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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
Kansas Farmers PrOspering.

The state of Kansas is blessed with
remarkable powers of recu2eration
and strong vitality. Despite the
financial depression, the short crops,
and, above all, the domination Of the
Populists party, the people of the
sunfower state have, during the first
nine months of this year, paid obliga-
tions aggregating nearly 100000.
The showing is most creditable and is
an evidence of the. prosperity that
will come to the Kansans when they
take the straws out of their hair,
stop damning the capitalists and
overturn the brazen idols that they
have worshipped for two years-in
other words, when they regain their
senses.-Chicoqo Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
RetributiOn.

How we'll I remember lasht fall al the rally,
marched in line wild the wOrkin min sure,
The fall of the rich and the rise of the poor
Shure that's what they tould me was mint by
the victory,
And no wonder that was elated at that,
AS / slipped to the music just like an old
sOger
And wore big rooshter on the top O. me
hat.
invited the boss wild his riches and comfort,
No share of the profits I'd get if again
voted to kape up the tariff that only
Protected the bosses and burdened the min.
All, sure, I'll get even now wild We, my hOneys,
I'll vote just as sure as my name it is Pat
For Grover, and thin, at the ratification,
I'll wear big rOOshter wore on me hat.
/ done it, bad luck to the day and the hour,
I'd like TO recall that same vote If could,
And once again hear the ould shteam whistle
soundin'
That called me to work when the times they
were good
The boss he looks worried, the foreman is
sour
The ould mill is deserted and gloomy at
And all have left for me share Of the glory
Is the ould battered rooshter wore on me
hat.
1 mushtered up courage one day to shpeak to
him
And ask him how long we'd be idle. You
The mill had been closed for fortnight an
lOaf1n'
Wild not a clint comm was tellin' on me.
He seq to me, Pat you an will both suffer;
Me bizness is crippled, me credit is fiat,
But if yeZ git hungry, yez KNOW he said sly
ly,
"Yez can ate the ould rooshter yez wore on
yer hat"
So there's the whole story, and none can deny
it,
The truth must be tould though the
heavens should fall,
We made mistake in defeatin' the party
That gave US protection, good money and
all.
In four: years from now yez may talk till
you re spacheless,
An argify till you re as gray as rat,
But if that party again is triumphant,
The divil a roOshter yez'll see on me hat.
BY c. C. IT.. in Bloomington Paragraph.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
Jerry RuSk.

General Rusk was typical Ameri-
can, and his career is another in
stance of the fact that under our free
institutions the way is open to every
one, irrespective of his condition, if
he is mentally well endowed, and pos
sesses the ambition to make some
thing of himself.-Toledo Blade.
Although deficient in education and
lacking in mastery Of elegant speech,
be was possessed of such sound judg-
ment, singleness of purpose, rigid
honesty and combative force that he
was greatly trusted and greatly
honored duringa period offorty three
years, or ever since he was 81 years
old.-Rochester Democrat and Chroni-
Gle.
In all positions, in all relations,
under ali circumstances, he was O.
man to be depended on. He was
governed by high sense offidelity to
whatever obligation he assumed.
He was as reliable as he was self
reliant, as true as he was strong, as
modest as he was brave, as generous
and sympathetic as he was outspoken
and honest Washington Post.
There was always something re-
freshing about General Rusk. He
made no pretensions to craftsmanship
and he was a partisan of the blindest
type, and yet he had the American
genius for running things" and he
was incapable of serious mistakes. In
his own and neighboring states there
will be general sorrow at the death of
this sturdy and kindly man. Success
did not spoil him; he was always one
Of the people, proud of having been a
tiller OF the soil and a volunteer SOL
dier. He will be remembered longer
than many who pretended more and
achieved less.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

The Madison Democrat is deter
mined that the organs of the state
administration shall have the facts
about Gov. Peck's relations to the
roster job whether the organs will
print such facts or not. In reply to
declaration by Postmaster Merrell's
organ at Prairie du CHEN that the
governor "thought best not to order
the books"(the rosters) The Dem crat
says: But the books were ordered
by the governor, the order was ap-
proved by the encouragement and
that order did 60 into the possession
OF the parties who were to derive such
colossal gains by complying with its
requirements. And what is more, the
order would have been executed but
for the timely action of the authorized
state printer in compelling the COVER
nor under the alternative of immedi-
ate prosecution to cancel it. 1t was
not till the attorney for the state
printer read the riot act to the gov
ernor that 'he thought best not to
order the books He had no volition
In the emergency"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

ANOTHER Democratic newspaper
has thrown a club at "Gen." Doe.
The appointment Of Doe seems to
have been favorably received only by
the regular" organs of the ring.
The Fond du Lac Journal says: "Gen.
Doe, the GAINESVILLE warrior, will soon
wear his plumed bonnet at the nation
al capital. If you are going to be a
military hero in times of peace, your
fame must befounded on your appear
ance during dress parade. When tin
soldiers thirst for exalted Offices, they
must be careful of their dress. A
piece of thistle down on a military
overcoat might work the sacrifice of
a distinguished position"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

"GEN." JOE Doe is going to be as
sistant secretary of war and draw a
salary of 81, 500 per annum. In this
instance Boss Wall has got good
job for one of the Democratic stump
speakers who travelled this state last
fall promising deluded voters better
times and better pay if they would
vote the Democratic ticket. That he
made such promises will be remem-
bered by many who heard him in
this city at Concordia hall last fall.
Doe gets a fat job for his work while
the wages of dupes have been cut and
they employed for less hours than
they were a year ago.-Sheboygan
TeLe0TdD1.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

Col. KNIGHTS expedition to Wash
Ington to protest against the remov-
al of the iron ore duties seem to have
been started rather late. The Wash
ington advices say the Democratic
Ways and Means committee has re-
fused to listen to the demands of the
Southern iron men, and it is scarcely
to be expected that the committee
will listen to Col. Knights scheme.
The Ashland Press says: "With
starving and restitution prevalent on
the Michigan, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa iron ranges, the colonel has plen-
ty Of material from which to make a
good argument. But why pick out
this one product ? The restitution
occasioned by the shutting of the
mines is truly appalling, but are
there not other industries equally
threatened by the tariffcranks? Have
not the farmers of Ohio who have
been threatened with free wool, al
ready expressed their sentiments by
81 900 plurality as opposed to any
other than home competition. Are
there not industries all over the
country equally threatened? Then
why should Col. Knight raise his
voice in protest against the carrying
cut of the policy adopted by the
party?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

If it were not for the certainty Of
Gov Peck's connection with the
roster printing steal, the state tax
payers might find commendable ex-
cellence in his silence. Possibly the
governor doesn't say anything about
the matter, for the same reason that
a man doesn't wiggle much when he
falls into muddy pool. In this
case, anything the governor might
say in his defense or extenuation
might only make the matter worse.
Spencer Tribune (Rep.)
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

81 SOUND the note of warning here
tonight, | wish it might reach every
corner of the country; that every
reduction of the tariff will oe folio we'd
by reduction of wages; that every cut
in the tariff rates will be followed by
a cut in the wage rates. The effect Of
the proposed tariff legislation whether
intended or not is an unerring blow
at labor, which will be instantly felt
in the home of every operative in the
United States. '-Ertract from Coz.
McKiqley's speech at Boston November
%
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
WATERFOWL, WIS, Nov. 90, 1898.

THE Topeka Journal will scarcely
be able to kill Tom Reeds presiden-
tial boom with the declaration that
eve have had enough fat men," This
attempt to hit Mr.. Reed with a
whack at Mr.. Cleveland is unfair. Mr..
Reed is fat man, but nobody has
charged that his intellect is troubled
with obesity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29

THE Manitowoc Pilot, dlscrimin-
ating Democratic Journal, in COM
menting upon the appointment of
Gen. Doe to a high position in the
War department, says: "Adjt. Gen
Doe is in luck" A careful scrutiny
of the paragraph fails to disclose any
declaration that the military service
of "Uncle Sam" is also in luck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
MADE TO LOOK LIKE NEW.

Dresses, Gents Clothing, Feathers,
Gloves, etc, Dyed Or Cleaned, Plush
Garments Steamed at Otto Pietsch's Dye
Works, 246 w. Water ST., Milwaukee.
Send for Circular. 3OmS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-11-29
M. T. GRATTEN, a noted breeder of
Morgan horses writes to The Breeders
Gazette of Chicago as follows:

"For twenty-four years I have
voted the Democratic ticket and for
free trade. | deemed the Democrat a
hereto who was not free-trader.
am no longer free trader and am
thankful that enough of my fellow
Democrats have seen the light to
save the country from utter ruin"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
TALK GETTING TIRESOME
Stewards Exhaustive Speech
in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Sep. eff any particle
OF interest existed 10 the mind OF any Sen
ator in connection with the legislation Of
1878 by which the silver dollar was
dropped out of coinage, remaining ont
until the passage of the Bland Allison act,
he had an opportunity Of learning from
Mr.. Stewart every incident bearing upon
IL before, SINCE and at the time OF its
enactment Mr. Stewards version of the
old history differed from the version given
by Mr. Sherman last werk. Little attention
was paid to Mr. Stewards speech, and at
one point of it he complained that the SEN
ators were in the cloak rooms, and not In
the chamber.
call of the roll. however, quickly Sc
cured quorum. At another point he de-
clined to permit Mr.. Hoar to interpose
some remarks-designatin them as "a
lot Of trash" and Mr.. Aldrich met SINH
lar treatment, his interference being called
"aggravatng." Mr. Stewart occupied
over three and a half hours delivering his
speech from typewriter sheets, not
having finished when the Senate went
into executive session, by vote OF 35
to 2S
resolution changing the hour Of
meeting from noon to 1 / a. m. was offered
by Mr. Voorhees,, and is to be called up
for action to-day.
A concurrent resolution for a joint select
Committee on Finance seven Senators and
seven Representatives. was introduced by
Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala and is also to be
called I'M by him O.day
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08

can be introduced, except by unani-
nous consent, and that is seldom
given. Among the most important
amendments which the House has al
ready added to the rules is that giving
the committee on Coinage and the
committee on Banking and Currency
the same privilege that the committee
on Appropriations and that on Ways
and Means have habitat of report
ing bills at any time. During the de
bate ex-Speaker Reed has continuous
ly sought to make discord among the
democrats, but up to this time he has
succeeded in doing nothing except
making an exhibition of himself.
While the democrats have differences
among themselves as to some of the
rules reported, they are able to settle
them, and will settle them without
Reeds interference.
Senator Dolph made a speech in
the Senate Saturday afternoon in favor
of his bill appropriating 100000 to
carry out the provisions of the Geary
anti i-Chinese law that hardly made
pleasing reading for the new Chinese
minister, who the same day presented
his credentials to Secretary Gresham.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
LOVE AND LAW.
Congressman breckenridge Files Tech
meal Demurrer In His Breach
of Promise Case,

VI bTOhise SAse.
WASHINGTON Sep. G. Representative
William c. z. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
yesterday by his attorneys, Phil b. Thomp-
son and Enoch Totten, of this city, 1led
line V. Pollard, filed in the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia, August
~, 1893, charging him with breach of
promise of marriage and asking damages
in the sum OF $780, This was the last
day, under the rules of the court, on which
an answer could be filed to save a Judge
ment being entered by default, and it was
within Is minutes of four o'clock, the hour
OF closing the edifices of the court that the
demurrer was handed to the clerk The
demurrer was exceptionally brief and AYERS
that the declaration of the plaintiff was
bad in substance, particularly as to the
third count. The demurrer is based on
the three following points of law which
will he argued in its support;
1st, the said declaration consists of three
separate counts which improperly allege
three separate contracts of marriage, and
allege that said three contracts to marry
were subsisting at one and the same time.
End, not more than one contract to
marry can subsist at the same time DO
tween two persona
3rd, the third count OF said declaration
10 bad because 1t alleges matters and
things which cannot, in law, be considered
substantive facts necessary to constitute u
cause OF action thereby violating rule 20
Of the common law rules Of the court.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
STATE BANK CURRENCY
A Subject or C-oyins Interest
at Washington.

WAsHiNGToy, Sep. 5.-The question of
repeating thu taN on State banks as called
for in the Chicago platform ia already be
fore the Senate in tho SHAPE of IA bill intro
duced some days ago. Also in the Butler
amendment to the voorhees, bill offered
yesterday and In the shape OF another
amendment TO Mr.. Voorhees, bill, providing
for tho extension of the circulation OF ma
tionyl banks. The latter bill has been
effectually side tracked and there appears
to be little hope Of resurrecting 1t, 50 that
the last named amendment will so the
way OF all amendments to bills that have
been kiilsd by the process Of slow strang-
uation.
Senator voorhees,, is perhaps the most
outspoken champion Of the $ ate banks on
the floor OF the Senate What he means
by = State bank is not the bank so COM
mon,y remembered and associated with
ideas ropugnant to good banking princi-
pies, but the chartered State banks which
have circulation based upon specie itself
gold or silver. Senator Voorhees, said
that when he made the statement in his
speech a few days ago that no man had
ever lost dollar through chartered
state bank, he uttered truth that had
not to this day been denied and could
never be. That is the sort of bank he
contends for. He is not one Of those who
believes the security OF the notes should be
found In State or municipal bonds, but
he holds that 1t should be based on the
precious metals themselves. This means
that there should be at all times in the
vaults of the banks one third of the
amount of its notes in gold and silver, an
amount amply sufficient, from his point
Of view, to redeem any of the notes Of the
bank that might at any time be offered for
redemption, and upon which TO transact
the business of the community in
which the bank is located. His plan
also contemplates governmental super
vision and inspection, combination
which will, he believes, offer a solution to
the problem now before the people aud
give them a system Of banking as firm
and reliable as any ever devised by man.
There is no gainsaying the fact that q
bill with this end in view will be one OF
the first 90 he introduced when the House
has adopted its rules, and Democrats In
the Senate are thus early discussing the
probability of its passage. In the Senate
it is unlikely that the Democrats will have
the assistance OF the eastern Republicans
a, they now have in the attempt TO repea
the Sherman act. Whatever may be the
bill intl oduced, according to Mr.. Voorhees,,
it will bo carefully amended and guarded
so that In no sense can 1t be charged
against the Democratic party that 1t II
seeking to return to the days Of so-calle(
wildcat banking.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08

man to be amember of congress and
at the same time to be correct in
morals, as "evil communications cor
rupt good manners"
have never had burning desire
to become a member of congress on
account Of the many temptations
which beset a man in such places.
And so far as 1 know there is no man
or party who wishes to force such
honors upon me, SO l presume l shall
be allowed to live and die in that obs
curity for which by nature and ,.duca-
ton / am so eminently fitted. The
above in reply to my letter.
l presume that my friend is not the
only one who INDUCES the idea that
by some kind Of hokus pokus the
present dominant party is to blame
for all the evils which beset us, scarce
ly excepting the long continued drouth
which has shortened the farmers crops
without reducing his taxes.
One moments reflection ought to
convince any intelligent fair minded
man, that the party now in power can
in no sense Of the word De held re-
sponsible for the financial difficulties,
under which we now labor. Every
law which in any way effects the COM
merce or currency Of our country has
been passed or approved by their op-
ponents. And our present difficulties
are the legitimate and inevitable re-
suit of their own nefarious work. En-
lightened public opinion will no doubt
place the blame where it belongs.
But let Democrats beware, the peo-
pie will hold them to strict account
ability, for what they do or fail to do,
while they have control. We shall in
sist on their supplying the country
with sufficient amount of currency,
every dollar of which must at all
times and IN all places be worth one
hundred cents. If they can make
such dollars out Of sixty cents worth
of silver, that will be satisfactory. But
fail to see how free coinage can De
ddOl'tCp uptii ouIii bdoio, "'t ~ t'~
same time do equal and exact justice
to all giving special privileges to none,
which has always been regarded as a
cardinal principle in Jefersonian
democracy. We shall further insist
on their making radical re'lsion, or
cean wiping out of that abomlna-
tion which maketh desolate, known as
the Mckinley tariff. If we must have
tariff for revenue let it be strictly for
revenue and not for robbery. The
time is past when the people will con-
sent to be unjustly taxed tor the bene-
fit of millionaires.
We want no shifty compromises for
political effect. B. Harrison and Co.
can tell that such subterfuges some
times work disastrously tor those who
try it.
Fortunately we have President
who is not afraid to veto bad law or
to approve a good one though it may
appear at the time to be inipolitic to
do so.
JAMES I. CAMPBELL
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
PENNSYLVANIA Day.

PHILADELPHIA, Sep. 5.-Major General
Snowden and Brigader General Dechert,
accompanied by members of their respeo-
tive Stalls, portion of the governors staff
and the city troop, which is to act as the
governors escort left yesterday for Chi
cago. Gov. Pattlson, Brigadier General
Goblin, the remainder Of the governors
staff and several ladies, boarded the train
at Harrisburg, and Brigadier General
Wyley and staff joined the party at Pitts
burg. All Of the party will take part in
the Pennsylvania Day exercises at the
Worlds Fair on Tuesday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
CORRESPONDENCE.

Private correspondence is not gener-
ally made matter for publication,
but as the following seems to trench
upon questions Of public interest, !
thought it might be proper to make 1t
an exception.
received letter a short time ago,
from a friend in a neighboring state,
in which the writer after complaining
of hard times and lnquiring how times
we're with us, intimated that shooting
a goodly number of men at Washing
ton, who were there drinking whiskey
and spending the peoples money,
might have beneficial effect upon
our financial situation. AS the letter
was not intended for publication, |
shall withhold the name Of the writer,
whilst giving the substance OF my re-
ply as follows:
You speak of hard times with you
and inquire how times are with US.
In reply will say that times are ex-
ceedingly hard here, and guess the
same is true throughout our entire
country. Whether your plan for i'm
proving the times by shooting lot OF
men at Washington is wise one, is
question upon which good men may
differ. There would no doubt be a
difference OF opinion as to who should
be the target.
l am not certain that it is wise or
prudent at any time to shoot folks
even though they have done and are
still doing wrong. Such people are
not generally very well prepared to
die. If l agreed with you that little
we'll directed shooting might have a
beneficial effect, we might not agree
as to who most deserved shooting.
From your writing l judge that you
feel like shooting those who have been
called together in extraordinary session
to devise means for the relief of our
financial difficulties. My feeling is
that we should give them chance to
| do something before killing them, lest
IN our haste we might kill our best
friends. 1t would hardly be the fair
thing to kill folks upon the suspicion
that they may do something wrong in
the future. We would none of us
like to be thus dealt with. And the
golden rule that whatsoever you
would that men should do unto you
do you even so unto them" is as APP
plicable in this case as in any other.
Now as to the amount of whiskey
they are drinking at Washington at
the present time, l have no certain
data upon which to base an opinion.
The Vice President is not running a
hotel as his predecessor did, nor l
have not heard that Grover Cleveland
has received as at present barrel OF
Scotch whiskey of Carnegie or any
other millionaire as Benjamin Harri-
son did, so l had persuaded myself
that whiskey drinking would not be
carried on to such an alarming extent
as formerly. But may be mistaken,
for the credit OF our country, l hope
that l am not mistaken.
Those men who have been there
under former administrations, have
perhaps formed bad habits which still
cling to them. Bad habits are more
easily formed than broken. They can
no doubt get whiskey even though i,
is not kept at the White House. Evil.
of long standing cannot be overcome
in day even by Democratic ad
ministration.
| l suppose that it is difficult for ;
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-09-08
New Lshish valioy Oniesrs,

PHILADELPHIA, Sep. 6.-Secend Vice.
President Robt. II, Sayre, Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, announced the appoint
ments Of Charles S. Lee, as general pas
senger agent with headquarters In Rhila-
dclphia, and ]. w. Lattig As superintend-
snt of the telegraph lines aud electrical
apparatus, with headquarters at South
Bethlehem, Pa.