The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 27, 1884, Page 1

The But yoL. VI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, oNESTY AND FRUGALITY. the Keynote of the Democratic | Campaign sanded by Grover Cleveland in His Letter of Acceptance. 4 Document Devoid of Idle Werds and Empty Promises. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Gov. Cleveland’s letter, formally accept— ing the democratic nomination tor President of the United States, is as follows “GENTLEMEN :—I have received yor communication, dated July 25, ($84, informing me of my nomina-— fon to the office ot President ot the Yuted States by the national demo- matic convention lately assembled wChicago. I accept the nomina— fon with a gratetul- appreciation of the supreme honor conferred, and a gemn sense of the responsibility which, in its acceptance, I assume. THE PLATFORM APPROVED. “[have caretully considered the plattorm adopted by the convention nd cordially approye the same. So yhin a statement of democratic faith ind the principles upon which that party appeals to the suffrages of the people needs ue supplement or ex— planation. It should be tered that the office of president is sentially executive in its mature. The laws enacted by the legislative | remem- ty of the president to a most serious that calm, deliberate | election and terize a government by the people. LABOR. pae American true the fact that honor les in honest toil. Contented labor is a sign of national prosperity ; ability to labor the income of of our population: and this interest should be jealously protected. Our a able indulgences, but as intelligent and manly citizens they seek the same consideration which those d who have other interests at stake. They should receive their full share of the care and attention of those who make and execute the laws, to the end that the wants and needs of the employers and the employed shall alike be subserved and the prosperity of the country, the common heritage of both, be advanced. As related to this subject, while we should not dis- courage the emigration of those who come to acknowledge to our government and add to our citi— zen population, yet as a means of allegiance terent rule should prevail concerning wh if they or brought to our land, do not intend to become Americans, but will those come are injuri— manch of the government the chief aecutive 1s bound faithfully to en- force, and when the wisdom of the political party which selects one of | nominee for t ismemhers as a at fice has outlined its policy and de- dared its principles, it seems to me tat nothing in the character of the dlice or the necessities of the case | rqures more from the candidate seeeptng such a ncmination than the suggestion of certain well known mths, so absolutely vital to the wel- tweofthe nation that they cannot be too often recalled or too seriously eaforced. PARTY, NOT PEOPLE. “We proudly call ours a nentotthe people. It is shen a class 1s tolerated which ar- govern = not such ‘ogates to itself the management of jublic attairs, seeking to control the veonle, instead of representing them. fates are the necessary outgrowth dour institutions; but a govern-j uentnot by the people when one tatyfastens its control upon the | ‘wuantry and perpetuates its power, 'veajoling and betraying the peo- tk, nstead of serving them; a gov— tment not by the people, when "sult which should represent the in- ‘dligent will of free and thinking | en is or can be determined by the dameless disregara of their suffrag— when an election to ofhce shall ‘ethe selection by the voters of one ‘their number to assume for a tme a public trust instead ot his “dation to the profession of poli— fs, a a ONE TERM. “When the holders of the ballot, ickened by a sense of duty, shall Senge truth betrayed and pledges Token, and when the suffrage shall | % free and uncorrupted, the «full | alization of a government by the *ple will be at hand, and as al ‘Teans to this end not one would, "y judgment, be effective | “@anamendment to the consti- Paton disqualifying the president FM te-election. Wher jet the Patronage ot ne great of- Pst, the allurements of power, “Bptation to more we con- the retain public i ce “€ gained, and, more than all, p< Svailabi a party finds in ar pambent whom a horde of offce- ders, wi lL born of benefits pwved and fostered by the hope ot OFS Vet to cor ne, stand too ready ped with money aad trained po- Mal service, we mze in the | tial to the peace and good i sive to the moral sentiments of the n | Within the limits part of They should be efforts peaceably endangered age t capital, and all statutes on th when c ject should recognize the c state for honest b framed with a view of improving the condi- tion of the workingmen.’” **A proper regard tor the welfare of the workiagman being insepar- bly connected with the mtegrity ot our institutions, none of our are than they ing against any corrupt Pe more interested in guard- g influences w purposes of our government, none should be more watchful of the artful machinations of those who al— lure them to seli-inflicted injury. PERSONAL FREEDOM. “Tn a tree country the of the absolute rights of the ual should only be such as is and curtailment 1 individ- essen- order ot The limit between proper subjects of governmental the community. the danger to! intelligent political action which must charac- | sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and | mate of public labor and duty will work | constitutes capital, and the wages of | vast number } lemand | protection to our workingmen a dif- | ch seek to prevert the beneficent | pend upon their ascertained |vice. The interests of the will be better protected; the li be immensely improved: public em- 1 { ese will be open to all who! demonstrate their fitness to enter it; the unseemly scramble tor place un- quent importunity which lic departments will not with those who conceive their first duty to aid which they owe it to be the party their places, instead | of rendering patient and honest turn to the people. HONESTY AND FRUGALTY, “T believe that the pubhc temper re gives the best promise of adminis- tering the government in the honest, simple and plain manner which is consistent with its character and pur- poses. They have learned that mys- tery and concealment in the manage- ment of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they | require consists in honesty and fru- gality,a prompt response to the as they arise and | of needs of the people the vigilant protection ! varied interests. upon the favor and support of Supreme Being whol believe v aly ess honest human. endea ors it conscientious disch | public duty [Signed] Grover Crirvi *To Col. Wm. F. jman, and D. P. Vilas, Bestor and cha others, members of the notification commit- tee of tke Democratic national con- vention.’’ Ex-Governor Hendricks’ Letter. August 20—Th ex-Govern¢ ter of acceptance of the INDIANAPOLIS, e following 15 a copy of Tr Hendric ” lett th n ation for the vice presidency : INDIANAPOLIS, August 20, 1884 GENTLEMEN—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt ot your com- munication not gz me ot my nom- ination by the democratic convention | at Chicago as a candidate for the of- | fice of vice-president of the | States. May I repeat what Isaid on | another occasion, that it is a nomina- control and those which can be more | t1on which I had neither fittingly left to the moral sense and EXPECTED NOR DESIRED, self imposed restraint of the citizen, | and yet I recogmze and appreciate should be carefully kept in view. Thus, Jaws unnecessarily interfering with the habits and customs of of our people which are not offen- any eivilhzed world and which are con- sistent with good citizenship and the the high honor done by the conven- tion. The choice of such a body, pronounced with such unusual nimity and accompanied with so gen erous expression of esteem and con-— fidence, ought to outweigh allmerely personal desires and preferences of my own. It is with this feeling, ana una- public weltare are unwise and vex- atious. RIVER IMPROVEMENT. *-The commerce otf a nation, to a} great extent, determines its suprem: Cheap ard easy transportation be liberally fostered. cy. should theretore of the constitution the ger government should so improve and protract its natural waterways as will enable the pro— ducers of the country toreach & I trust also from a deep SENSE OF PUBLIC DUTY countrymen. Lhave examined with care the ation of principles adopted by the conv ention, a copy of mitted to me, and in stance [heartily in- e same. I am, t servant, <DRICKS. chair- ae hat I now accept the nomination | and shall abide the judgement of my | ployment should de- fitness and the value of their work, and they | should be neither expected nor al- lowed to do questionable party ser- esti- | der the government, with the conse- | embitters | | official lite, will cease, and the pub- | workingmen are not asking unreason- | be filled | to, 1s such that the voters of the land are | prepared to support the part which | all their | ously compete with those justly en- “If I should be called to the chief } | titled to our fieldot labor. In a letter | magistracy of the nation by the suf- accepting the nomination of the office | sof my fellow-citizens ei will | of governor, nearly two years ago, I | the ties of that high office made the following statement to | with a solemn determination to ded- which I have steadil hered: licate every «ffort to the country’s borir classes constitute | good and with an humble reli rire | United | WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 18834. The Piatform. | The committe on resolutions and platform the following, which was ad lopted without debate : reported Resolved---First, that the ; cratic party ot Missoun, in conven- tion peoplei. assembled, heartily the declaration of principles made by the democratic convention recently held at Chicago and pledges its ear- nest support to Grover Cleveland and | Thos. Hendri the ot the and cks, nominees conyention for president vice-president of United States. Second—That we endorse the ac- | tion of our United States senators and | members of the house ot representa- | tives in the Forty- | Third—That we endorse the eco- | nomical administration otf affairs by | | our present state government in all | its branches, and point in pride to | the record of the democratic party of Missouri the administration of | our state government; that in every portion of Missouri the laws have all are alike protected in person ghth congress. in been faithtully administered and | pers' ad property; that the people enjoy peace, order, prosperity and plenty, whilst obtained in every department of the honesty and economy have j | | | state government of the democratic party. Fourth—That the democratic con- vention congratulates the people of | ithe state on the of the state debt about ten million dollars, the enlarge- reduction jor nearly one-half, in é | ment of the school fund and in tke | material reduction of the ra of | | taxation, and pledges itselt to the | same strict economy in the tuture. Fifth—That the democratic party, yinated the which ¢ public school fund of Missour:, stands pledged to | education in | maintam popular the | | future. Sixth—That the democratic party, as the especial champion of the peo- ple, reiterates its intense hostility to the monopolistic tendency of the times, and declares its purpose of | battling and struggling for suprema- | cy. The Frank James Trial. Mo., August 22.—The | Frank James, | Otterville | called up in the circuit court to-day at 2 p.m. The State was by D. W. Shackelford, prosecuting attor- H ney of Cooper county. James was represented by Wilham Williams, of | this city, and John Sloyer, of Inde- | pendence. The cas contin— ued to the November term, the | grounds that J. W. Draffen, one of James’ attorneys, was sick and un~—! able to assist in the detense. Judge Edwards put his bail at $6,000, he- | ing $3,000 in each case. Ten re-) sponsible citizens of Cooper county volunteered to goon his bond and were accepted. They F. H. Branough, John Stephens, John Greenhalge, John Porter, E. H. Haines, N. W. Harris, W. Whit- lew, John Calloway, L. B. Ed- mondson and L. Hall. It is a good bond. The town is crowdea with | people eager to get a glimpse of the | Boonville, indictments t - tor participating uinst in the train robbery of 1876, were c represented { Ss were on are noted bandit, and when his case was cailed the court house was Iterally | packed, standing room being hard to find, for Jackson county to-morrow. James will leave One ot the most currences that has remarkabie oc- county, isthe demo- | | the rounds of the press th: ; marks in the convention i in Missouri was the | for Sweet | Monday. , Marmaduke at the head of approve | The Newest and Freshest Line of GROCERIES, IN THE cCcrTry BOTTOM PRI Sign of the Horse Shoe. | CES for =— East Side S POLITICAL TALK. It harmony ina party is any augury of success, there 1s a bright prospect | | for the democracy of Cass county. There has not been the slightest man- | itestation of contentions of the party, and everything is along smoothly. getting There has been differen- ces of opinion on some questions, but no tendency to murmur or com- | plain on the part of the unsuccessful. The party is united, the nees, whether congressional or coun- ty, will rece and nomi- ive an earnest and hearty support:—Cass County Democrat. | There is a pleasant story going t Blaine’s | brother was arrested in this state sey- eral years ago for forgery, and now comes the news that Gen. Logan’s son has been arrested for profanity “The ot the father shall be visited upon the and boisterous conduct. sins child even to the seventh generation”’ and it natur cred that brothers have inherited propensities says the good book. follows from this sa fact In common. Col. Cross’ eulogy of Gen. Mar- | maduke im the convention was a fine thing. The Colonel was a gallant soldier in the U on army, and was one of the captors of Gen. Marma- | duk + 1864. In the course of his re h said he had no idea that when Gen. Marma- duke handed over his sword that they aad captured the future governor of The Colonel said that ev- } army Missouti. ery gallant soldier ot the L of friend Marmaduke and they would rally to his support with unanimity that the General’s old ex- Confederate would.—Ruy- erside Press. Gen. Marmaduke left last Springs, Saline county, he will spend Suaday and almost the same soldiers night where his friends at Fulton, Callaway coun- ty, and on Wednesday he will be at | Mexico, Audrian county. Thursday he will be in St. Louis. He then ex- pects to be absent trom the state two weeks. He will be in St. Louis on | the 4th of September at the meeting | of the State Central Committee. The General, in an swer to an in- quiry as to the present outlook, said: ‘* You may say, I think the con- vention (not speaking of myself) has | made a good ticket, and they can count on Missouri giving Cleveland and Hendricks 60,000 majority, and the state ticket the same vote, based on the is government of ‘3 ople and against mac s. De smocracy m at . a tree ballot and 4 est count.”’—St. Louis Re at the battle ot Mine Creek, Oct. | Gen. } On Tuesday he will meet | THE GIFT OF stent.) | ss | Blessed is He Who Can Give Sight te the Blind, but Thrice Blessed are ‘they Who Were Blind and Can Now See. Sarai Calvert, **Aunt ‘Sally. Greeley, Kan.. | ot who has been en- )tirely blind for some time from that ee disease, cataract. Accompa- Mr. Mrs. Roth, she went to Dr. Kimberlin’s eye and ear Dr. Kim- berlin cut the eye-ball open and re- the nied by and infirmary at Kansas City. moved trom within, the wound, which “Aunt Sally’”’ now most happily placed in enjoy- cataract | afterward closing has all healed up. is ment of her sight and she returned to her home on Monday. | This is the twenty-eighth time Dr. | Kimberlin has performed this most difficult and skillful operation, and without a single failure to restore t.— Anderson county, Kan., Re- oublican. Eprror Times: I} h | town offLiberal, situated fitteen mi Last Wednesday he cs ad the pleasure of visiting t ! northwest of Lamar, Barton county, Mo., on the Fort Scott & Memphis Although a town of tour | hundred inhabitants, they have no | church. no whisky-hole, no house of Sunday | sipetensiey de meet in their hall and | railroad. no police. mornings j teach their children science, philosoe- | phy, ethics, in short common | in the afternoon some sense; lectures h ex- | press his or her (for woman 1s held one after which all have a chance to to be the equal of man) opinion on the lecture. They haye a splendid j band. a good stage for dramas, and | good will everywhere prevails. Pe Thev believe the only heaven or {het is here on earth and we can | make it which we please, conse- , quently, all endeavor to make home j}happy- Once in two weeks they have a dance in which all partici~ {pate. Their enemes say that they are ‘*freelovers,’” a charge which ao man can <ubstantiate. They have morality without religion, prosperity | without a God, happiness without | superstition or bigotry, in short it 46 | the only town in America where ev- | erything is subjected to reason and | common sense, if it stands the test, it 's adopted, if not rejected. Should a orother or sister do wrong, the moral influence ot the whole town is brought to bear, by kindness, to re- claim him or her. C. A. Trirr. epg morning,struck Laf th rst and Pine streets, kill- Eieheupy sta Spencer, on and