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the next president shall be republic
can or democrat.
Harrison and the Chinese Question.


The clamor raised at Chicago during
the convention, and by the opposition
papers since, in regard to General Har-
rison's record on the Chinese question
seems to be case of great cry and
little wool" The facts disclosed by
his record in congress are given as
follows: Mr.. Harrison entered the
senate at the beginning of the forty
seventh congress, in 1881, and sat till
March 4, 1887. On April 81, 1882,
discussion was had in the senate on
house bill 1904, A bill to execute GER
tain treaty stipulations with the Chi
nese" Mr.. Harrison made two brief
speeches on that bill, occupying only
few lines of the Record, and printed on
pages 1859 and 1850 of the Congressional
Record, forty-seventh congress, first
session. Mr.. Harrison contended that
as the treaty used the word " laborers "
it was not in the power of congress to
enlarge the meaning of that word by
legislation; that whatever the word
laborers " implied in the treaty the
same word would be held to have the
same meaning in any law that congress
might pass. He asked Senator Grover
of Oregon the pertinent question
whether, if he found the proposed law
and the existing treaty in conflict, he
would still persist in passing the law
and thus " trampling upon our treaty
obligations?" To this inquiry Mr..
Grover made no reply. Mr.. Harrison's
logic was invincible and it was sustained
by the senate. 1t may be added that
this position has since been maintained
by every president and secretary of
state, down even to Grover Cleveland
and Secretary Bayard, With General
Harrison it was simply a question of
law and equity. Senator Mitchell of
Oregon, one of the prominent pro-
moters of anti-Chinese legislation, says
it is a mistake to suppose that General
Harrison's record is Objectionable to
the people on the Pacific slope. The
latter simply held that before we passed
statutory laws we ought TO abolish the
existing treaties so as to avoid conflict.
AS Senator Mitchell occupied the same
position, the opposition will have to
abandon the attempt to make partisan
capital out of the matter. Since the
Chinese question was first agitated in
congress there has been remarkable
change in public sentiment in regard to
the restriction of foreign immigration
that may be regarded as particularly
detrimental to the interests of the
country. 1t is not probable, however,
that General Harrison's position on the
question radically differs from that of
the majority of our people.
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The Doubtful States.

1t is generally assumed that there are
four doubtful states in the problem of
electing a president, viz. New York,
having thirty-siX electoral votes; In
diana, fifteen; New Jersey, nine; and
Connecticut, siX-making total of
sixty-siX. The democrats carried all
of these in 1884, which, with the
"solid South" gave them two hundred
nineteen electoral votes, or eighteen
more than was necessary to elect. If
the democrats should carry all of the
Southern States this year they would
require forty-siX of the sixty-six votes
they secured in the Northern States
four years ago to elect their ticket.
They can not succeed if they carry
New York, in addition to the "solid
South" but to New York there must
be added Indiana, with her fifteen votes,
or both Connecticut and New Jersey,
with their combined fifteen. The re-
publican prospect is much more favor
able. If the republicans can carry all
the states they did in 1884, having a
total of one hundred eighty-two cleo
toral votes, they will need but nine
teen more to give them the number re-
quired to elect, which is two hundred
one. The republicans can afford to
lose New York if they can carry In
diana and either of the other two doubt
full states. But the republicans do not
abandon the hope of carrying New
York, and according to present indica-
tions they have at least an even chance
in that state.
The democratic managers profess to
believe that the decided position taken
by the republican party on the tariff
issue will make several of the North
western States &c doubtful for the re-
publicans. Before the Oregon election
they had made the same claim in re-
gard to the Pacific States, but they adj
nit now that they have little to hope
for in that direction. The Northwest.
ern States which they profess to re,
gard as most doubtful are Wisconsin
Minnesota and Michigan. 1t is true
that the republican pluralities in two
of these states in 1884 were not large
but in the last state elections the re
publican plurality in Wisconsin was
| 1S.74S. in Minnesota 2,4S3, and il
Michigan 30,S39. 1t does not appear
therefore, that Wisconsin and Mich
gan need occasion the republicans par
ticular anxiety. The only Northwest
ern State in which the democrats hav,
gained ground since 1884 is Minnesota
That state has seven electoral votes
and the Tribune admits that on tht
tariff issue Minnesota is in some doubt
But ii is the fact that the republican
have carried it in every presidential
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The Republican State Ticket.

In the nomination of William p.
Dillingham; for governor and U. A.
Woodbury. for Acknowledgements the
republican state convention fully met
the expectations of the party. Popular
sentiment had for weeks indicated the
result, and while there were some re-
publicans who had expressed prefer
ence for other candidates, no one can
fairly assert that the nominations as
made do not represent the expressed
sentiment of the republican masses.
We believe that no stronger nomina-
tions for the Vermont republicans
could well have been made for this
year. The fact that the nominations
for treasurer, secretary of state and
auditor were made with the same
unanimity as the others affords good
augury for party unity and success in
the campaign. The importance of
electing this ticket by the largest re-
publican majority that Vermont has
given since the war can scarcely be
overestimated. Though Vermont is
always the one sure republican state,
yet the whole country will look to the
result of her voting in September as
presenting an indication of the general
drift of the national canvass, and hei
verdict may go far to determine whether
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election by larger plurality than they
have ever obtained at state election.
But if Minnesota may fairly be re-
garded as doubtful state for the re-
pubicans, there is yet fair prospect
that the =" solid South " may be broken.
In 1884 West Virginia, which has six
electoral votes, gave Cleveland less
than 4 800 plurality. In the state cleo
ton in 1856 the democratic plurality
was less than one thousand-the total
vote being nearly the same as in 1884.
This year the republicans of West Vir-
ginia are better organized than ever
before, having more than one hundred
active republican clubs, and the growth
of popular sentiment in favor of pro-
lection is said to be very marked, The
democratic plurality in Tennessee in
1884 was little over 5000 and in Vir-
ginia little more than 5000. 1t is not
wholly impossible that, with thorough
canvass, one or both of these states
might be added to the republican
column. But it will not do for the re-
publicans to base their hopes of success
in the general result upon Southern
States. 1t may be said, however, that
they have much better prospect of
carrying West Virginia than the demo-
Gratis have of carrying Minnesota.
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Notes and Opinions.

HARRISON is a good man and weighs
one hundred ninety pounds.
THE English and Scotch papers TEEN
with praise of President Cleveland and
sheer at Harrison.
LET Blaine "go on the stump" in
Connecticut, New Jersey, West Vir-
ginia and the Pacific States and all will
be well.
GROVER CLEVELAND has done more
to advance the cause of free trade than
any prime minister of England has ever
done.-London Spectator.
"THE only time that England can
use an Irishman," says the London
Times, sis when he emigrates to
America and votes for free trade, which
he invariably does"
THE opposition papers have consid-
cradle to say about Mr.. Morton's
wealth, as if it was something to be
condemned, but they have nothing to
say about Thurman's million dollars.
SOME of the more candid democratic
journals are forced to admit that Har-
rison and Morton are thoroughly
reputable men," That admission will
be worth a good deal to the republican
cause.
IT is timely to remember that Mr..
Cleveland in 1884 did not receive a ma
jority of the votes cast in any Northern
State. Where he received electoral
votes it was on a plurality in the pop
ular vote.
BENJAMIN HARRISON of Indiana
commanded brigade before he was
thirty and made military record
which did honor to the name which he
inherits. From Mr.. Blaine'S Twenty
Years IN Congress.
THE republican state committee have
organized with the choice of C. S. Page
as chairman, f. w. Baldwin, secretary,
and those members, er-oticio, and
Messrs. Stearns, Merrill and Bingham
as executive committee.
Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. Thurman
have been officially notified of their
nominations and had some common
place remarks to offer about the sur
plus and the necessity for the continu-
ance of democratic rule.
THURMAN thinks the republican
ticket is strong one, but as it is not
stronger than the party he predicts
that it can not be elected. Poor old
mani He will go out of the prophet
business next November.
A LARGE number of Vermont vet
Grams are attending the army reunion al
Gettysburg. On Sunday Governor
Ormsbee, Colonel l.. A. Grant and
Judge Veazey took part in the exer-
cises and made brief addresses.
GENERAL SHERIDAN is on board the
United States steamer "Swatara," on
his way to his summer cottage al
Nonquitt, Mass. His family are al
ready there. 1t is expected the change
will have a beneficial effect on the
patient.
GENERAL HARRISON must expect
hundreds of democratic orators to show
conclusively during the next -four
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CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY thinks that
congress may adjourn in about three
weeks and that the house will pass the
Mills bill. There will be a substitute
bill offered by republicans in the sem
ate, which will pass that body, but as
there is no prospect that it will be ac-
cepted in the house there will be no
tariff legislation perfected at this ses-
sion. Senator Davis has submitted an
exhaustive report arraigning the presi-
dent for his veto of pension bills. The
president vetoed bill granting pen
sion to the widow of John A. Turley.
He says death was not the result of mill
tary service. He was killed while in
terfering in quarrel. Mr.. Edmunds
said that, according to the statement of
the president, the woman is entitled to
a pension. If it is not a part of SOL
dier's duty to try to stop an ARRAY be-
tween fellow-soldiers he did not know
what the duty of soldier is. The
house struck from the free list marble
of all kinds and works of art.
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FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELEoToRs-AT-LARGE,
HENDERSON c. WILSON of North Troy
HENRY II. START of Bakersfield.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECToR,
SECOND DISTRICT,
HENRY C. MCDUFFEE of Bradford.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
William P, Dillingham; of Waterbury
FOR LIRUTENANT-GovERNoR,
Urban A, Woodbury. of Burlington.
FOR TREASURER,
William H. Dubois of Randolph,
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
Charles W. Porter of Montpelier.
FOR AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS,
E. Henry Powell Of RichfOrd.
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FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT of Barton.
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state and District Nominations.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-26
MARIA n. NRWSou.


For boys and girls, corner Thirl and Mar
kct streets, conducted by tho Ursulnc
Sisters, aud also 81 Bridgcrs school ior
boys aud girls, corner Third aud Ovcrton
streets, conducted ~ the Sisters II Char
ity, will open again un Monday, Scptcm-
her 2, 1855. Tm0plh schools thorough
Instructions win ho given by expert
teachers In all hapgic, pertaining 10 a
common school anil commercial course.
and also In phbhosraphy (short.hand
writingl and iypcwrting. For further
information apIAi oithor to the Roy.
Father Francis, IyIncpal OF both schools,
or 10 Sister leo, UngIIno Sister, OF to Sr.
Virginia, Sister ii CLARITY.
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AT CHICAGO.


rttSrn IiorsE
CutrAuu, ill, hug %. ISIS
In spite Of having declined several invi.
tsiious 10 be- entertained while IN Chicago,
We found carriages waiting ior US at the
depot on arriving hero yesterday. II wa,
with sinccrc rcgr,t that wo babe farewell
io Camp Dick Wright aud good friends at
Oconomowoc but now W. have another
disagrccablo thing TO do In saying good
by b. the genial members Of the Chicago
GUnndicr corps aud Chicago Zouavcs
Tho former took charge of us ON our ar
rival. and have entertained us royalty
every moment Oi the time since. Car.
ring's wcrr furnished i1r tho entire party
Immediately after W. hal finished dinner
Tho drive was over the south boulevard
along the lake shorc A still breczc was
blowing and We enjoyed tho agilatcd con-
ditiou ui the lake very much. Erh car
riagu contained ono member OF the Grcna-
der corpa, Who pointed out all points Of
interest along the routn. A banquet was
served 40 south pnfk, tD which We did full
Justice. Tho lalirs were provided with
boxes ut the Chicago opera house that
htfH''NH "NAN NNN ANtN ~ MNNN
the armours Of the Lounycs and Grcnadicr
corps. Today W. VEN given another drive
along the north boulevard and a. different
points OF Interest throughout the city.
\ clcyCrf lot OF young men than our
hosts W. have mover met They fairly wou
us 1ll 10y their generous hospitality and
uncrasng attentions. 4 majority of the
boys leave lot home tonight aud hy sun
day all will probably reach Memphis. after
~ pleasant q trip N has ever bcCn enjoyed
10y the Chicks. Tho uniform kindness
aud courtesy with which We have every
where hrCn received will certainly siimu-
late the boys b. work hard that they may
in some dcgruo merit another trip next
year. Maj. Murphy aud family will ~
main some time nj Waukosha SPRING.
W \. Hagos party has gone 10 Dwight,
III. Howard Willcu aud Misses Nellie
aul lioriua Nillctt have gone 10 81 Paul.
thence 10 White Bear Lake.
"Cntrs."
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a Tatat fseogut.r.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug 2i-Adyicos from
Fort Worth give details u fatal encnun.
ter NJ Arlington, Tex. between Joe Elliot
and Harvey Spear wealthy cu'tlsu,rp ag.i
farmers, over the sale of . BOT of cattle.
Elliott was atmoh with shotgun ami
spear with q Wiurhrsirr spraF vri
fatally wounded and dirl from los. a..
blood. Elliott cscapvi unhun. Uoil,
have large families uni wcrc highly 10.
spccted. Poker 1911 smith. a we'd gnaan
character, sided with spear. and Wa shJ,
IN the arm. A bystandcr named Martin
was shot in the neck. ThiH, hyr shob.
were exchanged, Spear working his Mir.
chester with one hand after being shot Ia
the right shoulder.
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MrAutI., Tenn, Aus. p. isss
Roe withcrsp0on. Manager Mutual Rescro Fund
Life Association Vt New York
Please accept my thanks for the prompt
manner In which your Lilo Insurance
Company has paid me the full amount of
insurance upon the liic OF my laio hus.
band, Il being yet three weeks until Il Is
due, and also for the courtesy shown me
Immediately after his death by Offering 10
advance tho money for the funeral OK.
pcnscs. The Company has not given me
any trouble whatever Ia this collection,
and ] chc"riully recommend Il 30 others
wanting lie insurance.
MARIA II. NRWsoN.
Investigate our Company yourself Foun-
daiion solid, rates low. and interest on
r'Wryc fund after fifteen years go 20 pay
prcmiumA We rclrr to any OF our 500
members here. Many OF them are the
most prominent business men In the city.
Oilicc NO. Madison street
Rnss WruEurooN, Manager.
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The conductor OF freight train on tho
Cincinnati, Washington 4 Baltimore road
yesterday morning saw a body Of a man
lying on the other track near Chester park.
The train was stopped aud Il was found
that the mans head had been mashed by
train. He was identified rs Michael
Crane, Of Shelby, o. 1t Is though, to DO
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Positively the best remedy ever discot-
cred for all diseases u man and beast that
can he reached by Hn external medical an.
plicatiOn, Is Rangum Root linimcni. one
trial will convince. Manufactured only by
Rnngum Root Medicine Co., Nashville. lem.
Fifty cents per bottle For sale byllci,.pE.
gSJ Main street
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"SESD me 10000 Grand Republic Cigar
ros every ten days until further notice. I"
Is tho way orders como In at the factory
from tho jobberA
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Mrssns. srrr a ANEs, Of ~ jefferson
street, have constantly on hand ircsh oys-
trrs, game, fsh and poultry, beside the
best meats In tho city. Everything sold
by thom Is ast class, aud will DO do
liycrcd free 10 any pari OF the city.
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COMMENCING September tho passenger
trains OF the Tennessee Midland Railway
company viii arrive AZ aud depart from
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham
depot, NJ the corner oi broadway and
Main streets, where tickets may he pur-
chased, Instead II a. the Mississippi 4
Tennessee depot, ~ heretofore.
J. 4. GAHNEn,
General Passenger Agent
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Dyspepsia

Nskss many lives miserable and often ,.,a, a,
solf destruction. Distress after eating. siek head.
ache, heartburn. sour stomach. noutai dopt.,.
sion. etc, are caused BY this ven camman apa
Increasing disease Hoods aarsapafifia tonss ia
stomach creates an appetite. promotes healthy
digestion, relieves sick headache, cioas the
mind aud cure, The most obstinate eases Of d,,.
rcrsiA. Read tho followinri
u have been troubled with dyspsrsia. had
but little appotiie, and wha, ara cat di,trs,..a
me. 90 md mo little good In an hour after eating
vouid experience faininess or tirod. all soue
feeiinG, A. though I had not eaten anythinr
Hoods SarsapaIilia did me an Immense an,oun,
OF good. II gavo mo An appetite. and my food
reiished ND SATISFIED tho craving had rreyiou.l,
stperisnced. u relieved me of that faint. ,lr,d.
az gone feeling fhave fen - much be,ser since
took Hoods sarsararIila. ths, I am happy "a
recommsnd a." q. A fAoE. wsisrtoun. M....
n be sure 70 70, oaiy
Hoods SarsapaFlIIa I
soldhy sldruspst. o. ala fotf,. frep.r.doai,
By G.. HOOD Co. ApolhscAfis.. Lowell, n..s
100 Doses Ono Dollar
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Ar sizes CRATES, fronts aud tenders for
sale cheap at Gabaya
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CRowS wash blue does perfect work.
Give it q trial
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N,ruRaL Mineral Waters on draught at
Scabrook's Drug Store.
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TVS Rising sun baking powder Is tho
best Tryit.
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Ran pSsO 81 Of ,ho Clara Conway In
stituto catalogue.
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order Ne,.sIro.Is pndalna

For your Sunday dinner from Gallo Moss
Rose, 1884 Main street Telephone 1865.
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General Passenger Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01

of society that always have existed and
probably always will but they were never
more steadily discOuntenanced than now
and here. The better education of women
has been moral as well as intellectual. 1h'r
instincts were always good, they rave tr. sd
consclenceS now. w omen begin with IA slr
boys and girls and they teach practical
morality in their homes Long ago they
LAID the ban OF ostracism against doubtful
women, they have extended it to the other
sex now. 1t takes more than money,
family or breeding procure Tor man
anything but an uneasy and strained rela-
ito. with society unless his record, so far
rs women know it, is clear The whole
modern development of WON n is toward
Ithe good"
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox profeS, Ell OILY
very recent knowledge of the metropolis
and Lesitated to express very decided
views. On the whole she thought there was
in proportion less immortality and s. temp
tatIon toward it in the city than in tine
country.
Here among people and in the rush of
bu y life she said, 'the atmosphere Is
really more wh9leso ne than in the quiet
of farm or remote country life where the
very solitude makes one morbid and de
velops all manner of unnatural inclina-
tons City people are less sentimental,
more practical and on an averaSs at least
as vlrtuOuS
If | W re TO lecture | should launch my
reproaches against men, especially married
men. Men zen ashamed to have 1t known
that they are good even when they are.
Take a man who is really and truly in
lost with his wife, he doesn't care to have
it known. He thinks it isn't mauiy. He
may be devoted to one woman so thor
oughly that he could not have eyes for any
other, and yet he wants the reputation of
CAV Lothario. He thinks it preferable
reputation among other men to that of an
honest spouse.
ut is men who hold the marriage tie
lightly, not women. If young girls learn
evil, they get it from young men who take
their pleasure in probing girls knowledge,
testing her inclnatiOns and satisfying them
selves just how far she will go. Men have
written to me asking advice, as il it were a
debatable question, whether they should
desert their wives for women they liked bet
ter. Perhaps | have given them disagreeable
surprises in my replies. People tell me
sometimes it is bad form TO he so openly in
love with my husband Too much devotion
between married people isn't ths thing.
Don't understand THIS of New York now. |
mean in the country at large II they don't
wish women TO retaliate on them, men need
to be taught the sacredness of marriage and
to give up flirting once the knot is tied.
New York women! Well, have found
them extremely kind
ELIZA PUTNAM HEATON.
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requires something of a demure, digni-
fieI, on occasion, of a stately order. Be
tween these two, however, comes the
spring walk, differing widely from both,
sl' JeneijS.
Englishwolnan carries a walking
Some few New York girls have been
) -Luresome enough to import the habit.
The walking stick has made its debut on
Fifth avenue-a slender, graceful, silver
ringed toy imitation of the sturdy Engllsh
prototype-and the stick, or the gait gem
Grated by the stick in London, promises to
control the spring walk
lie walking sticl, walk is distinguished
from the mutf walk or the parasol walk by
its long, easy swing. 1t approximates what
the Delsartlans call a savage stride" 1t IS
intended to convey the idea of physical
viso~, Of rejoicing in the funess Of life and
health, it is youthful and inyigorating, 1t
emphasizes its absolute control over the
muscles, 1t is almost insolent in its exulta-
ton in sunshine. bodily perfection, out of
door life and fresh air. The walking stick
walk is tabernacle walk, but it admits of
genuine exercise which the French mo-
distiaS' walk never did 1t is a very goot
walk in it, wav. 1t is the fashion. 1t takes.
Enough said. F.. p. II.