The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-21
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TILpES.
Once more, o all adjusting Death
| The nations pantheon opens wide;
| Once more common sorrow saith
| A strong wise man has died.
Faults doubtless had be- had we not
Our own, TO question and asperse
The worth we doubted OF forgot,
| Until we stood beside his hearse?
Ambitious, cautious, yet the man
To strike down fraui with resolute hand ;
| A patriot, if partisan,
He loved his native land.
So let the mourning bells be rung,
The banner droop its folds half way,
| And let the public pen and tongue
Their f,tiHg tribute pay.
Then let us vow above his bier
To set our feet on party lies,
And wound no more living ear
With words that death denies.
John &. Hhaher.
Sagacious shrew, and with heart for fate
Once in his life we may call him great
When, ,ricked by knavery and despoiled by
might,
He kept the csuntry's pesce-and forfeited
his right
-PUcf.
The Chicago Times, in summing up the
| 1ol - III CT q a
that Mr.. Plumb introduced seven private
pension bills The voters Of this district
imagined from the advertising done in the
Plumb papers that the Streator statesman
had introduced about every important meas
ure that had been brought to the attention Of
the nations Law. makers. No wonder Mr..
Plumb looks tired after his sessions work
ts*
The republican papers Of the county, with
the exception Of the Streator Free Press, do
not take kindly to Mr. Shay's candidacy for
the state senate. MIR. Shay's republicanism
does not seem Of sufficient soandness TO meet
the demands of the old liners He might OBJ
tain certificate Of its genuineness from Mr..
Plumb. 1t is certainly quite as good as that
distinguished gentleman's.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland are in
the North Woods, New York, enjoying
summers vacation. There is no one but that
will concede that the President is entitled TO
very long rest from the importunate office
seekers and the cares Of official life.
The latest paper in La Sale county Ito
fill long felt want is the Utica Gazette.
1t is very probable that tn, Gazette will I'll
the want until the campaign is over and
then quietly lie down and die. 1t has the
symptoms of early death, viz: 1t speaks of
itself as being "independent, fearless and
free"
The Irish National League. which closed
its annual session at Chicago on Thursday,
was one Of the most distinguished gathering
of Irish Americans ever witnessed in this
country. In it were men whose reputation
extend throughout two continents.
*.*
st. Stephens Gazette brings out this story
anent Queen Victorias hatred of Gladstone;
"The feeling dates back to the time when
the queen hestitated about signing the Irish
church disestablishment bill. But, madam,
YOU must sign it,, said Mr.. Gladstone. Sir,
do you know who | am? Yes, madam, you
are the queen of England. But does your
majesty know who am =? am the people of
england
So
Mr.. Tilden was very wise in making pro-
vision in his will that ifany person attempted
to contest his will, such person, if provided
for by the same, should forfeit his inheri-
lance. Mr.. Tilden was as wise man in bus
mess affairs as in politics.
9.
The contest over the state senatorship in
Bureau county is placing MIR. John W. Bar
ley, editor of the Bureau county Repnbl,cdR,
in very embarrassing position. For years
County Treasurer Wasnburne has given the
Republican, the tax list for publication, there
by increasing the revenues Of the office; and
on this account Bailey feels very kindly to
Washburne. On the other hand, Senator
Whiting took the precaution last winter to
have Bailey, jr, appointed secretary of his
senate committee and thus place Bailey, sr,
under numerous obligations to him. Be
tween the candidates. of the two the editor Of
the Republican is kept in constant misery,
and until September 9Th he will continue as
he has since the contest opened. TO I'LL
his columns with Good Lord Good
Devil! editorial squbs about Messrs.
Whiting and Washourne.
The Chicago Daily Nelcs, in its Illinois