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noon. intend to make one in the city to-
night and ! must husband my voice for that
and other occasions, for | am to speak every
day this week"
The reply to the cane presentation was
made to that portion of his audience facing
the north side of the speakers stand, and
upon its conclusion Judge Thurman and party
took their carriages and returned to the hotel.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MULTITUDE.
Afternoon trains brought greater crowds
into the city, Vanwert County, Ohio,
sending l,OGO of her Democrats, while others
Cleveland came the Tilden Club, whose
plug-hatted members numbered 600. -Four
hundred Tolcdoans, in a club, came with
friends. Torches threw a fine glare on the
red bandanas of the marching throng. while
fireworks all along the way added to the en-
thusiasm of the occasion. The streets were
lined with the multitude, whom no
man could number, and shouts for
Cleveland and Thurman alternated with
cries for State candidates.. At times the
shouts on the sidewalk seemed fairly to over
power the music of bands and drum corps.
This is Indiana's banner Democratic county,
and the occasion was one long to be remem
bered.
Judge Thurman has had many diverse cir
cumstances against which to speak this fall,
but here a beautiful little rink, with room
for 5000, was secured, and in it his
speech was delivered. The torch
light procession came first, and was
reviewed from the hotel balcony, after which
the Judge was driven through the crowded,
cheering streets to the rink.
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AND ALMER'S VOTE,

AS 1t is barely possible more than one per-
son may accurately forecast the result of the
election, one further condition is added to the
proposition. If more than one guess is cor
rect the first prize will be awarded to the
person who most nearly guesses the vote cast
for Palmer in Illinois. The second prize will
go in that case to the person who has
guessed right or the presidential re-
suit and is next nearest on the Palmer
vote, the third prize to the next nearest and
so on.
Illinois Democrats are confident Palmer
will be elected, but nobody in that State
knows any more what his vote will be thap
Democrats everywhere else know. 1t is as
easy for a Missouri Democrat to guess right
as for an Illinois Democrat. The only thing
for any one to base a guess on is the Demo
cratic vote in the last two general elections.
The best informed politician in Illinois can
do no more than guess in the dark otherwise.
Here is the vote in 1884 and 1885, so any,
body can see what the Democrats have done
heretofore:
Year:
.....512, 5S4
lSo4-Governor .S19, 500
LOU .24U, S64
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time the permanent school fund of the State
has been increased from s., f34, 35i G3 to So
l}i,OSl IA; the fund of the State
University and the Agricultural Farm from
sos, 100 to S53S, 600.
Thu Democratic party has done all of this
since 1873. and, more, it has built at st. 10
scph an excellent lunatiC asylum for our I'M
fortunate insane: we have built another
splendid edilicc for the care of the same I'M
fOrtundteS at Nevada: we have doubled the
capacity of the Fulton Lunatic Asylum; we
have under construction ut this time a hand
some addition 10 our State Capitol at Jeifer-
son City, Il reform school for boys at Boon
vilic and a like school for girls at ChillicOthe.
STATE DEBT.
When the Democratic party came into
power in the State of Missouri, acquiring
control cf the legislative and executive
branches of the government, the interest
bearing debt of the State aggregated 81, 7es,-
600, which was bearing u and Z per cent. in
tcrC5t. Since then the Democratic party has
paid $3.50, 0OU, leaving tho debt to-day at
Sl3, S $1,000. OF this amount the State owns
and holds in trust for the State school and
seminary funds s., 6G4, 0G0. OF the entire debt
today 50, 5J6,C coo bears & per cent. in
t%erest, $7,OOO,OO0 bears 81 per cent.
interest and S633, 600 ) per cent. in
terest; the total annual interest now
amounting to $4,000, which is Slol $40 less
amount of Indebtedness. In this connection |
desire to call your special attention to the
issue and sale of the S7,000,0 900 during the
present administration. These bonds bear
81 per cent. interest, and were issued and
sold for the purpose of redeeming maturing 6
per cent. bonGs. The sum realized from
this sale was 81, 0S6, 32l 43, a premium of
sS6, 321 43 on Missouri 81 per cent. bonds
issued under a Democratic administration of
the affairs of the State, while our D per cent.
bonds were selling on January /, 1913, the
inception of Democratic rule, at 92R cents on
the dollar-7H cents below par. Gaze upon
the conditions / have presented to you, gaze
intently and what do you see9 You sec that
during Radical miSrule Il per cent. bearing
bonds, having twenty years to rum, selling in
the markets of the country for ~ coats less
than their face value, and they never, at any
time prior to 1873, brought more than this.
What do You see further after close scrutiny
and the Democracy is in the saddles You see
a 80 per cent. Understanding bond with
only five years to run selling at 81 0244 on the
81. and none ever known to sell below par.
My countrymen, / will not further trespass
upon your time, but l honestly think | could
stand here until tomorrow morning, little
gifted as am in the art of public speaking,
and recount to you misdeeds of the Republl-
can party, and bring them in constant con
trast, too, with the doings of the party of JUS
tice and the party of right. If the little l have
said sheds any light upon the past | am COM
pensated, for the conviction that the more
light we have the more Democrats there will
be has complete possession of me.
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Old Soldiers for Cleveland.


EVANSVILLE, ind, Oct. 1.-THE claim of
the unIricudliuess Of the Union soldiers to
President Cleveland can ~ longer be main
tanned in this city. After an enthusiastic
meeting OF the soldiers and sailors of tn" late
war, which was held last night, a call was
issued for u meeting of all veterans who
wished to form an independent organization
to support Cleveland and Thurman. Con-
trary to the most sanguinc expectations, sew
enty-two old soldiers responded and signed
the roll of honor, thirty-ninc of whom
are members OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and all reside in this city. This has
stimulated the organization and they are now
signers last night are all known TO have
always heretofore voted with the Republican
party. This organization has been prompted
by The action of soldiers favorable to Harri
son who have industriously maintained that
not 10 per cent. of the veterans would support
the Democratic ticket. Similar organizations
are being formed all over the State.
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WELCOMED ROYALTY.
A MIGHTY MULTITUDE CRsETS THE OLD
ROMAN AT FORT WAYNE.
The Red Waves Triumphant
Everywhere - Exercises at the
Grounds-JudGe Thurman's
Great Speech.

FT. WAYNE Ind, Oct. 1.-THE day Of the
big barbecue dawncd clear and bright, and
early this morning the crowds began to APP
pear on the streets. TT. Waync's 20, 900 people
were early reinforced by the inhabitants Of
the country, while the morning trains brought
hundreds and thousands from ncighboring
towns. Many came as individuals, but many
others were organized, prepared for the pa
radc Of the day. Judge Thurman arose at Q
o'clock, after a quiet and refreshing
sleep. Soon after breakfast his
door was thrown open to the
multitude and thousands awaited them
selves of the opportunity to take
him by the hand. Besides the Judge and
prominent visitors and citizens in carriages,
the procession included veteran soldiers, rail
road men, visiting clubs, Fort Wayne Demo-
cratic organizations, citizens on foot, hunters
and shooting clubs, butchers, floats and wagons.
The procession formed at noon, and after
marching through the streets, which were
lined with people, went to the Hamilton
fields in the southern part of the city, where
three speaking stands had been erected for
the occasion.
Prominent all along the line of the process
sion was the bandana handkerchief, and
dresses, coats and umbrellas of the bandana-
red gave a brilliant appearance to the parade.
Gov. Gray, Senator Voorhees, and ex-Sena-
tor Mcdonald stood with Judge Thurman on
the hotel balcony as he reviewed the parade,
which took thirty-five minutes to pass. One
big wagon carried a pyramid of
handsome young ladies dressed in BAN
danas, who waved and cheered enthusiastic
cally in responseto the ovation given them by
the crowd. When the carriages reached the
speaking stand at 2 O'Clock 10000 were al
ready on the ground, while several thousand
more were soon added to the audi
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PENSION TRUTHS.

From the Brooklyn Citizen.
Here are a few facts which every war vete-
ran would do well to ponder:
The average amount paid to pensioners per year
for twenty years was as follows:
Grant ...... .......... I,6ol X
$1,000 " "
Arthur. e. ....-..-......-- 64,4s5,St4 q
Cleveland. 'o,Olo'o'l y
Comparing the treatment the Union soldiers re-
ceived under the last three years OF Republican
rule with the first three years OF C!evelanG's
administration, the following are the oliicial fig
ureS:
NUMBER OF NAMES ADDED TO PENSION ROLL.
Three years under Arthur. .......... 1871 ,22l
Three years under Cleveland. .3595 S7
Gain under Cleveland .............-.-... lOS,3lo
AMOUNT PAID TO SOLDIERS IN PENSIONS,
Three years under Arthur ZIG 81
Three years under Cleveland ....--... 2l9,Oi1,93 ia
Increase under Cleveland .--. -. 1J,GIb,GhI ~
The annual payment Tor pensions
under Arthur IN ISL was. 5',2sG,GI6 "a
Under ClcrciapdIn ISIS. .......... tJ,Gi1,l FG ~
Increase per year under Cleveland. &,36J,6'0 Us
Of names on the pension roll was... 8G3, 755
In 1888 it is 452,JJ7
Number OF names added to the pen
sion roll sine" 1851. .'.............. l2s,S3l
In every item of expense of the government
there has been a reduction under the Cleveland
administration except III the item Of pensions,
and this has been urStintedly increased.
Under Cleveland The rights of every worthy
soldier previously placed un the pension roll has
been projected, and thousands OF them have been
allowed all increase
This is the record which Mr. Blaine ignores,
or, by his silence, falsely contradlctS. Now,
as To the number OF vctOcs of special pension
bills. Mr.. blaine pretended that the employ
mcnt of the veto power was a menace To free
institutions because they relate especially 10
pensions. Here is tie record of Special pen
Sions allowed
by Grant in eight ...... 4Ml
Nv HAYES in four wears. 33
Hy Garfield and Arthur in four ycars.......... "a
Bv Cleveland III three wears ...-.--...-.....l,Sj
The total number of special pension bills
,,psSnI nv ('ppprpSS and vetoed nv President
Cleveland in three years is lHl. OF these
seventeen were diSallowcd in order that the
, applicants might, more protItaDly TO them
selves, take advantage of the general law,
and this advantage ncttCd these applicants
$l7,2+9.
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This is 100000 more than the expenses of
that department..


Another reform | desire to call your at
tention to is the matter of State deposits
made by the State Treasurer. Instead of the
interest going to the State Treasurer, as was
done formerly, the Democratic party, to re-
lieve the burden of the people and TO insure
the safety of your money, enacted Jaws di-
recting that this money should be deposited
in the bank or banks Offering the greatest
amount of interest, and that such bauk or
banks should deposit bonds of the State or of
the United States as security for whatever
money may be deposited with it. Under this
law the State has received interest money as
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Total in sixteen sl,44

From these figures it will be seen that dur
ing sixteen years of Democratic rule the cost
OF legislation is less by S73, 600 than it was for
eight years during the Radical regime. You
will have the goodness to bear in mind also
that the laws enacted during the sixteen
years last mentioned were such as Injured to
the interests of the people, and that those
very extravagant ones for tho ciglIt-ycar
period seem now to nave been enacted en-
tirely in the interests of jobbers and
SrhptnprQ
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$500: :! ;
In Five Cash Prizes
OFFERED BY THE
ST. LOliS Republic.
How Will the States Vote?
The TEN-PAGE Weekly Republic
and One Guess
FOR ONE DOLLAR.
Will the States Vote?

The publishers of THE WEEKLY ST. LOUIS
REPUBLIC, the old Missouri Republican, offer
a series of prizes for distribution among those
who send in subscriptions to the Weekly pri-
or to November 6, 1888.
For every nnual subscription TO THE
WEEKLY REPUBLIC, accompanied by a cash
remittance of ONE DOLLAR, the person
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Total cost in eight years. s1.al4.OsI 81

1t charged you for making some of the mean
est laws that ever disgraced the statutes of
any State or country on earth, ut an average
annual cost of $lS9, 253 ~. The Democratic
party, since it has been in power, has at all
times zealously guarded and protected the
people and their interests. For the sixteen
years, 1873 to 1883, inclusive, the people have
been called upon to pay for the expenses of
the general assemblies that have been in
session durinnr that time
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Making o grand total Of.
The Democratic party paid out in sixteen
years for printing the laws and journals, as


In a word, the Democratic party paid out
for the same service in sixteen years S41,-
So 10 less than the Republicans paid for a
like service in eight years. Does it not occur
TO- you that any party asking TO DC reinstatcd
in the control of the affairs of this State or
country should wait until the dust of ages
should Oblitcrato from view forever such IA
RECORD? They will tell you in explanation %
the cXtravagant expenditure Of their General
Assembly and the publishing Of thcirlaws and
journals that in those days the Legislature
met annually. admit il. Was ii iOr the
purpose OF graphing with those questions then
50 important to our Impoverished people. l
answer no.
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Most Popular Candidates.

y n PTTTT
James h. WithrOw took the cake last night
for the most popular Republican candidate at
the German Catholic fair, ut Central Turner
Hall, and Judge Lubke got a similar prize for
the most popular Democratic candidate.
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RAILROAD JOBS.


But il was seemingly for the purpose in
part OF e%nacting laws that would rob the State
Of the railroads that justly and legally be
longed to the people by reason of the forfeit
ures made by the railroad companies. Prior
to the war the Democratic party, for the pur-
pose of opening up and developing the great
resources Of the state, loaned the States
credit 20 the variuus railroad companies Tor
the construction III these roads, issuing bonds
to the companies and retaining Il first mort
gage on said roads. The conditions of de
livery Of the bonds were such that as tho
work of construction progressed, for every
dollar the companies invested in the roads
the State loaned them a like amount OF State
bonds. TIL money of the companies, together
with the proceeds of the sale of bonds deliy-
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THE PRIZES.

For the five guesses nearest to the actual
result, five cash prizes will be given as soon
as the result of the election is determined, as
follows:
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MAKE YOUR GUESS,
Fill out the following and send it in with
your subscription:
Electoral vote TO which How the States How will the
the States are sever voted in States vote AZ
ally entitled in 1888. 1854. 1857
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SOME PRINTING BILLS.

To my mind, this one exposition of the ex-
ploits Of the Republican party should be suf-
ticient to make honest, conscientious, think
ing members of that party at once forsakc it,
and thank God that it did not remain longer
in power. We are prone in this age to Judge
the quality Of articles by their cost, and pur-
suing this line of reasoning, | conclude that
the virtue of these radical laws consisted en-
tirely in their printing-the mechanical part
for God knows they paid well for it, and, of
course, it should have been well done. Not so,
my friends; they had in their employ as pub
lie printer a pet of their own party, and, as Il
consequence, they left bad laws badly
printed, to be paid for by a badly overtaxed
people. Why, fellow-citizens, the printing of
those laws and journals during these years
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-23
FOUR OUT OF SEVEN.
The Globe Offers st. Paul and
Minneapolis Something
to Play For.
A Handsome Trophy to Be
Given the Winner of the
Championship.
St. Paul and Omaha Play the
Last Game of Their Sc
ries To-Day.
st. Louis, Kansas City and
Brooklyn Yesterdays
American Winners.

The patrons of base ball in the Twin
Cities want to see the st. Paul and Min
neapolis teams play each other before
they go away on their trip to Des
Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and st.
Louis. That they may have good rea-
son for meeting, the GLOBE hereby
offers handsome trophy-which will
be put ON exhibition as soon as it can be
made-to the team which shall win four
out of seven games, six of the contests
to occur alternately on the Minneapolis
and st. Paul grounds, the place of the
seventh, if it be necessary to play a
seventh, to be decided by lot; two or
three of the games to be played
this week, weather permitting Gf two,
the third to be played on some open date
during the regular season., and -four,
providing that number be necessary, at
the end of the season. Neither team
will be allowed to use players not regu-
larly under contract in the spring games,
and none will be allowed in the fall
games who have not appeared in at least
five games with the team in which ne
plays prior to the close of the regular
season. The umpires must be mutually
agreed upon by the managers and rep
resentative of the GLOBE. Managers
Barnes and Gooding have arranged to
play game in Minneapolis on Tuesday,
and, if agreeable to them, the GLOBE is
willing to have this count as one of the
trophy series. ''Play ball!"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-23
OBITUARY..

New BRUNSWICK, N. j.. April o.
Rear Admiral Charles Stewart Boggs
died this afternoon of paralysis and gen.
eral debility. He leaves a widow.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Col. John
A. Graham, formerly of Keokuk, To-,
but for the last twenty-seven years a
resident of this city, died here to-day.
aged ninety. He was for twenty-One
years clerk of the county court of Mer-
rick county, Indiana, and later served
several terms as mayor OF keokuk, 10.
He was connected with the registers
Office of the treasury department in this
city from 1861 to 1876 and since that
time has continued to reside in this city.
New YORK, April 22.-Mrs. John II.
Hoffman arrived by the Umbria to-day.
The body of her late husband, the ex-
governor, is on the Fulda, which is
daily expected. Definite funeral ar
rangements will not be made until the
Fulda arrives.
BosToN, Mass, April 22.-Brigadier
Gen. William Dwight died in this city
Yesterday. He entered the army as
colonel of the Seventh New York regi-
ment, and at the battle of Williamsburg
was left on the field as dead. He was
taken prisoner and recovered from his
wounds. He was appointed brigadier
general December 1, 1862, and served
with Gen. Banks in the department of
the Gulf and with Sheridan in the
Shenandoah. ''Dwight's division" was
a conspicuous feature in the final re-
view at Washington.
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A SUCCESSFUL STRIKE.
The Chicago Journeymen Bakers
Carry Their Point.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The first sue
cessful strike of the season in Chicago
was inaugurated by the journeymen
bakers this morning and was won before
night. This evening the strikers were
able to show that $50 of the 800 employ
ers had signed the terms of the union.
This means that in addition to recogniz
ing the mems organization, which
the bosses had announced as
their intention of smashing, the
signers give up the project of institut-
ing an employment agency of their own
through which to secure men not be-
longing to the unions. Wages of hours
cut no figure in the strike. About !, 400
men quit work and over half of them
are already re-employed. The bosses
held meeting Immediately after the
strike, at which resolutions were pre-
sented pledging those present to
carry out their programme of non recOg-
milton to the union. There was.a lively
discussion, the resolution was lost and
each employer was at liberty to do as
he pleased. One after another went to
the strikers headquarters and signed
the union contract. About $50 nom
union men found employment with
some of the more stubborn bosses. The
cause of the employers weakening was
the fact that the strike did not include
several of the larger shops, and it was
feared that these places would gObble
all the trade
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-23

ing. The pus now discharging from
the emperor's throat is thicker than
formerly. This is probably a symptom
that the abscesS is beginning to heal.
During the day the patient had re-
freshing sleep. The grand duchess Of
Baden asked him if he suffered any
pain. He replied: 81 only feel uncom-
Portable occasionally" Dr.. Howell has
written to the Cologne Gazette denying
that the emperor had an attack of suffo-
cation on Wednesday night, or that his
Wovell's) efforts to readiust the canula
caused injury. He says that not drop
Of blood came until Prof. Bergman
tried to insert the tube, when blood
Herren Krupp and Stumm, the iron
masters, have been made barons.
THE EMPEROR SMILED.
DR.. Bergman attends the consulta-
tionS tomorrow, and Prof. Senator
Tuesday. 1t was remarked as sign of
Improvement that the emperor wore his
accustomed smile to-day. The empress
was able to leave him for walk in the
grounds adjoining the castle. A num-
Der of flower girls appeared at Chariot
tenDurg, selling viOlets. Acting on a
sudden impulse, the crowd bought the
whole stock and sent them as
a present to the emperor, who
was delighted with the gift.
The emperor recently summoned his
old, deaf servant Becker, who is now
pensioner, and, after shaking hands
with him, wrote on slip of paper:
I'VE are both unfortunate. You cam
not hear and | cannot speak. But |
am much more unfortunate than you"
The old servant was deeply moved and
reverently kissed the emperor's hands.
1t is stated that the financial arrange
ments with reference to Emperor
Williams estate have been concluded,
and that each of Emperor Frederick's
daughters will receive 100000 marks
and Prince Henry an estate of the
same value.