The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-02-05


grievance to the Supreme Court.
AppslIIng Ca sastrOphe, bringing
Death to the H0usehOld of Sec1e.
tarY Tracey.
At ? o'clock Monday morning Secretary Ira
ceys house. in Washington, was discovered to
be on fire. The family were asleep. and their
escape was cut off before they could be awaken
ed. Mrs. Tracey evidently was the first to be
aroused VINO nearly suffocated by the smoke,
fastened to her husbands rescue, whom she
found overcome and unconscious, dragged him to
a window, and opening it. evidently dazed
from terror of the remorseless and advancing
flames, sought to escape by clinging to the outer
edge of the window sill her hold soon relaxing,
and she fell to the walk, crushed and bleeding
victim, dying soon after her removal. Mrs.
Wilmering, her daughter, sought the means OF
escape attempted by her mother, her strength
likewise falling and she fell, cruelty bruised by
the pavement but escaped fatal injury. Miss
Mary Tracey, younger daughter, was found
in a second story hallway unscious, her death
resulting shortly after her removal
Secretary Tracey was rescued in an uncon-
scious state, at first supposed to be beyond re-
covery, but happily such not the case, and
he is reported as steadily rallying from the ter
rible ordeal which so nearly terminated his life,
and robbed him of his loved ones.
A French maid was also victim of death.
and grand daughter was seriously shocked by
nervous prostration.
Truly the members of President Harrison S
Cabinet are being subjected to sad and sorely
affective experiences. Secretary Blaine has lost
two of his Children son and daughter-and
two other members of his family, within a few
weeks, and now follows this awful calamity to
the household of his Secretary.
CONGRESS was compelled to adjourn for one
week in 1s40 owing to the influenza, and it is
probable that history may repeat itself in 1880.
THE Indianapolis News, paper that opposed
Cleveland's reelection and advocated Harri-
sons election has turned against H arrIson and
says: f" 1t is an era of refo rm. No voice speak S
for it in clearer tones than Grover Cleveland's
TEE farmers of Ohio are the bone and sinew
of the Sta.e. and Governor Campbells sugges-
ton that there should be more liberaiity in ap-
preparations intended especially for the benefit
OF the agricultural classes. is timely and just,
and should receive the attention of the legisla-
ture.
FEW years ago the Republican press an
nounced after each recurring election that the
Democratic party was dead, but the Democratic
party still lives. 1t may be observe right here
that the Democratic party has attended the
funeral of two quite aristrocr attic rivals, and is
likely to be on hand at a third one in the near
futusS
FEW reckless and unprincipled Republican
papers repeat the senseless charge that Col
Bri e secur.d d his election to the Senate by the
use of money The Columbus Dispatch. an hon.
est Republican paper. says that there is mot
the slightest evidence that one cent of Calvin
Brice's money has been used in the caucus" +"
OF course the partisan Republican journals
will keep up the same old ''beodle' howl, how
ever.
CHANGERS are now discussing "bounties -
Why waste time such subjects? Ohio farm
ers will never be given bounties upon any of
their farm products Better study the effects
of tariff on farms and farmers. Investigate the
bounty y, u pay to the capitalists whenever you
buy anything you do not produce. Consider
how protection protects you u-[Akron City
Times
CONGRESSMAN BUTTERwoRTH of this state gave
his Republican brethren in the House a little
surprise party the other day. when in a discus
sion on our trade relations with Canada he
said: IF protective tariff as means of linn
iting competition is good in the abstract Con-
gress should at once. if it has the power. divide
the United States into six parts. SO that each
one would be able to get rich by fencing out all
competitI1e"
THE Evangelical Alliance of Akron has put
in nf IN hOuSa visiting
A company of earnest Christians, by twos. go
forth to do this work. They call upon each
family, and if received. ask their relations to
the church and to the Sabbath Schools; or If
not in connection with any branch of the church.
whether they have desire to attend the SER
vices of any. and if so, which.
PROF JOHN II ANcooK State Commissioner of
common schools of Ohio says: 1.-THE Bulletin
issued for free distribution by the Ohio w c.
TU. is a reliable collection of well arranged
facts, simply stattd 1t will doubtless be a
great help to the teachers who have been called
upon to give instructions in all the schools OF
the State on the nature of alcoholic drinks and
narcotic and their effects on the human system -
A bill is to be introduced in Congress to in
crease The pay of railway postal clerks. of which
there are about 6,COO. Their pay ranges from
3oUu 10 $l,4UU. WHICH III view VI LA0 PoSohuA oh0
difficult character of the work. requiring them to
be away from home most of the time, is not in
proportion to the pay of other officials. This
branch of the service requires not only pains
taking and care. but study and experience. The
public demands the highest degree of efficiency
in this work and should be willing to pay fair
salary for such service.
THERE is many man who wants to know who
"McGinty" is, but he Is ashamed TO ask. Know
then, simply, that Daniel McGinty was the
mythical hero of popular song which started
in New ork last September, and which has
Travelled faster than the influenza McGinty
was a victim of circumstances. He fell off
mans back while being carried up high lad
der, on a bet; he fell into a coal hole; he got
into Jail; and, finally, he threw himselfinto the
sea. Hence own went McGinty 1t Is
safe to say that this so 6 has had q wider eir-
culation in q short tim and has cansed more
mischief than any other ever started
WHAT is reported as the largest meeting ever
held in Northern Indiana in a period Of politi-
cal rest was tariff reformers at W abash recently
at which some two hundred farmers who voted
for Harrison and {" protection" enrolled them
selves as new m mbers of the Tariff Reform
association of the Eleventh Indiana district.
There were other striking feat res Of this meet
tng, such as q CHARACTERISTIC ana pointed tarlH
reform letter from Grover Cleveland. and one
from Governor Campbell. of Ohio. the latter
saying: 1.-THE tariff will be an issue in every
election until one of the parties keeps its pledges
of reducing tariff taxes. The late election in
Ohio turned on the issue OF tariff reform. We
propose to make the congressional fight on the
same issue next fall In 1891, just year prior
to the presidential election. there is another
aubernatorial election. That will be fought on
the issue Of tariff reform. We eshoud commence
au educat on al campaign on this question right
OF, and keep it up."
Judge Thoman HonOred.
Hon. L. D. Thoman, of Chicago. has been ap-
pointed by the Mayor of that city one of the
three delegates of the American Shipping and
Industrial League which will hold convention
at Washington. February 5. 6 and Z.
The object of the convention is the develop
ment and distribution of the products of Amer
lean labor by an extension of the Merchants
Marine of the U. s. and to establish thereby