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mmmamamnape er" var = —! The Butler tw OCTOBER { = i WE. BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY Republican Dirty Work in Ghio. ars s, O., Octo 7-—Dud- The party no iin Address to the Governor by His os ts is | mustake ia the : ee St; 2 nistake in the nomination Friends of the Opposite Party. ne pla as in: Clevela Every day ; es aus! He 1s buying votes direct. ditional at he 1s the ee The iollowing address to Gov. | owing what he is for the time: that both in teveld as adopted at a meeting | adquarters are i nd ¢ rhe | fF eoods 1 cleveland was adop a nm | x AGquarters are 2 and career he is a candidate of | of eoods m all departments at ¢ the Cleveland Republicans of | Columbus but he | eéps so much in! remarkable st SS a Re at affalo: | the dark that he 1s seldomseen. The personal ignetism that is const: Gov. Cleveland—You are among | state committee has two off one | ly attracting to him new el sfor the first time since your nomi- stion for the high office of presi- ent of the United States. The] bleveland Republicans of the city of ‘our home desire to extend to you aj; Syrmal and hearty welcome. i Buffalo has many times shown its ‘onfidence in and esteem for you, qwice when republicans have de— dto rebuke dishonesty in their dwn party they have found in you 7 nt instrument. You have een our mayor and are now our dovernor. In every position in Sich you have been placed you as shown yourself worthy of the just reposed in you. No_ honest jan ot any party ever had reason to “egret giving you his support. to tho forced you into the mayor’s gainst your will and made you gov- e wih * Causes similar chair nor of the empire state without ving sought the office, now call r your election to the highest of- issue ot this overshadows | all **Without craft more Se inthe nation. The lampaign which per issues is integri Honesty wisdom is mere hozenage,”” We want ‘aything else in the chair of Wash- pagton and Lincoln a fearless, inde- bendent, honest man. © As Republicans we say : get that we believe your chief com- “xtitor for the presidential office is The record of his even and than with re- wt such a man. boficral lite has caused many, } hose who support him, to condemn ,um as unclean and dangerous. His ‘al-tale letters, showing how he used received have mary ‘or himself, | eal explanations, but none of faem have succeeded in expleining iiway his dishonor. The taint of ‘rruption clings to them and should ind we believe must prove an effect- ul bar to his election ‘to the office long and _ persistently % has so sought. We deem it especially fortunate ‘hat in turning from a_ candidate thom we cannot trust, we find »posing candidate in eyery way ‘worthy of confidence. We _ prefer Smhonest deraocrat to a dishonest iepublican. We cannot understand fat sentingent or that superstition which puts party before honor and ‘fore country. We cannot Mehend that logic which says that jmeman may bea corrupt congress- juan and yet be trusted to be a mod- president, and in the same breath an com- ‘ells us that another man, though he | aay be a model governor, cannot be | usted in the presidency. In the ace of such false and contemptible doctrine we say: You have been sithful over the interests placed in your charge ; we will strive Surge the field of your responsibili— Yes and usetulness.- your official ca- We We ot We have watche Teer and have studied your lite. feel that we well. beheve that integrity is the basis Your character. that faithfulness to trust is your first rule of We beheve that, hke Clay, you had rath- know you hfe. er be right than be president if choice | Qust be made, and that, like Lin— coln, you will be firm in the right as We endorse- God gives you to see the right. therefore tender you our nent and support, and bid you wel- some as an honored guest, 2 dential candidate, a model governor Dut, greater than all, an fonest man. The Execuuve Commiuttce "Cleveland Republicans, Erie Co ANSLEY Wu.cox, Ch’m Ratpu Srone, |. B. “OLMSTEAD, Secretaries. ‘us official position to make money? to en-| presi- | fronting on Third street and the oth- jer on Fourth stree The Third street office is a public the committee does its legitimate business. The Fourth 1s where Dudley and men do their deviltry. They aim first to get a man in each precinct in the state in their service, with who they to street his con- | tract for deliveri the republi- cans ot three or four democratic votes. They do not take any chance but insist in knowing the names and addresses of every vote thus bou three, « get two district which wanted, and would otherwise be democratic, it ma votes in each m sa big tctalin the state, for every vote so chia ged counts as two. In case they cannot get democrats to vote the republican ticket they buy them to stay at home on tion day and not vote at ali. be Their fund ap- pears to simply unlimited, and they are paying all sorts of prices tor planche TO DRAW FOR FUNDS. The prices of votes so far as heard all the way from $10 to get this from ra $50. sort It is very difficult to since couple of weeks ago, when the dem~ ocrats produced a letter from the republican central committee rooms ot evidence the time a ;to a man offering him $50 tor three votes, still we keep pretty well pest- ed on what they are doing. Said a “the elec- , prominent democrat to-day, vote of the state at Garfield’s 8 724,000. If we have cre anyt the same proportion as we did privr to that fme it will be at least 775,000. think the vote last year at the about 719,000. much greater in- tion v sed in ing near state The in the election was increase has been democratic districts than ir licans rely for their main you will see that on a square party pull we could win in a canter. The result, therefore, depends rather upon the buying power ot the re- committee than on publican other consideratior, they can possibly win. buy enough to hitherto voted with the republicans them and driven most of them out. | I don’t think those who rem } ain will es to vote, colonized fair mining wa }as they know them and have The valley will 1 democratic majority. no love for them. give | j am incre the or cannot be deteated at the polls, tates, Republican or somebody something else are trying to kill him. | First the train which he was on Illinois was wrecked, and he was a heavy embankment, hurled do but miraculously escaped with only votes. Republicans concede that it the democrats carry Ohio Blame is | beaten beyond all hope, and hence | the managers in this state have carte 1} jand office } { any | and idon’t think | | What fertune he Wardness western reserve, on which the repub- i suppert. | Takiag these facts into consideration | support. He is a temping to assq York stronger to-day in throughout the Unie than at ie of his nomination. He is one t men > naturally make friends and w respect. Quiet, dignified and self-possessed, with clear, comprehensive grasp ot pub- da terse ut- lic subjects forcible the verry d fly is a e is opposite Af His unas- > flppar official career le. Two months of campaign and journalistic squibbi have fed to impez gle act of his hfe, and in his own great pect and con- In- ses Of society. candidate aimst whom it was so difficult eve onal find 1s for o£ trust himselt the for pe Ties to grounc In las various position always shown —fs EES onor courageous, able; z American to-day a conspicuous and nds before the in example of those characteristics in official hfe which are needed and prized most. The contrast between him and his opponent helps to de- of official velop the strength and symmetry his personality. Blaine’s life 1s marred hy suspicious circum- by by ill es—-by money gotten, nfisuse ot official opportunities, disreputable associations, by* insin- | Cleveland’s things. cerity and partisanship. past is tree from all these has was openly His official always dictated by pure His sup- ve always and laboriously earned. acts were honorable motives. and triends h potters been of nong the best classes so- candor and_ straightfor- the life.— ciety, and ve been and are distinguishing features of his Missouri Republican. A Day ior Prayer and Fasting. Chicago, October ing will 7-—The follow- be issued to-morrow: PROHIBITION HEADQUARTERS, | Chicago, Oct. 10, 1884. § ! To the people of the United States: In the Hocking valley the miners | i guilt fastened upon the people, usually, but the strike and the inci— | dent desolation have disgusted all ot ! In view of the misery and crime resulting trom alcoholism and of the governments, municipal, state and jnational, by permitting and even licensing the traffic im poisonous { permit new comers who haye been | us | Knowing tull well that Hendricks | 1 inj a tew bruises, while many were se- verely injured. Then a couple of days since his train run into hand- car, but § again ped. There is nc tryir to kit! the({ grand ae man; he will live to be inawgurated vice-president on the qth of xext Mari wants every voie, gan leiters. Whv 1 he trv-so bard to keep them back dovrite ‘burn this letter?’ drinks, the executive committee of by | COWLES’ MERCANTILE COMPANY. | j er eens ee SE ee ‘Clothing, Carpets, Gloves, His 7-—John t Stang Blaine and New York, October | Warrea, Record. D. republican chatrman of t "| state committee, yesterday received | the fowing letter: Sir—I wish to tender my resigna- tion as republican elector for this } state. [am sorry to say that I can- | not, conscientiously, support the present nominee for president, Jas. G. Blaine. I remain Yours, Respectfully, | thing beyond what is 1n his letter. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 7.—A spec- 1al to the Post Dispatch from Macon, the republic Mo., says an state con- | vention in opposition to the tusion- ists met and organized by electing John Jeffrey, of Boone county, ; chairman, and Wm, P. Beech, ot | Macon county, secretary. The following state ticket was | nominated: | Governor, O Guitar, ot Boone H county. Lieutenant Governor, Theodore Bruere, of St. egies Secretary of State, N. C. Burch, ot Cole county. State Auditor, Benjamin N. Pren—- tiss, of Harrison. State Treasurer, Charles E. H wood, of Greene county. | Register of Lands, Benjamin F. Hens, of Adair. Attorney General, | Karnes, of Jackson. i Judge of Supreme Court, John B. Henderson, of St. Louis. Railroad C \ Turner, of St. Louis. James V- the prohfbition party call upon the | The republican electers chosen at people of this country to observe i the 1 1 s 5 INVENTION Wednesday. October 29, as a day of | SEDALIA CO’ | fasting, humiliation and confession, nd in view of the many all over the and are ormity of the liquor crime and are willing to be at cost and pains to put} all yer to christian Al- it away, we call upon pr that Hi believers to unite in mighty God aid may given to a measure which will result in the speedy putting away of this | drinks. Joun B. Fixcw,. Chairman. The man who votes for Nick Ford | either stultifies his manhood, or nev- er had self-respect enough to resent j a spit inthe tace. The man who will support such a murderer of the good name of his state, is unworthy of citizenship among a lot of canni- | bals. —Sedalia Bazoo. aroused and realize the en-} be! nd the amas on of the traf-, were reinstated, and fusion with the greenbackers repudiated. The last | resolution of the platform is as tol- lows: ; With charity for all toward none, and firm | of a successful future for the malice faith and in the W. E. Forrest. | Forrest is a prominent doctor of | this citv. He refuses to say any-! ei amussioner, J. Milton | eet It = do You g00 Hosiery, i Queensware, in fact the 1 ‘or Vernon counties. jamie’) store, | sigh, and | | i} \ } repud- | Hican party in \ i, we present 'astate ticket composed of distim-! guished, honorable and — capable | men for the suffrages of those publicans who refuse to tollow recreant fusion leaders down ithe dark valley of humiliation, where ignominous defeat awaits them. RKarrow Escape ef an Editor. h you would set ‘I wish very tle this little bill,’ muc Dui cohec— tor, walking into the sanctum of an | Austin journalist. The editor glanced tearlessly at the docume nd exclaimed: ‘Little bill! Why, man alive, | this bill is nearly twice as much as I agreed to pay for these trousers. Notions, argzest combined = st Everybody cordially You must come de vo fifty per cent. and then perhaps I'll pay it some time next spring.’ ‘Wecan’t do that. The legisla- ture 1s in session now, and we a good deal of business with them; we calculate that only one man in two pays, so for that reason we have to make out the bills for twice the have | amount.’ ‘Then regard me as one of the men who don’t pay.’ ‘In that case you will be placed in the same category with members of the legislature.’ The editor seemed thought. Finally h absorbed in heaved a great murmuring: ‘I wouldn’t do it it it wasn’t for my tamily,’ he pulled out a large roll of bank notes and picked out a_ five-dollar bill, landed it over to the enemy, and thus prevented a stigma being placed his upon —Tes Sitt- ings. reputation. Commercial College! 421 N. 3d St., St. Louis, Mo. Open All the Year! Allthe Branches of Mathemathical and Course taught. sex-Special Teacher’s Course for those who desire to Learn and Teach Business and Ornamental Penman- ship, etc. Refers to thousands ot former stu dents who have completed under our instructious. sae-A Full Corps of Experienced Protessors. Write for Circ Penmanship and Catalogue of dents and References. Address: rof. J. W. Johnson Mo. PRE SENT: an English Commercial rs, Spec Sr. Louts, The Largest Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House in America. WANAMAKER & BROWN, OAK HALL, Philadelphia. ine of card samples of t piece goods stock be found with . McKIBBEN, AGENT, Butler, Mo. ‘Trutke 4RiCH ns of | Stu- | d to look through and save you lots of money on all falland winter purchases in TT ANE ES ee A Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps ee OR ce TTT Valises, Groceries, invited, ock voods Bates io visit our M. S. COWLES MERCANTILE CoO. Corner Park Ave., and 6th si. WiLL. | Trustee’s Sale. | Whereas, Geo. W. Miers, ot Bates county, Missouri, by his deed of trust, dated July 3rd, and recorded in the Re- corder’s office, of said Bates county, in Book 30, at page 133, did convey to J. C Ciark, as trustee, and in case of his ab- j sence or retusalto act, the then acting eriff otf Bates county, Missouri, for the rpose of securing the payment of tain promissory notes in said deed ot trust described, the following described real estate situated in the county of cer: eS and state of Missouri, to-wit: Block twelve (1 and north 1, of block thirteen (3), in the town of Walnut Mo. The said G. W. Miers express yreeimg in said deed of trust, that should defauit be inade in the payment of either the note orinterest thereon when the same be- came due and payable, and. whereas, de- tault having been made in the payment ot said note and interest thereon, and | said} Cc. » the trustee named in d deed, having retused to act, at the | request of the legal holder ot said note, I, |. FP. Hanks, sheritt of Bates county, Missouri, by virtueot the power in me vested by said deed of trust, and at the request of the legal holder of said note, [1 will, on Friday, Oct. 31 1884 at the court house door in said city of Butler, sell tor cash to the highest bidde i the ri ght, titie and interest in Lot two w 2), conveyed to me by sald. deed ot tri ) satisty t the sale to be between the hours of o’clock in the forenoon and 4 o’clack in the afternoon of thatday. W.F. Hanks, Trustee. Administrator’s Notice. e is h letters of Not ereb; given, that administration upon the estate of William | M. Reeder deceased, have been granted | to the unde) rsignec, by the Bates County Probate Court, in Bates county, Missouri, bearing date the 30th day ot August 1884- All persons having claims against said est re requested toexhibit the 2 to me | for allowance, within one year trom the | date of said letters or they may be pre cluded trom an ot such estate: and it said clair not exhibited within he date of the publicatio ‘¥ will be torever barre Austin Rerpe w. i, ¥. said estate, in- ased, that ator of nent thereot, at vinistrator. { Fred Dor» Barber | Will give you a neat » j hair-cut. Hekeeps nc ut experienced barbers. Willalso grind razors. Satis |taction guaranteed. Rooms north side | square , shampoo or