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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
Political Nerve.

Perhaps, after while, the Democrats
will learn the fact that the Republicans
are not afraid of noise or bluster-and
more, that they are a party that mean
what they say. The passage by the House
of the election bill, by a vote of 155 to
l49, is a case in point.
The Democratic party has been talking
of honest elections for thirty years, yet
it has not held power for Congress or
Presidential term for all that time except
by dishonest or fraudulent elections. It
cast more than thirty votes against this
very election bill that on an honest cleo
ton would not have been in Congress at
all. That is the simple truth.
But the Republican party went before
the nation, by it's platform in 1888 in
favor of honest elections, pledged as far
as it could to secure every voter an OPP
portunity to vote once, and to have his
vote counted. Who on earth that believes
in government by the people can object
to that? Everybody who can read and
does read knows that in ten States of the
Union that is not a fact to-day. This
bill gives nothing more than this.
But what we intended to speak about
was the mistake the Democrats make in
thinking they can scare Republicans
from the performance OF duty by de-
AuhSloeAoA hnu DuAAyAASs Aoy tTl6u Ii
in the organization of the House; in the
ruling of the Speaker as to quorum on
the tariff bill; on the silver bill; on
several contested elections, and now on
this election BILL But to their utter sur
prise no attention is paid to them-the
voting time comes and the vote is cast
and the measure is passed. This is one
thing that has always distinguished the
Republican party from the beginning of
its history till now-it has the courage of
action, of putting it's platforms into laws.
When the Republican party pledges it.
self to the American people. and the peo-
pie place it in power, it always redeems
it's pledges. Perhaps some time the
Democrats may understand what political
courage and political sincerity mean.
They have. had several very suggestive
lessons during this gress.-Kansas
City Journal
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

sci! B: Harrison, distinguished him
self by assisting men, women
and children to escape. This Sprin o
Palace contained an exhibit of all the
wonderful products of the State of Tex
as. It's destruction was severe blow to
Fort Worth and the entire State. but
with q wonderful display of energy the
people have decided to rebuild ii nart
year; to make it of iron, fire-proof. and
to expend 100000 in it's CONSTRUCTION
When this is finished it will be one ~
the marvels of the land.
THE NORTH TEXAS BOOM,
Gainesville, in the north of Texas, has
been one of the smaller cities, but it ia
just waking up to the fact that it is in
every way deserving Of the rise that other
cities are enjoying. have learned re-
Gently OF combination of capitalists to
put Gainesville to the front. It is GER
tainly one of the pleasantest cities in the
State, and its surroundings presage a
wonderful growth and life.
Sherman, to the southeast of Gaines
vile, has been one of the Oldest and most
conservative cities of Texas. With q
population of from $4,000 to $4,000, it
probably has more wealth than any CITY
of its size, and it has been one Of the
largest banking cities of the State. One
of the banks, under the control of Mr..
Tom mot Thomas) Randolph, has q
capital of 81, 100000. Mr.. Randolph
had the honor Of being the youngest bank
president in the United States. At the
age OF 20, on the death of the President.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

what some of the cities of this State are
accomplishing. I visited Dallas and found
it city Of beautiful homes; houses laid
out in villa lots, with suburbs which have
sprung up like the growth of night into
magnificent city sites. Manufactures
have been encouraged, and city improve
ments have been lavishly attended to.
Dallas has made splendid fight for
supremacy and the control of the bust
ness of its section. It is still growing
and prices of real estate were never be-
fore so high; still there is no sign of a
decline. Northern capital is offering it.
self freely, and the people are as buoyant
as they were two years ago, when the
boom was supposed to be at it's height.
FORT WORTH AND IT'S RIVAL.
Fort Worth, only thirty miles from Dali
las TO the westward, is rival Of the
former place, It claims to be the entire
pot for all the great trade Of the West
and Northwest. SO far as this State ia
concerned There is about Fort Worth
much of the aspect of o frontier CITY.
and it has the appearance of Minneapolis
and st. Paul in the days preceding their
phenomenal growth. Electric street cars
are here, as in Dallas and other Texas
cities; there is an excellent water supply.
an electric-light plant, and the hand Of
improvement is shown everywhere. It
was at Fort Worth that the famous
Spring Palace was located, which was
recently destroyed by fire, and at which
the son of the President, Mr.. Rus
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

or seven hundred men, and 10 their credit
most of the employees have GO ablisbed
themselves in comfortable homes which
they own. it has an exposition building
lii which splendid display OF limestone,
granite, kaolin, friedrich, clay, galena,
and other minerals are made; IT isa
wonderful exhibition, and one who looks
upon 1t can readily underss and Why Dea-
ison has had such an extraordinary
growth. The establishment of q cotton
factory here has been secured, and the
building ID just being erected. It will be
one of the largest cotton factories in the
South, with $4,000 spindles, and is to
employ 500 persons. An electric and
motor system of cars and q splendid
water system make the city attractive.
CREDIT TO NORTHERN ENTERPRISE.
In making my hurried trip in Texas, /
have been attracted by the spirit of en-
terprise every where. There is natural
strife TO secure railroads, and corpora
tions take advantage OF this to secure
large bonuses. In this way the Texas
and Pacific received property from Fort
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
How Veterans Fare i'm England.

Men, you have done q glorious deedl
England will be proud of you and CRATE
full to you. If you live to get home. be
sure you will be provided for Not one
of you fine fellows will have to seek ref
uge in the workhouse!"
These were the appreciative words with
which Lord Cardigan addressed the rem
nant of the. Light Brigade the morning
after the famous charge at Balaklaya.
1t is rather bitter commentary on the
ingratitude and forgetfulness of English
men that at least a score of the survivors
of this charge are now living in extreme
poverty in England, and that some of
them, in spite of their commanders
pledge, are actually inmates of the work.
house. What is worse, it is only with in
different results that attempts have been
made to relieve the necessities of these
men by means of popular subscriptions
England has the kind of pension sys-
tenn for her veterans that the free traders
of this country would Ike to see estab-
lished in America. What peculiar instinc-
tive sympathy is there between the free
traders on both sides OF the ocean that
leads them to deny the right of Gov
eminent to recognize the valor and self
sacrifice OF the men who serve it? - Boston
Journal
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

WILLIAM T. SHERMAN says he has
left money enough in his will to build
his own monument as he does not wish
any such circus over his dead body as
has been made over Gen. Grant. Gen.
Sherman has about reached the script
ural limit of life, though he is young
and clipper as ever. He is more APP
proachable than he used to be. Dur
ing the war he was hard man to inter-
view, and would frequently scold the
interviewer with fiuency and pro-
family that would do justice to pro-
fessional scold. He sometimes has
crochety moods even now, but his pre-
vailine attitude is a hospitable and
courteous one. Sherman is about as
good story-teller as Abraham Lin
coin. He il very fond of the theater
and attends them two or three times a
week. He always kisses all the young
ladies who are introduced to him, to
the infinite jealousy of younger men.
Gen. Sherman is familiar figure in
New York City, as he is often seen on
the elevated trains or on foot about the
streets. He thinks New York is the
best place in the world to live.
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the other. Such fidelity as the NEGRO
has shown to government aud master
deserved o better reward from the coun-
try. North and South, than it Ind vet re-
ceived. The negro wanted no brutality
on one side nor sentimentality on the
other. The Government which made the
black man citizen Wis a cowardly Gov
eminent il it did not protect him Id his
righs. failure to do right brought it's
own punishment.
The bill had been called revolutionary;
the revolution was to be found in the
speeches he read speeches which
showed that the constitutional repre-
sentation did not exist. The first step
toward solution of tie race problem was
to take it out of national politics. The
National Government must extend to
every citizen the equal rights which the
Constitution guaranteed. In conclusion,
Mr.. Lodge said:
Let us do our who duty TO every
American citizen, rich or poor, black or
white, weak or strong, and We can safely
abide by the result. Let us secure to
every man the liberty and freedom which
is the corner 8 one of Americ n liberty
II would make men Free
AS much from mobs as kings;
From you as me-"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
poverty are unknown. He is o silent,
reserve man, perhaps trife shy.

JosEPH DUvUETTE has been in the
Michigan prison for thirty-two consecu-
tive years. He was convicted of murder
in Sanilac County in 1858 and con-
demned to solitary confinement for life.
For number Of years (how many he
himself cannot tell he was isolated
from anything in the shape Of human
being. He never saw q human face or
heard q human voice for long weary
months at time. His food was brought
to him on q tin plate and handed
through wicket, but he never caught
glimpse of the convict who waited on
him. For thirty-two years the only
sight of the sky he ever got was from
within the four great walls. He has
never stepped outside the gates. No
friend 'or relative has spoken to HMM
all that period.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
The PamperO.

A strange, natural phenomenon is the
pampero, South American storm wind
which is described by the author of
Hearts of Oak" who first made it's ac-
quaintance during stay at Montevideo.
A light breeze had been blowing from
the northeast, but had steadily in
creased in force, and brought with it
the heated air of the tropics, which,
passing over treeless pampa country,
exposed to the burning sun rays of a
clear sky, 80 warns up the atmosphere
on the shores of the Rio de la Plata
that Its effect upon human beings is ex-
ceedingly bad.
This state of things generally lasts
for week or longer, until the sitting
heat becomes unbearable, and the in
habitants are seen resting in grass ham
mocks or lying on bare floors, incapable
of exertion. However, relief is close at
hand. A little cloud mo bigger than
mans hand" is first seen to rise above
the water, then the heavens grow black
with clouds, and the battle of opposing
winds begins.
The pampero advances with it's artil-
lery well in front; forked flashes of
vivid lightning, followed by peals of
thunder, bear down upon the foe, who,
quite up to the moment of attack, is
tiercely discharging it's fury beneath on
the surrounding regions. The inhabi-
tants now climb on the azoteas, or fat
roofs, to watch the struggle and to be
the first to participate in the delicious
relief brought by the pampero to their
fevered bodies.
Far out on the river curious sight
may lie seen; the opposing waves,
raised by the rival winds, meet like
rush of cavalry in wild career, their
white horses with foanaing crests dash
themselves against each other and send
clouds of dazzling spray high in the air;
this being backed by an inky sky rem
ders the scene most imposing.
Gradually the northeastern gives way,
followed closely by it's enemy, the PAM
pero, which throws out diminishing cur
rents OF ice cold wind i'm advance OF its
onslaught. Then comes the roar OF the
elements, and a duel such as no one
would willfully encounter, and cooler
weather is established for the time be-
ing
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
southern Opposition to the Election R,ll

Southern Opposition to the Election Bill.
The Lodge Rowen election bill has
reused the familiar Southern politicians
slogan. From Virginia to Texas the
Southern partisan papers are furiously
denouncing the se-called "force bill, in
dignation being the most intense in the
sections where the cheating is the worst
and ballot-boxes are outraged with the
largest share of mpunity-namely, in the
commerce are joining with Southern
newspapers in demanding that there shall
be no interference with their sacred right
of doing Republicans out of members of
Congress. There is much bomb st and
fustian about the blow at liberty" struck
by this bill-the liberty to disfranchise
Republican voters, to stuff ballot boxes,
and to steal Republican seats in Con-
gress. This is one of Their State rights"
with which they propose there shall be no
interference.
One point is conceded by all these
shriekers-namely: that this bill will de-
stroy the Republican party. The Rich
mond Times says: Whatever may be the
outcome, Republicanism has rung it's
death knell. Public indignation has
been aroused already at the dare devil
dragooning of such a measure through
sAo pOuy kuoWu aS IAe popular DFancl Oh
o government of people once free"
This sentiment is re-echoed by all the
Southern Democratic papers. They are
certain that it will wipe out. the last
vestige of Republicanism. But is not
that just what they want? Why should
they not advocate bill which will have
this effect2 They have been wishing and
praying for the overthrow of the Repub-
lican party ever since the war ended, and
this is the measure which they are GER
tain will accomplish it. Then why
should they oppose it? Why all this
simulated indignation at the bill? If the
bill passes Congress they will have the
political future Of this country in their
own hands. The Republican party, they
say, will be wiped out. The blacks will
be squelched; State sovereignty will be
restored triumphant. After that no one
can vote in the South except white Dem
ocrats. Is not this their golden oppor-
tunity thenP Why continue their sense
less opposition against the only measure
which can accomplish the object nearest
and dearest to their hearts?-Ch Chicago
Tribune.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

Worth which is now worth $4,000, 900.
The city Of Sherman, some years, ago re-
fused n quarter of million to the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway, and it
was diverted from that direction to Deni-
son, and has been worth to the latter city
every dollar of the bounty that they paid
for it. The funds for railroad, m nu-
featuring, and other enterprises are raised
by the cities. everybody contributing,
and some contributing more than they
really feel they should. But the contri-
buttons all come back in the growth and
impulse given to the towns. The same
sort OF enterprise in Northern cites would
amaze the people, and would hardly re-
suit in the same sort of boom that Texas
enjoys. Texas is welcoming cons ant
stream Of immigrants and offering to cap
ital every facility for investment, and
speculation. The newcomer will find
himself liable to be misled, and must ex-
pect to meet some very shrewd men in
his operations, but he only needs to en-
ploy ordinary tact to secure his bargains
and make the most of them.
WANDERER.
DALLAS, Tex, June 1890
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07
Paralyzed by a Scra eh.

81 have read of men being paralyzed
by wound and unable to move" said
a well known prominent Maine Office
holder, "and l believe it. / know that
there have been many cases of the
kind, and one of them in particular has
such personal twist that / have good
reason to remember.
sit was at the battle of Chantilly in
the early part of the fight. We had
approached a low, rambling fence-a
Virginia fence, as they were called
and had my gun through it and was
doing what service could. I saw the
splinter fly from a piece of that fence
under the impetus of a ball from the
enemy. In the lightning flash of the
flying wood 1 seemed to find time to
dodge, and there was quick pain like
the soaring of a hot iron and the splin-
ter was through my hat-band and
along my scalp, penetratingit, but not
iniuring the skull.
The blow was severe and stunned
me, and [ remember as we'll my last
look at the scene-the fighting troops,
the smoke, the battle and the tramp
ling men. / fell back, my legs half
doubled up beneath me, and in mo-
ment my strength was gone and was
powerless. saw everything. Men
fell upon me. Horses reared around
me. The battle was on all sides.
MY wits were clear, my brain I'M
clouded, but there was /, dying death
momentarily, alive, yet dead and suf-
fering more tortures than thought
life could have. I lay there perhaps
an hour-every moment a year of
agony-when / felt some ones hand
on my collar, and I was dragged out
and turned on my face, where lay for
a moment as some one rifed my car
fridge box. The motion saved me.
My pulse seemed to stir, my heart
beat, my will to re-exert itself, and in
a few minutes / was myself. The
wound was SO small that I staunched
it with my handkerchief and in half an
hour / was as well as ever.
IF the hand had not found nv coat
collar should have been bleaching nv
bones on Chantilly at this moment in
stead of here talking to you, and it
would have been tough to lave passed
in on such a scratch. "-Leavisto1a
Journal.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

The Government seems to be making
fair progress in the education of the
Indians There are $4,000 Indian chill
dron in the country between the ages of
6 and Is years. The Government has
educated small percentage of these
children, and, so far, the result has
proved beneficial. The record of the
Indian schools compares favorably with
those devoted to the education of white
children. But the Indian children are
sent back after they complete their
education to the tribes, where there is
nothing for them to do but to relapse
into barbarism. An attempt TO live
according to the ways of the white peo-
pie is Immediately frowned upon by the
Indian fathers and mothers, and there
is nothing that the educated Indian can
do to earn a living. This will continue
to be the case until the tribal relations
are broken up by division of the land
in severalty.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

A BOY named Drews performed a
dangerous feat in West Orange, N. J.,
the other day, it is related. The con-
tractor for the drain that has been laid
to carry off the standing water in lots
on Valley road wanted to determine
whether or not the drain was free from
distractions, and offered the lad small
sum to go through it. The pipe is
eighteen inches in diameter, is eight
feet under ground and is 200 feet long.
The boy accepted the offer and entered
the pipe. Half an hour later he
emerged safely from the other end.
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ate growth. 1t has been going on for
several years; in fact, no Texan likes to
have you speak of the boom" He al
ways says. "We are not having boom;
we do not want q boom: we are having
simply the steady, natural growth to
which our State is entitled" But at the
same time boomers are at work. and you
meet them in every city where you go.
And they are more nearly like the Vest
ern boomer than any other class in the
country. In fact, some of them come
from the West. This part Of Texas far
more nearly resembles Western than q
Southern State.
BOOMING THINGS AT DALLAS.
There is such o heavy Democratic ma
jority that voting and counting are both
honest, and there is little, if any, COM
plant that persons attempt to manipu-
late elections. Every one here is busy
making money, and | am glad to note
that every one succeeds. This is the first
consideration here, and politics has to
"take back seat just stop and think
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-08-07

AN old Scotch lady who lived at con-
siderable distance from the parish
church was in the habit of driving over
to the service. Her coachman, when
he considered the sermon nearly at an
end, would slip out quietly for the pur-
pose of having the carriage ready by
the time the service was concluded.
One Sunday John returned to the
church, and after hanging about the
door for considerable time grew impa-
tiont and popped in his head, discovered
the minister haranguing as hard as ever.
Creeping down the aisle toward his
mistress he whispered in her ear: "Is
he no near dune yet?" "Dune!" re-
turned the old lady, in high state of
indignation, for her patience had long
been exhausted; she's dune half an
hoor since, but he'll,no stop"
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FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
Resume of Henry Cabot Lodges Remarks
in the House of Representatives.
In nhirotnf, disnafcl

Resume of Henry Cabot Lodges Remarks
in the House of Representatives.
Washington dispatch.I
The debate on the national election bill
was opened by Mr.. Lodge. Of Massa-
chusetts. He said that under the bill no
local machinery was to he disturbed. To
secure publicity at every stage of the
election was the leading principle of the
bill. AS to the power of Congress to en-
act such law, the Constitution and the
decisions of the Supreme Court were alb
solutely conclusive.
The acts which it was proposed to ex-
tend had been called into existence by
the gigantic frauds jp the city of New
York prior to 1870 and 1871. That GER
tainly was not sectional origin in the
sense that the charge was now made. The
other side had criticised the frauds COM
mitted in Northern cities. He would put
the secret official ballot in use in every
election district, because he believed
that was the only way to stop the use of
money in elections. Tt must not be sup
posed that legislation against bribery
must be national in it's character. The
bill, however, went as far as possible
toward meeting that evil. He asked the
gentlemen who were SO warm in their de-
nunciation of corruption and bribery to
unite with him in attacking those and
other evils besetting elections. AS to the
Southern States, it was apparent that
many people believed that great frauds
lief that such a thing as fair election
in the South was unknown, then 1t was
high time the United States should put
stop to the evil, it it had to exercise
every power the Constitution put into
ita hands.
He compared Mississippi with New
Jersey, where the populations in 1880
were equal in number. The total vote
in Mississippi was III, 900; in New Jer-
sew. 245, 900. In 1883 the total vote in
Mississippi had dwindled to- lis, 900,
while In New Jersey it had swollen to
500, 900, No intelligent and fair minded
man would deny that there had been
frauds i'm the North, and the proof was
the efforts made there by both parties to
throw open the elections to publicity. 1t
was not necessary to argue that Southern
elections were not always fair and free.
Where wrong-doing occurred in the
North 1t was where one party sought to
get ahead OF the other BY vulgar means,
As to the South. it was largely a QUESTION
or race. he negro problem was one Of
the grayest before tho American people.
lit was one in which all were concerned
and were responsible, whether living iii
the North or the South The wrong OF
slavery was to be expiated by the North,
which condoned it, 40 well as by the
South, which upheld it. The negro was
not forced ON us like the Chinese. 1T was
idle to say that he was better or than III
he had not been brought to civilization.
Better an eternity of savage liberty
than civilization which came to them