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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

Whatever disaster overlook the demo-
cratic party In this county, no blame for
that failure can be laid 10 tine doors of the
county committee. The democrats of OF
tawa defeated their own ticket, as the
democrats of New York defeated the ma
tlonal ticket. In neither case could the
county or national committees be held re-
sponsible. The treachery In this county
was unavoidable, so far as any work by the
committee was concerned. That body
worked long, hard and thoroughly consci-
entiously, particularly the Chairman AMI
Secretaries, Mr. Madden In particular; ana
whatever defects may now be found in the
conduct of the campaign will be found to
have come from without and not from
within the committee Democrats are pro-
verbally hard to manage at any time-still
more when victory stares them in the face.
A committee needs cooperation from
without to bee thoroughly successful. This
our own committee lacked in measure
But they should be given all credit for the
work they have done. And democrats in
this county must remember that they can
not win battle while they divide their
strength and resources by fighting among
themselves.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
TIE PRESIDENTS MISTAKE.

A politician, President Cleveland I'M
questlonebly in the light of to-day, made
fatal bluuder In his tariff message OF last
December by forcing the tariff question as
an issue. However serious the condition
which confronts u.s." as a politician he
should have postponed that utterance for
at least one year, England, after nearly
400 years of corn laws" protection sys
tenn, when the repeal began 10 be talked
of, had come TO be literally about the most
miserable nation, as regards to her people,
on earth yet with men and women visibly
starving before mems eyes, 1t was more
than 20 years before the abolition of the
corn laws was an accomplished fact. True
the lords twice defeated the bill of the
commons, as the senate In 1887 defeated
the bill of the representatives of our peo>
pie; but it took In England generation of
education to bring public opinion to that
sent The President was, therefore, over
sanguine 70 think that the American peo-
pie could be educated on one years time
to lay aside old preiudices and to consent
to the obliteration of even part of sys'
tenn that had become familiar to the peo-
pie and whose effect Is felt at best only
indirectly. Chauncey Depew was not far
wrong when he said the other day that
but for that forcing of an issue which,
after all, did, as he said, put the democrats
on the defense, Mr.. Cleveland would have
swept the country. The people are not yet
ready to vote upon the question intelli-
gently, and while It undoubtedly was not
the sole cause of Mr.. Cleveland's defeat
1t materially contributed to 1t, and In so
much was fatal error as a political step.
And that error, we much fear, will post
pone for longer time the reform sought
to be accomplished.
As stateman's recommendation, the
FREE TRADER believes the President Is
right. A condition does confront the
hIlcIiChu pCbpiC~o hioot ociiouo VIC,
and as patriot and as an honest man the
President did not hesitate to call attention
to It. But 1t will be met now with another
remedy than tariff reform. The tariff re-
vised "by its friends" will be greater bur
den upon the people, we verify believe,
than ever. 1t has never yet been revised
" by Its friends" without being increased.
The surplus will be wiped out--the aboli-
ton of the whisky and tobacco taxes will
dSthat; but the real Taxpayers will con
tinue to pay tribute to the protected inter
ests of the country as they have in the
past and as In England, so 1t may In
America take 20 years of education to open
the eyes of the farmer and the laboring
man, upon whose sholders the burden
falls
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
THE WATER POWER.

A gentleman whose name Is guarantee
of his good faith and business capacity,
Mr., Jos. jackson of Millington, was in
this city some days ago on business con-
nected with recreating the water power on
Illinois river, In this city Mr.. jackson
had no 1owery tale to tell, no extravagant
claims to Indulge In, no promises 10 make
Of wonders TO come but he said he was at
work with the purpose of rebuilding those
dams, II the capital can be obtained,
One drawback to water power has been
for years past the fact that such power is,
as a rule, so located that factories using il
a.e of necessity located away from rail
road and in large works the cost of cart
age more than neutrallzes any advantages
Of cheapness of the power This objection
will be removed If the ideas of Mr.. Jack
son are carried out, for II is the intention
20 convey the power by electricity 10 the
place where II is wanted. A factory then
can be located on the railroad, It may be
two or five miles from the water power
and still use water power! This system OF
transmission of power Is not an un.ned eX-
pertinent. Il is in operation in many
place. U,day; and weeks ago Mr. J. L.
Porter, On his return from one Of bis trips
% the west gave us a graphic description
of 8 brick-mill moved by water power that
had been transmitted by electric wires for
several miles from the source Of the
power
So while the news need cause no one to
dream Of another " boom" in Ottawa, still
II does seem that there is a chance for more
good things in 1889 or 1890 TO follow the
growth the city has had in 1888
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

woods or wash silks, as may be desired for
warm or cold weather. Mrs. Miller is
strongly opposed to the use Of elastics In
any shape for ladies and children In the
support Of stockings or other garments. ="
She appeared In a variety OF handsome
toilets for opera, streat and home, all of
which were not only models Of beauty and
grace but of healthful construction. How.
ever, one 10 inclined TO think Mrs. Miller
will find dress reform as slow as the politi-
clan does the tariff article; for until woman
can be taught to walk we'll, to carry the
shoulders as nature intended them to be
carried, and stand as the perfect actress,
says stands, the corset and the hustle will
hold their places In the same room with
the powder box and the rouge pot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
THE DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT.

at Is useless TO cry over split milk"
says the homly old adage, yet one cannot
help wanting TO know how the disaster
happened. In the present case the solu-
ton Is not very difficult, Cleveland was
defeated because he was knitted by his
friends" In New York Cleveland car.
ried all the states he was expected TO carry
and all he needed to secure his election
except New York. Yet on all except
Cleveland New York gave round demo-
cratic majority. Hill is elected governor
by 10000 majority, Jones lieutenant COVER
nor by over 10000 majority, and SO all the
other democratic candidates on the State
ticket, the greater vote of Jones over Hill
being that of the mugwumps who
scratched Hill.
Cleveland was knitted by Hill because
he wanted control of Cleveland's appoint
ments In New York, while the latter had
too much respect for himself as well as
his pledge In favor of civil service reform
W ildhC buCh q tohICsSlOhs
The whole business Is infinitely deplora
BILE, because II cuts up the democracy of
New York into warning factions that must
for years defeat them, while united they
can always easily carry the State. We
have had a small exemplificayion of the
same spite business In our county ticket
The outcome, we fear, will be that such
hates have been engendered as will give
the republicans ultimate control of this
comfy, as like democratic folly has given
them control of the nation.
Ina general way the outcome Of the
great contest Is remarkable mainly In one
respect. The democrats presented the
clean, square Issue of tariff reform, by
moderate, judicious and carefully consid.
cred reduction of taxation. The republi
cans made no pretense that the proposed
reduction would injuriously affect any of
our great manufacturing industries but
they said 1t was a step In the direction of
free trade, and on that hint raised the
cry of British free trade and the Golden
club" and persistently ringing the chang
es on these, strove to gain whatever advan-
tage might accrue from the lingering anti
British prejudice In the country. But ex-
cept to this absurd extent the republicans
really lodged the tariff issue, and placed
their main reliance on resurrection of
the bloody shirt, and working on the remi
niscent and baleful prejudices engendered
by the civil war.
That the honest, square and entirely ten
ible issue Of tariff reform presented by the
democrats should have little effect In the
manufacturing States at the east, we can
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

The Republican says 1t Is not credit to
the people of La Sale county that they
elected Blake as States Attorney. Well
now the election is over and the result of
the peoples choice is known, IT may as
we'll be confessed that, at the least, they
did just as we'll as they would have done
had they elected Murdoch. Az matter
of fact the people elected the superior
lawyer and the Republican knows that at
we'll as anybody. The Republican should
enjoy Its victory without being hypo
critical
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

The county officers elected on Tuesday
we're Ross, Sawyer and Trench for the
legislature; Blake as states attorney
Arnold, recorder; Irwin, surveyor; Milling,
coroner; the election of circuit clerk can
not be decieed until the official canvass is
finished, probably to-day. At last accounts
johnson was one ahead. Trench, Blake
and Milling are democrats; the balance
are republicans. The official vote In full
will be published by the FREE TRADER
next week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

On Tuesday las. when all the male por-
tion of the community were bowling for or
against tariff reform, large number of
women of Chicago, AT Madison St. theater,
listened to a lecture on the momentus ques.
ton of woman's dress reform, by Mrs.
Annie J. Miller. As Mrs. Gundy's husband
might say, woman's dress is wonderful,
mysterious affair, the mysteries of which
not even the author of "Sartor Resartus"
had fully fathomed. 1t has long since left
behind it the primitive idea that wo-
mans dress Is merely covering for her
nakedness: 1t hides multitude of blem-
ishes of form, carriage, and gate, which
the lack of physical culture intensities even
more In women than In men, all of which
the modern accessories of woman's W, RI
robe enables her to conceal, without which
the average woman would hardly dare to
appear In public. Mrs Miller insists that
the modern dress is the cause of the very
blemishes of form she is now called upon
to conceal, and she would have women
discard not only the corset and the hustle,
but skirts as we'll and that woman could
do this and not appear "guy,' she herself
Is said to have been visible example, her
own appearance, without wearing these
articles, being that of woman possessing
every charm of person which could only
be enhanced by the toilet she wore. As a
newspaper report said: "Her appearance
was simply perfect in every detail" To
explain her Idea Of reform, after few
remarks, Mrs. Miller, says the report, ire
tired for moment behind the scenes and
reappeared equipped In the underwear
which Is made the basis of the whole dress
reform. This consisted Of soft wooden
combination known as the Ypsilanti Union
suit-that Is, drawers and chemise In one,
over which Is worn what Is called the
Turkish leglet, taking the place Of skirts,
and giving more independence Of motion
to the limbs than the wearing Of the ordi
nary full petticoat These articles [hang.
ing from the shoulders entirely are In soft
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
HOUSES SCARCE,

There have been numerous dwellings
erected in this city during the past year ;
but there are not enough yet to satisfy the
demand. There is hardly day but the
real estate men have calls tor house to
rent which they cannot supply, and rooms
and good boarding places are equally hard
to find. The writer yesterday saw man
who had been hunting rooms for two
weeks and was unable to get any.
1t is really a strange thing that this con-
dition should exist In Ottawa when there
is an abundance of capital that could be
invested in this way to good advantage
and make fair per centage on the amount
invested and certainly If Ottawa is going
to take care of the influx of its citizens,
1t must provide houses for them, and that
too very soon.
A grand thing would be the adoption of
the plan of building small, but comfcrta-
BILE, houses for sale on the instalment plan,
as In Chicago and other cities to men
working on salaries. The building of the
the street railway, which is now certain to
be soon an accomplished fact, will open
up many parts of the city, especially the
west end, where vacant lots are plenty, but
which have been too far out of town to be
of use to many people who could not afford
the luxury of horse. These lots can now
be made available and with small modern
cottages on them could be sold at a good
profit or rented to desirable class of ten
ants.
1t is hoped some plan will be developed
before next spring whereby more accom-
will be supplied, and rents, now
in many cases PROFESSIONALLY exorbitant,
will be reduced to limits which are within
the reach of common people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

Indeed, the party appears today cut up
into factions, ct swords points with each
other; divided and dsheartened, while
the republicans are strong and encouraged.
twill take several years for the democ
racy to recover their lost ground, possibly;
for which democrats can blame themselves
entirely; while the republicans can claim
no credit for themselves for the results
accomplished.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

1t now looks as though the republicans
had obtained control of the lower house of
congress as well as the presidency. No
democrat will begrudge them that success
ratter, every democrat will hope that they
have acquired complete control OF the
government, In its legislative as we'll as 1t
executive functions. Let Blaine's lingo
ism, let McKinley's free whisky and tobac-
co, let Blair's squandering of the surplus
on lakewood school houses, let Foraker s
raid on the south have full sway. Demo
cratic control of the lower house would but
delay democratic return to power; for it
would prevent full showing of Its oppo-
nents hand. Republicans should be al
lowed full scope to develop their plan of
procedure as laid down in the Chicago
platform; but In spite of Its apparent tri-
umph at the time, that platform could not
for any considerable length of time be the
guiding principle of the destinies of the
nation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10

The next Illinois Legislature will be
largely republican, and insures the election
Of republican senator to succeed Shelby
NJ. Cullom.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
TO XMAS DINNER.
Ottawa Will Ride on Her Electric. Ran.
way. Work Begins ut Once.

Roll on, thou carl Roll on!
Der miles Of iron track.
What matters IL it rains or SHOWS,
What care you for drifts and blowss
Never you mind, roll on!
Roll on, thou car! Roll on!
Swiftly onward, roll!
What care that / am broke to-day,
And have not the cash to pay the way,
Never mind, just you roll.
Roll on, thou car! Roll on!
Roll with electric speed
By the mansion Of rich and howell Of Door.
BY the beer saloon and the factory door.
That's right, keep rolling.
Roll onward! Onward, rolll
Thou last car at night;
What matters if home is a mile away,
And our top coats at our unCle's stay.
Just you roll.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
JoHNsTON's LIVELY JOG.
The Noted PAGER Lowers the
Quarter-Mile Record at Spring
field

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 14.-The
successful circuit meeting at Hampden
park was closed this afternoon. The
track was fast and the weather per-
feet. There was disappointment in the
result of the Guaranteed stake race for
2:2S trotters. Great things were eX-
pected of Guy, but in the first heat
heat he was over a quarter of mile
behind when the others came under the
wire. The performance Of the PAGER
Johnston was the event of the meeting
1t was announced that he would attempt
to break the quarter-mile record with a
running mate. After warming up he
was let out at the three-quarters post
and came down to the wire in 2914 sec
Onds. This is the fastest time
for the distance ever made
on any track in the world
Guy with running mate, was Senta mile
between heats to beat his own record of
2:15. He failed. His time was: Quar-
ter, $3.50 Z: half mile. 1:0S4; three quar-
tiers, l :43; mile, 2:1615. The unfinished
2 :33 trotting race was first called. Elda
3 won in straight. In the last heat of
this race, Mabel 5 caught her hind foot
in her forward boot near the upper dis
lance stand, and turned a complete
SOmersault, throwing her driver over
her head. Neither horse nor driver
were injured. Mabel, however, was
diStanced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15

wHEELMAN AGAINST HORSE.
Wealthy Texans bet Their Money
On 4 Novel Race.

Ell PAso, Tex, Sept IA novel
race took place yesterday between a
horse and a bicycle, from Silver City,
n. NJ, to Denver, fifty miles. The
course was over rough mountain road
and long stretches of sand. The race
was gotten up by W. S. Bolton. a
wealthy stOckman, of this city, who
backed the bicycle, AMI }. w. Clayton.
of Silver City, also StOckman, who
backed the horse. The wager was 5000
and fifty head of cattle a side, the cattle
valued at $40 head. Kennedy, pro-
fesSiOnal bicycliSt from Denver. Col,
who holds the all-around championship
of the state of Colorado, rode the BIZ
cycle. The course was decidedly in
favor of the horse. as the bicycle could
not make any time in the sand. They
started from Silver City at 6O'clock
a. m. The horse won the race, time,
three hours and forty minutes. The
bicycles time was four hours and fifty
minutes. About $4,000 changed hands
in this city. The bicycle was the favor
lite. HOrsemen claim this is the best
time on record for the distance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
TALKING 1T OVER.
Kicking by the Needham Men
Over the Referees Decision.

hiChihS ny luC NccundIn hen
Over the Referees Decision.
The outcome of the Meyer-Needham
fight was the topic of discussion among
the sports yesterday. The decision of
the referee in giving the fight to Need
ham is questioned by many. An even
ing Minneapolis newspaper goes so far
as to intimate that the referee was
unduly influenced and made his decis-
ion in accordance with an arrangement
that Meyer was to win. This is of
course not believed by those acquainted
with the referees reputation for hon
eSty and fairness. Still many think that
he was deceived by Meyers tactics into
thinking that the StreatOr man forced
the fighting. Meyer is an in-fighter,
and does his most effective work at close
quarters. it was, of course, Needham's
business to keep out of the way, and
this naturally made him look as though
he was running away. a draw would
have been the most satisfactory de-
ciSiOn; at the same time people paid
their money to see one or the otherwise,
and there would have been the usual
complaint of another draw" Needham
has gone up several pegs in the
estimation of those who understand box
ing. 1t was his first fight OF Importance,
and there is no doubt that he was in
poor condition, being weakened by i'm
proper training. He is only twenty-one
years old. and certainly has future be-
fore him. Meyers will return to Chicago
to-day. There has been some talk of
another match to finish. but up to
last night Needham's hackers had not
accepted Alf KennedY'S proposition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
CYCLISTS SMASH RECORDS.
Close of the International Tourna-
ment at Hartford.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 14.-This
was the second and closing day of the
International bicycle tournament. Win
ners in the various events:
One mile, amateur, $3.50 claSs-Ludwig
Forster of Hartford, i'll 2:52l2.
One mile, professional handicap-W. F.
Knapp 81 YARDS in 2:34S4. Time of scratch
man, 2:49l2.
One mile. amateur, Rover-Robert II. Davis
Rome, Italy, in 2:46. This is the best Amer
lean time for a safety bicycle.
One mile, Hartford Wheel club handicap
Ludwig Forster in $50. In this race Dresser
took a header i'll front of Reed, who fell over
him and broke his wrist.
One mile amateur handicap-S. J. Steele
600 YARDS in 2:3S24. Time of scratch man,
2:45l2
Three-mile professional lap race-Knapp
7 points. Rowe 6. Temple 4, Croker 3, Neil
son =. Time by miles, 2:59I4, 1854, 10 80.
One MILE amateur state championship
Ludwig Forster. in 3:324.
Five-mile amateur lap, race-Brown. II
points; Crist. z; Wilhelm, d; Forester, 3
Hall. =; Forster, 2.
Time by miles, 2:49, 6:O7, 9:1Ol4, 12;1sa4,
1924.
One mile professional consolation-Neil-
son in 3:0Sl2.
Crist and Davis then succeeded in breaking
the record Of 2:57 for the tandem safety
bicycle, making 2:44l2.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
LONG SHOTS LEAD.
Exciting Finishes aad Lively Bet
ting at Sheepshead.

J1nS AT SneepSneau.
To the Editor of the Globe.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, Sept. 14.-To-day
was as fine as could be wished and the
track was perfect. The attendance was
good and the betting lively. The first
race, handicap sweepstakes for horses
which have run and not won at this
meeting, was won by Joseph, by a
length, in 2:11 So, Bordelaise second. a
half length before KalOOlah.
The jockey of Bordelaise
claimed foul. but it was
allowed. The second race, for three
year-OldS and upwards was won easily
by Little Minch, the favorite, by
length and a half in las, Little Jim
second, three lengths ahead of Umpire.
third. The third race, the Bridge
handicap for three-year odds, was won
by TaragOn, a six to one chance, VINO
beat the favorite, Gorge, by a short
neck. LarchmOnt was third, five
lengths behind. Time, 2:3S As. The
fourth race, the MayfOwer handi-
cap, was won by Dunboyne, who
led from the start and was
never headed. Exile was second,
a head before Wary, third. Time 2:26sl.
The fifth race, the Autumn two-year-Old
selling stakes, was run over the Futur-
ity course. Drahmin won handily by
length and half in lis So, Radiant
second, a neck before Tenny, third.
The sixth race, a high weight free
handicap sweepstakes, was won by
Stockton in 2:41 3-5, Peep Weep second,
ten lengths before Aretino, third.
SUMMARIES.
First race, handicap sweepstakes. one and
one-fourLh miles-goseph won, Bordelaise
second, Kaloolah third Time, 2:lI. Odds
5 to l. z 10 D.
Second race, racing stakes mile-LlttIe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
4 BAD BEGINNING.
Davenports First Appearance in
Milwaukee Results in Defeat.

Davenports First Appearance in
Milwaukee Results in Defeat.
SpeclaI 10 the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept 1.-the
Davenporl club made its first appear
ance here to-day The home men took
kindly TO the delivery of their old asSo-
ciate Stephens. who did the twrrling for
Davenport. They jumped on him in
the first inning and hit him freely from
then on. The game was devoid of any
interesting features. DavenpOrts two
runs were made in the eighth on four
singles. Milwaukee scored four times
in the first inning on Hawes' two bag
ger, McAleer's home run, singles by
Maskrey and Fuller and a mutf by
Never. In the fifth. the home team
made three more runs on four singles.
a wild pitch and passed ball. Mills
three-bagger and a wild pitch gave
them another in the seventh. Score: