The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-23

BgDaio Courier.
/ THE Prohibition vote in Ohio this
year was SIC more than last year.
mot quite up to the expectation of
THE Prohibitionists, but exceeds the
Estimates of other parties.
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ORLANDO p. Wilcox has been ap-
pointed Brigadier General of the
United States Army in place of Jos.
Ia. POTTER. He is resident of De-
troit, Michigan, and graduate of
West Point.
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ONE RoscoE CoNKLING, Repub
lican, formerly Senator CoNKIING,
when in Boston a few days since
said: The results Of last weeks
elections are certain indication
that the Republican party is rapidly
falling to pieces under unwise man
agement.'
SALLY ANN BRADLEY GRosvEsoR
so votes ahead of his ticket in Mon
roe County-Spirit Of Democracy
take noticc.-Monroe Gazette.
Perhaps this is the number of per-
sons to whom the editor of the Ga.
zctte promised his paper 'Jfree gra-
tbs" for a year if they would stay
away from the polls.
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Y WE think BOB INGERsoLL is lit
<tle bit unsound on religion, but he
makes center shot when he says:
ssThe Republican. party seems to
have no definite aim, seems afraid to
grapple with the questions of the
day; afraid to expross an opinion;
land we have got to that point that
the principal men in the Republican
party are seeking Office"
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Mr.. CLEVELAND, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Connect
cut in the recent election, has ma
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jority of 1898 votes over his Repub-
lican osponent In most Of States
this would elect him, but in Con-
nccticut he must have majority of
all the votes cast.
CLEVELAND not having majority
of all the votes cast, the Legislature
will elect, and being Republican,
Connecticut will have a Republican
Governor. The same thing occurs
this year in New Hampshire.
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THE American Secular Union, the
President of which is ROBERT G. In
GERsoLL, met in New York 4 few
days ago. The platform of said
Union demands that church property
shall not be exempt from taxation;
that Congress, Legislatures nor pub.
bic institutions shall not employ
chaplains; that public sppropria-
tions for sectarian institutions shall
cease; that religious services be
abolished from the schools; that nei-
ther President nor Governor sppoint
religious fasts or festivals; that
oarhs be not administered in courts.
ETC.; that Sunday laws be repealed
that laws regulating private ideas
Of morality be abrogated; that no re-
ligious system, christianity or 9th
erwise, be recognized or favored by
the Government.
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The Great Sums. Realized from the In
ternal Revenue.
From July l, 1862, the time the
present system Of Internal Revenue
was organized, up to June 80, 1886
the total collections from that source
we're So, ,43S.290, ,455. The following
are the States in which the aggre
gate collections reached over 500,
100000: New York, $606,700, ,00O
illinois, $426,60O,0O0 Ohio, 1872,
600, 600; Pennsylvania, $28S, 900, 900
Kentucky, $2ol, 100000; Massachu
settA, ls3,70O,0oo; Missouri, $l27,
100000; Indiana, $11S, 100000, anc
New Jersey slO4,7oO,oOO.
The aggregate receipts from thu
internal revenue were enough te
have paid the entire public debt a
it's maximum figure, $2,756,431,37l
and leave balance of $6S1, ,s5S,SS4
If it had been applied for that pur
pose.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is the frs
President, since the first term O
GRANT, who has been able to com
mand majority in the House at th'
Congressional election next succeed
ing his Inauguration.
The same rule prevailed befor
the war. The overwhelming victor!
nf PIERCE 4n 1852 was followed b,
a Republican House in 1854. BUcH
AsAx's election in 1856 was followed
in 1858 by Republican House
Even LINCOLN made narrow escap
in 1862, as New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio and Indiana went against hi
administration, thus overcoming tn
reaction which naturally sets il
when party comes into power, es
pecially as the Democratic part.
did, after twenty-five years of rul
by an opposite party, is a highe
tribute to President CLEVELAND tha