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THE CHEAP CO4T QUESTION.

Thanks TO ex-senator James O'Brien, for n
letter so clearly exposing the dsloyal aims of
the Democratic party that Republicans may
we'll use il as campaign document. True, 1T
was written for no such purpose; it was adj
dressed to Mr. Randall as recognition of his
service to the Democratic party in resisting the
Presidents policy and the Mills bill. But the
entire letter is, nevertheless, a strong argument
against the policy to which the Democratic
party, in spite of Mr.. Randall, is irrcvocably
committed 1t was printed in The Herald"
on Monday. Said a Democrat to Mr.. O'Brien !:
am not going TO be diverted from protecting my
home and family by any such humbug the cry You
want whskcy free and you want TO tax the necessares
Of Ifc' Nor will l. said he, vote for candidate for
Congress who will vote as Texas and Kentucky want
him to vote There they have black labor, fed hog
and hominy ard am not willing to help men into
office who want to force mo and my family to their
level.
This man strikes strong and hard But Mr..
O'Brien himself is not at all behind and he
warns the Democratic party that the working
men will vote against it il the Mills bill is
passed, saying:
They insist that country attained It's greatness
by a system Of protection TO manufacturing inter
ests and our worhingmen. To withdraw this proteo-
ton and thereby cripple, II not destroy, these indus
tries, and reduce mechanics to the condition Of
European labor, seems TO them TO be great wrong
and many Of those who their living by honest
industry that they will not submit to be robbed OF
their employment, which is the source Of their live
hood. II cannot be expected that they Will vote for
candidates who seek to close their workshops By
changing our laws that English man.
ufacturcrs can send their goods here
and undersei their employers. It does not require
argument to show TO the wornngman that he cannot
get money unless he get work and he cannot get
work IL the mill where he is employed has TO close
what is made there can be purchased In Eng
land here and sold for less price than It can be
manufactured by his employer. They say, "What
does It matter can buy my clothes little cheaper
n have no money to buy either food or clothng7'
Is II not better keep IN this country what It costs TO
produce a manufactured article than to send its cost
to England, even II our people have to pay an IN
creased price for the ariclel
This reasoning fits precisely with that Of
General Harrison, the Republican candidate,
who insists that "the cheaper coat means a
cheaper man or woman under the coat" To
the workingman the first necessity is to have
of any kind and if Democrats take away that
employment or deny him such wages, he has
no cause to be glad because it promises to make
coats cheaper. The Republican party submits
proof in overwhelming abundance that protec-
ton has reduced the cost of coats and all other
woollen goods-so much, indeed. that the Dem
ocrats in Congress who support the Mills bill
were scarcely able 70 believe their eyes when
Mr.. Mckinley produced before them suit Of
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people might summon him. And yet 'mouco
with the sense of duty which has ever distin-
gushed his public career, he accepted MS
party's trust confidently. There was no Ohad-
band nonsense about this speech. 1t was Serl-
Gus, direct, sincere and frank.
Senator Vest ought to be able to celebrate 'ne
Fourth Of July without bearing false Witness
against the Republican party and Its can
ddate. In his speech before the Iammany
Society Yesterday he said: "The Republican
candidate stands upon Chinese platform and
fayors the introduction of Chinese into tins
country.n This is wholly inexcusable. The
Republican plank on this subject is strongly
and directly hostile to Chinese labor and to all
foreign contract labor, which it pronounces
'alien to our civilization" and it demands
Z" the rigid enforcement of existing laws against
itv and favcrs "such immediate legislation
as will exclude such labor from our shores"
OF this plank General Harrison has expressed
his hearty approval, and his record is consist
ent with it, Mr.. Vest is Senator OF the
United States, and he ought to be above 1alsiii-
cation as weapon of political warfare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05
AR. CURTIS SELF CONDEMNED.

Mr.. Curtis ought to realize how his fine ora
tion at Gettysburg condemns his conduct He
knows, it appears, how vital and how terrible
is the danger that respect and love for free in
sttutions may be undermined by that "sys-
tematic fraud or violation or suppression Of
votcs'' which elected the candidate supported by
Mr.. Curtis in 1884, and upon which that can
didate, still supported by Mr.. Curtis, now en-
tireyirelies for success this year 1t is not pos
sible flor the orator to plead ignorance. lie
knowt that Mr.. Cleveland's supporters count
upon 1.-THE electoral votes of every Southern
StateI and mean to carry part of them by the
crimes which he condemns. He knows that
the selection of Mr.. Barnum, as manager of
Mr.. C1eveland's campaign, means deliberate
resort to crime and corruption in order to Sc
cure the votes of Northern States. He cannot
pretend that any hope Of Civil Service reform,
as a result of Mr.. Cleveland's election, ami
mates him any longer for he has sadly con-
fessed that the wholesale disregard of the law
has brought it into contempt, and that tho
President himself, finding his party opposed to
reform, has not resisted the party. But one
excuse is left for supporting the candidate Of
those who suppress votes and stuff ballot
boxes ana IOfrc ICiufIS. N1T. ClruS Is NilIiHB
to aid these infamous crimes solely for the pur-
pose of promoting free trade.
1t is not for others, but for Mr.. Curtis him
self guided by his own conscience, to deter
mine whether he has any right to seek an eco
nomic change which he desires at such cost.
To others it seems that thoroughly loyal
citizen of free country ought to declare that
he would have no part in obtaining fraud
ulent and crme-stained victory for change
of tariff, however much that change may seem
to him desirable. Genuine loyalty might say,
"no honest decision of the people, in favor Of
great change of National policy, can be
reached so long as the votes of several great
States are turned by crimes against free suf-
frage. No decision that is not honest no de-
cision that is not regarded by the people as
honest, can command respect or prove lasting.
Better defeat to-day, even for the cause Of free
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trade, than triumph by fraud and crime, which
will inevitably brand the cause itself with the
infamy of the frauds and crimes perpetrated
for its sake"
Rightly Mr.. Curtis says this is not local
question. Rightly he declares that Pennsyl-
yania and New York must have deep and in
tense interest in the freedom and integrity Of
the suffrage in other States, when crime threat
ems to make laws for the whole Union. Flo
quently he urges that public opinion in other
States must make itself felt in the States where
crime and suppression of free suffrage exist.
But in no other way can public opinion else
where make itself felt effectively except by
defeating the party and the candidate supported
by fraud and crime Mr.. Curtis, instead Of
doing what he can to make Democratic GRIM
inals feel the disapproval of decent citizens,
proposes to help the party Of crime, to aid the
party which relies upon Higgins and Thomas,
German and Barnum, for its success and to
re-clect the President who succeeded four
years ago by crimes against free suffrage. His
practice and his eloquent professons-wha a
contrast
All, Mr. Curtis, your voice rises to tone OF
manhood worthy of your better self only when
you condemn the systematic practices of the
party you support. In helping that party Mr..
Curtis buries all that is noblest and worthicst
in his own history and in his manhood He
tears up and tramples upon his own best and
worthiest addresses, and even his Gettysburg
Grafton is trodden into the mire by the feet OF
the orator who supports Grover Cleveland, the
candidate of organized fraud
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05
Nesp1lork Dailu Iribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELE Ely
THURSDAY, JULY 5. 1888.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign Letters were read by the defence IN
the O'Donnell libel case seeking to implicatc MI
parnell in Irish crimes. - The Pan Prcsbyter-
an Council opened in London, Lord Cairns pre-
siding. - An expedition to relieve Emin bey
is being organized in Berlin - At meeting oil
the Liberal Unionst peers, Lord Derby was chosen
leader of the party in the House OF LORDS. =
Some doubt about the willingness OF Oxford ana
Cambridge oarsmcn to row the Yale crew has been
expressed - The Fourth of July was duly OBJ
served by Americans in London.
Domtstic.-General Harrison received omciai
notification OF his nomination for President. -
General Sheridan rallied and seemed much better
The Swataia was anchored at the Delaware break
water - Robert Flack, the inventor OF lie
beat. was drowned while testing his invention in
the Niagara rapids 49, Among those who spoke
on the Fourth of July at Woodstock were Senator
Frve. ON the tariff and Senator Platt. on total
abstinence. - Governor Hill spoke at the un-
yelling of the soldiers monument in Binshamton
CITY and Suburban-The Fourth of July was
celebrated with speech making, fireworks, sports
and excursions; many slight fires and accidents,
Int no serious ones; Tammany heard its usual
long talks - The winners at Monmouth
Park were Saxony, Lady Margaret, Eurus, The
Bard. Ordwny, Prospect. King Idle, Major Pickett.
- The annual regatta of the Larchmont Yacht
Club was successfully sailed; no rival faced the
Shamrock 80 The Knickerbocker Yacht Club
held a lively regatta few slight accidents oc-
Cured to the contestiDg boats. - gang OF
thieves who stole cotton from the Ocean Steam
Navigation Company have been captured by de-
tcctiyes.
The Wcatlpr.-Indications for to-day: Fair,
followed by rain: nearly stationary temperature
Temperature yesterday Highest, SO degrees :;
lowest, &C; average "a
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, JULYs5 1885,

very nsocnt and saucy, ending by fatty calling Har
rison liar The guards intcrposed at this tuncturc
and compelled tho chIcftan to maintain silence. Old
Tippccanoe was furious. Advancing TO where Tc-
cumsob stood he shook his fist undcr his and
said Won lave deceived two OF my best Generals,
but learned the art Of war from man who ioars
HE Shoulders snccrcd and walked away. Tho con.
the mex, day. but p srae had
rivi,ly Tho meeting brought no amlca6ie arrange
cnts however and in the border wsarg soon after
Tccumsch slain by Colonel DIN oV ~ an
Intimate friend OF Clark's and In a'u1er i"o can
didate for the Vice-Prcsldency. .
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" THERE'S NO USE o. KNOCKING At THE
DOOR,"

Air, Maryland, Ny Maryland.
Free trade Is knocking at thy door,
Uncle sam
She never Knocked SO hard before.
Uncle sam!
And flies above her saucy head
The sign by which her steps are led
An old bandanna, bloody rcd,
Uncle Sam! My Uncle sam
o, It would be a shame and sin,
Uncle Sam
To ops the door and let her In,
Uncle saml
From East far on to Western shore,
The hosts Of labor loud implore
Thou wilt keep shut the free-trade door,
Uncle saml My Uncle Saml
John Bull emits fearful groan,
Uncle SAM
Protection he Will nc'er condonc,
Uncle SAINT
He loathcs protection tire and hub,
II pains his pocket, there's the rub
Go interview the Golden Club,
Uncle SAM My Uncle SAM
When cunning Bourbon leaders claim,
Uncle Sam
Free trade is really not their aim,
Uncle sam
Just whisper soft to Grover c.,
Small difference Is dscerncd by tho
Twixt tweedledum and twcedledee,
Uncle sam My Uncle sam
We'll thou wilt guard tho country's veal,
Uncle sam
Her foes shall lilo beneath thy heel,
Uncle Sam.
Fierce let tho Bourbons rage and roar,
While England cries, "5incorc, encore
Thou wilt not ope the frce-tradc door,
Upclo saml My Uncle Saul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05

clothes bought from Mr.. Morse, a Democratic
member from Boston, for $40. Republican
policy has done this, and at the same time has
raised wages more than 30 per cent, and IN
creased the number of persons employed IN
woollen manufacture more than 200 per cent.
That is the policy which does in truth protect
labor. The Democratic policy opens the doors
to foreign wool and woollens, closes American
mills drives out of employment great army OF
American workers, and then, when they have
no work and no wages, offers them coats a
little cheaper, but not so good, being made
largely of shoddy.
Mr.. O'Brien and his Democratic friends
make one mistake, however, which they need
to correct as quickly as possible. They talk
with an "ifr Democracy must be defeated,
they say, if it passes the Mills bill. little
later these men will have more sense. When
a man tries to stab you, Mr.. O'Brien, do you
call it good sense to stop him after he gets his
knife to your heart? The Mills bill, when
passed, would shut up thousands Of woolen
mills, and the time TO stop mischief is not after
the works have been ruined and the workers
have been left destitute, but right now. That
is what the Republican party is doing. The
bill will be beaten probably by Republican
votes; nine out of ten, yes, nineteen out Of
twenty of the votes against it will probably be
the votes of congressman whom Mr.. O'Brien's
party oppose. And nine out of ten, yes, prob
ably nineteen out of twenty Of the votes for the
bill will undoubtedly be the votes of the party
which Mr.. O'Brien and his Democratic work.
ingmen support. Defeat its bill to-day, and
then give it new lease of power, and the
party will certainly come in with the same or
worse bill at the next session, and claim with
justice that the country has approved its policy.
This is a time for American workingmen TO
have practical common sense. They know
what they ought to do. They can defend their
industries in one way surely, and in one way
only, by defeating the party which has for
fifty years fought constantly against protec-
ton by giving the power in every branch of
the Government to the party which has for
thirty years contended bravely and consistent
ly for protection. They can give, by their
votes in the doubtful States, power equiv
aent to that of "a Representatives and 12 SEN
ators to General Harrison and not to Mr.
Cleveland.
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Qmusfntkttf6.

CAssxg-s-Nadiy.
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ERAsriNA, 8. L-Bunalo Bill.
NAprsovAvE AND 59rH-sr.-Day and Evening
Jerusalem aud tao Cruciuxion.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-S-Tho Keepsake.
Polo GRoUXDs-4-Baseball
ST.. GEoRGE-S-Nero, or The FAN Of Rome
TERRAcE GARDEx-9-Opera'
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The glorious Fourth was quiet Fourth and
a beautiful Fourth. There was more sun,
more breeze less noise, less fire and less troli-
ble than have characterized any Fourth during
the last decade The display of Stars and
Stripes was even more generous than usual,
evidently in rebuke of those unpatrotic Demo-
Gratis who are trying to crowd out the old nag
by means of their ugly bandannas. Over in
Woodstock series of speeches were made
in honor of the great day, and Tammany Hall
sought to utilize the patriotic feeling OF the
New-York public to the advantage of the Dem
ocratic ticket The letter-carrers OF this city
and Brooklyn paraded in fine style, and the
migration to the country went on as 1T always
does of summer holiday.
Some curious letters were read by the de-
PENDANTS counsel in Mr.. 0'DonnelPs libel suit
against "The London TiInes' yesterday, in the
effort to prove that Mr.. Parnell was cognizant
of the Phoenix Park conspiracy and that he
countenanced the use OF the Leagues funds in
furtherance Of it. Concerning these letters,
Mr. Parnel is yet to be heard from, anC until
his testimony is given little Importance need
be attached to them, since those attributed to
his pen, If they are given out in entirety and
are proved to relate to the circumstances and
events upon which the defence presumes they
I,x offorf If
structing public opinion the world over as to
his sagacity as political leader not less than
to his character as a man. Che Lord Chief
Justice reflected upon the conduct of the plain
tiff's case in terms that sound oddly to Ameri-
can ears. Why he should be called upon to
prove more than a technical case before he has
brought out the defendants proof is not clear
The practice here is to prove the libel hear
what the defence can say in excuse or justica-
ton, and then join the real issue by rebutting
testimony.
Nothing could more strongly emphasize the
essential difference in the characters Of Benja-
min Harrison and Grover Cleveland than a
comparison Of the addresses they made on being
informed Of their nominations for the Prcsi-
dcncy. Mr.. Clevelands speech from start to
finish was a pompous Qualification Of self. 1t
was a tale Of ego. Ho told Of how he had re-
formed the universe. and the fair inference
Of his remarks was that in his judgment, should
the American people make the colossal and all
but unthnkablc blunder Of falling TO rc-elect
him, the sun would thereupon hide its dis
coura2ed face and the stars refuse to countc-
nance the proceeding by declining to shine;
the bottom would drop out of everything, and
we should all 20 forthwith to the bow-wows
General Harrison, in his speech at indianapolis
yesterday, talked in q wholly different tone
He was deeply aad solcmnly impressed with
the responsibilities to which Che Voice. Of the
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One W. II. Pope, who member of the com.
mttec to notify Judge Thurman of his nomination,
denies that the committee discarded the bandanna
and used the fiag the ground that the Repub-
licans had no more right to the flag than the
Democrats lie takes pains to explain that it was
at first proposed that the committee should have
the bandanna and the American flag twined to-
gethcr around their hats, but discarded both on q
suggestion that Judge Thurman's democratic tastes
would be grati6ed if they came without adornment
of any kind. This indicates that Judge Thurman
has than his party on the subject of'the
snufT-rag. Dressed up both in bandannas and
flags, that committee would have looked like lot
of monkeys escaped from the circus
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Democrat mumuring with downcast eyes: Z"
all the sad words of tongue or pen. the saddles
are these we may have Ben
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At ST. Louis, by the Rev. DR.. Phree Trade, Mr..
Oak Democracy, of Washington, ID. G., to Ivy
Mugwump of Ncw-Yorl city. The bride-who
gave herself away-was dressed in Illusion The
couple expect to spend next winter at their
chateau on the Saline River. 1t is understood
that the Golden Club will give them reception.
The presents were not displayed at the wedding.
Prominent among them was a beautiful file which
the bride gracefully gnawed during the ceremony.
Bless you nv chidrcn.'
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The Democrats did clever thing when they
adopted the red bandanna campaign en-
blem" So remarks The Boston Globe" The
cleverness is not so apparent to the naked eye Of
Democracy as it was before the Republicans began
waving the Star-Spangled Banner On the whole
the Democrats are inclined to return the bandanna
to Mr.. Thurman's coat-tail pocket 1t begins to
occur to them that the flag is better emblem to
conlure with
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A prominent member of the Administration,
after expressing an earnest belief in Civil Service
reform, proceeds to say that all Of those offices
the distribution of which on purely party grounds
can fairly be said to strengthen the party in power
ought to be- and without doubt will be, always
regarded as political Doesn't that open the
way for unlimited removals and appointments
whenever the party in power changes? What
more could the most ardent advocate Of the spoils
system desire than that all of those offices the
distribution of which on purely party grounds
can fairly be said to strengthen the party in
power should be distributed where they will
"do the most good Civil Service reform on
this model would be of an exceedingly faccd
chnrnctnr
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THAT the vote IS not free in certain districts
(of the South is not doubted" Precisely
George William Curtis thinks that the interest
of reform is promoted By turning his back on thu
party of fair play and an honest ballot and casting
in his lot with the political organization which
confessedly is the beneficiary of the crimes against
suffrage at the South.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-12-14

Up 10 Wednesday, 9th inst, the total
number OF yellow fever cases IN Florida
during the season, reached 400. The
Total number OF deaths we're ALL. For the
week ending on The 9th the new cases were
90, with three deaths.
In speaking Of this epidemic In the New
York World, DIR. Porter says:
"As soon as the epidemic il over the
frat step would be TO have thorough and
systematic house TO house investigation,
and Nll places carefully noted where cases
occurrd. IN these the mattresses, blan-
kets. carpets and wooden materials should
be burned. The linen and cotton could be
cfleclnally disinfected by thoroughly boil.
ing IN compound prepared for this
purpose. by this means, think, the city
could lie freed from the microbes aud an
other visitation next senson fully prevented.
To do this would cost great deal, and
that is one reason why the government
could do IL far more effec,ually than any
tainly would cost from 100000 to $l75,-
600, and perhaps more, including, Of
course, payments of goods destroyed TO
thote who could not afford to lose them.
II will take fully two months TO do all
this, but something energetic must be
done, Tor 1t will not do to have q second
epidemic. A season like this Costs this
country an immense amount of money,
and no expense should be spared in stamp
ing il out