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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-11
ELEVENTH HOUR ROORBACKS
Famous Cards Played by Campaign Man
ayers in Past Political Games.
MISTAKES WHICH HAVE MADE HISTORY
vaHr
The IiIunder of Burchnrd, the Morcy
Fnke and the Murcbison Letter
striking Instances of Po-
lItIcnl bitterness.
MISTAKES WHICH HAVE MADE HISTORY
lconyrIrht. 1860

Copyright, 1850
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Now Is the sea-
son when the campaign manager lies awake
o. nights dreading the roorbacks that may
be sprung upon his candidate and party.
These roorbacks, as a rule are held in re-
serve until the briefest possible time before
the day OF the election, in order that the
contradiction cannot have the same circula'
tion as the original No matter how absurd
and improbable these reports may be, they
always find some believers and change some
votes. AS long ago as the campaign which
ended In the election OF Jackson ana the
defeat Of the younger Adams, such instru-
mentalities, scurrilous beyond anything OF
more modern times, were not regarded as
unlawful weapons to be used in presi-
Dental canvass. TIE Coffin handbill, as 1t
was called headed with fyi collins bearing
tue names OF men General jackson had
hung in the Creek war for giving aid and
comfort to the enemy was one Of the most
offensive.
Besides this handful. which was spread
broadcast over the country, others more
personally abusive were in circulation.
Adams. purist of the purists, was accused
of a variety OF crimes, one OF the least OF
which was that he had acted as procurer
to the czar of Russia. Clay was branded
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charge. and a member OF congress- George
Krcmer of Pennsylvania made some state
ments, and believe made afidayts to them,
which for years were used as substantiating
that charge. In after years It was proven
that James Buchanan was instrumental in
the circulation of this charge, and Clay
never lost an opportunity while in the SEN
ate of assailing Buchanan.
When Van Buren, was the candidate
against Harrison, in 1910, the charges
against him were extravaganza. and the
hard times which had prevailed since 1887,
Jack Ogle made gold spoon speech, telling
how Van Buren used gold spoons at his
meals, while the people, in consequence of
his extravaganza, were obliged to put up
with pewter spoons" 1t seems hardly cred
ible at this day that such a charge should
have been seriously made In a presidential
canvass, but 1t was regarded as powerful
instrument against Van Buren,, at time
when there was so much suffering and times
were so hard. Van Buren's SON, prince"
John, just about the close of the campaign.
returned from England. The news at once
spread that he had danced with the queen.
These charges were used effectively In tho
press, and buried the father under an ava
lanche OF states which voted for Harrison.
"BLACK-LEG AND PURITAN"
When Clay was n candidate for the presi-
dency. in 1874. his running mate was Theo.
dore Frelinghuysen, who was, or had been,
president OF the American Bible society.
Clay was assailed for his fondness for cards
and horse racing and. contrasting the two
mon. the ticket was called the ticket OF the
"Dlack-leg and the Puritan" Another cam
palgn device, used most effectively by the
opponents OF Clay was translation by the
democrats OF document on the tariff, which
was circulated among the Germans of Penn
sylyania, and gave that state to the democ-
rpcy. "This transatlon." writes George w.
Julian, was a masterpiece OF dupllctly, aud
nf nrprelgnt
,'san politics" But the most telling
sssmployed in the campaign OF
eaAed by Clay himself lie had
the wings on q platform
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TOLD OFT or COURT.
Anccdotes and Incidents ConccrniG u
Members of the iinr.

"Thc concelt of some people who delsn to
represent The people .a fasclnatingly bold
and screnely persistent" said cX-Judgc
Wing Of Chicago the ether day, as he larscd
into a reminiscent mood and watched the
blue rings rise lazily above his cigar
"somo years ago, when WAS considerably
younger than am now ana somewhat more
susceptible to grandiloqrent phrases OF
grandlloquont members of the bar, | was
very much interested IN a murdc: trial that
was causing a great sensation In Chicago.
The lawyer who was states attorney at that
time WAS a man who has s!Gse become
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the HeR af GSf Ps 'ssssa ysa % @ %
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wise speeches efrcctually prevented his sue
THE CASH CARD.

lllfs bASt1 iAHb 's
Four years later. both buchanan and Ere
mont escaped any seurrility--the last card
played in that campaign was winning one
played by Forney in keeping the American
party In the field by payment of $50 900
The canvass OF 1860 was. OF course, lost by
the fatal disscnsion In the democratic ranks,
while In 1864 Mcclellan never had any
chance OF election, The attacks made on
aim were not personal but wer0 made 0l
the platform, In the making OF which VAL
landigham WAS supposed TO have been the
controlling spirit. He was the Burehard Of
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Examining Attorncy--Ii either counsel
should say to you that cIrcumstantial eyi-
denco unsupported by direct testimony
could in nc sense decide the trend OF Tho
benefit OF the doubt what would you uuder-
stand by that? TalcsmaG That he did
not want me on the jury.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
rs nALL 4 HAnT.

The outrageous treatment that the
people Of Houma received at the hands Of
the Associated Press this week, should
not be quietly submitted to.
Citizens Of this town and parish Dem
ocrats and Republicans raised a purse of
forty-fve dollars, ten dollars IF which
went to the operators at Houma and
thirty-fve dollars to the Associated Press
for its telegraphie news service of the
election. During the first part Of the
evening the kilograms were received reg
uIarly for a short time and then the news
was cut of and on an average of about
one telegram an hour or two hours was
received after that. Then they stopped.
coming altogether and those who sub
seribed to the Assoeiated Press fund had
to wait until the New Orleans papers
reacl ga Houma the.following day at 1890
o'clock 70 get any information Of the
elsetlon worth anything.
No news was received from New Or
leans and il was impossible to got q tele-
sEain to the chaifmeh Of either cam
paign committee asking for Information.
matter 81 prineipaI TnE couniER
those who contributed to the
nnd NOT n submit to such highway
robbery but g bring suit against tho
oelaisd Press for the recovery Of the
% that was paid lor meas that was
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

If defeat il, that which is defeated
for Che moment oply-is government
on tho undling principles Of the
immortal jefferson
Tint government has been. defeated
several times in the course Of u sin
Gle century Of existence. Such defeats
90 but purify, eyea while they scarify
They slit out from the Democracy its
unworthy professors, and remit them
to the party to which they are hS vir-
tue Of their active motives affiliated.
Therefore the Democratic party IS
most Respondent in defeat.
Even though defeated, the Demoo-
racy is prouder in that defeat than it
could be Of victory for it has found
and approved a leader.
Throughout the length and breadth
Of the land, let that leader be acclaim
ed.
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RBTREAT BUT SURRENDER. EEVER
Evolution Of pnblic thonght j s nut the

RETREAT BUT SURRENDER EEVER
Evolution ofpnblic Thought 8 not the
creation Of a moment. It starts with q
ripple and ends in a tidal wavef It
dashes against the sands Of too-quiekly
embraced theories and is forced to retreat;
but 10 its very retreat the one ripple is
multiplied into a hundred ripples that
unite their strength in one great, roaring,
splashing wave that viii return one day
10 wash away the sands that once re-
PEELED it.
Bimetallism has been forced to retreat,
but he, who, in the face of the returns of
the election charges that bimota llism has
been conquered speaks without fore
Thought. Let him lay the map of the
United States before him aud see the
great section of the country that rallied
to the support of the young warrior from
Nebraska. Let him study the returns
from the wealth producing or country
districts Of every Western and Southern
State and note The great support that free
silver received, and if he is honest he will
admit that with such support it is only
a question of a little while when bime-
talIism viii emerge triumphant.
The battle has just begun. The first
charge has been made and although re-
pulsed the siIverites have partly been
victorious. Biuetallism viii be the bat
tie cry in every campaign from now on,
until the allied forces Of greed and cor
ruptiOn that oppose it are wrenched from
power and hurled, downward, into eter-
nal Oblivion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

Having drawn the names o. the
foregoing twenty tales jurors to serve
in said suit at the time above stated,
we placed their names in an envelope
and eDdorsed it accordingly, and after
sealing the said envelope we placed
the same in a box prepared and kept
Tor that purpose and known as the
Jary Box on file in the Clerks Office
which said Jury Box and "General
Venire Box we then securely fastened
and sealed and deposited with Aubin
Bourg, Clerk of said Court, to be by
him kept on file as the law provides.
In Faith Whereof, we have signed
this Proces-Verbal of jury drawing on
the day, month and year first above
written.
| G. A. Celestin, j. CYRILLE DUPONT,
E. G.. Wurzlow. PETER BERGER,
EVELIEN LBBOEUF.
Jury Commissioners,
Parishof Terrebonne.
fA A. BOURG,
&k1 Clerk of Court,
Ex-OfHcio Jury Commissioner in and
for the Parish of T%errebonne, La.
Filed October 26th, 1896.
Tsignedl: A. BoURG, Clerk.
a true copy
Clerks Office, Houma, La, October
26th, 1896.
$50 A. BoURG,
LOO Clerk.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
WILLIAM J, BRYAN.
Times-De

Times-Democrat.
Men die principles do not.
Throughout the whole of the most
wonderful fight w waged in u poll
ticaI field in the interest Of the people,
Williams Jennings Bryan has insisted
that men were nothing-that princi-
pies were everything,
1t is no less true to-day than yoster-
day. 1t is true tomorrow and forever.
No cause which reposesupou princi.
pie can possibly be lost; it can only
be postponed.
So long as the fundamental principle
Of government by the people is
preserved no cause that is right is
hopeless.
So long as the right of free speech
is preserved, 40 cause that is right is
defenseless.
So long as William Jennings Bryan
lives, the people have an advocate
without fear and without r~eproach.
Looking back on the campaign Of
The last three months; everyIehecting
man will testify that the young
statesman from Nebraska has fought
a good fight and has kept the faith
What more could be required Of any
mortal9
He has thrown himseIfinto the battle
with all bis force. He has not spared
himself. All that he could do has
been done. What could victory add
to him9
Nothing.
The responsibilities Of victory would
burden, not ennoble,
There have been some men in the
world so great that defeat could sub
tract nothing from their greatness.
No sane man will ever admit that
such men eau be furnished By defeat.
His spots cannot shame tue sun. The
spots do not belong to the sun. They
pertain { 0 tile atmosphere that sur
rounds him.
ii defeat is, it is not Bryan that is
defeated Entirely TO the contrary, he
has lightened defeat,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
gBRR!ES IERREg0HNE::
The Election a very quiet one
and . small vote cast.
The Now Election Law gives
general satisfaction.

Bryan's majority in tits parish WAS
253. Beattie carried the ptlish by
only S. majority. The Republicans
realizing the iupossibility Of pnlling
through the Whole Republican ticket,
sacrificed the electoral ticket IN order
to loll up a good majority for their
nominee, Judge B6attie. In this they
certainly must have ice ndlsappuinted
for tie small majority Of 50 for
Beattie, following SO close opa maiori
~ Of between 500 and 900 for Pharr
in T%eFrg6OHnp, must be regarded AS a
victory for the Democrats even when
Bryan's majority of 253 is not taken
into co nsnirrati0n.
The gold Democrats did not cut any
figure iu the election. There were two
votes cast in' Houma aud about eight
on ten in the whole parish for Palmer
and Bucker and it IS very probable
most of these votes were given Ivy
mistake.
The total vote cast was Bryan 592,
Mckinley 339, Broussard $50, Beattie
gu.
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promises 20 drown forever the mone5
barons who by a SCRATCH have gotten
control Of the government.
The support given Bryan aud free
silver ii the county secrions Of the
southein and Western States shows
chat he his enlistoa in the cause he
represents The people ppon whom the
stability Of Ills government depends.
The country in many instances have
overcome unprecedented Republican
majnuties in cities and large towns.
It is now only a question of time
when the people Of The cities Will re
alize how much they depend on the
country for whatever Of prosperity
they possess o. hope to possess and
will join the country in overthrowlng
the gold standard.
The result Of this election is not
definitely known yeej hut the latest
news is TO the effect that mckinley is
elected and whether it is for the good
Of tile country or MOI we will have a
further opportunity to live under Che
gold standard
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
JURY LIST.
-
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18lhJndicial District Court, Parish
of Terrebonne.

Be it known aud remembelbd, That
on this Twenty sixth day ofthe month
of October, A. D.. 1896; we, Edmund
Mcclellan, j. Cyrille Dupont, Peter
Berger and Evelien LeBoeuf, (Aalelie
Theriot being absent}, Jury Commits
%sioners, duly appointed, qualified
and sworn in and for the Parish IT
Terrehoune, State aforesaid, met at
the Clerks Office at the Courthouse of
said parish, in the town "f Iouma,
La, together with Anhin BOurg, Clerk
of the above nameG Court, Ex-0ficIo
Jury Commissioners Tor said Parish
legally qualified and sworn as such,
and in the presence of Messrs. e.
Amed6e Celestin and Edwin Clarence
Wnrzlow, competent and DISTINGUISHED
Witnessed, f~replInlders and residents
of said parish, summoned and re-
quested by SAID Clerk of Govt for
the purpose, acting under and in
obedience to Il decr.e rendered and
signed Ivy His Honor L. p. Caillouet,
Judge Of said Court, bearing date
October 22nd, 1886. at the suit Of A.
S. Bereeron VS., L. a. Fraisse Of ais,
No. 1854 Of the Civil D,tcket ths
above named Cnnrt; and then and
thete proceeded 70 draw IRON the
General Veniro Box of said parish
the names Of twenty tales jurors,
good and competent men, citizens and
voters and qualified jurors Of said
parish. 70 eeiye bcfue stid court Ia
Try and determine said suit on the 18Th
dag Of November, 1886. ut 10 o'clock
A. M. +; tie - said tales Jurors
befag drawn from SAID "Gonernl
Eeni,e Box" n At a time by Edmund
,icCollulu, II OF tue jury C,1u-
missimpors, nnd are as follows, viz:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
VICTORY IN DEFEAT.
The Democrats make a noble
struggle and go doyn with
their colors flying.
Bimetallism receives a tenn
porary set back but viii
be victorious in the
long run.

Tp spite Of money powers Of the
United States and England, 10 spite Of
the treachery of the so-called Demos
Gratis Of the Cleveland administration,
ii spite If the 5000 picked Republican
orators who stumped HE country for
the gold standard, William Jennings
Bryan. almost si~nglehanded and.alone
has put III motion a wave Of popular
sentiment ia favor ot free silver thar
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
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gag sgRENera 81 LoUIsIANA az.


PUBLICAN1yM.
The result Of the election under the
Australian ballot system in Louisiana,
contradicts The assertion often made by
tHs Republicans that the intelligence Of
the State is on their side.
In this congressional district, claimed
BY the Republicans as their stronghold,
with a fair vote and honest count the
Republican nominee for Congress was
defeated by over 25c0 votes. 1t will be
remembered chat this district gave Pharr
a majority Of over 1000 not many months
ago; but when the vote was left to the
intelligent voters Of the district, as was
the case last Tuesday, the Democratic
ticket carried the district by a good ma
jority.
The bone aad sinew Of Republicanism
in Louisiana is the iDiterote voter, When
he is taken away there is nothing left Of
the Republican party on which to build
hopes. Tuesdays election has proved tuis
if it has proved nothing else.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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~ AOUR BaCh ACHES,
or yOas are all worn out, really good for noth
ing, 1t Ia general debility. Try
BkONN1S EEON BITTERS.
Il viii cure you, cleanse your liver, uld give
wood appetite,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07
A SOLID DELEGATION.
Every Congressional District
In Louisiana Elects A
democrat.

Louisiana has gone Democratic
again. The total vote at the State is
a small one compared to previous
elections for the reason that tile new
election law was tried for the first
time and as is always the case with
the frat election under a method that
The vot, rs are not familiar with many
did not even try to vote and many
who tried lost their votes by not com :
plying with the law.
The result Of tie election shows
that the people Of Louisiana are
strongly for free silver, Many of the
Republicans could not find it in their
heart TO work aud vote against tho
noble Nebraskan, aud III a number of
parishes the Republicans sacrificed the
Mckinley electoral ticket in a vain
effort to elect congressman.
The following congressman were
elected:
1st. District. .Adolph Meyer.
End. District. .........R C. Davey.
3rd. District. ..........R Il. Broussard.
4th. District. ......,.....H ". Ogden.
9th. District. .............S. I. Baird.
9Th. District. ,.........S NJ, Robertson,
The election IN this the Third Com
greseional District was what might be
termed a great victory for Hon. r.. f..
Broussard. This district at the last
State election gave the Republican
nominee for Governor, j. N. Pharr,
several thousand majority. Mr..
Broussard and his friends with little
money but a great deal of hustle"
carried the district democratic by a
majority of2,753.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-07

The Associated Press is generally con-
demned here, and it is not probable that
the Terrebonne people win ever again
make it a present Of ss5 Co.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1896-04-30
StaSt Baltimore.

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