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Year: 1874

''There is no way under the heavens
above for the poor man to escape his
share of taxes paid by his rich neigh
Dor. Let the real estate owner be taxed
on his income, and the man he rents a
dwelling to will find the price advanced.
This man who rents the dwelling is a
grocer, and finding his expenses increas-
ed by higher house rent, he in turn
increases the percentage Of profit on his
tea. coffee and sugar, and the hod-car-
rier and coal-hcaver, who purchase the
tea, coffee and sugar, thus pay more for
them. But the advanced cost to them
is not pushed upon any class with whom
they have business relations. The Ia
boring classes cannot saddle any lower
stratum of society with the burdens
their financial masters put upon them,
for there is no lower stratum to fall up
on, and they are powerless to recover,
by increased wages, which the top layer
of society has imposed upon them. y
Year: 1874

From the speech of Gov. Palmer be.
fore the Reform Convention Of Illinois


s'Let me tell you that the great mis-
sion of the Farmers party. in addition
to those l have already stated, is that
they shall recover the liberties of the
people themselves. Let us see what that
means. You are looking to Congress to
relieve you from this thing, and to the
Legislature to remove that evil. Let
me tell you, my friends, that the phil
osophy of the American Government is
to keep the power in the hands of the
people and as near home as possible.
(Applause.) Your policy is to keep it
in your township, in your county, in
your State. Do you expect relief from
Congress? How much do you know
about the way things are run in Wash
ington? The telegraph tells you some-
what, the members Of Congress, who al
ways tell the truth, and those newspaper
men, who are more truthful than George
Washington and Ben Butler (laughter)
we depend on them for the little slip
of news that we get of what was done on
the previous day at Washington. We
know nothing about it. Look to your
own State Legislature. Here we have
the greatest lig ght through the press, and
if any of our legislators make fools of
themselves one day, the whole people Of
the State know it the next morning. But
Washington is 1000 miles away, and
you know little of the way things are
run there. tell you, at Washington
to-day is being formed government
founded on the systems of the aristocra-
cies of Europe.


They live upon your labor, and they
despise you; they treat you as if you
were hewers of wood and drawers Of
water they build houses and speculate
in property there, and then. expend the
public money to improve their own
property.


have been, will say, sometimes re-
garded as little insane on this ques-
ton of State rights. About six years
ago I warned the people of this State
that the time was not far distant when
railroads would try to boost themselves
by an appeal to the Federal courts,
They told me that was insane on the
subject; but what do we see to-day


These attempts of Railroad companies
} to escape from the juries and judges Of
} Illinois; these attempts at invoking the
Federal power to protect them, are fal


more than l feared before; far more
than the things I feared to see. But We
} must demand that these companies, Gre
ated by our laws, be tried by our judges
and juries.'' applause.
Year: 1874

the Burdens E0lI Oh Ihems


There is no way under the heavens
above for the poor man to escape his
share of the taxes paid by his rich
neighbor. Let the real estate owner be
taxed on his income, and the man he
rents dwelling to find the price ad-
vanced. This man who rents dwell
ing is grocer, and finding his expenses
increased by higher house rent, he in
turn increases the percentage of profit
on his tea, coffee and sugar, and the hod-
carrier and coal-heaver, who purchase
the tea, coffee and sugar, thus pay more
for them. But the advanced cost to
them is not pushed upon any class with
whom they have business relations.
The laboring classes cannot saddle any
lower stratum Of society with the burdens
their financial masters put upon them,
for there is no lower stratum to fall
upon, and they are powerlcss to recover,
by increased wages, the extra cost of the
articles consumed, this increased tax
upon the top layer of society has i'm
posed upon them.
Year: 1874

There is an honest directness in the
way of doing business in Kansas, that is
truly refreshing. We clip the following
from the leading editorial in Ross last
Spirit of Kansas. It is honest and to
the point. The people have sermon
in it it would pay them well to reflect
upon:


''1t has been the power Of capital in
vested in politics that has made possible
the vast combinations of carriers and
money brokers that can, with a stroke
of the pen, raise to the renumerative,
or depress to the starving point, the
price Of every bushel Of wheat and corn
in the country. 1t is that power which
corrupt legislation has enabled to lay its
hand upon almost any town or city in
the country, to build up or destroy, as
the interest, favor or malice Of the COM
bination might dictate. This power has
been secured through the venality of
our lawmakers, State and national, and
nothing can take that power from them
but the determined and united action of
the people in filling their legislative po-
sitions with men who have not been, and
cannot be, corrupted by money or be-
guiled with Establishments of Office.
Gas this is a government of and by
the people, upon whose intelligent use
of their prerogatives depends the prop
er exercise of governmental functions,
SO we are essentially and naturally a
nation of politicians. As it is through
| pOlitical cOrruntiOn that the nuhlic con.
science has been debauched, and the un-
punished thief of millions upon millions
Of public moneys has been rendered
possible, so it is through political &C.
tion, and mainly that, that we must
seek and hope for reform.


''It was through comprehension Of
that fact that the institution of the
Grange was hailed by so many, even o.
those who failed to connect themselves
directly with it, as an element that was
destined to act not unconspicuous part
in the work Of political, financial ani
social regeneration. Though entirely
non-partisan, and professedly non-poli
tical, its teachings are having the effect
of educating the masses of the people
in the science of government, and Great
ing higher standard Of political mo
rality, to an extent that has not befor'
occurred for many years. Though il
one sense non-political, yet in another
and that high sense, the Grange is tn
coming political force before which po
litical knaves will yet be swept into de
tserved oblivion
Year: 1874

A dreary place would be this earth


Were there no little people in it;
The song of life would lose its mirth,


Were there no children to begin it.
No little forms like buds to grow,


And make the admiring heart surrender
No little hands on breast and brow,


To keep the thrilling love-chords tender
The sterner souls would grow more stern
Unfeeling nature more inhumaf1,
And man to stole coldness turn,


And woman would be less the woman.
Life's song, indeed, would lose its charm
Were there no babies to begin it,
A doleful place this world would be,


Were there no little people in it.
Year: 1874

From the Constitution of the National


Grange.]
THE ULTIMATE OBJECT OF THIS ORG GAN1zA-
TION IS FOR MUTUAL INSTRUCTION AND PRO-
lection.


Human happiness is the acme of earthly
ambition. Individual happiness depends
upon GENERAL PROSPERITY.
Year: 1874

a CELEBRATED Scotch divine had
just risen up in the pulpit to lead the
congregation in prayer, when gentle
man in the front gallery took out his
handkerchief to wipe the dust from his
brow, forgetting that pack of cards
were wrapped up in it. The whole
pack were scattered over the floor of
the gallery. The minister could not
resist sarcasm, solemn as the act was
in which he was about to engage. o
man, man surely your psalm-book has
been i'll bund.'
Year: 1874

AT a recitation in one Of the Red
Wing public schools the other day, class
was up for examination with regard to the
vegetable substances, and the question was
asked, whether potash was q vegetable or
mineral substance, and little dispute
arose among the pupils on the question,
which was settled by slow spoken student
in these words: "Why, yes, don't you
know, Esau sold his birthright for a mess Of
potash.'' Silence was not in that recitation
room for the space of FIVE minutes
Year: 1874

a MANS LIFE SAVED BY BEING
DRUNK "A NARKowEscAPE.-Mr. Ignatius
Mackel of Hay Creek, in this county, came
TO the city on last Friday and got outside
of something stronger than Adams ale, and
then, just at dark undertook to drive up
past Mr.. Cogeps new mill. By some means
his team, which consisted of horse and
mule, got off the road and headed toward
the railroad cut in the river bank the
horse saw the danger and tried to turn off,
but the mule, with the usual perverseness
Of his race, commenced backing and carried
the horse and sled with him over the bank


on to the railroad track. The horse
was instantly killed, and the man
probably would have suffered the same
fate had he not been drunk As it was he
escaped with one arm crushed. and an ug-
ly cash in his forehead. Had not Mr.. Rob-
son of the mills seen the accident, bad
whisky would not have saved him and a
railroad accident would have been proba-
bly, dished up to the readers Of the news
papers. Aid was luckily at hand, and the
man and sled had just been removed from
the track when the train whizzed past. It
is needless to add that the mule came out
unRurt. Moral-1f you want to pitch over
twenty foot bank on to railroad track,
either get drunk, or get metsmorphosed
into mule. - , >t
Year: 1874

SEE the proceedings Of the Board Of
Goodhue County Commissioners, on the
inside of this paper, also the article with
regard to the model Touring mills at, Can
non Falls which was crowded out last week.
Year: 1874

rHERE is to be meeting of the West
Virginia Editorial Association at Parkers
burg in May next. The Committee OF
Arrangements recently sent an invitation
to the peculiar individual who edits the
Martinsburg Statesman to be present.
They requested him to notify them Of his
acceptance, SO that they might send him
a free pass over the Baltimore & Ohio
road. He declined the invitation Of the
Committee for three reasons, as follows


"First, because We do not. accept tree
passes; second, our exchequer is not pie.
thoric enough TO permit us the pleasure
OF trip to, Parkersburg; and third, we
have no sympathy whatever with the OBJ.
iecs and purposes OF the Association"


We call upon the editor OF the States
man for information as to the "objects
and purposes Of the Association. We
confess to being in the dark on that point,
and in as much as he seems to have re.
celved light we desire to be let into The
secret lit Is a horrid skull and bones
affair Of some kind, we want to know Il
before we receive and accept an invitation
to be present. Our spprehensions are ex
cited that Radical plot Is on loot. Else
why this rebuke from the Statesman.
Year: 1874

SIR. and Mrs, JOHN 9. BUTTE keep a
teer saloon at steubenville and they have
lot yet surrendered to the Crusaders. On


Tuesday night detachment Of the ladies
temperance Band visited their premises
sud held prayers on the sidewalk in front
Of their saloon. At the conclusion Of the
services Mrs. BUTTE opened the door and
invited the ladies into the house. She
dthem that she had some Scripture les.
sons 10 which she desired to invite their
attention, and that her text would be
found in the 9th and 9th verses Of the 7th
chapter Of the Gospel according to ST
Matthew, reading as follows:


"When thou prayest, thou shalt not be
as the hypocrites; for they love to pray
standing In the Synsgog1es, and In the
corners Of the streets, that they may be
seen by men. Verify, l cay unto yo1
they have their reward.


"But thou, when thou prsyest, enter
into thy closet, and when thou hast shut
thy door, pray to thy father which is In
heaven; and thy father which seeth in
secret will reward thee. openly"


The Gasstte, in recording the interview,
says that Mrs. BUTTE did not seem to be
angry with the ladies and evidently
wanted to discuss the beer question
calmly and fairly, but the vast difference
between her views on the subject and
those Of the ladies led to a very animated
debate. The discussion was conducted
BY Mrs. BUTTE and her husband on one
side, and the detachment Of the Band on
the other. The main part Of Mr..
and Mrs. BuTTE's argument in jus.
tlacstion Of their business was that
lager beer was not an intoxicating
beverage, and in support Of this as
sertion Mr.. BUTTE made the startling de-
Claration that "a man might drink a
buahel Of beer and not be made drunk"
The Gazette does not say what reply was
made to this wholesale Certainly II was
not retaID vindication Of beer. We pre-
sumo the Band were overcome. At all
events, Mr.. and Mrs. BUTTE were not, like
ancient Festus, "almost persuaded" to
give up the business, for we read that


when leaving, Butte assured the ladies
that he had no intention of quitting the
business; that after the first Of April he
would be compelled by the law 10 quit
selling by the glass, but that he would
continue to sell by wholesale as long as
the law would permit him to do So"
Year: 1874

There is unfortunately very little reason to
doubt that the Louisiana Returning Board has
perfected its plans for cheating the Conserya-
tives out of their victory, and that the returns
from so many Conservative parishes will be
thrown out or indefinitely laid over that the
Legislature will assemble with an apparent
majority for Kellogg. The pretenses under
which this rascally scheme is carried out are
various. In most instances the Republicans
have made merely frivolous and insincere pro.
tests against the returns-protests which would
inevitably be overruled on an impartial hear
ing, but which serve their purpose well enough
with judges who are neither impartial nor
honest In other instances the Republican off.
cials charged with the custody of the returns
have either neglected or positively refused to
turn them over to the canvassers, and tho
Year: 1874

Considering only the imports and exports of
merchandise, the balance of trade is not less
than S150,OO0,000 more favorable to the United
States for the year 1874 than it was for the
year 1872 Yet the drain of specie from New
York to Europe continues with as much force
as ever Within the last five weeks nearly
ten millions have left us, and the commercial
supply is reduced to very insignificant
amount in comparison with the requirements
of such port as New-York. These facts are
at once demonstration OF the absurdity of
expecting to increase our supply of coin by
rectifying the balance of trade, and reminder
Of the Inconvenience to which the trade OF the
country is subjected by the persistent refusal
of the United States to make any use of the
precious metals as money. The gold market
with the present restricted supply of coin, can
easily be manipulated by SPECTATORS, and we
need not say that the controlling motive with
them is not the welfare of the mercantile
community.


The true explanation Of the continued call
for coin for expectation is the direction which
the savings of the country are now taking.
For some years there has not been such
disposition on the part of savings banks, in
SuranCe companies, anu lnulVluualS 10 invest
in United States bonds. The six per cent
bonds which are called in for payment in the
process of funding nearly all come from Eu-
rope, and the fives of the funded loan which
take their place, We are happy to say, have
been absorbed in large quantities by American
investors. In this way our international in
de5tedncss is reduced. 1t should also be said
that tho field for the employment of money in
new enterprises. such as railroads, factories,
&C., is now unusually restricted, and the
investment of a portion of the savings of
the people necessarily takes the form
of O repurchase from Europe of some of the
securities we have sold there in such vast quan.
titles since the war. The state of the Euro
pean money markets is also favorable to the
movement we have described. The influences
being of comparatively permanent charac-
ter, their natural effect viii be to increase the
value of gold, as compared with the paper
money prices of the articles we sell for foreign
export. If we increase our sales we must re-
duce our prices. The securities imported can
only be paid for by commodities exported, and
it is self-evident, since the entire commercial
supply of gold in the Atlantic States is not in
the least excessive, that not much more of
that commodity can be spared, whatever may
be the wishes of the European banks.
Year: 1874

AS long as the negro vote in the South is
cast solid, or nearly SO, there is no reason to
expect any amelioration of the condition of
politics in that section. While this vast mass
of voting material remains in the compact
state which ever since the war has made it the
objective point of every adventurer in search
of Office, there is no reason to hope for that
intelligent discussion and watchful criticism


which are the only salvation of political life
in democratic governments. The vote has
hitherto been too manageable. 1t has been O
sort of patent right in the hands of the car


pet-baggers, and has been worked without
infringement and with results which are too
well known. 1t is against public interests that
this monopoly should continue. If the aims
and processes of the Republican leaders in
the South were far better than they are, it
would still be bad thing for the Southern
States and for the country, for the African
race to support one party solidly against the
other. The almost undivided support of the
Irish in this city is source of endless danger
and corruption to the Democratic party, which
almost sets off the unquestiOnable advantages
of the majolities they give. 1t is too plain for
argument that it is morally great injury to
q political party to receive year after year the
unanimous and unreasoning support of q cer-
tain race or nationality. The temptation is
two-fold. The leaders. thus intrenched by
votes which are moved by mere partisan ma
cbinery, lose their wholesome regard for pub
lie opinion. and only seek to perpetuate their
hold upon power by corrupting and buying
certain number of the local politicians of the
race on which they rely. They not only grow
dishonest themselves, but they are the cause
of widespread dishonesty in others. In the
Year: 1874

Board declines to count the authenticated
duplicates in possession Of the Federal Super
yisors. II the Legislature once organizes with
a Republican majority it Is not at all likely
that enough Conservatives will ever be ad-
mitted to change the complexion Of either OF
the two Houses.


We do not believe the Democratic leaders
arc foolish enough to meet this fraud with
New Orleans, and it is uncertain how much
influence the leaders have over their hot
headed and angry constituents. A second re-
sort to arms would not receive at the North
the sympathy or the excuses bestowed upon the
first. The inevitable result Is well understood.
Grant has declared with all possible emphasis
that be will sustain the Kellogg government
against all corners until the wrong which he
committed in 1872 Is undone by Congress. lie
is perfectly we'll satisfied with his work, and
he means to stand by it. Resistance will be
useless and therefore criminal waste of blood,
and it will only postpone the final settlement
of case which now looks fair. The outraged
people of Louisiana should understand that
the deep feeling of the North is enlisted in
their behalf not only for the greatness OF their
WRONGS Dub AoL IhC SiOusuSsS VI ehoA pesA~oSS'
We beg them to do nothing that may disturb
this kindly and brotherly disposition. The re-
volt of September did some good in showing
the exact foundation of the Kellogg govern
ment and rousing the North to an examination
of the history Of the Louisiana swindle. But
it must not be repeated.


If false Legislature should again be estab-
lished in New-Orleans we can hardly doubt
that Congress, if the citizens content them
selves with peaceful protest, will at last put
an end to the usurpation which has disgraced
the country and damaged the party. Your
average Washington politician may not have
very keen sense of justice, but lie has high
appreciation of popular opinion when it is ex-
pressed as emphatically as it was in Novem-
Der. Besides, the family influence" is not as
strong as it used to be.
Year: 1874

We observe that Mr. Richard c. Parsons, member
of Congress from Cleveland proposes to-day, in the
language of the Washington dispatch. to deny
that he had any connection whatever with the dis
tribution of the so-caled Pacific Mail fund. as
charged in an editorial article in THE TRIBUNE, and
to state that he never paid member Of Congress q
dollar for his services OF vote for the measure or
knew of ones being paid" AS thus is not what THE
TRIBUNE stated, we hope that Mr.. Parsons will do
himself the justice to answer specifically to what
The TRIBUNE did say. We asked that he might
testify as to any use Of Q large sum Of money Of
which he might be cognizant for securing the pas
sage of the last Pacific Mail subsidy. We may as
well be explicit about it, and add that according to
declarations made by former employe Of the Pa
cifc Mail. Mr. Parsons ought to have specific
knowledge of the use made Of very largo sum. 1t
Is important to know whether this employs tells the
truth or not and for this reason, as well as for Mr.
Parsonss own sake II is desirable that what he says
to-day should be to the point and not amere denial
of what nobody has alleged. Il
Year: 1874

There is not much reason to doubt that the
insurrection in the Argentine Republic has
been suppressed. The insurgents apparently
had the means of prolonging the war for a
much greater period. They preferred, how
ever to intrust their fate to decisive battle,
and their defeat probably only fastened re-
suit which OF late seemed inevitable.
Year: 1874

Mayor vances action the other day In the appoint
ment of Salem H. Wales to the vacant Dock Com
missionership. illustrated in more ways than one
what Mayor, who seeks the good Of the city rather
than partisan advantage, ought to do. He had
ample power TO mako tho appointment and to put In
Year: 1874

TAs R>o x a. Wassbvrn, at Calvary tP. e. Church


The second sermon of a series of discOurses
upon the Ten Commandments by the Rev f. A. Wash
burne at Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church, al
Fourth ave. and Twenty hrst-s. given yesterday
morning. upon the Second Commandment In these dis
courses the moral rather than the theological questions
Involved, are considered.


The portion Of the law 10 be considered given by
Moses is taken as a text, and supplemented by verse
from the New Testament giving its application as made
by Christ or His apostles. The text is taken from
Exodus 2Oth chapter 4th and 9Th verses "Thou shalt
not make unto any image or any likeness Of
anything that is in above or that in the earth
beneath or that is the water under tho earth Thou
shalt LOT bow thVscu dOwu 10 ih-m nor serve them
Year: 1874

vet hears witness 30 the great truths as those when
iav al the bottom OF the Mosaic Institute It was not
among tho Jews alone that the victim required 10 DC
spotless The same law rigidy observed among
some of the heaihen The value OF the victim gave dlg
nity 10 the sacrifice. What the offering OF human
beng ga npon altar hut recognition OF the principle
thai lie VINO should bear should also wear our
natural In the estimation Of those no offered human
SACRIFICES the rank OF the victim regarded IA giving
efficacy to the Offering. II may interpret the true
necessities OF from hcse attempts Of his own to
meet them surely may them all met In Jesus
Christ We have thus in him victim adequate 10 our
case Christ thus lifted up from the earth. will draw all
men unto him. he is the embodiment OF perfect
love We are 80 constituted that most easily
moved by the power of affection. The human heart
yieIJs more TO love than TO stern uDbendng severity
Jesus must have been Divine, for only He has ever
founded an empire In love.