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FOH ATTOHXKY O KNKRA I., WILLIAM LEESE. FOR COMMlSSrONKH OK lTr.I.IC LANDS AND Hi; I MM N OS, JOHN STEEX. FOH sri'KHIXTKNDFNT OF 1TRLIC IX STHUCTIOX. GEORGE II. LANE. McShank for governor? ernor!" 'Great gov Thk Old Roman has ceased running for the present. Tnrc democrats are clad there more fall states. are no Thk national greenback convention met yesterday at Cincinnati. There were just seven delegates present. ' No .man's wages should bo so low that he cannot make provision in his days of vigor for the incapacity of acci dent or the feebleness of old age." Benjamin Harrison, Wiif.m t lie wage earners of the land lose hope, when their star goes out, social order is impossible and after that anarchy or czar. (Gen. Harrison to the Chicago Irishmen.) It is a pitiable sight to witness the New York "Wump' gasping for breath since the "setting down act" in the very recent Hill convention at Buffalo. The "Mug" is gone and the "Wump" is simp ly palpitating. It didn't know it wa? loaded. The contrast between the republican and democratic nominees and their man ner of conducting the campaign is a comforting sight to republican, but the mugwump who banks entirely on respec tability is the fellow who suffers most over the matter poor lost mugwump. Gen. Harrison! condemnation of trusts is clear, vigorous and unmistaka ble. It is also republican. The republi can national platform denounces trusts. There have been bills passed by republi can congresses to destroy them, and the republican masses demand that they be stamped out, even if the democratic party is destroyed. The democracy in its '84 national platform declared that the ''internal rev enue tax is a war tax." The President in his letter of acceptance protests against its repeal. Poor old dishonest democracy! You would not and could not be democracy without stultifying your record at each cross road upon the long broad lane of American politics. Levi P. Morton, like Grover Cleve land, has contributed money for a pur pose during the present campaign. But while Mr. Cleveland's ten thousand dol lars W8) sent to the national democratic committee, 3Ir. Morton's cheek for twelve thousand dollars goes to assist the yellow fever suffcrg ia Florida. It is en deed true: "Monev talks." The congressional convention which meets at Lincoln Thursday of this week to name the next congressman from this district, is attracting much attention. Jndge Chapman is mentioned generally and favorably throughout the southern portion of the district, but we understand that it is yet doubtful whether he permits his name to be used in the convention as it is a position: he has not sougnt at this time. The judge was in favor of Hon. S: B. Pound, of Lancaster, until the Lin coln Primaries made the mistake of the . v . . . . i i ; l campaign, jusi wnai uie couvcuuvu Lincoln maybring forth is very uncertain, I GEN. HARRISON TO THS WORK ING MEN. Indianapolis, Ind.. Sep. 15. The delegation from New Albany and Floyd County, over a thousand in number, was the second to pay its respects to General Harrison today. Their spokesman was James Atkinson, a glass-blower at the Oupaw Glass Works, who spoke at some length, touching wages and tariff. General Harrison replied as follows: My fellow citizens: There is something very distinctive, very interesting, and very instructive in this large delegation of workingmen from the city of New Albany. Your fellow workman and spokesman has so eloquently presented that particular issue upon which you have the greatest interest, that I can add nothing to the force or conclusiveness of his argument. He has said that the in terests of the workingmen were especially involved in the pending political contest. I think that it is conceded even by our political opponents. I do not think there is a man so dull or 6o unfair as to deny that the reduction of our tariff rates so as to destroy the principle of protection now embodied in our laws will have an influence on your wages and on the pro duction of your mills and factories. If this bo true, then your interests in the question is apparent. You will want to know whether the influence of the pro posed reduction of rates is to be benefic ial or hurtful: whether the effect will be to stimulate, or diminish production; whether it will be to maintain or increase the rate of wages you are now receiviii-', or to reduce them. As you shall settle these questions, so will you vote in November. Applause. No man can doubt that a reduction of duties will stimulate the importation of foreign merchandise. None of these plate-glass workers can doubt that a re duction of the duty upon plate glass will increase the importation of French p'ate glass. None of these workers in your woolen mills can doubt that the reduc tion of the duty upon the product of their mills will increase the importation of foreign woolen mills. And il that is true, is it not also clear that this increas ed importation of foreign-made goods mean? som idle workmen in your mills? The party that favors such discriminat ing duties as will develop American pro duction and secure the largest amount of work for our American shops is the par ty whose policy will promote your inter ests. Applause and cries of "Hit him again." I have heard it said by some leaders of democratic thought that the reduction proposed by the Mills bill, and the further reduction which some are candid enough to admit that they con template, will stimulate American pro duction by opening foreign markets, and that the interests of our Indiana manu facturing establishments would thus be promoted. But those who advance this argument .also say that it will not do to progress too rapidly in the direction of free trade; that we must go slowly because our protected industries can not stand TOO ItAI'HJ AS APVANCE; :t would not be safe. Laughter. Now, :ny countrymen, if this plan of revenue reform is to be promotive of our manu facturing interests why go slowly? Why not ope. tje jjates wide and let us have the promised good all at once? Laughter and applause. Is it that these philosophers think that the cup of pros perity will be so sweet and full that our laboring people can not be allowed to drink it at one draught ? Applause, and cries of "Good, good." No my country men, this statement implies what these gentlemen know to be true, that the ef fect of the proposed legislation is dimin ished production and diminished wages, and they desire that you shall have an opportunity to get used to it. Applause. But I can not press this discussion further. I want to thauk you for the cordial things you have said to me by him who has spoken for you. I trust, and have always trusted, the intelligence and the conscience of our working people. Ap plause They will inevitably find out the truth and when they nod it, ibey will justify it. Therefore, there are many things that have been said to which I have not and shall not allude while this con test is on. They are with vou: the truth is accessible to you and you will find it. Now, thanking you i,,usf heartily for the personal respect you have evidenced. and congratulating you upon your intel ligent devotion to that great American system which t.a; sjjread a sky of hope above you and your children, I bid yoa good-bye. Cheers. SEUYILB EH TIu president protests against "Servile immigration." What does he mean by the term asks the Chicago Tribune. Perhaps some of our Nebraska exchanges, who worship at the shrine of Grover can explain this singular phrase. Tlie Chica go Tribune, which lrs been quoted as democratic authority right along, iuter pets it to bo nothing more nor less than knownothiugism. We are more charita ble, we don't believe the writer kntw, himself, what it meant nor how redjeu- lous it sounds and reads. GENERAL HARRISON TO THE IRISHMEN OF CHICAGO. Mr. Beggs and my friends of the Irish American Republican Club of Cook County, Illinois: You were Irishmen, you are Americans cheers Irish-Americans continued cheers. And though you have given the consecrated loyalty of your honest hearts to the stary Hag and your adopted country, you have not, and ought not to forget to love and venerate the land of your birth. Great applause. If you could forget Ireland, if you could be unmoved by her ministry, untouched by the appeals of hci splendid oratory, unsympathetic with her heroes and mar tyrs; I thould fear that the bonds of your new citizenship would have no power over hearts so cold and consciences so dead. Cheering. What if a sprig of green was found on the bloody jacket of a union soldier who lay dead on Mission ary Ridge. The Hag he died for was his flag, and the green was only a memory and an inspiration. We, native oi Irish born, join with the republican convention pi the hope that the cause of Irish home rule, progressing under the leadership of Gladstone ami Parnell cheers upon peaceful and lawful lines may yet secure for Ireland fiat which, as Americans, we so much value local home rule. Con tinued applause.- I am sure that you have, in your own persons, or in those of your worthy repre sentatives, given such convincing evi dence OK YOUR DEVOTION to the American constitution and flag, and to American institutions, will not falter in this great civil contest, which your spokesman has so fittingly describ ed. Who, if not Irish-Americans, versed in the sad history of the commercial ruin of the island they love, should be in structed in the beneficient influence of n protective tariff ? Long and continued cheering. Who, if not Irish-Americans, should be able to appreciate the friendly influences of the protective system upon their individual and upon their home lives? Applause. Which of you has not realized that not the lot of man only, but the lot of woman hat been made eas ier and softer under its influence ! Ap plause and "Hear"" "Hear!" and "That's whats the matter." Contrast the Amer ican mother and wife, burdened only with the cares of motherhood and of the household, with the condition of women in many of tlie countries of the Old World where she Is loaded also with the drudgery of td in the field. Applause. I know that none more than Irishmen who are so characterized by their defer ence for women and whose women have so finely illustrated that which is pure in female. character, will value this illustra tion of the good effects of our American system upon the home life. Long con tinued applause. There are nations across the ocean who are hungry for the American market. Cries of "You bet they are," and "That's right," and "They won't get them." They are waiting with eager expectation for the adoption of a free trade policy by the Uuitcd States. Cries of "That will never happen." The English manufacturer is persuaded that an increased MARKET FOR ENGLISH OOODtt in America is good for him, but I think it will be impossible to persuade the Am erican producer, or the American work man, that it is good for him. Loud ap plause and cries of ''That ?3 ijght " I believe that social order, that national prosperity, are bound up n the preserva tion of our existing policy. Loud cheers and cries of "You are right." I do not believe that a republic can live and pros per, whose wage-earners do not earn enough to make life comfortable, who do not haye some upward avenues of hope open before them. When the wage earners of a land losa hope, when the star goes out, social order is imppossiblc, and after that anarchy or the czar. Cheering and tries of ' !-h.itis it.' Ali.en (Jr. TnrioiAN's efforts as a sprightly campaigner has resulted some what disastrously to himself and party at large. Tip; little journey from Ohio to New yprl,: so used the old Pomaii up that he failed when he endeavored to speak to the thousands who had assem bled to do him honor. From the plat form he was borne to his bed, was at tended all night by physicians and the next d:jy hurried to is home where in peace he could pass his last few days on earth. No better exemplifications of his case was ever had than in the follow ing lines, "Pity the sorrows of a poor old mau, wiGSe trembling limbs have borne him to our door." All idea of further speech-making on his part has been aban doned and the old man's sorrows will be pitied and he will kindjy be permitted to stay at home. Arizona Citiz-n. Wk publish today Qen, Harrison's little address to the republican Irish organisa tions of Chicago which, called on him Friday Inst at Indianapolis, It is a "gem from either a political or literary stand point. Mr. Harrison has proved himself as an advocate of republican doctrines the equal of Mr. Blaine in this campaign and it is with prida that republicans point to the utterances of their candidate. ELECT HARRISON FIRST. Hon. Kuute Nelson says that "it is the duty of the republicans to elect Harrison this year and strike for tariff reform nf terward. Mr. .Nelson wus one of the three republicans who voted in favor of the Mills' bill. However, his declaration is worthy of the consideration of all re publicans, whatever may be their views on the tariff question. Elect Harrison first and then attend to the tariff afterward. Of course, the success of Harrison would be a comparatively barren triumph for the republicans without the election of a majority of the house of representatives, 1 hat body has been controlled by the democrats since 1 88'J, and in that period no tariff reform has been made, nor, in deed, has any been attempted. The measures which were prepared by Mr. Morrison, like that which was framed this year by Mr. Mills, would, if enacted, destroy instead of reform or revise. The experience of a third of a century, has proven that the only party capable of dealing wisely with the tariff question is the republican party. It is unreasonable to hope for any sensible scheme of tariff reform until the republicans are placed again in power not only in the executive branch of the government, but in the popular branch of congress. No republican pretends that the pres ent tarnr is periect. iUistalves were made in its construction, and the changes in industrial conditions which have occuned since it was enacted have revealed irregularities and inequali ties in it which should be corrected Treasury rulings, too, which are made possible by the vagueness or want of pre cision in certain parts of the present law, have defeated the purpose of its framcrs and discriminated unduly against some industries. A large portion of the act should be revised so as to bring it ia har mony with the altered conditions in many important industries which the past live or six years have brought about. The act should be shortened and simplified. Ad valorem duties ought to give place to specific duties wherever practicable. In some instances duties could be lowered to advantage, in others they should be raised. Most of the dutiable articles not produced in this country, except luxu ries, could be placed on the free list. In fact a general overhauling of the tariff is needed, but it should be done by protec tionists, and be prosecuted on protection ist lines. Mr. Nelson's advice i3 good. Let every friend of the American indus trial system work for the election of Har rison this year, "and strike for tariff re form afterward." But let them see to it that the republicans are placed in control in congress alo, without which tariff reform worthy of the name is impossible. Globe Democrat. Mr. Blaine is a very bad man! Maine is a very bad state! The people, in fact, are very ignorant ia Oregon, Vermont, and Maine! When you desire enlighten ment on the great industrial question, you must steer clear of the ignorant working man; the knighted, skilled la bor of the factory; the fellow who beards sheep on the great American commons, and hasn't time to read Cobden litera ture; the Irishman who doesn't know that Johnny Bull is anxious for Pat's welefare in America; the foreign laborer who comes to this country to selfishly better his personal condition and that of his family. These people can't under stand the great and gionous underlaying principles of freetrader?). You must go to tlie solid south, where labor is digni fied! where the school house has not poisoned the plebian mind; where the ballot bcx is zealously guarded with the shot gun! I'here yoii will find lofty minds and philanthropic spirits, who look beyond the glitter of a days good wages to the world's markets of cheap fabrics and low wages, and if you can not find a high enough grade qf intelli gence llero, pi the tiotid South, go farther, cross the ocean to old England, where everything is iSnglish, you know. There you will find the philosopher and statesman hand in hand spending their time and their gold to evangelize thi benightened laud of tle brother Jonathan, Political triganometry in national politics by the man who is figuring for the great office of President of tliesu United States is a very dangerous busi ness. The retaliation message, the Chi nese bill, the delayed letter of accept ance, are all political tricks and blund ers which have simply brought the ad ministration into increased ridicule. It is the pd manevour of he ais in the lion's skin. No man can doubt that a reduction of dutjes will stimulate tlie importation of foreign merchandise and if that is true is it not als clear that this Increased Importation qf foreign made goods means some idle workmen in your mills The Jjarty that favors such dis criminating duties as will develop Amer lean production and secure the largest amount of work for our American shops is the party whose policy wiil promote your interests. (Gen. Harrison to the Voi kingmen. ) CIVIL SERVICE HUMBUG. The spectacle of the president of the L'nited States contributing to the cam paign fund to si cure his own election, and advertising tlu contribution, is a sad commentary on the florid essays that have been written by mugwumps and independents in prai.-e of Mr. Cleveland's high notions about the public service: but, to the honest civil service reformer there is a deeper uieiiniiig on the pait of i Mr. Cleveland, than the simple proposi- I tion to aid and assist t)K. democratic par ty, and himself, into oilic-j by the use of money, lie has said with pompous high sounding phrase, time and again, that t lie public service must be kept above the level of partisan politics and that contri butions and assessments should not be levied upon the office-holder. Yet, here is this pretender to public virtue saying, by virtue of his high office, to each employe of the government, " You must contribute." Wow does he say it ? Why, by publically setting tlie example and contributing a fourth of Iris annual salary. It means that employes are ex pected to subscribe, and no ollice-hol ler will fail to recognize the presidential tip. Neither will the Wiggins and Gormans of democratic politics longer hesitate to take the federal oilice holder by the throat and demand his money or his po sition. For down right dishonesty in political matters Grover Cleveland is en titled to the belt. GENERAL HARRISON'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. In view of his model letter of accept ance the republican party may well be proud of their candidate. A modest, sensible document making uo plea foi votes, not attempting to please anybody but tlie great republican constituency it presents the republican side of the issues of the day so clearly that the humblest citizen may understand as he reads. It is a genuine republican document, and will commend itself to a very wide approval though our railroad friend who was so delighted with the "English" of Mr. Cleveland's letter Mud nothing of that in this. It is American through and through and the American people in November will plant their big American feet upon it, as their platform, with a majority be fore unknown in this country. Bee. ENOUGH OF FREE-TRADE. A trades congress was held at Brad ford, England, last week. The president Mr Shipton, bitterly denounced the free traders, who advised buying in the cheapest markets iirispcctive of conse quences to the wo:kmen. If absolute and unconditional cheapness was right, he said, then by all means import Chinese and encourage the sweating system. Count Mitkiewicz, who is thoroughly informed as to China, i. reported to scout the idea that China has rejected the new treaty wUh America. In his opinion China favors the- treaty restrict ing the emigration of Chinese to the United States because China docs not favor emigration. For that reason China would accept the treaty, since it would affect English intejv.ttg i,t I long Kong and Canton and not its own. The atti tude of congress on the Cnina question has b 'en taken advantage of by the Eng lish to further their own ends. It is evidently an English trick to spread abroad the rumor tlnd Ch'na rejected the treaty with tlie view that hostile, legislu tion would shako the friendly rel Hiions beiwecu China and the United States. This would allow the British to take away the Chinese tra.le from this coun try, and to kill the project of ' building Americaq yiUoWa m that empire. Should it turn out to be true that China has not rejected the treaty, the suspicious of British interference in our relations with China would be strongly coqforred. - Bee. The pledges contained in the platform of the democratic national convention insure good government. So says Presi dent Cleveland. But every man with a head on his shoulders knows better, Pledges insure nothing. Talk is cheap, especially in a democratic conven.ion. The democracy always was good at mak ing pledges. But only performances count. And democratic performances give the lie to democraii it pledges. The old Itoman is r, living mad since his arrival home and Iris discovery that he is .simply the jumping jack for Grover Cleveland's circus. The old gentleman swears roundly that Mr. Cleveland can take care of his own state of New York or it may go to the "bow; wows." That was a great hoop-la Sw ing of tlie old Roman and the absurdity of the affair unfortunately dawns on his intellect after the cramp colic has loosened its grip on his diaphrasm. A Craveyard Ccuh. The shorty dry. hacking couyh, which announces the. approach of consumption, has been aptly termed h graveyard cough. The perial is great, and near at hand, but it can be surely averted with Dr. Pi. ice's Golden Medical Discovery, a botanic remedy, without a p.-er fur pulmonary, throat anl liver afl.-ctions, and for all ailments which like consumption, has a scrofulous or gin, and also for eruptions and sores, indicating impurity of the blood. Druggists all sell it. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. They wero Opened this Morning With Splendid Prospects. A Total Enrolement of 709 From Mini, lay's I tally. Owing to the Ms'gnation of several teachers last wick; the fi'll quota was s-hoi t. The vacnncit s were looked after at once and new teaf hers examined the latter part of the week. Up to today no, in the teachers were not nil assigned t" tin ir repe tivelaci s, but by tomor row it is expected that all will havo harge of tln ir proper school. Prof. Drumniond has been very busy arranging matters to the best possible in terest of the sihools His ability in that line is well known, and under his careful leadership, assisted bj'his excellent orps of leaclh.rs, there can be no doubt of suc cess. We began cur visit to the schools this morning by calling at the first ward school where we found Miss Hattie La throj) presiding as substitute over the first primary, and had 4-1 pupils in attendance. The second primary is in charge af Miss Katie Oliver, who has an enrolciiK nt of Hi; another class, however, is to be ad mitted to lier room which will increase the number considerably. Miss Fulnier is teaching the second ward school and had 45 pupils this morn ing, ail bright and intelligent looking faces. West third ward is taught by Miss Lou Sampson, who has 40 pupils, ranging in age from six to ten. Miss Sampson informed us that her schol.ua were mostly Bohemians and that they were very orderly as well as apt scholars. At the west fourth ward the schools are taaght by Miss Carrie HoFoway, 1st primary; and Miss Kiddie, 2nd primary; both teachers of experience. Hiss Hoi loway had 44, and Miss Kiddie 2.1 schol ars. The cast fourth ward is entering mi its second year under the control of Miss Etta Shepard, first primary, who had '51 pupils, and Miss Cora Woodroc with 2f) pupils, in 2nd primary. At the high school we found thefchol ars ail taking an interest in the opening of the year's work, and the teachers busy arranging their classes and getting mat tcrs in proper shape for tlnir duties. Our first call here was ot room 1 where Miss Edith Hanna presides over 'JO bright looking pupils. Miss Hanna is recently from Genese, 111., and expressed herself as pleased with her school and surround ings. Miss Anna Murphy was found in room 2 with the 4th and 3th grades in charge. There were 2.i in attendance. II om 15, first primary, is taught by Miss. Gertie Kerney, where we found every seat occupied, there being fiO in. attend ance, and three in a seat. !(it)lll 4 w; tl 40 scholars is taught by Miss Lillie pol lock. Pvoo.j; ml j,niao :30 pupils, Miss ftcnuiiioi teacher, lloom (i, r,th grade, :i0 scholars. Miss Etta Searle substitute. Room 7, 4th and 5th grades, X) pupils is aught by Miss Vallcry who has served in the Plattsmouth schools for five years. Boom X, A and B 4th grade, 84 scholars, is taught by Miss Rafford who has taught here fur four years. Boom 10, 7th grade. Miss Addie Searle teacl r, 27 scholars. During last year there were 33 promotions, 17 from one class and 21 from another. Boom H, 7th grade, Miss Alice Wilson teacher, 'Mi scholars. Miss W, ia entering on her 7th year's work In Plattsmouth schools. Boom 12, Miss Gass, tth and 10th gr ides, is scholars, will have many iworo when the classes are arranged properly. Miss G. has also taught six years in the Plattsmouth schools. Boom 15, Miss Wiles, Seh grade, 22 scholars. This is Miss Wiles' fifth year in our city schools. The high school proper, is in charge of Mr. George Chatburn, Supt., and for tho present, Miss. Graves, of Iowa City, will ass:ut him. We found that they were organizing this forenoon and by tomor row will be ready for regular work-. They have 50 students in attendance. Much credit is due to Mr. D. K. Barr, the janitor, and to the school board for the improvement about the grounds of the high school building, new fences, and sidewalks have been built and the grounds seeded down ai d cleared up generally, giving it a mat and tasty ap pearance. Mr- Barr informed us" that they had recently purchased two new Dorience rocking grates, to be used in the boiler; it will save in the expense of fuel from $200 to $:;00 annually. The new boiler room, a rcuch needed improvement will soon be completed. All the school yards in the city haves been treated to new fences and sidewalks, ' togethfi with either improvements, which adds greatly to th" jeauty of the sur foundings Chronic nasal catarrh guaranteed cure Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Sheriff's Sale. Ry virtue an -XPeutim issued bv W r Sliowairer. Clerk of tli- District ,iit within an.l f..r'-;,.ss e..uiiy. trska arrtto -Ji-ret-l I will on the lr i. y of 1 ei,l-r outli l..or of Mi, ou.t nusi l fhf'city of I !a tsrnoiitti. in saM e..ur.v. at publieiuc 11011. t lie foii, mi rp -it p.srat t-w it 1 iif e .t half n,n riie"ii:lif .t qunr er of th iititof a." quarter (ii.-f .Pot Huhu t-wf shi, i'v,- i;o. rne ilii-t.ii (13, eHt of tnefith I. M .':.nso..u- ty. phra"ka llf sarin being levied ..p 'uhvt rakfii thft proper y of Tiioma .1. Th- mas lWrta,,, . t dVr! I' a iiiiif, kn,r.t st,l D-ren FkiUsmim h.Nrb ak. ir '-iih.A. D . 168. o. uv. ''KiK'Vwnv. By IMYIP M11.1.FK, Deputy, - '1 I II I V