Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 34, Number 8, Jasper, Dubois County, 6 November 1891 — Page 2

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awiMrying Approval of ths Torrey MmUvr Kmk tT m Calamine f tke Cimtwhtr eC CuwiwreeiMMl Hmr ef Trade C'HWtfiilK 1( frwvUlum. At a uteetimr f the executive eoaaUU of Um imUomI baakruptav orifiiiaatkw Uh SH. LomUs jfratlfvlr raperte were received of a larre huiaddiUotial indorsementa to tha Tacrer bankruptcy bill by jfromineHt srcwl bodies in different mtrU of laounirv. Tha ehairman, Mr. Wm. E. Seh Mm praahleat of tha A&aoeiated Wholeaa4 Grocers, in reply to an inquiry an atua progress or the movement mmI: "Tka Kueeeta of the Wit seema to 1w aa-avM-ed, and rat its friaads must re roe m"bar that national leUlRtkm can not be seared exeept by unceasing toil awl at great expense.' la speaking- of Una attitude of corawremt bodies of the country, he said: "The miwWr of eotamercial bodies in h eountrj which litre indorsed the 4H are now above 500. We have just reeeivert an exhaustive report of a apemumiu qi eiiamuer or com merce and board of trade of Denver, whieh was received ami unanimously atleptea by that body. It t in some reSfteeW, the most able deliverance upon ute auDjetit that we have yet received. u.n report Is as follows: Ta ffcc emrr of Vommr mW tht Ikwr4 of a raw.- mu Hnu rlcii J tptH-ittl committee s-ereterorn cnerge'l .vita the eontldenttlen f the antjject of national bankruptcy lw;ls ISM6H. Mhl H tO WllWtlKT 8llh legUlatHm aM tiremote the beat IntereetM of our -elttaeaa and r those of the state himI of thti west generally. Ufg tu re.peetfully say that xeer nave tiiiiitntiy mreatlxatetl the uli jeel, mihI. without division, agreed upon this 'Ike lMt Interests of our citizen, of seerae. embrace the beat Interests of these rf the elate and f the west Kent-rally, as we are, in a commercial sense, one people. We ef the committee Hie nil of the .(pinion xnai BttHKruiHcy leKlMatkin will urove hineAelal to oar eltiaens for reon hi follows: lVa4k-lly inklK. tae whole country Has bttH,tJevelopil on credit. A part of iMiwfMWM irnHMtetioHt 01 Him eountrvHre HMiee oh a casta U!i, but tint urunt bulk of them mi e on time, TUe Mst.rtlc show, wi blive, that S percent, of the hufirttss of the whole country la done on credit, and thai the other t per centum is done on a eatt ImmI. It la surmised that If yon wera im) vhiuhh) 01 irMHeaetHtiidi nau In eeHHociing comioerte ana Uereloptna the ooiiHtrv in wnreh the ereillt It t-ilpmle '. v rr alx montl and uver; four iiiontlix, three mtiniits u ia i j usys unu lew, Mini 1)11 eah. and ettlWe an avaraKe, It would he fewad that the avarice of all of them are on eraeiu In View of the forKOfiig eotliiinle. the Interest of the people who grant and the peo tJe who rt-eeivecreda in the feKllatlon in himhmh win iik reaaiiy eaueracood and ap tre(at4i. The demand fr law which shall wnke -eredd aeeare for the xirer and receiver U net toeal. It coim i from every part of the eMiNlry. bieitite lite credit ayxteai I the rH ana immih ir eaH the exception, and it la desirable mid will be of advance m i vn vi vjrry Hlieio nave creJit .atreHRtheni'd. Tkoe who furnish the credit on which the tmmnmn 01 una country is none and those -who ici-eive It know fall well that In eae of MHaneial dlrncultle to a debtor he needs the advice, the aeafotanee and eo-operation of b ereditor itpou the basis or their mutant .iHtereata, irrespective of wilt-ther the estate a e be wound up or la to le tided over the ilfHeHtty in w hich It is Involved, with a view f the debtor beiiK continued in bualncss. -Oeneert of action Is imposalbla HHdertlie Tlawa they now atand ; iteoald be ciiforwtl tsstder aneti ailaw; If an wlmlHtotratiou wat 4tetraiiied upon, It would he upon the hmls -e exnet Justice to the criditois, and If the debtor was hont he would be dlsaharae I. If the debtor wNlieila eouiprotoise, ami the c red Mors were willfmc to icraiit It, the term tAkeetd be readily agreed upon, for their It la, tht'iefore. apparent that the phmsk of a Iar.kri:ptcr Ihw by couxrea will do away with epleion and hexet conrideiivn between debtor mid creditor and rebound t the MnanelHl advuntaKeof lioth of them. The wierchimt ordlnarilf exeiclse- jjrent ear with reference to the preservation ofthe HbH'Iriiii hinid; be lature It against lorn hv fire: protects It froat theft by barred doors nnd trnaty watchiuen, nnd -cures It from depreclatfoti In value by rare at the hands f en refill employe, and yet a far greater xHKWHt of property ronitlsla of open aceoHHtH lutatn-d, and eoititnerclal paper of, perMue to whoHi he haa Klven cretilt. and -of thi elai of poKrly be Is without li.siirmm, barred door, watchmen or the aunervtfliea of emph,yes. A bankruptcy law eeew ep cUlly deslf nd to furnish the seeurlty needed at hImivc, hy nlviinc-to-h a merchant belter rights MK-tlnst tloe whom be has trusted, ami In turn, K'vln aimilitr riahla tlhoe who have tiuted him, itnd thereiiy betterlHK their and etreiigtnenlnir Mia ixltMni, It ha be-n snicaestfd that the pitaeot a bankrupt law would o Klve stubillty to red us tlmt the. west wonld ha overrun with the enbaris of extern Jobbers, and tM.it what Uiijilit he termed theveaied rh(hts of Jobbers at wetttern commercial centers would be materially xnVctH khcIi, however, would net prove the case. We and that saeh alnw weehl rr neelty be absolutely uniform, and it eould not prove a lieneflt to th ast era Jobber without at the saute time pruvinr a eorrepondt advantage to hia western competitor. Under ex latlnsr laws Miany hardships are perpttratwl ou the western Jobber by reason t the fact that a customer pHrehasea from ether who threaten hitn, when In default, with eoiMpulsory procee, and aa a result, Che western Jobber mum help his customer, entr Into eoiiip-tltion with th.; tttr.inifer for a veluntarr pieference. oratiitlit for a comIHiHiory lieu, ami In the end ruin hia cuacorner nnancinlly. The western Jobber does not wleh to lo eoniitelesl to do more than sell MaKoodson a reasonable time, heUoea Mel wish to either force or have his ctisfovier fereed out of huaiHesa, becauaa the xettlna f eM-tiHiicr cost s money. Legislation as ttiutenipiiiieu oy uie leuerai I constitution I win eeiri a vtuntirTmiviT lone oeiween uebt- I ssieand eretlttort,. and the result will he great uecreaee in tno numwjr ol rail urea. It will, therefore, be to the advantage of art parttea eeueerned to have aaeh h law H,tdf If if,wU a law were In rorce threat t attaehment would prove unavailing and the weatern Jobber, 11 n nn the ground and knowing the debtor, would have all of the ndvautaea which his position Kivea iilm wttheut any of the disadvantages of a possl bilrty of voluntary or eoaipulaerv prefer eHa being Klven to the eastern atrangcr. The question ot territory which does or sloea tint belong to a Klven Jobbing eetiter la determined solely by tin- question of tliecoat the transportation or gooda. With referamee to those articles upon which the traa ftertatlon ht trivial, the whole country Is a eemmOH territory, but with reference to aaeh articles aa are transported at consider ableeoftt, the country la naturally divided - between the several bibbing centers with reference to such cost It, therefore, follows that the queatlon of which territory la tributary to certain Job tdag centers Is determined solely by the coU m" transportation, and net la any sense by the possibility ot committing moral wrongs MHHl r 1MB lW, Khtntthluklng creditors and debtors are alike interested, irrespective of the plseea tt their reaidenee, or their views upon poIKicaler reliKlous subjects, in having the JIvIhk and rtcelvlRKef preferences stnpned. trdlHrllv the takers of "(references tMsencti Iswh iitMiH their unfortunate debtors and. ahruugh threats aail promisee ot priMipeetive lavers, or iiy swipeiwrj proceaaes, se eur their asaets without reaartl to their -se.veney or the rixiita ot other creditors. The iitHHMae and eeforcenient of a bank. rent law will, we earueatly believe, end the rswayef the elea la utieetlon. and substitute tor ineir prriciieea iiioae ei lair iieaiinxba aween ho next men under the rules of equity. Kven It the ttoaie ereditora alwaea m. auivmla ptrferanee.aad did Hot frequently M tve te speHd more than It amoualea te te li lend It, the practice on the whol would aoaoan ene; uat wwai vohf take lute

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i m rvu relaiivt a and ikuM wtait uivu t. hl areat eoucerus woo could lamt ihr a ht. the aeoclua on la reai'hed without hesltntloa that the Klviup or rccevlu of them ouabt Hi baarevented by law. tre4erene alter all are Ith or ree4va only hi eae of nuaiitlal disaster. The law in qweatiou Is ca4catatd to areatly reatuea diauatera and to arotaet the right of parties who are bUwael with preaparity, and is, therefore, earnestly to be datlrasl both la ad Varsity and proaiMrlty, It follows irons the foregoing tlsat the pas sege of auatlot.al bankruptcy law, row pre heaalve in Its terms of the dosmsm id commerce, will Kreatly beaent ear wholeaals antrehants and generally those of the went Too little importance is ueeaaearlly given, under nreaent Iswa. u la iW Iuihikj nr ilw dabtor, The stain laws tie Hot furnish ude uuate protection ror au boaset Mian who Hiianclally pressed. The general rule la that if a debtor Is even rumored as In MnancUl diraeultles; there la a rueh among the ered ttora with attaehnieiils la a wild endeavor to secure Hens, Irrespective of the honesty or dishonesty ot the debtor, or his Mnaneial ability or Inclination to pay his debts; this condition would lie reversed lit tke event a bankrupt law should lie paaead. That Is to say; If a rumor Rained uronnd with regard to the Insolvency of a given debtor, the paramount question would lie: is lie Honest?" and If the answer was "y'," there would simply be an oceaslon for a meeting of his creditors to learn what he needed by way of assistance In the exttti: slon ot time or scullntf of the amounts due; If he was dishonest, proceed jigs would be at once Instituted, which wonlQ prevent the fraudulent disposition or his property and secure Its equitable distribution. One or the marked features of aueh law should be tiiat the Hue between honest nnd dishonest men would lie apparent at every stage of their career; If a given debtor was embarrassed and was lioiiesi.the law should Krovlde a very s'mple and expeditious way y which he tufxht be tided over his (lllHciilties; If, on the other hand, he waa dishonest, there should be ample provisions by which his estate might beuuteklv and eeomicHllv administered. If au Investigation of his affairs disclosed the fact that the debtor was simply the subject of unavoidable misfortunes, and oithur lie or Ills rreilltors. desired the estate administered, th.it course should be pursued and he be given a uiscuiirgu iroiii tne on inure or lila in debtedness not paid by his estate, and given a new start in life; ir it proved that lie was dishonest, and that the creditors' misfortunes were the result of his dishonest nets, he should not only not be discharged, but should be punished for Ills wrong -doing. The retailer who unfortunately becomes Involved In debt Is likely. Irrespective of whether or not he has nronertv onoiorb to pay Ills debts, to have a iifclitinare during w ii ic ii lie win see visions of lib creditors engaged In a fierce lekal warfare at -treat expense to his estate, eaeli endeavoring to realise his claim through narrlfleo Miles, and with the unavoidable result that the debtor's property win u dissipated, Iim good will umeu una ne icit wit u a iioneieas burden of debt. The creditor, too, of such a debtor Is likely to realize all of the minera of such h nightmare, and even la Ins wak'tig momenta to do some of the things feared by the debtor without actual Justification. Tne passage of a general bankrupt law would do away with such fears and suUntiiuie for them rule for the maintenance of valid liens, the pro rata distribution of the assets of bankrupts to the unsecured creditors, the giving of Mich exemptions to bankrupts as are nruvlded by the state lawa In wlilch they live and an absolute discharge and the reuuciioH oi commercial immorality. The nresenoe In a law of nrovi-tions such as the above would Justify its belli advocated, as It would be, by honest retailers la every pat t of the country. liienonest people oi tins country for the most part bear its burdens: tliev nv its debts, develop us wonderful resources and ncnoriuiue laoors incident to nun a ami ciiaritubie wors. in addition the vim v. in the form ot multiplied profits upon their necessaries of life, the bulk of th umm-iit repudiated ny uie uishouest people. They are, therefore, iuiei eded morally and finxn. dally In any letci-datlon which tends to pro mote nonescy anu uiscourage uisuonesty. In the absence of a national bankrupt law the various states Imve passed Insolvency or assignment law-i. Kacu Is different from every other, and all ut them are defective. In addition to their other defects thev can not grant to au honest insolvent n complete discharge as against hlcreddors In another state, because, by the federal constitution, the subject of bankruptcy legislation is r. served to congress, and the states arc for bidden to impair the obligations of con tracts. The faet that the laws in a iflvpn atat an Imperfect and do not offer adequate nrotoc. tion to those persons of other atates who sell goods to the wholesalers or anchstatw. Justifies the seller ot the goods In adding to what would otherwise be the price of the goods, a percentage to cover prospective iossea. The retailer In turn adiii au extra nereeti t axe and the result is that the linnem consumer litis paid two or more extra profit to cover the losses Incident to tbu iiiiwrriw. tion of the laws. The result of the condition as above nut. lined Is that the hitalncss In such a state Is more hazaidoua than It wuuld be If there was one uniform national law In force. hsi,i Just hi proportion aa the business is hazardous, uusine-s men iaii and inner all of the losses liieidi at thereto, and the oonsumers foot the Mils. lite man who wiehes to do business, but who has but small capital and Is located away from the centers of trade, finds under the present conditions great difficulty In purchasing supplies, and therefore is limited to the purchase or small qUMntitles.aud Is com peieu to pay a larger price titan n would II he were possessed or larger mean, and tlia seller was consequently more aiiAhms to Uitpaseof his gooda. Hie result la that the consumer who purchases goods from such a merchant must p y for the disadvantage under which he labors. If a bankrupt law were passed, such a merchant would bav better credit tind could purchase in h larger mimlM-r of commercial centers, anil as a rusult would he able to puiclmie goods in greater quantities end eu more favorable terms; In turn, he would sell them to his customers at a less per centum udvanee upon the cost price and they would accordingly lie beHetilted. The enactment of a wise law Is. therefore. to be greatly desired from the standpoint of the honest consumer. Four national conventions have been held n the Interest of bankruptcy legislation by congress. The last oi these was held In the tall or 1MM In Minneapolis. That body approved a measure drafted by Judge Jay I,. Torrey, of St. I.uuia, and in his honor cat led it the loirev OHiiKrtipi inn. tiki lasioi lueanoveeonventtoHM resolvod itself into a nermaiient organisation for the purpose of promoting the desired legislation. Its ofneers and committeemen are residents or every state and territory, and are prominent and inttuentlal busittess inea. bankers and lawyers. The bill has been Indorsed by the leading commercial, industrial and profenlonal bodies or the country north ami aouth, eaat and west, numbering between JM mid Sta. lVtltlon- In its behalf have been sent to con gress from all over the country. iiv unanimous consent tne lorrevu u la conceded to be comprehensive or the subtet. slmtde and nlaln In Its terms, nerfectlv tair in lis provisions, anu, u euacrou laea to nromole and foster credit, diminish fraud, secure the quick ami iHexpensive adnilnlHtratloo of bankmpta' estates aad emanelpateatoHest Insolvents, The house of representatives of the last eon Kress passed the bill by a large majority, and the committee oh the Judiciary in the senate reconimcnueu n ir passage, out it was not readied for consideration on the calendar. Ha passage wilt be urged hr the next conKresa. TheTorrey bankruptblll was heretofore Indorsed by this body, and we reeoumieml that It rentiw 1(8 inuorseiHenv, Your committee resnnctf hIIv reuttmiuends the adoption ot resolution- as follows: Knetroi, That the report ot the special committee, as above, meets with the tux quaiine.1 anu unanimous approval ot mis oouv. HuMttrHl. Further, that, la the beat Interests ot the wholesale merchants, the retail merchants and the honest consumer ot tills state, and of the west Kenerally, this body Hereby indorses the Torrey bankruptcy bill, mid Instructs our senator and rprt'senti tlves In couitress to do ull In their power te secure Its ennotiaent. Jronf, Further,- that the secretary Is hereby d I reeled to send copies thereof to our sonatina and representatlvoa. and to tiieeommerclnl, Induntrlnl and protestonal bedies of this and other western states. lesions of the Germane. Hkku.v, Oct 39. Advioea from Si are to the effect that German Rtilijcctt are In g reat favor there, uml have lieea highly HHcceaafnl in obtainlnr f(overninent eontracts. This 1ms nroujed jealonaly on the rntrt of the English, ami the lirittah minister has interpod hbi influeaee !a lnsimlf of hirt follow whjetsU aad aaiaat tke Germans.

OURNED ON THE MISSISSIPPI,

The KWm Meatster OMver I' at rayed by Hreat M Milken's Head, La.Twelve I.Kes Kaewa Wave Uses l.wat, ad Use l.hd JWajr He lusfmsml A X a ii r a VilvssUP S si Hal saa tl s as aJL at Bal aa i in r -w BwspBrTk?w ST v -sraaw in era w rees. ViCKHHUufl, Mlm, Oot 99. The Mnt ateamer Oliver Keirne laW up at Mil likeii'a ltend laMsiiatf ml 13 o'eha'k litat night. She kati qaita a lot of cabin pnatenKors mmI MwarUtihir over 90 tlekers, vrhlta wan, wkj -vera ea route to yariotM lava work below Vkskaburjf. Of ilte tieekera ahe took Ninetyaight at tlreenvilla. At the lamlinx were about aeventy-tive bales of eotton to take on, The mute had Koine trouble with the rows tern, many of them quitting work, after which the mate hired the levee mea, paying- them Sfi eenta an hour. Thie enrafreil the nefroea. who mnde ojma threats axninst the mate and the boat. At&SUtlitK mornim? the cotton in th dock room waa diwiovered on ft re. nu the entire boat was a nsasa of Hnint's in a short time. Late investiga tion shows that the fire broke out amklship, and was undoubtedly cauaed by Uie carelpaaneaa of some smoker ninon the deck crow or deck PHasonjyors. The boat was crowded with levee laborers, most of whom ran forwanl and g"ot ashore, but tho majority leaped overlaiard. Many of these were unquestionably lost. The boat burned to the water' edjro and stink. The looks and everything on board were destroyed, and it in impossible to rive a list of jwisaon"ers, There were about twenty-rive persons in tlie en bin and 100 on deck. The river was full of tion tiny people and hluztng bales of cotton. When the flumes broke out less than linlf u dozen persons were awake, and the survivors were awakened from their sleep by volumes of flame and .suffocating smoke. Soaie of them hardly knew what had occurred when they found themselves atrulinin the river. Pilot Strieker was sleeping1 in tho texas, and was so suffocated as tc be helpless. He owes his safety to Pilot ItnrhHiik, who seized him and dragged him to the guards of the boat when ha jumped overlwmrd. Messrs. Adams and Howell, of Omaha, were on bonrd ifoiiitf south to spend the winter. The former is tnl&sitiK, and is supposed to have perished, The latter is badly burned. Irs. Dr. Worley, of Ilaton Roug-e, lost two little girls and is herself badly injured. Her condition is considered very critical. " Mrs. Kimzer, of Natchez, is also at Milliken's Itcnd with her infant, who is seriously, if not fatally, hurt by a fall from the deck to the lower deck, and can't be mored. The child's nurse is lost. First Clerk V. G. Eatrickcn endured the supreme atrony of seeing his eldest son, Sum V. Kntricken, a boy of IT, drown. The heroic boy's last words were: "Never mind me, papa; save mother." It was impossible to aid him. Heroes are never wanting on such occasions, and this furnished at least two. Mr. Entricketi, his wife and -two children had reached tho shore, when they discovered that the youngest child, a mere infant, was still ia the cabin. Mate .Tim Cassidy declared he would save it or go down with the boat, and accordingly rushed into the burning cabin. Fie found the child unhurt, and wrapping1 it in the Kd clothes, made his way the lower deckby sliding- down the guy ropes, burning his hands fearfully in the descent. Here he took the precious bundle in hia teeth. and swimininir ashore bore it to its parents unhurt. Among1 the intssinir passengers is a sandy-haired maw, aged about 40 years, who got on the bout at (Jreenville. Every effort was made to save the li?es of those on board, "but it i feared the list of lost will reach twelve or more. Tlie yawl was lowered to pick up those who could be reached in the river. It was about the only hope of saving the many wdio were compeled to jump into the river. Tho passengers lost everything. The passengers and crew who were saved were shown every kindness by the citizens of Milliken's ltend, who threw open their doors to receive them. The list of the lost, as reported by Capt. Thnrwegen. in a telegram received at )i p. m., w as follows: Two children of Dr. Worrell, of liatoa Kongo. Snra V. Kntricken. The two cliambermnkls. A daughter of Mr. Adams, of Omaha, A nui-xe of Mrs. I'Yiwier, of Natchez. Mrs. Wooiidge, of New Orleans. Mrs. M. 15. Waddcll, of St LohK A number of deckers. The lmrlwr, second cook and pa n tryin n :i, five cabin boys and two white levee lalMrers. A skiff has just reached here from Ihtckport with the body of a very old white lady who was found cllHjring to a bale of cotton floating1 down the river Hlnmt 10 o'clock this morning by a fisherman named John Mason. Tlie old lady was alive when he found her, but speechless. He took her in his skiff, where she died a few minutes after. She was identified as Mrs. M. 15. Waddell, ;t wealthy resident of St, Louis. "Sin? was Ml years old. There werequitc anumherof narrow cfonpes. Capt. Thorwex-an was the last to leave the boat, having to slide down a joiy-rod from the upper deck. Pilot MnMsie made his escape by passing1 through the llntncs to the stern of the boat and jutnpinir into the river. He was severely burned. The mate displayed his bravery by letting himself down by a rope, holdinj? a little child. Tlie laxlies of the pantrymen and Imhcr, chambermaid and her daughter have lcen recovered. rJ he crew and pnssenrers U loft for Vickshurgr by steamer Sheffield this evening, with the exception of Mrs. !' razier and child. Mrs. Ur, Worrell and K, M. Howell, whose injuries are too severe to permit their traveling just yetThc insurance value of the lioat waa placed at WI.0OO. though ,he was insured for only S-W,000,oee in William M. Hiley'sagency and the remainder ia Marshall J. Smith's ageacy, in this elty. Total losa of boat and eargo, llrxr.m The eottoa waa also ia-mrW.

MUiiLiMOING IN OHIO.

CaattfWrtlMe Cssauv. u' tba "Kdaeatsa" aHfc fj44 JHMw When Um Ohio aaaipaiff was opened the rvpablhuaa were the ft ret to de clare that tke battle should he fought on living; issues, that peraoaalithM shoal d be kept oat ef Um Mgbt, ia i-hort. the eawpaiifa should he oue of education. It waa Hot necessary to seen re the assent of the democrat to thie as it was kwowa by republicans that laMd-alinging was not a habit of democrats. In one of his opening speeches (Jov. Campbell spoke ia tke highest terms of Maj. MeKinley, of his storliag honesty, of his character aa a public man and as a private uitisen. lie feellnjrly axpreaaed kla admiratloa for him had declares! him to be hia personal friead. It was uot long, however, before the republisans discovered their inability to eope with the democrats in a campaign of education. From protection, their hobby, they shifted to silver. Itut oa this, as on the tariff, they were worsted by Gov. Cam pins U and his aids. Left without an issue, routed from their protection breakwater, the disorganized, demoralized republican army waa forced to load its smooth bores with mud and lire them at Gov. Campbell. The guns were not trained upon hia character; no word was uttered -against his honesty or integrity; so intimation that he had ..,..,ih.i - .1 tot. .i..!.... t.Sj committed a dishonest aet duriug his governorship there was absolutely nothing in Gov. Campbell's public or private life for the hard-pushed republicans to ast-aiL Then they thought of his financial condition. This, they claimed, was not such aa a governor ia a highly protected country should enjoy. He was not rich. He had not invested his money in any of the monopolies fostered by the law of which his opponent was the creator. He was not wealthy, but they averred he was worse than poor, that he was in debt Fabulous sums he was said to owe to his friends. To Mr. Cleveland he was said to be indebted many thousand dollars, to Mr. Itrice sixty-five thousand dollars, to Mr. McLean fifteen thousand t II -a. uoiiars, ana to one iiKinson, "a prominent Ohio politician," seven thousand dollars. KepublicKn papers printel these stories without making any effort to ascertain the truth of them. Thus it was that Gov. Campbell decided to call a halt, lie had simply dented the stories as from time to time they had been hurled at him from the stump. out wnen tne press printed tuem as gospel truth he resolved to dd.'and him self. This is the method he took ant a very effective one it is, too: COI.CM3US, O.. Oct. . Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati. O. : Un less you retract In your next issue, in tfse broadest and clearest possible laaguae, Ihepub'.tcatlen made by you this day. aod purporting te be copied from the New York Recorder, I shall briaf sutt against yoj to-morrow. The man whom you call Ralph W, w ilklason, and to whom these monstrous lies are attributed. I never heard ot 1 do not pro pose to let you shield yourself behind seme mythical person, or to escape beoause vou are attemptis to ruin my credit and reputation as an honorable man by printing from papers la Xew York what you have not the hardihood te print direct Your meek editorial comment to day is worse than would be a bold aad open assumption of responsibility. Your screed taken from the New Yor:t Press the ether day was untrue aad libelous, aad I shall bring suit upon mat auto unless you retract it. Jambs E. Camps ri.i. A massage was sent by Mr. Campbell to his New York attorneys in reference to the Recorder and the Philadelphia Press which had printed similar stories. BHt this is not alL The men who are eom'ucting the campaign of education for the republican party in Ohio so far forget what little decency they may have possessed as to drag Mrs. Campbell, the governor's wife, into the campaign. No woman in Ohio stands higher in the estimation of the people than Mrs. Campbell. The mea who are trying to daub Mr. Campbell with mud surely might have had respect enough for their mothers and sisters to leave Mrs. Campbell alone. Hut they did not and the word was passed along the line and heralded by the organs that Mrs. Campbell was an extravagant woman. Think of what an issue that would make if the republicans only pushed It The governor's wife extravagant: What a subject for a stump speech! How the orator could enlarge upon such a vital question! Ohio could be made a republican state eternally by such .an issue. If there waa any doubt about the elect ion of Gov. Campbell the publication' of these attacks on his financial condition removes it The respectable members of the republican party will not approve of such despicable, methods to defeat aa opponent Chicago Globe. BLAINE'S BUNCOMBE. The -lingo Statesman Perpetrates One ef Ilia Old-Time Tricks. Mr. lllaine attempts to spike the gun he himself loaded when he wrote his famous letter to .Senator Fry about the MeKinley bill He now says that his condemnation of it was written Iwfore the reciprocity clause was put in. and that that removed all his objections. Now it is to be said that the reeinroeity clause of the bill is notoriously not what Mr. Hlaino wanted it to In and tried to make it He wanted the duty on sugar left on, and one on hides put a, so that he could actually have some concessions to offer instead of, as now, only a threat to make. Ha also adds Jhat "the reciprocity provision is proving very useful, especially in farm products, and more particularly in the case of the two articles mentioned in the paragraph quoted, pork and flour." In this he differs from the last campaign document put forth by the bureau of statistics, in which it is admitted that "it is uot to be expected that the results of the treaty with Hrazll will be very marked aa yet" He differs till more from the Dry Goods Economist, which nays in its issue of October 17; "In the face of a reciprocity treaty now in operation with Ilrazil, it wiil surprise moat people to learn that exports of cotton cloth to that country have fallen off nearly fifty per cent in value." And the reduction oa flour ia Cuba is not yet i elTeet, while not a pound of pork aas yet been exported to (fetaUMy uader Um mw iaiasetioa

laws. Kut the letter will astrve til main objeet. which wtuhHtUedly was to shuw that Mr. Hlaiae ooes not propoea to let the president steal kte reeiproeRy thaader, and tht h by a uses a wishes to he son tide red as a "negieeUble quantity," aotitleally. Itut what a ktranyit stata of thinjra it hi which makes it neceary for hint to fo into aa elMorate argument to prove thai he is "not opaoaed U the MeKialey Wll," when that bill is about all tkssra ia ta praseat-tlay repablieaaisat! K. Y.Poet. SOUTH WtSTI-RN SOLIDITY. ""ha raresera Ksteniiekiag Anatast Maw spellstla Opurs lew. Strosf evideaee of the vital foreH at work ia the industrial and trad of the south ia tke faet that that section is now more prosperous thaa it kaa Vteen for several years. For the last year or two no portion of the country has had r. mare trying ordeal or had more ob

stacle throws in the way of ita prof rasa. From tke day that the Reed eongrear was organized the south w threat ened frota Washiafftoa with a revolutionary enactment deliberately iatended to create disorder, disturb eonfldeaea aad eheek ita grow lag indus tries. How many millions of dollars the south lost through this infamous measure, put forward by the rreedy maa.ara. iaii, wrasra oj uie greeny I"8 if fV"" ' dictated the policy of Reed's congress. pouey or Keetrs congress. will never be known; but tlie loss was real, aad it waa great, ltcfore the foree bill was out of tlie way a hurtful blow was struck at the eotton interests ot the south by the MeKinley tariff, which not only imposed heavier burdens of taxation upon the cotton growers, but in a measure crippled their best customers by diminishing their ability to pay good prices for cotton. The increase in the duties on eotton goods for the benefit of New England mill owners made it necessary that European mill owners, who take nearly three-fourths of tlie crop, should pay enough less for raw eottoa to meet the increased tax on manufactured cotton goods. Directly and indirectly the MeKinley tariff lias made the cotton crops of this year worth fifteen to twenty per cent less than they would have been worth if thutatariif had not been passed. And 3et in many portions of the south the people are to-day oa a securer basis of prosperity thaa they were a year or two ago. Tb selfdenial, prudence and foresight necessary to meet the difficulties of the past two 3 ea rs have borne legitimate fruit in greater independence and freedom from debt Having comparatively little money to spend they have lived more upon their own resources; hav ing little to -waste they " have been economical. If they have contributed less to the prosperity of the north they have made the most of every elemeat of prosperity at home. The county and district fairs ia Tex as, more numerous, better attended and with better exhibits than ever be fore, tell their own story of substantial prosperity among the farmers, aa well as of their keen interest in the finer points of farm economy. Tht Texac farmers have not been. spending money freely because they have not had the wherewith to spend, and borrowing lias been difficult; but they have beet making some long strides towards be coming independent of borrowing. The results of the year's saving aad working in Arkansas are summed up in the statement that the farmers will this year owe less money when the crops are sold thamthey owed lastyear; that there "have been more diversified farming, better methods, more home comforts, more public improvements and a general upbuilding throughout the state. The towns are improving faster than the country, but the rural districts are doing welL" They and all farmers ia the aouth and west will do vastly better after the depleting tariff taxes imposed for the solo benefit of a small but greedy class of monopolists are sponged out and the government at Washington restricted to its legitimate function of raising revenue for its own aeeds. St Louis Republic. LATE POLITICAL NOTES. Maj. MeKinley. did you ever stop to think that the 9300,000,000 excessive tariff taxe. annually collected would be worth just SWe.OOfl.OW to the people if left in the pockets of the rightful owners?--CIeveland Plain Dealer. -Mr. Illaine's commendation of the MeKinley law is simple enough. " The law as Mckinley made it" he says, was abominable. The Jaw after I had tinkered it was admirable." And from this the friends of the Ohio Naoleoa argue that all men should vote for Me Kialey as the greatest of law-makers because I Maine has said it Ohieairo Times. A year ago Mr. MeKinlev eould hardly find words strong enough to ex press his conteupt ami horror for cheapness. "Cheap clothes make a cheap man!" he cried. Now he ia doing his utmost to prove that his tariff has actually brought about this very cheapBess. Thns lie "wires in and wire oat and leaves the matter still in ilnsiht whether the snake that made the track was going ia or coming back." X. Y. World. What conclusion must workingmen come to if, with an undeniable increase in the pri-es of their necessities, they are not able to show a penny's increase of wages? The only way that tne defenders ol war tariffs ean prove their case aa the protectors of American labor ia to show aa increase of wages running parallel with the iaareased tost of living. If they cannot show it what ia the inevitable eoatoluaioa?Boston Globe. When one of the MeKinley badges of "Ohio sheet steel and California tin" readied New York, the agent of Gordon & Dill worth promptly telegraphed an ordur to Piqua for oa thousand boxes of tin-plate. Thks is the answer: FlQUA. O., Sept B. Heyaehls, XewYerk: Thanks far laa,itryt W we make terae-pute ealy ana aavr. safeiit or sees from ear regular customer to the kniaeetate Ntare. tcutXAT( OeaaeaATura Compaxt.

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