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The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

Our new Police Jury met on Monday
ad organized by the election of the fol-
sWlng officers: E. MI. Boagni President,
4 Y Barry Clerk, 9nd j j. Thompson
lfeasurer. Elsewhere will be seen the
lFoceedings of their first meeting. In
Nlaif OF the outgoing members, we
|sould SAY that they have left as good
ssecord Of conscientious work for the
ssneral welfare of the parish as is usu-
|ally found In such bodies. They turned
leSer the affairs of the parish to their
!. s.aeeessOTs in much better shape than
sasg found them; and if the new mem-
esla who, We believe, are equally zeal
I. see alld Well-meaning, should perform
asaF X duties as well, or better, than THE
y sla ones, We will take pleasure in giving
seln due credit in onr columns for their
sssils 3 a promoting the interests of the
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

THOMAS W11soN's cndeavor to pose as
the Immaculate politician Is well illus
trated by two or three occurrences Of re-.
cent date. At Chatfield. editor Mcneil
Of the Democrat had been working with
the Republicans and sought and received
their nomination for the legislature, In
less than ten days he was q democrat
During that time Thomas Wilson was In
Chatfield and had q private interview
with Mcneil. During the day Of the
speech and before Wilson's arrival, two
prominent citizens asked Mcneil it he
was not going to put the Republican tick
ct at the head of his columns. He said
he would answer them the next morning.
The next morning and after his inter-
view he was democrat How was it,
Editor Day, of the Albert Lea Standard,
did not come out as democrat until af-
ter coming over to Austin when Wilson
spoke here. He saw the independent
voter" and in his next issue came out for
Wilson and democracy. These are the
SOFT of independent voters" that Judge
Wilson admircs evidently, AS one Of
Wilson's friends remarked early in the
campaign, Republican papers Is what
Wilson is after" When we say this we
know what we are talking about.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

JUDGE WILSON has finally backed com.
pletelY down on the JOINT debate, justl-
flying the opinion which many Republi-
cans expressed on reading his PROPOSE
ton. His challenge was for debate on
the national issues and was so accepted
by the Republican committee. This was
in accordance with the democratic state
ment that the campaign was to be con.
Quoted without mud Singing. But Mr..
Wilson seems to have soon become con.
vinced of his inability to conduct clean
campaign and in his last letter he refuses
to 60 into the joint debate unless he can
60 into personalities. This endeavor to
make what might have been an interest
ing series of meetings. mere mud sling
ing contest, shows up the man and will
probably end the matter. While claim.
ing to be anxious for the debate, Wilson
has shown, by raising one objection and
then another. that he made the PROPOSE.
ton tor political capital merely without
any purpose Of allowing the debate to
come off. Il Thomas Wilson" knows
that he has no business with Dunnell in a
| joint debate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

Every man in the county who has any
thought of voting the Democratic ticket,
should have been present to hear democ-
racy expounded at the Opera House by
Messrs. McCafferty and Lawler. No bet.
ter arguments need be given for voting
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Lawler held
up for their admiration the years be-
tween 1848 and 1861, when as he said the
country had "the Democratic policy of
tariff for revenue only" 'The country
was prosperous. the laborer was satisfied
with his wages. contented, and happy"
Some of our democrtic friends may sigh
with Mr.. Lawler, for that time when
wages for the laboring man were away
down and what he had to buy away up,
when the U. s. Treasury was empty, and
the country without credit at home or
abroad, when wildcat money had driven
gold and silver out of circulation and d
man with the representative Of money in
his pocket trembled lest he should not be
able to spend it before it became worth.
less, some of them may sigh with Mr..
Lawler for that time and vote the Demo
cratic ticket to bring it about, but we be.
lieve many of the thinking members Of
the party will be better satisfied with
things as they are and vote with the par
ty that favors their continuance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

THE ten Democratic congressman of
Georgia, elected by total vote of 1880
in the state, are solid against the admis
sion of Dakota, where the vote was 104,
81. Il Thomas Wilson," asa times) is
solid with them. 1t is consistency on
the part of the Georgians, for they do
not allow Republicans to vote in Geor.
gia. and of course will deny the ballot to
the &C, 932 Republican voters of Dakota,
but what about Wilson, who tells US he
is IAN independent" 'mugwump" and
"a good Republican himself" Now we
are waving the ''bloody shirt" but we
think something ought to wave when
there are thousands of men in this coun-
try that are denied the ballot. Voters
in this district should remember that a
vote for Thos. Wilson this fall is q vote
denying the right of suffrage to tbous'
ands whose only crime is that they would
cast Republican ballot. Think of this,
you. who on account of personal feeling
or past differences are tempted to vote
for the smooth man from Winona.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17
PROHIBITION MEETING.

PROHIBITION MEETING.
A good sized audience assembled in the
court house Friday evening to listen to
Robt. Taylor the prohibition candidate
for Congress. After music by the crank
quartette and Introductory remarks by
Editor Mcknight, Mr.. Ladd, of Mlnneap
oils. proceeded to show up the shortcom-
ings of the old parties. He said: eve
are trying to kill off the Republican par
ty as there cannot be three great parties.
We cannot kill the Democratic party as
they are already dead. There is nothing
in particular to kill, they are only q
bundle of negatives. The Republican
party is the party of progress. The Dem
cratic party is the clog that holds the car
of progress from going backward when
it stops"
Mr.. Taylor told of his experience IN the
Republican party and as lobbyist in the
legislature, and of the hopelessness of
expecting temperance legislation from
the Republican party. He then proceed.
ed to show that the position of the two
parties were practically the same on the
tariff question. The saloon, he said, had
grown up under the fostering care of the
Republican party. He then went fol
Dunnelrs record, saying that he did not
need to give any attention to Wilson's
record as he made no professions, reading
from newspaper Crawford County
penny JournaD to show that Dunnell
was the friend of the whiskey interest.
The meeting closed with music by the
Ouartette.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

We should think that Mr.. Taylor would
show up congressional action by the con.
gressional record instead of some obscure
county paper. OF course it is not proba
BILE that any one that ever lived in Craw-
ford County, Penn, where Mr.. Taylor
came from, could be guilty of an exag'
geratlon or mlsstatement, and the county
papers are no doubt more reliable still,
but when it comes to a question between
the eastern apple aud the western corn.
we cannot forget that those eastern fel.
lows are proverbially keen in looking out
for their own interests, and it might be
possible for even the editor of county
paper to give his articles trife of color
in his own favor. IfMr. Dunnclls con
gressional action was open to criticism
the record would show that action and
the record should be quoted instead OF
the Crawford County Journal. -"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

GENERAL HARRIsoN ranks with Abra
ham Lincoln in holding the affection Of
neighbors and companions BY . life Of
strict integrity and In winning their ad.
miration by conspicuous ability In every
position Of trust. There is little doubt
that IN November the people at large will
show by convincing majorlties that Ben
jamin Harrison has earned an equal place
In their confidence to that which he holds
in the hearts Of the citizens of Indiana.
Topeka, Kan, Capt
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

In his speech Robt. Taylor was earnest
in his exhortations to his hearers to vote
for principles regardless of party, in the
convention he was just as earnest in call.
ing for the nomination of candidates to
''help the ticket" When it was urged
that the nomination of third candidate
might result IN the defeat 81 good tenn.
perance men, he insisted on the nomina.
ton for the good of the ticket. In other
words, Republicans and Democrats must
let parties go to the winds and come out
tor temperance principles Gas defined by
the third parD but prohibitionists must
work for party, even at the expense of
the temperance cause. - =. i'll
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

" WHY don't our third party speakers
take little of the time that they give to
abusing the old parties, to showing up
what the third party has done or is going
to do, and how they intend to do it..
There are great many temperance men
doubtless, who hesitate to 60 into q par
ty of whose work. prospects, and policies
they hear nothing, and whose only claim
to their support is based on the bad re-
suits of the policy of the old parties.
There is q widespread distrust of persons
or parties whose only method of building
themselves up Is by tearing some one
else down.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

Mr. TAYLOR forgot, probably. to make
the statement here that he made in
Brownsville, about Dunnell's securing
the passage of eight amendments to the
internal revenue laws in favor Of the
whisky interest, although the fact that
it has been shown to be untrue may have
something to do with the failure. It Is
Dossible that he has discovered that it
does not pay to make statements which
his audience knows to be untrue.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

Mr.. LADD, the prohibition speaker,
says the Republican party is the party Of
progress. If 80 who should he not turn
right In and help It along. We suggest
that it takes less votes to make majority
of the majority, than to make majority
Of the whole. And it will just so much
easier to get votes enough to control a
majority, than to get the votes to control
the whole,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

GENERAL HARR1soN's speeches are like
bugle blasts. You do not have to read
them twice to be sure you get the sense
Alright. He says what he has to say in
clear. plain. forciblo Anglo. Saxon. and
the boy just beginning to take an inter.
est in politics can understand the mean
ing as easily as the gray-beard Of sixty
winters. His speeches are an epitome
of Republican doctrines.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

THERE is an attempt to get votes for
Andrew Nelson, one of the electors on
the Democratic ticket, on personal
grounds. He is not candidate for Gov.
ernor or anything else, and q vote for
him IS simply vote for Cleveland. =. d..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

UNCLE SAM to John Bull: Thanks
awfully; but workingmen would rather
work than do their visiting in poor hous.
es. When you raise the wages of your
workingmen to our standard, call rue up
again. In other words, III see you later. :"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17
To tho Voters of Mower County.

To tho Voters OF Mower County.
Having been honored by the Republi-
can County G Convention with the nomina-
ton for County Attorney. respectfully
request your suffrages at the election In
November. If elected. l promise prompt
and faithful attention to the duties Of
the Office. D. B. JOHNSON, JR.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

THERE are IA cases on the present cal
endar in the district court of Wlnona
which show that Judge Wilson is one of
the attorneys of the Chicago & North
western railroad.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17
To tho Yotor. Of Mover county.

To tho voters OF mower County.
Having received the nomination of the Re-
publican County Convention for the Office of
Probate Judge. 1 hereby respectfully request
your SURFACES at the November election. 1t
elected promise you to do In the future as
have in the past. attend to duties promptly.
The duties of my Office will prevent me from
visiting you in person. aud your time is too
valuable to be wasted by the wiles Of poltti-
clans W. W. RANNEY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

Mr.. TAYLOR gets off light as con-
gressional candidate. In the convention
Friday he said that he contributed $35
and his time, but not his expenses. That
is the model party for the Office seeker
where he does not have to pay his own
expenses in making the canvass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17
National Republican Ticket.

National Republican Ticket.
For President
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Of Indiana.
For vice.President- f%
LEVI p. NORTON.
of New York.
For Member of Congress. First District
MARK II. DUNNELL.
of Steele County.
STATE TICKET.
WILLIAM R. MERRIAM.
For Lieutenant Governor
A. E. RICE.
For Secretary & s!rt %1rrsos.
' JOSEPH BoBLErrER.
For Chief 'c 5x%Ss e11r1L1AN.
For Assistant Iustice-
COUNTY TlCKET.
For Auditor
C.H. wlLBOUR. .
ALEX. REouA.
For Sheriff. ~ ia@
20 ALLEN MoLL1soN.
For Register of Deeds
c. j. SHORTT. ~
tux ''"> WV. RANNEY.. =
For County Attorney-
For Superintendent of Schools
C. D. BELDEN.
For County Surveyor
G. H. ALLEN.
For Coroner
A. W. ALLEN.
For Representative South District
H. W. LIGHTLY.
For Representative North District
Il. 8. HOPPIN.
For County Commissioner First District
N. T. JOHNSON.
For County Commissioner Third District
w. w. SWEET.
For County Commissioner Fifth District
JOS. ADAMS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-17

SLEEPLEsS NIGHTS, made miserable BY
that terrible cough. 6hilOh's Cure ID the rem.
edy for you. Dorr Void.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

The Judge who sentenced Alexander
Blaine. M. F., the other day in Ireland
on the charge Of incitlng tenants to
violence described him as an interloper
without particle Of interest in the
country, who not only melted people to
join in an Illegal conspiracy but became
the treasurer of the fraud. The intrepid
John Dillon in speech al Letter-kenny
referred to the language Of the judge,
and said there had not been such a dis
play Of rutfianism on the Irish bench
since the days OF Norbury. The Judges
speech, he said. was such as might have
been delivered before an Orange lodge.
Mr.. Dillon said he hoped to denounce
the Judges conduct in Parliament.
We admire Dillon 8 temerity in attack
ing this judicial tyrant, but any denun-
citation of the scoundrel in the House of
Commons, constituted as tits at present,
would only serge to promote him. If
Dillon is ever brought before this latter
day Norbury for sentence he will IN
doubtedly get additional punishment at
his hands.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

The SATYR has the following to say
of Donnelly's recent lecture in London:
'He fired his gun, but the clearing OF
the smoke of the explosion showed the
form Of England's revered king Of liter
allure calm. quiet, and entirely undis-
turbed. It is evident. however, that
the lecturer is convinced that Ignatius
Donnelly is the man with diyinely Or
dained mission to fulfill. He referred
modestly to Christ and Calico as hav.
ing contravened the popular taste in
their respective spheres. With clear
inference as to Mr.. Donnelly's position
before the public he dwelt upon the
progress of truth over the graYest error.
He fired off aphorisms like minute guns,
but brought conviction to no one. /"
Notwithstanding this adverse criticism
of Donnelly's lecture. his new book will
command the attention oteminent Shak-
spearean scholars IN both hemispheres.
His book appears simultaneously in
London and Chicago next Tuesday and
twill be read by millions.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

GOODWIN SMITH had the bad taste to
make political speech at the ST..
Georges day banquet in New York last
Monday, during which he attacked the
principle Of Irish Home Rule and sheer
ingly referred to the character and
mental callber of the Irish members OF
Parliament. There was present a
thorough going American in the person
Of Chauncey M. Depew, who was down
for response to the toast The Memory
and Genius of Shakespeare" When his
turn to speak came he prepared his re-
marks with well-merited rebuke OF
Smiths talk, and declared his absolute
and unqualified dissent FROM every
opinion he had uttered. Tha Britishers
were taken entirely by surprise and
Kissed vigorously at the mention OF
Gladstone's name. Mr.. Depew paid no
attention, but having thrown cold waite:
over Smith proceeded to the subject OF
his toast and delivered an eloquent
eulogy upon Shakespeare.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

Mrs. LENoRA NJ. BARRY, delegate
and organizer Of the Knights Of Labor,
distinguished herself at the Women
Council recently held at Washington.
A special dispatch to the New York
Sun says that for half an hour she fairly
electrified the house by her imprisoned,
clear cut eloquence, and then continues
'sThere has been nothing equal TO he1
speech since the council opened--nc
such power has been shown by any
speaker. 1t was revelation to the
ladies on the stage. Miss Anthony
Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Siereman, Mrs
Howe, Lucy Stone, and other pioneer
workers for women listened with 9
touch OF awe in their faces and startled
apprehension. They were evidently
surprised, and had not expected this
powerful speech from woman knight
Of Labor--a woman of perhaps IS, in
quiet, black silk gown, who during thu
council had modestly kept in the back
ground.'
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

This item is going the rounds of the
press: We have many bright children
here in Washington and their repartees
form some of the best stories of society.
I heard one on one of Phil Sheridan's
girls the other day. A crowd of chill
dren were together playing, and among
them was the daughter Of a respectable
gentleman named Harvey, who is not,
however, very good looking. We will
call her Mamie Harvey, Little Miss
Sheridan said, SO the story goes, to Miss
Harvey: <'Do you know. Mamie, that
[ think that when the Goddess of Beauty
passed through this world she didn't
touch your father, did she?" ''Well,
may be she didn't" replied the little
Miss Harvey. "But do you know what
my father says about your father?"
sNo," replied the little Sheridan, while
the crowd gathered around and listened.
"Why, he says that your father is an
Irishman, but that he did some good for
his country during the war, and on that
accountI may come out and play with
you q little now and Them
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

IT was said of the late Roscoe Conk~
ling that he could repeat many verses
from memory, not fragmentary lines Ct
brief stanzas, but whole eplcs, page by
page. The odes Of Horace in the orig
inal we're as familiar to him as the
ssPsalm of Life" He could recite the
first book of Homer, Bryant's transla-
ton (which he considered the best), al
most without an error. and portion OF
the third book, which he said reminded
him of the tramp of marching army.
His favorite poems were ''Lalla Rookh"
and 1.-The Lady of the Lake,
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

THE IRISH STANDARD is the only home hnle
organ in the Northwest.
Copies Of THE IRISH STANDARD vii! be on
Gale at the principal news-stands in this CITY,
and by newsboys.
Advertising rates will be made known ny Mp
plying at this Office.
When writing matter for publication III IHh
y.1su STANDARD he sure and sign your proper
name NOT necessarily for publication, put az ID
guarantee of good faith.
g., every Instance correspondents VIII please
10 SIS brief as possible.
no insure publication in the following issue
.f ,raE ln1sH STANDARD contributions should
yaach This ctGcc at least By wednesday noon.
Subscribers will please be caiefulln giving us
ssae;r perfect address, and thus avoid any COM
n1ajnt through failure to receive their paper
IN changing your place OF residence, notify lis
ssac,cdistcly OF the fact. and forward your tul]
name, giving number and name OF street tc
which YOU have removed. also your former
address. ,..,..., r,,,~.
Al letters addressed to "Manager 1R1sE
EraaDARr, % Third Street South Room u,
swiD receive Immediate attention.
Matter Of an official nature, such as calls fol
REGULAR or special meetings OF societies, memo
-iaI resolutions, ctc., will be charged TOR by the
Zine.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

"DAN RYAN is tile Republican candl-
date for Secretary OF State in Ohio, and
Mike Ryan is likely to be the Dem
ocratic candidate for the same office. 1t
is great year for old Ireland in Ohio
Chicago Tribune. 1t was similarly a
great year for Scandinavia in Minnesota
in 1856 when Hans Mattson and his
law, Luth Jaeger, ran for Secre-
tary of State. The Democrats Of Min
nesota nominated Jaeger to split the
Scandinavian vote, and the Republicans
Of Ohio have nominated Dan Ryan to
get the Irish vote in presidential year.
Minnesota may take lesson from Ohio
and put up popular Irish-A.merican
for Office this fall.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

DIR. JOHNSON, Of Hudson, Wis, who
came near being elected congressman
last fall in district overwhelmingly
Republican 1.-THE Eighth wisconsin, is
now talked Of as a most available man
to place in nomination as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor Of that
state. DR.. johnson is eminently fitted,
in every way, TO fill the gubernat0rial
chair. Wisconsin can be placed in the
Democratic column, we believe, if he is
made the standard bearer in the coming
contest. Popular with the masses, he
would not only receive his full party
strength, but large percentage Of the
opposition vote.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

THE American Congress resolved,
June Ia. 1777, that the flag Of the United
States should have thirteen stripes, al
ternatelv red and white. to represent
the thirteen original States of the
Union, together with thirteen white
stars, on blue ground. A new star is
added Tor each new State, but the
stripes remain the same, to represent
the old thirteen. 1t is a curious fact
that the stars and stripes are both to be
found on George Washington's shield.
The stars are ive-pointed, instead of
six, as the American stars, and the
stripes are alternately red and white.
This coincidence has led many to sup.
pose that the devices were adopted in
compliment to Washinston, but it is
probable that the flag was an outgrowth
or a modification Of the English, the
Union Jack being retained and tho red
field split up to represent the colonies.
The Irish standard., 1888-04-28

THE st. Paul city election will take
place on Tuesday next. AL indications
at this time point to victory for the
Democratic hosts-in fact the oppor-
tunities for success at the polls have
been made brighter from day to day
through systematic course Of Islander
and calumny INDUCED in by the opposi-
ton in their zea]ousness for partial OF
complete triumph. St. Paul has been
well governed under Democratic rule
and this cry of corruption among its
city officials lacks proof, and as an is
sue will help instead of proving an
obstacle in the way OF success for the
Democracy. This is proper. Slande1
should be rebuked-from whatever
source it shall come.