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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
How the Democrats Have Stif1ed Inquil
Into the Clayton Murder.

How the Democrats Have Stif1ed Inquiry
Into the Clayton Murder.
As was feared and expected, the man
Watkins, who was arrested for COM
plicity in the Conway County (Ark. }
election frauds, and from whose arrest
a clew to the murder of j. NJ. Clayton
was thought to proceed, has been dis
charged, there being no evidence
upon which he could be held" 1t is
the old story. without a single varia-
ton. The man Watkins may be innO-
cent, but if a man had been arrested
in any Northern State on charge OF
such a crime, connected with such an
other and yet more heinous crime. ths
details of his examination would have
been furnished in full to the Assoei.
ated Press. A brief and uninformirg
paragraph suffices from Arkansas. In
any Northern State the best talent OF
the Democratic party would have been
found in prosecution of even an cleo
ton fraud. Thurman prosecuted the
Democrats charged with fraud in Ohio,
Claypool in Indiana, and murder bad
not polluted these crimes. In Arkansas
perfunctory inquiry by local patti
sans is held sufficient.
The effort to stihe inquiry would
seem to 60 still further. We are told
that bill is before the Legislature OF
Arkansas by the terms of which the
employment of detectives from other
States is forbidden. The bill would
not be worth the paper on which it is
engrossed if passed by the Legislature
and signed by the Governor. One
State has no more power to inhibit
detective from another State from
plying his trade In its limits than il
would have to prevent a carpenter
from another State from doing work
in its limits. There is not a native or
resident detective in arkansas who
dares to unravel the seeming mystery
of Clayton's murder, a murder to
which no mystery really attaches.
And yet the crime must be inquired of.
The Congress of the Nation can not
endure the contempt which this MUIR
der of sutton before it, sitting as the
highest court of judicature touching
National election, casts upon it.
What Arkansas fails to do that Con-
gress must do, though in doing it the
best detectives of the whole country
may have to be employ Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
About Doctors Bills.

Many struggling family has all it can
do TO keep the wolf from the door, withou,
being called upon to pay frequent and ex
oroltant bills for medical advice and attend
ance.
True, the doctor is often a necessary
though expensive visitant of the family cir
Gle; nevertheless pure and well tested
remedies-like Warmers Safe Cure-keot
on hand for use when required will be found
paying investment for every household in
the land.
Sickness is one of the legacies of life, and
yet every Ill that flesh is heir to has an anti
dote In the laboratory of nature Hon. n.
d. warner, of Rochester, n. Y, Presiden,
OF the Chamber of Commerce of that CITY.
was few years ago stricken with kidney
disease, which the physicians declared in.
durable. In this extremity, a friend recon-
mended to him vegetable preparation now
known throughout the civilized world as
Warmers Safe Cure. He tried il. and was
quickly restored to perfect health. The in
cident led him to begin the manufacture of
the wonderful preparation, and to make its
merits known in all tongues and among all
peoples.
He has now laboratories and warehouses
in the United States not only, but in Can
ada, England, Germany, Austria, Australia
and Burmah. His preparations meet the
requirements and effect the cure of varie-
ty of diseases, and are all compounded from
medicinal plants of the highestvirtue.
Mr.. Warner is a man of affairs, of wealth,
culture and the highest standing in his own
city and throughout the State. His charac-
ter is the best guarantee of the purity and
excellence of his removed Remedies, which
may be found in every first-class drug store
of Europe and America.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
DRIFT OF OPINION.

RST Clifton r. breckenridge, you
had better resign.-N. Y. Mail and Elk.
press.
E1s~When it comes to the point of
investigating Southern election frauds,
all the South, as represented by its
Bourbons, wants is to be let alone -
Philadelp hia Press.
RaFThat General Harrison goes to
his duties with firm resolve to serve
his country to the best of his ability
we have no doubt. That he is an hon.
est man with patriotic inspirations all
reasonable men will admit Y.
World Oem.).
B1HThe professional reformers ad.
vocated a change of party control to
secure a change of the civil service,
and they have gotten it with q ven-
geance. The figures show that if Mr..
Cleveland had been reelected another
six months would have seen every Re-
publican official swept out of place
n. Y. Graphic.
B9-"A Southern gentleman can
whip a Puritanical Yankee every
time" said General Rosser. Well, he
didn't when he had the chance, but
suppose he could, what's the use of
talking about it? What does this
matter to the men who are molding
iron at Birmingham or selling dry
goods at Atlanta?-Indianapolis News.
BaS Mr.. Blaine's project for an
American confederacy. offensive and
defensive to certain extent, to put
down the piracy of European mon
archs who would like to conquer and
bleed South America as they have the
greater part of Asia and much of
Africa, will probably be a leading
policy in the Administrations
coin (Neb.) Journal.
BaF Owing to its methods of sup
preston and crime the South enjoys a
marked advantage over the North in
its Congressional representation, and
has an influence in National legislation
to which it is in no way entitled. That
Northern Republicans are determined
to no longer quietly submit to this state
of affairs seems quite apparent, and
having possession of the Presidency
and both houses of Congress they are
in position to boldly take the bull by
the horns. Kansas City journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.
Their Farcica1 Character Discussed b
One to the Manner Born.

Their Farcical Character Discussed by
One to the Manner Born.
With the result of the counting
out process in this State l am neither
disappointed nor disgruntled-nor yet
inexperienced-for have felt its force
before. l would infinitely prefer to be
counted out than counted in"
This so-called white mans party, :"
superciliously claiming superior in
telligence and great moral worth, after
loss of more than 1000 votes in the
white counties, west of Raleigh. were
driven. beaten, discounted into the
Eastern negro counties for the perpe-
tration of their vile swindling schemes
and the contamination of their thievish
purposes.
These super-serviceable gentlemen
upon the merest technicalities threw
out whole townships of Republican
voters, thereby reversing the action
of the people and subverting all au-
thority in our once free Republic. l
learn Upon information regarded as
reliable, that these gentlemen have
thrown out upon the flimsiest pretexts
some thirty townships in Eastern North
Carolina, in all of which the only OBJ
lection was that they were Republican
In character, while adjoining Demo-
cratic townships with similar technical
objections, and often more grave and
serious, have been untouched and re-
tanned as right and proper. Is not
such conduct simply Infamous. dis
gracefully Infamous? By such con-
duct the Republican tickets, State and
National and county, have been swim
died into defeat Yet the perpetrators
of such villainous frauds assume to be
superior to their fellows.
We hear mutterings from various
quarters, and from South Carolina,
the Pandora's box of so many ills,
come threats of war in the event
Mr.. Harrison undertakes to fill Fed
eral offices with native Republicans.
If such be the policy of Bourbon
leaders, pronounced impolitic and I'M
wise, but, undoubtedly, sincere and
heartfelt, is it not the true policy of
the Administration to strain the
constitution, even to testing the
strength of the Government, to ex-
ecute the laws and enforce them in
all sections alike? Such buster and
foolish bulldozing should be met
promptly, sternly and effectually by
the Fifty-first Congress. Let it see
TO it that each State has q "repub-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21

while he gained in proportion. Down
the lane we went l needed not the
sharp flint stones, and strained every
nerve, but twas no use. / felt his
clutching hands, could feel his hot
breath, or thought l could, when just
ahead the path was running in turned
suddenly around high wild rose bush,
with long branches well protected
with long and very sharp briers,
much like chicken spurs. An idea
struck me. l suddenly squatted in
front of the noble bush. / always ad-
mired roses, and must say l was so
cruel, he went head foremost right in
the middle of the bush, which was
seven or eight feet in diameter. Well
the air was blue with his bowls and
oaths, mingled with calls for assistance,
which soon came in the shape of an
old couple accompanied by stout ne
gro girl. / did not stay to see my
friend extricated, but ran out in the
corn and back of the kitchen, went
right in, got a corn-pone, and then hid
near by in large patch of jimpson
weed, knowing well that 1 would be
hunted with dogs from the front To
shorten long story, they came in late
that evening. tired and disguised, tell
ing in my hearing that it was only ten
miles to the Yankee pickets, which for
some reason had been pushed out sew
eral miles. That night ended my long
journey and here 1 am.-Spencer r.
Nelson, in American Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21

lican form of government, that, I'M
der the Fifteenth amendment, no
voter is molested in his elective fran
chise, aud that the "time, place and
manner" of holding all National eiec-
tions are regulated by National legis-
lation, and beyond the interference of
State control Such elections in the
States. as regulated by State laws.
are burlesque on common decency.
Let all offenders Of justice and vio-
lators of the Election laws. whether
by intimidation, bribery or fraud, Re-
publican or Democrat, be instantly
and sternly punished, and let no
mercy be shown such conspirators
against law and order.-Hon. o. H.
Dockery, in Winston On. c. Repub-
lipan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
In a Fair Condition.

Irate old customer Ito grocer's
boy)-Say, boy, is them grapes nice
and ripe?
Boy-We-well, s-sir, s-s-some on 'em
are half ripe, some on EN- are r-ripe,
and s-some on 'em are b-b-bad. l
guess, minister, they'll average bout
ripe-Harper's Bazaar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-21
MAGISTRATE Ito prisoner)-"Ha

Magistrate Ito prisoner)-"Haye
you ever been arrested before, Uncle
'Rastus?" Uncle 'Rastus-''No, yo'
honah, not to speak Of" Magistrate
what do you mean by not to speak
OFF" Uncle 'Rastus-"I mean what
got rested TO- didn't mount to much.
/ never got mon thirty days / has
er high respec' fo' de law, yo' honah- 81
Epoch.
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-"Ambipedipulation" is the new
word for reversing in the waltz. Seems
as if it would be easier to keep right
on.-Burlington Free Press.
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

Tho prehcnsile grip that the Oar
wiuian statesman Of Petersburg take
on the debt question Is the most anus
ing aDtic yet seen in his career, which
presents panoramic view of acrobatiC
tricks IN politics.
First trick. rabid Democrat; second
trick, Readjuster Democrat; thiro
trick, Independent Readiusier; fourth
trick. Independent Republican; fifth
tick, rabid Radical and Debtpayer.
While some ethnologists say that man
is evolved from the monkey. others be
Iiese that the monkey Is the degener-
ated man. who from bad habits and
total deprayity. descends from the type
Of Apollo, through many grades, until
at last he swings by his tan, and ceases
TO reason.
1t is cortainth the Republican party
m Virginia has been on this descending
scale, and at present i, is merely cutting
monkey shines for certain gate
money that the big chiefs of the G.. O.
Pare willing to put up to see the show.
And all the time the honest element
of the Republican party in the North
denounces the ring-masters, clowns.
monkeys, and black elephant and then
own President for bargaining for the
grand combined circus and menagerio.
The New York Times. in ITS caustlc
criticism of Malone, dwells with sig
nilicant emphasis on his principal char :
acteristics Of intense vanity. and am
equal capacity for making himself ii
diculous without being conscious of it.
aud perhaps the little boss has not set
perceived q symptom Of fun in his posi-
ton as an alleged statesman when he
walks like the Mock Duke, who got
his sword between his legs like a mon
key tail.
AS we have stated before, if this were
Federal election there might be some
chance of a great success by the black
and-tan mob, but as it is little Billy
may perform the "ekin the COON act
as long as Quay and Dudley pay the
fiddler. 1t viii be music and song and
dance, and tail swinging. and high |
But it will not carry the State of Nir-
gina for the Republicans. and will only |
lose Quay r money.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

Professor Baldwin, Of Yale, has de-
iivercd a lecture ON the duties of the
press. He say, that the daily Amer.
can paper turns the electric light on
legislation and all the affairs that gov
ern man s estate in this moving age.
These are not exactly the words Of
the Professor, but it is what he means
The great mission of daily news
paper is to give the public a concise
bulletin of the news every
day, and an editorial comment
on it that shows Tho exact
specific gravity OF every important fact.
The average citizen has not the time i'm
this rushing age to study the character
Of the daily acts of legislatures and the
probable effects of strikes. lie wants 20
see the character of every important
fact stated intelhgently. We believe
that the Richmond TINES always
does this Il may take many
hours of study to get at the
correct idea Of the grea. Lon
don strike, but we did this for our
readers the other day, and the Herold's
member of Parliament" the day after
wards in his cable dispatch had exactly
the same treatment of the subject that
We had given.
A famous Nirginian said that the /
Press was the lever that the phiios0- /
pher had dreamed Of with which he
would move the world.
IL does move Tie world every dav.
me greatest part of the mighty engine
S when "a moral and intellectual and
patriotic power is the motive.
\ newspaper may be merely habsr-
lashor OF news. but it should be the or
.an Of an intelligent ana correct public
pinion and do the thinking for com.
nunity and point the ways and the
of political action.
II il does not do this it is merely :
ill-posting circular.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

WE had as well understand this thing
at once.
The people of Virginia, apart from the
$4,000 negroes pocketed by Malone. do
not mean that a political craftsman
shall take she State.
We understand perfectly that tie
patent medicine circular called "A plat
form Is an iucoutinent fraud without
even the ingredients published accord.
ing TO law.
No man, or monkey, or negro can put
that nonsensical circular ON the people
lt Is the farce Of a quack medicine
statesman who never had anything TO
him but war record. which he dis
giaced.
When he sold out the South ON the
Arthur deal he sold his own reputation
As Confederate soldier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

THE street.car companies must have
greater interest in the physical eAer-
else Of our citizens than in their own
business, Judging from the way they
keep all the people waiting until they
are forced 10 walk.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

A RICHMOND street car eau carry
people TO a given point and leave them
there to walk home, without seeing
that il would be better toput more cars
on the line and make money by bring
ing the people home on the cars.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

Mr.. YosT, in opposing Malone
recognizes the fact that a bad man
may be menace that is dangerous
point to be seen by all people, irrespec
tive of party.
When Governor Cameron and other
Republicans OF his class recognize this
also, they will do the State of Virginia
a service that viii do much to retrieve
the reputation of these men, which they
certainly hurt by the bad company they
got In.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

THE oyster seeks his entrance to-day
with the letter r bazonod on his
shell. The Sora OF "Rlllus VII
gianus" is also here. The weather
may be hot, but the Virginia citizen
knows where to seek consolation.
He finds the sora and the early oys-
ter, and he smells the second crop of
mint. They do not make silver dollars
in that mint. but there's millions IN il.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01


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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

DO THE unsuspecting and easily be-
guiled country Republicans think that
Malone will get all that money aud all
the offices that he promises to themY
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

II Joe Pulitzer's health does not fail
he Will attempt TO prove that the
Worlds FAIR is a private enterprise Of
his own paper by the token of the
o. the name.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

WE will present next Sunday the por.
traits Of Captain Phil Mckinney and
Billy Malone side by side. Look on
this picture and then on that.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

IL the Richmond strect-car compa.
MES would read their charters thew
would see that a grant Of franchises
means an obligation to serve the public.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

a RICHMOND street car is calcu.
lated. according to the aesthetic ideas
OF the owners, % keep people at home.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

TIM Republican party OF Virginia is
the colored party, and that is where
they get their vote.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

TIE Richmond street-car companies
ought to see that patience, though
recognized as a virtue, cannot las; a.
ways.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

THE Rockbridge Ne,rs state that Mr.
James Il. Mccormick. who was a Re.
publican candidate for the Legislature
IN That county two years ago, will not
support Malone.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01
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Halifax Record
The Republican Convention. which
met in Norfolk last week, nominate.
General William Malone for Governo
~ Virginia. The nomination OF Mahou
is. % our mind. the strongest that th
/ Republican party could have made
and we can see no good reason TO, at
tempting TO sneer at his strength or sup
posed weakness. We believe our people
ought 90 know that their strong sl Op
p0neut. their most iuvetsrate polltica
Zoe. is I'D the field. and that be will as.
the most reckless. desperate aud olfec
ave weapons that he can possibly com
mand.
This truth understood all is well will
the Democracy They are more unite,
DOW than ever. and their utter dete,ta
ton OF Malone and bis methods of
tyranny and "bosslm viii spur them
on to tine fight. and bringing out every
white vote and there VIII bee no .trag.
glers in this campaign.
But when we say that Malone s nom.
nation Is the strongest his party could
haye made, We exhaust every favorable
term Of description. Malone would
have allowed no man To- be nominated
by his machine Convention who would
have been acceptable 10 the auti-Ma
h0Deites. and as Malone himself was line
-tronses. with his own wing of the
party. there "as natural clam0r and
demand for his nomination.
The kcckDudge county News
Tho M.I.r. Dl.tf.-...
curiosity aud a serious effort 20 discuss
70 would be- out Of the question. LISA
perfect hotchp9tch-a wild conglomer
alton Of words. Il looks as II all the
pet eplthe,s. the partizan slang chopped
up, the misrepresentation and yilAhca-
lions Of dozen Republican Campaign
speeches. together with the expressed
venom Of a score of old Richmond Win
Malone editorials, had ali been prayed ia
a mortar and then fired out of machine
gun. As a well defined platform O.
1t would be about as in
telliglble 10 read il backwards as for
ward. L. Is Is motleyed and yarltgated
as the party which puts il forth. To
call 10 cOuclse. clear eDunciatiOn oil
political policy and principles. would be
as great mlsnOmer 10 cali "a foolish.
rantipg, stump speech, a finished aud
able Grafton.
The evident object Of it was to furnish
a document that could be warped ana
twisted 70 suit any occasion and furn sn
10 tit all kinds Of stories aAd
romances. IL is perfect
political junk shop Of stale
SANDERS aud threadbare and wore out
and exploded political canards. which
nave served the Republican party in the
State for the last dozen years.
Come y join our watch and dia- !
nond clubs. sc. and 81 per week. ,
Drawings Sa ur, ay. SP0rc X SPOlr
Ill East Bro Il - rec.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01

CUTTER AHOY.-The Scotch cutter
Minerva is certainly a wonderful boat.
and the way she defeated the Burgess
iavOrit6s, in heavy weather and in
light. is somewhat startling The pop.
u.ar notion that the triumphs Of Amer
lean vessels over British craft were due
principally TO the centreboard is now
slowed away. Ii is tie shape Of the
boat and rot the drop of the board that
does the business.-Nc'r York SIM.