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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-06
The Official Vote.

The Milwaukee Journal has compiled
the complete vote for all state candidates
and congressional nominees cast at the
late election and it shows that the vote
was the largest in the history of the
state, exceeding the vote cast two years
ago by nearly 1000. The total vote for
governor was $40, 306.
pham Rep................ 400
Peek I40
Powell, 256l9
CIeShorn IlO9o
The Republican pluralities on the
state ticket are as follows:
Governor ". H. Upham... 81 3O7
Lieut.. Governor Emil 259
Secretary Of State Henry Casson............6O15 6
Treasurer SeWaI Peterson S67
Attorney General w. H. Mylrea ............ 60 1897
Superintendent of Schools J. Q. Emery. 1925
Railroad Commissioner Duncan Mckenzie &c, 995
Insurance Commissioner Dr.. Fricke..........6O9 O3
The vote for congressman is chiefly
remarkable for the size of the plurali-
ties, the average being $3.50 Sauer-
herring received but 265 votes more than
Barwig, but in only one other district is
the plurality less than $500 Following
are the pluralities and tables of the
total vote.
Cooper over 63S
Sauerhering over Barwig 265
Babcock over $50
Often over go
Barney over Blank ,G07
Cook over Wells.................. w 6 G, 799
ITILIu owe LeflS.- :, 49,
Minor over Barnes. IA $50
Stewart over Lynch..... .....-.....7,7s7
Jenkins over Kennedy s95
Total. . sc 553
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-12-06
WE OFFER YOU


Commencing Saturday. 9Th and the remainder of the
Mems Boys and Chdrens SUITS and OVERCOAIS
at grand Discount of 20 per cent on the Dollar
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
VARIOUS IDEAS.

The Chinese and the japanese ministers
in Washington are endeavoring to get
into the good graces of Secretary Gresham
by giving him big dinners. They may
carry this sort of thing too far. 1t is well
known that dyspeptic is not a pleasant
man to deal with.-Boston Globe.
The world has had another striking ex-
ample of the open-handed and royal be-
nevolence of Queen Victoria. Upon the
flood sufferers around Elton and Windsor,
after visiting the stricken district in per-
son. she has bestowed ESQ. We believe her
majesty never allows her left hand to
know what her right hand doeth in charit-
able matters, for fear the left might re-
prove the right for being reckless with
the funds.-N. Y. Advertiser.
The passing days bring new light to
bear upon the political tidal wave of Nov.
6, if what appears to have been nothing
but democratic inertia may be called a
tidal wave. If the deductions of one
statistician. who knows the value of
figures and how to use them, be correct,
Ii was the stay-at-homes of the party that
brought it ignominious defeat and gave
to the party of protection and monopoly
a sweeping victory.-Chicago Times.
Whether Harrison shall be the success
full candidate before the republican con-
ventlon Of 1896 is doubtful, but every indi-
cation today points to Harrison, or man
from the farther West. The issues seem
to be shaping for sc in a line that would
call for western candidates, and Reed IS
straddle of the silver issue and of the Nc
Kinley tariff will not be likely to
strengthen him in the West; but what
ever may be the result, it may be ac-
cepted al! around that Harrison is in for
a fight to finish, and all further inter
views on the subject may be dismissed
Philadelphia Times.
The unexpected and highly courteous
response of Japan to this government S
offer of it's services in settlement of the
oriental war may open the way to results
that will reflect great credit on American
diplomacy. The message comes direct
from the mikado, who while unwilling to
consider the proffered mediation until
China shall have sued for peace, suggests
that he would be glad to conduct diplo-
matte correspondence with China through
American ministers. AS Japan has won a
notable victory over an enemy that was
presumably her equal, If not her superior.
the mikado's wish to obtain from China a
definite confession of defeat is reasonable
and natural. AS the victor, Japan has the
right to ask that the overtures for peace
come from the other side. There are good
business and political reasons why the
island kingdom should wish the world to
be made aware of her superiority.-Chi-
cago Record
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-28
Terre Haute, Nov. 20.
JONATHAN PETERS.
Opinion of the Editor of the New Al
bany s.Ledger.'


To the Editor-Sir: Replying to yours
asking my opinion as to the causes of our
defeat in the late election, 1 will state
them as briefly as / can. ,Nhe American
people are in favor of tariff reform, and
nave been for years wanting neither free
trade nor prohibitive duties. On this
question Cleveland beat Blaine in 1884
In 1887 Cleveland laid down the rules for
reform approaching so nearly free trade
that he was defeated in 1888 The repub-
HcanS felt that their victory authorized
them TO make a prOhibitive tariff, which
they did in the Mckinley bill. But this
did not satisfy the people, so they turned
down Mr.. Harrison and his party in 1892.
The democrats originated and passed
the Wilson bill in the house. 1t went 10
the senate for concurrence, but finding IL
would not furnish the revenue to pay the
expenses of the government, new bill
had TO be made. This was the same work
to be done over by the senate that had
been done by the house. The senate bill
was completed, furnishing the needed
revenue and more properly taxing the
people and giving better advantages to
the industries and American labor, CIV
ing the country the best tariff bill Il has
ever had. This bill was finally accepted
by the house, but not until the friends of
the house bill and some of the thought
ACSo newspapers ndQ destroyed us FORCE
and virtue by yelling treason and perfidy,
paralyzing the hopes of the country de-
stroying the influence and force of democ-
racy, discouraging and supplying our
leaders and furnishing the republicans
arguments to prove TO many that our
party was too corrupt or weak to manage
the affairs of the country.
The farmers, as we'll as mechanics and
laboring men, were not satisfied with the
returns for their labor. The placing of
wool on the free list cost us thousands of
votes. We grow 165,coO.000 pounds of
WOO. on which the producers claim they
have lost s20,000OO0 by removal to the
free list, Of which Indiana claims to have
thrown away $500. 900, and Texas 81, AGO.
600, which has destroyed 10000 of our
majority and came near placing Texas in
the republican column. Had the senate
left wool on the dutiable list at half the
Mckinley figures, the conference COM
mittee accepted 1t, the house, without de-
bate. passed it, the president promptly
signed il, and congress adjourned, cor
fidence would have been restored, the
business would have been booming. the
people satisfied, and democracy victorious.
There is no treason in German.
JONATHAN PETERS.
New Albany Nav On
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SENATOR ZIMMERMAN.
His Views as to the Causes That Led
To the Defeat.
JOHN GILBERT SHANKL
Evansville, Nov. q.


To the Editor-Sir: As one of the great
number of slain in the recent disaster that
befel our party. I find it rather deli
cate task 70 comply with your request
10 give my views as to the cause of the
adverse result.
After the battle is over the most Sc
rious b,unders committed by the leaders
of the triumphant party are construed into
deeds of the highest political sagacity and
superb leadership, whilst the slightest mis-
take. nay, the most ardent, sincere and
well directed efforts on the part of the
managers of the defeated party are in
terpreted as deeds OF objectionable stu
pidity and faulty generalship. American
politics is barren Of every impulse OF
charity or sympathy for the fallen.
Right or wrong as the cause Of con-
tention may have been, and however vie
and shameless the methods employed for
the victory achieved. the triumphant
party is ever the object of alteration and
the recipient of laurel wreaths.
Dsmay and humiliation are the nat
ura. fruits of defeat, whilst honor and
CORY are the legitimate reward of vic
tory. The vanquished hero, however brave
and gallant on the field Of battle, .acks
the courage of meeting the keen gaze of
an uncharitabie public, and seeks relief
In Punishment or self-destructiOn. Bona
of an admiring world; but Bonaparte in
exile was the object Of scorn and con-
tempt.
Passing by in silence the i'll fate OF
tens of thousands Of lesser lights once
brightly Illuminating local skies. the ever
turbulent sea of American politics has
wrecked the fortunes and thwarted the
goal Of the noble aspirations of Webster
Clay. Calhoun, Douglas, Greeley, COnk-
ling, Tisden, Arthur, Blaine and OtherS-all
OF whom persisted broken hearted.
Once the popular tide set in motion, a
frenzied people labOring under the delu-
sion OF being the victims of wrong and
oppression, embrace the cause bred In
infamy and stepped in tyranny as their
own. Character, ability and a public rec
ord of usefulness count for naught Pa
triots are branded traitors and pubic ben
efactors are denounced public enemies
while frothing demagOgues and tools OF
greed and avarice are lifted into places
Of responsibility and honor.
For reasons well established by history
the party in power invariably retires from
the contest In an off year with a black
eye. The many glorious democratic vic
tories Of the past were generally achieved
when the republican party held the reigns
Of government. This year was not an ex.
ception to the general rule, but rather
an Increased verification Of past events
Democracy was IN the ascendency and
obliged to retire from the field Of action
with both eyes blackened.
But a defeat so widespread and far
reaching and Of such stupendous proper
tions; defeat that leaves the democracy
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Of two-thirds of the states east and in the
great northwest, including Indiana, with
out a vestage of represen tation in the
popular branch of congress-such vio-
lent political upheaval is something more
than Of the casual, periodical or spasmodic
kind.
That the cause Of the late disaster had
its inception at the seat of government,
no rational and candid observer will re-
flute To particularize / shall not attempt
The readers, of The Sentinel are familiar
with the facts. They know that the heart
of the working democracy was chilled
against the Administered ton; that the
friendly relations between the president
and democratic senators and congressman,
so vital to party success were strained to
a critical tension; that the free silver wing
OF the party, together with the union vet
Grams, were arrayed in hostile attitude
against the administration; that the dila-
tory conduct of congress on tariff legisla-
ton offered the enemy time and oppor-
tunity TO poison the minds of the common
people by attributing the panic and bust
ness depression TO democratic incom-
petancy: and lastly that lack of leadership,
party experience and unity of action tend
ed to demoralize, divide and hopelessly
confuse the rank and file of the demo-
cratic party, and thus become an easy
prey to a united opposition.
VIII our leaders at Washington en-
deavor to profit by the terrible lesson Of
the recent paStE is the imperative question
of the hour. VIII congress in the forth
coming session grasp a last opportunity to
deliver the great democratic party from
the painful ban now everhanging its life
and future? VIII executive and congress
meet each other In a cOnciliatory and
patriotic spirit to perfect and enact needed
legislation, or will they continue in mutiny
and strife and permit the grand old ship
to Shatter against the rocks in SO?
There is a probability that the present
tariff law will govern the financial policy
Of the country for the next decade with
neither party able to change or repeal 1t.
1t is within the purview of the present
congress to make this law a monument to
democratic statesmanshp-a law that will
rebound TO the honor and glory of the demo-
cratic party. This law as it now stands
needs perfection in many details, the plac-
ing Of coal, iron ore sugar and barbed
wire on the free list in particular.
Will the outgoing congress be equal to
the emergency, and thus confer lasting
blessings, not only on their own party, but
on their country as well?
V. ZIMMERMAN.
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Attorney General Smith filed his biennial
report Wednesday morning with qovernorS
Matthews. II is one Of the most elaborated
documents Of the kind ever filed with ref-N
erence to the office in question and con- I
t3ins much valuable information touchingi
the law governing the law department OF
Indiana, as well as the transactions occurs
ring within the period covered by this re-
port. The document contains over 4O0l
pages Of printed matter, dealing first with
the statutes governing the powers and;
duties Of the attO~ney-g general and settingN
forth a complete list of his predecessors.
Mr.. Smith discusses in mucn detail the
more important legal transactions occur
ring under his management. First Of these
is a reference TO the Indiana railway tacs
cases, showing the splendid fruits accrue
ing to the state out Of these contests, in
Guiding the principal propositions Of law in,
voVed in the discussion. Attention is also!
called to the act of 1893 affecting sleeping<I
car companies, express companies, tele~l
graph and telephone companies and re-
port OF those corporations which have ac-
guessed in the provisions of this law and
made settlements accordingly. There Is
given list OF something over one hun
dred and fifty criminal cases in which the
attorney general has appeared, and in that,
tOnnettlln SPECIAL discussion Is mace OF a.
few Of the more important ones involving
questions Of law or fact of more than usual
interest The court Of claims cases. soms
thirty IN number, representing money de-
mands against the state aggregating sew
eral hundred thousand dollars, are referred
10, in which il appears the state has quite
uniformly succeeded in defeating these de-
mands
One OF the most interesting cases dis
cusSed Is the TollestOn club case, which,
involves a vast sum Of money belongings
to the common school fund OF the state, iff
ever recovered, a result which the attorneys
general seems confident will be Obtained
Following this is a most interesting dis
cussiOn and explanation Of the litigation |
relating 10 the state school revenue fors
tuition, wherein the efficacy and wisdouEi
OF the present law is cOnclusively shown.
The Union railway tax case in which a
Judgment for 5000. 600 was recently rem
deled in favor Of the state is given special
mention. accompanied by the able opinion
of Judge Reinhar1 in his decision Of tia o.
cause. The case also against the G. 81
L. I. railroad company for a fling fee OF
$4,000 is discussed ard the purpose OF
the state to appea. this matter 10 the su-3
prene, court strongly indicated.
Many other important matters relating
to the operations Of the office which are OF |
interest TO the public are presented with}
great care.
The first part Of the report closes with 4
a financial statement showing the totali
collections Of the past two years and thsi
various funds to which they belong as
follows.
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AN Ex-CANDIDATE's VIEWS.
The Opinion of the Hon. Lewis Wan
ner of Goshen.


To the EditOr-Sir: Yours of the 18th
at hand. in which you ask what, in my
opinion, were the causes that led to the
late democratic defeat. A variety of
causes might be assigned, but there are
two which. in my judgment, largely con-
tributed to our defeat.
The panic, which broke upon us at the
close of the Harrison administration, and
for which democracy was in no way re-
spOnsible. was banned upon the C.eve-
land administration, and the hard times
following it discouraged and disheartened
a great many OF our voters, and the re-
publican calamity howl caused them, like
frightened sheep, to run away from us
and join their forces and fortunes with
the republicans. This was one cause, and
then. again, the protracted suspension
caused by the delay and change of the
Wilson bill in the senate was another.
and proved very unsatisfactory to the
democratic voters and exercised a con-
trolling influence. Had our representa-
tives in congress and the administration
shown a wisdom and a harmonious unity.
such as to have impressed the country
with their strength and zeal and to have
gained it's approval and admiration for
their conduct and their measures, the re-
suit would undoubtedly have been differ
ent
The democratic party, through its rep
resentatives and leaders, failed in the
performance of it's duties, and when the
party came before the people this fail
it found itself confronted by an indignant
constituency who would listen to no ex-
cuse for its shortcomings, and overwhelm-
ing defeat was the result.
. Goshen. Nov. 10.
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No Moro Calamity.

Since the election all the calamity or
CANS begin to see good times ahead. THE
ruinous Wilson BILL" or German bill"
as they sometimes call il, has terrors for
them no longer. They calmly ignore the
fact that that bill is with US to stay at
least two years and a half and more than
three years unless the congress to be
elected in 1896 is republican and unless
it is called together in extra session by
a republican president, Immediately after
his Inauguration, to repeal it.
But If the good times now so clearly
foreseen by the calamity organs material
lie will a republican congress or a re-
publican president be elected in 1896 :?
Hardly for people will see by that time
that tariff reform had nothing to do with
the panic or the depression. They will
see that free trade is a good thing and
they will want to make sure of what
they have, at least, by restoring to power
the party that gave 1t to them.
Calamity is what gave the republicans
their victory last week. 1t will not give
them another, for the people cannot be
fooled again in 1896 about the cause of the
panic and hard times in 1898 and 1894
Chicago Herald.
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massacre of 5000 Armenian Christians by
the Turks. Mgr. Krimian bears the title
of CatholiSos. He resides at Etchmiadzin,
a monastery near Erivan, said to be the
Oldest monastic institution in the world.
He was previously archbishop of Jeru-
salem, and has been patriarch of Constan-
tinople, but was banished from the Turk
ish capital and deprived Of his rights as
an Ottoman subject on account of his
patriotic views. He was chosen Catholi-
kos in 1892. As a race the Armenians are
the intellectual equals of any nation de-
spite the many years of persecution that
they have undergone under Turkish mis-
rule
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Rochester, Nov. q.
BENJAMIN F. LOUTHAIN.
Many Causes That Led to n Republic
Victory Named.

To the Editor-Sr: Replying to your re-
quest for an opinion of the causes of the
recent democratic defeat, 1 must, to be
candid, admit that there many causes
which contributed to the overthrow of
the party, which on the great issue of
government taxation, is absolutely and
eterEally right. and among the most po-
tent Of which were:
Hard times and the mistaken belief
among many voters that the democratic
party was responsible for the misery and
suffering that prevailed last year.
Impotence on the part of those who
believe that congress could and should
have overthrOwn McKinleyism in about
about three weeks time a revenue tariff
that would meet the requirements of the
government economically administered.
Many democrats became resentful and re-
vengeful because of the long-drawn-out
tariff battle. They never had a just con-
ceptiOn of the magnitude Of the great I'M
dertaking. While congress tolled demo-
Gratis were eXasperated by the oft-re-
peated expression Of the opposition that
the democratic party is a do-nothing
party.
The silver question lost the democrats
a good many votes. With the advocates of
silver money, free coinage is looked upon
"a a pan3ce1 for hard times. On the
Otner hand, there are a great many level
headed democrats who believe that free
coinage would prove detrimental to the
best interests of the country. The friends
Of free coinage were not satisfied with
what has been done and the opponents
of free coinage were fearful lest the party
If successful, should bring about free
coinage. The free silverites Joined the
pOpulists and the gold standard demo-
Gratis went to the republicans
Having to assume responsibility for en-
forcing laws during the great strike at
Chicago lost the party many votes. Too
much significance was attached TO the dis
agreement between the house and senate
on the tariff bill The points Of differ
ence were so few and so much had been
gained in the way of reduced taxation
that the party should have accepted the
compromise cheerfully and without the bit
ter criticism that came from the demo-
cratic press.
The democratic party is a great party,
and whether victorious or vanquished, it's
principles are right. The republican par
ty has no power to overthrow the benefi-
cent laws passed by the present congress.
BENJAMIN F. LOUTHAIN.
LOg3nsport, Nov 10.
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1874 he completed his studies ut Liege and
enjoyed for the following year private les-
sons under Wieniawski. Shortly after
ward Vieuxtemps heard him in concert
and became so greatly impressed with him
that the two were closely associated un-
I'll the death of the elder great genius.
Ysaye's triumphs came thick and fast,
and Europeans say the mantle OF Vieux-
temps has fallen upon him. In appearance
Ysaye is of massive build, has a colossal
head and an abundance Of dark brown
hair. His eyes are soft and tender as a
Womans
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WILLIAM C. BALL.
What the Editor of the Terre Haute
..Gazette' Thinks About 1t.


"Gnzette'' Thinks About 1t.
To the Editor-Sir: President Cleve-
lands message of 1887 and the national
democratic platform of 1892 led the people
to believe that if the democratic party was
given complete control of all branches of
the federal government it would revise the
methods of raising revenue Cd thorough
ly, and (2) promptly. Neither hope was
realized. The Wilson bill merely substi-
tuted petit larceny for the grand larceny
of McKinley's mOnstrosity, and so cut the
heart out OF the controversy, for no one
could make Roadway in denouncing grand
larceny as immoral and unjust when he
had to admit that he was himself a sneak
thief Moreover, instead of doing what
ought to have been done in the spring and
summer of 1893 the party in the senate
went about the business as IL II had all
eternity before it. Judgment day came
hard upon the heels of its criminal folly.
That the party permitted the minority to
balk it in the carrying out Of its appointed
work only intensifies a popular distrust
and disgust.
To put in office a party that has openly
sold, to the highest bidder for campaign
cash, partnership in the governments
power to levy taxes. seems to be queer