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VOL. 24. M'HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1898. NO. tfejfevy Jlaiifofer. tt»BU8HBD EVBEY WKDNEBDAY BY "nM.* VAN SLY KUr- BOITOB AND PROPRIETOR. ' - OFFICE IN THE NICHOLS BLOCK _ Two Doors North Owen & Chapelt's Store* . . TERMS SUBSCRIPTION: On® year (in advance) ........tl SO , If No* Paid wltbin Three Months 2 00 Sabacrlptionn received for three or six months In the same proportion. RATES OF ADVERTISING: B ' * " We announce liberal rales for advertising in the Pi,Att.DKAi.BR, ami enrteavor to state L • • :th«m eo plainly that they will be readUy un- ff" 'J .-.Uerstwd. They are as follow: i' * Jl Inch one year « ' ' ®* S Inches one yaar, * }*'JJ® 3 Inches one year >•> J*t X Column one year ........a WOO •y 34 Column one year..;. 60 00 Oolnmn one year ...... lw 00 : ' One inch means the measurement of "one ^ iineh down tl;e oolutnn. single column width. : Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have ' :the privilege of changing as often as they ;V^choose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having "V standing cards) will bo entitled to Insertion ,_of local notices at ihe rate of 6 cents per line . jeaon week. All others irill be charged 10 %ents per line the llret week, and 5 cents per ^ line for each subsequent week. V-', * Transient advertlssmentg will be charged " tat the rate of 10 cents per line, (nonpareil v-f y pe, name as this is set in) the first issue, and , 6 cents per line for subsequent issues. Tbus, jk*\ * an Inch advertisement will cost #1,0*1 for one $£> %eek. il.S» for two weeks, t2,00 for three weeks, and so oa. Th8 PLAINUEALBR will be liberal in giving editorial nottceB, but, as a business rule, it •will require a suitable fee trom everybody seeking the use of Us columns tor pecuniary P jgaln. V «S" All Foreign Advertising payable quar­terly, in adyauee. These terms will be strictly adhered to. „ BUSINESS CARDS. W. C. ANNERS, , PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. WEST MoHENRY. ILL. SSSLBY'S DRUB STOnE. O. H. GILLMORB, ATTOR S EV. Probate work a sp*c;aUy • Office in Kendall Block, Wuod> tock, 111. ' J. f. OA9KY, ATTORNEY ami 0 >un»e!ot at Law. Office in Joslyn's Block, Woodstock, III, 8pl>c- lal attent.on given to trial oases. KNIGHT & BROWS. ATTORNEY IAT L.AW, ICO wastington Street, Qoioago, III. FRANK L. 9 BPARD OUNfSBLL'jR AT LAW, suite 80--182 Clark 6 tract, OHoago, 111. C O. P. B4.RKE3, ATTORNEY, solicitor, and OoU6 •• lions a specialty. Ooniuelor Woodstock, 111. FRANK R. JAOKMAN, ATTOIINEY an'» Counselor ai Law. Prompt and oareful attention to all mat ters !stt :n my hands. Mo ey to loan, in Hoy block, Woodstock, 111. office, 55, residence,69. : office l'ele phono-- 35>1 DAVID G. WELLS, M. D, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Offl -e In Nichols Block, over Plain .ealer office. McHenry. Telephone No 4. O H. FfcGElU, M. D. >HT8IOI IN AND SURGEON, McHenry, 111. Oillce at Residence. . R. A. E. AURINGER, HY8ICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in the Stroner bniMlntr. one door west of A. P. er's store, Wtst McHenry, 111. Residence, se 'ormfrly occu ied by Dr. Osborne, professional calls promptly attended to. W. P. ST. GLAIR, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public ileal Estate and Insurance, •" f* NUNDA, llli^ •\ JOHN P. SMITH, . Watchmaker Ac Jeweler MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINK stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew- i\. elry always on hand. Special attention (••a to repairing fine watehei. Give me oall. JOHN P. SMITH. W. A. CRISTY, Juetioe of tine Peace. WEST MoHJCNEY, ILL. Special Attention paid to Collection*. H. C. MEAD, Justice o] the Peace and General In­ surance Agent. Including Accident and Life Insurance. WMT MCHKWKT. ILL. SO YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a sketch and description may onlokly ascertain our opinion free whether an WTeBtlon is probably patentable. Communiea- tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest aeency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir­ culation Of any scientific Journal. Terms. M a year; four months, $1. Sold by :iil newsdealers. New York Branch Office, 625 P St., Washington, D. C. Or. Walter C. Besley, |»E1STI8T WEST McHENBT, Office overtcesi«f*8 f Wood*t ck Office D<*ng Store; I Kendall Dental Parlors* Will bo at McHenry office Mondays and Tues ays At Woodstock office Wednesdays, Ttoirs- days, Fridays and Bnturdays, ^ EXAMINATIONS FREE. A. C. SPURLING, ' Veterinary • Surgeon, Went MoHenrj, 111. Special att<>nfion giren to th« treat- men r of Cows. Office at residence on Wankepui street, one door east of HO.EL Park. MILO J. L. HOWE, PIANO & ORGAN Tuner & Repairer. All Orders Promptly Attended to, "I P. ) MeHfenry* A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler No. 126 State Street, Chicago. dpeolal attention given to repairing Fine Watches an t Chronometers. A Fnll Assortment of Orals in his line PATENTS Cayeats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat­ ent business conducted for MoOERaTC Fees. OUR OFFICE is OPPOSITE U.S.PATENT OFFICE land we can secure patent in less time than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip- O'jtJ. We advise, if patentable or not, free of Charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. A »IMPMLCT " How to Obtain Patents," with cost of same 'in the U. S. arid foreign countries >aant free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. Om PttfCNT Orricc, WASHINGTON. D. C. DR. BAECHLER DENTIST W A R ! r We have jnat made arrangemen s hy whteh weottatn coatiolofa special oultionof Oram's Big War Atlas, Plate Work and everything per- talning to Dentistry. Parties from a distance should drop a oard a day or two betore coming. Office. McHenry. / C. F. BO LEY, ProDrielor of McHenry Br wry, MCHENRY, ILL. 'Always on Hand with the Best Peer SMOKERS! When in Want of a Good Cipr! CALL AT BARBIAN BROS, Ci^rar and THE OLD RELIABLE Tobacco Dealers. OCH SPECIALTIES .* Our Monogram, 10c. Barbiaji's Best hand made 5c The best cigars made. Sold by all local dealers. J P1EEY & OWEN. Bankers, McHENRY. - - ILLINOIS. This Bank receives deposits, buys and sells Foreign and Domestic Exchange, and does a General Banking Business We endeavor to do all business en­ trusted to our care in a manner and upon terms entirely satisfactory to our cus­ tomers and respectfully solicit the public patronage, -- MONEY TO LOAN w On Real Estate and othe"r first class security. Special attention given to collections. INSURANCE In First Class Companies at the Lowest Rates. Yours Respectfully, PERRY & OWEN. Notary Public. SUMMER Horse Goods! CUS CARLSON, At his Harness Shop, near the Red bridge, has just received a fine line of Summer Horse Goods, consisting of Fly Nets, Lap Robes, Summer Blankets, etc. To which he invites the attention of the public. He will guarantee to please you in quality, price amf styf^. ALSO, A FINE STOCK OF SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS Which will be sold cheaper than the same goods can be bought elsewhere and war­ ranted as represented. REPAIRING Promptly Attendtnl to Do not fail to call at once And get the benefit of our bargains. / CUS CAPLSON McHenry, 111., .luly 12. 1898 NEW HOTEL -AND Boarding House Water Street, McHenry, ANTON ENGLEN, Proprietor. completed my new I am now prepared to Having building take Boarda? by the Day or Week, Give them the best accommo­ dations, and at KE A SON ABLE RATES.', My Rooms are all newly fur nisbe 1, well ventilated, and the building is practically Fire Proof No pains will be spared to please all who may favor me with their patronage. AUTONY ENGBLN. McHenry, 111., Wt. The Best Book of its Kind It ie just wh*tjou want *D«1 you w*ot to follow lb« movements of oor t1e«t*&nd our MttlieB. It cont&iaa 16 pase* of lar e co o<ed maps, 21x14 lDcbes, and uxiOH lochM is alae, covering &)1 territory where a cotUtot eoold |K>t8ibly occur, COMPLETE STATISTICS, Naval and military, an«l history of all ountriea and possessions involved, all the fflcial documents, ete. It answers all War Questions, Settles all War Arguments, Strictly up to Date. Even if you have another Atlas you need th's rne to keep posted. While this special spec edition lasis we will sen<t copies po tpai<1, to. KEIHT with four ISBUPS of our profuse trated comic paper "UP TO DATE' cents iu stamps or silver. Address y U me­ ter » UP TO DATE. Monon Bids. Chleagt AGENTS WANTED In every eounty to supply the great popular demand fer America's Var for TOLD IN PICTURE, ^ AND STORY COMriLXO AITD WBITTBH BT Senator John J. Ingalls. Of Kansas* ^ The trost brilliantly written, voel pp» fuseiy and artistically illustrate>', and -n^st intensely popular book on tbe suHject of the war with Spain. Nearly^ 200 Superb Illustrations From Photo*:rai'h8 t*ken special'? fer this great work. Agenti>are making $50 to |100 a week selling it. A veritable bonat za for live canvasserr. Apply for desorlptlon, term* and ter. itory at once to M. D» THOMPSON PUB. CO. 8t- Lou'i, Mo., or Mew York City- MILO L. HOWE, DEAlElt:iN PI ANOS, ORCANS, Musical Merchandise. Of allXlBAt »BdtkMt Mtflrt*. 'est M jHenryl - Illinois^ CONSOLIDATED Field Fencing. I& made in 16 different atrleg and is guaranteed to tnrn all kinds of stock Nothing but Large Galvenized Wire of the Best Bessemer Steel used in its construction A FENCE THAT ALWAYS KEEPS THAT ALWAYS ITS SH \PE. djTrfk Crimp and Joint* SW The hinge joint at each Intersection of the wire# makes an adustabie fence and prevents stay wires from bending. wire provides for expan­ sion and con trie tlon and prevents st*y wires from moving out of place. MABVFAOTDBBD BT CONSOLIDATED STSBL * W»RB OO CHICAGO, ILU!K>l8 Ttione wishing a fence will do well to Bee this fence aad get our prlee* before purchasing. Call on or addreta E. H. THOMPSON, 9m4 West McHenry. I HEAR THE DEPOT, WF8T McHENRY, ILL, Keeps open for tbe accommodation of the Public a First-Olass, Saloon and Restaurant, Where ho will at all times keep the best brands of Wittes. Liquors atxl Oifara to be found in the market Bal es Take ti Piano Steels Naturally. A growing girl who has no Piano misses a great deal or enjoyment, and day by day becomes at a great disadvantage, socially. We make a specialty of good, honestly-built Pianos, at low prices. Our stock is all-- embracing--we exhibit the finest Pianos ever shown in this village, but we take equal satisfaction in extremely low-priced instruments. (A Visit of Inspection Will Surprise You Plants Tuned and Repairs J. On short notice and satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Ian also Ajcent for the Celebrated in proved DOMKSTIC SEW!NO MACHINES, Oa* of tbe best Machines on the market, whieli will be sold on ea y terms, and guaran teed. Oall and aee it. finiLO L HOWE. J. W. BONSLETT, Plumbing ^ OontraLOtor. All liilli of Sanitary Fliuli ^OKPfLT ATTM9I0 V0 Has just received a very com­ plete stock of Plumbing Goods, Bath TulWa Closets, Lavatories and Fixtures. Steam and Est Watar Heating. Complete stock of all aiies Galvanized and Black Pipe and Fittings on hand. Office and Show Room in Jacob Bon- •lett's Agricultnrsl Implement Building, MoHBNRY. ILL. PABST'8 ^ XUwAtkit Ugw Bmi, At Wholesale and Retail. Beer in large cr small Kegs or Bottles al­ ii ays on hand, cheaper than an; otbsr.quality zonsideretl. Ordeia by mail promptly attended to. OOOD STABLING FOR HORSES «r Oall and see aa. Robt. Schiessie. West McHenry, May 2,1898, Har- in Having had »tveral yeara experience fell­ ing farm and other sales. I now call attention to the fact that I feel like getting a GREAT "HUMP" Oa myself »r<i aell yrur farm sales in M«Uenry as well as Lake Oo with a great DETERMINATION Necessary to obtain irood results these close times, l am satisfied that it requires tbe iimi VIGOR AND PUSH To sell farm sales and be successful as it dees to chop woflN or aell you a farm in Ar kansas. either of which I am willing to do wh«n calltd. MoSt of vou will know that I have hed and still have m'-ch experience se'llnr just eueh gno«ls and stoek as you wtll r>ffer at public anct on thU spring, lhere fore I shoull l>now tbeir value and h w to get at selling the san<e tor the most money, dropping the article with the one that some­ times pays his note, 1 aw quite a pood bid der and alwavs looking for bargains. I believe I CAD do more for you than ean the others for the same or less cost. If 1 (lid not feel su ic of the above and was not in dead earnest and willing to try. on short notice, I would not be so welteqnippedl An alarm turned in by postal may revea unexpected results. Try Ut a Couple of Times. Toar obedient and tmsystematlo friend T. V. 8L0GUM, Waueonda« m HINGWOOD. Harry Peet moved hie family to yard Monday. Key. J. Stranb, of McHenry, was town Monday. G. A. Stevens was a Woodstock visitor Friday. P. K. Allen, of Chicago, Was in town Tuesday. Mr. Rich st ent Sunday with his family h re. a H. M. JeneSn and family, of Rosedale, were calling on friends Sunday evening. tfiss Mary Madden, of Chicago, has been spending a few days with Miss Anna Green. Mr. Ktmerling's peop'e entertained several of their Ostend friends Friday last. Guy Hall, who belongs to the hospital corps, returned to his dutifw 8unday morning, reporting at Fori? Sheridan. Miss Clara Thompson ana Mies Katie Walsh, of i^arreville, spent Thursday evening wit1* Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson and Miss F. A. Ingalls spent Sunday with Mr. Walker's people at Greenwood. Richard Lawson came up from Elgin Thursday evening to attend Mr. Weid- rich's funeral. Mrs. O. N. Rich has returned from the city with a full stock of millinery. Should you be n need of anything in hor line both price and style can be made to suit. Mrs. James McDonald, of Greenwood, was a caller at E. F. Harrison's on Fri­ day. Mfs. H. returned home with her aud is spending a few date at her old hom . All the McHenry dealers :n musical instruments were in town before break fast Monday uicrn'sg trying to sell an organ for the church. The W. C. T. U. will give an entert»iin- raent at the M. E. Chuich on Wednesday evening, Sept. 28, in honor of Frances E. Willard's birthday. Remember the New England Supper and Experience Social at the residence of J. S. Brown, Saturday next, afternoon and evening. A good program me will be rendered. DEATH OF PETER W1EDBICH. Just before noon on Wednesday, Sept 14, Peter Wiedrich passed to his reward W bile it was a great surprise to all when a report of I is sickness was circulated, it has since been learned thtit be bad not seen a well day all summer. Many things are attributed to his death but conges^ tion of the brain was the immedia c a u s e . M r . W i e d r i c h w a s b o r n i n w h i is now Alaacj. Germany, June 14, 1835^ and was therefore G3 years of age. He came to the 17*. ited States and direct to this county with his parents in 1845, settling on a form in Queen Ance Prairie He knew the Hardships of a pioneer life but lived to see comfortable homes on what was once a bleak prairie. In 1875 be moved to what was then known as the Walker farm, and some time a'ter purchased the whole 440 acres which has since been kept as one farm Many bard days were spent to get his farm in shape to cultivate, and increase the value of same, tLe one thing that he worked hard for, and used all honorable means to obtain, in fact, it became the cberisbed hope of his life, was to see the highway extended across the g uthere part of his farm, although justice de­ manded what Mr. Wiedrich wished, his hope was never realized. He married in 1858 and leaves, besides his widow, seven children, four sons, Peter H., George J., Fred B. and Frank M., and three daugh­ ters, Mrs. Fred Berchie, Mrs J. E. Carr and Mrs. Charles Olesen, who have the sympathy of all. Peter Wiedrich had been a familiar form on our streets for years, and never passed without having a pleasant word for all. He was a kind husband and father, a good neighbor and a fri. nd both in word and deed. The funeral services were held in the M. E. Church on Friday, conducted by a min­ ister from Capron, interment being in the Ringwood cemetery. Farms for Sale! Choice igrictrltaral Lands in CLARK, WOOD and other VjcfAndn Counties In HIOVUUOIU LYON, YELLOW MEDICINE Hiiinncnta AND other Counties In •IIIUWVMI BBOOKINGS. CODINGTON Dflkfltit and other Counties in l/UVUl Improved Farms, $15 to $25 per acre Unimproved Land, $10 per acre. annUO Improved Farms. ^t° H down. iDilRiJ unimproved Land, one ttfth down. Here is an opportunity to obtain a farm in the healthiest section of the U. S. nt u verv low Price •nil which is sure to soon inert;i»e in value. These Lands are Desirable^ The Term* are Easy. 00 The Soli I* Klch and Fertile; H of Kapid Incrra e in ValM. S of Excellent Market Facilities. Q Of rare Wnt«*r nnd no Drouth*. S Of Good I<I>B(IK> School* and Churches. ^ In the vicinity of neighbors and friends You can soon own • farm, raise as food crops, and get as good prices as in outhernWisconsin or Northern Illinois. We know you will be pleased If you will investigate. Address, C.g. GRAVES, Janesville, Wis. GOOD LIVE AGENTS WANTED. MCftl Uf AilTCfl School Tweneri, Me Wtll *w I Cil cbanicg, Farmers, Mft- chine Agents, anyone houest and willing lo bustle. «-e wi 11 p*v good wage* and steady empovmut With our facilities and per ani.ai help ».»<i man fully alive an«* wilito# »• work otn w'n a paying position with OS* Ap »"""k"Lu:r«Htco. HARD WOOD TIMBER LAND FOR SALE Over One Half Million Acres of splendid bard wood timber land, in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan for sale by the Chicago&Northwesteni Railway. The best land proposi­ tion ever made to Set­ tlers. The timber more than pays for the land. For prices, terms, and all details, write or apply to 2. V . CLEVELAND, lend C'omr. C. & S. w. By., Chicago. It b Shown Up by Senator Berry in His Speech at Au­ gusta. "Mr. Drcyer, treasurer of one of the parks in the city of Chicago, wu a d»- faulter of money belonging to the state of almost an equal amount, andj , he, too, is a companion of Spalding in. ^ the penitentiary as a memorial of thej, .. last democratic state administration.^ The Warden of the Chester peniten- iffe tiary, a defaulter; the chief grain in-| 4 . - THE DISH OFFICIALS ME CORCERHEOL w ANTKD-SEVKRAL TRUSTWORTHY persona la tbis state to manage onr business in th«ir own acd nearby counties. It is mainly office work crn lucted at borne. Palary utrnigut |9«0 a year ana e\pen«ee- deflnite, bonafftie, no more, no les* salary. Monthly, #75 U«ferencee, Enclose eeif- addressed stamped envei pe, Htrberi E. Hess, Prest., Dept. M, Chicago. 10 im GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION A Poll (Net of Six War Memorial Spoons Abaolntaly Free to Every Family In the Untied stales. For sixty days we'll give absolutely without cost f. full eet of eix War Memo­ rial Spoons to every family sending UB a cash order for Household Furniture se­ lected from our catalogue, no matter whether the order be for f 1 or $ 1,000 This means that we're going to add fifty thousand names to our list of per­ manent customers. We're going to de­ monstrate that it pays to send direct to the factory for furniture. This dis­ tribution will cost us thousand ofdollars --and make us thousand of friends. Each spoon is of a different desigc-- Four U. S. Battleships, including the "Maine," Soldiers in t amp in Cuba, and Morro Castle. These spoons tire not the cheap kind advertised extensively at f 1.00 to $ 1.50 a set. They are warranted best coin silver plate on a base of pure\mckel silver (not low grade braes-}. They will wear for ypftrw and become a priceless heir­ loom lor future generations. Send for a copy of our catalogue today. You should enclose a stamp or two to help pay postage QUAKER VALLEY MFO. CO., 353,355&357 W. Harrison St, Chicago. 9-4m COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS' DAY, OMAHA EXPOSITION, SEPT. 34. On account of above, Sf-ptember 22-23, all agents of the North western L;ne will sell tickets to Omaha at reduced rates, good until September 26. 10-w2 ANOTHER REDUCTION IN RATES TO OMAHA. Tourists tickets via tho Northwestern Line, the pioneer line west and northwest of i hicago, will be sold during September at verv low rates, A pply to agents for full particulars. The celebrated Pillsburv Flour can be ound at Simon Stoffel's. It i* un jueetionably the most popular Flour Mver sold here. New Stock of Tennis Flannel just re- •ived, at Simon Stoffel't. Ramiey, a Tool of Detigaisf Politi­ cian a, Died,of a Broken Heart- Splendid Condition of the Stat* Treasury When the Republicans Tnrned It Over -- BllftP fsasii »ty the Ls«t liegislatsK, Augusta, 111., Aug. 22.--At the re­ cent senatorial convention held here State Senator Berry, who acted as chairman, made a strong speech, ini the course of which he said: "The democratic party is simply seek­ ing to distract attention of the people from their past history in Illinois and make some side issue prominent, there­ by hoping to gain the present election; but in this they will be very much mis­ taken. The republicans of Illinois will not be carried away at this time upon any side issue, but the democratic party must win or lose this election up­ on the past history of the democratic party in the state of Illinois and in the nation, and we insist that the issue is an honest administration of public af­ fairs in Illinois and an honest dollar. "Our democratic friends at- their love feast at La Harpe the other day, some­ times called a central convention, I no­ tice, passed a series of resolutions, the first of which reads as follows: " 'We are in favor of ^n economical administration of government^ both na­ tional and state.' "That statement made -by the demo­ cratic party of Illinois, in view of re­ cent history, is sufficient to make a wooden Indian in front of a cigar store 6mile. A party which from 1892 to 1896 in the state of Illinois gave the people the-most extravagant and reckless ad­ ministration in our history to be talk­ ing now about an economical govern­ ment is fh^heijrht of impudence, and which", only 'Two years ago turned a ^jrational government over to us after having run it for four years and spent all the money in the treasury, and sell­ ing bonds to pay the running expenses of the government, will hardly fool the people this time. "They also declare against a isingle gold standard, and oppose a protective tariff. It is a strange thing that some people can never tell when they have had enough. It would seem that as often as the democratic party has been defeated upon that issue it would try something else. "They also declare that they are op­ posed to the anti-fusion law, as a po­ litical measure to hinder the people from expressing their wishes by means of the ballot. Practically understood* they mean to say. We are opposed to anti-fusion law, which prevents three or four ringsters in the Twenty-eighth senatorial district getting together after the parties have refused to fuse, and by a deal made among themselves place a man's name illegally and unlaw­ fully upon the democratic ticket two or three days before the election. The peo­ ple of the state of Illinois are intelli­ gent enough to be able to cast their ballots as they desire. When a man's name appears upon one ticket it is an easy matter for any citizen to vote for him, but it is not so easy to fool a lot of people as by the old way. "They also declare the present Btate administration to be corrupt and against the interests of the people of the state of Illinois. Permit me for a moment to pay my respects to that paragraph of the democratic platform of the Twenty-eighth senatorial dis­ trict. "When John P. Altgeld was elected governor of Illinois, and thi^ state was turned over by Gov. Fifer as the rep­ resentative of the republican party, there were $3,000,000 or more in the treasury of this state, and Illinois was out of debt. Every institution in the state was in good condition, with its debts all paid. During more than a quarter of a century of republican rule in Illinois not a single state officer or manager or employe of any state in­ stitution, or in any department of the state government, had defaulted for a single dollar, but the entire iu terests of the peopl? had been kept secure and Inviolate, and when Gov. Fifer turned Illinois over to John P. Altgeld, rep­ resenting the democratic party, he turned over the interests of the great­ est commonwealth in the union, and- he turned them over with a record un­ tarnished and without a parallel. Every dollar of the state money in every department was accounted for. Defalcation* of Democrats. "Four years rolled around. The democratic party had so conducted the affairs of state that the people elected John R. Tanner governor to succeed John P. Altgeld by the largest majority ever received by any candi­ date in Illinois, and when Gov. Tanner was inaugurated in January, 1897, how did the democratic party turn this state back to us? "During the time the state treas­ urer .had defaulted, largely through the instrumentality--as the record shows--of the democratic manage­ ment, through high officials of that party, and Rufus Ramsey, the tool of designing politicians, died of a broken heart. "Charles W. Spalding, the appointee of the democratic party, at the solici­ tation of the governor of Illinois, treasurer of the state university, the pride of Illinois, was a defaulter for nearly $1,000,000, and that, too, with­ out a bond near sufficient, which would have beeka good Ibond if the governor and democratic board of trustees had done theii duty, and Mr. Spalding is in the penitentiary, one of the trophie® of the last democratic >dmlnt»tratioa» spector of Chicago a defaulter, andafe fcumber of others too numerous to[ mention, and the state treasury with-p out a dollar, and, more than that, $ly4 000,000 in debt. | "I make the declaration here, and' defy a successfrl contradiction, that: the institutions of Illinois, under thej- last democratic administration, weref more expensive to the state than at( any time in their history, and thaii every one of them at the time the re4 " • •*- ? i . .1 y, *• publican party came into power had* * « * •< used up their appropriation and moro| ,<i and were in debt, and I make another| ^ declaration, and defy successful con-« "1^. ): tradiction, that the first year of the* -^f/1 management of the state institutions^ 5?j under the presetft republican admim ">^v i istration is one of the best in all ital ^ history, and that every institution inf ;* | Illinois during the last year, notwith-<j - _ ;, ; standing the fact that nearly all kinds! ' % , ^ l i of provisions used in them were high­ er than the year before, have been run| cheaper, and that every institution to^ day is in as good, if not a better, con-j dition financially and every other vray^ than it ever was in the history of Illi« nois, and I further say that by thel|; time the present republican adminis-* < ^ tration has served four years it wiUjy* * have made, in my judgment, such ^ record for Illinois that it will be equal* if not superior, to any ever made, aad^-'j. one that every republican, every elt»"j izen, cannot help be proud hi. • "In conclusion, permit me to sayif i You have often heard much during thai last year about- the Fortieth general^ assembly and its general worthless-* ness, and it is being constantly charged up to the present governor. I hav# ' -> ^ been in the legislature since 1889, be* ^ *J ing a member of the Thirty-sixth^, Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, ThirtyV ,1) H ninth and Fortieth general assemblies^ • including two special sessions, and fi do not believe that I am detracting! - " in the least from any general assembl among the ones named when I sa; that the Fortieth general assembly itt its regular and special sessions ha# given the people of the state of Illinoi<| as much good legislation as any legist lature in Illinois in a quarter of a cen« tury. For a moment let ns sea what the Fortieth did. "The only act so far criticised by anyone, passed by that body, was thit Allen amendment to the horse and dummy act. Leaving that out of thtt question, let us see some of the measM ures passed by 'he regular, and special, sessions of the Fortieth general aa* y sembly. 'f *" • "They passed important amende ^ ments to the law in relation to the ad» v ministration of estates. They passedjf , ^ a very important act in relation t# rii|| aliens; a number of acts in reference ' '• to cities and villages, including a very • important act which affects the entira ^ , city in relation to local improvement, y. It also passed a law for the appoint^* ment of police matrons in the larger ciies orf-this state. "It also passed important legislation in reference to conveyances, concern* ing regisration of titles, known as th& Torrens system, very much desired bj^ the city of Chicago. Very important amendments, much needed, were passed in aid of homestead and bundl­ ing associations, and the suprem# court of the Btate oi Illinois was, bj|>; this legislation, consulted, while everjn legislature for more than 20 years ha# failed to bring about this very much desired reform, and this act alone, i|fe my judgment, will be of great value to the state and will save them inaievf, years,, by way of legislation, larga sums of money*? ^ | . "They also passed the oleomargarine Bill, which was demanded by a grea|i many people throughout the agricufcf tural portion of the state. It also passe# the strongest anti-trust law of anjf legislature for years. It also passed a& act to prohibit the sale or publication of obscene or bad literature. Anothel act that has been demanded foryeanq by the state of Illinois in reference to the regulation and employement o$ children in factories and mines of tha state was passed, which will work a great benefit to the rising genera tiom itt Illinois. * "At the special session the primary election law was passed! by the gene assembly, which all parties admit h been of great value and gone a grea way toward purifying primary electio: in the city of Chicago. For more th a quarter of a century different assem.4 blies have been trying to amend and! pass a new revenue law, but all fail It was left for the Fortieth general sembly at its special session to pass 4^ new revenue law providing for theaa» ses&mentof the property in Illinois, aa I say to you, my friends, that whe this law is in operation, aa it'will next year, it will put from one-thinl, to one^fourth more property upon tha assessor's books of the state of Illinoi^ or It will put a lot of people on iLs rosd^- • to the state prison of Illinois. This • new revenue law now in force in Hlfrv nois, in operations one year, will reduce;" the taxes to the common people of thia state millions of dollars, and will reaehj people and corporations that have not been paying taxes for many years. I "I beg your pardon, gentlemen, foij taking up so much time in speaking up« on the issues that are before us in thS coming campaign to this district an<iin| the state of Illinois. Time will not peiv^ mit me, nor is it necessary, to ecte^ into national affairs. It is enough say fn conclusion that the republican! party, under the leadership of WilliaiQ|.. a McKlnley. has redeemed every pledfa ^ it made to the people, and is CGjftdiUit- ing the affairs of the nation, botHaa^ tional and international, to the en*Ir« \ satisfaction of the people ol thte try." . - •• *vai < i •: •*4 " 4s. m