The National Banner, Volume 13, Number 34, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 December 1878 — Page 1

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LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY,,DECEMBER 12, 1878.

Dr. Knepper on the Use

of Alcohol.

Elder Chapman thinks that the Dis- ~ cussion has been Instructive ’ and Profitable. i

. In/ accordance with previous arrangement, Dr. E. W. Knepper addressed the Red Ribbon Club on Tuesday evening of last week, at the Christian Church, on the indiseriminate pre< geribing of aleohol by physicians. He claimed that by tife charge of indiscriminate use the Idea wa's sought to be conveyed that the physicians used it frequently,—not making any distinction, and thereby creating an appetite therefor, and that they —the doctors-—were responsible for the results. “If this is so,” he proceeded to “say, “it is not right and ought to'be suppressed, This charge, however, stands before us wholly unsupported by any kind of evidence save only perhaps that of Dr. Todd, of Danville. It is a grave charge, and the people have an undoubted right te know the exact facts in the case. I therefore ask your kind indulgence while briefly inquiring into the matter. What kind of, and where is the best evidence bearing upon the case to be found ?— Oar friends, the ministers, are very good men, and very able preachers, but they. cannot, any, more than any of my hearers, tell just how much alcohol is used, and ‘as I do not wish to ask the profession to. testify in the case, I have decided that'the dzuggists of the country who fill the prescriptions are the best authority on the subject. If we'sticceed in setting this important question at rest, giving you indisputable testimony upon this matter, we are thereby imparting useful information upon an important theme; your time will not be wasted, and we will have accomplished our purpose.” - . | . In the Doctor’s remarks on a previous occasion he introduced the testimony of our,cown druggists, going to show that l°e§s's than three per cent. of the physicians’ prescriptions contained alcohol, but as the charge was not only against the physicians here but general in its scope he had since then sought the testimony of druggists:elsewhere, He then read a number of letters which he had received in answer to inquiries by himself upon the -subject. The ﬁrsb one read was from Dr. Latta, of Goshen; who said he had examined the prescriptions bf two drug firms, and found in one of them less than five and in the other one per ‘cent. containing alcohol. : Dr. Teal, of Kendallville, said he examined che last 100 prescriptions in three different drug stores in that city, and he had found one per cent. Prof. Woodworth, Dean of the Fort ~Wayne Medical College, wrote that he had inquired into the matter and found less than one per cent. As for ‘himself he did not make to exceed five prescriptions per year which contained alecohol. 2 =

. Dr. Beyerle, of Goshen, “a man,” the speaker said; “who had probably given this subject more attention than any other person, wrote that so few physicians’ prescriptions contained alcohol that he consideréd it less than one qur cent. Inacommunication on the subject of the uses of alcohol by physicians in their practice, he considered that at least tem per cent. of diseases of human beings required the use of alcohol in their treatment.”

“These, letters represent the voice of about 15 drug stores, and it must be noticed how nearly these statements agree as to per cent. Such an approximation cannot be the result of guesswork. These 15 establishments represent the prescriptions of from 50 to 100 physicians, and these must fairly represent the body of the regular practitioners of the country. Here you, have the testimony and it eannot be gainsaid, and I, as well as every candid’ individual who has ‘heard the charge, must regard it as a clear, complete and overwhelming refutation. But, again, this testimony does not only disprove this charge, but it is equally effectual in placing the seal of fallacy upon the absurd charge of Dr. Todd, that physicians are responsible for a large share of the intemperance that exists in the country, or, to use his own wolds, “the abuse of alcoholic liquors.” weo B b STE must not be forgotten that about two-thirds of the prescriptions are made for the female sex, and it must be clear that if physicians cause the intemperance, then two-thirds of the evil must of necessity exist in the female portion of society, Now, who of you is ready to receive such a statement.as this, when it is well known that seven-,] eighths of the cases of intemperance are among the male sex. By this analysis it will be seen that less than two-thirds of ene per cent. of the prescriptions contain alcohol, , * , - “Dr. Teal, in his letter, says that in 25 years of professional life he had never seen 4 clear case of drunkenness result from any physician’s prescriptions, ' o wn

“Prof. Woodworth says: ‘I do not believe that it can be justly charged against the respectable physicians that they make any drunkards now-a~ days.’ ~ - S “Dr. Beyerle said he ‘did not think ‘the regular profession responsible for any of the evil effects arising from its e gk . %y - “In ‘reply to Prof. Luke’s remark ‘that saloons were the product of soMm‘wmw“"“ d not bave prop-

charging us poor dectors with all the drunkenness in the land and all the evils that result from this insatiable devouring tyrant, intemperance, we are charged with the wrongs in the moral education of the people. Now, this is the unkindest cut of all, and is the first time that I have heard that we were charged with tffis great and importact work., Why, bless you, I always supposed that we had to deal exclusively with the physical wrongs of the community, and always supposed that it was the special preroga-. tive of the miunistry to look after the ‘moral and spiritwal wrongs of the people. 1f this is not correct, why all thig . preaching? why all these Sabbath’ schools and . prayer meetiugs‘:‘ and 'what comes of their calling, their

avocations? What are they doirg i not educating the people in morals and religion? But if we are to undertake this great and noblt;{wOrk, in the language of my friend, Mr. Mahin, in the first sermon he préached here, “Gie a mon achance; just gie a mon a chance.” "'l‘bey must surrender their churches, their pulpits; aye, and their salaries too to us, and we will undertake the work and discharge it with meekness and dispatch on the latest and most approved plans, and we will not shirk the responsibilities. , . “No, no, my friends, if there be 'wrongs in the moral edueation of the people that result in“s demand for saloons you.will agree with me that the responsibility belongs rather|to those who have had exclusive charge of this matter for centuries past. - ; ~ “Our friends, the ministers, in their laudable efforts to find the cause of this monster, intemperance, concluded that they had made the grand discovery that nations long have sought, and mourned because they found it not. They decided that the secret had long been hidden in the physicians’ prescriptions, and now for the first time since Adam the. cause had been unearthed. Accordingly they decided. without giving the question that con-. sideration its importance demanded, that it should not be used at all as a medicine—Rev. Mahin assigning as a reason that it did not act as a food, hence the discussion upon the food question. - o :

“Mr. Mahin says it is;not necessary in the bite of the rattlesnake, for twice 1n his life was he bitten in the heel by this serpent and his mother cured the bite each time with sulphur and lard applied locally. Now 1 assert: that lard. and sulphur will net maintain the fluidity ef the bleod, nor support the nervous system until such time as the system can eliminate the poison. This 1s just what alcohol does and. just what is-necessary, and especially* is this-the case when applied locally to the thick callous upon the heel, for here the absorbents vessels does not come near the surface, and camnot therefore absorb itif it could de the work. Sothere must be some mistake, perhaps the virus idid not reach the blood in this case, because of the thick callous and the remoteness of the absorbents.” s

~ The Déctor then went on to say that he hoped none would cOnst;rue anything he might say as being{g in opposition to this good work of temperance, for certainly all would agree that an injudicious use of alcohol in medicine “or as a beverage was to be greatly depreciated, and then said: - “Now a word as to the cause of this great evil. Qur friends conclude that the great cause was to be found in the prescriptions of the physicians, but this we think we have shown to be impessible. Our friend Luke thinks one cause exists in the poverty and distress, and another in the excessive use of animal food, and there is undoubtedly much in this; but we think many other causes will be found to contribute largely to the matter, and among others one that is little thought of or understood by the mass of the people: namely, Heredity. If thislaw was investigated and understeod by our temperance advocat;,es, it" would direct theismattention to ‘a field prolific in resources for the removal of the evil in futura generations. In the present and generations immediately to follow, direct influences must be brought te bear to hold the evil in check, and none will be found more potent tham the moral influence of the church,if properly directed. I have thought for some years and still think that little good may be expected from legislation upon the question.” : Elder Chapman then came forward, and said he had some documents which were intended for the ministers, but as neither of them were present, he would have to present them himself. So far as the discussion was concerned he had been greatly benefited, and knew more to-day about the manufacture and use of alcohol than he ever did before, and he did not think that the discussion thus far was detrimental to the cause of temperance. .quthen went on to say that it might not be the prescribing of alcohol continually for one person:that the ministers were ‘trying to prove, but how ‘many families were there in this town who had-not had it prescribed for them at some time? He had bad it prescribed for himself and had .tgken ' it, and he did not think there was a person present who had not at some time had it prescribed for themselves, The speaker then read an extract from a document by John Higginbotham, F; R. 8, in which it was claimed ‘that “alcohol was a narcotic poison, and that no member of the profession ‘would injure his reputation by preseribing It, and that as a beverage it onsiderable watching. It it must be and the same as you would ether poiSl G S e i ',n,"ﬂ‘x"}m» g Suse e 4 ,gw?m%% 00l o j%%%m* e i i s ol e e TR

How Henry Smitly Solicitor, wag “But suppose he should recognize me, after all, Helen ?” ‘“Not a bit of danger of that May; you are well ‘got up,’ thanks to your humble servant.” 3 - “Well, let me take a long, last lingering look aft myself, and I’'m off”’— and she stepped to the glass and surveyed herself. She gave a little cough. “Ugh! how my teeth gleam through my dusky complexion. 'We must remedy that. Go dewn and get me some walnut juice.” ' ° , | The desired fluid was brought, and enough partaken of to bring the gleaming teeth -to a color not coneceivably observable through contrast with the general appearance of the person. “There you are, May,so transformsd your own father wouldn’t recognize you. | Complexion utterly changed, eyebrows blackened, hair tucked out of gight under a widow’s cap, seedy black dress, and worn cotton gloves. Who would look for the ‘rich and flattered heiress’ in this guise? Here, let me adjust your veil. There, you'll do now for a poor widow of 35, I think.,” 7

~ “Well, Helen, I hope you may find that Mr. Smith has been slandered,” was the rejoinder; “but I could never promise to marry him with sueh a doubt unsolved.” s

*No, indeed, May. But go, my blessings will follow you,” she added, laughing. o : :

Down the back stairs stole the quiet, poverty-stricken-lookinglittle woman, and gained the street by a back alley. Drawing her rusty crape veil closely ‘down over her face, she slowly walked along until she reached the door which bore the name “Henry Smith, Solicitor.” Ascending the stairs, she stood at the office door and tapped timidly. . L : “Come in,” was the vejoinder from within. e

Timidly and tremblingly May pushed open the office door of the man who had but the day previously besought her to become his wife. Henry Smith sat at a table which was strewn with law paper, with his feet, thrown over the arm of a chair and a half-consumed cigar in his teeth. Casting a glance at the meek-looking little figure before him, which glance seemed to assure him there was no call for politeness-on his part, so he leaned back 1n his arm chair and remarked: . i

“Well, madam, what do you wish to-day?” . o #Can this be the exquisite Henry Smith, whoe is so very courteous to ladies in society ?”” thought she. ' But she said in a voice which trembled from suppressed excitement. “Will you please let me be seated a moment, sir? I am not strong, and the stairs have taken my breath.” - “Chairs over by the window there,” was the reply; but he never lowered his feet from the one on which they rested or laid aside the cigar. After a 2 moment’s pause, in which the pale, dark woman sdemed to collect breath and composure, she said, drawing a sheet of paper from her pocket: ; : “If you please, I called to see you for charity. My husband was killed six months ago by a fall from a building, and left me penniless, I worked and earned a meager support for myself and little ones by copying, until I was no lodger able to get even that to do. DBeing ill with overwork and anxiety, I could no longer support my little family, and my children have been taken to the werk-house. People who had known how hard I had tried todo for them have helped me a little, and so I have been saved from going there too. If I'can succeedin keeping along for a few days, until I have a little more strength, I hope to obtain work, and be able to take care of myself again. Here is a paper with the names of those who know me, and that I am not an impostor, and who have helped me in my illness and poverty.” ; : Not a word from Henry Smith all the while, but he coolly puffed the cigal‘. b :

~ “Will you help me a little from your abundant means?” pleaded the poor woman. :

. “O dear!” yawned he; “I wish beggars could be abolished by statute.” Then to the woman, “Really, madam, your story i 3 well got up; but, so far as I’'m concerned, no beggars need apply. If you'can’t support yourself, why, go to the workhouse. Ehat’s the place for such as you.” . “Buft sir—" o “My'dear woman, there’s the door. I can’t be bothered ary longer.” Slowly and sadly the poor woman wended her way down the stairs, and down the street until the corner shut her from sight, and then fairly flew until she reached the residence of one of the wealthiest gentlemen in the city. Here she rushed in at the frent door, and unceremoniously up stairs into the pretty room she had shortly before left. Tearing ofi the widow’s garments, she was soon engaged in telling her friend Helen the result of her mission. - % Mo

“It’s just as you told me, Helen. Henry Smith has no more heart than a block of wood and no more politeness;” and her cheeks burned as she thought of her rudeness. “And to think he should come here and be so very devoted and polite to me, when it is all false to his true nature! Thank heaven! I've found him out in time.” Sk 3 :

Helen laughed softly, and said—- “ What answer shall you give himi this evening, May ?” | “Wait until evening, and see,” was the reply, as May went on with her becoming toilet. | ;3 - Meanwhilé Henry Smith, after mentally condemning all beggars to torture, slowly betook himself to his lodgings, | and arrayed himself scrupulously for’ the purpose of calling to recéive his, answer -from the young lady of his affections; but in the midst of the thoughts of her, the pale face of the 'dall;fk little widow would intrude herself. - o ‘ “Confound that creaturel” soliloquized he, as he neared the mansion, “l can’t keep her out of my mind. There was something familiar about. her, as if I had known her some time. But, pshaw, who has any sympathy for beggars? I shall be one myself if I, don’t get this girl of old Bailey's, wilh her father's cash.,” l Ringing the bell, the servant showed him into a brilliantlyl?ht@lddmwin’t;‘ [o s Aoy he fair young girl whom he had askﬁgcg b“’m;x;% g w ~_She rose to meet him, and I eager-. your answer. Don’t. %hml

ure mine?” mth - painful distinctness every ‘word of the answer smote his ear. *O, dear, I wish beggars could be abolished by statute.” o Hjﬁgpened his eyes and stared at ber, then the truth seemed to burst upon him. : - f ; “May! Miss Bailey!” gasped he.— “What is this ?” P ' “Really, sir, your story is well got up, but so far as T am concerned, no beggars need apply.” ~ Catching up his hat, Henry Smith left the house so hurriedly that the hall door slammed. 1f he did not gain the héiress and her money, let us hope he gained in wisdom and charity.

Evading Taxation. [Rochester Sentinel.]

’ In every county,and in faet in nearly every community, there are cer‘tain persons who make it a study to evade bearing their portion of the: public burdens. Some debased, miserly creatures, for the purpose of escaping from paying taxes, will perjure their souls and take all the risk of an eternal punishment rather than list ‘their property at a value contemplated by law. Others so invest their means that they from year to year’ escape paying any taxes at all. There are many men in this county who are recognized as the wealthy men of-the county, who pay but little tax. In fact, if their assessments were made publie, they would be ashamed, and all would wonder how such-:things can be. Itis gross dishonesty to refuse to pay taxes upon property that may be in your possession, and is forcing your honest neighbor to pay ‘what you ought to pay yourself. Joe Bowen, one nf the supposed wealthy men of this county, is one who for years has refused-to pay any taxes. He always has plenty of money to loan, but none to pay taxes on. | Suit was brought against him in the Miami Circuit Court quite recemtly for the payment of taxes due in that county. The Court found that he was entitied to pay upon $B,OOO, and accordingly assessed him upon that amount for a number of years of delinquency. If the Court was correct in arriving at the amount of property in his hands, it was a righteous judgment, and should serve as a warning to others who only list about one-half of their property for taxes.

It Takes Money to Publish a Newspa-

per. [Winnamac Democrat. ]

The Logansport Journal and Pharos have entered into an agreement that they will not under any circumstances furnish- their papers to any person whose subscription is not paid in advance. Every newspaper publisher says this is the only plan upen. which a paper can be conducted successfully, and yet, we find the most of them still hang on to the old system wuntil they are compelled to sell out or are sold out by theéir creditors. We are satisfied thal no puhblisher can collect enough money to pay the actual cost of his paper upon a general credit subscription list. We have tried both plans and we know to our loss that we cannot afford to do a credit business on subscription. i

After the first day of January next, we shall put our cross upon all papers where the time has expired, and if nof paid in advance, drop them from our list. We try to give our readers a good local paper, but we cannot do this any longer upon- the credit Bystem. We hope no one will take umbrage at our course as we are compelled to adopt it, or lose money in publishing the Democrat, ‘

Butter and Cheese, [N. Y. World. |

The butter and cheese interest of this country, great as it already is, can be made much greater, by improved methods of manufacture in the first, and by intelligent looking after new markets in the second place. Undoubtedly the growth of the cheese manufacture has been mainly due to the establishment of e¢heese factories, by which cheese could be made both cheaper and far better than when each farmer made it for. himself by rude primitive methods. “The new method will undoubtedly be greatly extended in the manufacture of cheese, and might advantageously be introduced in the manufacture of butter. The common saying in the country that such farmer’s wife has “good luck with her butter” would then be seen to mean that she bestowed upon the making of il some of the care and skill which could be giva/::gto the manufacture of all butter infactories, to the great advantage alike of the eaters of butter and the farmers,— There is no morereason why a farmer should make his own butter or cheese than why he should grind his own wheat. e

Tired of the Ballot,

The New York Sun has been informed by a gentleman of South Carolina, a friend of Wade Hampton and a life-long Democrat, that, in view of the frauds at the recent election in that State, many of the colored voters have determined to call a convention of negroes, with the avowed purpose of petitioning Coungress to take away from them the right of suffrage.— These men despair of ever giving their ballots the effect which the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was designed to insure. They say that in the practical working of negro suffrage their citizenship merely adds to the strength of the Southern Democracy in Congress and in the Eleetoral College, and that they wo'd rather be unrepresented in the Government than contribute to the power of those whom they regard as enemies. This is probably all bosh.

Not the Place for a Lazy Man.

A lazy man ought net engage inthe newspaper business. He may imagine that he can fill his paper with almost anything that costs him no effort to procure, and that his readers will not know the difference, but time will demonstrate that he was mistaken. 'There ia no business that a man ean engage in upon which so much las bor can be expended. Often for an item of half a dozen lines, it requires the expenditure of half a day’s time to procure the facts and arrange it in readable shape for publication.—Plymouth Democrat. . S A Good Account. e “To sum it up, six lg‘)&g years of bedridden sickness and su e‘r,ing, costing $2OO per year, total, $1,200-—all of ‘which was stop%ed by three bottles of Hop Bitters, taken by my wife, who Das-done her own housework for a

Gen. Butler at the Dairy Fair, The National Dairy Fair, which was held in the city of New Yorklast week, was largely attended by persons interested in the manufacture of cheese and butter. It was a decidedly interesting affair. Gov. Seymour, General Butlér, and a number of ‘other distinguished gentlemen were in attendance. The former delivered an interesting address on Monday, and Ben. Butler spoke on Tuesday. Butler is reported as follows: ' ; :

He began by saying that we spent more for butter than for bread, and he reminded his hearers that the butter and cheese product of the United States was, in 1876, one-seventh greater in value than our wheat and onethird larger than our cotton product. ‘'Then,, he said, he wished to say a few words upon what he regdrded as the great fault of our farming, and that is, that our farms are of too large extent and undergo too little cultivation. You remember, he said, at least the older persons present will,” when the Genessee Valley produced -the grain for New York and New England. Then Ohio did it, then Illinois, then ‘Minnesota, and, ten years ago, California, and literally upon a gold basis. Butrecently they have shipped many thousand bushels of grain around te New York by way of Cape Horn, thence by canal boat to the Genessee Valley where it has been ground mto flour. : o ;

Gen. Butler then read many statistics showing how largely France produces the fruits of the soil, and how far ahead that ‘country is of our own in the development of the wealth derived therefrom. *“We have the proud satisfaction of beating her in hogs,” he said, whereupon every one smiled, including the General himself. He ascribed the great success of the French people in agricﬂltur? tothe fact that two-thirds of the entire area. of France is under cultivation every year, and that the farms are small. The average French farm- is fifteen acres, while in Massachusetts it is more than one hundred. The French law, requiring, after dower, an equal distribution of lands to children, he regarded as a very great blessing.”” -

. If the French can do well'with small farms, Gen. Butler thought'our statesmen who had charge of public lands and our farmers ought to think of this matter. If dairymen, however, think that it would not be possible for them to carry on their industry upon smaller farms, Gen. Butler said that he would simply refer to the fact that France exported to England many milléon» more pounds of butter than we do. .

As to Resumption.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-—The Banking and Currency: Committee of the House of Representatives, at a meeting held to-day, 'directed Chairman Buckner when the Senate amendments to the House bill for the repeal of the Resumption Act was>reached on the House calendar, to remove its reference to the Banking and Currency Committee. While this was the only definite action taken, there was an earnest discussion on the resumption outlook, aud the ehances of Sher--Imaun succeeding in bringing about better times, and at the same time maintaining resumption. .To the surprise of the members of the Committee, General Ewing stated that, while he had the gravest apprehemsions thab the Sherman plan was impracticable, and was fraught with real danger to the business and industrial interests of the country, yet fromi henceforward there should be no move made on his part to Wamper Secretary:Sherman in executing the laws, He said that a large majority of the democratic party had already placed itself on record against enforced resumption, but to continne the antagonism farther wo’d only give Sherman the opportunity tolay at the feet of the Democrats the burden of the failure, if resumption proves a failure. It would give him the chance to say: “I would have succéeded but for the clatter of these inflationists, and the alarm their wild talk produced upon the country.”— There was a desultory discussion upon the resumption subjéct by nearly all the members, and, while there wag actually no recorded vote, or even tacit agreement to the faet, it was the feeling on the part of all that the Banking and Currency Committee would do nothing to place a straw in Sherman’s way. General Ewing says he does not believe there will be any financial legislation at this session, unless it be to authorize certain dues to be paid in greenbacks, and some provision made te appreciate the depreciated trade dollar. - - . .

Squabble Between Schu:rz and Sher--3 3 5 idan. ST S &

- Secretary Schurz and General Sheridan are having a little unpleasantness over the Indian appropriations. It will be remembered that the latter recently stated in a letter to General Pope, which has been made publie, that the moneys appropriated by Con-. gress for the Indian service liave been “mismanaged and misapplied. General Sheridan said in the letter alluded to thav he was “well satisfied,after an - experience of more than 20years, that the principal objection to troops at Indian agencies and the removal of agencies away from military posts ‘have for their main motive a desire i to cheat and defraud the Indians by ~avoiding the presence of officers' who would naturally see and report it.”’ Secretary Schurz has taken up the cudgels for the agencies and calls upon Gen, Sheridan for detailed specifications of the sweeping charges he has -made. The controversy between these -worthies will likely lead to an inves‘tigation by Congress. Doubtless ansother ‘effort will be made at the present session to transfer the Indian Bureau to the War Department and if General Sheridan shall be able to snbstanuab%ahis charges it is nog improbable that the effort will be suecessful. It hasbeen alleged in republican prints that the appropriations for the Indian service have been defist but it would appear from General Sheridan's statement, that the | deﬁciency.v it there be any, is owing: “ ‘the dishonest practices of the agents. %’““‘“““‘319"0:: nvolves 1 W of- the frontier, an % ‘receive the immediate and ul attention of Congress. .~ . * . ni g‘«n& _the subt *g( \vor from-<every delicious ‘Srult and dromaite -To btk Mevit ;Wg‘?wﬁvwzwﬁv%*‘eﬁsrgwn%‘?”‘ s Xiavoring

Eastern and Southern Bulldozing. [New York World.]

- A correspondent sends us a letter from Worcester eounty, Massachusetts, which contains' certain state~ments,in respect to rekqbliqal?giﬁbéﬂarence during the late election with the- - of Individual freedom ugtheexercise of the elective franchise inthat State, which are especially edifying at this moment. We make the follow- - ing extract: = ¢ des e “I am & Democrat, but, like Judge Abbott, T did not vote for Gereral Butler. : Nor did I for his Republican . opponent. I am glad on account of good money that General Butler was defeated, and yet I cannot but condemn the way in which the defeat was accomplished. I have read your -comparigon between South Carolina -and._Massachusevts ‘bulldozing’ with - ‘satisfaction, but I am convinced that _You do not appreciate the real character of the violent terrorism which the ‘Republican leaders in Massachusetts ‘gg)plied to voters who were workingren and suspected of partiality for Butler. Pistols were not used, nor red shirts, normasks, nor any Ku-klux machinery, but.something much more efficacious was applied. Every officeholder in Massachusetts denounced. General Butler. The banks adminis« tered ‘sn admonition’ to any appli- - cants for discounts who sustained ‘him; and the great factory managers lett no appliance untried to frighten their operatives away from him. I know of one. town in which lives a rich- employer who had in his service fsome forty men devoted to Butler This ewner, on election day, took them two by two in his carriage to the polls and there made them vote under his own eyes for the Republican ticket. There was. a concerted plan all over the Commonwealth under which mill | managers terrified their hands away | from Butler by threatening them with a dischurge at the beginning of & long ° cold winter” 8 .

Good Sense,

Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Hayes’ Attorney and Secretary of State, gets a level head on his shoulders occasionally, and talks like a man of sense. Referring to election troubles in the South, about which bloody shirt organs have kicked up such a hellabaloo, he says;

- “The oceasional emeutes confined to small - and circumscribed lecalities will not interfere with our national progress. You must remember thai this is a great country—great in its territory, I mean—and that the coast strip wherein these exeiting ¢roubles have occurred: comprises but a small portion of it. A small disturbance in -a remote corner of a great anthill may arouse and excite the entire colony of ants, they may rush out of their holes and go crazy over a trifle, and they may destroy themselves to a greater or less extent before peace and quiet are fully restored; but the American people.are not pismires.” " Such ufteranees subject Hayes’ new Southern policy to deserved contempt.

- Greenback Claims.” - ) WASHINGTON, December 2d.—The/ Greenbackers held a meeting at the Metropolitan Hotel this evening with - closed doors. -They claim . sixteen ‘menibers in the next Congress who will act independently, not joining either party in: caucus; and that this number, as a balance of power, will ‘enable them to deeide the Speakership. ‘They also claim the Clerkship and chairmanship of important committees. They say that either Ewing, of Ohie, or Kelley or Wright, of Pennsylyania, would be acceptable to them as Speaker, and that their preferences are for a Demecrat. A resolution was adopted by them denouncing the resumption of specie payments as a fraud and a delusion, impractical in this or any civilized* country, but insisting that,if persistedin,itshall be.so carried out as to be equal in its operations in all sections and to all classes, and - enforced for the redemption of national bank-notes as well as green‘backs. s :

Punishing People for Being Poor, . [Winnamac Democrat.]” "

The LaPorte Herald is complaining of the tramp nuisance in that city.— It thinks if the ¢ity authorities instead of providing them lodgings would put aball and chain around their legs and set them to work on the streets, it would be far more consonant with good sense. e - Would it not be better if the city has' public works, to give these men employment and pay them fair wages ? It. don’t; hardly lopk fair er just to punish men who may be out of smployment. If they have an opportunity to work an«% will: not, then it would be time for the city to resort to extreme measures.

French Finances. (LaGrange Standard.)

France has in gold $1,000,000,000, silver $6,800,000,000, and $460,000,000, paper money not a legal tender, and all are maintained at parity of value. The ratio of silver to gold there is 1515.t0 1. Herxe is is 16 to 1, and yvet the gold bugs are shuddering over their fears that gold will be driven out of this country, if even the less than $50,000,000 of silver now eoined ig put in free circulation. There must: be a wonderful difference in the condition of the two countries, or the goldbugs are unnecessarily nervous. .

_ Don’t be Unjust, . , “(Columbia City Post.) : The officer of thelaw who will needlessly sacrifice the property of a poor debtor these elose financial times, just because ' some ' soulless attorney is hounding him, ought to be let seversly alone in giving him business. Hundreds of men are driven to the wall because there is no forbearance, when they could in a sbort time discharge all their debts. The Post has courage to speak forthose who néedielp. ;. Spotted Forever., «|« Sl - (Goshen Democrat.) i -~ Mr, J. B. Stump, of Locke, has "‘E"f‘i‘tﬁo lll{amaa;:gand Htargat to call agg pay for his. ttm' or. He owes us eight “mosch Heaven, ho wants to %% B "%’"‘f’m hope some friend will mdtg ' a marked copy of this paper, -and then if-he does not respond we will publish him in the black rg » ‘his neighbors will shun him lik ) 8 ‘oDl Waa T e T AR T g e s 2 Lr:.; \~*§‘:,‘r ~41L,j, ,\ m,, N ‘are 8¢ wﬁ* - effectually cured

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