The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-10-13

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| am forced 10 the conclusion tha
he party has fallen completely under the
tonirol of selfish, grasping Interests, IN
which the spirit of monopoly Is running
mad" The letter Is one of the most scath
Ing denunciations OF republican hypocrlcy
that has appeared during this campaign
Hon. Hugh Mccullough, Secretary OF
the Treasury under Grant and Arthur, one
of the greatest finance secretaries oil MS
age, 10 New York Commercial Advertiser
man, on Monday, said he would vote foI
Cleveland He said. ~ don't believe
anybo iy could act as Secretary u the
Treasury without becoming convinced OF
the necessity of tariff revision. / have
watched Mr.. Cleveland's administration
very carefully, and | consider 1t to have
been marked with signal ability and up
rightness." As 10 the effect Of the Presi-
dents tariff recommendations on our In
dustres, he said "One thing Is certain
we can never extend our markets beyond
our own shores and improve the condition
of our laboring classes under the present
combination of high tariff and free labor
We cannot allow immigrants to pour In
upon us at the present rate and not inJure
our standard Of labor and wages. we
ought to be great commercial nation
We have all the natural advantages. But
we must free trade from Its restrictions
We really have no international trade now
Most of our exports now are food stn1Is
and most of them go TO England. Other
nations buy of us only what they cannot
get anywhere else. There Is all the South
American trade, Of which We get only 9
small share; we ought TO have great deal
more of 1t. But We can never expect tC
have any international trade Of any impor
lance 50 long az we maintain a high pro
tectlve tariff both on manufactures and on
raw materials"
Hon. Edward Jordan, solicitor OF the
treasury under Lincoln and johnson has
declared himself for Cleveland and tariff
reform. He says In the New York Herald
THE greatest good for the greatest mum
Der and for the entire nation Is the object
OF the present democratic administration
This IL genuine protection, by which and
under which the many and not the few
will be served On the other hand the pro-
lection Of the republicans Is designed and
Intended to take care of and enrich the
few at the expense Of the many; therefore
II Is plumber.
"The republicans now are not In sympa-
thy with the republican party of Arabian
Lincon's time, nor are the democrats now
In sympathy with the democracy OF that
epoch.
"The whole thing has turned around.
1.-THE republican party Is the party OF
class or sectional Ideas; the democratic
party Is the party of and for the people
Therefore am a Democrat"
During the laying of the corner stone of
st. Mary's Polish Catholic Church ut Read
ing, Pa, on Sunday last, platform on
which we're 800 spectators gave way, pre-
cipitating about 200 people to the ground
some Is feet below. The scene was ter
rlble one, of 200 struggling people to free
themselves, and In the fall and subsequent
agony of struggle over 100 persons, men
women and children were injured.
On the same day, near Washington, q
collision on the b. & o. road killed three
men and wounded six others.
On Wednesday night, at a display of
fireworks at Quincy, Ill, the amphitheatre,
containing nearly 1000 people, fell. About
IS people we're injured.
Yellow fever still continues Its ravages
at jacksonville, though the number of new
cases and deaths early In the week had
been reduced since the frost 10 days ago
but on Wednesday both were increasing
again.
Two sections of an excursion train coll
li1ed at Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Wednesday
with awful loss of life. The first reports
give 20 dead and over 100 injured.
The Rock River conference of the Chi
cago meeting of this week made the fol.
lowing appointments for this county :-.Jol-
let District N. 8. Axtell presiding elder
Geo. Chase, La Sale; j. F. Chancey, Mar
settles: w. II, Strout, Utica, Millington and
Milbrook; G. G. Sink, Newark; ID. r.
Holmes, LIST church, and +. f. Mckay, I'd
church, Ottawa, both re-appOintments; +
Lines, Prairie Centre; f. NJ. Yetter, Sen
eca II, A. Peters, Sheridan. Aurora Dis
trict-Leland, A. II, Delong; Mendoza, j.
A. .Whipple.
The report of the Land Office shows s.
sos, TIA acres of public lands recovered by
the gov eminent for the year ending June
wereSSS. In the same year 81, 1853 900 acres
5000 restored TO the public domain, and
1,65 0,53S recommended for restoration.
Though both houses of Congress seem
anxious TO adjourn, neither have yet defn-
itely agreed on a day, though 1t is believed
the anxiety to get away will result In clos
ing the session-now some weeks the long
est in our history-at the end of next week.
Mr.. Sets, who was republican candidate
for Congress In the York (Pa) district TWO
years ago, has declared for Cleveland
Mr.. Powderly, in letter published on
Sunday In Pittsburg, says two years ago the
republicans offered him the position Of
commissioner of labor If he would work
for Blaine, and that the offer has been re-
newed this year as his reward If he would
call off the knights of LABOR from their
attack on Harrison. He says he is not IN
that kind of business
Mayor Hewitt of New York, has been
renominated for mayor by the County De.
mocracy.
Adam Forepaugh, the veteran Snowman,
has bet $4,000 on Cleveland selection
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