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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
Notary Pnhlic for Macon O. lin
WRIGHT AND RANDALL.

The attempt of certain Democratic
newspapers in New York to make 1t app
pear that Silas Wright was free trader
has drawn out a statement from Hon.
Beman Brockway, veteran politician
of WATERFOWL, whose intimate acquaint-
ance with the political history of New
York enables him to speak with author
ity. 1t is pointed out by Mr.. Brockway
that Silas Wright distinctly stated in
more than one of his speeches that he
favored tariff for both revenue and
protection. While President Cleveland
advocates putting all ''raw material on
the free list, including wool, Mr.. Wright
favored the maintenance of duties on all
products of the farm. Mr.. Wright's POI
sition, according to the authority named,
was well understood in the Polk cam
psign of 1874, when, says the Winona
Republican, he played the same part that
Samuel ]. Randall did forty wears later,
taking the stump for the candidate of
the free traders and trying TO convince
lilo poOpkc Vi NCW 1Ohh thAt IA opitO Va
appearances the Democracy was friend
of American industries. AS was after
wards the case with Randall, Mr.. Wright
pulled his party's candidate through,
only to be chagrinned by Folks COM
plete surrender to the free traders soon
after he entered Office, just as Cleveland
surrendered last December. The out
come was the passage of the low tariff
bill of lS46. which led up to the financial
crisis of 1867.
The ostracism of Randall from the
Democratic party had a precedent IN the
ingratitude to Silas Wright of the friends
of the man whom he had helped to elect.
Two years after he was nominated for
governor, only TO be slaughtered at the
polls by the supporters of Polk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

IT is seldom that a severer arralgn.
ment of the Democratic tariff policy has
been made than is contained in the fol-
lowing extract from speech made by
Samuel ]. Randall in opposition to the
Mills bill:
"Much has been said about removing
taxes upon 'necessaries' and imposing
them UPON 'luxuries.' What does the
bill propose to do in that direction? 1t
gives free olive oil to the epicure. and
taxes castor oil 81 per cent; it gives tree
tin plate to the Standard Oil company
and to the great meat canning monop-
olies and imposes duty of 100 per cent.
on rice; 1t gives the sugar trust free
bone-black, and proposes prohibitory
duties on grocery grades of sugar; 1t
gives free llcorice to the tobacco manu-
facturer, while retaining prohibitive
duties on manufactured tobacco; it i'm
poses q duty of 40 per cent. on the poor
mans blanket and only 80 per cent. on
the Administer carpet of the rich. 1t
admits free of duty the fine animals inn
ported by the gentlemen of the turf, and
makes free the paintings and statuary of
the railway millionaire and coal baron. :"
Some of the Democratic free trade
apostles should turn their attention to
an explanation of these inconsistencies
in their boasted friendship for the poor
man. Assertions that Randall is not q
Democrat or that he is the agent of
Pennsylvania interest will not do in this
case. He lays down some facts here
which do not effect Pennsylvania, but
they do show most hypocritical and
shameless policy on the part of free
traders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
WON'T WIN VOTES.


WHEN the Canadian government was
year and q half ago inficting all SORT Of
indignities upon American fishermen,
the president Of the United States at
stolid in his big chair and refused to
use tie retaliatory measures which the
Republican press and senate urged
should be used. Now that the depreda-
tons have ceased, and the Canadians
have changed their tactics and are Civ
ing our fishermen courteous treatment
the president brings forth an election
eering document In the shape OF . pro-
posal to stir npa war with England
for that Is what every Democratic sheet
says will likely be the result, and they
even 20 30 far In their disreputable
course as to say the Republican senate
will be to blame for i'll Now, nobody
believes there win be any trouble.
Congress will not give the president any
such permission as he asks for and If it
did we can at least give him credit for
knowing more than TO use it. The
whole motive of the president is to get
up some campaign thunder and furnish
Democratic sheets text for editorials.
The free trade message is proving
boomerang and this pretended twisting
of the British lions tail is for the pur-
pose of diverting attention from the real
issue ofthe pending campaign-wbether
the protective tariff system of ibis coun-
try shall be sacrificed to the greed of
English trusts and monopolies. The
Democratic papers have quickly taken
the cue and all of them that were few
short months ago denouncing Republic
cans for advocating retaliatory policy
toward Canada, are, seemingly uncon-
scious Of the ridiculous spectacle they
are making, standing on their hind legs
and bowling "b-l-u-dp' and "down with
the Kanucksl" and advising the militia
and vigilance committees to get in read
mess for the war. The whole matter is
absurd and the intelligent
voters know it. Just now the Democ-
racy is yelling itself hoarse over the
bravery (?) of Grover Cleveland in max
ing complete surrender of all the adj
ministration has been so strenuously
fighting for! 1t was necessary to do
something however to cover up the alli-
ance of the free trade Democracy with
free trade England, and ifa few Irish
votes can be eorralled at the same time,
so much the better. Grover no doubt
thought he was doing something great
when he promulgated this campaign
document, and the Democratic sheets
are tickling his vanity. They did the
same over his free trade message, but it
turned out blunder and the same viii
be the end of this matter. As to states
manship, politics and pretty much
everything else Grover is stupenduous
failure, and the next few weeks will
serve to show him that it don't pay to
try to run the presidential Office on the
same plan as q police iudgship.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
HE Is GETTING BRAVE.


The President has completely changed
front Oh the fisheries question. For
months he has set peacefully by and
seen Amerman citizens and tho Ameri-
can flag insu!ted by Canadian bullies,
and WAS perfectly stolid WHEN the Re-
pubhcans in Congress urged retaliatory
measures and passeda law giving lin
that power. For several months he has
been using all the power OF his admins
tration to pull through the senate q
treaty which fiagrantly abandoned the
rights of American fisherman. All this
time no one supposed he had any con.
ception OF the rights OF an American
citizen were. Since the treaty in quss-
ton was Knocked out be bassgot mad
and now resorts to the baby act, which
is so well suited 70 lbs big corporoslty
Here he comes with message sskine
permission. not to exercise the rnoder.
ate powers given him in the premises
but to make some revolutionary changes
which are entirely unnecessary, and
which 30 FAR as hurting Canada would
i'm fact fall heaviest upon the United
States, and the Northwest in particular
Its provisions, if carried into effect
would not only check imports into Can
ala through American ports, but would
prohibit exports from the interior across
Canadian territory and would paralyze
that large portion of our interstate com.
merce which finds its shortest and easiest
transit over Canadian territory. The
blow would fall most heavily and disas
trously upon the Northwest, which bai
only the most vague and remote inter
est in the fisheries dispute. and which
would not patiently see its commerce
with the seaboard DESTROYED to crafty
the within of a petulant executive or Gre
ale campaign capital fora desperate
party.
What Cleveland and his free trade
claquers can mean by this piece of bust
ness which is entirely blow at the
Northwest, the section where they are
looking for support, is difficult to tell
1t would paralyze the new 500 route and
embarass TO a great extent the Mantle
ba. Of course it would be picnic fol
the Chicago roads and it is significant
that Congressman Wilson, attorney fol
the G. & N. W. road, was on his feet il
moment offering bill to give the
president the permission asked for.
No one supposes the president ex
poets to have these powers given him
He only is trying to play the baby act
and trying to get around and discount
the Republicans by this pretended blow
at Canada. It won't succeed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
THE OLD BOURBON ITALIAN.

Mr.. Thurman's appearance in Chicago
was under the auspices of "Mike" Nc
Donald, "BilP' Fitzgerald and a few 9th.
ers of the "short hairs" who fortunate
ly escaped conviction In the trial Of
Democratic Zine workers" year ago
Though those who are langulshing al
Joliet we're missed, "Bill" and mike
succeeded in rsllying big crowd at the
lake beach resort, and even brought IN
the ''silk stocking" IroQuois braves and
Chief Justice Fuller to play second fid.
die at the affair. Allen G. Thurman Il
lionized in these days because he is 9
lone survivor of by gone generation
He was teacher in the party when Sey'
mour and Hendricks were in theil
prime, and long before Mr.. Tlden was
known outside small circle of personal
admirers. During all the period oil
Democratic defeat he was Bourbon Of
the Bourbons, without one thought Of
approving ANYTHING which the Repuoli.
can party did. He is the ancient land.
mark of his party. The Inter Ocean
speaking of his speeches at Chicago says
they show he has undergone no change
except the inevitable decay of age. He
treats the issue of the day just as his
party treated it in 1910 and has treated
it, with slight variations, ever since.
The late Vice. President Hendricks was
q political artist on occasions, but the
old Italian never suggests lone OF the
old masters" He is rs blunt as Miles
Standish or Caius Marius. He filings
out his free-trade notions with hardly
an attempt to conceal his unfriendliness
to wage-workers. His concern is for the
class who indulge in imported goods,
too fastidious to use the domestic ar
ticle. and upon whom alone falls the
burden of tariff for protection.
1t is to be hoped that Judge Thurman
will stump the close States, especially
New York. He can arouse the enthus-
iasm of the rock-rooted partisans, but
his speeches are just the kind to drive
over to the Republican fold the laborinG
men of intelligence who. II it were not
for the tariff question, would prefer to
support the Democratic ticket. Satur-
day was, it is true, gala day for one
wing of the Chicago Democracy, but il
can hardly fail to prove an excellent
day for the Republican party. It ID
helpful to right understanding of free
tradeism to have it presented by sn old
fashioned Bourbon with the courage OF
his prejudices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31
Worth Knowing.

Mr.. w. H. Morgan, merchant, Lake
City, Fla, was taken with severe Cold
attended with distressing Cough and
running into Consumption in It's first
stages. He tried many so-called popu.
lar cough remedies and steadily grew
worse. Was reduced in flesh, had diff.
Guilty in breathing and was unable to
sleep. Finally tried DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and found
Immediate relief, and after using about
half dozen bottles found himself vel
and has had no return Of the disease
No other remedy can show 30 grand 9
record of cures, as DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption Guaranteed tc
do Just what is claimed for it.-Trial bot
! lie free ct j. r. Jones' Drug Store.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

The Globe, true to its characteristics,
endeavors to make 1t appear that Mr..
Merriam is to blame for the disgraceful
scenes enacted at the polls III st. Paul
Saturday night 1t has nothing whatev-
or to say in criticism of the Scheffer
methods, although it knows as we'll as
anybody that in all the wards mere Dem
ocrats than Republicans voted. 1t has
a great deal to say about the doodle
methods OF Mr.. Merriam. This is u false
cry. Mr.. Scheffer is banker, and the
cry of doodle" is as appropriate to him
as Merriam. The canvass of the latter
is doubtless costing something-no man
ever ran for Governor who did not have
expenses-and legitimate ones, to meet
But the cry about Mr.. Merriam spend.
ing fabulous amounts in Ramsey county
is silly. The fight in that county was
settled when the Scheffer-McGlll comb.
nation in the committee refused to allow
the proper means for fairness at the pri.
MARES to be provided, and over-rided Q
State law to do SO. After this high.
handed proceeding it would have been
folly for Mr.. Merriam to have thrown
away money in an attempt to secure the
delegation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

WITH appropriations enough approved
by the Democratic house to reduce the
surplus to $26, 900, 900. what about the
reduction OF $50. OOO, eco which President
Cleveland in his "wise and statesman
like" message said must be made or we
should "groan under the burden" etc.f
Yet old man Thurman said the other
day to the Ohio people that there was a
"surplus of 500, 0OO, 900" which should
be distributed among the people. There
seems to be pressing necessity that q
conference of Democratic editors and
orators be held with view Of smother
ing any further references to the lawful
surplus" The subject is beginning u
be one of supreme righteousness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

IT may be said to the credit of Blue
Earth county Republicans that the prim-
aries to be held the coming Saturday
night will not be characterized by the
free ior-all methods in vogue at st. Paul
the other night. Mankato Republicans
believe in upholding the laws and will
conduct their caucuses according to law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

w. G. T. u. Parlors. W. G. T. u. every
"a Tuesday Of each month at p. N. Band
OF Hope every Sunday at p. m. Reading
Room open every evening until 10 o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-31

Growers stump speech on the fisher
les matter has fallen very fiat. Now,
see il he can do as well in his letter OF
aecaDtnnce
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

Two weeks ago we published an
article written by "a Cane River
Girl" about "Creole Girls" Our
attention has been called to the fact
that the writer is a correspondent
of the Boyce Headlight, and that
we failed to note the fact of its
having first appeared in that pa
per. The article was clipped from
one of our South Louisiana ex-
changes, without any knowledge OF
where it first appeared, and, as due
credit was given by the publication
of the nom de plume of "a Cane
River Girl" we fail to see where
any discourtesy has been done.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

Linn Tanner says: If co-pera-
ton is our motto, then in Gods
name le! us cooperate. If it takes
money to cooperate, let us adopt
one Of the rules of poker, "either
put up or shut up" and act with the
determination whatever part we
choose to assume. We may resolve
and keep resolving until we shall be
resolved into dust, and we may cry
out against extortions and robbery,
and we may boycott until we starve
to death, but if we ever succeed IN
doing anything wardsaccomplish-
ing our purposes it will only be
when we adopt as our line OF pro.
duct, prompt actiou based upon
sound business principles.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

The dry cold weather of the early
winter months is productive of great
deal of Group among children. Moth
ers should be on the lookout for it, and
be prepared to arrest it as soon as the
first sy mptoms appear. True Group new
er comes without warning; q day OF
two before the attack the child will be-
come hoarse, and the symptom is soon
followed by peculiar, roug cough. II
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given
as soon as this hoarseness or cough ap-
pears, all danger and anxiety may be
avoided; it has never failed, even ~
tho most severe cases. There ls DC
danger in giving the Remedy for Il
contains no injurious substance. Fol
sale by j. p. Lewis, COlfax.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24
Southern Immigration.

The Interstate Convention call
ed to meet in Montgomery, Ala
bama, December IL, 1888, is a mat
ter of great Importance to the
whole south. It had its origin IN
Texas, whose commissioner OF Inn
migration, acting with those OF 9TH
er States, called the convention at
Montgomery as a central point
easily reached from every part OF
the south. The governors OF the
several States, or the commissioners
of immigration, have appointed
full lists of delegates and the at
tendance already promises to- be
large. The citizens of Montgom-
cry have appointed local commit
tees, and are doing all in their pow
er to make success of the under
taking. Reduced rates have beer
secured of one fare for the round
trip from all points in the south
tickets being on sale December III
and good until Jan. 5, 1889.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24


How quiet it seems after election!
How things have settled DOWN.
How marked the absence of the
rum-bum-bum of the big bass drum
from the ear and the banners of the
procession from the eye! How
quickly the excitement of the cam
paign of 1883 fades into the hum
drum of the balance of the year,
relieved only by the expectancy
concerning how Harrison will turn
out when he turns into the White
House! How gracefully do the
outgoing officials take their notice
to quit! How subdued and consid'
crate for the defeated are thu
cheers of the victors!
How much better the genera
feeling all around than during th'
savagery of partisanship twent,
years ago! How much nearer w
seem to the millennium, when tn
lion and the lamb and the Repub
lican, Mugwump and Democra
shall lie down together and SIN
songs of harmony and brothelr
| Lowell
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24
* GRANT PARISH La. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1883.
Mount Zion Academy.
lditor Colflx Ckronicle

Editor C0lfdr Chronicle:
The Mount Zion Academy, six
miles east of Montgomery, is ap-
preaching completion, and will be
a credit and convenience to many
of our people who have been send
ing their older children off to Mt.
Lebanon, Keachie, Mansfield and
other schools, when with less ex,
pense a first grade academy could
be maintained at home. Professors
Paul and Ford are on hand and ex-
pect to begin the first session on
the first Monday in December.
Parents who have children whom
they wish to send to a higher school
will do we'll to examine this new
candidate for patronage.
s. G. CURRY.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24
ANDRIA
COMPRESSsAAD WAREHOUSE
COMPANY.


the attention of the producers and
buyers of cotton, tho superior facili-
ties offered by this company for the
storage and handling of cotton, which
are az follows:
A large, commodious and finely con-
structed compress building, connected
with covered yards, all constructed and
arranged in such manner as to secure
the greatest degree of safety possible
thereby enabling the company to obtain
the lowest rates of insurance.
Large cisterns, and an elevated tank
constantly kept full of water, supplied
from a well by means of steam pumps,
and fully supply Of hose enabling
them to reach every part of their prop
erty in case of fire.
Competent and reliable watchnen
are in charge at all hours of both day
and night.
The advantages of transportation to
and from the compress and warehouse
will he readily appreciated when the
fact ia known that the tracks of both
the Texas and Pacific and the South
ern Pacific pass in close proximity to
their platforms, and that the Red River
ind Coast Line Packets have made AL
exandria one of their terminal points,
having established large and commo-
dious wharves and warehouses just
above the limits of tie City of Alex
andria; said wharves, warehouse ana
landings being connected with the
tracks of the T.. e. P. r. r. thereby
avoiding entirely tbs necessity OF dray-
age to and from the Steamboat landing
and the compress and warehouse.
l The charges for storage, handling
3 and compressing of cotton by this COM
Z pany, will be as reasonable as those o
the most favored markets of the coun-
3 try.
y The desire and intention of the gen
3 tlemau connected with the above en-
l terprise is to make the City OF Alex
3 dria such market for Gotten as he
3 geographical location and her most ia
o yorable facilities, such as are Offered
:, by the River and Railways above men
y toned, entitle her to enjoy.
b To this end bank to be known a
e the Rapides Bank of Alexandria ha
Of been organized. with sufficient capl
= !. tai already subscribed. will conmenc
~ operations on September lss, mex
IN This bank will be prepared to max
- - liberal advances on all cotton store
x, with the above named Compress an
m Warehouse Company. 1t will more
m over furnish unsurpassed facilities f
d. the accommodation of Buyers of Co
II II ton either for Domestic Spinners or +
,rs foreign account. The gentlemen col
Dr. nected with the Bank are all vel
of known citizens of Rapides Parish AL
of the City of New 0rleas. At Il
proper time the official annonnceme
of their officers and organization "
be made public. 1t is weil-knov
fact that planters and merchants W
tried both the New Orleans and Ale
er. apdria Market last season realiz
from 81 so to 80 90 more per bale
their cotton sold in the Alexandl
: market.
Auy further information that m
: be desired can be obtained, and "
be furnished, by addressing the und'
ne signed at Alexepdria.
THEUS. N. AIIA6. SUPT
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

A good farmer should never de-
pend upon his neigbbor for what
he can, by care and good manage
ment, produce on his own farm
He should never beg fruit while he
can plant or graft trees; he should
never borrow vehicles or tools when
he can make or buy them; he should
never refuse fair price for any
thing he wants to sell; he should
never undertake to cultivate more
land than he can till thoroughly,
for while well-tilled land is con-
stantly improving, half-tilled land
is growing poorer every day. de
should always have a supply OF dry
kindling wood ready for his wife,
if he wishes to avoid chilling looks
from her; he should never have q
broken pane of glass in his house
or a gate that will not shut; his
Toulouse should be as clean as hli
wife's sitting room, and he shoulc
have q "place for everything, ant
everything in its place. .'-Ex.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. WinsIOw's Soothing Syrup
should always be used when children
are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little
sufferer at once; it produces natural,
quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain. and the little cherub awakes as
Upright as button" 1t is very pIeas-
ant to taste. II soothes the child,
softcns the gums. allays all pain, re,
lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and
is the best known remedy for diarrhGa,
whether arising from teething or other
causes, Twenty five cents bottle.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

Mrs. Leila Waiter, Of Winnsboro,
writes: al have been suffering for the
past six months with headache, slow
fevers and weakness. loss Of appetite
and flesh. have tried medicine from
several doctors, but to no avail. Al
last heard of Cotton Patch Bitters
and concluded to try them. One boz
tie has benefited me 50 much that l
must thank the company for their great
medicine. Sold by J.H. McNeely ,Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

A young friend of ours came In
the other day and proposed to set
some type for us. We gave him q
stick and piece of copy, and the
following is the result, which you
can read by standing on your head:
das rehtehw ;secneirepxe efil ruO "a
regraI OF srezilitref ED dluohs ,lufyol 70
eht ca ,retcarahc TO htworg regnorts dna
mort meht etalumits seert TO sevael daed
-roporp relbon dna rehgih OF raey OF raey
.snoitaripsa dna snoit
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

If the Gazette had had any idea
four years ago that it hurt the Re-
publicans as much to be beaten as it
does us now, well be dog-goned It
we would have crowed over them
Terre Haute Gazette.