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Year: 1878

to pay bondholders in gold and SOL
diers in deprecated currency!


M. G. Because the life of the ma
ton was uncertain, and men would
not lend their money without extra
inducements.


G.. But had not the government
power to use the property as we'll as
the men of the nation to protect it.
self!


NJ. C.. Yes; but we wanted their
influence and their loyalty, so we let
them dictate their own terms.


G. Now if one class Of citizens can
dictate to Il government its terms of
loyalty. why may not the whole !!
Why may not the man whose life is
at stake, as we'll as the man whose
property is at stake2 Which do men
hold most dear? Would it not be
equally just to appropriate men S
wealth to the use of the government
against the will Of the owner. as to
draft a man in the army against his
willl


NJ. c. Equality before the law
looks we'll on our statute books. but
it is not practical.
Year: 1878

\ friend writes us from Fairbault:
'"lt IS plain to be seen that you are
right about it. tth" Democratic nomi-
nation.l being set up job. rs it
wss two years ago. We are working
away here. We have National
Council organized under the Toledo
platform. meet every Saturday night
ana from present indications we shall
have u rousing big Club by election
composed of men who | believe will
be "true blue" There is also a
secret organization which binds
doubtful ones still tighter. through
the two l think we shall be able to
poll a heavy vote in this county this
fall. 1t is proposed to set in mo.
Sion the secret organization through
but the county aud | think it will be
accomplished in time TO tell in the


text election. The Advocate"


eems to be getting into the hands of


lmost every body and [ think is


Ding u vast deal of good
Year: 1878

and rest their faith in the wise
craftsmanship of the leaders Of the
Greenback movement. Business
prosperity will never dawn upon this
country, until the financial policy of
the Government is reversed. We
must cease legslating for Syndicates
of bankers and note shavers and do
something for productive labor. The
policy of contraction has long and
disastrous trial; let us now try the
policy set forth by the currency re-
formers. which will bring money into
circulation, enhances values, employ
labor. developour resources, and start
up an era of general prosperity.
Year: 1878

. A friend. and old republican. writes
us from Mcleod county: The
leading Democrats here are Green.
hackers. but rs they all have hopes of
office they cant be relied upon. The
Greenhack part may not make county
nomination. but if good man is put
up for Congress we would pole large
vote. The sentiment is strong where
ever it IS understood. but we are as
sheep without Il shepherd"
Year: 1878

no strains. no pauperS, no starving
women and children; but we will have
glaring country.


Further more there has been ever
since the close Of the war the seed
sown, and profusely sown too for one
of the greatest calamities that was
ever known to free people;
and if something is not Immediately
done to burst and break it's iron chain
we will be d lost people in a lost and
ruined country, where liberty and
honesty will be strangers for ever.


A. THINKER.
Year: 1878

May q. 1878


Here is something for the Nation
ais to think of along with the rest of
these good works, viz: direct taxation
for all government bonds and the abo.
lition of all internal revenue taxes.
Take for instance the revenue on to-
bacco, all other things being included
that are subject to special tax, and see
what we can do with it.


Dealers in leaf tobacco $500.
Manufacturers of tobacco $1,000
Revenue on manufactured to-


baccoper lb. 16


The manufacturer does not pay one
solitary cent Of the above, fares; soon
as they have sold the tobacco they
get all their money back again from
the purchasers, and the tobacco that
sells to-day at 80 to IS cts. per ID.
ought to sell for 20 to 25 cts. per
pound!


Who are paying this two hundred
per cent above the actual value of
what they get. 1t is the consumers
of course that pay all. And large
portion of the consumers are the men
who stood before death in the ranks.
who have endured every imaginable
hardship to have the goverement
which has used every means to crush
them ever since the glaze of the war.
They are the men who left their
poor homes and their i'll clothed and
poor fed families to face death on the
battle field.


What is being done with all this
revenue the government officers and
contractors are growing fat on it; for
instance, the double salaries and all
the other well planned stealings, be-
sides all the money the lobbyists pock-
ct for the making of the laws for the
special benefits Of individuals or
some incorporated company, and
which is at the same time a curse to
the people.


This is part of what the voters get
for sending SO called representatives
to Washington and to their own state
capitals. That this so called govern
ment has used every string and pulled
every wire to crush the poor and to
build up the rich. Any man that has
eyes and brains cannot help but know
it,


Look at the arrangement! The
government never received one dollar
in gold for them. and to-day the gov
ernment is no more responsible to
the holders for the force of them
than they are to any one for the gov.
ernment money and fractional cur
rency it issued nor would this latter
have deprecated any more than it did
If there had never been a bond issued;
and to-day we would not be paying
eighteen million dollars in trust, in
gold, to the bankers of the United
States to help them to grind u 1-2 to
Is per cent out of the tax payers of
the United States,


Give us honest money, honest gov
ernment, and direct tax on all prop
erty, bonds and money Then make
every man pay his share accordingly.
Then We will have honest prices,
honest goods. honest pay for labor.
Year: 1878

Just as we predicted the wheat
crop is Il short one throughout the
northwest and the farmers will sell it
at low prices because of the uncon-
scionable blowing and Dragging they
have INDUCED in. 1t will take six
months to undo the effects of their
own folly. Wheat will be dearer
next spring than this fall.
Year: 1878

The Question Made q Live Issue in Virginia


RICHMOND, Dec. 16.-The Governor to-day
transmitted to the Senate the opinion Of At
torney General Field in relation to the recent
invasion of the State jurisdiction by United
States Judge Rives. 1t is in effect that Judge
Rives, by color Of his Office, invaded the
jurisdiction of the State and her courts and has
usurped power and jurisdiction that does not
lawfully pertain to him as judge of the district
court of the United States, for the Western dis.
trict of Virginia. This proceeding of Judge
Rives, he says, is not only without law, but
entirely without justification or even excuse
He submits that the peace and good order OF
society," protection of States and due admins
traiion of their police powers for the public
veal, demand that redress for the present and
security for the future shall be sought through
the legislatures of States and national govern.
ments.
Year: 1878

THE effort Of Corbin to secure Senator
ure. Even g committee appointed specially
to serve his purpose has been forced to ac-
knowledge that he has no legal claim upon it
that the legislature which pretended to
elect him had no legal existence-was in fact
fraud. Butler, too, has been adjudged as
having no claim on the position, and will
probably be turned out.
Year: 1878

THERE is at last a prospect that Robeson,
late secretary of the navy and recently elect
ed to Congress from New Jersey, will get his
desserts. MIR. Whitthorne has reported to
the House charges against him sufficiently
grave to warrant the recommendation that
he be indicted for nalfeasance in Office. It
is probable that the matter will be turned
over to the authorities of the District for
judicial Investigation.
Year: 1878

SENATOR THURMAN has followed the advice
of the GLOBE and declared that he will not
be candidate for Governor of Ohio. His
place is i'll the Senate and there he will re-
main until ne receives the command from
the people (perhaps) to 60 up higher.
Year: 1878

The malicious editor of the Chicago
1ridu1oe suggested, day or two ago, that if
Thurman became the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio, Garfield should be
put up by the Republicans What has Gar
field ever done to the Tribune that he should
merit SO cool a proposition OF slaughter?
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHEEMAN's ''regulations'' as to
resumption are about as clear as mad. The
means necessary to secure gold for green
backs are as intricate as any of the regula-
tions of the famed circumlocution officer. It
is very evident that resumption is not to be
an easy matter for those who want to re-
sumo.
Year: 1878

HE threat of Key to withdraw the postal
Car service was in bad taste, but nevertheless
it has had its effect in the recommendation
of an appropriation for the continuance OF
the service. Our mails will, therefore, arrive
on time as usual.
Year: 1878

A Poor OLD HoRsE.-Yesterday morning


Mr.. Sawyer, the efficient agent of the anti
cruelty society, was notified that an old horse
in Deering needed his attention. He drove at
once to Rocky Hill in DeeriDg and was there
shown an old horse just alive. Mr.. John
Leighton, who lives on Green street, was the
owner of the animal and on Saturday he start
ed to drive out to Jones' corn shop where he
works. The animal fell down at Morrilps
Corner, and as he was unable to drive him
further he got him into a field near Rocky
Hill and left him. Here the poor animal re-
mained in the rain of Saturday and Sunday.
Yesterday morning Leighton went out and
pretended to kill the animal, but only half &C.
complished the job, and he was in this condi.
ton when Mr.. Sawyer visited the place. He
killed the animal at once and then arrested
Leighton. The man is poor in every sense of
the word and just what will be done with him
is not known. If he is punished his family
will have to be supported by charity.
Year: 1878

be a number of interesting amusements at
Evergreen Landing today, and if the weather
is good the attendance will bs large Imme-
diately after the arrival of the II O'Clock steam
er there will be race for working boats, and
liberal prizes are offered. In the afternoon
there will be sack, tub and wheelbarrow races
Chander's full band will be in attendance to
furnish music for dancing In the evening
there will be illumirations, big bonfire and q
moonlight excursion.
Year: 1878

A RARE FIsH.-Yesterday afternoon Mr.. T..
Hopkins, the fish dealer on Exchange street,


had on exhibition a bonito which was caught
in fish wier at Cape Small Point. These fish
are seen occasionally iu this vicinity but it is
very rare that they can'be caught as they will
not bite hook. The flesh of this fish is con-
sidered good to eat by only few people, The
fish attracted considerable attention from the
Year: 1878

"They cured me of Ague, Bilousness and
Kidney Complaint, as recommended. 1 had
half bottle left which used for my two little
girls. who the doctors and neighbors said could
not be cured. l am confident should have
lost both Of them one night if had not had
the Hop Bitters in my house to use. I found
they done them SO much good continued with
them, and they are now well. That is why
say you do not know half the value of Hop
Bitters, and DO not recommend them high
enough."-B., Rochester, N. Y. au25d1w
Year: 1878

POULTRY THIEvEs.-Chicken stealers have
been doing lively business in Cape Elizabeth.
One night recently four barns were entered
and no less than sixty hens sto'en, one man
alone losing thirty The thieves were provided
with horse and carriage and brought their
booty to this city undoubtedly.
Year: 1878

The photographer lent his team last week
60 a fellow 10 drive TO Laruod. and it was
a special condition of the loan that the
team shonld lie returned last Monday.
The photographer started for LArned to-day
to satisfy curiosity IN nis mind IS TO the
whereabouts of his team.
Year: 1878

Leayenworth doesn't want the Governor
or any other State Office. Toe Times of
that city is IN favor of building up the in
dustries 10 promote the srowta and PROS
perity Of that civ. A sensible idea
Year: 1878




We recently overheard an old citizen
of ChebOygan relating some reminiscent
ces of the county Jail, in the early history
Of Cheboygan, from which we give the
following. as showing how business was
conducted at that time. He stated that
one evening he was called over to the
Jail by man and his wife, and, going
over, was requested to lock the man up,
as the woman was not able to turn the
key he did so, and turned the key over
to the mans wife. On another occasion,
a man by the name of Ryan was confined
in the Jail, but whoever had charge very
accommodatingly furnished the prisoner
with a key with which he could go in
and out at will. The prisoner used to
go around saving wood, and in the eye.
ming would return to the Jail and locb
himself in. During the time he was con
fined, another man was committed fol
some misdemeanOr, and Ryan finding
the man possessed the mnnificent sum o.
seveuty-five cents, concluded that was
too much money to be kept on hand a
the Jail, and induced the prisoner to con
sent to haying good time, while tn,
money lasted. So taking him in charge
they proceeded down town and invested
the amount i'm liquor at one of the sa
looms. and when the money was spent b
took his fellow prisoner and led him bac
to the Jail, put his man in. entered him
self, and locked the door. When Ryan
term expired. he cried BECAUSE he wa
not allowed 10 remain.


| Over 81 500 0OO worth of salmon wer
Year: 1878

Our respected cotemporary, the Erenimg
Star, in its diatribe on the subject Of the
State Republican associations, and the esti-
nation in which they are held by the peO-
pie of the several States which they respcc-
lively represent, does not speak by the card
The members Of these associations are live,
active, and devoted Republicans. They or
ganize for the purpose of efficient co-opera-
ton in the dissemination of political infor-
nation among the voters, the raising of
funds to aid impecunious members
to go to their homes TO vote, in pro-
curing cheap transportation, and in per-
forming such other legitimate political ser
vice as may strengthen and give success to
the cause they have espoused. There is
pure and patriotic, and perfectly consistent
with the rights of citizenship and the purity
of the elective franchise.


The Star intimatcs that these associations
are dictatorial and over oflicious in their
bearing toward the people of their own
States, which must be news to those who know
most about their operations. They never
interfere with caucus5es anu conventions,
but reserve their efforts for the support OF
the tickets placed in the field in the local
tiles to which their services relate, and in
exercising the right of suffrage when the
period of voting arrives. This is all there
is of a political feature in these associa-
tions, and we must insist that our cotem-
porary has no authority for saying that
they will not be permitted 10 reorganize.
It is right that will not be abridged by
any prohibitory act on the part of the Gov
ernment, and one that no true Republican can
surrender without yielding up one of his in
alisnable prerogatives of citizenship. The
President has interpreted his own order in q
more catholic spirit than is evinoed by our
cotemporary in its assumption 10 speak for
him.
Year: 1878

Mr.. CoNaER, of Michigan, has rapidly
risen to the front rank among the leaders of
the House during the present session of
Congress. The Republican side of that
body, it is admitted, possesses more man
aging capacity, more parliamentary expe-
rience and practical brainy craftsmanship
than would be found in the aggregation OF
a dozen such majorties as that which now
controls 1t. But Mr.. CoNGER holds his
own, and is probably as much, if not more,
feared by his political opponents than any
Republican on the floor. Without intend
ing to be invidious it can be safely said that
his leadership is of the vigorously aggros-
Five and successful kind that merits con-
spicuOus following.
Year: 1878

THERE was time when 1t would have been
considered decidedly beneath the dignity OF the
his readiness To chip in for campaign fund; but
BoSOn Pod.


"Did you ever know Of President Of the
United States who considered 1t beneath his
dignity to chip In for campaign fund on
the slyY For our part we prefer to know
what is going on and as for the reform part
of 1t, President HAYEs' administration Ger.
tainly compares favorably with that Of any Of
his predecessors, despite the ado the disap-
pointed spoilsmen are making. ."-Syracase
Journal.


This illustration Of the effect upon post
master of President HAYES talk with Cen
eral CAMPBELL, of Pennsylvania, regarding
his -misconstrued civil-service order,
is encouraging. The editor of the Journal,
the postmaster in question, will not be
outdone by his respected chief, it
is to be hoped and believed, and
although he will rs a journalist dc
much to aid the party in the coming cam
paign, his contributions, as postmaster, 10
the funds OF the party which gave him his
office will be appropriate and acceptable
The President himself sets the example OF
throwing aside all squeamish reserve about
volunteer subscriptions, and proclaims pub
licly that he is willing to aid the advance.
ment of righteous principles and insure the
permanency of good government by all
proper methods. Among those methods are
assistance to be rendered in defrayinl
legitimate expenses incurred in many ne
cessary ways during the campaign. The
idea that money thus contributed may b'
used as corruption fund is characteristic
of the Democracy
Year: 1878

The United States Consul at
Curacao, in his dispatch of the
18th ult., reports to the Depart
ment Of State the generous and
humane conduct of Mr.. l.. G
Baye, United States Consular
Agent at Bonaire, West Indies,
who happening to be in Curacao
on the 23d of September last,
when that city was devastated
by hurricane, put his sloop
Par Excellence at the disposal of
the Consul, and brought from the
island of Little Curacao the
crew and such effects as could
be recovered from the wreck of
the schooner Roosevelt, refusing
to accept any remuneration for
the service.
Year: 1878

The blsckguard Port Town
send paper boasts that it gained
forty subscribers in Seattle by
it's ribald attacks upon the edit
or this paper. We are surprised
that that element has had such
falling off in this town. When
we were at war with the Eotori-
Gus "Mad House," that institu-
ton had more than three times
that number of supporters and
defenders Of that ilk, who assail-
ed us in the same style, and the
Mtelligencer then as now was
their organ, characterizing the
respectable matrons of the town
who joined us in the crusade
against the open practice of
beastly RIGHTEOUSNESS, as ''wo-
men of uneasy virtue" The
Seattle correspondents of the
Port Townsend nuisance-the
namesake OF his stallion and
another eer-butt-were among
the intimate personal friends Of
the keeper Of the notorious squaw
brothel. The esMad House" had
to succumb to the advance of
civilization, and its old support
ers are exhibiting their indig-
nation for its taking off through
a ribald press. Like begets like
the world over.
Year: 1878

imous vote Of our colleagues
We were appointed Clerk Of the
u. S. District Court on the writ
ten recommendation Of the Chm
Of the Republican Territorial
Committee, the Delegate in Con
gress, a majority of Federal Off
GERS on Puget Sound, together
with e7eryi Democratic lawyer
and majority of the Republican
lawyers of the district; and we
left that office after twoyears'ser-
vice, with the personal assurance
of the Chief Justice that there
was no man in the Territory for
whose personal character he had
a higher respect. When eur
name was first announced, with
out our seeking, as candidate
for Mayor of this city, one of our
newspaper assailants declared
that we could not poll a dozen
votes in the city outside OF our
own family. The result was that
we received $50 more votes than
were ever given for candidate
for that Office before, and were
only defeated on a local issue by
the voteso personal friends, who
publicly declared that but for
our supposed position on that
question, we would have been
elected by a large majority.


WealIude to these we'll known
facts, not in self-defence or for
-glorifcation, but to assure
our friends, once for all, that an
intelligent people are not influ-
enced by ribald personal defama-
tien, and that we have no occa-
sion to defend our character from
such attacks, and thus give
prominence to yagabond journals
who can present no other claim
to public recognition.
Year: 1878

vote upon every question in con-
trovery, showing that the Judg-
es of the Supreme Court, Sena-
tors, Members of Congress, and
the President, were as complete
~ under the dominion of party
as is possible under the most
corrupt state Of public affairs;
tho Republican members of the
Board distinctly affirming the
Democratic doctrine of State
rights for the purposes of that
decision, and the Democrats as
distinctly repudiating that doc
trine; both sides utterly ignor-
ing their respective party plat
forms.


President Hays, with a fideli-
ty as rare as it is commendable,
stands squarely upon the plat
form upon which his party placed
him, without a single party sup
porter in Congress. Upon the
express terms Of the platform:
"Senators and Representatives
who may be judges and accusers
should not dictate appointments
to Office" Conkling makes an is
sue with the President, and is
supported in it by the entire Re-
publican and a portion of the
Democratic Senators, and the
Republicans of the country gen.
orally rejoice over the victory
Of the old "spoils" system over
"clvil service REFORM" and ac-
cord to Conkling the leadership
of the party in the next political
campaign.


If any one believes that DEM
ocratic party politicians are any
more consistent in their support
Of civil service reform, let HIM
apply the principle of competen-
cy against the caucus nominee
for a local Office and see how
soon he will be ruled out Of the
party.


Not one in hundred ef the
people are Interested in party
success in which no principles
are at issue. Every citizen is
interested in In good government
which can only be maintained
by subordinasing party to- coun-
try as President Hayes is doing.
Year: 1878

Nature IS full Of compensa-
tions. In these days, when ev-
cry rich mans will is contested,
and when, for the sake Of q lit
Ito more money, he is physical
ly and morally turned inside
out, the poor man closes his eyes
in death with Il certain degree
OF satisfaction. Every rich man
is insane when he makes his
will unless he leaves all his prop
erty to each of his children; but
the poor man can die of any dis
ease he chooses and be quietly
put under the ground without a
word Of criticism,
Year: 1878

There is report in the West
that Sitting Bull has crossed the
border and is on the Miles bat
tie field, with a large force of
Sioux and Nez Perces, but the
rumor is not believed at the War
Department, and is, it is to be
hoped untrue.