Home, will
delight to do honor to the solid Re-
publican % in the House of Dele
gates of the Legislature of 1S84-5.
Nor will it do to detract q feath-
er's weight from the still greater
credit due the independent, patri-
otis and manly fourteen Democrats,
who despised the wicked wiles of
the liquor power and defed the con-
temptible crack of the party lash,
and stood shoulder to shoulder with
the Republican phalanx for a safe
home and a sober country.
So be it in the future-let hon
est men of all parties strike hands
for the redemption of our State
from the infamous tyranny and
curse Of the Liquor Traffic and the
slaves that serve it.
We have no time nor room to
correct the many errors and blum.
ders Of Brother Hudson's letter, as to
the facts of recent history, He is
mistaken in stating that "Republi-
cans voted to g man to submit the
Amendment" Several voted
against it, and prominent Repub-
licans lob5isd to secure its defeat.
While individual Republicans"
have favored submission, the Re-
publican party has not, having vo-
ted down the submission plank, in
its last State Convention, by a vote
of 313 against, to 103 in taYor of it.
AS to the sentiments of Kanawha
Valley Prohibitioni8ts, We prefer to
hear from them direct, rather than
through q volunteer partisan in
terpreter, who can make as many
mistakes as abound in the above
letter.
Again. Mr.. Camden was not in
the Legislature, and made nc
speech there, although he was
doubtless opposed to the Amend
ment.
The charge that the Freeman i;
run in the interest of the Demo
cratic party, is simply e narrow
partisan Republican charge, just
on level with the narrow, parti
san Democratic charge that it i:
4 run in the interest of the RepubIi
can party. They are both as false
i as they are silly and contemplate
The Freeman may make mis-
takes, but for proof OF its fairness
independence and consistent pol
= icy, from its birth until now, it a .
peals to its record, and is willing t,
stand or fall by it.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Mr.. A. J. Jutkins sends odt a
proclamation from National Prohi-
bition Headquarters. Look it up
il another column.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Kanewha County Working
mems Convention-See Platform,
inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

"A Dastardly crime" inside
page, shows that the sumpter gun
las been fired on the Liquor Traf-
fc. The rum fiends are getting
desperate.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Coming out"-yes all the grand
and good men are coming out-See
letter by DR., Lansing Taylor, in
side page,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

FREEMAN's Dakota letter, from
Mr.. w. R. Wilson, will be enjoyed
by our w. G. T. U. readers, as we'll
as all others, See W. G. T. U.
page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

"a Prohibition Sermon" by Rev.
L. E. Peters, in this Freeman is
most concise, compact and logical ;
read it.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
WEDNESDAY, AUG. IS, 1886.

Grafton w. G. T. u, letter, W.
c. T, U, page,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
THE PROHIBITION PARTY
What the Mountain State thinks
of 1t.

If the Prohibition organization
did nothing else, it would justify
its existence, by drawing out dis.
cussion. When everybody gets to
talking, some truth is bound to be
developed. The Mountain State
moved by the activity of Mason
County Prohibitionists, @ys:
against the objects of the Pro.
hibition party we have nothing to
say, but it is the unnecessary work
Of nominating and theputting out
of ticket we object to-
That is, Brother Pilchard, you oh.
ject to giving the people chance
to vote for candidates pledged to
support a cause against which you
can find nothing to say.
Well, there are plenty of people
who raise objections of that kind,
but they are generally overruled
Our Legislature has never seen fit
to pass law limiting the number
of tickets which may be put in the
field, though the only original
simon-pure free ballot and fair
count parties seem to forget this
important fact.
We quote further:
"The party has but one object,
the prohibition of the liquor traffic,
and that secured the object is de-
feated, the party's mission ended,
and 1t must disband, 1t has no
other purpose to serve"
If we were disposed to bubble
over words, we might ask how an
object can be secured and defeated
at the same time; but we will only
call attention to the fact, which we
have always noticed, that the at
tempt to argue against the Prohi-
bitionists is death to the canons of
Logic and Rhetoric.
AS to the party having bu: one
mission, we will only say that
there are several other subjects,
such as Civil Service Reform, econ
omy in appropriating the peoples
money, reform of election methods,
etc, upon which the party is very
unanimous and would probably
wish to take some action. We not
only admit, however, but are glad
to feel assured, that the party will
die when it's mission is ended.
A party whose mission is ended,
and which only lives to remind
the people of the virtues which it
has lost, is g perpetual stumbling
block in the way of progress, and
standing menace to the welfare Of
the people.
Again:
"The Republican party is already
committed to the submission of
prohibitory Amendment, and what
more can be asked of any party :"
The first clause Of this statement
is Misrepresentation, to put it as
charitably as possible. The last
Convention fatty and overwhelm-
ingly refused to commit the party
to such course, and the late Con
ference did virtually as bad by al
lowing the withdrawal Of a reeolu-
ton asking the party con vention5
to declare in favor of submission
and by substituting for it resolu-
ton which does not ask or pledge
anybody to do anything what
ever.
| The question, what more can be
asked Of any party? is amusing
Has the Editor paid SO little atten-
ton to current history as to think
that the old parties have no other
questions to answer but the ques-
ton Of submission
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
THE FREEMAN EMDICT-
ED.
1t "Denies the Allegations. and
Defies the AlIigat0rs."
Facts Retutimg Partisan Fiction.

DIEGO, KAKAwHA Co., W. Va.
ED. FREEMAN:
Several copies of your "so-called"
Temperance paper, have been clrcu-
lated in our vicinity, recently. l
am we'll acquainted with the PEG.
pie Of this valley, and have heard
much criticism on the sentiment
of your paper. Being myself q
Prohibitionist, through and
through, object, as do others, to
your politics, and you will find
that on thorough testing, that a
Tempera nee paper cannot be sue
cessful in West Virginia, even in
the interest of the whisky or Dem
ocratic party. Every level headed
Prohibitionist, Republican or Dem
ocrat, will agree with this state
ment, and they will have the rec
ords of the past two Legislatures,
voting on this question, to corrob-
crate their position. Republicans
voted as far as they numbered, to a
man, to submit the Amendment.
Could Prohibitionists have done
more? You pass all these things
by, and say, what have these two
old parties done? Monsrous ab-
surdityl To publish such mislead-
ing "bosh" to an enlightened peo-
pie.
Please refer to Messrs. Lucas,
and Camden's speeches on the
subject of the Amendment, at
Wheeling, when that little matter
was open for discussion. They of
course, would be accepted as rep
resentatives of the Democratic par
ty. Thereupon we take it for
granted, that anyt hing done in fa-
vor of Democracy, in this State, is
against Prohibition. And you
know this is SO, and that Third
party which you advocate, will re-
tain the nti-Temperance party in
power, and keep out the only par
ty that has done anything su bstan-
tial for Prohibition. About the
time the Amendment was defeat
ed by a Democratic Legislature,
you sent me several copies of THE
FREEMAN. Not a word in them of
condemnation toward the Demo-
Gratis for their course, and
not a word of commentator
for the Republicans for their no.
BILE stand on that occasion. This
seems to be in the interest of De-
mooracy, as also many squibs,
clipped from late issues of The
FREEMAN.
l would like to take a good,
straight, Prohibition paper, but
cannot endorse yours as such, until
you come out of the Democratic
party.
/ give these as my honest views,
and the united testimony OF the
best Temperance men of all par
ties in this end of the State.
Very respectfully,
W. H. HUDSON, q Prohibitionist
in Good Faith.
The above communication comes
to US marked important" and WE
are glad to so consider it.
With pleasure we publish Broth
or Hudson's letter, as type Of Re
publican misrepresentation, that
are now being reoklessly poured
through the columns of the opposi
ton press, and from the rostrum
and which we may expect to con
tinue volumipously throughout thu
campaign.
We thank our brother Prohibi
ZIONIST for coming to The FREE
MAN direct with his complaint
We like al opponent who com es
like Paul, and "withstands us t,
the face" in any controversy h,
has with THE FREEMAN. Thi
gives US q chance to strike bacl
promptly with the "facts in tn
) case"
A few brief quotations from TIL
FREEMAN Of March, 1885, just afte
f the defeat of the Amendment, il
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

Read, Maryland Cheer letter
from Mr.. J. J.. Thomas, Cumber-
land, Md.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

We give the editorials in full,
captions and all.
REPUTATION NO. l.
That Nasty Old Rag.
eff we mistake not, the sober,
honest Democrats of West Virginia
are getting unutterably tired Of
having that nasty old "sumptuary"
rag flung in their faces-that
hateful thing that Democracy
hangs out on every National plat
form to please the liquor men, but
which, out of respect to country
decency, party leaders keep in the
back ground when parading in ru-
raj districts before honest people.
The miserable thing was con-
ceived in political sin and born
in partisan iniquity, and was
a bastard lie from its conception.
1t never was intended to say
what it means or mean what it
says. But its original purpose was
UNANIMOUSLY corrupt and contempt
IDLY treacherous, bent only on ap-
peasing the guilty, and deceiving
the innocent. And at every crisis
in the contest between the Home
and the Saloon. to have this lying,
doceptious rag, all reeking with sa
loon filth and stiff with the dried
blood of saloon victims for gener-
tions past-to have this abom-
Unable thing waved in the faces
of honest men as the true ban
ner of Democracy, is an insult 80
deep and dastardly that no decent
Democrat ought to bear it any
longer.
Aud finally, to draw it just as
mildly and softly as the nature of
the case will allow, we are moved
to remark, that if that hideous,
nasty, lying, 'sumptuary" clout CT
= flag, ss Haunted in the House of
Delegates, by Messrs White, Lucas,
Oxley and others, represents the
Democracy of West Virginia-then
let the sober, honest people of the
State bury that Democracy out OF
sight and smell as quickly as pos
sible, for right we'll do We know
that thousands of Temperance
Democrats will delight to sing Hal.
lelujahs at the happy funeral
Amen.-Freenaom, March 4, 1885.
REPUTATION NO 2.
The Unfortunate TWenty-Three-
The Speakers FareWell.-Last
Night OF the Legislature OF
l8S4-5.
Ii ever a West Virginia Shake
, speare attunes to poesy the Legis
lature of 1SS4-5, in the last act will
appear the midnight farewell
words of the Honorable Speaker
Mr.. Dennis, addressed to the unfor
tunate Twenty-Three, who for thu
fourth time struck hands with thu
-, murderous Liquor Traffic to stran
gle the will of the people.
By reference to King Henry
Viii, ACT Ill, closing scene, some
, idea may be had, in advance of the
coming poet, of the Honorable
Speakers emotional eloquence il
this farewell scene. We copy ant
modernize, as follows:
Farewell, q long farewell to all my great
l nessl
This is the state of man; To-day he put
forth
: The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow bios
SONS,
And bears his blushing honors thick upo
. him;
The third day comes a frost, a killing fros
l And when he thinks, good easy man flu
: surely,
His greatness is a ripening-nips his root
& And then he falls as l do.
., how wretched
S Is that poor man that hangs on Pdrty's Fl
6 voursl
= SO, good Sir Lucas, Laidley, White and o.
81 ley
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

PLEASE ,SUBSCRLBE.-Let every J-tenc
tato whose hands a Sample Copy Of the FREE
MAN conses take It's coming as an urgent re
o,tsSt TO subscribe.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18

ALWA YS-In wrtttng US about s~bscrfp'
ho1ls Arrays give p. o. at w'tteh you recetue The
paper. This aOiU sdee US much trouble.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21

A lecture was delivered ut the Academy
ltof Natural Sciences Ia san Francisco last
IMoplAy night by Professor Joseph lie
/ q ,nie- ofihe University If California, up
lon The mechanical causes and operations
of earthquakes. The speaker divided the
causes Of earthquakes into two ella 'scs !:
First, the immediate cause; and second,
the remote, hidden deep in the interior "f
the earth. Scientists, he said, are sure
ahat the immediate CAUSES are explosions
and conclusions producing u series of elias
tic earth waves rising from the interior.
Two subjects to be considered In this con-
nection ARE the velocity Of the carts mo.
ton and the velocity of the transmission
of these waves. he latter Is far greater,
and the greatest force is always to be felt
directly over the point OF explosion. It was
formerly supposed that these explosions
occur far down in the interior Gfthe earth,
but j. has been discovered that they are
very superficial, and III u number of i'm
stances but three. five and te mile below
the surface. In considering the remote
causes, about which there is more doubt, it
must be understood that these phenomena
are ofthree kinds. volcanoes. earthquakes
land the slow, trembling movements which
might be termed the mountain and CONT
nent forming waves 1t is known that the
interior of the earth is contracting more
rapidly than the crust, and on this &C
count an archway is formed which in set
fling CAUSES something t., Civ way, a..d
the result is an earthquake.
a very inter, sting account was given by
,lhe speaker of the contorlions through
which the earth had passed during its ge
iological history, and the gradual slipping
and massing together of huge mountains.
He believed Tint earthquakes are decreas.
ing on this Coast. Earthquakes may oc.
cur anywhere, but they are more liable to
occur at the foot Of mountain ranges or
alang the continental lines, as in the case
of the recent catastrophe at Charleston.
That earthquake was simply the slipping
or readjustm mt of thaold continental line
which has long been submerged. The
soft alluvial soil of that country is more
susceptible to earthquake shocks than a
rocky foundation, and at base of the Appa-
lachian range is IA line of weakness where
earthquakes are liable to occJr.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21

TEMPERANCE IN PourIcs. Der
Demplerenz question in bolidioks vas
yoost der same like dot bla lie of hash,
which vas shkituated bedween Ice
cream und der nut kracker.
Der politician dot don vas dry vas
yoost so scarce in dis world like as an
gels bus;les. :.
Where impudences vas Wit, i. vas
ioollshuess to said something's.
Ven you got your lifer, und branis,
in dheir right places und keep EN-
dhere, you could vhear a canes und
shplid yoIr hairs in der center of
your head
When your face vas got a shmall
vart on its nose, dot bessar YOU LAT
about it myself. ltvould been a good
schoke on der Teller dot don gotsone
generations for nadural imberfeotions
II National Weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21
PLACERyILLE, Sept. II. IS,

| Ed. WoRID: A difference of opinion
exists here in regard to voter having the
right to vote for County C, mmissoners
outside of the district in which he resides.
Mr.. A. assets that a legal voter may vote
in any precinct in the county in which he
resides ON the day of general election for
all county officers. COMMISSIONS: includ-
cd, and that County Commissioners, al.
though elected by districts, are county of.
ficers; that it he, A, resides in Commits
sioner District No. l, and happens to be
in District No, 2 GU election day, he could
vote for Commissioner there and his vote
would be counted for the Commissioner of
that district; he would not be Obliged to
show his ticket
MIR. d. says voter cannot vote for Com
missioner anywhere but in the district in
which he actually resides; that County
Commi ssiOners are district officers and
must be voted for only by the residents of
their respective districts; and if he was
acting as Judge of Election he would not
allow voter OF an adjoining district to
vote for Commissioner in his district.
rlease answer who is correct and oblige
SUBSCRIBERS.
Section 3 Of an act to provide for the
election of County Commissioners for
the several counties of this Territory reads
AS follows: "At each succeeding general
election one person shall be elected as
County Commissioner by The voters of
each district; such person so elected shall
possess the qualifications prescribed by
law, and shall bs an actual resident with.
In the district from which he is elected
In eanvassing the vote for County Com. I
the Board of Canyassers shall
count The votes from each district sepa.
rate'y, and Shall declare the person re.
ceiying the greatest number Of votes in
each district to be elected"
Section Is of the Election law reads 10
follows; at shall be lawful for any cleo.
or to vote for Delegate to Congress, at any
place nf holding elections within this Ter.
'ltorv, Tor members of the Legislative As.
,elnbly and all other officers mt any nlncn
II holding elections within the particular
mi for which such members of the Lev.
slauye Assembly, an such other ufficers
're to he Gle ted. PRoyiD&D, that AN cleo. {
or, q ;aliiied to vote for pat and not nil
u tl,e officers to be chosea at any election
mai! vote an open ticket, that The iudges
nay determine the legality of such yote "
80 1t IS plain that voter cannot vot. {
or County Commissioner in district Of /,
'aich ne One yqer) is not u resident {
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21

Dynamite has been successfully
used at Pesth to drive piles. A cas-
iron plate was put on top of the pile
and a charge of III ounces of dyna-
mite exploded on it. The effect was
found to be equal t 5 blows of pile
engine having nearly Is cwt. and a
stroke of 10 feet.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-21

Superintendent Weir of the yell
lowstone National Park in his annual
report says there is more game in the
park than was ever known before.
Elk, antelope, deer and mountain
sheep are plentiful He further re-
ports that the present laws are made
quate for the protection of the Park.