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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
Allen G. Thurman.

Hon. Allen G. Thurman, the cele-
brated Statesman and jurist whose
nomination for the Vice Presidency re-
fleets such great credit upon the De-
mocracy, was born in Lynchburg, Va,
November 13 1873. He is now seventy
four years old. He was son of Rev.
7. thurman. His mother was a
daughter of Colonel Nathaniel Alien,
OF North Carolina, who was he nephew
or Joseph, one of The signers of that i'm
mortal document, the Declaration of
Independence. In 1919 his parents
moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. That
place was his residence until 1858,
when he moved to Columbus, his pres
ent home. He was educated in Chilli
cothe Academy. He read law in the
office of Governor William Allen. He
was admitted to the bar in 1885. In
1851 he was elected Judge of the Su-
preme Court of Ohio. From 1854 to
1896 he was Chief Justice of the Ohio
Supreme Court. In 1874, previous to
his election to the bench, he was
elected a member of the National
House of Representatives.
In 1867 Judge Thurman ran for the
Governorship of Ohio, and was defeat
ed by only 5000 votes, though the Re-
publican majority the year before was
$1,000. In January, 1868, he was
elected to the United States Senate. In
1874 he was reelected. He has resided
at Columbus and been engaged in the
practice of the law since his retirement
from public life.
He has often been prominently be-
fore the country as Presidential can
didate. 1t can not be said, however,
that he ever really sought the office.
Mr.. Thurman, though known always
as a faithful and uncompromising
democrat, has the high esteem of all
his fellow citizens, no matter what
may be their party affiliations.
1t has been his uniform policy,
throughout his entire public life, to de-
nounce fraud and corruption, whether
found in his own party or the opposing
one.
He has won nobly and deservedly the
soubriquet of "The Old Roman" BY his
steadfast adherence to the right.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
EleCtriC Ritfars

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special mention. All who have used
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praise. A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseased of the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove Pimples, BoiIs, Salt Rheum
and other affections caused by impure
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Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache,
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trlc Bitters. Entire satisfaction guar
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Drug Store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

gB Occasionally high tariff man comes
to the front and tells the truth about social
ed protection" Mr.. Blanchard, of Chicago,
an extensive lumber dealer, high protec-
ZIONIST and Republican, was recently inter
viewed on the tariff and this is what he said
"I am high tariff on lumber, but low tariff
on copper, iron, wool, cotton leather, glass,
etc., and will tell You why. own timber
land and sell stumpage; besides, I operate
largely myself, and this tariff puts money
into my pocket. | get 50 per thousand for
my stumpage and 80 per thousand for my
boards. / have Just sold 100000 feet of
lumber. Now SO thousand on 100000
feet is just $4,000. That is the difference to
me between high tariff and free lumber.
am high tariff on lumber, ami This bles-
sed tariff, they tell us, is for the benefit of
the American laborer. What do You suppose
did with the $4,000? Divide it with my
workmen? Not bit of it. I put it right
INTO my calf-skin wallet, did, OF all my
workmen, am the only protected American
laborer. Wages depend on supply and de-
mand, my friends, and not on taxes. When
you see two men after one boss, wages are
low; when you see two bosses after one man,
wages are high. That is the whole of 1.-THE
theory, principal and practice"
There is meat in the above for those deluded
persons who let themselves believe that
high tariff benefits labor.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
THE NORTHWEST

tB- What rank heresy it is for the Repub.
lican party to assert that they wish to see the
laboring people of the United States pro-
tected. Only a few days ago Mr.. O'Neal, OF
Missouri, introduced bill in the lower house
of congress ''to protect free labor and the
industries in which it is employed from the
injurious effects of convict labor, by confn-
ing the sale of the goods, wares and merchan-
disc, manufactured by convict labor, to the
state in which they are produced" Such
eminent Republican congressman as Hender-
son, of Iowa, Ben Butterworth, of Ohio, and
other high tarif supporters attacked this bill
in debate most vehemently. They talked
like hired attorneys for prison labor contrac-
tors, knowing very well that the labor of
convicts is farmed out at less than cents
per hour in opposition to free labor at 26 cts.
per hour. This of course soon paralyzes the
interest of the working man who, in many
instances. must support wife and babies
Notwithstanding the fearful injustic of this
condition of affairs and the certain ruin it
must bring to honest labor, Republican con-
gresham will stand forth in legislative halls
and proclaim it is right And these same
men will this fall be making set speeches and
loudly proclaiming to their hearers that they
belong to the party of projections (protect
The rich and rob the POOR and for the sake
of the dear working people do not want the
tariff reduced as it will lower wages. What
fearful imposters; can sensible men be delud-
ed by this hoary-headed high protection
humbug and longer. When men, given an
opportunity to enact direct law for the pro-
lection of working people, raise their hand
against it, then it is time to size s1ch men up
as hypocrites. These gentry give us the old
thread-bare and wornout campaign clap.trap,
that protection means high wages and golden
times for the working people. We are now
living under the highest kind of protective
tariff laws and who dare say it is the golden
era of labor, after the disastrous agitations
of the past two years? No man except the
deceptious politician of the Ben Butterworth
stamp.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

Now that the strawberry shortcake has as
sumed its annual gastronomic importance it
is interesting to recall that this is strictly an
American delicacy. Long before white men
invaded these shores the women of the
Mohegan tribe of Indians made strawberry
shortcake. Says A. ]. Weise the historian:
Gathering large quantity Of the ripened
berries, they crushed them in mortars and
made a coarse dough with the meal of
pounded corn and juicy pulp. The bread
when baked, although it was as short as short
cake can be made, was deemed by the aborig-
inal epicure to be one of the most s'toothsome
of dainties." A modern shortcake differs
widely from this in certain particulars, especi-
ally as regards the ''large quantities of ripened
berries"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

.
~ The Springfield Sunday Ne,Us (Ind.) J
says: There Is but very little of the ''mag-
netic" about Grover Cleveland. Men are
not extravagantly shouting for him, but they
are SO acting and voting as to make 1t quite
sure that he will be renomlnated, and sup
ported too by all the forces and factors which
properly belong to party fidelity and success.
This is new fact in American politics. A
public man is heartily, cordially sustained,
with practical unanimity that surprises the
oldest and shrewdest of outlookers, because
he is safe and sagacious man, stronger than
his own party even, and certain to move on
the even tenor of his way, without regard to
eamp-following, administration profit, per-
sonal magnetism and individual likes and
dislikes. This is new thing in American
politics, and it is good one, too.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
A weak solution Of salt and water is RECON-

A weak solution Of salt and water is recon-
mended by good physicians as remedy for
imperfect digestion, and for cold III the
head IL is a complete cure, snuffed up from
the hollow Of the hand. We have, known
severe chronic cases cf catarrh entirely cured
by persistent use Of this simple remedy every
night and morning for several months, when
the best efforts Of the best physicians failed
+, DO any good. e yAiH a 2 II
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
~ President Cleveland has contributed

~ President Cleveland has contributed
81, 600 to the fund being solicited for a color
ed orphans asylum to be started at Lynch
burg. Va. Accompanying the donation is
his autograph letter, in which he says: This
project demonstrates the profound charita-
BILE regard which the colored people have for
one another. and it should be supported by
all" Secretary Bayard and others have con-
trihuted.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo !!

Hey boys, dye hear the slogan, .n
Coming over from St. Lou?"
Again the cry Is "Clevela land,'
And that means frankie, too
Yet still another cry is heard
It's nations call
And sold Bandana" raise up,
"The Roman of them oil"
Now, boys, go beat the tom-tom
And sound the loud ''bazoo;"
Go make the merry hewgag hum
And ''COck-a-doodle. .doo!'
Just make the crimson welkin ring
And rally every clan,
For Grover Cleveland, frankie
And that grand Ohio man.
For Cleveland What manhood
The very name suggests;
And Frankie-Queen of womanhood.
The uncrowned of the west.
And that's what makes the eagle scream
And join the caravan
For Grover Cleveland, frankie
And that grind Ohio man. y gfgsa s
He's man of many inches,
And every inch man,
With the grandest spinal column
Fer erected in the land,
Noman hath tsclimbed" that column, ID
And no mortal ever can; F 1877 b. 81
For behind it's frankie Folsom a q
And that grand Ohio man. 81
He hates all fraud and pretense
And "tackles' every wrong;
He spanked that Tariff infant
And spankedit loud and long, so
80 now that urchin's squalling
To excite it's nurses alarms
That 1t may keep on puking
Andpul ing In her arms.
Now 'srise up once more Allen, .N#
....a And sound thy bugle call,
And letthe old bandana wave
In triumph over all, ~ n Eftf
lis no ensanguined rag you fling
To catch sections breeze,
But everywhere au emblem fair ~
0fbrotherhood and peace.
For Frankie-the ''Twin doddessn
Withthe Stareyed Of Reform
. An honest nation siionest heart "A &
Beats peacefully and warm; # ;.
And for those "star-eyed" sfsters
q Z Every man shall stand or fall,
And to lead us--Grover Cleveland tf
And "the Roman OF them all" 4 S
Now cup old guards and at theml" !, "a, S.
Charges all along the line;
Tear down the ensanguined emblem; @e. ~
Let the "old bandana' shine. 1
And over every land and sea +]5
gBI Nor mans nor DEVILS thrau: t q "a Ne
We're sure and safe with Cleveland,
And "the Roman of them all.'
e.. Now, boys, 90 beat the tom TOM, ga ..ysr,
u And sound the loud "bazoo,ph 81
Go make the dulcet hewgag hum,
@4 And "Cock-a-d0odledoo;' M @y@ 8ss
just make the crimson welkin ring,
And rally every clan ntaa szr
For Cleveland, frankie Folsom aR@s@
And the grand Ohio man.
Louisville Courier-Joarndl.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
Ruckle,n Arnica salxe.

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It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
Virgins. prophet and seer of the future,

Virgins, prophet and seer of the future,
predicts that an earthquake wave will origi-
nate in Asia and strike the shores of Califor-
mia, some time between the present and Octo-
ber, 1885, No safer prediction could be
made. It is dull summer that does not see
California amused by at least one little quake.
The very smallest of these would fulfill Wig
gins nicely hedged prophecy. But, in order
to provide against all possible failure, Wig
gins says the earthquake may not come at all.
Repeated disappointments have made poor
Virgins wary. as
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
a A Grand Army paper called the Can.
teen, published at Washington, D. c.. saws:

"a A Grand Army paper called the Can
teen, published at Washington, D. c., says:
Commenting on the proposition to provide
a pension for Mrs. Chief Justice Waite and
other widows of those who have held high
official positions, plain man in Iowa writes:
II think it contrary to the genius of a Re-
publican form Of government We 40 not
want pensioned aristocracy. We have no
blue blood in this country. All men are
created equal mot of the same stature or
weight or strength physicalIyor or intellectual
g, but equal in rights and privileges under
our form of government. Equally do dis
approve of pensions to Presidents wives or
generals wives, or anybody else, unless it be
a dependent, disabled soldier. Ne want
neither dukes nor duchesses. This iiationis
generous. 1t has taken men from obscurity
and, perhaps, will continue to do so-and
placed them upon the highest pinnacle of
fame. 1t has rendered value received for
the services Of all its public men. If indi-,
viduals, from friendship or any other
motives, see fit to bestow fayors, let them do
80, but for the sake of Jeffersonian simpll-
city, for the sake Of the Republic, for the
sake of free institutions, let the Government
cease to pension the wives Of distinguished
men," f3 }se 80
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21
The --latest Tornado.

try is being swept by the great discovery of
DR.. Miles for curing the many diseases that
originate in the nerves is astonishing all who
know the facts. The Restorative Nervine, a
brain and nerve food, sold by I. Leist, cures
weakness, want of appetite, exhaustion, de-
bility from overTork, care, worry and .dissi
patton. 1t takes the place of stimulants,
oplates, chloral, etc., and cures all nervous
troubles. 1t contains no morphine, opium
or dangerous drugs.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

Wife:--Let's try Hibbard's Rheumatic syr-
up. Everywhere ] go Ihearit spoken Of in
gre It praise as tonic and appetizer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23
STATE CONvEN-
TON.

The Republican State Central Com
mittee met at the Hotel Ryan, st. Paul,
Tuesday, and named Wednesday, May
10th, MS the date for holding the conven-
ton to select delegates to the National
Convention, winch will be held i'm Chi
cago a month later. The basis of repre-
sentation has been placed upon the av-
erage Republican vote cast in 1886, Civ
ing one delegate at large to each county,
and one for every 400 votes or major
fraction thereof. This will give Blue
Earth county eight delegates which is ex-
ceeded only by Henncpin, with 81, Ram
sey, with 10, Otter Tail, with 10, st. Lou
is with 8. We get greater representa-
ton than Washington, with Saltwater,
and WInona with the city of Winona.
The total number of delegates in the
convention will be 3SS. Compared with
the last State convention, there will be
eight more delegates than then. The
committee made IL new departure from
former custom by allowing each county
to select alternates equal To the full nun
Der of delegates. So il is safe TO say thai
the total of 3SS delegates may be multi
Piled by two, or nearly SO. Taking into
consideration the fact that the Demo
cratic State convention will be held OF
the day following that of the Republican
st. Paul will need prepare herself TO
the largest gathering of politicians eve
before assembled at one time or place il
the State.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23

thousand dollars for seed and seventy
five thousand more for labor and other
expenses? No intelligent man will con-
tend that he is. The very facts present.
ed show the Inconsistency of such argu-
ment, and the figures above given are
sufficient to convince those who have
not looked into the matter that if there
is any one product which needs protec-
ton more than another it is fax seed.
That reduction from present tariff
might reasonably be made is not de-
MED, but it 10 suicidal to the manufac-
turing as well rs producing industry to
talk about repeating the entire tax.
If We understand Alright, it is the de-
sire of Congress the wish
es of the people-to revise the tariff in
order to cut down the revenue of the
government. If this be true then why
not reach those articles which swell the
treasury surplus and which will stand a
considerable scaling down without injury
to persons or property. The revenue
received from flax seed amounts to prac-
tically nothing. The whole amount re.
ceived from this item for the fiscal year
1886 and 1887 was only $4,000. Take
this off and cripple an industry which
annually pays to the farmers of thi,
country $4,000, 900, to say nothing of la
Dor, and some lofty kicking may bt
looked for. To prevent 100000 frou
going into the treasury Mr.. Mills bill
would Immediately take from the farm
ers over $5,OOO,OOO the first year, for th,
price of flag raised in this country mus
of necessity depreciate nearly one-hali
Better take few cents off of the pres
ent tariff on seed than to ruin such
vast and beneficial industry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23

No class of citizens should be more IN
favor of the proposition to provide adj
dItional school advantages than those of
poor or moderate means. 1t has been
claimed that the erection of a new high
school building would be in the interest
of the rich, but any sensible person is
able to see the fallacy of such an argu-
ment. The wealthy citizen is able to
send his children abroad to be educated
if he does not find the proper advanta-
ges at home, and in fact many of them
would do SO under any circumstances.
With the poor man no such course is
open-he must secure his children an
education at home, IN the public schools,
or suffer them to grow up in ignorance.
Is it not clear, then, that to no class of
our citizens more than to the poor
should the importance of having the
very best possible educational advanta-
ges open to the children of our city be
apparent? To be sure the erection of
high school building of modern style
will give the city better standing and
enhance the value Of property and bust
ness interests to a great degree, but this
benefit the poor man, owning perhaps
only a modest home, will share In equal
proportion with the wealthy citizen
who has larger interests. The public
schools are conducted for the benefit of
all, but 1t is clear that the poor man is
more interested in their advancement
and improvement than his rich neighbor
who if he does not find what he wants
at home is able to 90 where it is to be
secured. Let every voter, rich or poor
or of moderate means go to the polls de-
termined to favor proposition to pro-
vide Mankato with such advantages in
the way of her public schools as are en-
joyed by other cities of her own or less
pretentions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23

HARPER's Weekly is still amusing itself
in PROXY editorials specializing over the
nomination of Blaine by the Republic
cans. The editor either hasn't heard of
Mr.. Blaine's withdrawal or is too malig-
nant to credit that gentleman with COM
mon sense or honesty. His labored
opinions regarding where the "Inde-
pendent" strength will 60 in the event
of Blaine's nomination are as silly as
they are unimportant. The fact of the
matter is, Independents" Of the Curtis
stripe are entirely out in the cold, with
no prospect of getting In. The Demo-
Gratis have thrown them overheard, and
they will get no encouragement in their
efforts to sneak back into the Republican
camn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23
st. PanlIive stock.

Receipts at South St. Paul this morning, :
cars. Market active; 1Oc higher. Hogs sold
quick and every indication OF strength is evil
dent We quote sales: Light, 20s1229 lbs ave.
rage, $3.50; mixed, 233 lbs average, S5.25; pack
ing. 287 lbs average, $3.50. Spectators butch
ers and packers were in the field buying and
ths packers came out ahead
Cattle steady. The animals were of poor
quality, and onc small lot of reflections brought
500. We quote good butchers steers at $3.50
@t.25. and strong.
Sheep, veIy arm. Mutton sheep would bring
$o.O05.75 for good to choice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-23

GEN PoPE returned from Omaha last
evening. He states that the petition of
the State Business Mems Association to
secure for towns in Southern and West
ern Minnesota pro rata freight rates
based on the distance hauled, was ar
gued before the interstate commission
according to program. No decision has
yet been made upon the matter but
Judging from decisions rendered in
former cases where the same principle
was involved, there is every reason to
expect favorable result. The follow
ing extract from the syllabus of recent
decision Of the commission shows how
the principle for which the Minnesota
men are fighting is interpreted:
AS a rule in the transportation of
freight by railroads while the aggregate
charge is continually increasing the
further the freight is carried, the rate
per ton per mile is constantly growing
less all the time, making the aggregate
charge less in proportion every hundred
miles after the first, arising out of the
character and nature of the service per-
formed and the cost of the service; and
thus staple commodities and merchan-
disc are enabled to bear the charges of
this mode of transportation from and to
the most distant portions ofthe country.