The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31

sans" He shows that he 10 neither Greek
nsr Trojan by publishing at the head OF
his editorial column both the republican and
democratic calls for county convention. Mr.
Corwin may rest assured that President
Cleveland has net got him "On his list"
The laboring men who are being appealed
to by republican politicians and the republi.
can press to come over and help them should
remember that two years since the republi'
can state convention at Peoria Indignantly
refused to give hearing to laber COM
mittee, who were there to present Q set OF
resolutions and ask for their adoption. The
laboring men are loved by the republicans
only when the republicans need their votes.
To say that the Ottawa people are very
much pleased over the result of yesterday
result at Morris, between teams Of the Un-
dine Hose Company and the men from Joliet,
but mildly expresses it. Joliet is very
pleasant city and very enterprising one,
but the denizens of that hamlet overestimat
ed their abilities when they set out to beat
Ottawa. Individually and collectively the
members of the Undine Company will accept
the thanks Of all the citizens of this place,
especially of those who had bet money upon
them.
The following very touching piece Of verse
was written by the late Southern poet, Paul
Hamilton Hayne, in response to the sugges
ton of friend, that he "cultivate happi
ness" Of all the poets of the "Sunny South
land none ever sang so sweetly as he now
does, and no poet ever gave utterance to
purer or more enobling sentiments:
Is happiness plant of mortal birth,
Which, shrewdly cultured, grows in gracious
earth?
Rather heavenly glory or bright dew,
Slipped from the bosom Of the cloudless blue,
On some fair morning. to the soul surprise,
Fresh with the fragrance born in Paradise.
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During Payson's speech on the land ques.
ton in congress last week, Col. Plumb, who
had just received copy of the X. Of L. plat
form adopted at Streator, interrupted the
speaker long enough to read the plank re-
lating to land reform, which WAS in itself
strong endorsement of Mr.. Psyson's posi-
ion.-Streator Free Press.
What magnificent piece Of political wis
dom on the part of Col. Plumb, and how i'm.
portant that tho fact should be chronicled to
tho enlightenment Of the people. Truly Col.
Plumb is great man.
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Postmaster Andrew J. Reddick, Of La Sale,
yielding obedience to the order Of the Presi-
dent relative to federal officers participating
in political matters, has resigned as men,
Der Of the Democratic County Central Com.
mittee. It is very evident that Mr.. Reddick
does not design that his enemies shall con-
vict him of being an offensive partisan"
The order Of the President is in every way
. good one, and should be followed out by
every federal oficeholder, both in letter and
spirit. 1t may be impossible to absolutely
divorce politics and office, but good deal of
An estrangement between them is not i'm
possible.
1t is too bad that poor Fornof of the Free
Press should worry so much about the labor
ing man. His anguish is such as to make
him an object Of pity if not of charity. He
does so want the laborng man to vote the
republican ticket, because, of course, it will
help the laboring man, He is not moved to
weeping by any expected advantage to the
republican party-oh, no! The editor of the
Free Press is very clever gentleman, but
just at present he is engaged in attempting
to caole the laboring man of Streator by
honied words and by promises that will
never find fulflment In the language of
Lord Mansfield, sit is too thin"
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Just at present the republican voters of
Bureau Stark and Putnam counties are
stirred up over senatorial nomination.
Three candidates are In the field, viz: L. D.
Whiting, present incumbent; Z. A. Wash
burn, county treasurer of Bureau; and Joseph
H. Miller, representative in the legislature
from Stark. The main fight is directed
against Mr.. Whiting, who for the past six
teen years has been thorn in the side of
q clique of republicans of Bureau county.
At each canvass they start out to rid them
selves of him, but, like "Banquo's Ghost"
he will'no down." They swear at him hard
before his nomination and then complais-
antly vote for him. The chances are that
again "the farmer statesman" will be found
with the requisite number of votes to nomi-
nate him when the convention convenes,
though in Treasurer Washburn he has as a
competitor very skilled politician.
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The two military editors Of Ottawa, Lieut.
Nattinger, Of the Tines, and Col. Stevens, of
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