The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-10-09
HIRAM.
Correspondence.

Of late we have noticed that certain newspa-
pers have given considerable space to the recent
- expose of Mrs Cobb's pretended materiaiized
spirits exhibitions, or seances, and many well
disposed people seem to be exceedingly well
pleased by the clever expose. while 10 me- "
seems too much attention is given to the transac
ton. so much so as to attach some importance
to the nonssnsical theory of materialized spults
While it is true that many well meaning, hohes'
sincere and intelligent people. in other mst'ers.
believe and will continue to believe, in materlaf-
lied spirits yet the subject is such glaring pal
pable. open and silly humbug that the wonder is
that anybody would consider it of sufficient i'm
portance to resort to the use of camera. or any
other means to expose it, The idea that per-
fectly formed and full grown human being, hav-
ing all the elements and functions of human
being. can be formed almost instantly out of the
atmosphere. is too ridiculous to be dignifed with
or by an Investigation And yet, good. reliable
and credible witnesses solemnly declare that they
have seen the spirits-or rather, they think they
have. They have seen the demonstration, they
believe $50 they say) and in seeing and believing
have been deluded and aumbugged. The unbe
lever in revealed. and ed, religion cares
nothing about this recent expose it was to his
mind, fully exposed before. and therefore it is
nothing new or wonderful. But good people have
for centuries believed in materialized spirits and
the very people who are the most eated by th is
expose profess belefin thai doctrine. IL is said
that when Christ went up into a mountain. on u
certain occasion. Moses and Elias appeared and
talked with him. Moses and Elias had been dead
several centuries. and nobody entertains the ida
that they had retained their bodies of flesh all
this time for this occasion. and after a brief in
terview. stole back to their graves and have never
been seen since. At the time of the cruciixion,
!" the Saints who had lain in their graves for
years. arose. appeared in Jerusalem, and were
recognized" The sams that is said of Moses and
Elias can be said of the Saints. They were ma
terialized spirits-if anything. We know the
witnesses of today. but know nothing of the wit
nesses of two thousand years ago. A belief in
modern Spiritualism is one thing and belief in
materialized spirits is another thing entirely.
Every modern fraud who has pretended to pro
duce materialized spirits has been exposed. but
people will believe, and under such circumstan-
ces. they will not enquire and examine
In the Press oflast week Mr.. Goldman makes
a statement-through an interviewer-that the
combination of all the glass manufacturers in the
country, is not a trust. but merely a concentra-
tion or combination for self protection for the
benefit of the whole country at large and for the
purpose of controlling the output so that there
shall be no more glass manufactured than is actu-
ally needed. This is truly very generous and
thoughtful in the combiners. to control the out
put aud protect themselves for the benefit of the
country at large. The bagging interests in Mis-
souri, have foF med similar com mbination. for the
same purpose. and the same reasons. The same
or similar reasons are given for the formation o.
trusts They are going to protect themselve:
against over production. because that cheapens
the price of the manufactured article. The
greater the supply the less the price and the les
the SUI ply The greater the price. but = the prlcC
is not to be enhanced" which is as clear as tn,
blackest mud. First put on high tariff to keel
out competition and then combine to control th,
output and the matter is admirably arranged
entirely for the benefit of the country at large.
The Republican papers are just now industri
ously abusing Private Dalzsll. BIatherskite
crank. fool. &C., are the pet names which the!
bestow upon him. for the reason that the Privat
gave to the public Corporal Tanners letter to hin
The Private retorts that he has several confiden
tial letters addressed to him by the President.
the Republicans are right in their present esti
nation of the Private-and we think they are
in what a nice predicament is the Presiden
placed by being in confidential correspondence
with such a crank. Then here is one Topp, VIII
holds the position of chairman of the Republican
FIX. Com. of Hamilton county, and also chairman
of the Board of Public Affairs for the city of Gin
| cinnatl. appointed by Gov. Foraker, whose ras
| cality was recently exposed by Hon. James f
Campbell-who is pronounced insane by the re
pubicans. But Mr.. Topp is precisely the sam
individual. and his methods the same as whe
first appointed, and his pretended insanity woul
not have been thought of had it not been for tn
expose. If really insane. then the Gov, is in tt
soup for making such appointment.
The first snow fell Sunday night and Monda
morning. and before We have had any frosts.
Mr.. James Young, while assisting Mr.. Spence
to catch pig in the slaughter yard. had his lei
wrist dislocated. last Saturday. The dislocatio
is of such q nature that considerable time mus
elapse before final recovery.
A distinguished visitor from Geauga Count
Infrmary. occupied Bishops lumber shed Satul
day evening. He departed early Sunday morn
ing. northward bound, in chilled condition.