10 THE OMAHA DAILY 1.T3ETONDAT , OGTOKBR 11 , 18SMS.
ELEVENTH HOUR ROORBACKS
Famous Oanls Played by Campaign Han-
ngefs in Past Political Games ,
1 i
MISTAKES WHICH HAVE MADE HISTORY
The lfftii.Vfir nt Ilnrclinril , tlir Melrcy
l < "nkc nnil < hc Mil IT 111 mm Iollcr
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NEW YOUK , Oct. 9. Now la the sca-
on when the campaign manager llc awake
o' nights dreading the roorbacks that may
lie sprung upon his cnndlilato anil party.
Tin-so roorbacks , as a rule , arc- hold In re-
ncrvo until the briefest possible time before
tlio day of the election , In order that the
contradiction cannot have th.o same circula
tion as ( he original. No matter how abaurd
and Improbable these reports may be , they
always find some believers and change gome
jotes. As long ago as the campaign which
ended In the election of Jackson and the
defeat of the younger Adams , such Instru
mentalities , scurrilous beond anything of
more modern times , were not regarded as
unlawful tfoapons to bo used In a presi
dential canviss. The Coffin handbill , as It
was called , headed with flvl conns bearing
D.IO names of men Qe.icral Jackson bad
liung In the Creek war for giving aid and
comfort to the enemy , was one of the most/ /
offensive. ' '
Resides this handbill , which was spread
li road coot over the country , others more
personally abusive were In circulation.
Adatrm , a purist of the purists , was accused
of a variety of crimes , one of the least of
which was that he had acted as a procurer
to the czar of Uussla. Clay was branded
REV. 8. D. BUnCHAnD. D.D.
m an unprincipled adventurer , a gambler , a
libertine and an accomplice of Aaron llurr.
' w ' Jackson , aside from the handbill already
i referred to , was stigmatized an a murderer ,
! , V a dueling manalaycr , a cock fighter and
k . " n turf sportsman. One of the bitterest attacks -
tacks upon him was made by Jcssto Benton ,
1 brotfier of the great Thomas. The latter ,
i utter years of hostility , had made his peace
with Jackson , but Jessie still writhed with
anger over the duel ho had fought with
the old hero in the streets of Nashville ,
1 fifteen years before , and ho pursued him
with a pamphlet In which thirty-two sep
arate and distinct crimes and misdemeanors
were charged against him.
A CItUEL , SLANDER.
These , however , Included only acts for
"which Jackson was himself responsible. It
was reserved for a Washington newspaper
to glvo currency to a cruel slander relating
to the private life of the wife of the gen
eral. The lady had been divorced from a
former husband before she remarried , and
i both she and Jackson were honlfled later
on by the discovery that that divorce was
' illegal. The matter \\ns rectified and the
couple were lawfully joined In wedlock ,
although they had Innocently gene through
previous proceedings which they had be-
llnved to bo lawful. Jackjcm'u wife died
] ust before ho was first Inaugurated presi
dent , and with the wound still rankling
In hi. heart , ho refused to meet the retir
ing president , whom he held responsible
for the publication of the slander of Mrs.
Jackson. Still , In the campaign of 1S32 ,
Clay was assailed more bitterly , If It were
possible , than was General Jackson. "Bar
gain and corruption" was charged against
lilm for giving the deciding .vote In the
house of rcpicscntatlvcs for Adams four
years before , and his subsequent accept-
unco of the position of secretary of state
under Adam , gave some color to the
OHOE OSQOODBV.
charge , and a member ot congress , Oeoigo
Kmuer of Pennsylvania , made some state
ments , nnd I bclle\o made allldavlts to them ,
which for years were uscM an uubatRiHIatlni ;
Unit charge. In after years It aa proven
that James Buchanan was Instrumental In
the circulation of thlr charge , and Clay
110vur lost on opportunity while lu the sen
ate of assailing Buchanan.
When Van Duron was the candidate
against Harrison , In IS10 , tlio charge. ,
against him were extravagance , and the
hard times which had prevailed since 1S.7 ,
JAck Ogla made n gold spoon speech , tolling
Jiow Van Burcn used gold BPOOIIH at his
meals , while the people , In consequence of
his extravagance , were obliged to "put up
with pan tor spoons. " It seems hardly cred
ible at this day that uuch a charge should
linvo been seriously made In a preulitrntui
canvass , but It was regarded as a powerful
instrument against Van Burcn , at a tlmo
vlicn theio was bo much suffering nd times
were ao hard. Van Uuren's son , "rrinro"
John , Jimt aticut the close of the campaign ,
riltuuicd from KngUnd , Tha news at once
spread that ho had ilanted with the queen.
Tlicso thaigcs were used effectively lu tlio
pri > ( .i , and burled the father under an avs-
Innolio of states which voted for Harrison.
"ULACK-LCU AND PURITAN , "
"When Clay was a candidate for the presi
dency. Jn l&ihis running mate naa Theo-
{ Lore KrollnKliuyEcn , who was , or had been ,
president of the American Illblo society ,
Clay na assailed for Ills fondness for ranis
nd horse racing , and , contrasting the two
nuni , the ticket was called the ticket of ( he
"Ulii.k-lcg and the rurltan. " Another cam-
patKU device , used ino t effectively by the
oiijiancnts of Clay , \vns a translation by the
democrats of n document un the tariff , which
wns circulated among the Germans o ( 1'euu-
eylvanla. and gave that ctnto to the democ
racy , "Tills translation , " writes Ovurgc W.
'Julian , "was a masterpiece of dupllctly , ami
incani of success liai no precedent In
politics , " But the most t.lllug
mployed In the tampalcn of
by Clay hluiself. He had
on * platform
R i Stf St y s
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I A LIVING MOMENT OF OUR SUGG OF A PROSPERITY NEW ERA
In ox'dor to oolobrato witli fit ceremony then addition of the now Imildinq ; . No 1313. uunoxotl to our nlvoatty gigantic
O3cablislixmant , wo liavo ni-raU otl for thi ? week ,
tlio equal of which lmj never before bean attempted even by ourselvesWo nvo goiuq ; to make things htim like a top > and 1 < OW PRICES coupled
with onr EASY PAYMENT system will bo tha moau3 of doing it. Early puroha.ors will avoid the rnsh wltiolt comes later in the day , and got first choice.
ASB.OOO.ikor.Mu-
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lingnuy CJ it It 1 or
Heat ICockrr , HII-
tirxutlon prlt'o ,
$2 75.
A 83.00 Antique
Ci'iitrr Talilr , 34x
24 tup , niinuxii-
tlun price ,
$1.35.
A B7.I5O Antique
Kxtcinilon Tuble ,
well iniidc , G foot ,
annexation price ,
$3.90.
A 80.no Kitchen
Snfe , in n it o of
( ( ( well n case n oil
, , . < Knl , niinexntlon
prlrc ,
$3.15.
A 027.OO Anttqno
O n Ic Hidchtmrd ,
IBxnO , bevel iiilr-
ror , iinnuxutlun
price , <
$15,50
J"k-
-
J"kA
A COo Kitchen
Cl nl , ii-iil nt RIIIUO
Htori-H one , nnncx-
ntloii price ,
31c
A 81O.OO Solid Ouk ,
II n ely pollitlied ,
' I.aillos' 'IVritlni ;
Dcxk , niinexntlon
price ,
$4.90
A 81B.OO Mithog-
iiny llnlahcd coni-
blnutlon li o o k
Case nnd Dqnk *
aniiexntlon price ,
$7.25.
FOR AN
"Estate Oak"
Heater ( lint linn hortoforo
Mold for IIS In n bariralii
Hint nll'Nhreivil htijern Trill I
npprcclntr. TliiiiiNiuiilH of
our etiNtnmer * tell UN ilully
tlint ( ho "I'Xnle OnU" vrlll
lnirn a ooittlminiiM fire for
47 hour * ' Ith SOW COAI , ,
mill coiiMiim'e leMM fuel nml
nl\o mure lieut tliun miy I
otlirr Nto\c. The" "Kntalc
Onk" IN nbMolutcly ulr-
tlaht , 111 UK KlvliiK complete
coiitrul of tiro. The above
N < nn' ti it n ex ill Ion iirlcv. $
Tli < "Xc - I3rn" 'In to Stool
11 lint the Quick Menl | | o GiiKollue
t S ( < \e . -l-linle Sicel UnnKcirIi ( .50
lilKh Mholf , tortli 94O.OO , Annozu-
tlun price
A DAUI. > Ci
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I pormltn IIM in itiiole 4-
hole Conk Stove , mtiile of
liouvy Iron , nnioiitli CHH-
IIIHTH , | inent lliln , a
linker nnil very nently F
Iliilnlioil , toiretlior n-ltli „ !
I one joint of pliie nnil tlftiny
per and-a piece of nine ( o
Ic K" iiiiilerncntli , at our An-
iicxntlon WoYtlt Uonble. price C
c Are } oil KttliiK chilly In Hpo.NT AVc
hiive inniiy novel Oil IlenterN ) the
Splemllil , Kliine , I'nrltmi nml otherM.
A Splemllil Oil Heiiter , Aniiexntton
price
For the piiNt O A Grrnt '
nc luive been
Variety of
the 1'ciiliiHUlnr llnne 8i.mll
Ilnrner , nml In the Oil Cook
Stove line thin IIIIH iil- Stoves ,
.TIIJH been our "forte" worth COc.
I'rluterH * Ink enunot Our
Annexation
ilo tlieKe ntovcH luitlcc. 1'rlee ,
All ikiircIinHerM lire
proteetotl by un Irou- 29c.
elml Kunrimteu IH-
Kiieil 1)5the I'eiitn- A Heavy
, , Inr Stove Co. , the Common
gfe. intikerH. AND WE Stove ,
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sy.no ,
thlM xnle MC nro ulTer-
Our
11 ) ftr : 'llndlaiit I e- Annexation
nliiHiiliir nt the An- 1'rlre ,
uoxiitlon price of .
$1.95
. $25. SO .
drawn for the benefit of the loose construc-
tlonlsts of the constitution , but which was
silent on the subject of the annexation of
Texas , then the dominating question of the
hour. Afterward , however , Clay wrote the
so-called "Raleigh letter , " In which he
deliberately announced his opposition to
annexation : then , becoming alarmed by the
dibsatlsfactlon of hla. friends in the south ,
ho wrote again , thla time the "Alabama let
ter , " in which he temporized with the burn-
ins question. This action proved fatal to
his political fortunes. It failed to reinstate
him lu favor with the south , and It lost
him much of his northern support. Polk ,
his opponent , secured a majority of slxty-
flvo In tha electoral college.
In the canvasa of 1818 General Taylor did
not escape , but the worst charged against
him , and It wan Bald Webster originated It ,
wan when ho pronounced the nomination ns
ono unfit to bo made that "ho was a hard-
swoailng frontier colonel. " Webster subse
quently iccanted and made ono or two pow
erful speeches for Taylor. It wa charged ,
honovtr. that ho was paid to deliver them.
Against Taylor was opposed General Lewis
Cass , with his bloodless sword admirably
satlilzcd by Abraham Lincoln , who was farseeing -
seeing enough to discern the triumph of the
candidate who had snatched from Clay the
honor of the nomination. The campaign
was one of hurrah and military glory. As
Jackson and Harrison had done in former
years , the battcicd hero of Buctut Vista
claimed the plaudits of his fellow-country
men and got them In large pleasure receiv
ing 1C3 electoral votes to 127 cast for Catm.
In 1S.J , General Scott , the real hero of the
Mexican war , was ridiculed for his vanity ,
and that was exaggerated , of course , and his
"hasty plate of soup' ' letter and some un-
that campaign. Had there been no Val-
lamllgham In existence , however , the result
\\ould probably have been the same. Sim
ilar conditions existed In 1SC8. From the
moment Seymour , "refusing to consent , con
sented" to bo tha candidate , the result was
a foregone conclusion. It needed no last
card no roorback that could have been con
cocted would have made any difference In the
result.
In 1872 when the democratic party , with a
dcgreo of magnanimity unequalled , nomi
nated its old-time foe , Horace Greeley , his
success at the outset seemed assured. The
life-long friend of the negro race , for whom
ho had met all sorts opprobrium , and
whoso battles ho had fought , the colored
voters of the south ungratefully turned
their backs on him , and his fate was sealed ,
The state election In North Carolina took
place in August , and It was essential to
the success of Greeley that It should bo
carried by the democrats. Augustus Schcll ,
who was chairman of Ibo national commit
tee , gave them all they asked for , some
$ .10,000 , and ex-Senator Ransom had charge
of llo campaign. The state was lost to
the democratic party , It was charged , by
withholding from certain portions of the
state the funds needed. The result was
such a blow to the democratic party In
that campaign that they never recovered
from It. It destroyed ail confidence In
Grceley's success. The support of the
negroes had been assured , but the contrary
\\as exhibited in that election , and scaled
the political fata of Greeley , Wlicn the elec
tion was over , Hansom returned to Scholl a
balance remaining In his hands of sonic
(3,000 ( or $4,000. It was thought that If-
that sum had been expended In certain
counties , It would have produced a differ
ent result. It may bo so but the moral
was that money should be returned. It was
unless I am mistaken , the first instances on
record.
Perhaps the last card played In the cam
paign of 1876 was an alleged interview with
Tlldcn and a southern senator , in which Tll-
dcn declared in favor of the payment ot the
cotton tax and other southern war claims.
The Interview appeared In some obscure
southern paper and was copied hero and
extensively circulated only a few days before -
fore the election. Tlldenrote a letter dor
nounclng the Interview as faUe and took
ground against the payment of those war
claims , and millions of that letter In every
form letters , posters , circulars were spread
luoadcait over the country ,
THE MOREV LBTTKR.
The canvass of I860 abounded in roorbacks.
The republicans , seizing upon a luckless
utterance of General Hancock's to tbo effect
that the tariff was a "local Issue , " took
orcEl.u to ridicule his Ignorance of eco
nomic and political affair * ; -and their ef-
foits In this direction were most effectual
In causing his defeat. Hancock could truly
ha\i > said , "Somo enemy hath done this , "
but , as a matter of fact. It was Senator Ran
dolph , an Indiscreet friend , who advised him
to thus define his position on the tariff ques
tion. On the other band , Garfleld was ac
cused of disreputable connection with the
Credit Mctlller and with the Washington
ring back in the seventies , while shortly
before election day the democratic cam
paign managers sowed broadcast fac-
flmllcs of K letter signed with Garflelil' *
name , and rcnrcBentlng him an eo.lovingly
attracted to "our great manufacturing and
corporate JKtmsta" as to favor Chinese
ImmlKiHtion until laborers should be euf- >
fitlentabundant ! to sntiafy capital. ThU
document , known as the "Slorey letter,1'
rau. d G.irfield no end of trouble at Ih.
llm. , but waa promptly stamped as' tt >
foiKcry , nod failed of Its hoped-for objM
the defeat of the republican candidate-r"
Kenwood Philip , who wan credited wllh'
being th real author of the letter , hai b * K
k
YIJ8 , the people appreciate EnRllshCr6ckerj' ? , or else they buy what they do
not appreciate. Our JSnulHh Roods nro rctllng hotter than we prophesied.
If you bnkp "em they don'l cracklp or craze ; If you boir'.in they don't cruokh
or'craze'if : you krep them .a hundred ycnrn'thoSfJcfon't"crackle'or cruze. They
nro "vitrified. " Whnt dnrthnt mean ? It meuhR that. It chipped the body Of
the Roods rpmalnn whltp and Impervious to grease ! Did you ever notice'tho
disagreeable order tint com' " ' f " a porous dinner pinto when the mime Is
chipped and body Is tmtiirntcd with grease ?
A lOO-iilooe Importcil Dinner Sot. iruuratitoeil In every renpcct nnil
lien lit I fill In decoration , north $1H.OO iinywliore , Aiiiiexntlnn price ,
$9.50 r-
A r.r.-iileee Dinner Set , tery nice for Hinnll fnmllleN , net cntiHlntH of
( I 7-lueli plateH , 41 pie ilIuleM , < l noup platen , U fruit Kiincem , < l IniUer
chip * , 1 rovereil illnh , 1 ! plntter , 1 pickle , 1 nuenr , 1 ereani , 1 nuuce
boat , 1 baker , 1 oo. orcil linttcr illxh , ( I ciipx nnil naueerx ; cliolcc of i !
ot ilecorntloiiH unit north uliniit IfH.BO , Aniicxntlou price ,
-$4.75-
OUR EASY TERMS
WILL PREVAIL.
On a Bill of $ 10.00 $1,00 Per Week or $ 4.00 Per Hoitli
On a Bill of $ 20.00 $1.25 Her Week or $ 5.00 Per Month
On a Bill of $ 30 00. . . : . . . . $1.60 Per Week or $ 6 00 Per -Jlontli ,
'Oj a BiH of $ 50.00 $2,00 , Per Week or $ 8.00 Per HI .nth
On a Bill of $ 75.00 $2.25 Per Week or $ 9.00 Per Mouth
On a Bill of $100.00 $2.50 Per Wcelror $10.00 Per Month
On a Bill of $200.03. . . . . . . . $4.00 Per Wc3b or $15.00 Per Month
Stove pipe Qg Wo have the prettiest
Elbows's. ' . . . 9c We Pay In of Omaha Imitation Note Cut Glass the prices ever : seen
Zincs to go Freight t-piccc Crcniu Set. . . . 7. > c
under stoves. . .290 On All Set of Tnmblers , O In not "Oo
Snltfi nml I'eppcm , ench 15c
Ash sifter. . . . . . . . . J2c Goods Celery DlNh . ItOc
Stoveififter | c CiiHtitrilH or ShcrbertN. . flOe
Oil IlottleH . fOc
Pokers ename'ed '
, , Ilcuutlful Punch
wood handle. . > . - 4G of 100
All the above goods are of the
Dampera ' , . . . § c Miles. Bnme pattern and cannot be dis
tinguished from the genuine
Shovels cut glass.
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Hook dine , six Corriirocovei In ontinr * very mrell i It'tntlitbtatiu' Oiile Chiffonier , one
i/ic/res , UU indies irfilc dri < / Jled tfltlt very neat. JKancl , for tlta baby ,
ei1 < tf , I'liiill corn-lull , til IPOPPII iclre
Annexation 1'rlee , Annexation 1'rlre , Annexation i'rleer IVicc. Annrjetttton J'riee , Annexation 1'i'lrc ,
$4.35. $1.95.
Open until Open until
6:30 : , 6:30 ,
Saturdays until Saturdays until
10 o'clock. 10 o'clock.
wrmvrio SEY.MOtm.
wise ep.ecbea effectually prevented his iuc-
cess. . '
TUB CASH GAUD. "
Four years later , both Jluchinnn und Fre
mont escaped any wurrJlHythe iatit card
played In that campaign wa a winning oriOj
dajec ) by Fornqy In Jieenlnu thu American
> urty in the field by a payment of $30.000.
The canvius of 18.0'TV-US , of course , lost by
the fatal dleaonslon in the democratic raukM ,
while | n IkCi McCJelUn never had any
: baiice of election , , Tjc ) attacks made on
ilm wcro not personal but wcro mmla on
ho platform , lu tlio uiaV.lng of which Vul-
landlghH.u vus supposed to have been the {
coutrolllue spirit , lit wai the Burchard of
dead tlieso ten years , but In his tlmo hi
was ono of the most brilliant froclanccrc
on the New York press. 1 Icnew him well ,
and a dozen Instances of his wit anil B.U-
dnclty flit through my mind as I write.
Ono cf them , will bear repeating : Phlllr
was In the habit of writing sketches of ono
or two acts for a Broadway theater , man'
aged by Joah Hart. Ho was uhort ot fund.-
on one Oceanian , and having the prevliuu
day received 'an order to write a sketch ,
presented himself early at the managerial
office. Hart "was expecting him. Unfoldliu :
a big roll cl what appeared to be manu
script , Philip begin to read. Hart waii
delighted and rubbed bis hands in glee 'a ;
the thought of the money the skit would
bring him. An the reading proceeded Hart
ucnt into ecstaclea over this , to him ,
Philip's greatest effort.
The reading occupied something over an
hour. At Ha close Hart wrote for the author
a check lofb large nraount and then the roll
of manuscript was handed over and I'hlllp
made his exit. Then Hart rang for the
Htaga manacor and Instructed Mm to cast
the sketch .With the full strength of the
company , at the same tlmo handing him the
manuscript. ' The stage manager promised to
comply and wltbdrew , but returned a mo
ment lutcrnvith the remark that Hart had
made a mistake and instead ot a sketch
had glven.ilni ) a roll of blunl. paper. On
cxamlnatln , such proved to bo the case.
1'hillp foi-.nn , . hour had entertained Hart
with a sl&ictt that had never seen paper.
To keep" uj > the Joke ho had "read" sheet
after sheet."without a pauoo or any other In
dication t { > sbpw that the paper before him
was not myniifcrlpt. Brilliant ? Well , yes , I
should siy5njJ"Tho ? moral of the story , however -
ever , I Icqye' to plliem ,
iJlUpPHAnD'S BURAK.
The campaign off 1884 from the first
aboumleil-Ja.'thu moat scurrilous abuse of
the two < Nt cJli4tcs ! , > vho were personally as
sailed boifScFMny previous presidential can
didates I .emombeH bat the card which gave
the election-Jo Cleveland was not thrown
until welLtojyaid itlie'end of the campaign ,
and evciijjjicn was unlooked for and acci
dental. Jvuly in tbeMast week of October ,
188. , Dlaw'evreacted New York City after
an extenflMJjUumplnK tour In the west. Two
fatal buiA0r ! [ marked his stay In New York.
One of 4-f'se ) wnsntho great meeting of
jireacUcntfm. the Iflflb Avenue hotel on the
afternoornUvf , October 23 and the other was
the feast bt New jEork mllllonalrea on the
evening . 'the same day. The meeting of
inlnlBlcrauas atended ( by about 1,000 cler
gymen 1 > kftUnominations , who had ee-
lectcrt if * lhe > r wioltesinan HQV. Samuel D.
Uurclin > iA t , r'Biilno had been presented ,
Hurclm , a Ijrlef address In the
course iioiealdVo : are repub-
llcans /propose to leave our party
and tj. l.yea with the party whose
antecc' Ueen rum , Ilomanlsm and
rebel !
VhiTi fr , iiciiiaiingera left no atone un-
turnad Hprcad Durchard's speech uhere
It J- tjq ( most good. The whole
Itcount' ' 'placarded with It , and It has
often tuld that the last four words
of i\c defeat ot Blalne. Dr. Btir-
char olc the morning after his
cpe < hjinself fa mo us , promptly
wro 1 tor.In which he said that
hla ? bc n inlsiindemtood and
jvrp retcd , apt ] that he alone
them , But tlio ml -
I thousands of peruous
elr author will ahva > u
Us and the part they
l n of lS8i.
JISON LETTER ,
the campaign of 1S88
ircblaon letter written
which resulted In
mlnlitcr to tills
.Cleveland. George
ngllshmao and an
ardent republican , residing In Pomona , Cal. ,
believed that a trap could bo laid to decoy
Kugllshmen Into admitting that on account
of his free trade proclivities the election
of Cleveland was what England most de
sired. Accordingly he wrote to several men
In public life in England/ and Canada , and
under the guise of an Englishman lately nat
uralized as an American , asked them how
to vote to add to the prosperity of the
mother as well as the adopted country.
To this ho signed the name "Charles K.
Murchlson. " Lord Sackvllle was the only
ono who replied. His letter , which at once
fourJ Its way Into print , was an amusing
mixture ot stupidity and Impertinence. As a
result ho was packed off , bag and baggage ,
to England.
The letter proved a splendid weapon In
the hands of Blalne , who was then tak
ing an active Interest in tbo canvass for
Harrison. At the great Irian-American
meeting held In New York just after the
Murchlson letter- was published the cor
respondence was used with telling effect
Thousands of copies of the Murchlson let
ter and Lord Sackvllle's reply were pre
pared especially for this meeting , and on the
top of the paper used the British crest
was emblazoned In all Its glory. Just before
Blalno mounted the platform a perfect ehoncr
of thcso circulars was thrown from thu
galleries of Madison Square Garden upon the
heads of the crouds on the floor. When
Elaine appeared every one In the audience
had a copy of the letter In his hand , and
when the Plumed Knight took up the sub'
Jeet the effect was magical. Livery one
declared that night that Blalno was at his
best.
The campaign of 1892 was singularly free
from roorbacks and personal atiuso , and the
Bamo lias thus far been true of the canvass
now in progress. If there Is a single voter
in the millions who on November 3 next
will exercise the right of freemen who docs
not know all about the money question , It
is not the fault of the campaign orators ,
for that has been the burden ot the speeches
with which they have vexed the car.
itci-inious.
Bishop W. D. Walker of North Dakota Is
mentioned as a possible successor to tlio
late Bishop Coxo of western New York.
A museum in Berlin has secured posses
sion of the bible which Luther used In his
Etudy. Its margins are covered with notes
In the reformer's handwriting. U was
printed in liasle In 1G09 , and la In an ex
cellent state of preservation.
The now Episcopal cathedral of the diocese
cese of Tennesbee , at Memphis , will cost
$100,008 , and will be built ot stone taken
from the quarries of the state. The exterior
will bo of rough-hewn stones , and the in
terior will bo polUhed stone and marble.
No plaster will bo used in the building.
Among the Episcopal clergymen mentioned
In connection with the bishopric of westcin
New York , to succeed tbo late Bishop Coxe ,
are Rev. Drs. Cbauncey U. Brewstcr of
Brooklyn , James 3. Stone of Chicago ; Georg.
W. Douglas of New Haven , Conn. ; James
Ranktne of Geneva , N , Y. , and John S , Llnd- ,
eiiy of Boston.
There are in nineteen large cities of this
country 67,040 negro Roman Catholic * . Of
these more than half (35,000) ( ) It reckons iu
Baltimore , while It finds 0.000 In Natch- )
toches , and 8,000 In Now Orleans , leaving
13,000 for the other sixteen cities , among
which Boston , Cleveland , Cincinnati , Indian
apolis , St , Louis. Denver , San Francisco and
Washington are not included ,
The three questions that engaged ulmo-t
the entire attention of the recent annual
council of the old order of Dunkards , held lu
Covlngton , O. , were ( he following ; "In U
advisable to own and use a bicycle ? " Ue-
Affords a fine selection of good
Carpets at the price you have to
pay elsewhere for inferior goods.
$1.50 Moqunttes ,
Annexation I'rlco , .
$1.35 Velvets ,
Annexation I'rlco. .
Si.oo Tapestry Brussels ,
Annexation i'rlco
75cAll Wool Ingrain ,
Annexation I'rlco
6oc Half Wool Ingrain ,
Annexation I'rlcu , " . ,
$2 25 Pillows ,
Annexation I'rlco. . . . .
$3.00 Pillows
Annexation I'rlco 14H. .
$2 50 Comforts , 614
Annexation Price i if-I *
$3.00 Comforts , -
Antioxntlon I'rJco
$4.00 Comfoits ,
Aniioxntlon 1'rlce
$2.50 Blankets
Annexation I'rlco. . . . . . .
# 5.00 Blankets ,
Annexation Price
Jot Down the Prices.
$0.00 Inunilti Art Squares , 3\2 yards ,
Annexation Price
$7.00 Ingrain Art Sqimros , 3\2M yards ,
Annexation Prlco
$9.00 luernln Art Squares , 3x3 yiirds ,
Annexation Price
.Beautify
Your Home.
$4.50 Derby Curtains , Annexation Price , $2.15
SO.OO Derby Curtains , Annexation Price , $2.95
$7.0O Derby Curtains , Annexation Price , $3.50
$8.00 Derby Curtains , Annexation Price , $3.90
$3.00 Luce Curtains , Annexation Price. . . $1.25
$3.50 L-ice Curtains , Annexation Price. . . $1.00
$ ' . .00 Lace Curtains , Annexation Price. . . $1.85
elded In the negative. "Is It contrary to
the gospel to bold communion with a mem
ber who Is on his death bed after he has
been anointed with oil ? " Decided In the
negative. "Is It light to have the teeth
filled with gold ? " Decided that tinfoil
should bo used.
The American Congress of Liberal Re
ligious Societies , ot which Dr. II. W.
Thomas of Chicago Is president ; Drs. IllrscU ,
Savage , Heber Newton and William SI.
Sailer , are vice presidents , and Jenkln
Lloyd Jones of Chicago , secretary , will hold
Its third annual meeting In Plymouth
church , Indianapolis , November 17 , 18 and
19. Ilev. Philip S. Moxom of Springfield.
Mass. , preaches the opening sermon. Among
other speakers are Edv , In D. Mead of Boston -
ton , Rev. Mcssis. Heed Stuart of Detroit ,
William C , Gannett of Rochester , Drs.
Hlrscli , Canfleld and Thomas of Chicago ,
Dr. Ilexford ot Columbus , 0. , and many
other prominent representatives of various
denominations. The congress is a direct
outcome of the World's Fair Congress of
Religious Societies , the Initiatory step hav
ing been taken during that meeting. It is
an attempt to ameliorate the dogmatic spirit
and to minimize the feudal ian divisions In
communities.
Till. AMI5UIOAX MAH.Snil.I.AISn.
( A political scictil pntltloil the "Amnlcan
Murpelllnlse , " enforced no tliu olllclal Bone of
the poiucrutlo pally , niiJ rendered for the Ilrbt
time nt the Tannnnnv-llrjnii rnlly In N'cvv Vcilt ,
him ciillvil forth the following it'iily (10111 A.
T.mplcton Goriiin | , In tlic SintliBllcltl , Itasa. ,
IlcpuUllcnn ; )
Von Hhull not fnn a now tlio flame of hill led
strife and hate ,
Nor rend the l > lood-bouglit band that hinds
each loyal Htali * to btiitc ;
You nhull not trample on the Ilowert ; that
mark our lieiots' jjiavcs ,
Nor strlvo to plant sedition's ( Ins wliuia
glory'H Jianiipr waves.
You shall not ronr your tottcilng fane where
frccdpm's temples ilso ;
You Hliall not rout her worshipers by
stealth nor nwlft surpilso ;
Alert , and armed -with shield of truth , wo
takp the Held once moio
To win while battling for the tight , ns in
the days of yore.
Sluimo on your cry of "muss nml elans'1
aim run on your ruthless Kiced
That cutu the poor man's voln in Iv.o , un
mindful of his need !
Shame on tlio policy Hint death , distress
nnd ruin In limn ,
To form miotlifi sordid Uust , and crown
your Hllvcr Uncsl
Tuko back your fllartom of thorns and
mocking cioss of gold-
No pyrotechnic eloquence can lure ua
ftom tlio fold !
No polUlcavis' subtle plot can lead the feet
astray
That Htund united on the sod tliut hides
the Blue and Ur-.yl
*
"
TOI.D OUT 0V COIIIIT ,
Aucc'ilolr * iinil Iii li1i n < n Conacrnliir
.MeinbITB of Ilic llnr ,
"Tho conielt of noire people who deign to
rcprczcnt the people In fa.cluuUiiKly bold
and ser.m-ly iK-rtlttcnt , " eald L\-Jtidgc
Wing of Chicago the oilier day , ai lie lapsed
iuto a reminiscent * meed nnil wntihtil thi ,
blue rings rise lazly | above his cigar
"Soino j cars a'o , iip'n ) I wn coiibldcrablj
ypunger than I , jlin noyr And lomeulmt more
fii-cc-ptlblo to uinndllo < juent pljratca of
grandlloiiuciit raeniber/i of tlio bar , I UHE
very much Inti'.v-tcd in a nninUr trial that
was caiuluh' a Eru&l si.inatlon in C'lilcaco
The- l wytrvho s\w l..te'y uttcr .y At that
time tr > t * mu v.'Ua liaj ccc ! become
A "Kc. Vtitteo 1'ot , j
niinexutloti | irlcu ,
lOc.
A 3fl i Ten Vet , nn-
iKMiitlon price ,
15c.
A 40o Wntrr 1'nll ,
nttnrxntlnn price ,
18c.
A lOe Dipper , nn-
noxiitlon price ,
4c.
10c llnitlii ) > HIXIOII ,
unnrxiktloit price ,
4c.
UOc Chnppliii ; llo\rl
niinexntlon price ,
A Bl.CU Japnimcil
1'loiir llox , Hiincx *
iitloii price ,
72c ,
A lOr Drip I'an.an-
iicxiitlon price ,
5c.
A 3Oo Coff.- or Ten
CnnNtcr , itnncxa-
tlon prlen ,
A Be Cuke Cutter ,
itnncxuUon price ,
2c.
A 40c Oil C'nn , nn-
uoxntlon price ,
12c.
A 81.30 4-Scctlon
Clotllrs llor c , an-
iicxiitlon price ,
48c.
lOoMlncliif ; ICnlfo ,
iinncxiitliin price ,
5c.
A lOc Mouiu Trnp ,
unnnxiitlnn price ,
3c.
famous for his oratory , and , In fact , ho wat
a speaker of some icputo at the tlmo ot
which I am about to relate , The court
room was packed the day I first attended the
trial and admission was by ticket. I had . _ r
no ticket and tha long file of people at the *
door and a cordon of police that guarded
it militated against my chances of getting
in. I watched the crowd for a moment ,
and , noticing that the doorkeepers
were very strict about the credentials.
I decided to present mjeclt as a
reporter. I did BO , and was admitted. There
was , however , only one scat In the room and
that was way up In front. I resolved to take
my chances and before any one could prevent
me , took a seat at the attorney's table , lu
a few moments every man In the court loom
craned his neck toward tlio door , It was
the state's attorney who was entering the
room. I was soon told that I had his seat
and was obliged to gut out. It lookud for a
moment as If I should liuvo lo leave tlio
room , but a kind deputy told mu I could sit
on tbo platform near tlio bench.
"After tlie defense had c-luucd Its case tha
state's attorney arose , and with a dignity
that was almost majestic , said : 'Gentlemen
of the Jury : l''or three ilnys I have listened
to the arguments of counsel , and now you
have an opportunity to listen to thu peujilu. "
The effect of his woids was electric. I Hliall
never forget them , and 1 have womlcicd 1C
other young attorneys und laymen who heard
that argument , felt an I did.
"When 1 went home that day the wordi
ran thiough my mind , 'And now jou have
an opportunity to listen to the people , ' Then
I thought of the maxim , 'Vox popull , vex del/
and wondeicd if tlio ntato'M attorney thought
of Iho same thing when ha stood bcfoio that
Jury , the Incarnate of the 'p.oplc , ' "
A neat rojoluJer was made by Judge
Charles O , Daly , chief Justice of the New
York i-ourt of common pleas , In a case bc
recently tried.
Tlio case Involved a delicate tiuesllon ns
to the construction of a statute , and the
judge , after long consideration , decided the
question lu open court , giving his reason In
a few well epokcn remarks , which caused
a lull In the court room. Tlio sllcnco wan
dually broken by the attorney for the suc
cessful party to the null , who stood up und
said , with an air of patronizing approval :
"May It plcaso your honor , J , for one , en
tirely agree with you. " The vciu'rnhlo chief
justice , with a twlnklo in his eye , which be.
tokened appreciation of the Joke , but with
a perfectly grave face , quietly removed lib )
glasses , and , amid absolute allenco of tlio
spectators , said : " 1 have , counselor , gener
ally found In my experience ( hat the suc
cessful attorney entirely agrees It/i / tha
court. "
A certain doctor had occasion , nhcn .only a.
beginner In the medical prufeuslnn , to attend
a trial as a witness. Counsel , In crosn-
examining the young il. D. , made severaj
narcasttc remarks , doubling the ability of SO
young a man to underutimd ! ilu business. *
"Do you know the symptoms ot concussion
of the brain ? " asked the Icmniil counsel.
"I do , " replied the doctor. "Well , " con
tinued the attoinoy , "suppose my learned
friend , Mr , Ilagwlu , and HOE. if wcro to bans
our heads together thould wo get concus
sion of the bralnT1 "Vnur Icarnod friend ,
Mr , Bagwlg , might , " said the doctor , quietly ,
Attorney K either counsel
should _ ay to > ou that f Ircumstanllal > i-
dtnco unsupported by direct tc.timouy
could Jn no fcc-iiuo decide tbo trend of lh
Ix-n.flt of the doubt , wl'at would you under
stand by that ? Talcsmai ; That be dlA
not want ma oo the Jury.