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@sattissl.
A Word About CatarTh. i.

MS the mucous menbrane, that wonderful
- anil envelope surrounding the delicate us
- ~ the aiI and food passages, that Cstsrrn
,.sscs Us stronghold. Once established 1t eAts
-. ~, very yitals, and renders life but long
laSO ,, br,ath OF misery and disease dulling the
ia of bearing. trsmmeling the power on
sslL>h DESTROYING the faculty OF smell, tainaing
~ Sresth, and killing the refined pleasures OF
~ InsidiOusly, by creeping ON nom SIMPLE
49, sSS q, the head 10 assaults the membranous
S3J,Sng ana cnvelOps the bones, eating through
~, ,SsIcate coats and causing Inflammation,
stIH,S,,,,SipC and death Nothing short OF total
ssJiSstiSn will secure health TO the patient, and
sU siisyistiyes are simply prOcraStiRated suner-
$50 leading 70 = fatal terminal on. SANFoROs
sHrcIL Cl'RE, by IahG otion and by latrfal sd-
in,SNn;.trstion. has never failed; even when the
ii.oss,, has made frightful inroads on delicate
S,,DStifriiOus hearing. smell and taste have been
S.CcCyered. and the diSCaSe thoroughly driven
out -, 49,, -. 4, n 49,. ho,tla
,S,Ss R,plCNL CURE. one box CATARRHAL SOL
,,,,,.T ana one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly wrap
~ in one package, with null directions; price,
s''O'' POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL Co, BoSroN
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rxn,,,n,rx r,,xa,. spe.ch.

VIENNA, May % Count Kalnoky yes
tsrday received M. QeCrais, the French
ambassador, and gave him an explanation
of Herr Tisga's speech, which it Is hoped
will end the incident. Count KNlnoky
informed NJ. QeCrais that he had no
nreyions knowledge of Herr Won Tisga's
statement. but was satisfied that Herr
Won Tissa had not the slightest intention
TO offend France, fact WHICH the Premier
wopld probably publicly snsopnce in the
r;ak
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rETHoI.kUM.
Titusvnle.

Titusvills.
TITUsvILLK, PA, May Si.-Petroleum
Opened at safe; highest s5lc; lowest
sale; closed ut S2sc.
OH CITY.
OIL CITY, May 3l.--Petroleum-0pened
at e5sc; highest S54c; lowest sale; closed
at S2se. Ssles1 $40, 900 barrels; clearances
1,125, 900 barrels; runs 159, $40 barrels;
shipments Ia, $50 barrels; charters Al. $50
barrels.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, Pa, Msy Sl.-Petroleum-
Opened at s5te; closed at Sale; highest
6a}c; lowest s23e.
PittsburK.
PITTsBURa, PA, May 3l.-Petroleum--
Weak and lower; opened at 85!c; closed ct
s2se; highest s5le; lowest s2sc.
New York.
NEW YORK, May 3i.-Petroleum-The
petroleum market was depressed by re-
ports Of new production, and closed with q
net decline of 8. The opening was steady
at s5sc, but heavy selling carried the price
down &c before noon, when sharp rally
occurred, but the decline was resumed In
the aft moon, and the market closed weak
at 62se. Consolidated Exchange opened
at s5se; highest s5sc; lowest sale; closed
at S2se; total sales, 2,1sl 900 barrels.
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ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATS
Moved by tho Eluauence OF Kenna and
Wilson at Moorfield.

Moved by the Eluquence of Kenna and
Wilson at Moorfield.
Special Correspondence ofDhe Register.
MoORFIELD, May 24.-This was grand
gala day for the SOuth Branch Valley.
Oae of the largest and most enthusiastic
Democratic meetings assembled here to-
day, we have ever seen in the town. The
people came from all parts of the county
aud from Grant, Hampshire and Mineral
to hear Senator Kenna preach sound Demo
craIy. The meeting was called to order
at / o'clock q. m. by Gen. SpTigg. Chair
man of the County Executive Committee,
who nominated Homer s Carr for Chair
man. Mr. Carr introduced Senator Kenna
in neat little speech. The Senator
spoke for an hour and half in one OF
his happiest moods. II was his first visit
to this valley. and he made a splendid i'm
preston on our people. He came out
boldly in favor OF the Mills bill and tariff
reform. IL was manly defense OF the
present administration and the policy OF
the Democratic party. He showed very
clearly the many gross inequalities and in
justices OF the present tariff law, and it
was fastened upon the people under the
guise and pretense that it WAS for rereHae
and not for projection lie quoted largely
on this point from Senator Morrill, and
"Pig Iron Kelley" on the debates when
these high duties were fixed. We have
seldom heard better speech in this valley.
The Senator left for Rooney, where he
speaks tonight.
Gov. Wilson, who WAS at Rompey, as
sessing railroad property, lust dropped
in You know" having heard Of the meet
ing here, and made us a speech in the
afternoon. He gave the G. o. p. fits
from the word go.
These two speeches aroused our people.
We are united and ready for the great
fight of 1883. Put Hardy down for 800 or
900 Democratic majority next fall.
SOUTH BRANCH.
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Though General Scott was then the hero
of a great and recent war, though his par
ty was confident of success on its high tar
if platform, as the Republican party pro-
fesses to be to-day, General Scott was igno-
meniously defeated. Franklin Pierce, the
obscure New Hampshire lawyer, whom the
Democrats had nominated on low tariff
platform, swept the country like lorna
do. Had the favorite been nominated the
result could hardly have been different, for
the shadow of approaching death was upon
the Wing party then, a. 1t seems to be
upon its success or now. Will history re-
peat itself in 1882
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A Ringing Platform

The Illinois Democrats did good work.
Both the platform and the nominations in
dictate that the Illinois Democrats intend
to make a vigorous fight for control OF the
State this year. And the chances for cue
cess are Just as bright as they could be de-
sired. The nomination of General Palmer
for Governor, on the ringing platform
adopted yesterday, ought to attract the sup
mort of all the conservative elements in the
State
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Hartington's Plans ireland.

DUBLIN, May a0,-At pnionist meet
ing here, yesterday, letter was read from
Lord Harrington, in which he congratuia=
ted the assemblage and said he hoped the
time was not far distant when Parliament
would be able to give its attention to re-
form measures for Ireland, instead CT meas
ures of repression. adding: Still We must
not shut our eyes to the danger Of placing
new weapons in the hands of our oppo-
nents, until the authority and supremacy
of the Law have been established beyond
all dnnhtv
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Walilnx Up Alssce Lorraine.

PARIS, May 3O.-Ths Temps states that
persons wishing to go to Germany via
Alsace-I.OEains must notify the German
embassy from which alter iortnights de-
Law they will procure visa. The Gov
ernment is ne gotiating with the Eastern
Railway Company, to alter the ron,e OF lts
trains in order TO prevent eastward oounu
passengers from going through Aisaee-
Lorraine "rI
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Very Nicely Put

Sdn EfnRctSco f-fdW9heI' -,
On the Democratic side the way OF the
prophet is simple. There will be sl4 votes
IN the Convention, of which Mr.. Cleveland
will receive sl4. The only regreat OF the
party will be that there are not more 10
give 4
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Lsprosy An Russia.

ST. PkrERsBURe, May sO.-Lsprosy is
spreading at dreadful rate in Russia }.
Thirty cases have been officially reported
in Narfat alone.
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r z. &C. RAILROAD,

b, Il. q y. hAlLEOAD.
Bellalre and GAINESVILLE through pasenger train
leaves Bellzire 81 $40 M. arrives a Bellaire 81
400 y. N.
WoOdsdeld passenger train leaves Bellaire at
40 D. m, arrives At Bellaire at $40 a. N.
Summerleld Accommodation leaves BellAir 81
100 p. m, arrives At Bellairo a. 1o:t5 O. N.
All trains daily except Sunday. Central Stand
ard Time from Bellate.
AZ KEELING AND ELM GROVE RAILROAD
w on and after Monday, April 80, l'S>, trains
on the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad will
run As follows:
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r,,,,. snsaeh : VAIN Efrort.

ST. PETERSBURG, May So.-Hsrr Tiza's
snseeh in the lower House Of the Hunsa-
risn Diet Saturday, the 26th inst, is re-
0arded in Russian court circles as an az
Sressiye, but vain attempt to induce boln
France and Russia to abandon their pres
emit massive attitude.
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That win Do IL,

kdnsGS Cby IfAfS
To the Globe. Democrat, the Chicago iSI-
b,ns and other Republican newspapers
which are for anybody to beat Blaine, we
respectfully submit the name OF Grover
Cleveland, of New York.
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DRY GOODS.
Hsv York.

NEW YORK, May 3l.-Dry Goods-Ths
general demand was Of but moderate pro-
portions for leading grades Of medium
bleached shirtings and summer specialties,
as the attention of the large number Of
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aubeelias Register
Grauslsrs' Studs.

A RRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
~ EXPLANATION OF REsKRxHcE MARKS: sD2tly.
+SIindSy excepted. monday excepted sun
day only saturday excepted--76 Meridian.
NAV Is 1858 Wheeling time. which'iS Just one
hour cartier han Central Time:
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buyers present was absorbed by the auc-
ton sale Of flannels for account of Parker,
Wilder & Co. The sale comprised about
5000 packages, amounting to nearly one
million dollars. Prices were about the
same az those of Tuesday.
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ayr.hIrs wins the Derby.

LONDON, May S0.-The race Tor the
Derby stakes was won BY the pase , o.
Portisnd's Bsy colt Ayrshire. the faVorite.
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GovRRNaBNTs-Dull and steady.
STATRs-Dull and steady.


RAILROAns-Veryd dull; sales 1890, 900
SToCKs-The stock market was again
extremely dull to-day, the business done
being entirely in the hands of the trading
element. The fluctuations were confined
to the smallest limits, while the tone Of
the dealings was heavy almost from the
opening to the close. There was no ami
nation at the opening and most of the ac-
tive stocks opened unchanged from
Tuesdays figures. The widest
movents were IN Missouri Pacific,
which, after an advance of &c, reacted one
per cent, and New England lost one per
cent. After slight rise the market closed
extremely dull and rather heavy, at small
fractions below the opening figures. The
entire list is lower this evening, though,
with the exception Of Omaha. which lost
one per cent, the declines are for fraction
al amounts only. Sales 132, 68l shares.
Quotations closed bid as follows:
Adams Express 1873; American Express
1901: Canada Pacific, 57s; Central Pacific
80; Chesapeake and Ohio ii; do preferred
firsts -; do seconds 3; Chicago and Alton
las; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1l2s
Delaware and Hudson, l0ss; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western 1879; Denvtl
and Rio Grande, II; Erie 23s; do pre-
ferred, 5ia; FIT. Wayne, 1881; Illinois
Central 1lS; Lake Shore, 91i; Michigan
Central, NJ; Minneapolis and st. Louit
5; do preferred, 10; Missouri Pacific
T0l; Northern Pacific, %; do preferred
49I; Chicago and Northwestern 1885, d.
preferred, 143; New York Central, los
Oregon Transcontinental, 22s; Pacific Mail
32i; Peoria, d. & E,17l; Rttsburg 49,
Pullman Palace Car, F147s; Reading, 500
Rock Island, 1054; st. Louis and ssI
Francisco %; do preferred, 66s; frs
preferred, 1923; ST. Pail, Minneapolis an;
Manitoba, l0l; ST. Paul and Omaha, Ab
do preferred 1881; Texas Pacific, l9.i Uniol
Pacific sat; United States Express Il
Western Union 75I.
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3UNDAYS

Leave at T.O0a m. and run every hour, except
Church Train at 9:l5 p. m. Leave Wheeling Park
AZ 500 a. IN. and run every hour until 1000 p n
except Church Trains, which will leave the
Park at g:i5 a N. and Wheeling at l2:lj and
e.l5p m G.. HlRSCH, Sup't
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". N. CLEMENTS, Manager.
MILO RIVER RAILROAD.

Time Table taking efIsct April sih. 1854 Pa.
seugcr trains will run a. follows-CentTal Time.
All trains daily except those marked thus
which do not run on Sunday:
SOUTH sorSn, No =, No. SlNostlNo. I.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money at l-2s2 Per Oent.-Governments
Dull and steady-stocks I.ower-Flour
Quiet and Firp-Wheat Weak.
NEW YORK, May 3l.-Money on call
easy at lsaper cent; last loan at per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 4ad per
cent; sterling exchange dull but steady
at 4s6ls453l.
GOVRRNMBNTs-Dull and steady.
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MUSTANG IMMINENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG LININENT. used vigcr.
ously q death to swinney, Wind Calls Sore Backs.
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MUSTANG IMMINENT

MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT should al
rav. Ia KENT In HOUSE, STABLE and Factory. -
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NO RHEUMATIC ABOUT Ne!
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

CleanSes the
Nasal Passa-
Tes, AnaysPain
and Inhaunna-
ton, Heals the
sores, Restores
the Senses oil
Taste q n q
Smell
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Address Registered Letters 70
NEW ORLRAHH NATIONAL RANK
Now Orleans, La

Beauregard and Early, who are In charge OF the
drawings, In guarantee Of absolute fairness aud
integrity, that the chances are ali equal, aud
that no one can possibly divine what number
will draw q prtfe.
Il GUARANTEED By ROUB NATION
AL BANKS OF New Orleans, and the Tickets
are signed by tho President Of an Institution,
whose chartered rights are recognised In ths
kt7best Courts; therefore, beware OF any tmits-
uols or ANONYMOUS schemes. Dy9WAset
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TRY the CURE HAY-FEVEF
CATARRH

CA i AHhH
a. disease OF the mucous membrane, generally
o,SsinatIng In the nasal passages and maintain
- Ia strong hold I'm the head. From this point
:, sssDts fprth poisonous virus into the stomach
~ fbrnpgh the digestive organs, oOrruptng the
$500 suI producing other Troublesome and
dangerous symptoms.
Sarlclr is applied into each nOstril and Is
,sraash.s. Price - cents at druggists; by mail.
TsgS;prtsl. 60 cents. ELY BROTHERS, No. 80
WS-rFu street New York. te7ecdeAg
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GRAND QUARTERLY DRAWING
In the Academy Of Music, New Orleans,
Tuesday, June ~, 1888.

For Club Rates, OF any further information
apply 10 the undersigned. Your handwriting
must be distinct and Signature plain. More
rapid return mail delivery will be assured BY
your enclosing an Envelope bearing your full
address.
Send POSTAL NOTES, Express Money
Orders, or New York Exchange In ordinary let
ter. Currency by Express lat our expense) I'D.
n. a. DAUpBsn.
New Orleans, Il.
SXashin sfaa. u. q.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-11

The coolest place in the northwest ls george
Kozel's 1897 Fourteenth street northwest.
Our straw Mattings will please In style and
prices W. II. HouGuToN q CO.,
1914 ST. n. W,
Tho Only Gentlemen's Restaurant
IN the northwest is George Kozel's, 1897 Four
teenth street northwest.
Boots and Shoes ut 10 Per Cent. Discount.
Messrs. Mockbee s. Co., the proprietors ot the
old and reliable boot and shoe establishment, at
1908 street. northwest, have concluded 20
make reduction of 10 per cent. on all goods
sold for cash until the 18th of August.
For spot Cash,
previous to removal, the best bargains ever
offered in the city In Furniture Carpets and
W. H. HoueuroN & Co.,
1914 II st. n. W.
Campaign Flags.
NJ. G. COPELAND 8 Co..
400 11th st. II. ".
Free Concert at Edel's to night
Willis Ice Co.'s Penobscot ice-red wagons.
For Washington Spring Lamb
go TO John X. Kelly, stalls CPS 629 and $50
Centre Market and BOG and DOS Northern LIB
erty. Corned beef specially.
Edeps is the coolest place in town.
All of the most popular beers at George
Kozel's, 1927 Fourteenth street northwest.
Our Slip Cover Materials are of the latest
and In great variety.
W. II. HouGHToN & Co.,
1914 + st. n. W.
1t is the Best.
Ask for It. Schltz's Milwaukee Lager Beer
For sale by all leading houses.
Ladies' Royal Kid Button, Common Sense
and Opera Toe.with Patent-Leather Tips, $3.50.
GARTRELL's, 900 Seventh street.
FusseIrs Ice.Cream. 1926 New York ave.
Lithograph Check Books made to order.
Handsome designs. KERyAND, 1912 Pennsyl-
vauia avenue.
DR.. Kings System for fitting Spectacles to
the eyes, at TAPPAS's, Goa 9th st. n. W.
We have reduced another lot Of fine suiting
to $50 to order. Eseman Bros, corner 18th
and e, manufacturing tailors and clothiers.
Visiting Cards neatly engraved from your
plates al 70 cents per hundred. KERvAND, 1912
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-11
Enn nt BAR Enrhor.

Eighteen young schoolmarms are serving as
table girls at Bar Harbor, thus combining bus-
ness with pleasure. A noted New York swell,
thinking the damsels susceptible to his attrac-
tions, made wager that he would successfully
lay court to six of the handsome and cultured
walters, and attired himself in stunning array
for the conquest. In u silver card-case which
dangled from one end Of long thread-like
silver chain were six cards, on which instruc-
tions were carefully written where his sup
posed adorers were to meet him that night,
his admiration for the recipient and a caution
to mention the affair to no one. These cards,
on one preteXt or another, he managed to get
into the hands Of the six young women of his
choice.
But there were six young schoolmarms in
ambuscade that night when Prince Charming,
in a perfect-tttng dress coat and trousers, no
vest, but immaculate shirt front and purple
silk waist scarf, the very realization of purple
aud fine linen, sauntered along the rocks
toward the surf with the air of a conqueror.
When he approached the trysting spot the six
young maidens rushed upon him, applying
such epithets as coXcomb, insulting dude and
whippersnapper, first blinded him with -four
which covered his evening suit completely, and
then they dumped him into the water. When
his hilarious friends rescued him from we'll
nigh watery grave his clothes as clothing were
of no future service. The combination OF flour
and water had made paste that could not be
eradicated. There was dinner later on, In
which water was not an Ingredient nor were
there any schoolmarms present. But 1t was a
costly meal and one man paid the bill, which
was in settlement of n lost wager.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-11
OVER TWO HUNDRED nAyS.

Sessions Of Congress which Have Ad-
journed in July, August and September'
Tho First Congress began March 4, 1889, and
terminated March 3, 1901, There were three
sessions, the first Of 2l0 days ending Septem-
bcr 20, 17Sy, the second of 22l days, begin
ming January A. 1890, and ending August IL OF
the same year, and the third, which was the
first that met in December, of eighty light
days adiourning March 3 following.
Since the first Congress there have been two
sessions which did not adjourn until after The
LIST OF September, the short session Of the
Twenty-aeventh Congress, which met May 81,
lS4l, and adjourned September IL, period OF
l06 days, and the first session OF tho Thirty
first Congress, which met December B, 1919,
aud adjourned September 30, 1850, period Of
302 days, and the longest session on record.
There have been twelve sessions which were
prolonged until after the LIST of August, in-
cluding the first Of the Thirteenth Congress,
which met May "a, 1918, and adjourned
August 2, period of n days; the second of
the Thirty-fourth Congress, which met August
20, 1856, and adjourned August 30, period of
10 days, and the first of the Thtty-seyenth
Congress- which met July D, 1861, and ad-
iourned August 6, a period of "a days, The
others were MS follows:
I Twenty-seventh Congress- December g. 1S41,
! TO August 81, 1872 300 days.
to August 10, 1876, 253 days.
Thrteth Congress: December 6, 1S47, to
August ID, 1S4S, 254 days.
Thirty-second Congress: December !, 1851,
to August 81, 1859, 275 days.
Thirty-thrd Congress- December 5, 1858, to
| August Z, 1854, 254 days.
Thirty-fourth Congress, December o. 1855,
TO August Is, 1856, 260 days.
Forty-fourth Congress December 6, 1915, TO
! August II, 1876, 256 days.
Forty-seyonth Congress: December 5, 1881,
TO August s. 1889, PAT days.
Forty-ninth Congress: December z, 1885, to
August 8, 1886, 25l days
| The sessions which have adjourned In July
are fifteen in number, including the first of the
| Fifth Congress- which met May Is, 1897, and
adjourned July 10, period Of 81 days; an
| 1S-day session of the Fortieth Congress, which
adjourned July 20, and the first of the Forty
| sixth Congress, which met March Is, 1879,
and adjourned July ], period Of 104 days;
J the long sessions being ne follows:
Fifth Congress, second session: Nov l3,
| 1877, to July I6, 179S, 246 days.
Twelfth Congress: November a, 1911, to
| July 6, 1872 245 days.
Twcnty-second Congress: December 5, 1881,
to July 1G 1882, 225 days.
Twenty-fourth Congress: December Z, 1885,
TO July 4, 1896, oil days.
| Twenty-fifth Congress- December 4, 1897, tc
July o, 1885, 2lS days.
| Twenty-siXth Congress: December =, 1889
TO July 81, 1S40, 233 days.
Thirty-seventh Congress: December 2, 1861,
TO July IL 1869, 22S days.
Thirty-eighth Congress: December Z, 1868
! TO July 2, 1864, 200 days.
Thirty-ninth Congress; December 4, 1865, to
July %, 1866, 237 days
Fortieth Congress- fourth session: Decem
Der 2, 1867, to July %, 1868, 239 days
Forty-frst Congress-: December 2, 1869, tc
July 10, 1870 226 days.
Forty-eighth Congross December 3, 1888, tc
July z, 1884, 247 days.
The Washington critic., 1888-08-11
A Card from Mr.. Douglass.

EDITOR CRITIC: / have read with some sur
prise your pungent criticism upon letter of
mine to Mr.. ID. A. Stral1er. Knowing the peril
of replying to an editor should not have trou-
bled you with word had you printed the letter
instead of your impressions of it, You will
pardon me If | say that in your structures upon
me you have, perhaps inadvertently, imputed
to President Cleveland motives more discredit-
able and disrospectful than. anything | have
ever said, thought or felt concerning him.
have never said or believed that President
Cleveland retained me in Office a whole year
after his Inauguration for the purpose Of Sc
ducng me from my loyalty to the Republican
party.
On the contrary, | believe that the President
came to his Office with the honest purpose of
making his Administration conform to his
civil service declarations, and that it was only
as he felt the pressure OF his party that he be-
came convinced that his civil service theories
could not be carried out | am for giving
every man his due, and viii never assume Il
guilty motive where virtuous one is posi-
BILE. / am a Republican, and ] hope such a
one as few months in Office under Demo-
cratic Administration could hardly be expect
ed to change. 1t is far too common, nova
days, to assume that any man having African
blood in his veins. is for sale and can be
bought. | hold that this Is no more true Of
such men than of men of other varieties of the
human family with the same antccedents.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Cedar Hill, Anacostia, ID. G., Aug. IL.