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his heart had been left, toward the girl behind him, and went back there and continued for a while to teach, But, no doubt, the love between ■ this pair could not be wholly concealed from suspecting eyes. That has probably been at the bottom of the suspicions in Kentucky that even there he was dangerously enamored. Blaine went to his native State and there married, and had the marriage recorded and had it witnessed. Exactly the same conditions attached to Andrew Jackson’s marriage. He married honestly, as he thought, once, but, finding, after some years, that his wife had not been divorced, he went and married her again. During his presidential campaign this marriage was brought up in every possible form, and then, as in Blaine’s case, Jackson, for the first time, took pains to have it clearly explained, and the explanation even now is ambiguous. After Being married at Pittsburg, Mr. Blaine and his wife found employment where they could both teach, as they were both very poor. They were engaged in the Blind Asylum at Philadelphia. During that time he made an effort to get a living on the newspapers, and wrote between the hours of teaching for the Philadelphia Inquirer; but in those days outside contributions were hardly ever paid for, and the young man, who had shown capacity in composition, found, through his wife's family, an opening on a newspaper in the State of Maine. It is these little things undertaken in the warmth of youth which are the most exaggerated when a career ripens upon the enofmous scale of Mr. Blaine’s. People obscurely or secretly married hear nothing about it until they become successful, and then jealousy, or a long memory, whispers a suspicion, and it goes around with amplifications and inventions until there comes a time in life‘when a man must turn for the honor of his children and throw his confidence upon the world. That he was truly in love, content with his choice, desirous of more love there, are amply shown in his untroubled married life, attended with many children, and. more than any public man I know of, Mr. Blaine has traveled about in his wife’s company. ■ I have seen them come in from Harper's Ferry and the mountain regions of Virginia and Maryland to the Washington depot full of dirt and happy as a picnic party. Gail Hamilton, Mrs. Blaine's cousin, generally accompanied them. She is now a middle-aged woman, I understand. From Kentucky, as Blaine developed in Maine, this story was sent along, and about eighteen years ago it was published in a Maine newspaper which Blaine brought suit against, and the paper withdrew the charge. The New York evening Post in its unscrupulous course toward Mh Blaine, threatened before his nomination that it had a great secret to put out. The editor of that paper is prepared to believe anything against any person on the first whisper of scan dal. * * * I asked a gentleman who has known Mrs. Blaine merely as his friend's wife, not affectionately even in that relation, but who has since the presidential campaign opened had a better opportunity to study her, what his estimate of Mrs. Blaine was. Said he: “That is the most overlooked great woman in America. She is a Puritan with the old Puritan virtues, like Lady Hutchinson and Cromwell’s wife. She will not bend to this Washington society because its frivolous, and ambitious, and hollow nature does not command either her admiration or interest. She has seen it all for years, and has remained at home with her family, which has been constantly growing, while Blaine has been in public life. She is not austere, not a prude, but she has decided principles, understands her own mind, and especially understands her husband. She watches him," said my friend, “with an eye that never leaves him. She is his superior in a good many things. Blaine is not orderly, not methodical, does not leave everything behind in ship-shape. He loses a paper every now and then, and gets fidgety, and liis wifo says; 'Now, father, don’t fret, perhaps I can find it. 1 And she generally does find it, because she has watched him so closely that she perceives the method which lies in his disorder. An unmethodical man, if you watch him, does certain things and forgets them, like a sleep walker. She does not allow herself to become disturbed because he does show disturbance. She is the center o l the family, and he calls her his prop. When he prepared the late letter for publication Mr. Blaine said of his wife: ‘She has been my sheet-anchor, my prop. I don't suppose I should ever have amounted to anything but, for her. The older we get the more necessary she is to me. My father and his father before him were rather shiftless, and I made an effort to improve, but I don’t know that I ever should have done so but for Mrs. Blaine.’” My acquaintance, continuing, said: “She is a remarkable fine critic. She is very prudent before strangers, and you would not think she paid much attention. But when the evening has come and strangers are gone, sfie sits before the fire, and you will hear the quaintest and funniest remarks on the incidents of the day. She has seen every body, and picked out the peculiarities of ail. Asa school teacher she must have been very thorough, for even now she can write as good a letter as Gail Hamilton, who is a professional writer. Mrs. Blaine has not the least idea of literary life, is nothing of a blue stocking, but the spelling, the punctuation, the syutax of her letters, show that she trained herself completely, and all that she knows she knows thoroughly. She is not an uninteresting woman to.look at now, and in youth was probably beautiful.”

THE MRS. BLAINE LIBEL. Comments of the Press Upon the Answer of Mr. Blaine to the Slander. THE LETTER SHOULD CLOSE ALL LIPS. New York Times. The statement which Mr. Blaine makes in his letter to William Walter Phelp3 should close all lips upon a subject which has been introduced in this campaign only where manliness was forgotten. AN UNSPEAKABLE OUTRAGE. New York Tribune. We believe no one who reads Mr. Blaine's letter will doubt that the Indianapolis publication was an unspeakable outrage for which, without reference to any political consideration whatever, there should be the speediest and severest pun ishment. AN ATTACK FULLY ANSWERED. 9t. Louis Globe-Democrat. The outrageous attack on the family purity of Mr. Blaine is fully answered by the publication of a letter from him to William Walter Phelps, in which he tells a plain, straightforward story reflecting no discredit on him, a story bearing upon its face the evidence of truth, in the light of which all seeming inconsistencies are made plain, and which must silence all traducers at once aud forever.

NOTHING THAT WARRANTS CRITICISM. Chicago News (Independent Democrat.) Any attentive reader of the daily News will tear us ample witness that we have been indisposed from the beginning to discuss this business, and have not referred to it except to condemn those ‘“by whom the offense cometh.” We were fully convinced that there was nothing in Mr. Blaine's social or domestic life that should unfit him for the presidency or that was even open to just criticism, and we have taken occasion to say this emphatically and repeatedly. A BLACKGUARD NEWSPAPER. Tumisvilte Courier-Journal Item. ) No responsible Democrat has assailed the sanctity of your home and the virtue of your wife. 'The blackguard newspaper against which you have brought an action at law has the sympathy and support of no decent person. The auestion of your‘marriage is not an issue in thecampaign. AH who havo the honor of Mrs. Blaine's acquaintance, know her to be as high-minded and as pure a lady ay any in the land. She has made you a good wife, and her children a good mother. “sentinel" has no proof. Ulevela. tP Leader. Tim editor of the Sentinel, when called into court, confesses that he has wot a particle of i proof upon which to sustain his vile slanders, and that they cannot be maintained unless Mr. Blaine himself will come forward and swear that they are true. Mr. Blaine has already denied the ehhrgoe. Hoory Watteraon, oae of the most prominent Democratic editors of the oountry, says that lie has investigated tho story nod found it to be a vilo falsehood, without the slightest foundation in fact. A SIGNAL DEFEAT. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Every interrogatory is answered fully, cieariy and so frankly that ho who does not concede their truth must boa partisan indeed or bliad be the strongest light The whole ground is out from beneath the slanderer’s feet, and the publto must cease to take interest in the libel suit, beyond a natural onrtosity to see how the defendant will now uanduct himself after such a signal defeat. Every man who is loyal to his wife, his sister or

his mother must be glad that such a slander has met such a refutation. The honor of husband and wifa does not go by party lines. AN ODIOUS AND HYPOCRITICAL ATTACK. Philadelphia Record (Ind.) Mr. Blaine’s letter to Mr. William Walter Phelps will be read with interest, tempered by a feeling of shame that it should be deemed necessary for a possible President of the United States to write such a letter. The civilization in which the love of a wife and the.fair fame of a mother are made the targets of partisan malice and the theme of public discussion lacks alike the elements of Christianity and chivalry, and has a mere film of hypocrisy over its brutality that renders It more odious.’ A BLOW THAT HAS ' MISSED ITS AIM. Chicago Tribune. The blow was struck at Blaine's family in order to injure Blaine's canvass, but it has missed its aim. Mr. Blaine in this matter has the active sympathy of every man and woman of decent instincts, and the political turn whi ch the Sentinel's line of defense has given to the suit will disgust the country with Democratic methods. Somebody ought to be sent to the penitentiary for this business. It will be seen that Mr. Blaine has already m jde an answer to the main charge, which is sufficient to convict the Sentinel of gross libel. ' THE WORK OF POLITICAL JACKALS. Philadelphia Press. No one can read the straightforward story which Mr. Blaine tells of his early life, and which is published elsewhere, without being moved to deep indignation at the grievous and cruel wrong which certain political jackals have sought to do him. There is, indeed, no adequate redress for such cowardly attacks as this. It may bo well enough to visit the authors with the penalties which the law allows, but for the rest such creatures can only be left to the execration and scorn of the “noble manhood and noble womanhood of America.” RELIGIOUS BODIES. Friends’ Yearly Meeting at Plainfield—Report of the Committee on Education. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Plainfield, Sept. 20.—The second day’s session of the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends opened at 10 a. M.,with prayer by Wilson Spray, Nereus M. Hodgin and Dr. Edward C. Young, and an exhortation from Alfred Johnson. Credentials were read for Alfred Johnson and EH J. Scott, of Indiana Yearly Meeting. Amos Doan proposed that a communication of love and sympathy be sent to Joseph Bevan Braithwaite, an English Friend now traveling in Canada, and who has recently met with a painful accident, preventing his attendance at this meeting. The clerk was authorized to forward a suitable message. The meeting then listened to the reading of the epistles from London and Dublin Yearly Meetings. These letters were freighted with love and encouragement to this meeting, and set forth the work done in the different departments of their ; church eeouomy. At this stage of the meeting Deborah C. Thomas and Sarah W. Newlin, of Baltimore Yearly Meeting, were allowed to visit the men’s meeting. Their prayers and exhortations were that our members in their daily walk should be clean handed and pure-hearted. After their retirement David Hadley said that he hoped that the exhortation of the sisters might find lodgment in the hearts of all present. Truman Cooper prayed that the meeting might be brought into that peace of humiliation where the Lord’s will may be done. Epistles were then read from the following yearly meetings: New England, New York, North Carolina, Baltimore, Ohio, Indiana. Kansas and Canada, all containing greetings of love and good will. A large committee was appointed to prepare answers to these epistles, and the meeting took a recess until 1:30 p. m. The meeting assembled in joint session a 1:30 p. m., for consideration of the educational work of the Society of Friends of Western Yearly Meeting, as brought out by the report on education presented by Dr. Seth Mills, secretary of the executive committee on education. The report sets forth a review and summary of the work of the committee since tho present educational policy of the society began, about ten years ago. During this period six academies and high-schools have been built up within the limits of Western Yearly Meeting, all of which are in a prosperous condition. The tendency in all these has been toward the cultivation of a high moral and religious character, along with literary and scientific training. A special feature of the educational work of the society is to develop in young people a strong Christian character, under the direct influence of educational institutions that make ample provision for this object. Earlham College, which is under joint control of Indiana and Western Yearly Meetings, is showing most gratifying results of this wise and practical policy. Tlifre has never been a time in the history of the yearly meeting when all Christian workers were so well united as now on the distinct educational work which Friends are pursuing. The reports from Bloomingdale Academy, Union High-school at Westfield, Vermillion Academy, Central Academy at Plainfield, show these institutions increasing in numbers and usefulness. The following educational statistics are submitted: Number of Friends children in yearly meeting between six and twenty-one years 2,803 In school past year 2,554 In academies and high-schools 345 In colleges 59 Graduated past year 3 In professional schools 2 Dr. Beth Mills was reappointed superintendent of the educational work for the next year. Remarks were made on the matter contained in the reports by George W. White. A. 8., principal of Central Academy, at Plainfield; Morris Cox, teacher in Union High-school; Joseph Parker, principal New London Academy; Joseph J. Mills, president Earlham College; B. C. Hobbs, Eli Jones, of Maine; Sarah W. -Denny, of Virginia; Dr. Edward C. Young, of lowa, and Esther B. Tuttle, of Delaware, O. The committee on arbitration and peace, consisting of B. C. Hobbs, Alexander Clark and Hiram Hadley, made an interesting and satisfactory report. The same committee was continued another year. The meeting then adjourned to meet at 10 A. m. on Monday. WORK OF ELI JONF.fi. Eli Jones is worthy of especial note as a visitor. In 1851, in company with his wife, who was also a minister, he visited the Republic of Liberia, in west Africa, where they had a very interesting religious work. In 1867 they visited Palestine, and became much interested in the condition of society in the land whence came our common Christianity. Among these Mahouuuedan Arabs were those who were willing to hear the gospel story even from a woman, if no disrespect was shown to, Mahomet They visitod that land again in 18C9, and started two schools—one near Jerusalem and another on Mt Lebanon, above Beyrout Subsequently he, after hie wife’s death, has twice been to this Bible land to inspect and encourage this work. He now has the satisfaction of seeing ten day schools, two boarding schools, one for hoys and one for girls, on the western slopes of Lebanon: an infirmary and a successful mission in RawaUa, near Jerusalem. A maxim prevails in that land that girls need only as much learning as a hen. Girls are purchased of their fathers at a very early age, and usually demanded at ten or twelve years. The Christian missionary has a great work to do in Bible lands. Seven of the girls in the above boarding school are educated by the women of Western Yearly Meeting. The Friends of New England, Great Britain and the Baptists of Switzerland meet the other expenses of this very prosperous and promising mission. Tho .Southeast M. K. Conference.* Special ie the Indianapolis Journal. ScrifOTm, Sept 10.—Prayer meeting eras led by Rev. Joseph Tarkington. After the reading of the minutes, Bishop Merrill addressed a class of four young men—W. A. Matthews, ©avid Ryan, Francis A. Guthrie and Lewis King. Bishop Merrill said all ministers needed to consider their pledges on os a year, and to feel there had been a renewal of the covenant to obey Godh word, and to live accopling to the t ules of our Discipline. First of all, be Christians. Our faith in Christ dietiugaisheß m from these who have net this faith, It becomes our duty

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to give our best endeavors to verify what Christ may be to us. The church requires that we be living, growing, advancing Christiana The minister is expected to say to the people “Follow me, as I follow Christ.” 1 have been impressed with the tendency of some of our people to being fanatical on the subject of being made perfect in love. Some pass beyond the boundaries of prudence in their sentiments. There was a time when our church alone claimed this doctrine, but now all denominations regard the highest attainment in divine life as we do. They may express it differently, but it means the same. Substantially all Methodist preachers agree. But in looking over our literature we find discussion, even controversy; many of our ministers regard the great body of ministers as in serious error. It is not the doctrine, but the manner. Some think they must have a theory that will explain the process in their souls—and we cannot explain nor understand the mode of the Spirit's work. Nicodemus came to Christ by night and said, How can these things be? Our Lord did not explain the how of it, but said: “The wind bloweth where it listeth; thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth.” All men are not converted in the same way. Some are suddenly and powerfully converted: others by gradual steps, perhaps not perceptible to themselves.

. In all stages of our experience there is variety. Many try to bring all to their way; their experience. One may stand on the mountain-top and look about and find a fellow-traveler. “How did you get here?” He finds he came by a different path. The man replies: “You are not here at all because you did not come as I came.’* * * * Bea gentleman! Not coarse and brusque, but refined. He may preach like Gabriel, but he cannot reach hearts unless a gentleman. Hence, one of the questions is: “Will you abstain from tobacco?” That is a requisite of a gentleman. You are asked if you are in debt To neglect such a minor suggestion would eat like a cancer. To be credited with the confidence of your neigh hors, when true to your obligations, is right. But to be a gentleman comprises this question. You will have no time to loiter. Acquaint yourself sufficiently with the politics of the day. You could know as much as some politicians about politics and not be hurt by it. Dr. Perkins reported W. A. Matthews favorably, and be was received. Rev. Mr. Dolph reported Mr. Francis Guthrie as successful in all respects, and he was received. Rer. G. P. Jenkins represented Lewis King as a good student, good preacher, and good man to be elected to deacons orders. Charles E. Hester was continued on trial at his own request It was decided that young ministers should be required to read the prescribed books. Rev. J. K. Pye petitioned that Rev. J. S. Buggies be located at his own request. slr. Pye also requested that a supernumerary relation be given Dr. Lynch. Dr. Lynch replied that if lie were not effective, he was superannuated. He believed he had reached the inevitable, and would step aside with all the grace God would give him. The work had so occupied his life that it was like going from one world to another to give up his ministerial work. He had received from Dr. Gillette, Dr. Holliday, Bishop Ames, and others, letters of welcome to the Indiana Conference. Fifty-seven years ago he began this work on a list that had some of the noblest names on it He was now leaving with none but the kindest feelings to the members of conference. He was, therefore, placed on the superannuated list. The money for conference claimants was distributed to those who would be responsible for its giving to the proper persons. The guarantee fund for colleges was reported. This fund is for the purpose of paying the interest on tho $15,000 guaranteed to DePauw University, and S4OO for Moore's Hill College. The afternoon was consumed in committee and other work, preparatory to presenting all reports on Monday. At 7:30 Dr. Andrus preached his semi-centen nial sermon, by request of the conference, to a very large audience. yesterday's services. • At 9 a. m. the conference love-feast or speaking meeting was led, as usual, by the venerable Joseph Jenkins. A large number of the preachers related their Christian experience, and incidents of ministerial life. Some of the-remarks were very interesting. Bishop Merrill preached to a large audience at 10:30 o'clock. The text of his discourse was “The Lord reign eth,” etc., 97th Psalm, first and second verses. The sermon was of unusual interest, and was attentively listened to throughout. The class of deacons was then called to the altar and presented to the bishop by Dr.. Curtiss. The class consists of William A- Mathews, Lewis King, John Green, John T. Scull, Benjamin J. Hunt and David A. Rogers. After the usual questions were answered, the bishop proceeded to ordain these as deacons. This ceremony, though simple, is very interesting. Dr. Jenkins assisted the bishop. The candidates for elders orders were then called forward. This class consists of Charles E. Line, Thomas W. Northcott, James Wesley Turner and Wm B. Clancy. This class was presented to the bishop by Dr. G. L. Curtiss, secretary of the conference. In the ordination service, Rev- Joseph Cotton, Dr. R. Andrus, Dr. Holfiday, Dr. Tincher, Dr. Jenkins and Rev. E. L. Dolph assisted. The night service was greatly enjoyed by the large audience. E. H. Wood conducted the opening exercises and T. J. Scott, a returned missionary from India, preached. Most of the pulpits of the city were filled by members and visitors of the conference, as follows: Presbyterian— lft3o A. m., Dr. Bowman; 7:30 p. m., Dr. G. L. Curtiss. Baptist—lo:3o a. m., Dr. S. Tincher, 7:30 p. m., J. G. Chaffee. German Methodist—lo:3o a. m., J. A. Sargent; 7:30 p. m., E. A. Campbell. Christian—lo:3o a. si., T. B. McClain; 7:30 p. m., S. A. Bright.

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. War Department, f Office of the Chief Signal Officer, > Washington, Sept. 22, la. m. ) For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley—Generally fair weather, southerly winds, higher, followed by lower temperature. For the Upper Lake Region—Partly cloudy weather, local showers, southerly winds, higher temperature. Local Observations. Indianapolis. Sept. 21. Time. Bar. Ther Hum. Wind.! Weather Ra'n. 6:24 a.m.. 30.21 10:24 A. M- . 30.17 67.7 41 8 Clear 2:24 p.m . 30.05 76.5 '2B 8 Clear. i 6:24 p.m . 30.03 72.0 41 SW Clear 10:24 P. M-- 3P.01 54.7 54 8 Clear Maximum temperature 70.6; minimum temperature, 44.8. He DM Not Succumb. Chicago News. The Illinois editor whe went over to Indianapolis to talk prohibition and was rotton-egged knows how Dick Veunor felt when he went ever into the next county to talk for his candidate) “Well,” said tho candidate on Dick's return, ■“how did they receive you V “Receive ine!” exclaimed Dick, “they threw bad eggß at me.” “Did yon succumb?” “No, yea bet your life I didn't suck ’em; I dumb out er thsr back window.” Naat'a Model Shattered. Norristown Herald. Now that Tammany has indorsed Cleveland, Naat will discontinue drawing Boss Kelly as half man and half gorilla, with a mouth sixteen inches across, and extending from ear to ear, Brother Beecher's Church. New York Hail and Kapron. There is trouble in Brother Beecher’s church. Two-thirds of the congregation are for Blaine, and the other third are opposed to Cleveland. Large cheese hexes may be utilized by covering the inside with cretonne, the sides with another piece, upon which bags have boon sewn, and stuffing the top cover. The Palace Hotel, oorner Bixth add/ Vine streets, Cincinnati, is the favorite resort of Indianians, and it deserves their patronage, because of its wall-* ept table and generally excellent appointments.

THE CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA. An Effective Discussion of National Issues by Gov. A. G. Porter. Senator Voorhees Keeping a Sharp Eye on the Legislature—Cassias M. Clay at Richmond—Other Meetings. GOVERNOR PORTER AT BOOXVILLE. A Speech Treating of National and Stute Candidates and the Tariff. Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal. Boonville, Sept. 20. — Governor Albert G. Porter arrived here this morning from Evansville, and in the afternoon addressed a large crowd at the court-house park. About noon people began to pour into town, coming in wagons, on horseback, and on foot, and at 1 o’clock, when tho brass and martial bands began discoursing sweet music in the court-yard, crowds began to fill up the grove, L and soon all the seats were taken, and people standing up were not a few. Probably 2,000 people were present Governor Porter was introduced to the audience by Hon. John B. Cochrane, chairman of the Warrick county central committee, and when the distinguished speaker stepped forward he was greeted with shouts and hurras from the crowd. His appearance here four years ago in the memorable Porter-Landers joint discussion had made him many friends among Democrats as well as Republicans, because of the impartial position he assumed on that occasion, and the manner in which he mastered his opponent in oratory, statesmanship, and citizenship. Governor Porter opened his discussion by giving a history of the life and character of James G. Blaine from boyhood down, through his State and national legislative days, and the position he assumed toward foreign countries and in the leading questions coming under his personal attention while Secretary of State in James A. Garfield's Cabinet. He then gave the result of the State election in Maine this month, and predicted what the result of it would be—an overwhelming victory for Mr. Blaine. He said Mr. Blaine was one of the founders and leaders of tjie great Republican party in his State and the Nation; that he had nursed and cared fdr it in its infancy; had marched in front, leading it to victory, for four and twenty years, and that by its last words, the grand old Pine-tree State speaks out in exultant tones that James G. Blaine is tho man to lead them on to victory in November. It is a good omen from his own neighbors. Where he is known best they love him best, and they will march to the polls in November and announce their approval of him. Our candidate for Governor is a man just like Mr. Blaiue. He is self-made, and credit for his successful career is due to him, aud him alone. He was raised a poor boy, the sou of a farmer in needy circumstances, and by most strenuous efforts secured a fair education. When his country called for soldiers, Mr. Calkins was one of the first to respond, and marched forth to the front, and after successful and diligent service came home with the rank of major, an honor well and faithfully earned. The Republican party came into existence in tills country in 1854, end its mission was the reclaiming of the vast tracts of land in the West for freedom, to wrest them from the slave-hold-ers and give them to the people at large, and not allow them to be governed by the few who cultivated the lands by the labor of their slaves. During James Buchanan’s administration the Republican party introduced a bill in Congress for the distribution of the government lands in the West among the people, giving them to those who would go there and enter 160 acres and cultivate it The bill passed both houses of Confress, but was vetoed by Mr. Bnehanan, the iemocratic President, at the bidding of his party. The Republican party, in 1860, selected Abraham Lincoln hs their standard-bearer, and made their fight to get into power upon this question: Whether the land should be given to the people or be governed by the slaveholder. We were victorious, aud you all know the result The Nation was shrouded in a cloud; the Democratic party rebelled, but we passed that bill, and Mr. Lincoln signed it. Mr. Hendricks says this 'is a past issue. So it is—with them now, but were they to get into power again it wouldn’t be. Hendricks is like a prize-fighter. Two prize-fighters walk into the ring, and the first man hits the second above the eyes, and, of course, ho is carried out and rubbed up for the second round; but when he comes up again and sees his adversary squared up as before, ready to hit him agaiu, he says “it’s a past issue,” and turns back. That’s the way with Hendricks and those fellows —they want it to be a “past issue.” The tariff question is now one of the leading issues before the people. The Democrats say they want the tariff reduced, and they want it bad —until they get control of Congress, as they have had both houses for two years and the lower House for eight, and then they don’t want it reduced so bad. They won't reduca it when they have the chance, but keep eryirte at the Republicans to do it. The latter, when they see the necessity of reducing the. tariff on any article, do it without the bidding of the Democracy. A few weeks ago they tried to pass a horizontal bill through Congress, but their own representatives wouldn’t vote for it Congress said the tariff was low enough, and if reduced it would be to the detriment of the country. Why do we want protection! We want protection so that our manufacturers can compete with foreign manufacturers in this market of the United States, because the manufacturers in the old country can get their labor for one-half that we can, and they buytbeir raw material, which they produce themselves, for less than one-half we can ours, and therefore they can afford to sell their manufactured goods eheaper than we can. Our manufacturers here pay for their raw material $1 where they pay 50 cents in England; we pay $1 for our mechanic's labor, where they pay but 50 cents, aad, of course, we have to sell our goods at higher prices than they do, or we have| to pay our laborers less, and also less for the raw material, or else close up our factories. There is a tariff on nearly all the articles brought into this country from foreign countries that we manufacture ourselves. This tariff averages about 25 per cent When England brings her goods here they have to pay an average of 25 cents on every dollar’s worth of goods, and then they have to sell their goods at a higher price so as to be able to clear themselves—a higher price of 25 per cent, which brings them to the figures of our manufacturers. This tariff is not put on goods of general use unless they would injure the same industry here. Goods not in competition with us, unless luxuries, are not taxed. They are on the free list; such as tea, coffee, spices, etc. Mr. Voorhees, in a letter to Baylesg Hanna, after the 1880 election, wrote that the resolution in the Democratic national platform of that year touching the tariff was unprecedented in the history of any party of the country, and that it was a farce; but look at it in 1876 and you will see the same identical thing. One says that the customs duty impossed on foreign productions should ho taxed “for revenue purposes ooly,” and the other says B ‘only for revenue purposes.” Mr. Voorhees was right, and wrong, too. Democrats are for “revemve only,” and nobody can make oat anything else that they are for. When you go to the pells in November, say by your ballots you want protection for the laboring man, you want protection for the farmer, you want protection for the manufacturer and mechanic; that yon farmers want one dollar for your wheat, five dollars for your tobaoce, forty cents for your corn and everything in proportion; that you want goods at the prices you get them to-day, and cheaper, too, for the higher the protection the cheaper the goods; the more protection we have the more home competition we have, and the Cheaper the articles manufactured. Competition in home Industry moans trade; competition with foreign pauper-labor means to tear down ©nr trade bed competition. Mothers and fathom, do you want your sons to have an equal chaace with rich men s eons in securing places under the federal gevern- *

ment? Under the civil-service reform law they have the same chance as the rich. If they have the desired knowledge, they go in above the rich man's son at the competitive examination. The candidates for appointments in the civil-service of the United States are not made by partisan Congressmen any longer, but are open to everybody, and those best qualified get the places This is another advance the Republican party has made in this country. The Governor closed by urging the necessity of retaining the party in power that has kept its pledges for twenty-four years; that it is the only safe thing for the people to do. Place James G. Blaine at the helm, with a Republican Congress at his back, and then you will have the country in safe hands. POLITICS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. Mr. Voorhees Looking Out for Himself— Speech by Eugene U. Bundy. Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal. Mitchkl, Sept. 20. —For the past week the inhabitants of this entire section have been kept constantly reminded of the fact that Senator Voorhees would address the people of this vicinity at Mitchel on Friday, Sept. 19, at 1:30 P. m. Flaming posters and thousands of handbills were posted up in every town, village and cross-roads, announcing this great event: also, that excursion trains would run on all railroads and the people be given the benefit of reduced rates. At last the time came. Mitchel—the Democratic part of it —was all ablaze with enthusiasm, while flying streamers wore to be seen floating to the breeze from the house-tops of every patriotic Democrat Tho excursion trains arrived, Mr. Voorhees arrived, a procession was formed, and everybody started for the grove, where the honorable Senator was greeted by an audience of not more than one thousand persons. Now, it is very apparent that Mr. Voorhees is ranch more concerned in the election of a Democratic Legislature, which will either re-elect him senator from this Stats or choose his successor, than he is about the election of the Democratic national and State tickets. This is evidenced from the fact that in the speech delivered here he occuEied a large portion of his time in telling his carers what he intended to do in the future. Hardly a question was discussed without the audience being given to understand that he had invariably been on the right side of it, and that he, their servant, had always been a dutiful one, at all times endeavoring to best subserve their interests. Ail in all, it was plainly seen that he was talking for a re-election, and that the election of the national and State tickets was a secondary consideration. At nieht the Republicans held a rousing meeting, having a much larger crowd than that of the Democratic hurra in tho afternoon. A torchlight procession of fully two hundred voters ia line, headed by the Mitchel and Bedford cornet bands, marched through the town. The Mitchel, Orleans and Bedford glee clubs enlivened the occasion by discoursing some fine musie, after which three enthusiastic cheers rent the air for Blaine and Logan. Hon. Eugeno Bundy, Republican candidate for Governor, was introduced to the audience, which numbered at least 1,500. While his speech was not lengthy, it was eloquent, clear and argumentative, and made a good impression. He completely refuted the four-hundred-millions-of-money-in-the-treasury argument so universally raised by the Democratic stump orators. Mr. Bundy was followed by General Faul Vandervoort, ex-commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic; Hon. Bruce Carr, Republican candidate, for auditor of State, aud Capt. George W. Friedley, of Bedford.

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. The Changes Old “Cash” Clay Will Find When He Speaks Next Tuesday. Marion Chronicle. Twenty-four years ago, during the excitement of the Lincoln-Douglas-Breckenridge-Bell campaign, Hon. Cassias M. Clay, then a noted orator, addressed the Republicans of Grant county on the issues of that time, which have since passed into history. He spoke in McClure’s woods, and his eloquent oration is remembered to this day. Since then Mr. Clay has been before the country as one of our prominent men. He came to this town in a stage, and the time occupied in riding by the slow aid of horses over bad reads from the nearest railroad station, was longer than it would take him now to reach us from, his home in Kentucky. He found the county-seat of Grant a village of 1,200 or 1.500 inhabitants, shut out from the world; with no other means of reaching it than over the mud and corduroy paths bearing the dignified name of roads. He returns to find Marion a thriving town of near 5,000 people, the central point of three railroads, the termination of more than a dozen turnpikes, with its wealth increased a dozen fold. He will meet very few of the old citizens who cheered his ringing sentences on that memorable day. One there is with ffs still who will greet him with enthusiasm. Samuel McClure, his senior by several years, wili clasp his hands in welcome, and with the same fervor that moved him at that time. It was a graceful act of Mr. McClure's to tender to the old patriot the same place to greet the generation of to-day where he stood twenty-four years ago. The same tree that threw its shadow over the eloquent speaker before the war is standing still, aud will shelter him next Tuesday as he speaks to a people, many of whom had their birth with the Republican party, then an infant, and now the greatest political organization that ever existed. MEETINGS AT OTHER POINTS. The Richmond Opera-House Lacked with People Anxious to Hear Cassius M. Clay. Richmond, Sept. 20.—Cassius M. Clay was the recipent of an ovation here to-night The Park Opera-house was crammed with, people and hundreds were unable to secure admission. On being introduced, Mr. Clay said he never took any pride in being called a consistent party man, much less a partisan, but he was always wedded to the principles advocated by the party with which he has at times been identified,and by way of encouragement to his fellow-Republicans, with whom he is now arrayed against the solid South, he would say he had never been a false prophet; that he had never advocated a great measure that he had not lived to see prosper, and in presenting facts to substantiate the declaration lie reviewed the history of the parties from the time he made his debut as a Whig to the present. In comparing the Republican party with the Democratic . paty he aaid tho former had stood firm by every principle it ever advocated, while from experience in the so-called Democratic party he was qualified to brand it as the fraudulent Democratic party, as it never embraced a principle that was democratic. But he said he had entered this campaign after resolving four years ago, at the pge or three score and ten, to abandon polities, because of the unchanged feeling in the South, whiah he knew to be worthy of more serious consideration than the people of the North seemed to imagine; because he knew that they would Rill to get into office, and would not hesitate to kill in order to maintain power, by which they hoped to pay the British bonds and the rest of the rebel debt, and not only reimburse the South for four million slaves. bat for other losses sustained by the abolition of slavery. Kattmaiasm in Hendricks Comity. Correspo<l*ie*> of the Indianapolis Journal. Danville, Sept. 20.—The most brilliant political event of the campaign in this county occurred on Saturday. Hendricks county is accustomed to large and enthusiastic Republican meetings, but on Saturday the people turned out in multitudes to hear our candidate for Governor, Major W. H. Calkins. Fuli-y 6,000 people assembled from all parts of the county to give the Republican nominee an expression of the hearty support ho may expect at the polls this fall. Tho mooting was a grand success in every particular, save only that Mr. Calkins could not be present, an was expected by every one, to meet our citizens and address them upon the issues of the day, ho having been forbidden by

hia physician the right of free speech until he recovered from his illness. An elegant prize banner was offered by Centre township to the largest delegation from any other in the county. Several townships competed for the prize; the delegations from Clay, Washington. Liberty and Eel river were all large, and presented an imposing joint procession. The banner was awarded to Eel river township, which brought in 120 men in white plug hats and linen dusters, together with four hundred persons in wagons and buggies. After the parade the crowd was addressed by the Hon. H. R. Mason, of Pennsylvania, who made an effective argument upon tariff and other issues of the campaign. He was followed by the Hon. Eugene H. Bundv, candidate for Lieutenant-governor, in a brilliant speecli an hour in length. Mr. Bundy's speech was well received by the audience, and hia pungent criticisms of tho Democratic party were warmly applauded. The Hon. Bruce Carr was present and gave a short, pointed and interesting speech. John W. Lovett at Clarksburg. Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal. Greensbukg, Sept 21.—Hon. John W. Lovett, of Anderson, spoke at Clarksburg, twelve miles northeast of here, last night The Democrats, hoping to break the force of the meeting, made an appointment for the same village at the samehour, and sent two speakers there. This is the second time, at least, that this has been done in this county during this campaign. But the main crowd went to the Republican meeting, leaving the Democrats sorely chargined over their cold defeat. A glee club rendering some fine music and a large number of ladies added much to the interest of the occasion. Mr. Lovett devoted most of his excellent speech to the tariff question and the relation it bore to the farming interest of the people. He closed with a chaste review of the two party candidates, urging young men especially to begin right by enlisting under the banner of Blaine, Logan and victory. Thomas Anthony, of Laurel, who has been a Democrat for more than fifty years, closed the meeting in a few words, promising his support, along with a number of former Democratic associates, for the entire Republican ticket. This was an excellent meeting, the crowd being limited only by the size of the hall, which held perhaps more than five hundred people.

A Side Issue at Bloomington. Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal. Bloomington, Sept 20.—T0-day, at the close of the Democratic speech of John C. Robinson, which was given out to be in answer to that of Major Calkins, delivered here on Wednesday last, quite a lively controversy. was begun between J. G. McPheeters, jr., and Professor J. G. Newkirk, of the State University, on the political issues. A large crowd had gathered, the boys generally became excited, and when the controversy closed the feeling on each side was at white heat. Lon D. Rogers, chairman of the Democratic county committee, proposed three cheers for Professor Newkirk. This incensed the Republicans, and three rousing cheers were offered for Mr. McPheeters, and then three more for Blaine. Fortunately this ended the matter. The crowd to hear Robinson was not as large as is usual on Saturday, and the speech was a complete failure. The Judge could not create any enthusiasm. Carter at Hooalerville. Correspondence of tho Indianapolis JournalBrazil, Sept. 21.—Major Carter spoke at Hoosierville, a point on the South branch, about four miles from here, last night The audience that assembled was somewhat remarkable in point of numbers. It is conceded to have been the largest crowd ever got together in Jackson township. A train of ten cars was procured, carrying about 500 persons. The train encountered an obstruction on the route, consisting of a number of ties, which had been piled upon the track. Luckily, the train was running slowly and with extreme caution, and the cars were stopped shortly before the obstruction was reached, and no serious damage was done. Major Carter ' spoke for about an hour and twenty minutes, and made a strong speech. He was followed by James A. McNutt in a half-hour speech. The meeting was one of the best yet held in the county. Sweeny and Hanna at Columbus. Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal. Columbus, Sept 20.—Our people have had a feast of good Republican gospel this week, yet do not seem to be satisfied, but want more. Last night Mr. Allison Sweeny, the colored orator, addressed one of the finest meetings o! the campaign, and the speech was worthy the „ audience. To-night the court-house was packed to hear Lieutenant-governor Hanna, whose plain, logical presentation of the issues was recieved with the liveliest satisfaction, and did much to open the eyes of more than one person in the audience. We are steadily gaining here, and the interest increases with each meeting. Pitkin at Warsaw. Correspondence of the Indianapo is Journal. Warsaw, Sept. 20.—The people gathered hero last night, fully two thousand strong, to listen to Mr. Pitkin, who is an eloquent advocate of the claims of the Republican party. He certainly never spoke better in his life, and received much applause. The Republicans were roused in a manner they have not been for years, and good results may be looked for from this county. Campaign Notes. S. T. Yaueey addressed an audience of 500 persons at Lafontaine on Thursday night, dieting much enthusiasm by his forcible presentation of campaign issues. Robert Eneell, of Warsaw, addressed a Republican meeting at Middleburg on Thursday night. The hall waß crowded, and Mr. Eneell delivered one of the best speeches ever heard in, Middleburg. At South Bend, Saturday night, Hon. John F. Scanlan, of Chicago, the eloquent Irish orator, addressed a crowd of 10,000, mostly workingmen, on the subject of protection to American Labor, and made several converts. Hon. R. B. F. Peirce, of Crawfordsville, spoke to a large number of the citizens of Arcadia, on Saturday night The speech was replete with strong points, and the records of the two parties so ably contrasted that comparisons became odious. Phil. Rappaport, of Indianapolis, addressed a large audienee of German citizens at Michigan City, Saturday night, on the political issues before them in the present campaign. His speech was a fair and able argument in favor of supporting the Bepublican ticket, and was well received by bis audienee. He had the largest hearing of any speaker of either party who has visited this city. Spice Valley township is the stronghold of Republicanism of Lawrence county. Saturday night the Republicans of that township held a meeting to dedicate their new wigwam at Huron. A special train took nearly a thousand people from Mitchel, including the Blaine and Logan glee clubs from Orleans and Mitchel, and the Mitchel cornet band. At the opening of the meeting M iss Katie Hunston recited a poem. Judge Ray Gardner, of Washington, was the principal speaker, and a more logical argument in favor of Republican principles is seldom lieard. Tho meeting was the largest over held in the township. The torchlight procession lit up the entire town os bright as day. There are no’ breaks in the Republican ranks of Lawrence county. Recruits are coming in from tho ranks of tho English candidate. An Insane Man Naked In the Woods. Worcester, Mass., Sept 21.—Henry H. Jacobß, of the firm of Phillips & Jacobs, chemists, Philadelphia, was found naked in the woods to-day, suffering from exposure, and evidently not iti his right mind. He says he has oaten nothing since Friday. Horsford’s Acid Phosphate A GOOD THING. Dr. Adam Miller, Chicago,lll., says: “I have recommended Horsford’s Acid Phosphate to my patients, and have received veiy favorable reports. It is one of the very few really valuable preparations now offered to the afflicted. In a practice of thirty-five years I have fonud a few good things, and this is one of them.’'