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The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
QUESTIONS FOR MIR. MARSHALL,

Senator Marshall, of Kendall county
editor of TIE Record, is Il gentleman Of
good morals and of strict honesty. He ha.
heretofore stood upon the higher plane OF
political action, and, while always staunch
republican, has insisted that his party be
honest In its men and in Its methods. Be
lieving in such course In politics, Mr.
Marshall declines to support j. Ivor Mont
gomery for state senator In the Kendall
county district, despite the fact that Mont
gomery is the regular nomihee of the re-
publican party. His objections are that
Mr.. Montgomery is not honest in his poll
ties and in his methods.
This is very commendable in Mr.. Mar.
shall, and is what might be expected of a
man of honor and uprightness. The fact
that he is so severely the enemy of Mont.
gomery cannot but cause surprise when il
is found that he supports Mr.. Plumb for
congress when he knows that Montgomery
is Mr.. Plumb's creature and that his politi.
cal offenses were committed in Mr.
Plumb's interests and at Mr. Plumb's be-
hest To be consistent Mr.. Marshall should
refuse to support Mr.. Plumb or else he
should support Montgomery.
If the offense of Montgomery is not suf-
ficient to cause Mr.. Marshall to refuse aid
to Mr., Plumb, Mr.. Plumb's own actions
should be. Mr.. Marshall says "We are
not enthusiastic over the denomination, but
it was the only thing to be done; and the
party has accepted him because II seemed
to be the best nomination to make under
all circumstances 4 Every repub-
lican in Kendall county should vote for
HIM, not especially to elect Plumb, but to
maintain party supremacy In the district
and keep in shape for the grand national
struggle of 1885,"
Mr.. Marshall, will you explain to us and
your readers in the district how you can aG-
vocate Mr. Plumb even Ito keep in shape"
the party "for the grand national struggle
of 1893" when you know that he attempted
to bribe you to obtain your support in 1884
when you know that his accredited
agent, Joe Jackson, Of Millington, came to
you and offered you fire hundred dollars if
you would support Mr.. Plumb; when you
know that you think and know Mr.. Plumb
to be corrupt and have not hesitated about
saying so? Tell US, MIR. Marshall, how you
can reconcile your own conscience to sup
porting man who had the audacity to at
tempt to bribe you9 No love of party
should be strong enough to warrant such
course of action, and you ought not to de
ceive the voter and violate your own
sense of propriety by pursuing it.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
MR.. PLUMB'S DISPATCHES.

The Streator Free Press, following a
mode peculiar 10 Mr., Plumb's organs,
warns the FREE TRADER that il must cease
making war on Mr.. Plumb's political in.
tegritv and peculiar style of money cam.
paigning or there will be made In return
attacks upon democratic candidates. Coer.
cion is method that Mr.. Plumb particu-
lsrly delights in, and, having given TO his
men the cue, they are trying to lluff any
attempt 10 expose their chief ia his true
light.
An example of Mr.. Plumb's coerciye at.
tempts is this: After the senate committee
on postotiices, of which Senator Sawyer
was chairman, had reported favorably on
Miles j. Finiens confirmation, an editorial
appeared In the FREE TRADER which re
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
THEY ADMIT 1T.

Willard Gentleman and Chase Fowler
through the columns of their newspaper
the Ottawa Globe, have now made theil
answer TO the bill of indictment presented
against them week since in the FREE
TRADER. Their answer Is simply, that
the editor of the FREE TRADER lisa ayoung
man who, at times, Is not considered eX.
actly bright Ia the upper story" The answer
given is hardly pertinent to the issue made.
The mental sanity or insanity of the editor
of the FREE TRADER does not enter into
the question, and is a matter Of perfect i'm
materiality
Messrs Gentleman and Fowler have not
denied the Truth of the statements made
inf the FREE TRADER as to their democ-
raCy and as to their relations with Ralph
Plumb and his congressional campaign.
They cannot deny them without commit
ting the most hagrant violation of truth.
They have masqueraded as democrats
as long as they can, and now that the demo
Gratis Of the county know their hypocracy,
it will be disgraceful to the party, as a
party, if they are permitted to influence,
either by voice or through the columns Of
the press, the sentiments of any of its
members
Ralph Plumb may use men in his own
party to create sentiment favorable TO him
q I'd to his methods, but he cannot be al
lowed TO have his spies and harlots in the
democratic party to do his bidding.
Willard Gentleman and Chase Fowler,
having shown themselves traitors to the
democratic party and adverse to its in
terests, must be considered as having placed
themselves without its recognition and be.
yond any political atliliatioh. They have
been in the past and are now Mr.. Plumb's
political PROGRESSES, and democrats real.
izlng this, will know just what treatment
to mete out to them.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

cultivated soprano voice. She gives US an
entirely original Beuind, and stands, unriv-
aled In that character. In the second act
Miss Hiley introduced "Home Sweet Home"
during the rendition of which there was
hardly dry eye in the audience. Her act.
ing was spirited and captivating, Mr.. Gold.
en-, as Lorenzo, was ridculously funny.
He sings, dances and gives limitations Of
many actors, but the original Golden wit il
hest appreciated by his auditors. lie is.
without doubt, the funniest comedian we
have.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

Elected upon Mr.. Plumb very severely. He
desired retraction and certificate from
the FREE TRADER as to his political virtue,
and In order to obtain II sent on the second
Thursday after the paper was issued, to
Mr. ID. Heenan, the following telegram
conveying notice TO Mr.. Heenan and the
FREE TRADER that Mr. Finlen would be
re.e ted unless the retraction was made and
that 1t must be made In order to appease
the wrath Of Senator Sawyer
The FREE TRADER retraction must be
complete to satisfy Senator Sawyer"
lie also sent to his nephew, Fawcett
Plumb. dispatch of similar import, using
the words "fHll and manly" The editor
of the FIRE TRADER believing that sena.
tor Sawyer was not so simple as Mr..
Plumb's dispatch made him appear, and
believing that Mr.. Plnmb mad deliberately
attempted to deceive Mr.. Heenan and him.
self, on Friday morning sent the following
dispatch:
OTTAWA ILL.,, May q, 1886
Hon. PHILETUs SAWYER, Washington,
ID. C:--Iesterday Congressman Plumb
telegraphed Mr.. Heenan us follows: FREE
TRADER 'retractiOn must be complete to
satisfy Senator Sawyer Am to under,
stand from this that lmust withdraw every
thing said of Mr. Plumb or the senate will
refuse TO confirm Mr.. Finlen? Please an
swer at once. JAMES III. ECKELs,
Editor of FREE TRADER"
AT noon of the same day the following
was received:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 81, 'SG.
JAMES III. ECKELs IL have not author.
lied any such dispatch. l don't demand
| only desire that you should treat Mr.
Plumb fairly. PnMETUs SAWYER"
1t is needless to say Mr.. Plumb did not
get the retraction as he desired it, A man
who will stoop to such low methods is
hardly worthy the title of "a Christian
statesman"
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
A Card
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Oct. 30, Il

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Oct. 30, 1886.
EDITOR FREE TRADER May attention
has been called to the following in the
Globe relative to the support that will be
given to Judge Gilbert by me If he Is nom-
mated by the democratic convention; Hon.
G. W. Armstrong, Of Brookfield, the father
OF the democratic party of La Sale county,
who has never voted anything but the
straight democratic ticket for over forty
years, will oppose him" l desire to say
that the statement of the editor of the Globe
Is wholly unauthorized and is absolutely
false. am democrat, as have always
been, and if Judge Gilbert is re nominated
by the democrotic convention, the demo.
Gratis of La sale county may be assured
that shall support him.
GEO. w. ARMSTRONG.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

For the past few weeks the friends Of
Supervisor O'Laughlan, OF Brookneld,
have been talking of him for representa-
tive in the lower house at Springfield. We
are free to confess that we should enjoy
having Mr. O'Laughlan nominated. He is
thorough democrat and man of ability.
He would represent with credit TO himself
and his constituency the people of La Sale
county at the state capitol. He is a man
Of fine personal address and one whose
judgment is always clear. We trust the
democrats will nominate Mr.. O'LaughlaH
a. one of their two candidates for the lower
house.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
A Special Announcement! +!

The one thing that every enterprising
newspaper publisher covets above every
other thing is a large circulation for his
paper. This Is what he plans for, hopes
Tor, strives for continually, with all the abil-
ity there is in him. To this end he i'm,
proves his paper, sends canvassers into the
field TO work for il, distributes Sample
copies" wherever he thinks they may do
any good-in short, does everything he
knows how to push his circulation up to a
big figure and hold 1t there. And, always,
the more subscribers he gets, the more he
wants. Because, of course, the larger the
circulation, the better he can make the pa
per, and the more money he can get for the
advertising space in it. "If you have the
circulation, everything else comes" Is an
old saying in the newspaper business.
So much, preliminary to the special An
nouncement we have tomake. We are go
Ing TO put the circulation of this paper up
10 10000 copies. II has, as our readers well
know, large circulation already, as com
pared with that of its local competitors
But this does not satisfy us. Its present
circulation we are confident, can be trsbled,
and more than trebled, by means Of the In
ducements we shall this year be able to Of
fer, We Intend that the FREE TRADER
shall have list of at least 10 600 paid up
subscribers before II Is year older! This
Is no empty boast We know precisely
what we are talking about We shall get
the subscribers!
We have had large edition of a splen.
did household medical work, "Our Family
Physician" printed especially for the use
OF this paper as a premium. The book Is
as standard and well known In many parts
of the country as Webster's Dictionary. 1t
has been selling steadily for years, and Is
recommended by physicians of every
school. The regular retail price is $500.
1t sells for that everywhere, and IL worth
II. BY buying large number of them at
oae time, we have been able to secure a
rate by which we can afford TO offer this
$500 book and years subscription to the
FREE TRADER, BIT for $500!
This is more for the meney than has ever
been offered by any newspaper In the coLn.
Try!
The book Is a standard authority, and
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02


The Republican newspapers harp upon the
fact that the President has exercised the veto
power oftener than all other presidents
put together. What of il? 1t is his cOnsti.
tuional right, and it would have been a
mercy had his predecessors used it upon the
Infamous enactments Of partisan congress
during the reconstruction period. These
critics Ignore the facts, however, in trying
to make 1t appear that President Cleveland
is abusing his power. Here is -omc light
upon the conduct Of the President and the
recent Democratic congress, to which Mr..
Scofeld, in addressing the llth Democratic
convention, at Rock Island, recently, called
attention:
Already through the administration, Mr.
Chairman, more pensions have been granted
to the widows and orphans of soldiers and to
disabled soldiers than at any time in tie his.
tory Of this country, at least for many years
In that respect, at least, has Pre- id mt Cleve.
land fulfilled the pledge which lie made to
the people when he accepted the nomination
which was rendered him by the last Demo
cratic national convention | would call
your attention to the fact that no rebel
claims have been paid no cotton Claims
presented by southern ''rebes" have been
paid by this Democratic administration to
the fact that untiring efforts have been made
by this administration to redeem hundreds
of thousands of acres hat were unearn i by
these monopolios and corporations that span
this country from east to west from nor to
south | say to you that it is a mnttcr of
congratulation that we have in Washington
City man who SO completely fufllS the
wants of the people and steadfastly stands
upon the platform which we adopted.
Hon. Wm. II. Neece was re.nominated,
and in recent speech among other things,
said
1.-Two years ago we promised something
about restoring the public domain which had
been forfeited by the great railroad corpora.
tions. We pledged you that we would re.
store these lands to the public domain again.
We have passed fifteen land grant forfeiture
bills, thus restoring 6fty rHIioao oC acres TO
the public domain. Bills have passed the
House forfeiting 30,O0O,000 acres more
which to-day remain in the Senate, and
which l hope to God will become laws"
(Applause.)
In regard to pensions, he makes the fol-
lowing observation:
81 think it better economy to pay soldiers
liberal pensions than to keep large stand
ing army, for when 1t is certain that the
soldier who is crippled will be well cared
for, or, if killed, those dependent upon him
can never come to want, soldiers will be
ever ready to fight our battles.
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
4 IN musenents.


The Undinc Hose Company have made ar.
rangements for benefit at the opera house
on the evening Of Oct 7th, when the great
sensational comedy drama, entitled "One Of
the Bravest' will be presented. The story
illustrates the life, struggles and trium9hs
of the N. Y. fire department.
Tickets may be secured from any member
of the fire department and at Simons music
store, Lutz & Briggs drug store, and Hape.
man & Graham's book store.
J. W. Whitlock, chief engineer of the An
sonis, Conn, fire department, has this to say
of the company that is to appear in LiscOmb's
opera house, Rondout, to night, under the
auspices o: Cornell Hose Company, No. p
"On Thursday, March %, 1886, the troupe
known as lone of one Bravest," with Char
les McCerthy as the star actor, presented
their drama zone of the Bravest,' at the
opera house here, under my management.
The house was packed. When the curtain
went down on the last act, the troupe re
ceived perfect ovation. can cheerfully re-
commend the company to all brother firemen,
wherever they 60, as being square in their
dealing, and one that gives first class rep
resentation of freman's duty, and, best of
all, one that will be the means of replenish
ing the treasury of any FIRE department that
engages them
COMIC OPERA.
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. and 9th,
the Dora Wiley Opera Company, will appear
in the following repertsir: Friday night,
"Mascotte''; Saturday, "0livette'; Saturday
matinee, "Aiiksdo.'
The prices for admission for this enjoy
ment are but Is and % cents.
See what the St Louis Globe De7nocTd,
says:
Miss Wiley has srlump, well-rounded
pretty figure, and a clear, brilliant, highly
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02
Purely Political.


The most remarkable change of political
sentiments on record Is that of the sudden
conversion Of nearly three thousand printers
from republicanism to democracy, which
has come to pass in the government print,
Ing office within the past three weeks!
***
The prohibltionists and large number
OF other people in this state are puzzled to
know why the recent republican conven.
tion at Springfield so completely ignored
the temperance question in its platform :
AS they selected poker player" for the
head, and preacher and prohibitionist for
the tall of their ticket, how could they
have done otherwise?
The republican loss since 1884, in Maine,
Is 0,94S, and yet they crow about "captur
ing" that state.
The republican newspapers are as fierce
as tigers over Neal Dow s effort to carry
Maine Tor prohibition, and in every way
seek to belittle the great temperance apos.
tie; yet they fear his party so greatly that
they get up a big anti saloon convention In
Chicago to coax the prohibitionists into the
republican ranks!
ID. b. Turney, prohibition candidate for
congressman, challenges Ralph Plumb to
meet him on the stump and discuss the
Issue.
When crank meets crank, then comes
the tug of bosh eS. bosh.
***
The Maine majority has got down to
nearly 1000. 1t is hoped, however, that
Mr.. Blaine will not contest the election
Er
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

JNO. VI. WEIGH Chairman, La Sale
JAMES II ECKEiS, Ottawa
DANIEL HEENAN. streatOr.
fDGARS. BROWNE, MENDOZA.
LOUIS ltOHkER. Worthwhile.
SAMUEL T. PARll. Rutland
CHARLES Il. ERICKSON, Miller.
CHARLES l.. HOFFMAN. Eagle
SAMUEL MILLER, Farm Ridge.
by j tWE- II. Frror. seer M '
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

The Maine majority has got down to
nearly 1000. 1t is hoped, however, that
Mr.. Blaine will not contest the election
Er
The Ottawa free trader., 1886-10-02

Entered NJ The past ONre NJ Ott1rH. NliHots, ds
SfCDUt tlNy HdH Hditsr.
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Another valuable member of Congress has
announced his determination to refuse any
further term of service in the House. Mr..
James. of New York,-liKe MIR. Hewitt, of the
same city, Mr. Collins, of Boston, Mr.. Mitchell
OF New Haven, and other active, practical men
who have tried to I've OF use in expediting legis-
lation and become disguised with the repeated
defeats of their endeavors,-will not waste any
more time In this line of effort. Notwthstand-
ing the maxim Never despair of the Republic"
they can hardly be blamed for their recalci-
trancy. Il man owes something to hts country
but IL II also his duty 10 use his powers and
talents to the best advantage, and this can be
dsne much more surely in private than In
public life nowadays. y public career, in this
country, Is not tempting To men of first-class
ability and character, unless they happen to be
Also particularly fond of politics; and even then
they could generally accomplish much greater
results by remaining private citizens. The
rules OF Congress must be reformed altogether
before this unsatisfactory state of affairs can be
terminated. The changes in the rules last
December were in the line of Improvement; but
the experience of the past eight months shows
plainly enough that what is needed is not a
mere tinkering of the present rules, but
brand-new set, constructed with view TO
facilitate the transaction OF business and to
suppress the inevitable SO uad offilibuster. hair
sPlitters and other obstructionists, who by some
1nscrutable dispensation of Providence find
seats In every Congress.
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The work OF the session, thanks to good man.
asement and good luck combined has been
rounded up far more satisfactorily than seemed
within the bounds of possibility a week ago.
Most OF the important measures, concerning
which there was until lately an apparently
fatal disagreement, have been successfully car.
risd through, and the few that have tailed for
the present are in good position for becoming
successful next winter. Altogether, the show.
Ing made by the Forty-ninth Congress is not a
bad one.
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II is announced that the gas company has
made report 10 the Secretary of the interior,
showing that it has purchased for the further
manufacture OF gas $500 tons OF COAL at a gross
cost OF about S4O.50O But how about naphtha,
or other forms Of coal oil product? How much of
that has been or is 10 be bought, and at what
price: Naphtha Is the stuff the pubic is most
interested IN Knowing about. That is what Is
largely responsible Tor the very bad quality of
our present supply of gas, and until its use is
prohibited We shall never have q first-ciass
artlcle, nor reasOnable "a bills
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Crimes against women are becoming disa-
grseaoly frequent of late. Every day brings the
news OF two or three assaults or murders, while
suicides and duels in the name Of Love are null
tiplying at an alarming rate. The impelling
motive in all these cases IS too apt TO be misun-
derStood and misstated. 1t may be PRIDE or
vanity, or passion, or envy, or revenge, but it
" never love, which is always and essentially
unselfish. The lesson OF these crimes is to warn
Ne all OF the terrible lengths to which one may
be led by selhshness, which is at the bottom OF
Ill the sin in this sinful world
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The Concord summer School of Philosophy Is
apparently descending from the empyrean
heights To the level OF ordinary everyday phi
losophers- Al its session this year the chief
attractions have been "musicales. picnic,.
drives and parties interpreted with lectures
on transcendental topics for appearance sake
This Is all very natural and commendabIe
although Dante was not in the habit of going
driving, and there Is no record OF Plato ever
having attended picnic.
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Queen Victoria must be feeling pretty sick
Just now,-to use slang phrase-lf roy atty ever
allows Itself TO feel that way. She signaliZed
her approval of the ternly-virtuous and indig-
pantly-eloQuent manner in which Mr.. Mat
thews, counsel for the crown. overhauled Sir
Charles Dixie and denounced his relations with
Mr.. Crawford, in the unsavory case lately on
TRIAL In London by creating the eminent law
yer . baronet and having him made Home
Secretary; and now it turns out that few years
ago be was himself correspondent in a notori-
Gus divorce case, in which it was shown that
his relations with a Mrs Chetwynd werealmost
identical with those lately existing between
Dixie and Mrs. Crawford.
Whom the surface is scratched little the
English aristocracy show up as a very bad lot,
and II the Queen wants 10 keep her fingers clear
OF pitch she had better wash her hands Of the
whole crowd. Here and there a few virtuous
exceptions may be found. but hardly enough,
there Is reason to fear, to quicken the rotten
1aSA
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Ion OF the President in favor OF the river and
harbor bill. 1t would have been public mis-
fortune to Interrupt the important work of the
Potomac river improvement.