The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-04-21


est. but the world knows that job was ras
cally piece of business, perpetrated Gy ras
calls known TO be rascals when they
sat in their seats In New Orleans
counting and canvassing the returns
Their work placed John Sherman at the
head of the treasury. but no amount OF
palayer now can c!othe the business WIN
a garb of ought but dishonor to himself Oh
10 his party.
The Republican State convention oil
PENNSYLVANIA meets on "Wednesday next
and there Is every appearance now that q
lively row may be expected for the control
of IL, Strange 10 say, there has risen up
in the person of Senator Quay, the junior
senator, a man who proposes 10 contest
the ownership Of the State by the Came
rOns. The "Don" really has an IDEA tha'
he would like u be a candidate for Presi
dent, and Is laying "pipe" with that enc
in view! Quay doesn't 20 with the Came
rons In this direction. The idea OF Don
Cameron aspiring to the Presidency, Is
| funny TO be sure.
The Ohio State republican convention
was held ut Dayton on Thursday last
Nominations were made OF candidates FOR
Secretary of State, Judge of Supreme
Court member OF Board of Public Works,
and Electors at large. K l., Lampson was
chairman and opened the business by a
high protective tariff speech. The plat
form N charges the South with suppress
ing the republican vote and demands ma
tional legislation on the subject; demands
(2) protective tariff Legislation (denounc-
ing the message AS free trade documenD
81 a general disability pension bill; (4) a
passage OF the Direct Tax bill, as proposed ;
endorses 90 Foraker's administration and
(6) the action of the legislature; and last
but not least, ~ endorses John Sherman
as candidate for the Presidency. Gov
ernor Foraker (chairman), Maj. Mckinney
Charlie Foster and Ben Butterworth were
elected delegate to Chicago and instructed
for Sherman. Personally they favor Blaine
and the action of the convention does not
In the least bind the delegstes from the
Congressional districts yet to be elected.
The German Emperor, Frederick, Is now
confined TO his bed-probabiy his death
Deu, anu is uhllF, W hii appear h'"i
ing the end-an Emperor for month.
His death will bring his son William III,
TO the throne, to whom all Europe will look
with apprehension.
Gen. Boulanger has been elected TO the
chamber of deputies of France, from the
department of the North-the great fortress
ground of France, regarded as less vulner-
able even than the Eastern frontier; and
where the military spirit Is strong and
high There may be certain appropriate
ness In the aggressive military politician
representing constituencies that vote under
the guns of frances strongest fortitica-
tions, but his election promises no good to
France Jingoism is not greater blessing
TO France In the person of Boulanger than
It might have been to America In the per
son of J. G. Blaine.
The Scotch Oats essence, advertised In
some of the daily papers as a nerve food,
is pronounced by Eastern chemists to be
vile compound of whisky and morphine.
The strikes of brewery hands In New
York and Chicago have failed utterly, new
men having filled all the places.
The latest phase Of the 90 strike Is the
appeal 10 the Inter. State Commission, who
will investigate the manner OF conducting
the road beginning May 9Th.
Indianas delegates to Chicago are
pledged to Harrison.