The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-11

his career MS a Wall street money'shark,
and AS a sharer In the unholy gains Of
many greedy corporations that have cruelty
oppressed their employees In trying to
get possession Of the single on which
was inscribed "Shoes made and repaired
by Levi =. Morton" Offering n large sum
for u that he might destroy the evidence OF
his humble occupation. Morton has shown
himself ashamed Of the condition 10 which
he WAS born thus sacrificing all claim TO
the respect and support Of the honest Ia
borers Of the land who have no bushes Tor
their employment. -.
Resolced. That In voting on fourteen dif.
ferent OCCASIONS against measures thst we're
proposed In the Senate Of the United States
for the restriction OF Chinese cheap labor,
and In his often repeated private avowals
of a willingness that the natuI alizatlon
laws should be extended 80 as 10 give
the Cinnamon the right 70 become citizens,
Harrison has given the strongest possible
proofs Of his utter disregard OF the Inter
ests and welfare Of American workingmen
Resolped, That organized labor In other
states IL cordially invited 70 cooperate
with US In the enforcement OF the senti
ments and objects herein expressed.
No wonder Porter IL discouraged and did
not want 20 make the race for governor.
Prof. Dickie of Chicago estimates the
total prohibition vote ut one million, giving
10000 70 the Illinois prohibition state tick.
ct.
Fiske and Brooks, the presidential team
on the prohibition ticket have written their
letters of acceptance. Fiske sees In the at
titude of the old parties an imperative ne
cessity for a new party. The democrats
are sincere, he thinks, In opposition 70
sumptuary Legislation, while the republi'
cans are not honest enough 70 declare one
way or the other. Mr.. Fiske's letter is
largely personal explanation. Mr.. Brooks,
however, among other things, says: The
surplus IL a perpetual menace, not only TO
the business OF the country, but 70 the
public morals 40 we'll. The question OF the
propriety OF removing the tax from whisky
must depend altogether upon the purpose
intended TO be accomplished by such re-
moval." The prohibition party seek to
remove the tax 30 as 70 remove all recog-
milton OF the traffic by the government,
which would be followed, he thinks, by
its abolition by the people.
The different character OF the republi-
cans desire TO have free whisky is too man.
ifest for argument. They would free
whisky In order to save other taxes. Mr..
Brooks puts II In this way: "Indeed the
proposed remedy 10 not to be applied until
this theory Of protection is tested to the
point OF prohibition upon all foreign pro-
ducts such as are produced by our own
people. Then II there shall remain sur
plus, rather than touch the protective sys-
tenn, they will take this traffic out OF prison
and bonds and turn II loose upon helpless
public to corrupt, degrade and destroy 80
ciety. The prohibitionists would take this
arch criminal out Of prison to hang him,
the republicans to SET him at liberty. The
one would repeal the tax the sooner to de.
stroy the traffic. The other would overflow
the country with free whisky rather than
injure the already Subsidized Interests OF
the country"
The Inman steamship, City Of New
York, arrived at Ia yesterday morning.
No particulars Of the great demonstration
outlined 70 celebrate the arrival Of James
u. Blaine. the owner OF the republican
party, have come 20 us at this writing; but
the display Of men, drum majors and en-.
thusiasm, was undoubtedly something
enormous and magnificent. Now that he
has arrived he will no doubt at once begin
his work of converting the country TO free
whisky and tobacco In order that Carne
gie's profits of million and half per year
from his Edgar Thompson steel works. stock
shall remain unaffected by a reduction of
his bonus of SIT ton, the work OF ma
L. ,,t,t oh, 10 naufprma1 ~ HnnUa
rians and Poles since his American work.
men refused TO believe the necessity OF
reduction OF ten per cent OF their wages.
Having tally. hoOed with Carnegie through
England and Scotland, he Is no doubt thor.
oughly en- rapport with the beauties OF the
system that makes Carnegie millionaire
every year of his life, while his men
the men who made this triumphant De-
Carnegie take 80 much pride In
writing about--set on the fence In idleness
while Huns and Poles, the new slales, de-
prive them OF their living. Blaine will no
doubt grow eloquent In talking of the
paupers Of Europe. He will tell how they
live, but he will not talk of the growing
army OF paupers his fsvorite system IL
making oil over the country from the
cotton mills of the Kennebec 70 the farm
ers OF western Kansas. He will not ex-
plain how plenty makes poverty, and
scarcity riches He may attempt to, but he
never can demonstrate, that the manufac-
turer with taxed raw materials can enter
the markets of the world in competition
with untaXed raw materials. He may
attempt II, but he never can demonstrate
that trusts and combinations, like the steel
rail combination, are better for the people
than true and honest competition which
the fathers of his system promised as the
price of temporary" high prices, Blaine
Is big man, but II he ever did anything
In all his long public career that was pure
ly and solely prompted by a generous,
hearty love of the people, per se, history
has failed to record II. And yesterday he
returned to his home and native land to
open campaigs that has as Its key note
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and perpetuation of q
privileged class at the expense of the vast
body Of the people. lie Is consistent,
truly, bat Is that all?
Gen. Phil Sheridan died suddenly at
1920 p. m. on Sunday last at Nonquit,
from heart failure. He was first taken III
on May 2lst with valvular heart trouble.
On Sunday his friends we're very much en-
couraged; he ate well, and there were no
symptoms Of the end 30 suddenly TO come.
His family were with him at the hour Of