The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-03

that o week from Tuesday La Sale would
give him majority Of four hundred for
governor.
| Local LOonger.
Why the police do moi make more Be-
rlous effort than they have thus far seemed
to have made TO puta stop to the stoneing o
political professions in certain parts Of the
town, may be matter for inquiry 1t Is
reported on good authority that the repub-
licsn procession of two weeks ago was
interfered with by stones, and also that
some Of the Tippecsnoe boys on going TO
the train on last saturday evening we're
also treated in this way. Now, of course,
no fair man can for moment countenance
this kind Of outrage here, where all men
have the unquestiosed and usquestionsble
right 10 their opinions and the expression
of them; nor can II be laid TO the charge
Of the democracy itself, for ne one but q
fool would charge any party with deliber-
ately INDUCING In that kind of political
prroselytins, for.it makes votes crab fash
lon any way. 1t is simply an exhibition Of
rowdyism that all men should endesvor TO
put stop to; and 1t would seem to be the
especial DUTY Of the police 70 do it. a. they
are hired and paid for that work. II the
rowdies guilty Of the outrage could be
identified and heavily fined, a. no doubt
they would be, II is more han likely that
one or two doses Of that kind, with jail
sentence accompaniment, would soon put
an end " II.
The Chicago Dasly Naes some time ago
said: Is
Tho efforts that are being made 70 put In
fish ways Ia the dams on various streams of
the State ought 70 have been started long
ago. We have an efficient fish commits
sioner, Capt Bartlett of Quincy, but he has
been hampered by the very defective State |
Law upon the subject The law provides
that fishways may be ordered by the COM
missioner, and If the owner of dam re- |
fuses OF neglects 10 cut one IL % ordered, |
tho commissioner may do II At the expense
OF the owner of the dam. No provision Is |
the State treasury. The 6sh comp issioner |
$500 to 1000. If, under the present law,
the dam owner does not put In way the
commissioner can do II at his own expense
If he desires to, or not at all. The law IT,
therefore, dead letter, and Is nowhere
respected In the State. In several cases
private individuals, who are interested In
fishing, have advanced TO Captain Bartlett
the money necessary to put In fishwsys,
and are willing to wait until It can be col
lected Of owners OF dame for their pay.
The dams on Fox river are now being fur
nished with fishways, fish and game as.
sociation advancing the necessary funds,
by Captain Bartlett, and II will not be long
before the river will be stocked with as
fine fish as there are In the State. Captain
Bartlett lie an old and experienced fish cul-
turist, and has done what he could to have
the fish laws of the State enforced. 1t Is
not until recently that private funds have
been placed at his disposal to enable him
TO remedy the very palpable defects In the
State law.
II would seem quite useless expendi
ture of money to build fish ways in Fox
river dams above Dayton there are none
below that village,) when the canal com
missioners who have charge of that struc-
ture not only have not put In fishwsy over
that dam, but have actually taken out the
even imperfect one that existed there
few years ago Some provision should be
made, as suggested by the Neus, to COMPEL
by law the construction of tishwsys in our
river dams, and the first place hereabouts
to apply said power would be at Dayton.
which blocks the river at the very source
Of the fish supply, so to speak.
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This Is the last week of the row. After
Tuesday the better will suhside and the
buffer hunt new occupation. The cam
paign torch will seek Its rest side by side
with the rejected oyster can and the junk
gstherer will reap the reward of the vir-
tuous and a strict attention TO business.
There may be moments when 1t will seem
to men that the house is falling down over
their heads, but q week from today all
OhUus Will nave (WHICH Uu, lOiSUttou tuc
epithets of the past four months and have
settled down to bread, winning again for
another four years
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ills quite impossible for any one to COM
pare the meetings held by Fifer and by
Palmer not to perceive the fact that the
people Of this State are thoroughly awak-
ened to the fact that reform in many things
must be enforced In this state, and that
Palmer Is the man to do this great work.
There is no such thing as comparing
the two men-it would be lika comparing
a high school boy with full tledged
man in his prime,-Palmer is so very far
above his opponent In all the Characters
tics which make up great man. The
PinkertoRs must 90, Palmer says; and the
people are with him, The 80 cent tax
must be put down, says Palmer; and the