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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

Judge Thurman is said to be suf-
fering from a severe cold caught
while watching the eclipse of the
moon. There will be an eclipse
next November of far more personal
interest to the old gentleman which
it will not be necessary to sit out in
the yard to observe.-TOledO Blade.
Yes, the old gentleman will have
a gratifying personal interest in that
little affair, for the eclipse of the Re-
publican party will be total, and it
will last forever.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
SOUTHERN STANDARD MNNVILLE ADMINISTRATIONS SEPT 4

to fitch them Of a couple of million
dollars, and there are some dema-
gogues who, for various reasons,
would calumninate our new assess
ment law and bring about its repeal
for the accomplishment of their own
personal selfish ends. Let the news
papers of the State, together with our
gubernatorial and legislative candi-
dates leave national issues to the cleo
tors and congressional aspirants,
while they use their time and talents
in diffusing light upon these momen-
tons questions which directly affect
the every day life of the people of the
State. In the following extracts Col.
Savage furnishes texts for quite
number of good speeches and edito-
rails:
"When the Finance Committees of
the last General Assembly investi-
gated the resources and liabilities of
the State, it was estimated that the
then rate of taxation would not pro-
duce revenue to pay interest and
current expenses, but would fall
short more than 100000. The ques-
ton was: shall the tax rate be raised
to about So cents on the 500, or shall
we find more property to assess? We
preferred to look after more prop
erty. 49,.
"The assessment under this law is
S75,0O0,0OO more than under the old
system, three-fourths of which in
crease in personal property has es-
capped taxation in the past. This law
is favorable to the small land holder
and poor man. twas voted for by a
majority of Democrats and many
leading Republicans, and was APP
proved by Gov. Taylor. 1t may be
amended but should not be repealed.
The Comptroller says the State will
owe S750,0O0 borrowed money on Jan.
|, 1889. If this law is enforced in
less than three years this borrowed
money can be paid, and the.tax rate
can be reduced from forty-fve cents
to thirty cents. The law is in precise
accord with Gov. Taylor's message.
GA bill passed the Senate to pay
persons who deposited money in the
Bank of Tennessee ANA watch was
lost by the late war.
"This measure was pressed twice
before the House and was defeated.
1t was advocated by some able law
yers. 1t was credibly reported that a
syndicate had been formed, and that
the sums deposited were near two
millions, and that the fees or profits,
if successful, would be about $500, 900.
1t is now reported to me that a
syndicate will press this measure
upon the next Legislature. When
the war came all men tried to save
money and property. The old farmer
or mechanic who had his money in
the ground, and drove his stock into
the wilderness and lost it, has as
much right and equity to be paid as
the lawyer, merchant, business man
or trader who deposited in the bank
and lost it. Both lost it by the war !;
neither has a right superior to the
other. Many of our best citizens lost
their lives upon disastrous battle
fields, leaving helpless, weeping
widows and children. Who shall
pay them for their loss? Shall they
now be taxed to pay the depositers ?"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
1t Could, but it Don't.

Allen G. Thurman, in his great
speech at Port Huron, Mich, last
week, thus punctures on ofthe strong
est arguments of the protectionists:
"Now, my friends, there is another
thing to which 1 wish to call your at
tention. They say all at once q say
all at once, for it is very late doc
trine), these advocates of protection
are seized with wonderful solicitude
for the laboring men of the country,
and they want high protective tar
iti, not TO benefit the capitalist, not to
benefit the monopolist, not to benefit
the manufacturer, according to their
statement, but to benefit the laboring
man. He is the man they seek to
protect. And how are they going to
protect him? Why, they say that a
high protective tariff will better his
condition, give him more wages
higher wages. l would like to know
how that can be. / would like to
know how taxing labOring man on
everything, from the crown of his
head to the soles of his feet, is going
to enrich him. Yet this is exactly
what the tariff tax does. 1t taxes
him on the hat that he wears on
the cap that 1 put on my head to
keep it warm; it taxes him on his
shirt, on his necktie, on his under
clothes, on his coat, on his vest, on
his breeches, on his stockings, on his
boots, on everything. 1t raises the
price and taxes him until the poor
man can hardly make enough mon
ey, even if he gets few cents more
wages in the day, it taxes him until
he can hardly make enough to sup
port himself and his little family, if
he has one. And yet they say that
this is for the benefit of the laboring
man. My friends, that is a very
bald-faced statement, if there ever
was one in the world. But there is
another thing about it. How is he to
get these high wages? Why, he is to
get them because his employer, the
capitalist or monopolist, will make
more money, and Therefore he can af-
ford to pay his employees or hired
men higher wages than he paid them
before. agree that he could; l agree
that it increases his profits; l agree
that he might, having these increas-
ed profits, pay his laboring men more
than they were paid before, but does
he do it? That is the question. Did
you ever know him to do it? The
tariff has been raised again and again
and again, it was immensely raised
by the tariff of1961 or '62, ! forget
which of those years it was. 1t was
raised in few years again, and it has
been raised again and again, and
yet in all that time | have never
been able to find the manufacturer or
capitalist who upon the raising of the
tariff has increased the price paid to
to his laborers. If there was such
case it has escaped the attention of
everybody, even of these diligent
newspaper men who gather up all
the news and sometimes a great deal
that is not news at all. But they
have never been able to find that
manufacturing man who increased
the price paid his laborers because
the tariff was increased"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

A NUMBER of the leading papers of
the State are now advocating the call
ing of a constitutional convention by
our next General Assembly. The
STANDARD advocated this measure
with all the earnestness we could
command two and four years ago,
and we still favor it. The need of it
grows more pressing every year.
There are many weak places in our
organic law which need remodeling,
and we are glad to note a growing
sentiment in favor of the proposed
convention.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Bond Purchases,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-Bond pur-
cheses up to date, under the circular
of last April, aggregate $33,6O4, $50, at
a cost of $4O,675,515. In round num-
bers 500, 100000 of As and $1O,5OO,OOO
of 4!'s have been purchased.
The Really Doubtful States.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Circulating the Message.

New YORK, Aug. 2S,-The nation
al democratic committee has just had
amillion copies ofthe presidents fish
cries message printed for circulation
as a campaign document.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

J. G. Cisco, editor of the Forked
Deer Blade, Jackson, has received
the appointment of Consul to Nuevo
Loredo, Mexico. We congratulate
our brother of the quill on securing
this'piece of pie.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

Hon. SAM HAWKINS, the Republi-
can candidate for governor, will speak
, in Sparta today.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT, .r r..
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Of New York. -.f..
FOR VICE PRESIDENT, O..
ALLEN G.. THURMAN,
Of Ohio. cstF "a

FOR ELECTORS:
For the State at Large-Albert S. Marks of
Franklin; Josiah Patterson of Shelby.
First District-H. Y. Hughes of Claiborne.
Second District-L. A. Gratz of Knox.
Third Distrlct-W. T. Murray of Warren.
Fourth District-W. NJ. Hammock of TrouS.
dale. ....
Fifth District--W. c. Houston of Cannon.
Sixth District-Eli I. Morris of Davidson.
Seventh District-Flournoy Rivers OF Giles.
Eighth District-R. z. Cole of Henry.
Ninth District
Tenth District-Harry NJ. Hill of Shelby.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

The Nashville American is raking
up democratic heroes of the past and
making them pose as protectionists.
The next thing we know Col. Colyar
will attempt to prove that JEFF Davis
was opposed to the doctrine of States
Rights and the cause of secession
GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
Well the Colonel could come
mighty near proving it if he should
try. With his graceful rhetoric and
matches logic he could prove that
the devil is blooming young maiden
of sixteen summers, but with all of
his versatility he has not been able to
prove yet that protection with a cap
ital p is an unb0unded blessing to all
people alike, or to harmonic pure
Democracy with high tariff.
The harvest is gone, the summer
is ended, and still Congress travaileth
in agony over the tariff and the Presi-
dents fisheries message. The Re
publican majority in the Senate, it is
reported, are very anxious for the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

WHILE on a visit to one of
Middle Tennessee's most fiourishing
towns few days ago we were inform
ed that in one house in that place
there were three men who had paid
nothing but poll taxes, but who I'M
der the new law were assessed for
$4,000 on personal property. This
is only one of the thousands of cases
all over the State which 60 to prove
the justice and advantage of the new
assessment law over the old. This
large amount of personal property
had been escaping taxation under the
old law, and the deficit had to be
made up with heavier rate of tax
alton than should have been impos-
ed upon the realty Of land owners.
And yet in the face of all these facts
there are some who advocate the
repeal of the assessment law and
return to the old system which means
either the defaulting of the interest on
the State debt, with all the embarrass-
ment to the people of the State conse-
quent upon such calamity, or else
largely increased rate of taxation
upon realty. Do the farmers and
land owners want either of these con-
ditions? No man who favOrs or adj
vOcates the repeal of the assessment
law is a friend to farmers and small
property owners, for such a step
would re-impose upon them the bur-
den of taxation, while the tax-dodg-
ing personal property owners go free.
There is doubtless room for amend
ment and improvement of the law,
but let the legislative candidates all
over the state be made to pledge
themselves that the law shall not be
repealed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
DR.. ]. b. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.

We do not publish anonymous commu'
nications under any circumstances, The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con-
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub
lish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as guarantee of coed faith.
All calls on candidates.. obituaries, trib
utes of respect, ETC., are charged for as adj
vertising matter. Simple announcements Of
deaths, marriages, ETC., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible. t,...,r ....... .- ~ ~
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

THE Cannon Courier is getting
after the Senators who voted for the
bill which proposed to reimburse the
Bank of Tennessee depositors in the
last Legislature. The measure will
very likely come up in the next
Legislature, and the Courier wants
all the Senators who voted for it the
last time defeated. Here is the vote
as taken from the Senate Journal:
Senators voting aye-Brown, Ce-
ell, Collie, French, Kennedy, Lr,,hct-
ter, Leech, Lewis, Long, Lyle, Nc
Dowell, Padgett, Quarles, Sanford,
Simerly, Sparks, and Townes. II.
Senators voting no-Cobbs, Fair
banks, Green, Jarvis, Jones, Lynn,
Nancy, Montedonico, Norment,
Polk, Tolley, Thompson, Trimble,
Williamson and Speaker Ewing-lj.
The Courier very OPPORTUNITY says;
"The men who voted to tax the
people to pay this enormous amount
can either be controlled by lobby,
or they are willful, open enemies to
the people ofthe State, and now that
the peoples turn to vote has come
they should see to it that every one
Of them should be made to stay at
home"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
SCRIBNER'S
|. UNI Der.
AND
LOG BOOK.

trees; land measures; wages, rent, board, in
terest, stave and heading bolts, etc. Illus
trated edition of 1882. Ask your book seller
for it. Sent Post paid IS cents.
q. w. FISHER, Box 23S Rochester, NY
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01

Democrats to institute a move for an
early adjournment. Said Republican
majority are in "the middle of a fix"
on both the tariff and fisheries ques-
tions, and don't seem to possess the
ability to extricate themselves. Veri-
ly the prestige and power of the
g. o. p. is waning. Their patriots in
high places are losing both their
courage and their wits under the
steady aggression of the Democratic
administration. A long deep grave
is yawning for the G. 0. p.
r -.-s-.--
WE heartily second the Nashville
Banners suggestions that the candi-
dates for governor should come down
from their stills on national issues,
the tariff, the fisheries question, ETC.,
and discuss state issues during their
joint canvass. 1t is the business of
the Presidential electors to deal with
National questions, and the guberna-
torial and legislative candidates
should give the greater part of their
time to the very important matters
which lie nearer home, and with
which the successful ones will have
directly to deal. The Banner
enumerates some of the questions
which they should discuss as follows:
LIST. Our public school system, which
is greatly in need of Improvement
and development. End. The assess
ment and revenue laws of the state,
which are still imperfectly under
stood. Sd. The interest and collec-
ton laws of the State. 4th. The call
ing of a constitutional convention.
9th. The question of the registration
of voters, and improvement of our
election laws.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-09-01
Over one mill
lion sold. Most
FOR SALE.

complete book of its
kind ever published.
Gives measurement
of all kinds of Lum.
Der, Logs, Planks,
Timber; hints to lum.
Der dealers; wood
measure; speed of
circular saws; telling
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Harrison 3 oom.

IxnAxAroIIs. May 3.-The Republican
State Convention for the selection of dele
gates and al,ernates at large TO the Chicago
Convention. met here this morning. 1t is
composed Of about 500 delegates. and besides
those was attended by large number of rep
resentatiye Republicans from every quarter
of the State. Chairman Huston called il to
order at 1920 O'Clock Hon. Richard NJ.
Thompson. Of rerre Hau,e, was chosen Per-
manent Chairman, and made speech of
half an hour with unusual eloquence and
power Tie following resolutions were
adopted unanimously:
The Republicans OF Indiana. assembled in
State Convention. present to The favorable
consideration Of the Republicans Of the Uni-
ted States and of the National Convention.
to be held in Chicago on the 18th of June,
the name Of General Benjamin Harrison as
their candidate for President Of the United
States 4 Republican without equivocation
always in the forefront of every contest,
devoted to the principles of the party with
which he has been identified since its organ.
ization. prominent and zealoas in all of IFS
campaigns, wise and trusted in all its coun-
ellis, serving with honorable distinction in
the military and civil service OF the Govern
ment, his great abilities, long and distin
guished public life, and the force OF his char
acter and unblemisied reputation combine
to make him one of the best equipped aud
most available men that could be chosen 20
lead the party in the coming contest there
fore the delegates at large this day elected
are instructed TO vote and work earnestly
and persistently together with district dele
gates already chosen, 10 secure his nomiDa-
ton, exhausting every honorable means to
accomplish that result.
Resoired, That the Republicans of Indiana,
in convention assembled send greetings TO
Senator ]. ]. Ingalls, for his sc.ithing expose
( of the reasonable record of Daniel W. Voor-
I hees, man who at the outbreak Of the re-
: bellion was in close accord and correspond
ence with the Southern conspirators, a man
/ who together with other Democratic time
serving politicians declared the war to be
I the failure he endcavOred 10 make il, a man
who as member of Congress- sought 10
( embarrass the Government in its legislation
a man who discouraged enlistment in the
Union army 10y loading the volunteer Union
soldier with opprobrious epitheis, a man
who bartered in arms to be used in revolu-
/ tionary uprising OF secret REASONABLE socie-
ties organized for the purpose of wrestling
i Indiana fran, the / t7io, owen, af fl.aex,..psa
I of bloody domestic war in iine, man
who while acting the part in war OF the en-
emy of the Union soldier, now in peace.
relying upon the Oblivion Of forge,fulness,
+ poses as his friend, and through fulsome
T hattery seeks his suffrage
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
A Genuine Holocaust

ARLINGTON. NER., May 5.-At6 o'clock
this morning fire was seen on the farm of
the Widow Freeze, one mile out, which was
supposed to be the barn of her son-in-law
and family. who lived with her. A posse of
citizens went oEt at 5 O'Clock to see if all
was well and were Mortified at finding the
charred remains of seven human beings, on
ly identified by their statures as follows:
Old lady Freeze, Fred Gratchuschen. his
wife and three children, and Freds brother
Louis They were scattered in differant parts
of the barn, among the horses and cows,
some fifteen of which were also burned.
one theory is loul play, another is that each
one of the family aimed TO save an animal
and all failed and were sufIocated. A dangh
tei. who is away visiting is the only surviv
or of the family, bu, it is reported that the
hired man is missing
Ii was horrible and piiiful sight, the lay
ing out of the charrcd remains of the family
which fell among twice their number of
dumb brutes. The wife was found under
horse. The coroner has been called. No
fsud has existed in connection with this fam
ily and no enemies are known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Blaine Going to Scotland.

NEW YoRE. May 4.-The sensational sto-
ries which several Of the Democratic papers
in this city published concerning Blaine's
alleged intention of being on the Atlantic at
the time Of the holding of the National Con-
vention SO that he might be where he could
not decline if nominated. turns out to he
ike many other exclusive" stories. without
any foundation in fact
Mrs Andrew Carnegie, who with her hus-
band, takes an annual outing on the fclls OF
Scotland, sent some weeks ago from her
home in this city an invitation to Mrs.
Blaine asking that She and Mr. Blaine might
join the party in England and proceed then
to the highlands. The trip is made entirely
by coaching. To this invitation Mrs. Carne-
gle received Yesterday from Mrs Blaine a
kind note Of thanks aud of acceptance She
and Mr.. Blaine viii join Mr. and Mrs Carne-
gle, probably in Landay, and then they will
travel by coach along and over the border
and through the Scottish highlands.
Those who nave ever experienced the
amount of physical sirengtl requisite to
thoroughly enjoy long coaching tour, will
not need to be assuree that Blaine's health
has improved Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie will
sail for England on June ).
Mr. Blaine may not be home till late in
the summer or probably net before the early
fall. This statement said close friend
OF Mr.. Blaine to a Press reporter las, even
ing, should put quietus on those haphaz-
ard giesses that some Democratic papers are
making concerning Blaines movements and
intentions.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
Ground by a Huge Wheel.

CoLuNsUs. O.. May 3.-Fredericll Siedel
met with horrible and instant death at the
peniteHtiary this afternoon. He was the en-
gineer in the foundry and in some way be-
came entangiei in the great hywheel. No
one was in the engine room at the time, and
the cause oftAe accident can only be surmised
The foreman of the shop noticed jolting or
uneyenness in the movement that was un-
usual, and Fastening to the engine room
found the unfortunate man half lying in the
pit wedged between the bank Of earth and
the great wheel, ground into shapeess
mass.
The machinery was at once STOPPED and
the crushed remains removed. A portion of
S;edel's entrials were lying in the pit and
portions on the outside. Every bone in his
body was broken. and his skull crushed The
remains presented horrible picture. The
Coroners jury found that the man met his
death by accident caused by gross careless
tas.-