The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-11-19

THERE are 3s2 members of the National House
of Representatives.
THE country has given the Republicans notice
to quit.
IF reciprocity isn't free trade. we should like
to be informed what it is.
THE people asserted in emphatic terms their
approval of the Democratic position in 1885,
THE election of Nov. 5th was the work of the
people and not OF the politicians.
THE "solid North'' greeted the "solid South.''
"a cheap coat makes cheap man''-Benja-
min Harrison.
Mrs Lease. the Kansas Prohibition orator,
weighs 2GO pounds. Her husband attends to
the household affairs at wichita.
~ thank God that the House OF Representa-
tives is no longer deliberative body."-Thos.
Reed. Rep. Speaker.
THE Republican administration gave out that
1t was stronger than the people. After election
1t gave out again.
ALL who love the Republican party are in
the estimation of its members. patriots All
who do not are traitors.
IF every Southern State and every border
State were blotted out the Democrats would
still have majority of SO in the next House
from those States the 6. o. p. is fond of term
ing the loyal States"
BLAINE and Reed are at swords points over
the Mckinley act. The difference between the
two men is that of the crafty wise man and the
bull headed obstinancy of the dull Drained au-
tocrat. The Republican party is split in twain
Osman of Cavalloyit. Turkey is probably the
Oldest man in the world. He has lived 1s1 years
and has documents to prove it. He is an Ara
bian widower and is supported by a small PEN
sion from the sultan.
Miss Louise Baker is the pastor in charge of
the old North church of Nantucket. Before en-
tering the pulpit she took thorough course in
theology. She is now powerful preacher and
graceful writer.
Mrs jefferson Davis is in New York reading
the publishers proof of the life she is editing of
her late husband. Journeying northward she
passed through Washington. She had not been
there before since 1865
Mrs. Harrison is to have some of the priv
ileges of a private residence in the White House
this winter. Hereafter sightseers are rot to be
shown into the red parlor regardless of the fact
that the mistress OF the mansion is receiving
visitors Of her own there.
Chief Justice and Mrs Fuller will celebrate
their silver wedding some time in January at
their Washington home. On that day the we'd
ding of their daughter. Miss Mildred Fuller to
Hugo Wallace will take place.
Roswell P. Flower. who is one of the wealth
lest men CONGRESS said ~ w ashin OF ton
correspondent TO so about in the shabbiest of
vehicles rickety and worm eaten carriage.
EVEN Turkey, the .'sick man of the East,
imprisons American citizens with impunity.
Where is that vigorous fo.eign policy' we
have head SO much about2 1t seems to be
"outs;de the breast-woIks.'
COUNT Won MoLKE. the greatest living Ger
man general, has just passed his rinetieth
birthday. He is idolized by the Germans, and
his natal day was celebrated by several days
festivity throughout Germany. The young
emperor never tires of heaping honors upon the
old soldier.
IF the republican Congress made the boom in
the price of silver, as we have bern told for
months, who knocked the pins from under the
Aforesaid boopP
THE Democrats gained menbers in % States
of the Union as follows: Alabama 1 Arkansas
3; Connecticut 2; Illinois 7: Indiana Iowa s.;
Kansas 8; Kentucky j Louisiana / Maryland
8; Massachusetts 81 Michigan 6; Minnesota 4;
Missouri &; Montana / Nebraska 3; New
Hampshire 2; New Jersey 2; New York 8;
North Carolina 2; Ohio 9; Pennsylvania 8;
Rhode Island /; South Carolina 1 Tennessee /;
Virginia 4; Wisconsin 6. Total, 81.