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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.

SoUrH OrrAwA.-Town Hall, Monda,
evening, Sept. II, at 8 clock. Speakers
Samuel Nicholson, NJ. 7. Moloney and others
Troy GRovE.-Troy Grove village, Mon
day evening. Sept. II, at 1880. Speakers
8. P. Hall. v. J. Duncan, Thos. N. Haskins
UTIcA.-Tuesday evening, Sept. Is, a
7:3O. Speakers: Geo. W. W. Blake, Geo. II
Hsight, jr., John F. Madden.
Satisfactorily evening, Sept. Is, q
7:3O. Speakers: Samuel Nicholson, NJ. N
Armstrong, v. b. Weeks.
LA SALLE.-Wednesday evening, Sept. 10
at 8 o'clock. Speakers: NJ. T. Moloney
Geo. W. W. Blake and others.
Wednesday evening, Sept. 10
at 1880. Speakers: Samuel Nicholson, T
c. Trensry, V. b. Weeks.
DAIroN--Th Thursday evening, Sept. 20, al
7:3O. Speakers Lester II. Strawn and
Geo. II. Baight.
GRAND RIDaE.-Thursday evening, Sept
%, At 7:30. Speakers: NJ. T. Moloney
b. T. Lincoln, V. b. Weeks.
OPHIR.-Friday evening. Sept. 81, at 1880,
st Prairie Center. Speakers: NJ. N. Arm.
strong, Geo. II. Hsight, jr., P. J, Carey.
DANwAY.--Saturday evening, Sept %, at
1880. Speakers: Geo. II. Hsight, jr, 4. C.
Trenary, j. J. Conway.
EARLvILLE. j. X, Creighton, demo
cratic candidate for Attorney General, will
address the citizens of Esrlville and vicinity
at Earlville. on Sept 25,h.
DANA.--Saturdsy afternoon and evening,
Sept. 22d. Pole raising at o'clock and
evening meeting at 1880. Speakers: Geo.
W. W. Blake, NJ. T. Moloney and J. F.
Madden.
BY order of Executive Committee.
W. w. TAYLOR, Chairman.
j. g. ARMSTRONG,
J. F. MADDEN,
Secretaries.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

JUDGE THURMAN.-The joyful anticipa,
tion of the Republicans that Judge Thur.
man, by his recent slight attack of cholera
morbus, In New York, had been driven
from the stump tor the balance of the
campaign, has proved delusion. After
resting day or two the grand old Roman
was able to appear before an immense au,
dience, at Newark, N. j., on Saturday
evening, the 9Th inst, and delivered an
hours speech with all his wonted vigor.
The Judge prefaced his speech by some
playful references to the crocodile sympa'
thy with which the Republican press had
overwhelmed him on account of his slight
illness, but assured them he was engaged
in too serious to be troubled 10y such
"quips" and still expected to live long
enough to see the enemies Of democracy
metaphorioally buried beneath the dust.
The Judges speech, as usual, was main
ly devoted to the tariff issue. Its trench.
ant vigor is shown by sentence. Speak
ing of the bug-a-boo howl of free trade set
up against the democrats, he said:
"There never has been in the United
States anything approaching free trade ex-
cept as l have mentioned between the
states. Any man who speaks of the Mills
bills as free trade measure is either an
ignoramus or rascal"
As Gen. Harrison, In his letter of accept
ance, speaks of the Mills bill as free trade
measure, this Is pretty sharp talk.
The Judge returned to his home from his
eastern trip on Monday, but expects, after
short rest to redeem his promise to speak
in Indiana and doubtless will be heard
from elsewhere.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

position he held until the second district
was consolidated with the first. Upon his
appointment he Immediately selected the
late Charles L.. Bradford for his chief
deputy, thus complimenting one Of the
most popular and deserving young men In
Ottawa and paying La Sale county dem
ocracy the honor of the head deputyship
When he retired from Office he cheeriully
endorsed La Sale county man to the new
deputyship, who was appointed distric,
deputy,
Mr.. WEIGH while In the collectors office
conducted II In such manner as to so
largely increase the revenue of the govern.
ment that United States Revenue Commits
sioner Miller paid him personal compli>
meDt when the Office was abolished by
stating that no collectors Office In the
country was better conducted than Mr..
Welch's had been.
Mr.. Velch is thorough going business
man, active, energetic and competent
Throughout the war he served In the ranks
with distinction. No one has more friends,
both republicans and democrats, than he,
and no one is more deserving of them.
At all times and under all circumstances
he is ready TO assist those who come to him,
and because of this his own county, though
largely republican, promises him major.
ity. We look for Mr.. Welch to receive q
great many republican votes In this county
and We trust we will not be mistaken.
With emphasis the FREE TRADER cons
mends Andrew WEIGH to the voters Of La
Sale county.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

1t is positively asserted In Chicago that
Nina Van Zsndt, whose face Is as familiar
to Ottawa as to Chicago people, has laid of
her mourning and donned bright ribbons
again, having appeared the other day In a
charming new suit of white, with pretty
colored ribbons and summer hat to match
She Is now doing literary work for the
Labor Enquirer In the way of translations
from foreign labor papers, having thor
ough knowledge of the French, German
and italian languages. 1t Is also limited
that she Is also writing story of love and
disaster, in which her proxy husband Spies
figures as the ideal hero and herself as the
consequated angel of merry.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
Secretaries.
Current Events.

The letters OF acceptance by Messrs
Cleveland and Harrison of their nomina-
tons we're published this week, that of
President Cleveland on Monday; that Of
Mr., Harrisons on Wednesday The Cleve.
land letter will be found in full on our 9th
page to|day 1t Is we'll worth reading rs a
contribution TO the political history of the
ZINE. Comment on the letter appears
elsewhere on this page.
Mr.. Harrison Is unfortunate In his opep-
Ing. He makes the excuse for the DELAY
in publishing his reply that the crowds
who have called on him since July 4th
have taken up all his time! which is, of
course, lie, even were an excuse neces-
sary, which 1t was not. The letter then
gives the republican argument for a con
llnuance OF high tariff says immigration
must be regulated that the Chinese must
go: that no wants free ballot and fair
count; slaps Jim Blaine in the mouth by
approving the platform utterance on
trusts" and contains few platitudes
about pensions, civil service, foreign re.
lations, &c. There Is not brilliant Idea
III the whole OF the three or four columns.
MIR. Cochran, OF New York. Is always
eloquent yet II Is doubtful If his eloquence
ever rose to greater height than on Sat
urday last, when In the debate In the house
On the retaliation bin he paid tribute TO
PRESIDENT Cleveland. In the course of II
ne said Gentlemen on the other side
might say that President Cleveland WAS
not great man, No one would dare DENY
that no was an honest man, and he was a
great man In the eyes Of the country, no,
because he was a possessor of qualities
which lifted him above all others but
because he was noble type of the Ameri4
can citizen of the land. The republicans
had their uncrowned king. They had
thelr shepherd OF the, people He had SO
many titles that the mind was confused
and paralyzed In the emplation of his
greatness, but before the American people
ana al the ballot box he had been van
quished by the simple type of American
citizen, Grover Cleveland. Ii would not
40 70 say that president who did no act
for which his supporters blushed was want.
Ing In greatness. If man who had risen
from the humblest station TO the greatest
who had risen by force Of virtue and not by
sacrifice OF II; who had walked In the
full sunlight OF publicity; who after four
years OF administration found himself re-
nominated by the spontaneous vote Of his
party; who had never held trust but
those who confded It to him sought to ex.
tend bis term Of service; who welded by
the confidence Of the people power far
greater than that with which the constitu-
tion clothed him; who found that the party
leader whom he had vanquished yet un.
tried now lied prudentiy, II not ingioriously
from q renewal Of the conflict; who had no
ambiguous acts TO defend or unwisa epis-
tolary expressions to explain-if this man
was not great, then greatness was not a
quality which should be encouraged on
democratic soil. Instead OF ephemersl
dazzling qualities, which among unthink
ing men went 10 make up gre. tness, give
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

The wooden clothing worn by nine
tenths of the American people does not
cost them one dollar more on account of
the tariff, as no fact has been more fully
proven than that common and cheap grades
of clothing are selling as low in the United
States as in Great Britain.-OttdWa Repub-
licdn.
Then why the howl against tritling re-
auction of the tariff on wooden goods
With the duty of 35 per cent still left our
wooden manufacturers ana free wool In the
Mills bill, what have they to complain of If
they are able, without any protection, to
compete on even terms with England
Your facts eat themselves up. The only
way to explain them is, the way the state
ment of tie boy was explained, who said
minnie is my sister, but l am not her
brother" The explanation =: boy lied
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

If, as the Chicago Journal says, 1.-THE
Presidents letter of acceptance Is superro
gatory. because 1t is chiefly rehash of his
annual message to congress on the tariff
question" what Is Harrison's letter, which
Ia but rehash of theories that were "twice
told chestnuts' In his grandfather's dayss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

William Carson, president Of the Valley
Lumber Company, Eau Clair, Wis, man
worth several millions of dollars and who
always does just what he says" offers to
submit the question, whether President
Cleveland last message was free trade
message" to three Wisconsin republican
judges on the bench, whom he will name,
and if they decide In the affirmative he
will pay over to Gov Rusk, $4,000 to be
held by him in trust for the benefit of
poor, disabled ex'soldiers. AS the entire
republican party have for some months
asst been persistently asserting that the
message in question was free trade docu'
ment, Mr. Carson is In a fl ir way to have
1t judicially established that they are all
lfarS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
CLEVHLAND'S ACCEPTANCE.

President Cleveland's letter Of accept.
ance, which appears elsewhere In these
columns, is just such . paper as the times
needed and he was expected to produce.
After In general terms expressing his
hearty endorsement Of every pledge con-
tained In the St. Louis platform, which In
deed on the main Issue was hut q reitera.
ton Of the December message, Mr.. Cleve.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
.Sl,O3O,1O1

For Additions, repairs, &c. ... 81 ,O3O, 1O1
The first startling point to strike the
common miSd in regard to the figures is
the enormous cost for officers, attendants,
NC, In proportion to the cost for boarding.
lodging, clothing, medical attendance
sanitsry care, &c, of the inma tes-the OBJ
jects OF the states charity. There were
just 5,O4O of these inmates, for whom II
took 1886 officers, janitors, cooks, &C., to
take care,-that is to say, within fraction
OF one man to every two inmates. To sup
port each of the inmates cost about SEQ
and to govern and regulate them sbou,
$50 each! Then to house them. O,
rather, to keep In repair the houses erected
for them, cost the state In the two wears
named $1,000, 1O1 more! And the expen.
diture Is going on today at a fearfully
Increased rate!
Now to show that there must be enor-
nous extravaganza and jobbery somewhere
In this business, let US institute compari
son with another institution of exactly the
same character.
There Is not In the state, or anywhere, q
more comfortably housed or In all respect,
better taken care Of body Of objects Of
public charity than the inmates of the
County Asylum Of La Sale county. The
building In all except size, will compare
with any of the state institutions-equal ID
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR President,
GROVER CLEVELAND, OF New York.
For vice.President,
ALLEN q. THURMAN, Of Ohio.
For Governor.
GKN JOHN NJ. PALMER, OF sangamon county
For Liutenant Governor,
ANDREW j. BELL. OF Peoria county.
Fer Secretary OF State,
NEWELL ID. KICKS. OF Christian county
For Auditor Of Public Accounts.
ANDREW WEIGH, Of Kendall county.
For State Treasurer,
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN. Jr., Of Cook county.
For Attorney General,
JACOB X. CREIGHTON, of Wayne county.
Fer Member OF Congress, sth District of Illinois,
L. W. BREWER.
For Members of the House Of Representatives.
EDGAR s. BROWNE.
JAMES +. TRENCH.
For Circuit Clerk,
B. @. BARRArT,
For States Attorney,
N. W. CUMMINGS.
For Recorder OF Deeds,
JOSEPH BURKART.
For Surveyor.
ROBERT WILSON.
For Coroner,
DR. JOHN 7. MILLING.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

La Sale county Is credited with having
5s7 names on the national pension rolls, to
whom Is prid quarterly $16,654.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15
A BIG STEAL SOMEWHERE.

An examination of the report of the
Auditor of the State of Illinois for the
years 1885 and 1885, in reference to the
expenditures of the 10 charitable institu-
lions supported by the state gives the fol
lowing figures:
Total cost, 1885 and 1886. .... so, 1876. 40:
For board, NC, inmates, $4S2, 1923
Officers and attendants 6S2525
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

II oush not to be much Of trick for Burt
Barrett to beat Johnson. Burt il known all
over the county a. an obliging and eompe-
tent official. He was deputy sheriff four
years and 10 now postmaster Of Earlvills.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15


We have taken some pains to inquire into
the legal abilities Of Nicholas W. Cummings,
democratic candidate for states attorney and
We find that he is lawyer better read and
grounded in the principles Of the law than
the average. He is q graduate Of Niagara
College, one Of the leading colleges Of the
state of New York, where he stood high as
A scholar. He read law and afterwards prao-
ticed with Duncan & O'Conor. For the past
year he has practiced at Streator. Senator
Duncan and Judge Gilbert who know thor
oughly Nicholas Cummings legal training
and abilities, unite in saying that among the
younger members of the bar no one surpasses
him in kno Wedge Of the principles Of the
law and the practice Of 1t. He is an untir'
ing student, good speaker, clear reasoner,
and presents with force his arguments both
before court and jury. He is young man,
of thirty-but young man Of thirty who
knows the law, is preferable to an elderly
man of 40 who does not know. What is
wanted in the prosecutors office Is brains,
not years. Mr.. Cummings has the brains
Murdoch the years.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

The annual national encampment of the
G. A. II. took place this week at Columbus
Ohio. The attendance was large. Maj
VIM. Warner, of Kansas, City, was elected
ommander'in-chief He was a member
of the 33d Wis, and went to Kansas City
In 1865. He is lawyer and prominent
republican politician Of that city. A reso
luton was adopted fsvoring service PEN
sion of IS a month and 1c. a day additional
to veterans who served longer than 90C
dava
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

The unfortunate poor who are compelled
through no fault Of their own to ask and re-
ceive county aid, will feel very grateful to
Mr.. johnson, candidate for circuit clerk on
the republican ticket, for his vote on the
county board Of supervisors this week, to,
publish their names in the public prints.
Mr.. Johnsons vote indicates that an unfor.
Inmates poverty should be made q matter
of public notoriety. This may be in the in,
terest Of q very small economy, but it is an
outrage on decent sense of humanity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

Mr.. Reeves said when Mr.. Murdoch
Is elected the peoples witnesses will not be-
kept waiting from day to day upon the
courts" Why. no. Certainly not, Mr..
Reeves. for the simple reason that Murdoch
could not draw up an indictment that would
stand long enough to necessitate the calling
of any witnesses.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

We venture to say that in all the history
OF county conventions in La Sale county so
small lawyer as Jay T. Murdoch, of Strea-
tor, was never presented for so large an office
as that of prosecuting attorney of the second
county in Illinois. Its farcical!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

To rob Streator of Mr.. Murdoch would be
to take from it very shrewd real estate and
claim buyer in petty way, and give Ottawa
and the prosecuting attorneys Office a
mighty poor lawyer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-15

The retaliation bill passed the house on
Saturday last almost unanimously, only
four votes being recorded against 1t. The
Canadians since Saturday have begun u
talk sense again; and probably after the
election negotiations to settle the matter
decently and In order will be permitted
by Edmunds, ct a.. of the senate
Lambert Tree, of Chicago, minister to
Belgium, has been promoted to be minister
to Russia.
A bill has been introduced by Mr.. Oates
amending the naturalization laws
prohibiting papers to any fugatlve
criminal, polygamist, anarchist, socialist
communists, or persons who cannot speak
and read English, nor shall any allen b.
naturalized who has not continuously fol
six years next proceeding such adjudication
resided within the U. s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-27
New knowledge About Car cOuplers.

New knowledge About Car Couplers.
The idea that it was necessary to have o
certain amount of loose play between the
cars composing long train, in order to start
the train easily, had become by practice and
theory almost as fixed in the minds OF rail-
way people as is the geometrical axiom that
two parallel lines can never meet. The
theory was, by starting one car first, and 50
gaining a little inertia, then the next car, and
so on, it was made possible for an engine to
start and haul a long train of a given weight,
when, if there were no play, the engine
would be stalled and unable to start the train.
But the fallacy of the practice and the
theory was conclusively established during
the remarkable series of car coupler expert
ments made by the Master Car Builders as
sociation, at Burlington, Iowa, this year.
During these trials it was demonstrated be-
yond all question that it required less power
TO start train with all the couplings tight
than to pull the train afNR the train was put
in motion; and the coupler COMMITTEES came
70 the conclusion that the coupler of tho
future ought to be an approved form of the
close hook style-Scientidc American.
Democratic messenger., 1888-09-08
Order Nisi.

Roland T.. Bcyans. Assignee Of David J.
q. Truii, and Josephine, his wife.
Tersus.
George 7, Tmilt and Virginia &. Truiu,
his wife.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester coun.
~, No. ii42 Chancery-July Term, 1883,
To wit-August %. 1889.
ORDERED. that the sale made and re.
ported by Clayton J. Purnell, Trustee fnr
the sale Of tho real estate IN the abovc
cause mentioned. bc ratified and confirm.
ed. unless cause 10 the contrary thereof
be shown ON or before the 9Th Monday Of
September next, provided copy 0f this
order he inserted In some newspaper
printed In Worcester county once In each
of three successive weeks before the 20lh
day ofSeplember, In the year 1888.
The report states the amount Of sale
to he $4,000
JouE W. STATION. Clerk.
True copy.
Test, Jons W. STATION. Clerk.
sept. i-ai.
Democratic messenger., 1888-09-08
September Sitts
Of the office'e of Registration q.
will commence on II
Monday Sept. 10th,

1888, said day being the second Mon.
day Of said month, and will continue
for three successiAe days, including
the said Monday to wit MONDAY Sept.
10th Tuesday Sept nth and Wed.
nesday Sept Iath in the year 1888.
Each of said Officers Of Registration
will sit in Office Of Registration in III
election District for which he is ap
pointed, for the purpose Of Register
ins all qualified voters, who shall pre-
sent themselves for. registration. and
for carefully revising and scruiinizing
the registries of voters received by them
from the clerk OF the circuit court for
said county, to the end that all errors
therein uIay be corrected, and to strike
off said regis,ries the names of voters
entered therein. who should have died
or become for any reason disqualified,
or who for any cause, shall have ceased
TO be entitled TO remain on said Reg.
istration books, and to receive informa.
,ion, from any pcrson or persons tend.
ing TO assist him in the business. And
the said Registration Officers will sit
at said respective si,,ings from s
O'Clock a. M. until 6 O'Clock p IN. on
each day Of ,hoir session.
The following places are designated
at which the SAID Officers Of Regislra.
ton will sit in the respective Election
Districts Of Worcester county for
which they are appointed on the afore.
said days:
In the first Election District. at Po-
comoke City; Office OIL. II. King.
In the Second Election District, a,
Snow Hill; Office OF States Attorney,
in the Court House
In the Third Election District, at
Berlin; office occupied by William d..
Pitts.
In the Fourth Election District At
Newark; office in the shoe shop OF
James Taylor. =,
In the Fifth Election District Al,
Bishopville f; Office in the store house
of Levin w. Collins.
In the Sixth Election District; Office
at the residence Of Lorenzo ID Shock.
ley.
In the Seventh Election District /;
Office in the store house OF James White
in " hileburg.
In the Eighth Election District at
Stockton; office at the Store house of
b. Taylor. Son < Co.
In the Ninth Election District at
Berlin, office in the second aoor Of the
store occupied by Keas & Furbush.
II. H. KING, Officer Of Registration
for the First Election District.
SIDNEY T SELBY, Officer Of Reg.
islra,ion for the Second Election IBIS.
icl
JOHN BISHOP, Officer OF Regis,ra
,iun icr the Third Election District.
WILLIAM T.. BOSTON, Ohcer Of
Registration for the Fourth Election
District.
SAMUEL II T.. TlLGHMAN. OF.
hcer Of Registration for the Sixth
Election District.
THODORE SrAGG. Officer of
Registration for the seventh Election
district.
PlRAM T. JONES. Officer Of Reg
islra,ion for the Eighth Election Dis.
lTict.
JAMES McGREGOR. Officer OF
Registration for the Ninth Election
district.
Democratic messenger., 1888-09-08

McKcndrcc Downham has
retired from the editorial chair
ofthe SMsscr 1iOnrwal which
he has occupied for a number
ofyears in conjunction with
his partner. Mr.. Clarke, who
remains to fight the battles
OF a New Constitution. The
Peninsula Press Association
looses an active and efficient
member in Mr.. Downhams's S
withdrawal from journalism.
He has for several years past
manifested great interest in
educational work in Delaware,
having been a teacher before
he mounted the editorial tri-
pod. May success be his.