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Evening journal., 1893-01-02
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
Tho Doubiy Opprcssed I1armer

The Doubly Oppressed Farmer.
Philadelphia Times.
Wheat struck 60g cents in Chicago
within the last week This is the lowest
price IL has reached since December
1884, and only once in the last quarter of
a century has wheat been lower in any
month of the year This lowest price of
wheat recorded but once before i'm more
than twenty-five years comes TO the
farmer under the highest tariff taxes on
everything he buys ever levied by the
government in time of peace; and IL
clearly teaches the farmer the studied
mockery OF pretended tariff protection by
increased taxes ON grain wool, etc With
the highest taxes imposed avowedly to
protect the farmer bis wheat corn
wool, etc. now sell close TO the low.
est prices ever reached. Another
feature of the Mckinley tariff
is pointedly Illustrated in the present ex
ceptionally high price of potatoes To
delude the farmer with the holowest
mockery of protection, a tax of % cents
per bushe' was levied ON potatoes. and
now, with the potato crop q failule, our
farmers have few, II any TO sell. and
many farmers, along with the great mass
of the people must pay 2j cents extra
for every bushel Of potatoes they con.
sume The farmers, as a class. receive
no benefit from the tariff taxes on wheat.
rye, corn oats, hops. barley potatoes.
butter. cheese, eggs or wool With the
exception Of wool aud potatoes we export
vastly more than we Import aud must
seek foreign markets for our products
while few Of like foreign products are
consumed here Our high taxes on wool
have lessened the use of wool in our So
called woolen fabrics. and iesscned DE-.
mand has lessened the price The tarin
ON potatoes is a studied moclyery Of pro
tection Co the farmer When we have
an ordinary crop at home. our importa
lions do not exceed two per cent of the
consumption, and do not affect the price.
bu. he potato crop fails about once in
five years. aud when Il fails more than
half the farmers OF the country are
buyers and not sellers OF potatoes IN
stead Of PROTECTING The farmer. the
tariff on poiatoes becomes tax on him
when 10 affects him 80 all aud to day il
Is "a fearful tax upon forty nine dftietbs
Of the whole people OF the country
Thus is the farmer doubiy assessed.
donbly robbed, by the high taxes Of the
Mckinley tariff.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
lie cAucus To-NIeHT.
Democrats Invade the State Capital in
Strong Force.


stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan 2.-The biennial pilgrim
age of Democrats began today. Every
train brought large numbers from dis
tant points and the carriages of near by
politicians lined the streets.
Some of the leaders arrived early this
morning, but the real work of efectng
organization will not begin until this
evening when all the members, the as
pirants and their friends are upon the
ground.
The Houston and Hardcastle men are
confident that they control the situation
in the Senate. They claim that Charles
NJ. Houston, of Sussex county, and W.
A. Q. Hardoastle, of Kent county, will
be elected speaker and clerk of that body,
respectively, upon the FIRST ballot.
The real fight will DO in tine House
where William Cooch and J. Harvey
Whiteman, both New Castle county men,
will tilt for the speaSership. The men
who are conducting the fight for Mr.
Cooch claim four votes in New Castle;
from five to six in Kent, and not less
than six IN Sussex county. Eleven votes
are necessary for a choice and the claims
can fall four or FIVE votes and still leave
him a majority.
The Whitemen men contend that they
will go to Dover with clear majority Of
the New Castle delegation-not less than
four Of the seven votes. If the county
delegation should hold caucus and
decide upon Whiteman, such a course
might influence the delegations of the
two lower counties. If such caucus be
held it is not likely that the Cooch men
will be represented unless they have
positive assurance that they are in the
majority. The Whitemen workers
admit that the caucus idea of theirs is an
innovation, and they may not press it.
John r. Layton, of Sussex county, is
in the lead for the House clerkship.
The election of Mr. Cooch means Lay
tons election. Hon. Daniel NJ. Ridgely
is after the position and is making a
strong fight, but, it is said, he cannot
carry a solid delegation in his own
county.
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., has one hope.
That is, that the Speaker of the House
will not come from New Castle county.
This is highly improbable and his
friends concede that he viii have up
hill work to get the clerkship.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
COATS

The balance of our Coat
stock to be closed out at once
without regard to cost in some
cases. Some coats you can
buy of us at one-half, some at
one-third and others at one
quarter of former prices. We
have a few Plush Jackets
very few-that we are almost
giving away. Every coat in
the stock marked down in
price. Any person intending
to purchase a coat should call
and examine our stock, as we
know we can save money Tor
them. We want to close out
every garment before our an
nual inventory at the end of
January. We gave you a splen-
did opportunity.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

THERE is a fine political fight between
the Republicans and the Populists for
the Legislature in Kansas The Repub-
licans were beaten in the popular vote,
but through the connivance and dis
honesty Of the returning officers Jerry
Simpson says 1.-THE will Of the people
has been thwarted and the Peoples
party robbed of a legal majority in the
House and that they propose TO right
that steal at all hazards" kilograms
have been sent to every Republican
member and railroad pass mailed urg-
ing them to be in Topeka January pre-
pared to stay until the 10, the day the
House meets. Populists leaders heard
of this move and renewed their requests
by wire, urging Il cir members to be
here by the night { the A. Thus the
Republican party win cut its own
throat in the state which was once a
banner state of Republieanism. Even
If it should force itself into
power by fraud and bribery or even by
questionable and unfair methods It viii
be Overwhelmingly beaten at the next
election. The party leaders seem inca
pable Of comprehending the temper oi
the people. They have been forcing OBJ
noxious and unjust legislation on the
people for so many years that their sen
sibilities are dulled They are unable tC
comprehend the reason of their loss Of
one Northern State after another til
they can only claim tariff bought Penn
sylvania and Interchangeable Vermont from
the immense majority that Grant gav,
them but few years ago. When the
party met such crushing defeat in 1890
the leaders still unable to forget or Z,
learn, went into the field crying tin plate
and advocating Force bill methods as il
the people had not spoken at all. It il
just so in Kansas From a 90, 600 major
ity the Republican party has been s,
heedlessly reckless Of public opinion
as to decline to a minority; and still they
are trying to steal offices TO which the,
were not elected.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

THERE could be no more forcible and
disastrous illustration of the failure Of
Republican financial and economic legis
lation than the records Of the prices Of
wheat and silver offer A special law was
passed for the benefit Of silver-a lawcom
pelling the government to purchase
1000, ,0OO ounces of that commodity a
month, to sustain the price of silver
Silver has declined m price ever since
till the price was never SO low as it has
been since the sherman act OF 1890 was
passed The history Of wheat is the
same as that Of wool; when laws were
passed 70 enhance their prices for
the benefit OF the farmer the
prices have steadily declined Prices
have not always gone that way, but that
only shows the foolishness. unfairness
and ignorance Of applying the system Of
proteetion-the law for making commo
dities pay greater profits TO their owners
LA all cases whether the object is &C
compnshed or not. The fact is that the
alleged objects Of the protective laws
have never been accomplished In these
cases as In many other similar cases
they have failed even TO increase the
prices, and hence the profits Of the
commodities for which the laws were
passed in other cases they increased the
profits of the owners Of the commodities
by compelling the people 10 pay more for
them. The fact that prices have been
declining under protective laws does not
alter the case, because they have de
cllned under free trade to a still greater
oeRree.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

ing such interference" as Cleveland is
guilty Of Both the New York and the
Pennsylvania machines fail to compre-
hend why anybody should wish better
men in the Senate than either Murphy or
Quay. We admit that there Is no com
parison between the unftness of Murphy
and Quay but it is only a difference Of
degree Quay and his machine have been
longer at it than Murphy. Neither one
of them should be in the positions they
seek
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
A nav LopaE lNsrlrurep.
Burial of an Aged Woman Resident.
Trout Placed in "a Creek.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.

Special Correspondence Evening Journal
FAuLKLAND, Jan. 2.-vulcan Lodge
No. 81. A. 0. u. w. was instituted at
Marshallton, on Saturday evening. The
lodge received its charter last week. aud
General Foreman A. b. Jones installed
the officers and members on Saturday
After the installations the women of
the town rendered the newly-elected
officers and members a spread which
was enjoyed by all.
The afernoone astbound Landenberg
train yesterday, was delayed forty-fve
minutes at Hockessin on account of the
breaking OF a spring holder on the
locomotive1
Mrs Elizabeth Stewart, aged rs years.
who died on Friday, will be buried at
Red Clay Church cemetery tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Services will be
held at the church.
The ice on the dams of Red Clay creek
began TO break from the continued rainy
spell of yesterday, but freshet is ia no
way imminent
Chester countians have placed 1000
California trout ia Red Clay creek.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
nnd for tho Renublleans.

ST. Louis Democrat.
The Republican opponents of Senator
Quay have put up creditable candidate
for the Senatorship against him, but
Q nay is reasonably sure of reelection
nevertheless. A majority of the Repub-
lican members of the Legislature appear
to favor him, and this condition of
things is not likely to be changed in the
few weeks which will intervene before
the election takes place This is bad
situation for Pennsylvania and for the
Republican party in general but nc
chance Of escape from 70 Is Ia sig,t.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

puts us on new ground. It is fresh
franchise that we start with. It is
time for Christians to make good resolu
tions and keep them, but it is a good
time. too, for them TO determine what
Christian is. He is not a believer neces-
sarily in a philosopher nor theologian
The weakness Of what we call Christians
is that it is made to consist Of a lot Of
complicated things instead Of one thing. IL
should really consist solely Of the divine
light of Christ A man may
attend the Union Theological
Seminary for three years and
Princeton College for three years
and not be a Christian. / am tired Of
this fussing and perspirlng about "A
Christians theology have sat in the
Scotch Presbyterian Church and listened
to discussions that seemed to imply that
the Kingdom Of Heaven depended on the
dotting Of an Il. Ifa man has the
ecclesiastical screws put on him and he
is expelled from the Presbyterian
Church, it does not follow that he
ceases to be Presbyterian Nor he might
have added, real Christian. Real Chris
tians have not only been turned out Of
the church but prosecuted. Professor
Briggs and Dr. Lane are no better for
the controversies they have caused. but
they are no worse The men who have
prosecuted them so energetlcally might
have been better employed Ia teach
ing practical Christianity to those who
will hear It. AS Parkhurst says Christ
was neither philosopher nora theolo
gian - he was a practical Christian. He
went about teaching the love Of God by
precept and by example 20 all men who
would hear
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
DRESS GOODS

We have given the ladies of
Wilmington and vicinity
during the present season the
best values in dress stuffs
ever known in the history of
the dry goods business of this
city. We contiue these offer
ings of fine dress fabrics at
about half price with some adj
ditional mark downs. No
where can you get more for
your money in desirable
and useful dress goods than at
our counters.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

IT was real sad TO see the depressed
Republican members Of the Levy Court
vending their way homeward for the
last time as Levy Courtmen on Saturday
night President Buckingham looked
like he wished he had never come. Mr.
Gillis seemed ready, like a drowning
man, to grasp the Republican shrievalty
straw next year. Mr. Jolls looked down.
cast and seemed TO be in liutry to get
home. Mr.. Hutchison seemed happy but
half.disappointed that his guberpatorial
chances had been blown to atoms. Mr..
Clark was the only member who did not
seem at all concerned. He was satisfied
that he had held back the Catholic benev-
olent appropriations during his tenure of
Office. 1t is said that all of the Republi-
can members were total abstainers.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
serere Storm on the Jerser const.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Jan. "A
severe storm ragged along the New Jer-
sey coast last night. Early in the day
a heavy fall of rain began, and at night
the wind was blowing a gale.
The sea was heavy and did
considerable damage along the beach at
this place, about sixty feet of the bluff
having been torn away. At Asbury
Park the storm ragged with much fierce
nesslsbut little damage, however, was
done. No other damage is reported
along the beach.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

A PLEASANT feature of the late cam
paign was the not infrequent expression
of Democratic confidence that Mr.. Cleve-
land, from political point Of view,
''had more sense" and was "a better
Democrat" than in the cruder days Of
1884. We have always inclined to agree
with this feeling, and It is TO be hoped
that the Murphy incident will be the
last occurrence to indicate its error
New York Sun.
If anybody understood those asser-
tions TO signify that Mr.. Cleveland
would stand calmly by and see the inter
ests Of the State Of New York, of the
country, and of the Democratic party
sacrificed in the interest of the Hill
Murphy machine, which is as mimi.
cal to Cleveland as it is inimioal to
the public welfare, he is mistaken.
Cleveland is not that kind of a
man. He believes, he knows indeed,
that Murphy has not the ability.
needed for Senator and that he
is his personal aad political
enemy, hence Cleveland does not
hesitate to oppose him. That is Cleve.
lands way. He did not dodge the silver
issue; he does not dodge the Murphy
issue He naturally wishes an able man
in whom he has confidence, just as
Senator Hill wishes small man who
will play the part of "Me too in the
Senate So far as we are concerned we
cannot comprehend that the Murphy in.
cident shows that Cleveland is any the
ess a Democrat. or that Hills any tn,
more Democrat 1t is simply pro
longation of the old fight in which Cleve
land will inevitably run down the op
position whether IT is carried TO tn,
Senate by Murphy and Hill or stopped
where It is.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

Samuel Shellabarger. the leading law
yer Of Washington, aud for years the
chairman Of the House Judiciary Commit
tee and leader Of the Republicans
as a member from Ohio, tainted in his
pew in the New York Avenue Church
yesterday, and was carried out uncon l.
sclous amid suppressed excitement Re
publicans should be careful about attend
ing church too suddenly at the beginning
Of new year, without any preparatory
training or hygenic fertilization. it is too
great a strain.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
MUSLINS

Every intelligent person
must be aware of the de-
cided advance in all kinds of
cotton goods. You will be
obliged to pay from l to ? cents
more for your muslins, but as
long as our stock lasts we will
sell at old prices, and we have
apretty good supply on hand.
Buyers of Blankets, Com
fortables, Underwear, Hosiery,
Gloves, Table Linen, Towels
and Napkins will do well to
see what bargains we are Of
fering III these goods.
We call special attention to
a lot of
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
WANAMAKER's.
Phnadeiphia, Monday, January 2, 1873.
The weather today is likely
to be cloudy.
In the matter of Shoes.

In the matter Of Shoes.
One element is always pres
ent, sometimes rampant in
local Shoe trade-falsehood.
Ignorance inspires some, trade
trickery inspires more.
Perhaps some people like it.
1t would at least seem to be
SO for the mendacity is peren-
nial and apparently prosperous.
Seems hard to stop right
here when the proof is in plain
sight and ready for use-but
our self-imposing limitations
prevent. This column is never
personal.
Careful folks will know.
We ring out the old year
with some bargains, good bar
gains and true, in Women's
and Children's Shoes. The
facts about them are steadfast
as the rOck-ribbed hills.
Women's Shoes at S..
Sizes are now complete.
Fair values So and $3.50.
If we had caught the contagion
of advertising we'd write SIS.
An original complete bargain.
Women's Shoes at S..
This is an evolved bargain.
Composite but complete, col
lected from lines at 81, SIS, SO.
Girls and Small Boys
Shoes at ST..
For dress and knockabout,
sizes 7 to I3H, all widths.
Would be bargains at $I.5o,
$I.75 and So. To argue foi
their cheapness and their ex
cellence would be like trying
to prove the blessing Of
sunlight.
Market street.
Women's Cloaksand Wraps
The stock is fresh and bright
with all the new thoughts o.
the season. 1t is electrified
with prices that make the
goods dear-yes, dear to tn,
economic soul; they are tn,
essence of real cheapness.
No room in the daily new.
of this stock for the dreay
, annual plaititudes of stock
/ taking. Bargainful in prices
We command the season an,
do not drivel at the end of it..
Second floor, Chestnut street.
Ulster-Cape Coat. Wit
3 either a man can count on com
fort as well as dressiness
Ulsters, $40, $I2, SIS and u,
f to fine black Montagna
n a at $45. Cape Coats, SIS t,
y S22.5o, or for the swellest
n $50 and SIS double breasted
extra long Military Cape, blue
y black and fancy Homespuns.
All the Mems Suits at $3.50
I SIS and SI6.5o go to the ST.
! table.
- Juniper and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
wIImlneton aIusIc al the Inaugurntlon

Hyatt's Military Band has been en-
gagged by the Young Mems Democratic
Club to 60 to Washington, d. c., on
March A. Conductor +. T. Beggs
will take twenty-five players to
the capital and viii make
every effort TO have the band prove it.
self to be the best.equipped and best
appointed military band ever taken out
of Wilmington. The players win be
Wilmingtonians and are now rehearsing
some pleasing concert music.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
THE Chicago Post says:

THE Chicago Post says:
II the Humane Society succeeds in
Furnishing the lockers Of horses tails it
should at once turn its attention TO the
dudes who bang their hair.
/ No man with correct eye or
an unvitiated taste can advocate
docking, but the comparison
between the bang and the tail does in
justice to the horse. The fact is that
people ought not to rush into court
against either the hirsute ornaments Of
the dude or the caudal appendage ampu-
tations of the horse The Humane So
ciety should find something more import
ant TO do.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

"a novel, says Marion Crawford, 'is
an intellectual, artistic luxury" II Mr.
Crawford should see feminine novel
reading iiend taking out two novels at a
time to return them two days afterwards
without being sure that she had not
read them before, he would modify his
opinion, at least as TO the intellectual
quality Of the LUXURY
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

The Holiday rush is over,
but still we are busy, for
which we thank our numer-
Gus patrons and friends. We
think we can best show our
appreciation of the splendid
Holiday business we have had
by announcing to our many
customers
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

THE EVENING JOURNAL enters upon
the year 1898 with
The finest telegraphlc service, re-
ceived over our own wires. which are
connected with points all over the
world.
A local department that gets all the
news, and news that is renowned for its
excellence, accuracy and sprghtiNess.
Editorial columns that have bee and
are being quoted from by TIP iehding
American newspapers Of today
Legislative reports from its owt Iteno.
graphic correspondents. Not tdull,
statistical records OF proceeding but
bright and breezy news stories Nell
worth careful reading.
Correspondence from all over the state
that is reliable, complete and interesting
to all.
A plant that is proportionately second
to none in the country, including a per-
fecting press capable Of cutting, print
ing and folding over 100 papers a
minute.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

THE purpose Of Mr.. Cleveland TO put
a man like Carlisle at the head Of the
Treasury Department shows plainly the
temper Of the man who carried the
country with such cyclone Of popular
confidence, and serves as a notice TO the
people that this will be an able, careful.
wise and scrupulously honest admins
tration with no foolishness, no bun.
combe, none OF the silly or vicious clap
trap OF partisanship about 1t. Carlisle
is as earnest as he is patriotic; as com
petent as he is brave; and as noble as he
is true, honorable and learned. The
Cabinet that is pitched to the key Of his
fitness and ability will be the most able
Cabinet assembled since Linsoln gathered
that wonderful galaxy of great men
around him. That was war crisis
this is financial crisis. Both demand
wise and true men Of great ability
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
The Dog Registry.

The dogs of the city have a lease Of
life until January 20. Owners are not in
much of hurry in getting their
CANNES insured for the year. Only
thirty-six were registered up to noon
to.daY.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

FoR the next few days the chief Inn
pediment to accurate writing will be the
confusion arising from "this year" and
'last year philadelphia Ledger.
That viii not be circumstance, how
ever, to the impediments to those who
are walking across the line which
divides the shattered resolutions Of last
year from the new and fragile resolutions
of this Year.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

SENATOR HILL and the machine forced
Governor Flower to appoint Judge
Maynard to the Supreme Bench they ex.
pect to force the Legislature to elect Mr..
Murphy senator. For q long time the
Republicans had machine which they
esteemed invincible. But the people
finally convinced them that 10 was the
most vincible thing in the United States
on November 8.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
Mrs. Lease ana no Lobb, isls.

Pittsburg Telegram.
There would be one ad santrge in max
ing Mrs Lease United Stir.s y nator.
Pretty female lobb, -ts could never
wheedle her into any } eosnre 1t she is
at all like other women. the prettier the
lobbyists were the more they could not
get away with her
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
A Great Closing
Out Sale.

AT MARK-DowN PRICES,
which must be interesting to
every person who wishes to
save money in the purchase of
dry goods.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
Omccs CIosed Tn.nnr.

The postoiIiee and federal Offices are
closed to day in observance of the New
Year. The city Offices are closed with
the exception of the tax Office for the
northern district aud the Water Depart
fneut
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

There was a revival meeting last night at
kingswood church. a large attendance was
despite the weather. The revival meetings
will be continued.
Evening journal., 1893-01-02
SMYRNA RUGS

At off prices.
Special bargains in Umbrel-
las and GossameIs; closing
out odd lots very cheap.
The balance of a manufdc-
turer's stock of Jerseys to be
closed out at IS cents each;
former prices ST..
Evening journal., 1893-01-02

THERE is no compass to guide man
who has embarked upon the sea Of mat
rimony; he must sink or-get rid of his
mother-in-iaw.