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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1SS0.
KATIOffAL BEPUBLIOAK TICKET.
For President of the United States.
JAMT.S1 A. GGSKFIELD.
or Ohio.
For Vice President or the United States.
CHESTER A- ARTHUR,
or New York.
The volunteer soldiers in Pa. now
call him Petroleum Hancock;
The record of the party that nomin
ated Hancock is bad. U. S. Grat.
The big Republican rally at. Chicago
on the 24th was addressed by Gen. X.
P. Ranks.
Gen. Garfield voted .ayaiiistlthe elec
toral bill. He preferred the old way of
couutinthe-votes.
Gen. Hancock is the richest General
ih the army. AVbnder how much he
made-out of petroleum.
IRmcock again visited Tilden the
other day, and his acceptance letter is
hopefully looked for to appear soon.
The official returns give Rhode- Is
land a population of 270,710; a gain
of nearly sixty thousand' in ten years
Judge Orton, of "Wisconsin, an old
Democrat, renounces Democracy and
takes the stump for Garfield. And
still they come.
.
"fix-Gov. Palmer,- of Illinois, a Dem
ocrat, says he knows Gen. Garfield
well, and concedes him to bo "a brave
man and a statesman."
Don. Cameron is highly elated over
the pollticaL'outlook in Pennsylvania.
The Keystone will roJi up ."50,000 ma
jority for Garfield and Arthur.
The accouchment of the Queen of
Spain, expected about the last of Au
gust, is announced, and grand prepar
ations are being made for that interest
ing event.
The present population of the world
is estSimteirat 1,430,029,000. The cen
sus is not taken in many countries of
the world, as Africa and Asia, and has
to be guessed at.
i m
The 46th Congress stood: Senate
Democrats, 42 ; Republicans, 33 ; Inde
pendent, 1. Total, ,70. House Total
number 293; Democrats, 140; Repub
licans, 180; Greenbackers,.li; one-vacancy..
-.
Selling soldiers bogus petroleum
stock was the meanest and smallest
speculation a "great soldiet anftStates
man" ever engaged in so fonts we have
heard. It was worse than 3-card mon
te and nearly as bad as dealing in mo
bilier stock.
The boys, when they were paid off,
book stock in a swindling, petroleum
companyrof whickGen. Hancock was
the president. They believed it to be
all right because their-old General was
at the head of it. Put they lost their
money all the same. Hancock has
made millions in some way or other.
The copperheads of Brownville a
week or two agp were rejoicuig over
another rebehvictory, claimed'. It was
announced with grins and smirks-that
made one think of thcjlaj's of '03, that
Hon. John I Redick, of Omaha, would
be "out in the Herald to-morrow" an
nouncing that he had joined the rebels
for Hancock. But John I. hasn't been
"out" yet What's the matter? "Was
that another Democratic lie?
The resumption. bill, says the Inter
Ocean, passed the Senate Dec. 22, 1S74.
31 Republicans and 1 Independent
voting for it; 12 Democrats, 1 Repub
lican, and 1 Independent voting against
it, and-of those absent 19 were Repub
licans and 8 Democrats. The bill
passed the House Jan. 7, 1S75. Toting
for it, ISO Republicans, and not a single
Democrat Against it, 75 Democrats,
2S Republicans.- Xot votingr-Demo-crats.
10; Republicans, 3S. Thc
bHVwas approved by General Grant
Jan. 14, 1S75. During this month
gold ranged" at from 1114 talia?
A week or so ago some one tl timing
to be an old soldier, well acquainted
with Gen. Hancock, wrote a letter to
the Omaha Republicati with the infor
mation that Hancock at a certain bat
tle, acted cowardly or was; drunk. "We
did not publish the charge, and none of
the Republican papers that we remem
ber, repeated trie story. Since then an
other soldier, writing to the Hapublican
from Republican City, claiming to be a
Republican and also to have been un
der Hancock, denies the charge of the
first named writer, saying that Han
eock on the occasion referred to did
nothing that a good and brave officer
should not have done. There are
enough legitimate and historical rea
sons for defeating Hancock and the
Democrats -without making; the ridic
ulous charge of cowardice, which histo
ly will say, and does say, is false.
There is not the least doubt in our
snind that Hancock was a bull-headed
stubborn fighter.
Hancock is the candidate of the
Democratic party. He represents the
Democratic idea of Staterigliis, and
spoils of office. He was chosen the
standard bearer of that party for a rea
son. What had; fce-otoni to gain the
Democratic love and confidence? Be
ing in the army continuously since
loyhood, what did he do as a soldier
to draw the attention of Democracy
and make them believe he would be a
good man to.servi them as President?
He v. as brave in battle and was the tli-
rect cause of slaughtering many rebels,
and crushing their cause, then why is
he now the favorite and chosen cham
pion of the "solid South," who still
wear the gray and flaunt the stars and
bars? These are some of the legiti
mate questions for the people to think
about and investigate. Parties do not
choose presidential caaduliUes without
important reasons prompting them.
The Republicans chose Garfield;' as a
representative- o their, principles and
doetrines; the- Greenbackers have
"Weaver, because- of his well known
ami decided, efforts in behalf unlimit
edinllated currency; the Prohibition
ists nominated Xeal Dow to represent
the- prohibition dogma. If Garfield
should be eleeted the Republican party
will expect of him a solid government,
that he will hold the stars and stripes
above all State Hags, that lie will not
cater to secession, that he will piotect
every citizen, black ;is well as white,
in all his rights, politically, religiously,
socially, so far as he has the power,
etc. If "Weaver is elected the Green
backers will expect him to make times
so easy that they need" not work more
than half the time, and money so
plenty that they will have to carry
their greenback aroundin a pillowcase.
If Dow is elected it is expected that lie
will destroy all still houses and brew
cries and make everybody sober. And
if Hancock is elected what will be ex
pected of himt "What does the "solid
South" want, anyhow? If you sympa
thise with the political views and ex
pectations of the Southern Democracy
you should vote for Hancock, regard
less of any given degree of courage he
may have exhibited at a particular
fight, for that will make no difference
in his methods and policies of admin
istering the government.
""We pledge ourselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions
of the democratic party as illustrated
by the teachings and example of along
line of democratic statesmen and pa
triots and embodied, iibthe platform of
the List national convention of the
party," so says the- first, plank in the
democratic platform.
That party would be true to its
pledge "as illustrated by the' teach
ings and example of
John C. Calhoun,
Jefferson Davis,
Robert Toombs,
James Buchanan,
Yalandigham,
"W. II. English,
T. A. Hendricks,
Dan. Yorhees,
S. J. Tilden,
Boss Tweed,
Boss Kelly,
"WadeJjHampton,
L. Q. C. Lamar,
. Cronin,
G.L.Miller,
Pelton
But this makes a "line" long enough,
to bring before the mind vividly the
most prominent of past and present
"Democratic Statesmen and patriot'!"
whose "teachings and example" De
mocracy most delight to imitate- and
honor.
The rebels arc so anxious to get into
power that some of them, sire constant
ly acting prematurely, "slopping over,"
as it were, and letting the cat out of
the bag. That's the way they did in
Congress, you know when they first
came into power. They could
hold themselves, but cut loose
"gave themselves away" by most
politic and damaging speeches
not
and
acts. Xow, down in South Carolina,
the' deem Hancock, as J. Sterling M.
would say, "as good fas elected," and
are already arranging their matters ao
as to lose no time- in reaping the bene
fits of rebel glory. One man, a Mr.
Robert Hanna, of Graham's Crossings,
"takes time by the forelock" and files
his paper for a pension. The document
reads that he "v;is in the rebel army,
and necer in any other, and that he
lost an arm," etc., while fighting
against las countrv. He will be all
right i the Democrats are successful
"Garfield left the army to go home
and electioneer for Congress." A
Democratic Lie.
Garfield was not at home when he
was elected to Congress, nor did he re
turn home from the armv for about a.
year after he- was elected. But if a
Democrat couldn't lie he would die-in-.
about a minute with the lockjaw. The-
truth he dare not utter.
Judge J. D. Piatt, a prominent inde
pendent Democrat of "Warren, 111., has
a card in- the Inter Ocean of the- 22d
inst, announcing his determination to
work and vote for Garfield and Arthur.
And thus everywhere- are-candid, hon
est men deserting the party whose only
hope is through corruption, force- and
frauds.
Xast has a life-like- Democratic pic
ture in Harper for July 31st Two
ugly looking customers, one represent
ing the "solid South," awl the other
"solid Tammany" meet with a ballot
box between them, which they engage
in "stuffing." "United: and harmon
ious." A big black bear went to the- ranch
of Mr. Parker in Scott River, Cal., and
was investigatingthemilk house, when-
Miss Jennie Parker, being alone, took
down her father's "Winchester riffe and
shot bruin dead. And Miss Jennie is
the heroine of that neck of woods.
The Democratic platform calls it
"home- rule now instead of state
rights, nome rule, like state rights,
with Democracy means-secession -when
voir want tc.
Hancock told Tilden that he desired
to run the campaign on the Tilden
plan; but we presume he will not use
the old cipher as that was so easily
rcatj i
The Democratic party in the South
are boasting that they will deny a "free
ballot" to the Republican party.
The Democratic party bases-all their
hope of success, on. tlie bulldozers of
the South and the repeaters, of Xew.
York and Indiana.
Qtobe-Democrat : The Democratic
party is devoted to the Union, but it
has no devotion except what was
licked into it by Republicans.
The construction of an asylum for
female drunkards -and' opium eaters is
about to be begun at "Wilton Conn.
Seventy-five acres of land for the build
ings have been donated. It is to be
built aiid'supported by voluntary con
tributions, and never to be aided by
the SUite.
Hancock's "bloody shirt" record is
about all the record he has that is pe
culiarly fascinating to the long haired
Democratic bushwhacker of the South.
"Ah!" say they to one another, "don't
you remember Hancock me boy what
a good time wehadkillingRepublicans
under his order Xo. 40?"
The right to a free ballot is a right
the preservation of which must and
shall be maintained in every part of
the United States. Democratic flat-
form.
Look back a few months at the des
perate efforts of that party in Maine.to
override a free ballot; and look down
South, and read the Democratic papers
of that section, openly and daringly
boasting that Republicanism will not
be allowed to show its hand at all ; for
they well know that a free ballot would
give several Southern States to the Re
publicans. "It has finally been ascertained that
Mrs. Shfpton"s prophecies, or at least
all of them of any interest now, are
huge humbugs, originating with some
one in London but a few years ago,
who interpolated them into the old
book purporting to be Mrs. Shipton's
prophecies, of some three hundred
years ago, in order to make the book
sell well. Por instance, this one, of
greatest interest to the world:
"TUe world unto an end shall come,
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one."
"Was written by a Mr. Ilindley
1S73, as ho has since confessed.
111
The Democrats have snubbed' the
greenbackers in the Indianapolis des
trict by refusing to recognize- the Con
gressional sevices of De La Matyr,
thereby again "putting their foot in it"
disastrously. The party of tricks,
dougbfaceism and sublime demagogue
ry could not well avoid the position
they are in. It was a question of deep
concern with them whether to co-operate
with the greenbackers and thereby
offend the hard-money Democrats of
"Sew York, or go entirely back on the
greenbackers. They chose the latter
course. The dishonesty and insincer
ity of the Democratic party will entail
upon it just retribution in the Hoos
ier State,
In the nomination of Hancock, the
"bloody shirt" is thrust into the face
of the Republicans, because it is the
"bloody shirt" record which Hancock
made when he relieved Sheridan in the
South, that has made him the Demo
cratic candidate. That "bloody shirt"
record is the stock in trade for Han
cock with the bulldozers and the
masked midnight horsemen who rode
from one Republican house-to another,
during Hancock's bloody reign, whip
ping and killing white and black Re
publicans, whom Hancock refused to
protect in either life or property. The
"rebel yell" is now heard in Dixfe for
Hancock, and thej swear that the
South shall be solid for liiia even if
the shirt of every Republican in the
South has to be bloodied to accomplish
it. f
Xeal Dow, Prohibitionist, has ac
cepted the nomination for the Presi
dency. "Wonder if the prohibitionists
will vote for him, even a considerable
number of them? In other words,
will the prohibitionists stick to their
representative man as tenaciously as
the Republicans and Democrats stick
to theirs? Of course they will not.
They never have and probably never
will. If we remember correctly, no
prohibition candidate for President has
ever polled one-fourth: of the claimed
prohibition strength. Then what is
the use of nominating a candidate,
when he cannot unite his party?" Do
ing so is an absolute injury to the tem
perance cause, for it makes a farce of
it, and the few votes cast for the can
didate is taken by the enemies of tem
perance as an indicatian of the
strength of the cause; and while it
does not represent the real temperance
strength it is fair to hold them to their
own figures and the case of their own
presentation. Xeal Dow stands at the
"nead of the Prohibitionists of
the United States, yet we'll ven
ture the guess that he will not re
ceive one-fourth of the claimed prohi
bition voting strength of the country
The trouble is prohibitionists are also
either Democrats, or Republicans, or
greenbackers, as well asprohibitionists,
and old party ties are generally the gov
erning ones. How many votes will Xeal
Dow get in Xebraska, do you suppose?
"Will he get one-fourth of the professed
prohibitionists.? We doubt it very
much. Even Mr. Finch, being a Dem
ocrat, will find it a bitter pill to vote
against Hancock. And take a local
view of the matter. The most radical
temperance leaders, tnose wno are
placed at the head to keep the cause
alive and the "work" moving, never
think of voting for the prohibition
candidate. "We dc not believe Xeal
Dow will get a vote in Xemaha county.
And for state and county officers the
phase of the case is not much changed
from that of a national view. The
people will stand by their respective
parties. And they do right msodonuj. -
"A True Democrat."
Tha following. from the Mississippi
Star is one of the Southern plans of
violating the rights, of the citizen, so
flippantly set forth iittlie Hancock plat
form Inaugurate social: ostracism against
every white man Xorth or South that
gives his support to the building up of
the Republican party; discountenance
any man who will go on or assist in
making the bond of any man elected
on the Republican ticket; refuse to
have dealings of any sort with the Re
publican party, and show to the world
that you are in truth and deed a true
Democrat
And when that sort of cruelty fails
to "wear them, out," the obstinate Re
publican is notified to-leave the country
within a given time or suffer the con
sequences, and if he dares to remain,
masked men visit him at midnight,
tear him away from his weeping wife
and children and liangr him on to the
limb of a tree, thus further meriting
from their party to be esteemed "a true
Democrat."
.9
The Republican Xational Committee
has determined to "carry the war into
Africa," and will soon open a vigorous
campaign in Xorth Carolina. That
will strengthen confillencein the cause.
This should, be done all over the South.
The right to canvass, to hold meetings,
to make speeches, to advocate Repub
can principles and use every honorable
means to elect Gen. Garfield, the same
as is done in tne JNortn, siioum ue in
sisted upon, and if the Democrats by
the interference of their bulldozers.
riflemen, shotguns, etc., refuse these
cherished rights, the people who do be
lieve in according the rights of free dis
cussion and public meetings, will know
the reason why. The Democrats in
their platform are pledged to free and
fair elections and tflTan attempt to
build up harmony between the sec
tions. Let their sincerity be put to the
test previous to the election. If the
rights to hold political meetings, Of free
speech, and to go peaceably to tlie polls
and vote their sentiments, are denied
the Republicans before the election
they certainly will be denied them after
ward, if Hancock should be elected. If
M10 Vitwi'i1 fniniviif f nn Tc trnr-ivi,i
l" .IHllUillll VUIIIUUIH.1, 1 l.Hpillllj,
for a Southern campaign, it is doing
the very best thing possible for it to do.
The elections in the Southern States
must not be suffered to go by default
Every Democrat Xorth and South will
vote and vote as he pleases ; and the
Republican party must demand that
right for every Republican Xorth and
South. The people will sustain the
party if it is brave enough to go into
any part of the Union and not only de
clare but contend for its rights. Oth
erwise they may not do so.
Since writing the above we find the
following pertinent special in the
Globe-Democrat :
"Washington, D. C, July 9. The
conduct of the next campaign in the
South lias been the subject of a: good
deal of conference lately between Re
publican leaders and the .Northern
campaign managers. It has been de
cided that a vigorous campaign shall be
made in that section, despite the threats
of the bulldozers and red-shirted rifle
men in the event of an active Republi
can campaign in the South. It is be
lieved by Republicans that the era of
apparent Union feeling in the South is
only for effect, and that in the event of
Southern Republicans making an ef
fort, the anti-Union feeling in the
'South will clearlv show. It has Jieen
decided, after several conferences here
among the leaders, that an address
shall shortly be issued to Republicans
in the South to enter at once on an ac
tive and aggressive campaign, and to
keep the work up as lively as possible.
The project of sending prominent
Xorthern Republicans into the Soutli
is also being considered, and it is very
likely that it will be adopted. The solid
South will bo given an opportunity of
showing whether she means as much
conciliation and loyalty as she claims.
The Indianapolis ScntineT, organ- of
the Democracy of Indiana, detests the
old Shylock English so that it .refused
to publish a brief biographical sketch
of him, when he was nominated, with
out pay, at "usual advertising rates."
And theXew Albany Ledger-Standard
announced the arrival of the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor in the city,
thus:
Franklin- Landers-is in the city.
dit.
English and Landers are bitter pills,
and will not carry more votes than the
positive Democratic strength.
John "W. Forney now supporting
Gen. Hancock, said of him. when he
was before spoken of as a possible can
didate: "The nominatioirof Hancock
would represent no principle or idea,
but that of supposed availability. He
was a good soldier, but there his title
begins and ends. He has-no claim to
statesmanship, no experience in civil
administration, and no discipline in
public affairs: no fixed position or
known convictions on any of the ques
tions of present public interest."
Mr.Felton, a Congressman from the
Seventh Georgia District, in a speech at
Marietta, said of Gen. Garfield:
I know General Garfield personally;
have been on the same committee with
him, and he is a gentleman of good
morals, social, clever, and has a grand
intellect ; intellectually he has-no supe
rior in the House. He is a good man,
has a mind of inexhaustible resources,
and I have not a word to say to detract
from his integrity.
j
The Louisville Journal in the year
185S had the following article upon Mr.
English, the democratic candidate for
vice president, who was then in con
gress: "Mr. English, of Indiana, was
hurt by some pungent remark of Sena
tor Broderick, concerning his trickery,
and called on Mr. B. and asked him to
retract. Mr.Broderick's-response was,
'Get out of mg icayr you puppy F The
puppy did it."
Congressman Hough,, of Tennessee
predicts that Gen. Garfield will carry
that State by a large majority.
Ice cream, and soda pop at
Joiinson & Palmer's
ABTHUE'S LETTER.
Xew York, July 18. General Ches
ter A. Arthur, the republican candi
date for the Vice Presidency, has sent
the following letter to the Hon..George
F- Hoar, Chairman of the Xational
Republican Convention:
Xew York, July 15, 1SS0.
Dear Sir: I accept the position as
signed me by the great party whose
action you announce. This acceptance
implies the approval of the principles
declared by the convention, but recent
usage permits me to add some expres
sion of my own views. The right and
duty to secure honesty and order in
popular elections is a matter so vital
that it must stand in the front. The
authority of tfie Xational Government
to preserve from fraud and force the
elections at which its own aflicers are
chosen, is a chief point on which the
two parties are plainly and intensely
opposed. The acts of Congress for ten
years have, in Xew York and elsewhere,
done much to curb violence and wrong
to which the ballot and count have
been again and again subjected, some
times despoiling great cities, some
times stifling the voice of a whole
State, often seating not only in Congress,
but on the bench and in legislatures
numbers of men never chosen by the
people. The Democratic party since
gaining possession of the two Houses
of Congress has made these laws the
object of bitter, ceaseless assult, and
despite all resistance, has hedged them
with restrictions, cunningly contrived
to baffle and paralyze them. This ag
gressive majority boldly attempted to
extort from the executive his approval
of various enactments destructive of
these election laws by revolutionary
threats that a constitutional exercise
of the veto power would be punished
by withholding appropriations neces
sary to carry on the government, and
those, threats were actually carried out
by refusing needed appropriations and
by forcing an extra session of Congress,
lasting for months and resulting in
concessions to this usurping demand
which are likely in manv States to sub
ject the majority to the lawless will of
a minority. Ominous signs of public
disapproval alonesubdued thisarrogant
power into a sullen surrender for
the time being of its demands. The
Republicanjparty lias strongly approved
the stern refusal of its representatives
to suffer the overthrow, of statutes be
lieved to be salutary and just. It has
always insisted, and now insists, that
the government of the United States
of America, is empowered and in duty
bound to.effeetually protect the elec
tions denoted by the Constitution as
national. More than this, the Republi
can party holds as the cardinal point in
its creed that the government should
by every means known to the Constitu
tion, protect all American citizens
everywhere in the full enjoyment of
their civil and political rights. As a
great part of its work of reconstruction
the Republican party gave the ballot
to the emanicipated slave as his right
and defense. A large increase in the
number of members of Congress and
of the electoral college from the for
mer slave-holding states was the iin
mediate result The history of recent
years abound in evidence that in many
ways and in many places, especially
where their number has been great
euough to endanger Democratic con
trol, the very men by whose elevation
to citizenship this increase of represen
tation was effected have been debarred
and robbed of their voice and their
vote. It is true that no State statute
or Constitution in so many words de
nies or abridges the exercise of their
political rights, but bodies employed
to bar their way are no less effectual.
It is a suggestive andstartlingthought
that the increased power derived from
the enfranchisement of a race now de
nies its share in governing the coun
try, wielded by those who lately sought
the overthrow of the government, is
now the sole reliance to defeat the
sovereignty and nationality of the
American people in the greatest crisis
of our history. Republicans cherish
none of tin resentments which may
have animated them during the actual
conflict of arms. They long for a full
and leal conciliation between the sec
tions which were needlessly and lamen
tably at strife. They sincerely offer
the hand of good will, but they ask in
return a pledge of good faith. They
deeply feel that the party whose-career
is so illustrious in the great and patri
otic achievement will not fulfill its
destiny until peace and prosperity are
established in all the land; nor until
liberty of thought, conscience, and
action, and equality of opportunity
shall not be merely cold formalities of
statute, but living birthrights, which
the humble may confidently claim and
the powerful dare not deny.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The resolution referring to the pul
lic service seems to me deserving of
approval. Surely, no man should be
the incumbent of an office, the duties of
which he is for a cause unfit to perform,
who is lacking in ability, fidelity, or
integrity, which a proper administra
tion of such office demands. This sen
timent would doubtless meet with gen
eral acquiescence, but opinion has
been evidently divided upon the wis
dom and practicability of the various
reformatory schemes which have been
suggested, and of certain proposed reg
ulations governing appointments to
public office. The efficiency of such
regulations has been distrusted mainly
because they have seemed to exalt
mere educational and abstract tests
above the general business capacity,
and even special fitness for the partic
ular work in hand. It seems to me
that the rules which should be applied
to the management ot the public ser
vice may be properly conformed in the
main to'such as regulate the conduct
of successful private business. Origin
al appointments should be used upon
ascertained fitness. The tenure of
offices should be stable. Positions of
responsibility should, so far as practi
cable, be filled by the promotion of
worthy and efficient officers. The in
vestigation of all complaints and the
punishment of all oflicial misconduct
should be prompt and thorough. These
views, which I have long held, repeat
edly declared, and uniformly applied,
when called upon to act, I find embod
ied in the resolution which of course I
approve.
I will add that by the acceptance of
public office, whether high or low, one
does not in my judgment escape any
of his responsibility as a citizen or lose
and that he should enjoy absolute lib
erty to think and speak and act In po
litical matters, according to his own
will and conscience, provided only
that he honorably, faithfully,and fully
discharges"fiis official duties.
The resumption of speciepayments
one of the fruits of Republican policy
lias brought the return of abundant,
prosperity and the settlement of many
distracting questions. The restoration
of sound money, the large reduction of
our public debt and burden of interest,
the high advancement of public credit,
all attest the ability and courage of
the Republican party to deal with
such financial problems as may here
after demand solution. Our paper
currency is now as good as gold, and
silver Is performing its legitimate
f imctions for the purpose of change.
govern
the relations of these elements of cur
rency are simple and clear. There
must be no deteriorated coin, no de
preciated paper, and every dollar,
whether of metal or paper, should
stand the test of the world's fixed
standard..
The value of popular education, can
hardly be overstated. Although its
interests must of necessity be chiefly
confided to the voluntary effort and
individual action of the several States,
they should be encouraged, so far as
the Constitution permits, by the gen
erous co-operation of the Xational Gov
ernment The interests of the whole
country demand that the advantages
of our common school system should
be brought within the reach of every
citizen, and that no revenues of the
nation or States should be devoted to
the support of sectarian schools.
Such changes should be made in the
present tariff and system of taxation
as will relieve any overburdened indus
try or class, and enable our manufac
turers and artisans to compete success
fully with those of other lands.
The Government should aid works
of internal improvement, national in
their character, and should promote
the development of our water courses
and harbors wherever the general in
terests of commerce require.
Four years ago, as now, the nation
stood on the threshold of a Presiden
tial election; the Republican party, in
soliciting continuance of its ascen
dancy, founded its hope of success, not
upon its promises, but upon its history.
Its subsequent course has been such
as to strengthen claims which it then
made to the confidence and support of
the country.
On the other hand considerations
more urgent than have ever before ex
isted forbid the accession of its oppon
ents to power. Their success, if suc
cess attends them, must chiefly come
from the united support of that sec
tion which sought forcible disruption
of the Union, and which, according to
all teachings of our past history, will
demand acendancy in the councils of
the party to whose triumph it will
have made by far the largest contribu
tion. There is the greatest reason for ap
prehension that exorbitant claims up
on the public treasury, by no means
limited to the hundreds of millions
already covered by bills introduced in
Congress within the past four years,
would be successfully urged if theDem
ocratic party should succeed in supple
menting its present control of the Xa
tional Legislature by electing the Ex
ecutive also.
There is danger in intrusting the
control of the whole law-making pow
er of the government to a party which
has in almost every Southern State re
pudiated obligations quite as sacred as
those to which the faith of the nation
now stands pledged.
1 do not doubt that success awaits
the Republican party, and that its
triumph will assure a just, economical,
and patriotic administration. I am,
respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. A. Arthur.
To the Hon. George F. Hoar, Presi
dent of the Republican Xational Con
vention. A Cincinnati Commercial reporter
recently met Senator Don Cameron
on his way home from the Sulphur
Springs of Virginia and had this talk
with him about the campaign:
"Well, how does the campaign look
to you?"
"Splendidly. I can see no defeat in
the outlook. The horizon casts up no
cloud whatever."
"And Pennsylvania is safe?"
"I may not know what von mean,
but if 40,oou for Garfield marks the
state as safe, then she is safe."
"Will you conduct the campaign
there?"
"I will do all I can to render victory
sure. For this purpose I will remain
at Harrisburg until after the election.
The State campaign headquarters will
be there."
"In regard to the general result?"
"I am perfectly satisfied that weshall
win by a handsome majority. I am
past being hopeful. 1 am confident
that we can carry Indiana and Xew
York. - Outside of these two states there
are no others that can be considered
doubtful."
"Does Garfield take well?"
"I have never known of a nomination
to grow so fast and strong ;is that of
Garfield. On all hands he is received
with warm commendations, lie is
popular and strong, and can win easi
ly, and he will do it."
"The Democratic Xational Conven
tion, held at Chicago, August 20, 1S04.
"Resolved, that, after four years of
failure to restore the Union by the ex
periment of war, during which, under
the pretense of a military necessity of
a war, power higher that the Constitu
tion itself has been disregauled in ev
ery part, anil puuiic nnerty and private
right alike trodden down; justice, hu
manity, lioerty, and tne public welfare
demand that immediate efforts be made
for a cessation of hostilities," etc. In
reference to the above, the Inter Ocean
pertinently remarks: "As Hancock
had fought his hardest battle at
Gettysburg, one month and twenty
three days before the meeting of the
Democratic Convention, we arise to
inquire how General Hancock came to
be such a failure in 1S03, and such a
hero in 1880? "Why should a man who
had been conspicuous in "four years
of failure," where "the Constitution it
self had been disregarded in every
part," where "public liberty and pri
vate rights alike had been trodden,"
etc., be selected by the Democracy of
1SS0 as the great chieftain to rule over
us. The case is peculiar and phenom
onal." The Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Eoad.
The Bethany liroadax of a recent
date says, speaking of the above road :
"rhey propose to construct the road to
Bethany this year if our people will give
them $.0,000and the rightof way; but
after they were informed that the
amount wjis rather high and were as
sured by our people that they would do
all they could to give them a handsome
subscription, they seemed satisfied.
They inean to extend the road, and if
our property owners will look to their
interest, the road will be built here yet
this summer. All efforts should be
made to procure it. Trenton is striv
ing hard to get the road there, and
should they accomplish their purpose,
it will miss Bethany and pass south of
us four or live miles.
Gen. Garfield, in his letter, does not
use words for the purpose of conceal
ing his ideas, but gives his views on
the various topics of great interest to
the country, in so clear and concise a
manner that all may know his opin
ions and expect them to guide him in
his administration of affairs-if elected
President.
Groceries of all tinds by Steven
son & Cross.
The principles which should
USEE MEJTTI0ir.
On the 21st inst, the caisson leading
to the entrance of the Hudson river
tunnel, at Jersey City, caved in killing
22 men and injuring-7 others.
Chas. Xorton was hanged by a mob
at Kokomo, CoT., last week for shoot
ing policeman O'Xeil.
The Indians at Casa Groud, Arizon
ia, last week got on a general drunk
on whisky of their own manufacture,
and engaged at once in killing each
other. That's better news than to hear
of them killing white settlers.
A week of earthquakes on the is
land of Lazon off Spain, demolished
the barracks and cathedral, drove the
troops out of the town of Manita, kill
ed eleven natives and injured sixty-one.
Others fled. Boiling water was eject
ed from the earth. Volcanoes there
are in full activity. Some public
buildings at Lezuua and Robacan
were demolished.
At Lamars, Iowa, Sunday 11th inst.,
Maj. C. J. C. Bell shot and dangerously
wounded Dr. W. B. Porter. Bell was
prosecuting attorney in a rape case in
which Porter was defendent.
At Columbus, O.. S. S. Rickley, pres
ident of the Capital City Bank was
shot and dangerously wounded by a
man to whom he refused to loan mon
ey. The assassin then shot himself
dead.
At Dubuque, 12th inst, constable
Schanlan was killed by A. "Wunderlech
when trying to arrest him.
Yellow fever recently arrived at
Xew Orleans on the bark Excelsior.
A furious mob of laborers at East
Atchison, on the 13th, drove all the
negro laborers about hotels, depots
&c.f out of town over into Kansas.
Xear a place called Bryant, in Iowa,
last week while Hugh Hanna, wife
and five children, were crossing a
swollen stream in a wagon, all were
drowned except Mrs. Hanna.
At Arganouta, Pa., recently, a ferry
boat ran down a row boat drowning
Mrs. Kate Mayer.
A horrible accident occurred in a
harvest field recently near Dunki k,
Ohio, the boiler of a steam thrasher
exploding, killing five men R. Rosack.
Geo. Pisle, A. Harmon, "W. Pisle, "Wm.
Frederick, Reedy Thrush was fatally
hurt, and Jesse Frederick a leg crushed.
Xear Silver Lake, Kansas, lGth inst,
V. P. Harrington shot, it is believed
fatally, Chas. Avery. They disputed
about a cow.
The mulatto, Chastine Cox, who
murdered Mrs. Hull, in Xew York,
some months ago, was hanged on the
10th in the tombs.
One Faithful Democrat.
Okoloua St-V.es.
The south is solid for Hancock, and
will cast her i:$S votes as a unit.
When I say the south I mean the
white people of the south, for the negro
is not permitted to figure in our poli
tics nowadays, anil therefore, we never
think of classifying him with the citi
zens of this section.
The negro is a lU'publican by nature.
It is a part of his religion to vote with
the enemies and oppressors of the
south, lie has a majority in many of
our states, counties and municipal cor
porations, and, if it wasn't properly
supervised on election days, he would
send the Democratic party to immortal
chaos.
t 1 1 11 ii .
x nave saiu mac me negro is not a
citizen.
He is not.
You and jour fourteenth and fif
teenth amendments may call him a cit
izen till the Mississippi runs dry, but
what is the use?
He is not permitted to vote, or, if
permitted to vote, it is simply for the
looks of the thing. If his ballot be
comes too heavy for our side of the
scales, we slyly yank it out and drop it
into the limbo of lost things.
And whoever says to the contrary is
a liar, and knows that lie is a
Snaky and
Sneaking
Liar.
Xow and then your little old granny
of a government up at Washington
pokes her skinney list into the busi
ness, and orders the arrest of our bull
dozers and ballot box manipulators.
What follows?
Are they convicted ?
Xo sir! You can just bet your salu
brious life they are not convicted.
It wouldn t he healthy or whole
some for the federal judge or the fed
eral jury that convicted them, and
the judge and jury know it, bless
your dear soul, and know it as well as
we do.
Just as surely as Hancock becomes
president, just that surely will we undo
all that your party has done since the
day it went into power.
While President Davis was lately
testifying in a will case, he said that
Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey believed that
the principles of the Southern Confed
eracy were eternal, and, if that was
insanity, then he, too, w:ts insane, for
he believed in the same thing.
President Davis is the
Best,
Bravest and
Most brilliant
Bepresentative of Southern thought
feeling and purpose to-day, and he is
tlM idol and ideal of his countrymen,
for Ire h;is never sought pardon at the
hamls of your infamous and thrice-infamous
government nor uttered.
Gush,
Flip-llop, or
Bigodd
Tomfoolery
To conciliate the conquerers
proud peoplehood.
of his
Judge Black on Garfield.
Judge Jere S. Black a life-long Dem
ocrat, and now a supporter of Hancock,
writes the Philadelphia Times, from
Paris where lie now is, under date
June 28, 1SS0, on the political situation
in the United States in general. He-
says ot uarlieiu: "X our ex
pressed determinatioa to see that Gen
eral Garfield shall be defended against
all unjust aspersions upon his person
al character is equally pleasant read
ing to me, for I have been his devoted,
friend for many years, and I am. re
solved that I never 'will believe that
he does not deserve the affection I have
bestowed upon him. If he would
carry the principles which regulate
his private life into his public conduct
ho would make the best chief magis
trate we have ever liad."
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Castoria
Is nature's; romedy for assimilating
aio food. It cures "Wind Colic, tho
raising of Sour Curd and Diarrhoea
allays "Fevorishness and Sills
"Worms. Thus the Child lias health,
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25 cts.
DAVID A. M0BT0N,
Nemaha City, XebrasJta.
Machine repairing ami IioreMiooln;? a spo
clalty.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
JAMKS T. LVDD Youaro hrrt-by no:intl
that on tlieltti ility of July. 13o. bainiv
A. Irulil lllfd her petition In the otflceol it t
clrk of tin- DiMlrli't Court In nml tor N-iun-Im
County, SJtnleol Nebraska, lu which j.i
tltlnn the ild Surah A. !.:util Is plulutlf! an. I
James T. Uuld Is defendant. Tlit object utit
prayer ofMiiil petition Is for the Miltl .Surnli
A. U'ldil to obtain u decree of divorce from
yon and thecareaiid cuntid ofhurchlldren,
.Molllennil Kuima I.a!il,
You aro requlreil to answer nlil petition
on or belore the 6th day of September. IS80.
SAKAIl A. I.ADI).
WM. T. KOOKIIS. for plaintiff Uwl
H1
1 1I EKIFF'ri SALE. Notion N hereby Klvon.
that by virtureor nn iiir or .sale liiea
out out of the District (mrt of Nomulm
County. Stato of Hebra-ka. and to tne direc
ted asHherlifof said County, upon a decrco
and Judgment rendered by .sithi court, lu il
case wherein Lueretla It llolladay Is plain
tlir, and Mary A. Campbell ami Ttiomiu J
Campbell are defendant. I will o!Ter for nalo
at public auction, at the door of the court
house In Brownville. In said county on
Monday, Augimt 23, 1880,
tat 1 o'clock p in., the following described?
lands. In Nemaha county Nebraska, to-wltr
The east half of lot eleven (11). In block nine
teen (151), In the original plat of Hrownvllh.-,.
Nebraska, together with all thw Improve
ments nnd privileges thereto tx-lo-nglng.
Taken on said order of al .i the property
of Mary A.Campbell nnd Tl n J. Camp
bell. Terms of sale. cnh.
Paled, IhW'JUt il-n of luh !
5w5 JOHN M. KM.. U n l.::.SherItr.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Oscar L. Clyde, non-resident defendant,,
will take notice that Mary K CI-.de M. nn
the2tlth day of July, lsso. tile-her petition In
the District Court of Nem&lta county. Ne
braska, aualnst the said 0car L. Ctydu. Tho
object and prajer of .u!d petition Is to
obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimo
ny from tho said defendant, and to have her
former nnme. Mhtj K. C'ottrrH, restored to
iler. The Mild defendant Is required to an
8 wer. or otherwise plead to said petition, on
orbefore luuGlliday of September. ISS.
MARY E.CT.YDE.
ow-J byS. A.Osborn, her Att'y.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL LEEPER DECEAS
JED. In tho County Court of Neinaha
county Nebraska.
In the matter of allowing th Stna I admin
istration account of Albert C. I.eeper. ad
ministrator of the etate of Samuel Leeper
deceased.
Notice Is hereby given- that Augnt"th. A
T. 1SS0. at 10 o'clock, a. in., at the ofllee of tho
County Judue of Nemaha county, Nebraska,
In Ilrownvllle. Nebraska, has been fixed Xiy
the court as the time and place for exam
ining ami allowing said nrcnnnt, when and
where all persons Interested- may appear
and contest the same.
Dated July 10th, 1SS&
JOIINS.STUT.r,.
4wl County Judge.
ESTATEOF GEORGE EM PSON. DECEAS
ED. Jn the County Court of Nemaha
county Nebraska.
In the matter of proving the will of until
George Empson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that August 7th A.
D. 18SO. at 1 o'clock P. M.. at the olllce of tho
County Judge of Nemaha County, Nebraska.
In Brownville, Nebraska, has been Hxed by
the court as tho time and pUce for provlnx
the will of said George Empson. deceased,
when and where all concerned may appear
and contest the probate thereof.
Dated July vj, 1SS0.
. A JOHN S STTJLIi,
w County Judge-.
-OSTATE OF JANE CLAIRE. DECEAS
J2J ED. In the Cocnty Court of Nemaha
County Nebraska.
Notice Is hereby glTen that an application
has been made to the County Court of said
County to appoint Richard Claire admin
istrator of the estate of said Jane Claire,
deceased. and that Joly 3i)th. A. D.. ISSO at M
u iiuuw ji.. ji., ui. me- oince oi ine uouaiy
Judge, of Xemaha County, Nebraska, In
Brownville. Nebraska, has been fixed by the
court as the time and place for the bearing
thereof, when and where alt persoas Inter
ested may appear and contest the same
34 JOHN S. STTJLL.
Dated July 1st, ISSO. County Judgv.
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