The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-30
CALAIS.
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cd in any of the last three or foul
issues of the SPIRIL that he has for.
sakcn you, but all except that. W.
are with you, to stay, provided you
don't put us in the "basket" too Of
ten. Our absence was caused main
ly on account of onr being engaged
4 soul and body, in the politics of civil
and American Democracy, and so il
came to pass that the election is
gone again with the Democracy high
in the scale of political party as
tendency. Outside the eastern, west
ern and southern boundaries of the
great State of Ohio, as well as the
great gains made in the great buck
eye of republicanism, where the Re-
publican party has become so dis
trustful of itself that that party
will not believe itself any more.
From the late political battle, one
would naturally think that the bat
tie for 1883 will he the greatest po-
litical battle ever fought on Ameri-
can soil. Old Rome will howl then
in all her glory. High, Low and
Moderate protective tariff will be the
cry rs we'll as Free trade, DC. Bnt
we cannot see that the Presidency
of the American government will be
gotten in any such style as was sug
gestcd by the Hon. James G. Blaine
in a-speech delivered by him in the
city of Pittsburgh, on October 20.
He said: The Presidency of this
government reminds me of game
of dice, in which a very few politi-
clans play to see who would win the
Presidency
After the 4th of March next, it
now looks like the L. S. Senate
would be tie, and Hon. John Sher-
man, of Ohio, in the chair. If such
be the case, then President Cleve-
land would not have so much diff
Guilty in having his nominations
confirmed. Had Frank Hurd of
Ohio, and Morrison of Illinois, lived
in some different sections they would
not have been defested. Speaker
Carlisle is a more ponderous free
trader than either of the other two
named, but his district voted him
in.
1t seems very reasonable to say
that many votes were cast against
those three able Congressman with
out the least bit Of reason for so do
ing. The question is, ''Who under
stands either the free trade doctrine
or the protective tariff theory in the
sense they are discussed in political
campaigns?
Hon. ]. G.. Blaine,in his speech on
October 20 at Pittsburgh, made no
difference between the two theories
If theories they may be called.
/ have not yet heard two Democrats
talk the tariff question in the same
light, or make the same line of ar
gulncnt, and much less is it the case
with Republican theorists on the
tariff.
In our opinion, there are not half
as many facts connected with the
tariff issue, as politicians make out
to be, or else the teachings of polit
ical economy are merely sounding
theories. But the former part of
above statement is incorrect, for the
fiercest debates of modern times are
between the advocates of Free Trade
and the champions of Protective
Tariff. Judge R. X. Walton's speech
delivered at Calais in the late cam
paign, on the question of tariff, was
sufficient to make plain that the
tariff issue is not one of the sub-di-
visions of the science of American
political economy for children. His
illustrations were tersc, and his con-
clusions fine.
Mr.. Jacob Burkhart, of Woods
field, was in Calais this week, look
ing after property insurance.
Rev. Dcvore, of Beallsville, this
county, closed a series of meetings
this week, at the Christian Church
near town, and his efforts were not
in vain, since he received twenty
seven new members. Rev. DevOre
is good worker in the christian
cause, and has made hosts of friends
of all denominations in this COM
munity.
Mr.. p. w. Hannahs suggested
that the teachrrs of Monroe ought
to have big Institute this winter.
Correct, Philip.
The town of Calais looks gloomy"
since the addition and completion
of the new dwellings of W A.
Hodge, R. o. Wehr and John W.
Cline. If other towns do not look
sharp, Calais will be the Hub of
Monroe County before long.
No tobacco sold here yst, on ac-
count of the wide difference between
the buyer and seller.
Messrs. Joseph Hodge and c. L.
E5crle will depart to-day for Colum-
bus, Ohio, on business.
OF late Esquire Warner and Es-
quire Williams have been over
whclmed with cases of litigation in
their courts of justice.
Superintendent Coultas, of the
Childrens' Home at Cambridge, was
at home a couple of days the first
of the week.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Average price per bushel of grain
harvested, and the area and eondi-
tiOn of winter grain Dec. l, 1856,
for Monroe County, Ohio:
Corn-Average price per bushel,
33 cents. Product compared with
1885, l15 20.
Wheat-Average price per bushel,
10 cents. Product compared with
1885, 120 %.
Oats-Average price per bushel,
27 cents. Product compared with
1885, 100 20.
Potatoes (Irish )--Averagc price
per bushel, 80 cents.
Sorghum molasses, average.