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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
A THING OR TWO.
BY G. I. KING


''Vote for Cleveland - did you say? No sir. I
amt SO green
II ! were a tag 10 his banner wouldn't like to
be seen.
I m willing to tell my politics to any one
b'lieve in sound protection an shall vote for
Harrison.
Though was born in England. love the starry
And when it was in danger Il don't like to seem
to bragg
I left Harriet and the children to go an help it
The darkest time it has seen since its stars and
stripes were new.
Yes, once lived in England and member we'll
the time
Free trade was bein' talked of when worked
for Daddy Byme
We didn't call it free trace, twas known as the
cheap loaf move;
Its lovers said, nothin of pay but talked in the
other groove.
They said we could live so cheap, our bread
wouldn't cost US much,
Ihre pence should buy more than q siXpence
would now, and Ill snch
Senseless talk about clothing an food bein
cheap
Men could set in the shade aud not worry bout
their families keep.
But mister Byme was sounder an knew what
'cheap loaf" meant,
And explained it to US and said we'd better be
content
~ Poyd SoOu price longs SWc udu Iile money 10
spend,
Than to have our pockets empty which was
where 'twould all end.
But nough voted for 1t so 'cheap loaf" became
the law
An bread was cheaper than before, but every
body saw
More ragged, hungry children in every single
town.
For "cheap loaf" was mallet that had knocked
our wages down,
SO Harriet an 1 got married and came to 'Mer-
ica,
And bein' sorry for the move we haven't seen
that day.
Our children are edicated and are prospecting
Which. when review my skimped life, takes off
part o the sting.
Now when you hear EN- talkin' and pointin' to
England's wealth,
And say folks get good wages there and don't
work too hard for health,
You just deny it fat-I want to be understood,
Robert IS a'thority for calling it a falsehCod.
-Ail1Odukee Wisconsin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED.
Wreck of Motor Car on the Pittsburg
Electric Railway.

Wreck of Motor Car on the Pittsburg
Electric Railway.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 28.-The motor
and car on the South Side Electric Rail-
road ran away this morning and was COM
pletely wrecked. Seven persons were
in the car at the time and all were more
or less seriously injured, one of them,
Mrs. Rachel Heron, it is thought,
being fatally hurt. The motor and car
were coming down the steep grade
at Mount Oliver, at 9 o'clock, when the
engineer lost control of the brake. The
train sped with lightning rapidity to the
bottom of the hill, when 1t jumped the
track and plunged into a telegraph pole.
The force of the sudden stoppage
snapped the coupling holding the car,
and hurled the latter into ditch
at the side of the road. Mrs.
Heron was terribly cut about the
head, face and body. She is uncon-
scious, and is believed to have sustained
internal injuries. Mrs. Heinrich was
recover. Charles Morgan, Mrs. Eliza
beth Stewart and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore.
the other passengers, sustained painful
cuts and bruises, but were able to re-
turn to their homes unaccom-
panied. Engineer McGibbeny jumped
from the cab and was bad
ly hurt. Conductor Smythe also
jumped and escaped with slight
injury. The cause of the accident is
attributed to the engineer failing to
lower the sprocket wheel, and being I'M
able to stop the motor by the use of the
brake. One of the passengers, how
ever, claims that the engineer did lower
the sprocket wheel, for he heard him
do so, and that he is not responsible
for the accident. The loss to the COM
pany will be quite heavy. This was the
SECOND accident in three weeks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
THE CHILD,
BY ELLA DARE

A little child upon the street,
With gleesome sport and trolic play,
With ringing laugh and dancing feet
Trips gladly on its summer way.
The merry eyes are full of light
The dimpled cheek is round and fair,
Aud OH the SUM- crowned head so bright
Are ripping waves of golden hair.
A little stone lies in its way,
The careless feet are fitting round.
And thus, with hard aud cruel force,
The child is thrown upon the ground.
The weesome thing Is full of woe
The pain and plaintive cry are there;
And we must use all arts we know
To rescue it from real despair.
And are we not all children here,
Just learning how to walk below,
Still stumbling through the dark with fear,
Unconscious whence or where we go?
And is there not one loving heart
Whose tenderness shall shelter all,
Whose skill shall heal the bruised part
When we through human weakness tall ?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Courageous Republicans.
From the Brooklyn Daily Times.

Their fight will be losing one.
That is settled in advance. But all hon
or to the Republicans of Mississippi
who have chosen to make it. They have
once more put themselves and all that
they have upon the altar of American
principles. They have once more trust
ed in the courage and the integrity of
the North, which have so often failed
them. And no matter what the result
may be, martyrdom in such a cause is
worthy of the highest praise. The
church. Truth will win in the long
run. Then the COURAGE of Mississippi
Republicans will be appreciated. His
tory win do them Justice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Democratic Inconsistency.

From the New York Mail and Express.
On its merits the treaty should have
been rejected by unanimous vote of
the Senate. fthe Democrats had been
consciences, instead of their party's
candidate, dictated, they would have
voted with the Republicans. They were
against the treaty at first, against all it's
details afterwards, agreed with the Re-
publicans when Mr.. Bayard asked for a
commission, and finally voted for ratifi-
cation at the bidding of the President.
They were rightly defeated, and We
fancy that they agree with us.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
A DEADLY SCOURGE.
Nine Deaths a Day in a Michigan Town
From Mysterious Disease.

CHEBoYGAN, Mich, Aug. 28.-lt is re-
ported here to-day that cholera is rag
ing in Pressure Isle County, and that peo-
pie are dying like sheep, with no
doctors in the immediate vicinity
to relieve suffering, as many
as nine persons dying IN one day.
there short time ago that the people
are suffering with some bowel trouble,
but no deaths had occurred. The Off
Gals of that county will undoubtedly in
vestigate the matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
ROBBING MRS. SHERIDAN.
Publishers Preparing TO Issue Unautho
lied Lives of the GAnaral

Publishers Preparing Co Issue UnauthOr-
lied Lives of the General.
NoNQUITT, Mass, Aug. 2S.-It is we'll
known that the manuscript of Gen.
Sheridan's personal memoirs is in the
hands of the New York publishers.
From the sale of the book it has been
expected that Mrs. Sheridan would
receive a large addition to her small
resources. Her friends have just learn
ed that publishers at Springfield and
authorized lives of the General They
fear that their impositions may not
only tend to the discredit of Gen. Sher-
idan's career, but also to the financial
injury of his widow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
DEED OF A MANIAC.
A Man Waging Systematic Warfare on
Women.

LONDON. Aug. 31.-The police were
called to a house in Whitechapel last
night OF an alarm of murder. In a low
tenement they found a dying woman
in great suffering. She had
been horribly mutilated. She
could not tell who inflicted her
wounds. This is the third case of the
kind which has come to the knowledge
of the police. 1t is believed thai these
awful crimes are the work of one man,
and that he ia maniac.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
PLOT TO KILL THE CAR.
Russian Nihilists Arrested in the Act of
Blowing Up the Palace.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-Another at
tempt against the life of the Gar has
been discovered, just as it was being
carried into execution. Eleven men
and three women have been arrested
here near the imperial palace. They
made desperate resistance. but
were finally overpowered On being
searbhed bombs charged with dynamite
were found on their persons. 1t is said
the men refused to answer questions, but
the women openly avowed their inten-
ton to blow up the Car and the impe-
rial family and gloried in it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
An Unconditional Surrender.
From the Chicago Journal

The fisheries question ought to be
settled. But the Democratic party is
incapable Of settling any home or for
eign question relating to the government.
Its free trade policies in regulating COM
merce would in practice precipitate uni
versal bankruptcy. It's foreign policies
are an unconditional surrender all along
the line.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
It Would Do just as Well.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
Come, Mr.. President, if you really
can't think what to say in that letter of
acceptance, just send along a pension
veto instead. It would be highly char
acteristic document, and that is what
party is supposed to want from its cam
didate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Let Thurman Talk.
From the Cleveland Leader

From the Cleveland Leader.
Let the Democrats keep Thurman
talking. Every speech he makes COM
mits his party still further to the British
free trade policy; and that serves the
Republican cause as well as anything
we could do ourselves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05

A wELL-To-Do citizen of Macon, Ga,
uses for bath tub zinc-lined coffin
box. 1t was intended to contain the
coffin of his neighbor, but proved to be
too large to enter the grave, and was
bought by it's present owner for a song.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Protect Your Own Wives.

From the Brooklyn Daily Times.
Mrs. Cleveland is charming lady,
but not even to give her a new four
years lease of the White House can
an intelligent American workman vote
to reduce his own wife to poverty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Let Us Be Americans.

From the New York Tribune.
Not his Southern audience alone, but
the whole country, may well take to
Kinley closed his calm. lucid and con-
vincing address: "My fellow-c citizens,
in this conflict, Influenced by patriot
ism, national interest and national
pride, let us be Americans"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
He Hits From the Shoulder.
From the Detroit Tribune.

Mr.. Blaine pulls the padding out Of
the Democratic idea that protection is
the father of trusts. by showing that
free-trade England is ''plastered all
over with trusts" Every blow he
strikes gives Democracy another black
eye.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
The nl-Judged Fishery Treaty.

From the New York Sun (Dem)
1t was an unfortunate and ill-judged
treaty, and it is well to have it out of the
WaV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
Great Year for the Republicans.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat

The Democrats made two desperate
attempts within the past ten days to in
fuse little enthusiasm into their can.
vass, but they failed ingloriously in
each. These were the trust lunacy and
the fishery imbeeility. This is going to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The Champion Craw-fisher.
From the Cleveland Leader.
AS a craw-fsher President Cleveland
is the great American champion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05

A NATURAL oyster bed has been dis
covered in New Haven (Conn.l harbor>
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05
BIG FIRE AT LANCASTER.

The Grant County Metropolis Suffers =
Heavy Loss-Eight Business Houses
Burn-Citizens Save the Business Por-
ton of the City After q Desperate Eff
fort-Details of the Fire, With Losses
and Insurance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05

THERE are 81 tunnels more than l.
600 yards long in England.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-05

THE center of population of the United
States is near louisville, Ky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

| favor a rebel claim for damages done by Union
forces fighting confederate brigade command
cd by general like the one Lamar himself once
vast confederate flag hung mp over the SUI
preme Court Bench would be scarcely more OF
fensive TO the Nation than Lamars personal
presence tlere.-Northwester CHRISTIAN Advos
cate
THERE is no excuse for Misunderstanding tho
situation when il is easy to see that England
asks nothing better than the plan by which the
Democrats propose to guard and advance the in
terests OF American labor and commerce
policy that commands prompt and enthusiastic
approval in that country is certainly not calcu.
lated to benefit the United States In all our
career We have never yet made mistake by re-
fusing to do what England advised or desired;
and we need other reason now for holding
fast to the protective system than the fact that
England would be delighted to have us abolish
it-St- Louis Globe Democrat
Mr.. CARLISLE would never sacrifice his honor
for political interest Il follows that Kentucky
honor does not require fair play in elections,
and permits the who manages to get
there" to rest comfortably under direct charges
OF conspiracy and fraud and under widely enter
foundation in fact. Mr.. Carlisle will keep at
his seat and his untarnished kentucky
honor; and Mr. Thuebe will go back to his trade
the wiser for his political experience and the
better able to the hopeless presumption and
folly of workingmans attemntine to take
away the seat in Congress of a Kentucky gem
tleman, having no other ground for his upstart
claim except the trivial one of prsponderance
OF the balots.-Minneapols Tribune.
LET us admit once for all that Mrs. Cleveland
is the most beautiful woman that ever was born;
that her dresses the most tasteful In the
world; that she is more gracious than any other
queen in history; that she has more tact than de
Maintenon, more intellect and wit than do
Stael; that she doesn't drink wine; that she is
sad when left alone in the executive mansion
admit, in short, anything and everything you
Will. and then drop it Certain things grow
tiresome. Sidney Smith had a visitor who had
the habit OF putting oath into every sentence.
Sidney got tired of this, and once when his
visitor came, he said Now let's understand
that everything and everybody is damned once
for all" Let's understand that Mrs. Cleveland
IL every thing the correspondents can imagine
once for aiL-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
A SPECIAL dispatch from Lima. O.. SAYS

'This afternoon the natural-gas mains
which supply this city with fuel burst several
miles out of the city, and the fires went out
all over town. Owing to the extremely cold
weather and scarcity Of coal there is great
deal of suffering in consequence 1t will be
some time before the damage can be re-
paired"
That shows the danger and the nonsense of
the proposition of supplying this city by one
company. Indianapolis wants no such risks
and no such monopoly as that. We do not
want one company, if we could have it, be it
the indianapolis, the Broad Ripple, the Capt.
tai City, the Trust. We want all the com
panies which are ready to come in with good
supply SO that we shall have the lowest rates
and active competition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

IT is very evident that if indianapolis is to
compete with other towns in securing the To-
cation of factories. she must have an organ
lied method, and be able to offer fuel at nom
inal cost The Board of Trade is the proper
body to formulate the plan and make an
organization News
And not only gas. but other inducements
We are glad to hear the News second the sug-
gestion the journal made several days ago.
Let the Board of Trade take hold of the mat
ter at once, and with vigor. Let US tell the
people of the country that we have, not the
promise of gas, but the gas itself, and at the
lowest possible rates; and, besides that, score
of other advantages that will offset, both for
the present and future, anything that may be
offered elsewhere. Let US go to work, and
push Indianapolis to the front in the compe-
tition. The wave of prosperity is likely to
pass US by if something is not done at once
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

piciously blue, though not noticeably sui
phurous, fame foot or two in height. Chi
cago people, however, are highly elated over
the discovery, and are planning for great
gaseous future, apparently undeterred by the
reflection that to get enough gas of this kind
to accomplish anything, it will be necessary to
honeycomb the ground on which the city
stands. It is wise dispensation of Provi-
dence. perhaps, which furn fishes this subter-
ranean product by the foot instead of the
million feet to the excitable and impetuous
people up there. A well of the Indiana type,
even little one of the Broad Ripple grade,
which goes off with roar and flame twenty
feet high, would drive the average Chicsgoan
mad with enthusiasm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

would not find it necessary to scare
them into remaining there by exaggerating
the dangers of emigration. Negroes in the
Northern States are not invited to emigrate,
and if they were they would pay no attention
to the invitation. Why should the movement
address itself to the negroes of the South,
and why should they be already in ferment
about it? Clearly because they are badly
treated and disconnected. The negro is not
naturally migratory. AS a native of the
South, that country and climate suit him, and,
doubtless, he would prefer to remain there if
he were treated even half way fairly. But it
is notorious fact that he is not. A free man
by law and n name he has not the rights of a
free man, and is subjected to many of the
practical disabilities of a slave. Naturally
this makes him disconnected, restless, and
fit subject for emigration schemes Rightly
treated he is good laborer and good citizen.
He is needed in the Southern States quite as
much as he is in Brazil, and the United States
is much the best place for him. The way to
keep him is to treat him like white man
and give him a white mans chance. This the
Southern States will sooner or later learn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

THE action Of the Republicans of Louisiana
indicateSan open door for real old-fashioned
Republican campaign. The dear old grannies
who are thrown into ague at every men
ton of the rights of men to free ballot and
fair count, and so shuddering and shrieking
"bloody shirt" would do well to 60 into a
cold water sanitarium for the remainder of
the season. The country will see, we think,
q revival Of old-time Republicanism on the
lines of the legal rights and equality of all
men. Those whose nerves are too weak to
stand it had better 60 into the hospital as
Soon as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
THE PROPOSED ooLoRED EXODUS.

The new colored emigration movement
seems to have its headquarters at Topeka,
Kan, where it has been granted letters of in
corporation. The scheme is to colonize the
negroes of the Southern States in Central and
South America, and as an inducement to 60
they are to be offered free passage, free land,
farm implements, etc., so the prospectus
saws, but we should not like to indorse it or
even guarantee the good faith of its projectors.
Information of the movement has reached
the colored people in South Carolina. and
they are already quite stirred up about it.
The Charleston News and Courier warns them
that if they go to Brazil they may be sold into
slavery, and urges them to remain where
they are. As intimated above, the Journal
knows nothing about the movement nor its
projectors. 1t may be well intended move
ment, or fraudulent, money making scheme.
But this much is certain: No such scheme,
nor any emigration scheme, would be
presented to the negroes of the South unless
it was understood that they are Disconnected;
and if they were satisfied with their present
condition and treatment, Southern papers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
The Present. to the Pope.

MiIwaukee Sentinel.
There seems to be misunderstanding con-
corning President Cleveands gift to the Pope.
Secretary Bayard says: 1.-THE President sent
his gift as a private individual" This he had
a perfect right to do. But it is evident that as
Rome it was not received a. the gift of private
individual but of 1.-THE ruler of CO. 000 600 people"
scented the gift, this jubilee, (which received
respectful recognition from the kings OF the
world, receives through the most worthy Pres
ident the tribute of free and independent
people The Pope ordered that the Presidents
gift be placed exhibition among those of the
kings"
The free and independent people Of this
country did not authorize the President, as
their representative, to take part in the papa1
jubilee Neither is Mr.. Cleveland the ruler OF
the American people. Archbishop Ryan's Ian
euage was calculated to msiead the Pope
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

IT is understood that the committee on
elections will report in favor of declaring
vacancy in the Twelfth Indiana district. We
shall not believe majority of the House will
indorse so fragrant piece of injustice as the
unseating of Captain White until it is done:
but experience demonstrates that there is no
jority will not go if it is made to appear in
the interest Of party. But such action would
be far from an aid to Democratic success in
Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

Mr.. MINOR, nominated by the Republic
ans of Louisiana for Lieutenant governor, de-
clines, and it is reported that Ex-Governor
Public instruction, will not accept It will
be great pity if the excellent ticket shall be
broken in any of its parts, but the same spirit
that made it can reconstruct it, if necessary,
character may be preserved. The Republican
party of the whole country is interested in
the present movement of the Louisiana Re-
publicans, and we trust that nothing will
happen to give serious check to it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27

THE Boston Herald says: Partisan journals
seldom give what is said in the way Of argu-
ment in that portion Of the press opposed to
their own view. Independent papers always
give this fair hearing" Exactly; and that
is why a man who wants to read an argument
in favor of protective tariff, for instance, or
an honest opinion concerning President
Cleveland and his policy, never thinks of look
ing at the Boston Herald, the New York Post
and other virulently partisan papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
The ingalls, Boom Begins.

Geuda Springs Herald.
ingalls, would be stronger man than Blaine
He is an able man. He is vastly more inde.
pendent; his Republicansm is as sound, radical.
and deep rooted as Ia the political faith of the
man from Maine. He has grown as fast intel
lectually and in matters of statesmanship in the
last ten years as has Mr.. Blaine. His nominal
ton would arouse the enthusiasm of the old
guard of radicalism. It would send the hats Of
enthusiastic young men high in the air with
shout and a hurrah. There are just two Repub-
licans who can poll Irish Democratic votes,
Blaine and ingalls,, the latter as manv as the
former; but Ingalls, would lose Republican
votes. Blaine will.