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Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
PERSONAL LIBERTY.

The Pioneer Press of July 10Th sends
up wall of agony because the pro-
hibitionists aim at the destruction OF
personal liberty. Chestnutsi So
does all law that curtails mans per-
sonal liberty to do wrong. This COVER
ment and all others are built on the
fundamental principle that the indi-
vidual must surrender such of his
liberties as conflict with the well be-
ing of society. No man has any right
to prosecute business that makes
other men criminals. The u. g..
Supreme Court in its decision relative
to the Kansas prohibition cases last
December said of the right to manu-
facture and sell intoxicating liquors
lit does not inhere in citizenship"
Nowhere in all this land does any
such right exist until the people have
by their ballots said to the would be
saloon keeper you may engage In this
criminal business ii you pay for it.
And every time they cast republic
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
Ancrent and Modern Greece.


The traveller Is often rudely shocked by
present and the ideal picture Of the an
or the intellectual and artistic life Of
transported back to ancient Greece, we
should find much that would not please
us In the daily Life Of the people. Men
may say, TITS Greece, but living Greece
no more;" 1t is sti0 an enchanted land for
me. No other civilized country withdraws
the visitor SO far from the ordinary rou-
tine Of the present; no other land affords
so many suggestions Of the life Of the an
clients from whom our civilization comes.
am sure that I understand Greek art
better because Of my life for few weeks
under the Athenian sky. A few days in
Peloponnesus, and o few more in Central
Greece, gave me Q clearer comprehension
Of Greek political history. The Homeric
age seems moro Of reality after q study
Of the ruins Of Tiryns and Mycene. The
pastorals OF Theocritus have new life and
meaning when the traveller hears the shep-
herds pipe and rustic singers vie In amoe-
from the wooden bowls which his hosts
have carved.
A few Of the ancient customs survive.
The lover of Homer is delighted to find
that the Greeks still throw back the head
to express dissent or refusal, and that the
trim maid stilApours water on the visitors
hands. Some old superstitions haYe re-
manned, notably that Of telling o disturb
Ing dream to the rising sun, in order that
the threatened Ill may be averted. No
land Is more thickly peopled with fairies
and every kind of benevolent and malsg-
nant spirits than the Greece of today.
Doubtless many Of the ecclesiastical GUS
toms Of the present have been nodded
by the superstitions Of the past.-Thomas
D. Seymour In Scribner's Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
Sheridan Dead.

One by one of the great military
commanders of the Union are passing
away: Grant, Mcclellan, Thomas,
Hancock, Logan, and now gallant,
brave, patriotic, honest Sheridan has
been mustered out of service by death
and his tent is pitched on fame's eter-
nal camping ground, "where glory
with mournful round guards the
byiouac of the dead" Only Sherman,
of the really great commanders, IS
now left. May his life be spared
for many years yet.
Sheridan was the favorite of the
American people, and when he is laid
in his last resting place the great
heart of the nation will beat heavily
at the portals Of his tomb.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

An impossibility. There are no pro-
hibitionfsts in the party, no more
than there are democrats. The man
who votes q republican ticket votes
the policy of that party which 10 to
make men drunk by law.
The Journal then prescribes the fol-
lowing dose of soothing syrup and
sends its patients to bed. Every pro-
hibitory statute yet enacted having
application to a whole state has been
passed by republican legislature"
This old chestnut is so wormy that it
smells bad, but it must be cracked.
The facts are that the democratic
party has passed prohibitory statutes
in IL states and repeated them In 5
leaving balance Of to the credit of
the party, while the Republican party
has passed prohibitory laws in 10
states and repeated them In 10 and Is
now hopelessly bankrupt.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

petition and build up giant monop-
olies-in other words, to keep the /
burden upon the peoples clothing and
food. You little realize how much
this tariff Is costing you. The suit
which have on of gray Scotch goods
cost me $50 in Kansas. I have just
come from Halifax, In Nova Scotia,
and while there went into tailor's
shop and asked him what he would
duplicate the suit for. He said $40
and before left he offered to make 1t
for $1S. This shows that paid an
extra price Of ST. for my suit in
Kansas. This set me to inquiring.
I thought would buy ulitck plat
| form suit. / had one that cost me
$40 In Kansas, anu the tailor made
me one Of the best West vt E gland
cloth for $35. <.......
"How about the wages?' some ole
In the audience asked.
"They say that their men were
working for pauper wages. asked
the tailor how much he paid the man
who cut and made my suit of clothes,
and he answered 500 a month. 1
. found the wages of the common la
borer there $1.25 day. They do not
have tree trade in Nova Scotia, but
their tariff rate Is away below ours.
Now this great Republican party, in
! stead of proposing to reduce the tax
of SIT or $35 on a suit of clothes, says
No, we'll take the burden off tobacco
and liquors used in the arts, and II
that is not sufficient we will raise the
tax on clothing In order to shut out
competitor Thus, instead of taking
the burden of the masses, they pro-
propose to pile the burdens higher on
them. And If this Ia not sufficient to
reduce the surplus, they say that they
propose to remove tax from every dis
: tillery and brewery and saloon rather
" than to take the burdens from thu
j. necessaries Of life. The people of thi
country will never endure such an in
famous proposition.
1.-THE Republican party is wrong il
!. proposing TO take tax from whisky
because it is wroLg to take tai
!. from any iniquity. If the Re
% publican party had joined to its &C
" ton in respect to whisky a con
!. domination of the liquor traffic, /
# would have received the approval Q
IL Christian men. The great trouble ii
"a that there Is ten times more polite
!. in their purposes than protection TO
~ the people. Isay that for every dol
h lar of protection extended to labo
a. there is 81, 1000 given to capital"
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
General Law Business
Transacted.
can or democratic ballot they renew
their consent to this damnabfo BUSH
KEEPING UP COURAGE.

KEEPING UP COURAGE.
Since that monster "git there" pro-
hibitIon convention the old party
press like the man in the story is
whistling to keep up Its courage while
going through the grave yard. They
begin to see visions of departed great
ness. to be haunted with ghosts of
former misdeeds. The erstwhile
spectre of the prohibition party has
taken on flesh and blood and is be-
come a veritable liking of terrors,"
holding the club of political death
suspended over their devoted heads.
The day after the prohibition con-
yention adjourned the Minneapolis
Evening Journal attempted to con-
sole itself and Its readers by a leader
in which it mentioned the prohibit
ton party as hiding its weakness, etc.
But it was all in vain, $4,000 for cam
paign expenses is not an evidence OF
weakness. That dodge wont dodge.
It says that the last campaign was
fought by the Republican party
squarely on the temperance issue.
That's a lie. The temperance issue
was ignored by the G. o. p. IN the last
campaign.
The Journal then refers to the high
license as reducing the number of sa-
looms and, as most important of ali,
that it has been enforced. We admit
limited reduction in the number OF
saloons but not the enforcement Of
the law nor the crimes and drunken
ness flowing from the traffic. Let us
see:
On cartoon cut from the Journal
last February illustrating the success
of the state IN enforcing the Sunday
law against saloons we find the fol
lowing figures:
A indictments for Sunday selling
20 dismissed without trial.
continued.
1 pleaded guilty.
7 tried
4 found not guilty.
8 convicted.
Jail sentences remmitted by the
Governor (McGilD. The Pioneer
Press recently reported more cases be
fore the Minneapolis Police cour
than ever before in its history. Tht
Journal goes on to speak of the pro
| hibitlonists in the republican party
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
Republican Success Upon What 1t
Danends.

The editor Of the Prohibition column
in last weeks issue asks this home
question:
"Upon what does the success Of the
Republican party depend, II not upon
the rum vote?
The success of the Republican party
depends upon the votes Of the men
now living who in 1856 pledged them
selves to oppose the farther extension
of the slave power and declared that
the territories then free from the
curse of slavery should for ever
remain SO; upon the votes Of those
men now living who In the hour of
their country's greatest peril risked
their lives on the battlefield that the
republic might live; upon the men
who believe In "the supreme and
sovereign right of every lawful citizen
rich or poor, native or foreign, white
or black, to cast one free ballot In
public elections and to have that bal
lot duly counted; !" upon the men who
believe In legislating and passing
laws which shall protect all classes--
the mechanics, the farmers. the La
borsrs and the manufactuFsr; and
finally upon the men who believe In
doing complete justice to the old war
veterons who by their deeds Of valor
saved the grandest government ever
organized on earth. Upon the votes
of such men, and not upon the ''rum
vote does the Republican party rely
for success. A slight portion of the
"rum vote,n as our prohibition friend
calls it, may be cast for the Repub-
lican candidates, and, as Mr.. Sehef-
fer says, we don't propose to ''slap In
the facet the men who cast them !;
but as In times past, the Bourbon
democracy will get the lions share OF
that vote.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
BOARD or EQUALIZATION, 1888.
FIRST DAY. JULY Is,


Pursuant to law, the County Board
Equalization met in the Auditors Of
flee in the court house in the Village
Of Morris, on Monday morning, July
18th, A. D. 1888, at ten o'clock.
Present-G. G. Thorpe, chairman
Board Of county Commissioners; J.
G. Hancock, o. N. Dohlen, L. H.
Pushor and Henry Hutchins, county
commissioners, and Geo. N. Giltinan,
county auditor.
The members present took the
prescribed oath of office.
The board proceeded to an examina-
ton of the assessment of the several
towns and villages.
Adjourned to 2 O'Clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A. M. Cummings, IN behalf of the
Minnesota & Dakota Elevator Co.,
appeared, asking for reduction ofas-
sessment of the company's property
elevator and wheat) at Wheeler
station, town of Scott. A reduction
Of six hundred ($6O0) dollars on the
item of class n (wheat in store) was
allowed.
Henry J. Schrapps. for John
Schrapps, town of Synnes, asked for
abatement of assessment in town of
Stevens, q barn belonging to the
farm in Syunes and assessed therein
also. The reduction in the town OF
Stevens was allowed, and assessment
In Synnes, class 20, raised to seventy
five ($75) dollars.
The board resumed the considera-
ton OF the several assessment rolls.
The result will be shown In tabulated
form hereafter.
Adjourned to 1880 A. M. to-mor-
row.
SECOND DAY JULY nth.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. ALI members present.
The board resumed the considera-
ton of the several assessment rolls,
personal property.
Adjourned to 80 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
msnt. All present.
The consideration of personal pro-
perty assessment was resumed as
for as the item cows" of class 2.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hutch
ins (resolution on file) requesting the
written opinion of the County Attor-
ney as to Che power OF the board to
lower the return of assessor, either OF
a class or individual, was adopted.
The consideration of the real estate
rolls was taken up.
Adjourned to / o'clock P. M. to-
morrow.
THIRD DAY JULY IS.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at o'clock p. M.
Present Chairman Thorpe, Pushor,
Dohlen, Hancock and Giltinan.
The consideration of personal pro-
| perry rolls was resumed.
The County Attorney presented his
opinion IN regard to the question as
to "the proper method to pursue to
equalize the valuation of personal
property In the county, which was
filed.
Glasses is and 10 and 40 to ~ in
elusive, were deferred temporarily.
The assessment rolls Of the town OF
Moore were referred to the supervis-
ors OF that town for information.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

S1ATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
NJ STEVENS, IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, July 10TH 1885,
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Freddie
+ Foss, Minor.
On reading and filing the petition of Syver
Larson, guardian of the person and property
of Freddie Foss, minor, for license to sell
the real estate of his said ward; and it ap-
pearing from said petition that it is necessary
and would be beneficial to said ward that
said rear estate, or part thereof, should be
sold;
It Is Ordered, that the next of kin of the
said ward and all persons interested in the
the estate of said ward shall appear before
said Probate Court, at the Probate Office in
the Village OF Morris, in the County of Stew
ems aforesaid, on the 22d day of August, AID.
1883, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause why license should not be granted
for the sale of said real estate.
And 1t is Further Ordered, that COPY of
this order be personally served on the next
Of kin of said ward residing in said Stevens
County, and on all persons interested knssaid
estate, at least fourteen days before the hear
Ing Of said petition as aforesaid, and by the
publication thereof for fpqx. sucS essive weeks
In the TRIBUNE,a weekly newspaper printed
and published at the. Vtllage of Morris, in
said Stevens County the last ofywhich publf-
cations shall be - least fourteen days before
said day of heeTing.
BY the Court.
GEO. e. DARLING,
lskALl Judge of Probate.
jy1sH
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

President Cleveland, seeing the un-.
populasity If tae British system of
free trade in this country, says he 10
not in favor of free trade; but the
London Times and other English free
trade Journals say that Cleveland
used the same arguments in his mes.
sage that Golden used when arguing
the question of free trade.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
Legislative District Convention.

A Republican District Convention for the
4sd Legislative District, is hereby called to
meet at the City Hall in Graceville, Minneso-
ia, on Wednesday, September a6th, 1888. ut
O'Clock, p. M, to nominate candidate for
Representative, and transact such other busi-
ness as may properly come before 1t.
The convention hereby called will consist
OF thirty delegates, apportioned among the
several counties as follows:
Big Stone Grant.
Stevens. ............7 Traverse...... ........7
Total. 80.
JOHN McCALLUM,
Chairman Dist. Com.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

Rev. f. B. Nash has just received .
call to an Iowa parish, which he e.
poets to decline; and has. also bsen
asked to officiate In the Episcopal
church ut Portland, Oregon, during
the month of September. This he Will!
also decline to do. although he would
like very much to go to the Pasinc
cost.-Fargo Republican.
This Ii the same Rev. F. b. Nash
who divides his time between preach
ing the gospel at Fargo In accordance
with the Episcopal creed and talking
free trade to the farmers of Clay Will
kin and some other counties.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

We fail to see the consistency OF the
man who opposes the bringing of con-
tract laborers to this county, but is
in favor of admitting free of duty the
goods manufactured in o foreign
country by these same contract la
borers. Ifitis wrong and contrary
TO the best interests of the laborers of
lie is country to import foreign la,
), .a,rs, and we are dead sure that 1t is,
Tsa-,ss.S yes us as being most emphatic
;a $3.50 :. sSng and contrary to the in
It is characN s = ~.1o"
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
sT. JOHN ON PROTECTION.

6Vs JOHN ON FROVECV1ONs
In Friday evenings speech Mr..
st. John said:
1.-THE Republican party In It's plat
form says we must reduce the surplus
In the treasury, first by removing the
tax from tobacco, because it is o
burden upon agriculture; second, If
the removal of the tax on tobacco Is
Insufficient for this purpose, the
party favors the tax on alcoholic
liquors used In the arts and for
mechanical purposes; and next, most
monstrous of all, it deliberately pro-
poses to revise our present tariff laws
so as to cheek the importation Of
foreign goods, and thus reduce the
revenue; to shut out all healthy com-
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
Hodgson and Schsffsr They Both Speak

Hodgson and Scheffsr-Thsy Both Speak.
The court room was two-thirds filed
last Saturday evening with an audi.
ence assembled to listen to speeches
by Il. C. Hodgson and Hon. Albert
Scheffer. There would undoubtedly
have been many more present had it
not been for the fact that there was
every indication of a heavy storm OF
rain.
The speakers were escorted from
the Metropolitan Hotel to the court
house by anumber of eur prominent
citizens. headed by the Silver Cornet
Band. This band furnished excellent
music ut the court house, both before
and after the speaking.
Mr.. Hodgson's remarks were de-
voted entirely to the grievances OF
the farmers and the work accomplish
by the Farmers Alliance. Mr.. H. is
earnestly devoted to the cause of the
farmers and gives much of his time
to further their interests.
Mr.. Scheffer's speech, taken as a
whole, was an interesting one, inter
spersed as it was with anecdotes illus
trative of the points he wished te
make. He told his audience why hi
was candidate for governor; sale
that he was heartily in accord witt
the platform of principles promulga
ted by the Farmers Alliance; that III
was a Republican, and could see NJ
reason why the Republican part!
of this state could not consistent,
, indorse the principles laid down IL
the Alliance platform; that he wa
, seeking the Republican nomination
: on the Farmers Alliance platform
and he was especially gratifed wit
the fact that the Republicans of Ste
vens county had in convention on tina
day Endorsed the platform of the A
: lance and elected Seheffer delegate
to the state convention. He was sir
cerely thankful for the honor thu
conferred upon him. 1t was the frs
,, Scheffer gun of the political battl
:, now raging in Minnesota. 1t woul
reverberate from one end of the stat
to the other and give courage to thos
engaged in u cause in which ever
y farmer of this commonwealth is deel
a ly interested.
8 The speaker eulogized Knute Ne
9 son for the fearless and independer
r course he pursued in congress in stan'
= ing by his principles instead of ODE.
s ing the commands of the machir
t politicians of the party to which h
belonged"
Mr.. Scheffer had very little to ga
in relation to national affairs or n
y tional politics, except that he was i
6 favor of a reduction of the tariff an
}, opposed to taxing the farmers of til
{, west for the benefit of the manufa
IS turers of the east. He said: 81 b
h lieve if Cleveland had advocated
+ his message high protective TART
y that the machine politicians of tt
e Republican party would have declare
!, for free trade in their national pla
Is FORM 81.
q The speaker was frequently applau
sd.and the audience seemed very we
10 pleased with his remarks.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

y Senator Hixon was invited to adj
dress the Republican convention held
here last Saturday. In his remarks
hessaid he was in favor of a reduction
Of the tariff, looking ultimately to free
trade. This is going little farther
than most Aof the ultra democratic
tariff Performers
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

Notwithstanding the fact that
the Hon. Knute Nelson has declared
that the first important work to be
done is to "clean out Cleveland this
fall,n the Otter Tail democratic
countyconvention which assembled
at Fereus Falls on the LIST inst,
passed resolutions Endorsing the
course Of Hon. Knute' Nelson in con-
gress." How does this please Presi-
dent Cleveland?
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
LAND SltDEI

lam prepared to let slide to any
man, woman or child, calling at my
office, land by the acre or by the
section at prices and on terms never
before equaled in Stevens county.
Don't take my word for it, but call
and see. III. T. BEVANs.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

Attorney General Clapp has de-
livered an opinion on the question
whether or not the Minnesota state
senators who were elected two years
ago hold over another year, deciding
it in the affirmative,
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

Miss Willard, the great prohibition
orator, is speaking for the immediate
and unconditional repeal of the
whisky tax. 1t will now be in order
to boot her down as bad woman who
is working for the saloons and "free
WhiskY.v E-
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

. The great labor convention recent
~ held In England declared that
there were zoe, 900 workingmen in
that country now idle, and their chief
hope of relief was in the election OF
Cleveland on free trade platform.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
PROHIBITION COLUMN.

EDITED BY PROHIBITION CLUB.
For President,
CLINTON B. FIsKE.
For Vice President,
JOHN A. BROOKS.
For Legislature,
]. o. BARRETT.
For Congress
z. D. SCOTT.
For GovERNoR-HUGH HARRISON.
1t. GovERNoR-THEoDoRE RIMBsTADT.
SEcRT. OF STATE-PETER THOMPSON.
TREAsURER-JoHN II. ALLEN.
ATTORNEY GENERAL-C. e. SHANNON.
CHIEF JUsTIcE-To BE FILLED.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

If the editor of that political "What
Is It?" the Elbow Lake Herald, will
tell his admiring constituency to
what political party he belongs, we
will "set him up" the next time we
meet him.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

The delegates elected by the Re-
publican convention on Saturday to
attend the state convention are all in
favor of Scheffer for governor, al
though they go to the convention I'M
instructed.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
TUITION rs FREE

Except in these two strictly professional de-
partments.
The total number of professors, instructors
and lecturers. in all departments, is 104.
Next year opens September 18th, 1888.
be sent to all persons who apply for it. Ad-
dress
CYRUS SQlR 3EEHT t(ll II. D., Pres't,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ STEVENS, SIS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, July 18th, 1888.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jacob Baker,
Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Thomas Thomasson, administrator of the
estate of Jacob Baker, deceased, representing
among other things, that he has fully admin
istered said estate, and praying that time
and place be fixed for examining and allow
ing his account of his administration, and
for the assignment Of the residue of said
estate to heirs,
It Is Ordered, That said account be exam
ined, and petition heard, by the Judge of this
Court, on Thursday, the Odd day of August,
A. D. 1888, at 10 A. NJ, at the Probate Office in
said County.
And it is Further Ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested, by
publishing copy of this order for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing in
the TRIBUNE, weekly newspaper, printed
and published at Morris, in said County.
Dated at Norris, Mimi, the 18th day of
July, A. D. 1888.
By the Court.
GEO. E. DARLING,
EsEALl Judge of Probate.
jy1St4
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08

The Ramsey county democratic
delegation has decided not to present
the name of Hon. Albert Scheffer to
the state democratic convention.
Morris tribune., 1888-08-08
County Ticket.

County IlckeC.
n. R. SPURR.
A. {. THORPE.
For Register of Deeds, uo>,
nE# l.. II. WELLINGTON.
For Judge of Probate,
GEO. E. DARLING.
: For Sheriff.
GEO. H. MUNRO.
For County Attorney,
II. T. BEVANS.
For Clerk OF Court, -
THOMAS THOMASSON.
For Superintendent of Schools,
w. &. BlCKNELL.
For Court Commissioner,
w. L. COLYER.
! B. +. WHEATON.
For Coroner,
II. l.. HULBURD.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District-O. n. DOHLEN.
Third District-MILO CAMP.
Fifth District-HENRY HUTCHlNS.