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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

were to embark on mild civil war in
the fight for and against the Louisiana
Lottery Company. Were the citizens of
the North to adopt such bloodthirsty
address as the following, trouble might
be expected: ave pledge ourselves to
fight to the bitter end the horde of
gamblers and bribers who infest our
beloved State. We pledge you, even in
revolution. bloody, stern, and terrible,
rather than submit to the shame and
degradation proposed by the lottery
company. We pledge you the best
blood of the land to maintain the honor
of the State" Such language is hardly
to be taken literally, however, in the
tropical climate of Southern Louisiana.
HILL OR WHICH SHALL
IT BE IN '92?
Harper's Weekly.
Governor Hill has made himself master
of a strong and efficient machine, while
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland trust largely
to the logic of the situation. They an
ticipate a contest upon the question of
tariff revision, and they naturally hold
that in such a contest Mr.. Cleveland is
the inevitable party leader. To put him
aside would be confession of doubt
and an abandonment of the issue. They
look. therefore, for Mr.. Cleveland's NOM
ination by acclamation. The depend
ence Of the Hill contingent is of another
kind. 1t aims to secure delegates, and
appeals to the party tradition and spirit
by representing Mr.. Cleveland as the
mugwump rather than the Democratic
favOrite. 1t will question his party
popularity in his own State, and suggest
party alienation in the Western States
as the result of his positive financial
views, and as last stroke will probably
say that under the peculiar circum-
stances the surest way of securing New
York will be to take Western candi-
date.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
THE law in New York which compe

THE law in New York which compels
secrecy in the executions of criminals,
and which forbids the publication of
the details of such executions, is being
subjected to much adverse criticism.
New York papers, almost without ex-
ception, published detailed descriptions
of the Sing Sing electric killing, and
boasted of having done so. 1t is right
that executions should not be open to
the public generally. Spectaeles of
slaughter and blood-shed are demoral-
izing to the masses. The smell of blood
is ever in the nose of the every day
citizen, an appeal to the brute side of
his nature. Scientists and clergymen,
however, and other men of more cult
ured sensibilities, can view such scenes
without moral degradation.
The press, however, should be allowed
full freedom in the matter 1t is the
watch dog of all our liberties, and it
should not be chained Whether they
see or not, the great American people
want to know, and they should not be
denied.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
AN ALLIANCE "CORNER.

Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The farmers are opposed to all monop-
olies and combinations except those of
their own formation.
Just now they are organizing a
gigantic corner in grain.
1t is proposed to withhold this years
wheat crop from the market until the
farmers can get their own price.
The scheme is explained to the grain
raisers by means of 100000 circulars
sent through the channels of the Farm
ers' Alliance, and gives glowing statistics
of the profit to be made.
The circular concludes with these
words: "This action would be similar
to strike, but with this difference: The
workingman loses money every day the
strike lasts, while you don't lose any
thing, and if some should be inconven-
fenced for a few weeks for ready cash,
they will surely not be poorer by it."
This sort of a corner would be very
wicked if worked by clique of specu-
ulators, but being scheme of the
Farmers Alliance, the deadly foe of all
monopoly, it is eminently praiseworthy.
If it could be carried out, great dis
tress would follow the advance in the
price of breadstuffs, but the projectors
will find it impossible to control the
large number of grain producers. There
are too many of them for the success of
the scheme.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
NO THIRD rARTY NEEDED.


Cleveland World.
The World believes that the farmer
has grievances; that some of them are
in the very nature of things and can
not be remedied, while others can be
reached by legislation. Those that are
the result of the present state of society
and the introduction of machinery into
the work of the world cannot be reme-
died by party or political action. The
matter of equalizing taxation and the
relief which may come from the taxation
of franchises and incomes will be of
benefit to the agricultural masses. We
do not see any reason for the organiza-
ton of a third party to secure these
ends. Tne only thing that is necessary
in order to bring about proper relief in
this or other directions in which the
farmer is interested is for him to take
hold of things and demand what is
needed.
The farmer should attend the caucus
He should take hand in politics. In
stead of being led away by the specious
talk of demagogues and cheap editors
who are trying to establish themselves
at the farmers expense, and lead him
into new organizations, he should go
ahead on his own. account. Instead of
taking up some demagague who talks
with rapid lingo and promises every
thing, the farmer should send one of
his own number to to the Legislature,
or to Congress if he can. The old polit-
ical parties are the ones that will hold
the power to do anything, and if any
thing is wanted to be done it must be
done in and through them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
PUBLIC OPINION.
THE ELECTRICAL EXECUTIONS.

THE ELECTRICAL EXECUTIONS.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Full accounts of the execution of the
four men put to death in Sing Sing,
leave little doubt that the method ap-
piled in this case is a great advance
over the semi barbarous execution by
hanging, which has held sway so long in
this land. By the improved apparatus
employed the more repulsive features
of Kemmler's death were entirely re-
moved. There is every reason to be
lieve that death was instantaneous in
all cases. The electric current was ap-
piled only a few seconds in each case,
and death wBs unaccompanied by the
contortions and convulsive movements
which indicate prolonged death agony.
The feature of the accounts, which has
at once the strongest mixture of repul-
sion and attraction, is the business like
celebrity with which four human beings
were quietly. but effectively, hurried
into the next world.
On the whole there is every reason for
the opinion that electrical execution of
criminals in a distinct advance of civil
ization. The only respect in which the
new law is failure is in its attempt to
prevent the press of the United States
from giving the news with regard to
that important change.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
NEED OF WATCFULNESS.

Undoubtedly the Democrats will make
a desperate effort this fall to retain con-
troll of the Legislature. They will let the
governorship go to the winds and cease
to give it thought before they will re-
linguish one particle of hope and effort
to elect majority in the General AS
semby. With internal dissensions in
the party in regard to the executive they
60 into the race handicapped in meas
ure. They will probably make pre-
tense of concentrating the whole fight
on the Governor, but the supreme effort
will be made quietly on the legislative
ticket in every county where hope at all
exists. A successor to John Sherman is
to be chosen, the State re-districted for
congressional purposes for the next ten
years, and many other questions of vi
tai interest hinge on the result. Should
the Democrats secure these it would be
clear gain to them, while in securing
them the Republicans simply hold their
own. In a Democratic Legislature,
where Senatorship is to be sold, there
is money, and every time the Democra-
cy can be-depended upon to go for that.
With them the question of electing a
Legislature is question of Doodle, and
for that they will put in their best licks.
In this county they will make a strug-
gle to secure a member. Whoever they
nominate they will do their best to elect.
In order to meet the enemy on vantage
ground the Republicans must choose
their candidate carefully, knowingly,
and deliberately. He will needs be a
man well fitted and able to poll the full
strength of the party ir order to place
his election beyond the matter of doubt.
Even with the best man, it will take the
best work, and nothing must be left un-
done to further the interests of the Re-
publican ticket. If Republicans keep
fully in view the questions at stake, and
each man does his duty, all will be well.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
SINCE the execution

SINCE the execution of the four men
by electricity at Sing Sing, last week,
sensational newspapers have been de-
failing stories of how the bodies of the
men were burned, and demanding the
repeal of the law. 1t is agreed that
death came to the men instantaneously.
and what does it matter if their bodies
were burned a little. A murderer de-
serves roasting If there were more
care taken to put murderers out of the
way, and not so much quibbling about
the manner, it might have a lessening
effect on crime for awhile.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
VARIOUS EDITORIAL SENTIMENT.

A MOVEMENT is on foot in New York
City to secure the holding of the next
Republican National Convention at
Manhattan Beach. 1t is urged by those
who have taken the initiative in the
movement that its location at the sea-
side would be great attraction to the
delegates from the West and Northwest,
as well as those from the South, and
that they would have jollier time than
could be possible were the gathering
held in an interior city There is more
than sufficiency of hotel accommoda-
tion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
THE PULPIT AND THE STAGE.

Rev. T. NJ. Shrout, pastor United Breth-
rem church, Blue Mound, Kas, says: 81
feel it my duty to tell what wonders DR..
Kings New Discovery has done for me;
my lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought | could live only
few weeks; took 5 bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery; and am sound and well,
gaining % lbs in weight" Arthur Love,
manager Loves Funny Folks Combina-
tion, writes: after a thorough trial and
convincing evidence, l am confident Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
beats em all. and cures when everything
else fails; the greatest kindness l can do
my many Thousand friends is to urge
them to try it, Free trial bottles at
PattersOn's drug store; regular size SOC
and 81. 3
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

THE cutlery business of Sheffield
England, fell off s35O,OO0 in amount
during the past three months. That
means that American workingmen have
had much more employment at good
wages, and American enterprise and
industry a corresponding profit. Oh
course it is all on account of the Nc
Kinley bill.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

THE attempt has been made to rep
resent the advantages of the reciprocity
treaty with Brazil as exclusively be-
slowed upon manufacturers, and farm
ers have been told that this was another
instance of neglect of their interests.
But the fact is that of American exports
of articles made free by Brazil under
the treaty, 1886 per cent. are agricul-
tural products.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

BUT protection, as the Republican
party understands it, is not thus limited
in it's aims. Its purpose is to protect
the native producer by taxing all for
eign products which in any way compete
with those of home growth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
SHARING HIS PAY.

Youths Companion.
The Italians tell story which well il
lustrates the painciple that it is never
safe to make corrupt or extortionate
bargain, since the very keeping of it may
get the bargainer into trouble. The
Marquis de la Scalas, very wealthy no.
bleman, had invited his neighbors to
grand entertainment, and proposed that
the feast which he served them should
lack no delicacy that could be obtained.
Some of the guests who had arrived ear
ly for the purpose of paying their re-
spects to the marquis, were in his cham
Der when the steward came in and said
that fisherman had brought some of
the finest fish in all Italy, but demand
ed most extravagant price.
"No matter about the price" said the
marquis, "buy the fish and pay him his
money"
$50 1 would" said the steward, ''but
he refuses to take any money"
"Then what does he want?"
"a hundred strokes with whip, and
he says he will not throw off single
blow"
The whole company hereupon ran
down stairs to see what sort of fisher
man it was who demanded so singular
price for his fish.
"These are beautiful fish," said the
marquis. "Come, my man, how much
money do you want for them?"
"Not penny, my lord," said the fish
erman, 81 will not take money. If you
wish to take the fish you must order me
a hundred lashes on my bare back; 9th
erwise l shall apply elsewhere"
"Rather than lose the fish," said the
marquis, 1--WE must let this fellow have
what he asks. Herer' he cried, to one
of his grooms, "pay this man his hun
dred lashes, which are his honest de-
mand; but don't lay them on too hard
don't hurt him very much
The fisherman stripped for the whip
ping, and the groom prepared to do his
masters bidding.
'Now, my friend,' said the fisherman,
"keep the account correctly, | beg of
you, for 1 don't want stroke more than
is my due"
The whole company were astonished
at the bravery with which the man bore
out the operation, until he had received
the fiftieth lash. Then he cried out,
Hold, my friend! I've had my full
share of the price now"
"Your shared" exclaimed the marquis.
"What do you mean?"
81 have partner, my lord, whom l
promised full half of whatever | got
for my fish, and 1 think your lordship
would say that it would be shame to
deprive him of a single stroke"
"Who is your partner?"
"Your porter, my lord, who keeps the |
outer gate. Although he knew there
was to be feast, he refused to admit |
me to the grounds until had promised
him half of what l should get for the
fish,"
"Ho, ho!' said the marquis. "That
is the sort of business that is done at |
the outer gate, is it?" Well, you have
had your half of the pay, and now, in
deed, your partner shall have the other
half"
The dishonest porter received the
payment" in full measure, and the
sent the fisherman away with
twenty sequins.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
A STRANGE PHENOMENON.

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.
Western scientists are puzzled over a
strange physical change that is taking
place in Southern California. Nature is
engaged in a work that threatens 10
make the famous Colorado desert a
thing of the past. This once barren and
arid waste is now being submerged, an
exhibition of irrigation on larger scale
than ever before seen in that State
Where the water comes from is what is
puZzling the natives.
This desert is stretch of sand and
granite, 140 miles in length and 20 wide,
barren of vegetation or moisture, and
during much of the year the heat is in
tense. In places the surface is $50 feet
below the sea level. Traces of a water
line on the surrounding high land tell
of flood in the remote past, and the
Indians have tradition of great over
flow that once drowned many of their
numbers.
On June % an earthquake shock was
felt in Southern California and water
began to make its appearance in this
basin. 1t was at first thought to be from
an overflow of the Colorado river, but
the flood continues after the river has
fallen. The only explanation that seems
satisfactory at present is that owing to
some modification of the earth's surface
as result of subterranean forces the
flood is from the Gulf of Lower Califor
mia. Should this prove true, the once
arid desert will be succeeded by an in
land sea, surrounding fertile soil will
take the place of the barren waste and
agriculture will be made possible where
the land has not been habit
lble. The development of the phenom-
enon is being watched with great inter-
,st by scientific observers.
WHY is MT this good thing? DIR. Fen
lor's Kidney and Backache Cure is war
anted to give satisfaction in every case
# money returned Such proposition
ould MT be thought of if the medicine
vas mt superior to all Others. !.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

WHY don't these bright Democratic
editors say something about sugar?
Sugar costs less than half what it did a
year ago. We can not produce sugar,
and to put it on the free list is true
protection. The Mills bill, that by
which all Democrats swear, increased
the duty on sugar. They would levy a
tariff on tea, coffee and sugar, things
we have to buy, and admit free, things
we can produce. That is the kind of
revenue tariff the Democracy favors.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
THE free trade organs are raising a

THE free trade organs are raising a
great howl over the increased cost OF
the poor mans dinner pail under the
Mckinley law. All the tin that goes in
to pail costs only about two and sew
en-tenths cents. The rest of the cost
goes to the manufacturer and dealers.
A pail costs about 20 cents, just the
same as it did before the tin plate tariff
The same is true of all other kinds of
household tin ware, including tin used
for canning purposes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
lGREELEY'S VISIT TO LINCOLN
AFTER THE INAUGURATION.

AFTER THE INAUGURATION.
In most characteristic address by
Horace Greeley, on Lincoln, which wa.
written about 1868, and is now publish
ed for the first time in the July Century
the great editor says:
fsaw him for a short hour abont a
fortnight after his Inauguration; aud
though the tidings of General Twiggs'
treacherous surrender of the largest pOr-
ton of our little army, hitherto employ
ed in guarding our Mexican frontier,
had been some days at hand, l saw or
heard nothing that indicated or threat
ened belligerency on our part. On the
contrary, the President sat listening to
the endless whine of office seekers,
and doling out village post-offices to
importunate or lucky partisans just as
though we were sailing before land
breezes on a asmiling, summer sea; to my
inquiry, "Mr. President do you know
that you will have to fight for the place
in which you sit?" he answered pleasas-
antly, L will not say lightly-but in
words which intimated his disbelief that
any fighting would transpire or be need
ed; and l firmly believe that this dogged
resolution not to believe that our coun-
try was about to be drenched in frater-
nal blood is the solution of his obstinate
calmness throughout the earlier stages
of the war; and especially, his patient
listening to the demand of deputation
from the Young Christians of Baltimore
as well as of the mayor and of other city
dignitaries, that he should stipulate
while blockaded in Washington, and in
imminent danger of expulsion, that no
more Northern volunteers should cross
the sacred soil of Maryland in fastening
to his relief We could not comprehend
this at the North-many of us have not
yet seen through it; most certainly if he
had required'a committee of ten thous-
and to kick the bearers of this prepos-
ferrous, impudent demand back to Balti-
more, the ranks of that committee would
have been filled in an hour from any
Northern city or county containing fifty
thousand inhabitants.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
"wHY I AM A PRoTEcTIoNIsT.

"wHY I AM A PRoTECTIoNIST."
Hon. B. F. Jones.
l am a protectionist because ouI
country has prospered with protection
and languished without it.
Because revenue can more easily, more
surely, and with less objection be raised
by judicious protective tariff laws than
otherwise.
Because protection diversifies employ
ment and largely relieves wage-earners
from foreign competition, thereby en-
abling them to be liberal consumers as
well as producers.
Because, as has been demonstrated,
the effect of protection is the cheapening
of products.
Because defense against injurious i'm
portations is as necessary and justifable
as is an army and navy.
Because the theory of free trade
between nations is as fallacious, i'm
practicable, and utterly absurd as that
of free love between families.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
SuR-TREASURY SCHEME.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Peanuts, which were worth so cents a
bushel year ago, are selling at so cents.
This moves the Boston Herald to inquire
what sort of fix the United States Gov
ernment would be in if the b-treasury
scheme had been in operation, and the
planters had turned their peanuts into
the sub-treasury and received 80 per
cent. of the market price at that time,
in accordance with the details of this
proposition of the Alliance. The Gov
ernment would be IA per cent. out on
every bushel.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

THE Baltimore american wants to
back Brice against Bill Nye as the
champion funny man of the country
SAYS the american: "Bill Nye is the
leading humorist of the country, but
his reputation is endangered every time
Monopolist Calvin S. Brice issues one
of his addresses against monopoly
Brice's management of the Democratic
party is about the funniest political
spectacle a great country ever saw"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

ALL the foolish schemes of National
ism and all the propositions for creating
happiness by acts of Congress are but
evidences that this is land of the free
They demonstrate the prepotent perpet-
uation of the best quality of the Anglo
Saxon--his propensity to growl, agitate
and fight
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

For headaches, billiOusness, constipa
tion, dizziness, sleeplessness, the blues
scrofula, the blood and all skin eruptions
DIR. Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and
Nerve Tonic never fails; warranted to sat
isfy or money refunded; could this be af-
forded if the Remedy wasn't certain?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

WITH one accord the Democratic
papers are publishing statements show
ing the size of our payments for pensions.
1t is true that our burden for pensions
is large. So is our debt of gratitude to
the soldiers of the Union. But will our
Democratic contemporaries descend to
particulars and tell US precisely what
pensions they would repeal if they
could9
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16
CAUSE OF THE QUARREL,

Springfield, Mass, Republican Dem)
1t should not be. forgotten that this
quarrel of the Knights of Labor with
the administration began over the
questions of the right of an intelligent
and industrious colored girl to work in
the government printing office. Each
printer there has female assistant, and
under the civil service rules this colored
girl was given employment and assigned
press. The printer refused to work
with her, and was told he must or leave
the bureau. Thereupon he gathered
about him a half-dozen sympathizers,
who began to make trouble and interfere
with the discipline of the department;
and they were finally discharged. Then
the general officers of the Knights of
Labor took up their case and demanded
their reinstatement which implied also
the discharge of the girl and the repri
manding or discharge of Chief Meredith
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-07-16

THE Democratic newspapers are com,
mending Secretary Fosters book-keep.
ing to the country by their abuse. 1t is
a pleasure to note that the Secretary
does not please them. His business is
to uphold the credit of the country. and
their to break it down.