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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
THE COLONIZATION SCHEME.
rhe Plot Almo>t Completely piSclosed-Thc
Leaders Spotted

The Plot Almo,t Completely niSclosed-Thc
Leaders spotted.
Nsw YORK, 0,t. 6,-Thc republican
chrme for frsudulout voting is now al
most com plNtelY disclosed, and the dem
Gratis have m tie arrau yements 20 arrest
aud punish the orIop'zArs "a soou as the
first acts are committed by
'rsu6uient r~gi'trstion ON next
Tuesday. Nearly one hundred
men are already spotted ns heads of
yang. but as they will probably not reg
lister until late dsy their associates are
under surveillance with view TO their
apprehension Immediately after their
registration. The scheme of fraud
includes the casting of votes by
he same colopizers in Brooklyn,
New York and Jersey City and some of
he 'imPorted talent" who record
false names and residences in Brooklyn
end New York will be surprised TO find
themselves nabhed ON their first ap.
pesrsnce before the New York boards of
registration. The scheme is the same that
was llayad with some success in 1850, but
wss haffled in 1884 by the vigilance of the
democratic distriot attorney. The dis
covery of the plot against the suffrage
has been facilitated by the jealousy
awakened by the New York machine men
toward the nsylvanisns who have been
brought here to take charge of them.
II is certsin that fraudulent votes
will not be permitted to be cast I, New
York this year and the exposure of the
scheme of fraud will prevent the success
of conspiraoies against voters of other
states.
A TOTAL abolition of excise taxes would
ain ost inevitably proys a serious, if not
an insurmountable obstacle to thorough
revision of the tariff and to any con
siderable reduction in import duties.
The present tariff system is, in many re-
spects, unjust. 1t makes unequal distri
publGnSy DOtl OF lt5 burdens ana Its
beusfts. Il l recommend an en-
largement OF the free list 50 as to include
within it the numerous articles which
yield inconsidsrabls revenue, a sim plih
cation of the oom plex and moons isteRt
schedsle of duties upon certain manufeo-
ture', particularly thOss of cotton, iron
and steel, and q substantial reduction of
the duties upon those articles, and upon
sugar, molasses, silk, wool and wooden
goods.-Presidsnt Arthur's annual mes
sage, 1882.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

"The hardest question l ever had to
answer" said a gentleman who had just
come down from the Thousand Islands,
was put by my little boy while the train
was passing through a small strip of
woods. Papa, he shouted, the roar of
the train making it difficult to hear. are
there any lions an tigers an bears in
these voods?' No. I said. We'll, If
there ain't no lions an tigers an bears in
the woods he shrieked above the din,
what do they have the woods forg"-
Utica Observer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
PLUNGED INTO MISERY.
The Tariff Bill an Elephant on the Hands Of
the Poor UnharmonIous Republican,.

The Tariff Bill an Elephant on the Hands of
the Poor UnharmonIous Republican,.
NEW YogK, Oct. 4.-The republican
managers here are disgusted tonight.
They are completely broken up over the
tariff bill reported 70 the senate each ozs
accusing the other of duplicity and every
one calling the other bad names. ray
hoped up TO the last moment that no bill
would be reported. He had carried down to
Washington three times as the dictum
OF the bosses il this city that no bill
should be reported. He was told that
they knew in Washington az much about
running the republican machine as the
men did in New York. Still he was per
sistent. Up to week ago be believed he
could win. he knew that much Doodle
depended on it. The monopolist manu-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

Mr.. Mich ael L. Purcell, being first duly
sworn, dePo ses and says that he Is resi-
dent of Bloomington, illinois; that few
days before the Hay es Tilden election In
1876, on an afternoon at Durley hail, in
Bloomington, he attended a republican
meeting which was addressed by Ben
Harrison, the present presidential candi-
date; thai Harrison during his speecn on
that occasion praised the different races
that took part In suppressIpg the re
belliUn, but did not mention the
Irish; that as Harrison was quitting that
portion of his address an Old 1rIshman
asked: "What was the matter with
the Irish, and where were Sheridan,
Mulligsn, Shields and the rest'''
that to this question there followed
shouts of put him out" and then they
took the old gentleman from the hall;
Harrison then said IN answer TO the ques
tior: at is easy to kaox that mans na
tion slity; We had more of them to con
tend against in the late rebellion than We
had with Us in the union service; they
are only good to shovel diIt and grade
railroads; if il were not for them We
would not need half our penitentiaries."
Affiant cannot now remember ell the
abusive words Harrison then used
against the Irish, but is positive
Harrison used the above language,
sfhsst's memory of the speech being
good, bec4use among other things, he
spoke OF tbs matter afterwards before
Harrl-0u's nomination and also because
as sooa as the meeting was over be had e
hot discussion With a man about the cor
rec.uess of Hgrrisop's remarks about the
Irish in the late war, affiant then claiming
Harison's language 10 be untruthful and
uucaIled for. And sfi4nt seesrs that
Harrisop's words against the Irish were
folio Eed with great appliance.
MTcEAEL Z. PURCELL.
Subscribed and sworn 70 bsfore me this
the 20th day of September.
D. 8. PRAEsos, Notary Public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

THE result of the late town elections in
Connecticut makes the gills OF a repub
er. To see old republican stronghUlds
go democratic, to see manufacturing
precincts where laboripg men are thick
as fleas and working in protected manu-
factures, and yet putting in their votes
for democracy for the first time, was
spectacle that maketh the liver of the
Harrison man to hang very low. There's
a quake in his voice and qnsver in his
cheer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

sence for not exceeding one year wins n
by reason of drought or other unavoidable
casualty such settler cannot obtain sup
port for himself; reducing all double
minimum presumption lands to uniform
price of S1.25 per acre. and allowing any
homestead settler who has entered less
than one-quaIte ter section to enter addition
al land contiguous TO the original sntry,
which with such entry skal Lot exceed
100 acres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
Better Than Nothing.

Young Man Ito numismatist) )-"What's
& silver haif-dollar worth, dated 1882"
Numismatist-"Not othing; the market is
flooded with them
Young Man (dlsoouraged)-"I thought
they were valuable. Can't you give me
something for itf''
Numismatist-'I wouldn't mind giving
you quarter for l."
Young Man-"Take it; that's better
than nothing"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

BLAIsE is gong on with his everlasting
talking, and nobody can slept him. The
man seems to have been corr to talk.
Nature wound hin wp and set him to ran
ming, and on he goee, evidently not able
20 stop talking, any more than the
everlastingly Walking man could stop
Walking. Such cases are singular, and
difficult Of explanation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
ARE WOMEN FITTED TO GOVERN ,

In the current number of the Popular
Science Monthly, Prof. Z. d. Cope dis
eusses the Relation of the sexes to
government" 1t is a pleasant variation
from the silly discussion, as marriage a
tailuref" which has for some time oc-
cupied the attention of magazine read
ers. Prof. Cope cnscludes that in depart
ments OF morals which depend on the
emotional nature, women are the supe-
rior; for thoss which depend on the
rational nature, man is the superior, and
that when the balance is struck, he can
see no inferiority on either side, The
course OF reasoning which he pursues i
order to reach this conclusion is interest.
ing 80 follow. From youth onward" he
says, men have observed in women one
popularity for which no remedy has been
yet found, and that is, pronounced
frailty of the rational faculty in thought
or action. This Characteristic Is offset
by a strength and elevation of the emo
tionsl nature, which shines with iuextin-
guishable lustre in the wife aud mother
1t il TO this that man renders the homage
of respect, admiration and such devotion
rs ne Is capable of. Bat, are these the
qualiies for our governors! Men sho
display persona! bias in ever so small a
degree, unless accompanied by unusual
merits of another kind, are not selected by
their fellows for position. of responsibili.
ty and trust. Strong understanding, Wig
orous judgment, and the absence of fear,
favor and Affection are what men desire
in their governors; for only through
minds of thi. character can Justice he OBJ
tained." Every thing considered there
fore, II we are to ssree with this writer,
the quality of iustice remains with the
male. 1t is upon this that men and
women must alike depend, snd
hence it is that women so often pre-
fer to be judged by men rather than by
their own sex. Indeed there srs so few
exceptions that We may put it down as a
| rule. The argument is q good one, and it
| Is difficult to see how il can be success
| fully controvert.d.
| The DraooRAr is often asked, "How is
| Milwaukee this yearr Well, the only
| susver is, Don't know" The DKMocR.r
has its opinion about New York aid In
| diana, but when it comes TO Milwaukee, it
gives it up. The boys will have 10 wait
until after The election and then they will
learn that Milwaukee has gone one way or
| the other. The old woman said that "if
indigo was good it would either sink or
SWIM" "but," she added, "for the life of
me, 1 can't tell which" That's how tits
| with Milwaukee.
The sooner We have that (tarifi) revis-
ion the better it will be for ali industries.
Senator Warner Miller, of New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

SeTate-After the introduction and re-
fereJce to the committees of several
minor bills, Mr.. Wheeler, (Ala.l addressed
the house upon the tariff question. He
characterized the senate bill as being
i'll the interest of monopoIies and deteri-
mental to the aErioCj -ural industry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

IT reported in Cairo fortnight
ago that Tip2u lib had sent agents to
warn all tribes north of the equator that
the Europeans intend 10 enslaye than,
and that it is for their interest &c 0 str1ct
all expeditions and kill thsir leaders.
This seems like exaggerated gossip; but
DR.. Zucchinotti, of Cairo, pho vas in the
Soudan with Gordon and has been as faG
south as the Albert Nyanza believes Tip
pu guilty Of tine assassination of Major
Barttelot. Meanwhile there are no steps
taken in London for a rescue expedition,
but the German party is getting on very
well, and will soon be uLder way.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, con
tiLuss TO exchange uniforms with the
SOY creigus of the continent, and is kept
as busy in his robing rooms as star
actor. 1ls scene at the arrival of his
majesty IN Vienna vas curious mixture
of tailoring, sentiment and soiemnity.
Emperor William wore an Austrian uui
form and Emperor Francis Joseph wore
a PTEssian uniform. The German kisst d
the Austrian; and, standing with clasped
hards, they went through the formula of
ro!a greeting. Then william kissed
people cneered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

The foregoing is but a 1.-THE Of the
testimony compiled by the Catholic
News; bat ia ell the DEMOCRAT Is able to
publish for want of space Is il possible
that these men do not tell the truth! The
DKxooEAT is free to say that i. believes
them, If for no other reason shan that
what they assert, is jus. what selfish,
coId-bIooded, sristoeratic man like Mr..
Hsrrisou would naturally say.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

IT ia an old adage of the police that you
can always tell when rogue is cornered
by the kind of lie ne tells. Tried by this
test the republicans show up badly.
Utterly routed by argument for tariff re-
form, incapable of resisting the splendid
logic and array OF facts that are making
sucn im pressioa on the peopls in favor of
tariff reduction and less taxation the
campaign managers of that party have
set aiost number of alleged quotations
from English newspapers that the pas
sage of the Mills bill will
benefit English manufactures at
the expense of those of
America. These alleged extracts have
been ex xposed. 1t has been shown that
no such comments have been ma1s; but
the republican organs keep on quoting
them as scare, hoping that the readers
will be fooled into believing tina. a lessoa-
ing OF taxation of the Americans will be
benefit to England. The truth is that
the bert English opinion is fully and
clearly expressed by Gisdstons, when he
says, in substance, that when America
takes of the ehackles from her COM
merce, she will wrest from Great Britain
her supremacy of the markets Of the
world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
liberated frnm their Fetfers

b. rne helpful genial action Of that most benefi-
cent Of aperients, RosJetter's stomach Bitters,
the bowels soon throw of the burden that para
iyzed and weakened them. and resume their
normal freedom Of action The action OF the
3 tiers, unlike that Of average puryaffveS. IN
wolves no gripping or drsnchiBg II it did it
would, Ike them. be yalu-iess Tor ordinary usa
There IS nothing ungentle or unnatural attending
Is operation Upon the LIVER, no less than the
bowels Its action IS most benign. Promoting a
healthfal bilious secretion. and directing cut of
the wrong into the right channel Confointlv
With G stiyeness. ether biious symptoms dlsar-
telr when Il Is Systematically used and the st0r
ach Is Strengthened as well regulated by II
halarisi complaints, rheumatism, de1iIiry, nerT-
business and kidney troubles are Completely
resieved BY Il. Sleep and appetite are invariably
promoted by il
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

The list might be extended, but these
items are quite sufficient to show the cost
of high tariff to the average housekesp-
or and to working people generally.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

The president Of the Bay State sugar
company at Boston makes no attempt to
conceal the fact that his refinery was
shut down by order of the troatees of the
sugar trust, in order to curtsil pro5 uctiop,
and so maintain prices at whatever figure
the trust sees fiji TO exact. He calls in an
economic business arrangement" in or
der TO "redu2e tho proportion of sugar
to the consumption" Here is a new
phrase to bs added to the trust vocabul-
ary, II is TO be observed as well hat this
economic business arrangement" in
wolves not only higher prices for sugar,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

DoKs James g. Blaine talk againet mo-
nopoiyi Has he uttered a word of CEN
sure against the expressions OF cApitalf
No, that would be anti republican.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

MI James D. Mellinger, the well known
aud ex ens.ve livery business man of this
city, declares that Harrison in his Duriey
hail speech said the Irish were only fl to
ssovel dirt aud fiji the penitentiaries
Mr.. Ms!inger heard the speech.
Mr.. j. Jhn Morgan, an ex union veteran,
declares that he heard Harrison's speech
and that Harrison said the Irish were
My fl to shovel dirt and fill the peniten-
tiaries.
Robert Sanders, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that hs is resident of
Bloomington, Illinois, that in the early
part OF November, few days before the
presidential election in 1876. he attended
Il republican meeting held one afternoon
in Durley hall in said city of Blooming
ton; that Ben Il lrrison was present and
addressed the meeting, and that Harrison
during the course of his remarks was
Interrupted by an old Iris imam, who asked
something about the Irish, to which cues
tion Ben Harrison replied in substance
that the Irish were only fit to fill the
penitentiarIes and shovel dirt, for which
they got more than they were worth, as
they were no credit to the American peo-
pie. Aftiant farther says that while he
cannot now reminder all Ben Harrison
then said against the Irish, he Is at least
positive that Ben Harrison did then aud
there use lang uage substantially as above.
And affiant further says that the old man
who asked the question was pat out of
the hall.
ROBERT SANDERS.
Subscribed and svorp 10 nsfore me this
18Th day of September, A. D., 1888.
ID. s. PEARSON.
NOtar! Public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
4 Section of South Carolina I hat has Enjoyed
ever Fifty Consecutive Rainy Days.

il Section of South Carolina hat has Enjoyed
ever Fifty Consecutive Rainy Days.
CoLUMBIA-Sone remarkable weather
Is reported from a SECTION of Collection
county, this state, about twenty mile.
square. For fourteen months following
the great earthquake of August, 1886
there was an almost continual druuth,
during which the total rainfall did MOI
exceed two inches. Streams and springs
dried up, crops and sattle perished for
want of water, and it was difficult for the
people TO obtain good drinking water A
little over two months ago ram began to
fall steadily in that section and for fifty
seven consecutive days there were only
two on which it did not fall All the low
lands have been turned into lakes, no
crops have been made snd the people are
in deplorable condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY.

Harrisuurg. Pa, Patriot; The high
tariff is precious thing in the sight
of tho mOnopo'Ist, but plain, com
mon people, since they find what au ex-
pes awe luxury it IL, are not so fond of IT.
WLen they look at the tariff schedule
they find that it costs thsm many Il dol
lar IN tbs common neosssaries of life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

RAIN fell for ffty-sevea consecutive
days over an area Of about twenty miles
square in South Carolina The loviands
are turned into lakes and the people,
having no crops, are destitute
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
A NOTABLE REPUBLICAN DEFEa1Iox

ihe Secretary of the Treasury Under Liuca II,
J"hns0n and Arthur Comes Over.
WASHINGTON O.t. 9.-Hugh McCuioch.
sscfefary of tina treasury uud-r Pce,i
dents Lincoln, j ,hrson and Arthu" has de
oi7red for Cleveland. He Will be eighty
yeer: old in December, and he has never
yet voted for any presidential candidate
who was not whig or republican, but If
his health permits he will go to
thV polls in November ard cast
his vote for Cleveland sud
Thurman. Mr.. MeCunoch's utteraucrs
relating 10 a revision of the tar #, boi az
the time he was secretary of the treasur.
under President Arthur aud more re
Gently in the publication of his
memoirs had fairly prepared the
way for such a step He was ra,hor
averso to being interviewed today, bat
had no hesitation in admitting frankly
that in this contest for revenue reform he
stool sGuarely wish Mr.. Cleveland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
IN GENERAL.
THE TEUTON vs.. THE GAUL.

President Carnot's Retaliatory Decree Severe
ly Handled.by the German Press.
BERLIN.-The North German Gazette is
bitter in its comments on the French de
cree regarding toreigp residents. 1t sees
at once that it Is measure of retaliation
against Germany for her passport system.
L. advises all Germans to leave France,
warns every German who crosses the from
tier into French territory that he passes
from oivIlIzsd into a barbafous land
ard he cannot complain if the different
customs and national instincts cause him
some annoyance.
VIENNA.-The Vossische Z=itung be
lieves that President Carnot's decree Is
directed rather against the Italians than
Germans, bus that the latter cannot com
plain, for the same s. ystem has existed
for long time in Germany.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

A dollars worth of common cartheuwarr,
with the duty adlel, costs you. ....-....... 81 81
A dollars worth of common cutlery, with
duty .........,. ... .....-.......... g.. ... | 50
A dollar worth or raw clothing wool ..... ! 5J
4 dollars worth Of nXlcs ....... .-..--..... G2
dollars worth of worstcd goo Is. .-. ... II
A dollars worth of wooden clothiu; ..-..... 81
A dollars worth of WOODEN dress goods. ... l -
dollars worth OF anncls of any kind .. l 20
A dollars worth Of wooler blankets ....... 20
A dollars worth of comm csttod cloth. -
4 dollars worth of brown sugar r............ So
dollars worth of varniSh .... -...... %
\ dollars worth of starch -.-... ... ....... %
dollars worth of paint. go. .-..... -
\ dollars worth of horseshoe nails ....... 76
A dollars worth Of small size common win
dow glass according to size .... 81 co to &C
A dollars worth Of whiting and Paris white
dry. ... ............ ..-.....-... 81
Five cents worth of castor oil .............- II
dollars worth Of manufactured brass ... 1!
\ dollars worth OF brushes. ........-.... 30
dollars worth Of chemicals ...... Sl@5 to , II
dollars worth Of 1axen thread ............ 40
dollars worth of bags or bagainG -....... 10
dollars worth OF oil cloth h............... ~
dollars worth of tnwaro ............ o.. 81
A dollars worth of salt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
\ dollars worth of cotton thread. 80. ..... &c
dollars worth of cotton yarn ...... ..... l 46
4 dollars worth Of cotton stockings. .... 40
4 dollars worth of corsets .............. =. -
dollars worth of needles ................. Is
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

THERE is no difficulty in seeing which
party it is that is working for the best
good of the country. The republican
party calls on the monopolists for
funds to carry on the campaign, while
the democratic party has to look to the
people fer aid. Tho case is so clear that
no one not willfully blind can see which
is the friend, and which Is the eaemy of
the laboring clas.es.
IKE Mills bill gives treble the protec,
tive duties imposed by the tariff of 1889,
ten per oent. more than Clay, the father
of the American system ever imposed,
and twelve per cent. higher duties than
the Morrill, act of 1861, put on at the be-
ginning of she war. Yet republican
aiarmists are 'boo-hooing" through the
land that the Mills bill 10 free trade.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12

Notary PGbljc.

John A Wilson, being first duly sworn,
deposes and say hat he is a dealer in
nursery sock i'll Blooming ton, MsLean
county, Illinois; that he ia of Irish de
scent, AID also an exfederal soldier in
the Mexican war; that few days before
the presidential election in the year 1876
he attended a republican meeting, held
one afternoon in the Ddrley theatre OF
Blooming ton, Illinois, and that Ben Har-
rlson, the present republican presiden-
tial cand ida'e, addressed that meeting {;
that Ben Harlison, during the course OF
his address, spoke highly of many ma
tionallties, except the Irish people; that
at this point some one interrupted Har-
rison and asked about the Irish
and the services of Meag her, Sheridan,
Shit Ids. Muilisan aud others; that Harri-
son SAID in answer TO this question that
TIE Irish were only ii TO shovel dirt and
fill the penitentisries; affiant further
says he can not now RENE inter all the
abusive Language Ben. Harrison then used
about the Irish, but affiant is sure of what
he does claim to remember. Atfiant
further says that the man VINO raised the
question was put out of the hall.
JOHN A. WILSON.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
1O5n day of s. ptembsr, A. u. 1888.
ROBERT t. WILLIAMS, Jr., Notary Public