Daily News, Franklin, Johnson County, 21 February 1880 — Page 2

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1880.

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WASMXOTOIRS BIRTHDAY. To-morrow, Sunday, is the anniversary of the birth of George Washington, the youth who couldn't tell a lie, and as a man was called the "Father of his Country." Just 148 years ago, to-morrow, he was born in the county of Westmoreland, Virginia. The recurrence of his birthday leads us to remark the non-observance of our old National holidays. Fifty years ago the Fourth of July and Washington's birthday were observed in almost every hamlet in the country, and almost every individual took part in the performance. There were patriotic speeches, songs and toasts, as well as processions carrying banners. Previous to the Fourth of July, or in the issue for that day, all the papers published the Declaration of Independence. Often the speeches made in the Continental Congress in favor of its adoption were published. An effort was also made to procure accounts of the doings of the early patriots that had never been published before. On the 22d of February, Washington's farewell address was published, together with a review of his life and public services. The managers of the press recognized the popular demand for patriotic literature and endeavored to sup ply it in the best manner possible.

It may be mentioned in regard to the Fourth of July, that in cases where it is still observed, it is not observed in a patriotic sort of a way. Our recent Fourth of July celebrations have chiefly been in the interest of secret and other societies. The old-fashioned patriotic orations and processions with banners are things of the past. In half the States of the Union the day is not observed at all or set apart, for horse-races and picnics. As to Washington's birthday, it is simply a holiday by State statute. It is rarely observed except by persons holding public positions. The day does not differ fhom any day in Winter, except that National State, county, and municipal officials "shut up shop." The stores and factories are nil open and the people that belong inside of them are at work. The postofflce, the courts of high and low degree, as well as the schools, are closed. People who draw their salaries from lite public have a play-day, but other people work as usual.

The last time the birthday of Washington occurred on Sunday, ministers in various parts of the country improved the opportunity to say homely things about "the Father of his Country." One reminded his hearers that he bred, bought, and sold human beings like cattle. Another affirmed that he drank liquor, smoked, and played cards, while he was not a professed believer in evangelical religion. As if these things were not enough to say of the leader of the patriot armies and the first President of the Republic, we remember of one divine insinuating that he married a rich widow for the purpose of procuring her fortune! In support of this he quoted an entry in the diary of Mr Washington, giving the number of acres of land in the Custis estate, and the number of slaves owned by the fair widow. Their value footed up over $800,000 in gold. As this inventory was made some months before he became a suitor, the inference was that he cared more for the tobacco plantations and field-hands than for their owner. Of course discoveries of this kind do much to cloud the fair fame ot the man who "was first in war. first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

There are many reasons why patriotic observances of National holidays have declined. Fifty years ago nearly all the people in this country were the descendants of the persons who took part in the revolutionary struggle. To-day a very large proportion of our population are persons whose ancestors took no part in the affair, or who fought on the other side. It is, perhaps, true that we are as much addicted to hero-worship as most nations, but it is certain that we do not worship our heroes long. A man reaches some eminence in politics or arms, and everyone wings his praises for a brief period. But sooner or later the grave closes over him, and he is forgotten for a new favorite.

Oliver P. Morton, our own "war Governor," who, leas than four years ago, was the moat conspicuous ma$ in the United States Senate, is as nearly forgotten as though he had died a century ago—and his grave remains unmarked, save by the hands of affectionate kindred. "Bluff Ben Wade" passes out of mind as easily as he passed out of sight. Some so-called he ro%s» like Fremont, are forgotten before

they die. The popular fashion for great men changes like that of hats and bonnets, and no one is a favorite very long. The type of men like Washington is now out ofstyle-and there is no prospect that it will ever be in fashion Again. As a conse queoce, Washington's birthday is only observed by those who can escape a day's labor by observing itv

Editor Daily Newt: When I read your neat, bright and per, and took the matter into consideration, I said to myself good Seaman to run this craft

S. B. G.

To which a typographical friend adds What is the reason the present manager will not be able to run the craft, since he has been around the Globe (C. W. Brown's) so many times?

AND now comes the report that Dr Stev enson, the county physician, is making his trip East at the expense of the exodus in vestigating funds, he having been su pcenaed as a witness to swear that there is one colored woman and one colored man at the Poor Farm.

ELSEWHERE we reprint a spicy letter on Indiana politics, from the Cincinnati En quirer, from its Indiana correspondent, J. H. Woodward, "Jaybawker." Mr. Woodward, by the way, i9 a Republican.

THE reader who overlooks "Grandfather Lickshingle's" reasons for the rise in the price of printing paper, printed in the DAILY NEWS, will miss a good thing.

OUR supply of paper has reached us, and the DAILY NEWS shows the improve ment good paper will make, by to-day's issue.

The Political Echo -"We All Want Hint. Boston Traveler. What a tribute to genuine greatness is the attitude of every political party, faction and coterie at this moment toward Grant?

He was far away in Cuba, yet the whole country is discussing him. He has not said that he will even accept a nomination if it is tendered yet the eyes of a majority of Republicans are everywhere turned toward him, and the minority is busy trying to drive him from a candidacy that he has never avowed.

The Democracy, thrice beaten by him once in the field and twice at the ballotbox—is alternately declaring that if he is nominated he will bring in the Empire, and that it desires nothing better than his nomination, because he is so easy to beatr. "Grant is the weakest possible candidate for the Republicans," is just now the favorite parrot-cry of the frightened Bourbon.

But how his teeth do chatter when he says it! He said the same thing in 1868, and siin ultaneously shivered, just as he does to day.

Everybody who has seen a scared boy trying to drive an embarrassing mastiff out of his father's back yard, holding the door half open, and shouting, "Shoo, there!" with a face paler than the ghost of "Hamlet's" father, perfectly understands the fixed conviction of the Democrat that Grant is exactly the man he wants to beat.

Grant has not spoken a work about the Presidency, yet the Indqpendent editor is throwing mud at him as though he were already on the imminent eve of nomination. "Think of the abuses of the Grant Ad ministration," he begs the country, and then, in the same hysterical breath, "The Grant boom is all over—there is no Grant boom."

Poor fellow, if he could only decide whether it is or is not a dagger he sees before him!

But he can't. What of the South? One day the South is agonized with the idea of Grant and the rough-shod horse.

The next it has half a mind to get even with the North, and nominate Grant on its own hook.

On the whole, however, it concludes to beg of the Northern Democrat to put up the best man, even if it is Mr. Obelisk Tilden, and pledges itself to give him every one of its 185 Electoral votes.

And the Greenback party! Yes, the Greenback party is quite ready for Grant.

It pines for him, indeed, as the last straw necessary to break the back of the popular camel, and carry the country with a rush for General Butler.

And the Young Scratcher, where is he? Just in the same state of mind. He wants nothing better than Grant's nomination, and some good, pure, nice, noble man like Bayard to scratch for.

He is sure that New York would go against Grant, and George William Curtis become the master of the Empire State, vice Conkling killed off.

And Kearney? Yes, even Kearney sees victory ahead for the hoodlum if the Republicans will only be so foolish as to put up Grant.

Grant never did know how to get the best of hoodlums. So, then, all parties and sections of parties want nothing better than Grant

The Democracy feels it can sweep the country the South feels It can get even with the North the Greenbackers are confident they can demoralize both parties the Young 8cratchers are sure to carry New York and even Kearney snuffs the air of success—all on one condition, that the Republicans put up Grant.

It is quite clear that Grant is the one man satisfactory to everybody—the universal solvent.

And thus the echo keeps coming ba£k: "Give us Grant we want nothing better."

If it were only something more than an echo—and a hollow, mocking, jeering echo at that—we might believe it.

Itat Grant *aj/» never a toord. Those men who want him so much because they can beat him so badly keep throwing their voices into a silent cave that fives them bade for response on'v the reflection of their own wasted breath.

They cry aloud: "Grant wants the nomination," and the word comes back ••nomination." "The Republicans cannot win with

Grant," they bawl. Mid only the faithful echo returns—"win with Grant." Then they try a shrill call of "Grant cannot be elected," and still Grant says nothing, and the words float back, "be elected." "He cannot carry New York,w says the innocenl Young Scratcher, and the repeating silence in which Grant has never even so much as whispered a wish for the nomination, sends it home for to them— "carry New York."

It is tantalizing, very. Nothing could be more so. Why does not Grant say something? Why is he away in Cuba, taking his ease and pleasure, when everybody is calling on him, from the Democrat to the Scratcher, from Tilden to Curtis, and from Curtis to Kearney, to stand up and be nominated, so they may all be assured of a Gran(d)t victory?

The faithful echo is still the only reply —"assured of a Grant victory."

Of Interest to Terre Haute Iron Workers. Cincinnati Commercial, yesterday. After two days' consultation between the skilled iron workers in the rolling mills of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport, Ky., and the representatives of Swift's iron and steel works. Globe rolling mill company, Licking rolling mill company, and Mitchell, Tranter & Co., a satisfactory conclusion was arrived at, and a sliding scale governed by the advance and decline of the card price on bar irons, for muck, bar, guide and ten-iuch trains, heating blooms—sheet, bar, slabs and scrap, and of hammering was agreed on. This scale is to remain in force till June, 1881.

As it is probable that the iron works at Portsmouth, O., Aurora, New Albany, Terre Haute, Evansville and Greencastle, Ind., Louisville, Ky., Centralis, East St. Louis, Belleville and 8pringfield, 111., St Louis and Kansas City, Mo., will be gov erned by these scales, the great importance of this action will be understood, as it concerns from tivo to ten thousand workmen.

American Union Telegraph. Mr King, Receiver of the Ohio & Mississippi RR, was authorized by Judge Drummond on the 11th inst. to arrange with the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co. for the construction of their lines of telegraph along the former road. This is another victory for the American Union Telegraph Co., which will promptly proceed to construct a line of wires between Cincinnati and St. Louis. The system of Wabash RR lines had recently been opened to the use of the American Union Co. It seems likely that the American Union Telegraph Co. will soon cover the country with its lines of wire as completely as the Western Union Co. now does. It appears to havo the requisite capital, and it is rapidly obtaining the necessary franchises.

LAFAYETTE, IND., Feb. 19.—L. T. Clemans, manager of the American Union telegraph office in this city, received to-day two car loads of No. 6 wire, to be used on the line from this city to Chicago. The wire is from a lot of 7,000 miles, recently shipped by Siemans, of England, to the American Union folks, by tho steamer Utopio. The offices here and at other points in this State and Illinois •will be opened in the course of a few days. Two wires between LaFayette and Chicago have been stretched, and the work of putting up a third line with the No. 0 just received and will begin to-morrow. .•

A Fit Companion to Mr. Vnorheea. Indianapolis News. The man in Congress who misrepresents the district in which this city is, Mr. De La Martyr, burdens the Congressional Record with an incendiary harangue concerning the "misery of the masses," and the rest of the stock clap-trap greenbackers indulge in. "The money power" is "a terrible monster more dreadful than the dragon of the Apocalypse." "The concentration of wealth the devil-fish which has embraced Europe and is sucking its life, has risen out of the sea of the civil war, and is fast wrapping our industries and liberties in its horrible and fatal embrace," and so on. By which it will appear that De La Matyr is giving Kearney a tight race for the belt. De La Matyrs remedy is to stop the accumulation of land in any hands but those of actual settlers by a discriminative tax, to destroy the National Banks and issue the Government "fiat" paper "sufficient to meet the wants of trade," and so forth and so on. De La Matyr is more fitted to adorn private life than almost any one we can think of just now.

Antiquity of X11 INskinff.

Nail making probably dates back as far as the art of working metals. Toward the end of the last century there were 60,000 nailers in Birmingham and vicinity. One of the first patents granted by the British Patent Office was in 1618, to Clement Dawbeny, for an engine which cut iron into rods for nails. This machine was worked by watei6 power. Other machines were afterward invented to forge and draw the rods. In 1790 the first English nailmaking machine was invented. It simply applied water or other mechanical power to move hammers, and otherwise perform jrecisely the same process as was then performed oy hand. Somewhat later in the same year, Thomas Clifford, of Bristol, contrived a machine, consisting of two iron rollers, faced with steel, in each of which was cut the impression of half a nail, arranged around the roller, and so placed that the impressions on two rollers would come together when the apparatus was moved. A rod or sheet of iron being

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assed through, and forced into those would come out in the form of nails, which were finally cut apart with shears.

Xr l*arnell.

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Smaller. London Cor. X. Y. Tribune.

Mr Parnell, I don't doubt, is honest enough but a man less capable of dealing with a great question, or leading a great movement, was never tossed to the surface in troubled times. He has never made, so far as known here, a single suggestion for the reform of the land laws in Ireland which will bear a moment's examination.

1 The Fit* J*kn Pwter Washington Special There is now a chance that when the Fitz John Porter bill comes before the house, a point of honor will be made that contains an appropriation and so must to committee of the whole on the pri calendar. This would be about

it go vale equivalent to killing it.

EKDIAXA CANDIDATES.

Wholre After tkfe Offices, and Why, Correspondence Qtrcinnati Enquirer. INDIANAPOLIS, February 19,1880.

THE J&AMPAlON RACKET

Is growing loud In Indiana. Never before in the political history of the State have so many patriots offered to throw themselves upon the political altar. From governor down, or from road supervisor up, the candidates are on the trail, and they are making things too hot for the residents in the back townships. Last evening an honest granger came into the Enquirer office and asked permission to remain until late bed time, saying that he had been lying out over a week to avoid candidates. And what stories these fel lows do tell in support of their claims:

THE POVERTY-STRICKEN GENTLEMEN Are more numerous thau any other class. In this county one candidate claims a fat office because he has bought a- farm and must have the money to pay for it, and if does not get the office he will lose the farm. Another claims that he has lost all he made while in office, hence he must have a place. The "ins," who want to stay claim that the offices have been losing speculations to them, and they want another term to get even, as their offices will be better in than in the past.

they think the future

TRADING ROUND

Is as brisk among candidates now as it was in good times among real estate

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agents, who traded a vast amount of nothing and were paid in very much the kind of goods they gave. The selection of the delegates to the Republican State Convention so far in advance of the meeting of .that body, has laid the delegates open to the active raids and offers of trades and combinations which would be mighty interesting tQ the people if they could understand them, and I will try to get the drift of them before tho Convention meets.

THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

For Governor, that is, those who seek the office, are now all in the ring.. Most of them have thrown their hats within the ring themselves, while a few have allowed their friends to do it. Some of the bolder ones, like

GEN A. D. STREIG1IT,

Who claims that the office is made by the people to be filled by ono of them, and that any decent citizen has the right to aspire to it, have begun an open canvass, Gen Straight has sufficient ability and character to make a good candidate with his party, but his extreme partisanism would preclude his drawing any vote outside of the party. Among business men he stands well, and he certainly is one of the most enterprising men in the State. As a soldier, his record is good, but its princi-

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al feature was his escape from Libby at a time and under circumstances which marked him as a man of superior grit and slirewdness. But he, like

GENERAL JOE COBURN,

Who is also a candidate, has location against him. Both of them live at Indianapolis, and though that may be no solid reason why they should be nominated, it is a strong circumstance against them. Coburn is one of the ablest and purest men in the State, and upon whose record there is no blot, yet the people throughout the State think that as they support the capital, they should have the offices.

HON HARRY CRAFT,

Ex-treasurer of this city, and ex-represent-ative from this county, is a candidate for State treasurer, and thus far has exhibited more strength than any man in the central portion, or, in fact, than any man in and part of the State.' Mr. Craft, or perhaps I should write it "Corporal Craft," for that was his military rank, has many strong points in his favor if he should be the nominee. The fact that he is an active church member, and yet on good terms with all classes of decent people, telis the kind of a canvass he would make. Ask the candidate for Governor will be likely to come from some other county, it is reasonably certain that Craft will get thft nomination he seeks because of his strength in this and surrounding counties.

REV O. A. BURGESS,

President of the Northwestern Christian University at Irvington, in this county, is urged by his friends to consent to make the race for the nomination for Governor, and it is reported that he has written a letter consenting to the use of his name by his friends. At present his strength is unknown.

IN REPUBLICAN CIRCLES

The opinion is freely expressed that the candidate at the head of the ticket must come from the North end of the State. The lost counties must be regained, or there will be no hope of success for them. The demand is made by the workers in that section, and it will have to be listened to, or the contest will assuredly end in a greater defeat even than 1878.

COUNTY MANAGERS,

The gentlemen around county-seats who have heretofore held the party up by the tail and dictated candidates, will not be so powerful this year. The people will insist that they and not. the county rings be represented in the selection of candidates.

THE INFAMOUS FEE-BELt

Passed by the last Legislature, by which the average fees of county officers were increased to more than 50 per cent, beyond any point they ever before reached, even during the war, is looked upon as the work of county officers, and the people do not care to be misrepresented and robbed by that class much longer.

THE ONE-TERM IDEA 7

In regard to county officers is growing, and in the absence of any law on the subject there is a strong feeling in favor of making a custom of that kind. It is well understood that the coanty officers usually select the candidates for the Legislature, and when the member is in he «iare not vote, against the personal interests of the gang who brought him out, and as a consequence he

votes

against the interests

of the masses and in. favor of the official few. I am preparing a history of the passage of the present Fee Bill of Indiana, andwhen printed the facts will astonish the people.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

Are not so numerous as are the Republicans, which indicates that there has been an effort somewhere to parcel out the offices. As the old slate stood it was understood that Landers should have-the Gubernatorial nomination, white Shank lin, Manson and Woonten should be renominated. But Colonel Gray swooped down on the Landers arrangement, and

soon showed the boys that they could not have smooth sailing. If the slate -was to be smashed other aspirants saw their -way Clear, and the demand was made for

GENERAL M. D. MANSON

To make the race for Governor. He was not a candidate, but the demand has grown so strong, and it comes from the people, too, that when the convention meets some one of the candidates will move in a hurry to make his nomination unanimous. Then the friends of

JIM RICE,

(He told me that was his name), the present efficient Secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee, will demand his nomination for Secretaiy of State, and Jim will get it like a shot. nON

JOHN E. NEFF

Has been mentioned in connection with nearly all the offices on the Democratic ticket, and if nominated for any one of them will be elected. I don't think I overstate the case when I say that he is the highest young man in Indiana.

HON JOHN OVTCRMEYER,

Of Jennings county, will carry off the Republican nomination for Lieutenant-Qoy-eraor. The place seems to be laid out for him by the Republicans in all sections of the State, and that, too, without regard to any other nominee, as all hands are glad that he does not ask for any other office.

I should mention that a few counties jn their delegate conventions have instructed for certain local candidates, but the constituent elements of those conventions will be powerfully surprised when they find how little regard was given to the instructions. JAYHAWKER.

Equalization of Bounties. Washington Telegram Cincinnati Knquiror. The speech of Congressman Finley, of Ohio, delivered in the House on Saturday, was replete with interesting statistics touching the probable cause ot the pending bill to equalize tho bounties of the 1 diers who served in the late war. statistics show the 641,566 men who got no bounty are made up as follows: under first call of the President for 75,000 men to serye three months, 98.836 enlisted and got no bounty call of May 8, 1861, for six months' men, 2r715 call of July 22. 1861, for twelvemonths' men, 9,056 June, 1863, for three months, 15,007 call of August 4, 1863, for 300,000 nine months' men, 87,598 call of July 18, 1864, for one-hundred day-men, 88,853. A statement received from the Treasury Department also shows that about 175,000 men who enlisted and served less than two years got no bounty. As to the cost, Finley produced an estimate from the Treasury Department fixing the probable cost at. more than $100,000,000. In answer ho proceeded to show that it would not cost to exceed $20,000,000.

In the estimate of the Treasury Department the entire enlistment ot the war was taken as abasia upon which to calculate the cost. This is not a proper basis, because fully one-third of the men re-en-listed.as veterans, and would therefore be counted twice. Again, not less than two hundred thousand enlisted for three, six, nine and twelve months. All of those who enlisted again would be counted twice. Besides all the re-enlistments which should not be counted there should be counted deserters, bounty-iumpers, soldiers dishonorably discharged, mmors discharged, and substitutes were not entitled to bouuty. Then a considerable percentage is allowable for soldiers who died in the service and since, leaving no surviving relative entitled to bounty under this or other acts of Congress. A large per cent, is allowable for soldiers or their heirs who, from inattention or other cause, would never apply for halance of bounty. With a large number the balance due would be so small that it would not be called for. General Logan, in a speech delivered in the Senate Fn 1875, offered estimates on a bill then pending as follows: Mr Gunckel, of Ohio, estimates $29,728,000 General Schenck, $80,000,000 Mr Krebs, $20,000, 000 General Logan, $20,712,552.42, Mr Finley showed that of the total enlistments of the war, 467,098 soldiers were paid $100 bounty 80.950 soldiers were aid $150 1,136,888 soldiers were paid 200 150,000 soldiers were paid $800 158,507 soldiers were paid $400, and 641,665 soldiers got no bounty.

^-••Thc notice below has been printed for several weeks past in the city papers, but the responses have not been so numerous as the committee hoped. They, desire to make the list as near complete as possible by the 30th of May, Grand Army Memorial Day: To tlie Relatives tifd Friend* of Mead

Moiiiler*.

One of the primary objects of the Grand Army of the Republic is to perpetuate the memory and history of dead comrades— those who died in the service, as well as those since the close of the rebellion. To carry out this provision of the association, it is desired by Morton Post, No. 1, of Terre Haute, to have a complety record of the military history of all who may be buried in the vicinity of this city, and

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pare such record, and we desire it to be as full and correct as possible, as it is designed for preservation as a permanent record. We, therefore, call on the relatives and friends of any soldier buried in 1^8 format! at time fantry, cavalry, artilleiy—company and regiment rank date and manner of death —if killed in action, give name of battle: if wounded in service, when and where and aay other information of interest as regards the soldier's itdlltary history. If convenient give the section and number of lot where buried in the city cemetery which Will aid us in designating the grave by number on a man of the cemetery, so that our memorial (lay decoration service

It is to be. mded to.

—w- rapidly passing away, and we, their survivors, can honor their memory by preserving a record of their services. The military history of every member of our organization is a part of the record of each «t»t, and we want to add that of our comrades who "went before." The information asked for can be given in person to either of the committee, or sent through the mail.

FRANK SKAMAH,

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,1L C. RANKIN, Chestnut street. I H. C. ROYSK, Main street, CffTrtrnilUeyy