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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
A BIG DEMOCRAT BOLTS.

Hon. William II. Grace, of Brooklyn
in letter to Alden S. Swan, president,
resigns from the Democratic association
of Brooklyn. His letter reads:
''When the high protective tariff Of 1875
was enacted under the first administration
of jackson, Calhoun repudiated the law
and called a state convention OF his so
passed resolutions doing SO. We all
that convention. Jackson was a greater
protectionist than Henry Clay, and on il
he was elected, and his policy brought the
country great prosperity. After Jackson S
death the Calhoun school prevailed and
southern leaders prepared the platforms
up to the rebellioK Southern leaders OF
the same school and ideas are in control
again. 1t was a southern Calhoun Cob
den Club Democrat who wrote the
Democratic platforms in 1877 and 1888.
The first did not prevail; neither shall the
second. They are both un-American. hos
tile alike to our prosperity and industrial
dustrial Independence. | regard the Chi
cago platform as the most positive, COM
prehenSive and beneticent declarations Of
principles ever made by any one party in
this republic 1t will take rank second
only to the Declaration of Independence.
The issue makes it campaign of princi-
pies and not of men. The Republican
platform can be maintained on the princi-
pie of protection for the sake of protec-
ton; not as an expediency, but as an Act
ual permanent necessity to advance and
improve the social, material, moral and in
tellectual condition of the people"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

What was the secret of Grover Cleve-
lands letter to Tammany: Why simply
Mr.. Grover is on the run. He is frantic.
His free trade message was all right un-
Ill he saw how the protection platform
of the Republicans was meeting with the
endorsement OF the people. Its no use,
Mr.. Cleveland, you are for free trade or
for protection. The party that Is
against protection can't also be against
free trade. It's fish or fowl. The indi-
vidual who is not sane must be fool.
We cannot protect American labor and
at the same time have free trade. We
cannot favor foreign labor and at the
same favor American labor. The only
way in which American labor, American
products. American manufacturers and
American markets can be protected is TO
bar the foreigners out. either totally or
by such determinations in favor OF
American interests, by the imposition Of
duties, as Will cut short the immense
volume of products made by foreign
cheap labor which would otherwise pour
into this country. Grover, you are
scared. and well you may be.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
soMs r1ppEcANoE Ep1aRAMs.

One of the best short speeches General
Harrison has ever made was that in re-
Spouse to the visit last week of a veteran
Tippecanoe club composed of men who
took part in the campaign of 1910 and
helped to elect his grandfather. The
speech appeared in our dispatches i'm
mediately following its delivery, but ii
is too good for anyone to miss and good
enough to bear repetition. 1t abounded
in happy epigrams and eloquent passages.
Take this for instance, referring to the
venerable men before him:
''The respect and confidence of such
men is a Crown"
Then modestly referring to himself he
said:
/ / came among you with the heritage, /
trust, of good name such as all OF you Ell
JOY. 1t is the only inheritance that has
been transmitted in our family
Recalling his grandfather poverty in
all except character and the respect he
he had won from his fellow men, he said
It seems to be the settled habit in our
family TO leave nothing else TO our chill
dren.
Here are some more good ones:
My friends, am thorough believer in
American test OF character.
The rule must be applied to mans own
life when his stature is taken.
He will not build high who does not
build for himself.
/ believe also in American opportunity,
which puts the starry sky above every
boys head and sets his foot upon ladder
which he may climb until his strength
gives out.
A man who can talk like that will
honor any place which the American
people can give him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

worth. giving employment for two
months TO upwards of one thousand
people, and with the counties in eastern
Kansas would produce twenty-five mil
lion dollars worth of silk, allowing the
same labor and profit in selling il, 1t
would make it twenty-five million more
or fifty million more in ALL which might
in a few years be increased to one hun
dred millions, as the demand is increas-
ing yearly. II. L. BIDwELL,
Sedgwick county, Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
KANSAS EOLLARY.

Nernaha county he's not dollar ot
bonded Indebtedness
In Mitchell county the harvestsrs are
running day and night
There Is 3 newspaper published II
Sherman county called the Dark Horse.
Echoes from Huschison: SAisS1s. salsi
salse. sum. \ szli. the salt, y. that salt
Eight marriage licenses wersi Issued
last week By the probate Judge Of Lyons
county.
Between the Wreck o. the HesperSasT
and tiao@e 6, 1Eeo canned beans EuspoTia
manages 20 Be heard
The readers q the Hutchison papers
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
FROM HOOSIERDOM.
Lotus. Ind, July 8, 1888.

LoTUs, Ind, July 8, 1888.
o the Editor of the EAGLE.
/ have just received the EAGLE and
read what is going on at home, which
sounds sweet to fellow that loves his
home. friends and Wichita, as we all do
after short stay in that lovely city. Yet
it does fellow good to be here in old
Hoosierdom and to see how closely knit
ted to our leader, Ben Harrison, the peo-
pie seem to be-all classes, rich and poor.
| was born and have lived most of my
life in this state: can recollect all the
campaigns from 1874 up to this, and L
never saw such enthusiasm and such gen.
eral satisfaction over any nomination be-
fore. Even the Democrats and many of
the third party people say they will have
to support him. The nice part is, they
can not say aught against him as man or
as politician. He is a gentleman, a
scholar and statesman. Now,
with a big crop in Kansas, as you
report, and the general report all over
our fair land, and Ben Harrison elected
in November, won't this be a grand
country to live in, especially IN Wichita
met Mr.. Rogers ON the train going to
indianapolis after some good pictures OF
Ben Harrison; of course you will get the
benefit of them. l go 10 the Fourth. a
glorious time expected. Expect 10 see
some of the Wichita folks there. After
we get through visiting and eating
cherry and raspberry pie we shall return
home. but while here we shall talk ana
work for Ben Harrison.
The wheat crop Is much better here
than was expected, and oats and corn
will be yerv good. Y. L. S.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The supreme court of Minnesota in the
case of Hardenburg against the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad, has
rendered decision of interest to all trav-
elers. The plaintiff took train at Min
neapolis to go to Wayzata. Finding no
vacant seat he demanded of the conduc-
tor that he be provided with one. By
this time the train had started and was
in rapid motion. The conductor being I'M
able to give Hardenburg a Sc at without
unseating some other passenger, refused to
do as requested and demanded Harden
burg's fare. Hardenburg refused to pay
his fare unless provided with seat.
Thereupon the conductor stopped the
train and forcibly elected Hardenburg
leaving the latter at a point distant from
any house, more than two miles from
any flag station, and more than five
miles from any regular station. The
supreme court holds that the plaintiff
Hardenburg, had right to refuse to pay
his fare, as a passenger has right to be
provided with seat; that his refusal to
pay his fare did not make him tress-
passer on the train; and, finally, that
railroad company having the right to
eject from its train trespasser must do
so at a regular station
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Some esteemed contemporaries have
published an old picture of Mr.. Levi P.
Morton in which he is depicted as wear
ing luxuriant whiskers, whereas now
adays 'he is all shaven and shorn," like
the priest in the architectural story.
1.-The whiskers," remarks the New York
Sun. "were worn at or about the time
when Mr.. Morton beat Ben Willis for
congress in the Eleventh district by 1000
votes" The likeness is doubtless correct
of him at the time mentioned, but the
object Of the object lesson is to give a
correct representation of the subject at
present, which see at the head of the first
column on this page.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Abilene Gazette: Milton L. Engle, a
farmer who lives about six miles south
east, came into the city yesterday on
business. Being in the court house he
CHANGED to notice the plow that had been
found in the possession OF the notorious
johnson gang of thieves and had been
brought into court during the trial. Mr.:
Engle thought the implement looked
natural, and after examining It carefully
he fully identified If a. one that had been
stolen from him over year ago.
II is often said that the battle Of Get
ttysburg decided the fate CT the UNION;
This is a mistake. Ii may have decided
the fate of the rebellion but had the
union army been defeated it would have
rallied on another field There never
were rebels and copperheads enough
made to DESTROY this union--Newton
Republican.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Sunday morning." writes an Indian
apolis correspondent of the New York
Tribune, General Harrison, accom-
panied by Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, drove in the family
carriage to the First Presbyterian
church, plain brick structure almost in
the heart of the city, where he has regu-
larry attended religious services for
many years. The family horse was
hitched at its customary standing place.
General Harrison has long been dea-
con in the church, and it happened that
this morning the regular communion
services were held. 1t was his duty, as
il has been on many occasions before, to
assist in the service. At the close, as he
passed down the aisle to the exit, the
members of the congregation bowed IN
recognition and respect Washington
dispatches inform us that Dir. Cleveland
spent the day hard at work preparing an
explanatory statement of the why's of
some of his pension vetoes and repri-
mand to that BODY for its reckiessness IN
passing upon such measures and conse-
quent profiigate waste of public money
on that account. Great exemplar Of
high mofals Is Grover.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The Leavenwarth Times of the 7th
says that joints were run wide open in
that city on the Fourth of July. A wide
open joint is contradiction of terms. A
wide open joint is nothing more than a
common, everyday. vulgar saloon. The
first time we ever saw the word used in
connection with whisky selling was in
the EAGLE and as descriptive of such
places as where the traffic was joined to
some legitimate business. Wichitas first
joints were refreshment stands and the
like, with innocent beverages and pies
and cakes to the front and something
stronger under the counter or in back
room. Then came the drug store joint,
and other joints. But a joint is not
saloon, drug store nor yet hole-in-the
wall or an upstairs club room.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

receivers. These misguided men were
all sent to prison for ninety days.
Thereupon General Harrison appeared
before the court and voluntarily made a
plea in their behalf. He represented to
Judge Drummond that the object of
their prosecution had been accomplished;
they had been taught that they, like all
other citizens, were subject to the law,
and he expressed his belief that
they would heed the lesson if released.
Judge Drummond granted the plea, and
as the prisoners filed out to freedom
many of them grasped General Har-
rison's hand and thanked him for his in
reference in their behalf. This is, in
brief, the facts of General Harrison 5
connection with and conduct during the
railroad strike of 1877, out of which
occurrence. by distorting the facts and
supplying any lacking points from their
corrupt imaginations, the enemies of the
Republican presidential candidate hope
to make capital and prejudice the minds
of the laboring people against him. But
such methods cannot win. The truth of
this matter, as of all others, will be
brought out, and instead Of alternating
those who the effort is meant to de
ceive will warm them towards him who,
in the hour of peril, unsolicited came to
their rescue. This deception exposed,
look out for an attack from some other
direction but from the same source.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Governor McEnery, of Louisiana. who
during the late election in that state, de-
clared that rather than have the Repub-
lican ticket elected he would plunge the
state into revolution, has been appointed
by his successor, Governor Nichols, to
the state supreme bench. He had to be
promised this position before he would
support Nichols at all and now the prom
Use has been carried out. This is of
course an example of what Mr.. Cleye-
land meant when he spoke of the prin-
ciples of Democracy as SO very
necessary in the. government of free
people.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Cleveland's postmaster general is OPP
posed to United States ships for carrying
the foreign mails because he thinks 1t
would be discouraging to her trade.
He's dandy, and no mistake. Most
people in the west had concluded that he
had been sending all the mails across the
ocean once or twice before starting them
out across the country to their destina-
ton. A good deal of it goes at least
once clear around the globe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Those who are not for protection to
American industry are against 1t. Those
who are not against free trade are in
favor of it. There is no halfway place,
for tariff revision must proceed on the
line of protection or upon that OF free
trade,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Apropos of the season for writing letters
of acceptance. Rev. Lyman Abbott has
lust formally notified the Brooklyn con-
pregation of his acceptance of the call to
succeed Mr.. Beecher to the pulpit of the
tabernacle. 1t is said the salary will be
fixed in the fall.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Prior TO his death Mathew Arnold was
8 pensioner upon the English govern
ment in the amount of twelve hundred
and fifty dollars a year. Since his death
the pension is cut off from his widow,
the lord chancellor of the treasury ex-
plains, because it is not warranted by
law. The Britons appear to have been
taking lessons from our Grover in the
matter of pensions.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Don't try to get away from the tariff
issue, gentlemen. 1t is tough medicine
Tor YOU, it is true, but your own dear
Grover mixed the dose. So ''drink her
down." .drink her DOWN. and don't
kyen bat YOUR eyes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

1t is reported that the Democratic NOM
lnee, Judge John Martin, is opposed to
the removal of the state capital. This is
astonishing. Let western Democrats
haste that hideous fact in their Cleveland
plugs and sit down, as one man, upon
the ambitions of this Topeka aristocrat
paxf November
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Democratic papers in San Francisco
are printing suppositious interviews with
imaginary Cinnamon as campaign liter
ature against Harrison. If such ldiotic
trash gains votes for Cleveland the stand
ard of intelligence in the neighborhood
of the Golden Gate must be remarkably
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Judge Thurman, in the United States
senate, voted against the amendment ex-
Guiding jeff Davis from the benefits of
the Mexican pension bill which answers
the question of correspondent.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

4 squad of Democrats at New Albany
Indiana. few days ago made China
man drunk and then hired him to hurrah
for Harrison. They no doubt thought
they We're playing a very smart trick,
but it only served to disgust all decent
people who witnessed the degrading spec
tacle. Oh. yes. the Democrats are going
to make this an exceptionally clean and
brilliant campaign.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Gen. G. Z. Dodge, of Iowa, an old rail
road man. who has been associated with
Jay Gould for years, says he never heard
Gould utter the words convention" or
candidate in his life-Newton Republican.
Is General Dodge deaf
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

What the New York Journal or Com
merce advises, under actnal circum-
stances, is the dropping of the Mills bill
without any more ado and the introduc-
ton of a bill TO wipe out the internal
revenue system. SIS there no leader in
the house," it asks, THAT can rise to the
height of this occasion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

I'VE are immensely gratified," says
the Philadelphia Press, ito observe that
among the brilliant and distinguished
company whom the venerab General
Simon Cameron entertained with his
lavish hospitality at Donegal Saturday
were John James Ingalls,, of Kansas,
and Daniel Webster Voorhees,, of Indi-
ana. These two brainy and valiant gen.
tlemen were no strangers when they met
at Donegal, but we fancy that after they
sat for few hours with their legs under
General Cameron's expansive mahogny
they were conscious of a finer sense of
respect for each other than they had
ever felt before" AS to the Missourian,
we've no doubt the observation is cor
rect; in fact his sense is so fine in that
regard that we guarantee he will never
be so discourteous as to interrupt the
other gentlema an named when he his en-
gagged in a political review before the
senate.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

1t is suggestive fact that the great
whisky distillers Of the country are the
chief opponents of the abolition of the
war tax on whisky, and probably con-
rains solution of the Democratic posi-
hon on that question. Whiskyites are
proverbial for their liberality in political
eampaigns-when their interests are at
Nake
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The London Spectator says: "Grover
Cleveland has done more to advance the
cause of free trade than any prime
minister of England has ever done"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

A little more than four years ago
George William Curtis said of the Dem
ocratic party: SIT went out of party as
conspiracy against human rights and
now seeks to return to power as a con-
spiracy for public plumber" 1t is noted
that this one of the expressions of the
sage named that the party organs do not
especially delight to quote, but he never
uttered truer expression.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Organized labor will repudiate Ben
Harrison, shrieks the Democratic press
He is what Mr.. Arthur, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
says:
General Harrison has nothing in his
can workman from voting Tor him. re-
gard his nomination as a strong. one, and
know his friendly attitude toward organ
lied labor. Some time ago l went to
Indianapolis to straighten out difficulty
between our men and one of the local
roads, and it was principally thro' the
good offices of General Harrison that q
strike was prevented and matters We're ad-
iusted.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The question is often asked, whats
in name:" We are frank to admit
that it depends. AS soon as the nomina-
ton of Gen. Ben. Harrison at Chicago
was flashed over the country by wire,
Private j. F. Snow. of Cawker City.
Kan, member Of General Harrison's
regiment in the war, the Seventeen In
diana, telegraphed congratulations to
his old commander. This graceful and
timely action got into the public prints
and the item has gone.the rounds until
it has reached Brooklyn. The Times, in
narrating the incident, says the gratula-
tory message was sent by Private Shaw.
of Hawks City, Kan. That is about as
near correct as could be expected from
the effete east in the names of persons or
places in the west. However, Cawker
City will grow no less, nor Private Snow
be less enthusiastic for Harrison on ac-
count of the misprint.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The Pansy for July is as fresh and en-
Pertaining as ever. 1t is a most excel
lent magazine for young folks from eight
10 fourteen. Especially suitable for Snn-
day reading. 81 year. The publish
ers, d. Lothrop Company, Boston, will
send a specimen on receipt of . cents in
rfo
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The Chicago Times admits that the
Democratic party contains nosuch leader
as Blaine. 1t tells the Democrats that
they had better not abuse the plumed
knight and suggests it might be good
policy TO find u man TO match him. We
quite agree with the Times, only we
know the suggestion is a useless one. for
the reason that they can't do it. Demo
Gratis aren't built that way,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Speaker Carlisle thinks the present is
''the last great struggle for the Demo-
cratic party" The speaker is correct: it
will be the last of the party.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The Republicans unanimously agreed.
before either party held its convention,
that this should be a campaign, as far as
they were concerned, free from scandal,
but they are not to be held responsible for
the scandal Mr.. Clevelandhas broughtup-
on himself by his egotistical speech to the
committee that notified him of his nomi-
nation, and Republicans protest against
being made blamable for any further
such indecencies he may indulge in.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

There seems little doubt that the Santa
Fe is gong to make push for the At
Iantic seaboard
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The marriage between the duke of
Marlborough and Mrs. Hammersley was
In effect an exchange of the Dacal title
for So, 100000. The lady and the duke
are said to have been mutually satisfied
until ii was decided that under the laws
of New York their marriage Is null and
and void. What they are going to do
about it has not yet been made public.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Its poor rule that wont work both
ways The Democrats are trying to
demagogue the plain people of the coun-
try by charging that the Republican
presidential candidates are both rich and
ride in carriages of their own. Cleve-
land and Thurman are financially as
well fixed, own carriages and ride in
them. How much less discreditable is
it to them! The Democrats started out,
they said, to make the campaign one of
principle; the foregoing is sample.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

When you see Third Party man, a
st. John prohibtionist, standing on the
street corner talking to a knot of open
mouthed listeners you can set it down
that he is not dwelling upon the advan-
tages and beauties of temperate life
nor picturing out the death which ever
follows the wake of the saloon, but that
he is giving the Republican party the
stiffest and meanest send off of which
his tongue is capable. Now listen the
next time you have chance, and as you
listen remember the point made above.