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Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law| No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.' VOL. 18. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1892. NO. 12. flamMer. PUBLISHED EVEBY WKBKMDAT BT VAN SLYKB,- EDITOB AND PROPBI*T<lfc ^ rfSlfflce in Pekovsky'g Block, Utoir South of the Poit Office. TERMS CF SUBSCRIPTION. .e fear (in Advance) ......fl.50 » Hot Paid within Three Months 400 iSuoacriptioue received tor three or six Hlonthe in the same proportion. j$;V r\ f soo 10 00 15 00 so oo 60 00 100 00 Xitates of Advertising. W o ann»unce liberal rates for advertising &th« PLVtwuKALBB, ami endeavor to state m so pla'nly tuat they will be readily un- 'trtr stood. They are *s follows: --~1 Inch one yeai^ - - - .1 Inches one year - 8 Inches one year - S Column one year .... Column one year- O o l u m n o n e y e a r - . . . . One inch means the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they ehooae, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having •tending cards) will be entitled to insertion of local notices at the rate of 6 cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per Hne the flfst week, and 5 cents per ttli« £ui oauii aubsii<iueal week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the r»te of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and 5 cents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, an inch advertisement will cost fl.OOforone week, $1.50 for two weeks, *2.00 for three Weeks, and so on. The PLAINDF.AXBB will be liberal In giving editorial notices, but, as,& business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Its columns for peouniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. P. O. COLBY, D. D.f*. DENTI8T, Woodstock, 111. Special atten­tion paid to regulating children a teeth Part ies coming from a distance would do well to give timely notice b* mail. Ollice, Ken<ia.l b'ocfc,corner Main stieet and Public aquard. O. J.-HOWARD, M. 1>. PHYSICIAN AND 8UBGEO . MeHenry, III. Office at residence, one door w«at or J. A, Story's Drug Store. a a. FEOERS, M. D- W1AN AND SURGE' Office at Residence. £>HY8lOiAN AND SURGEON, MeHenry WM. OSBORNE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURQEOH. Office at Residence, West MeHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to day and night. Liverv Stable. HE. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs with or without drivers ""HirnlBhed reasonable rates. Teaming of til kinds done on short notice. H. V. 8HEPAHD. F.tilHWiRD 8HEPARD A8HEPARD, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 8uite 512, North­ern Office Building, 86 LaSalle Street Chicago, 111. KNIGHT ft BBOWN, ATTORN SYS AT LAW. U. 8. Express Co.'s Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. JOSLYN * CASEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. a P. BARNES, ATTORNEY, Solicitor, and! Counselor, Collections a specialty. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. V. S. LUMLEY. ATTORNEY AT LAW, and Solicitor In Chancery,ooogTooK^ J[ L Office in Park House, first floor. MISS MYRTLE BRILL. Teacher oi Piano and Organ. Visits Mc Henry every week, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and is prepared to tshe scholars at any time. Terms reasonable »p<i satisfaction guaranteed. Can be seen at he Parker House on any of above named p»y«- A. M. CHURCH, Watohmaker and Jeweler N O. Or i H oUred Twenty-Five State St Chi-I cag ,11. Special attention given to re­ aring - ine watches and Chronometers. S9"AF 11 Assortment of Goods in his line jlOHN P. SMITH, Watohmaker Sc Jewelor MCHENRY, ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me • Mil JOHN P. SMITH. WM, STOFFEL. --Agant for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Accidental Insurance. Also Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska, Alabama, %nd California Lands. Call on or address WU. STOFFEL, MeHenry, ill: Horsemen, Look Here. 1 have a fine stock of H >rses, among which are Young Green Mountain Monran," "Mor- rill Charieit," and others. Call and see these Horces before making arrangements else- where. N. S. COLBY. MeHenry, 111., May 10,1803. United States War Claim Apacj --OF WM. H. CQWLIN, Woodstock - - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of clnims against the United States tor ex-Soldssrs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or H<:irs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. AH communications promptly answered if Postage Stamps are enoiosed for reply. WM, H. COWS JA Offioe at Residenee, Madison 8t„ Woodstdcc* Illinois. . SHORT HORS BULLS V WAWTFfl SALESWEW. . VV Alrl • •••»« Local and traveling to represent our well known house. You need » i capital !•» represent a linn that warrants • nrnerv stork tirst-cUss and true 10 name. . WOBK ALL THE YE&B. 110 per month to fifh|-Apply quickstating age. v C L L MAY A OO. For Sale-afi Living Prices by the under­ signed. Call on or address " FBANK COliE, SPRING OROTIC, ILL Spring Glrove, III. NOT. 12.1890. ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to cail at wj premises before purchasing. I can famitn suoh by the car load or single cow. POBTEB H. WOLFBUM. • CHMttir? Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. V, J. Barbian* J. J. Barbian BARBIAN BROS. Whole? ale and Retail DEALKE8 IN FINE CIGARS, McHENRY ILLINOIS Bel nor now pteRsantly lo?atsd i'i our w store, former^ occupied hy Althoff Bros , we are now prepared to offer to ?Ke smoking pn!>« Ilea fine line; f Cicars of fur own maun fa-*., ture, together with smoking and Chowirg Tobacco of the best brands, Pipes a Specialty. We have a very large assortment and some very handsome patterns. CALL AND SEE US. BABBUVr.l(4 MeHenry, 111.'. Jane SO. 1892 NEAR THE DEPOT. WEST MoHENRY, ITJL. Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars Cto be found In tne market. Also Agent For FIIANZ FALK'S HBwukM Lager Bssr. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or. Bottles e.1- irays on liuud, cheaper than any other, luali- ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOLT STAR LING-FOR HO&SFf) S^Oall andjsee us. Robert Sohiessle. West MeHenry, 111. ULOOI AND RESTAURANT McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, MeHenry Lager Beer, -AND- J. Seblitz Biliaite Bottle Beer, In any quantity from a Snitz Glass to 1C0 barrels. A.T WHOLESALE OB RETAIL *Beer in bottles, kegs, or case as cheap as the cheapest. -- We buy none but the best and sell at Seasonable Prices all and see me and I will n?e • on well. ANTQKY KNGIKN Mt£«&rg iii l$38 ' 'A. r>FL- SIMON STOFFEL, ----AOE3JT FOB Fhs&li, ef Bieskl7&, S, T. Capital, 5,008̂ 15. Rockford, of Rockford, III Capital* 802,448, National, of Hartford, Com Capital, $2,620 213 ^cinsnranee carefully and s%fely placed oh all clas'sea of property against lire, ligntmn^, and tornado, either tor ca&h or on lonst time, without interest Fire policies on Sive stock cover «ame in buil'iing or ou fnrm against loss or damage by lire or lightning an>i against lightning anywhere. Hay, straw, stalks and fodder are covered by one"policy, in building or stacks on farm. Grain, seeds and mill feed are covered under or-e sum in building or on form. Insurance transferred to other locali­ ties free of carge. Gasoline or oil stove and steam thresher permits granted in nolicies free of charge Household goods of every description, including coal, wood and provi­ sion* all covered under one ite'm. Complete records kept of all policies, conditions, assign­ ments and transfers made. Gall for list of oyer 700 policy holders in above companies. Simon Stoffol. McHENRY H. MiHer & Son, -DEALERS IN-- MARBLE & GRANITE, Monnmeats, Headsto nos Tablets, Etc. Cemetery Work of every de­ scription neatly executed at the Lowest Prices. Satisfaction Qauuitttd. Shops at MeHenry and Johns- burgh, III, where at all times can be lound a good assortment of finished work. Respectfully, Henry Miller & Hon. Wauconda Anti-Horse Thief Association. OFFICERS. ABTHTTH COOK, Pres. EDGAB GREEK, Sec'y. JAB. MURRAY, V. " E. E. GILBERT, Treas DIRECTOR8. J F Roney. Edgar Green. Frana'Thornis. RIDERS. Henry Werden, H F Hnghes, Morris Fori. a J Raymond, Frank Thomas. MEMBERS. AOook, UirtlE Morse A O Bangs Plutarch Houghton .. EE Gilbert Geo Dirrell ... RO Hill E T Harris H F Hughes S It Harris ..... J F Roney Edu in Cook Frink Thomas Seth Turner Edgar Green. ... W M uiough A J ttayinond ....... ..Stebbins Ford Geo Pratt ~ Mosen Iieaoli. .. James Murray . J D McCabe.... Henry Werden: J E Glynch . P A Nimskey . . . R E Johnston ...Warren Poweis...... ...Geo Bates Jaa Monaghan, Jr Robert Harrison Ira Smith John Spencer Delos Ames OWDunklee Geo Jones Charles l>avlin T Bacon Michael Slaven Rt Paddock. .. Gus Staxon M C Smith Golding Bros Mot Ford T V Slocum PHILIP McGRATH, AGENT FOB THE Wootak - Brewing - Company, DEALER IN rm KEOTCKT - • - - LIQ-J3ES, ETC. LAGER BEER By keg or case, at wholesale or retail Choice Brands of Cigars, Etc. . WEST McHENRY, ILL. We keep all kinds of Bottle Oeods such as Pop, Ginger Ale, etc., and de­ liver to the boat or any part of the vil­ lage. Our team will make trips to the LakiK and all orders will receive prompt attention. „ Headquarters in C«sper WirPeblock, W- etSScdenry where all are'invited to call and see us and we wlil usa you well. - # Wett MeHeory, June T, 1882. MeHenry House, ILL. • JOS. HEIK&&. . - - Proprietor. Being: fdma'ed th# of the Fox River, in the V'ill ige of ftleHenry, special at tention will be (riven to the entertainment <-f Hunters, Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers generally, " . " • Sportsmen , ssm, with Com- A FINE BAR IN CONNECTION PENSIONS! The Disability Bill is a Law Soldiers Disabled Since the War are Entitled- Dependent widows ani parents niw de pendent whose sons died from the effents of army services are ircluded if you wish your claim speedily and successfully prose­ cuted, address JAMBS TANNER. WASHINGTON D. O. Late Commissioner of Pensions. He Stood Rooted to the Spot On being told that we fould sell him sucb an elegant watch at fig­ ures so extremely low. By the way, have you seen our new line of ladies' and gents' gold chains, breast pins, rings, ear-rings. If not, why not. Thoy are certain­ ly the iiuest of tlie kind in these parts. Wonderful variety, hand­ some and shapely. We wWt tO' announce 'hit we are now ready to show the public a larger and a new stock of JEWELRY Bracelet*, NVoklac a, B-oochea, Hair pine. Lace pins. Kings <Suarf pins. Oft pins. Cull buttons. Earrings, Cantors. Pickle and celprv dte'M'B, Knives and Forks. 1S47. Hotter Bros, (Spoons. Napkin rings. Albums, (S'crap books, OptlCil goods. Aohool books. Crayons, P^rcUs, Tablets. (Slates.' Wa cbes, clocks, If FOU think of buying a new sewing machine be sure and calf and examine the new Wheeler & Wilson No 9. the standard MachlA" of to-day. Besides that, we have the American. Domestic, Ho use hold, New White, and several other leading machines, on which we can save you from five to ten dollars. Yours truly, Heamau B ros. Motleirv, III, i .r.l 1892. YOUR BREAD ill be of better quality and Cost Less, if you use Washburn's Cold Medal Flour, S1.30. Also quote White Swan, 81.25. Little Daisy, 120. In barrel lots 5 cents per sack es s. All fully guaranteed. W.A.CRISTY, The Flour, Feed and Coal Dealer. -MAKES HENS LAY AND KEEPS THEM HEALTHY Try It, FOR SALE BT JOHN EVAN30N & CO. West McHoory, 111. CHA&iiilHiERT. Joh'sburgb. 111. J V R'ngwood 111. fltbroo, Ql. SQLBISES' rSPABTU3NT, Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ax. "7b care for him who ha* bo^ne the bailie, and for hit Wi'loui and Orphans." --LIMCOLW. "Friendship, Charily. Loy­ ally--Worthy ton* of Patriot FXdhert" C A. R, Directory* K'KKNRT POST MO. 643. Meets the SM<-et and Third Thursday 'even- lngs of tmch mo .tli „ H O MEAD, Can WOODSTOCK POST, NO 108. Meets first and third Monday evenings of MOD ICOBTH. E, E. RICHARDS, Com. . NVWDA POST. WO 296, Meets the secood and fourth Tuesday •venlr gs of eacn month WM. R. 8T CLATR, Con. HARVARD POST. WO 266. Meets the aecona ana toartb Monday even Inge of each month. J, D. CLABK, Com. HAUFHOO POST, NO- IE» Meets every Seord and Fourth Fridav evenings of ea' h month. E R. MOBBIS, Com, WA rCOHDA TOST. NO 368. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening in Q. A, a. Hall, Main St. A. L. Pkiob, Com. The Old Canteen. As I searched to-day the a t tie. In the farm house old and gray, • Where in years to me so sacred, To the war 1 marebed away; Hid amid the dust and rubbish, Where the cobwebs intervene, 'there I found a precious relic-- My old army Tin Canteen, •fho' the cloth w a« worn to tatters, And the rust wss thick o'er spread, 'Tho its strap had long since parted, With the clasps it once had we«l k Yet it seemed to me a treasure, Shining bright with glossy sheen, Aud the room was filled with glory From that army Tin Canteen, Back I went to years remembered. When we passed our first review, Down the village street in colufnns. Glad in pUrioiie blu?; Guns that -hone like silver, . Bright against the summer green, An 1 the box and knapsack polished, With the new army Tin Canteen. Whore are those that'niarched that morn'g Elbow touching elbow true? Many sleep but few are waiting, For the last grand review; Gun ani knapsack long had vanished, 'Mid the years that intervene, This alone of all remaining, My old army Tin Canteen, We have older grown together. Veterans from the soldier days. And a sight of It listh wakened, Dearest memories to my gaze; I.ong will I the treasure chorlsh, And when death shall elose the acene, .vay they piaee us uoth together, Me and thee, my old Tin Canteen. Jiichardson't Rec lotion*. Encampment Notes There were fifty thousand men in line in the grand parade on Tuesday of last week. Those who ought to be good judges say there were at least seventy-five thousand old veterans in attendance at the encampment. It is estimated that Pennsylvania fur­ nished 10,000 of those present and that there were more men in line from, that state than from any other. E* President Hayes marched at the head of the men from Ohio. He was a good soldier and rose to the rank of Gen­ eral, but took his place in the line of march with the high privates. The next annual encampment will be held at Indianapolis, Ind. Col. A. G. Weissert, of Milwaukee, was chosen Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Repub'ic; H. H. Warfleld, of San Francisco, Senior Vice Commander, and Peter B. Ay res, of Delaware, Junior Vice Commander. Along the Skirmish Line- The annual encampment of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors' Reunion Association will be held at Belleville, Oct. 5, 6, and 7. The Confederate veterans who have appointed a committee of Generals to secure a "true and reliable history of the civil war," have apparently forgotten that Gen. Longstreet is about to publish an exhaustive volume on the great con­ flict. "The New York Herald te giving a much-needed rest, to the lie which it has kept standing so long at the head of its editorial columns about the compara­ tive expenditures of the United States for pensions and Germany for the sup­ port of her nrmy. The time is approach­ ing when .the vote of the veterans will be in demand. ~ >• The house of represCntativescommittee on invalid pension unanimously reported against Representative. Newberry's bill cutting off the pensions of those veterans who reside abroad. The bill has not yet come up in the house, but the adverse action of the committee, as it ought to be, will probably be sustained. The carapfires of Gen. Grant's army where lighting up the thick woods just beyond the Tennessee; thegunboats were hurrying up the swollen river, while the snows and rains of February turned to ice; and the first day of the terrible battle at Fort Donelson the sudden change of weather brought to the soldiers agonies of cold and sufferings The fight lasted three long days. Shot and shell were poured into the Tennessee river, the gunboats drivtn back with heavy losses, but Grant's fearless men kept up the siege until the fort surren­ dered . After the victory the whole North was exultant. The bells rang joyfully, and cannon shook the New England cities and towns; but frozen and dying, hundreds lay on the red snow o! the bat­ tlefield. A Temporary Soldiers' Best. For years when veterans would come to Washington to look after their pen­ sion claims and were too poor, as many were, to pay lor hotel accommodations, they would have to tramp out to the Soldiers' Home, and when that got full, as it frequently did, there was no place left but the station house for a night's lodging. Now the G. A. R. of Washing­ ton has provided "The Temporary Home for ex-l nion Soldiers and Sailors," and with the aid of Congress is able to provide comfortable lodging and plenty of wholesome food for many of the boys who come down to hunt up their long delayed pensions. By the way, these er­ rands to the pension bureau are seldom profitable to the applicants, but it is some satisfaction to know what delays the claims, and this cannot be learned, many times, except by personal visits. The rules of the house are few and simple, and a sample bill of fare will show the character of the meals served: For breakfast--Chops or sausage or fish, with potatoes, bread and butter and coffee. Dinner--Roast beef, pota­ toes, tomatoes, onions, soup, tea, and bread and butter. The cooking is good, the rooms and beds are clean and com­ fortable, the parlors are supplied with reading matter, and the old house has a homelike appearance, very pleasant to a tired-out old vet. Speaking of "old vets," they had one come to the house the other day who certainly filled the bill. There came in a little man, bowed in form, his face seamed and wrinkled like a frosted pippin, but evidently "still in the ring," as Sam Jones would say. I com­ menced recording his name and military history, whicE went smoothly, viz: "John Willock, Company C, Tenth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, prior to that in the regular army, Mexican war; prior to that in the Indian wars; prior to that in the war of 1812-- "Stop," said I, "You will get back to the Revolutionary war if you keep on." "Oh, I was on the footstool then, any­ how," piped the old veteran in a squeaky voice and with the ghost of a crackle away down in the throat. "You were?" said I in an awed whisper. "How old are you?" "One hundred aud twenty-four years old come next December," was the para­ lyzing reply. I inspected his papers, of which he had a plentiful supply, and al­ though they did not prove his age to be all that he claimed, yet they showed that it must be far beyond that of the aver­ age mortal, and as he stoutly insisted upon the veracity of his statement, it went down so upon the record. Mother Bickerdyke, the famous U nion nurse, bad followed her "boys" South­ ward, had blessed them as they went out in morning to battle, made them barrels of good government coffee, and as well as possible, without houses or hospitals, prepared for their return. This was her first sight of the battlefield, and she told me that none afterward so Overcome her. After the wounded had been cared for with all the small comforts she had, and the exhausted officers had fallen asleep, somebody noticed a bright light moving quickly over the dark, deserted field, where the dead were still lying, awaiting burial when it should be light. One after another of the officers looked out, and word passed down the line, "Go and see what it is." Gen. Grant himself, wrapped in his blanket, stood outside his tent, while his orderly fol­ lowed the ghost across the snow, and the terrified men huddled together over the campfires, whispering that "the spirits were walking about." Nobody spoke aloud. The bitter wind whistled across the broken fences and through the icy rattling branches of trees as the orderly returned. "Well," said he to the general, ' it is only Mother Bickerdyke, sir, with her big lantern; here she comes." Gen. Grant touched her oh the shoul­ der as she came up and asked in a low voice, "Is anything wrong, mother?" "Oh, no," she replied, "but you see, general, after 1 got the poor fellows bound up, and full of warm broth and coffee, I couldn't, some way, feel satis­ fied till I was sure, by my own eyesight, that nobody was lying out there in thd cold and dark, alive and alone, this aw­ ful night, so I've looked 'em all over and made sure--but they are dead, quite dead, poor boys." She swung her lantern slowly along to­ ward her row of tents, while Gen. Grant, worn and haggard, wrapped his blanket about him and said to a staff officer close by: "So that's the ghost! I wish the country was full of just such."--M. L. in Wide Awake. -i tlefield./ B *Jt. , 1 GENTS. Call in and see the sample Clothes from the Royal Tailors of Chicago, first class in every, respect. Good goods, lowest prices. K fit warranted or no sale. Ed Lawlns/in front of Riverside Hotel, Me­ Henry, 111. BOATS FOR SALE. T have six good new Row Boats, which less than the cost of mater- es from upward. Call and JOHN P. SMIOH. r, July 11,181)2. iOSING OUT SALE, er goods--not going oat oi >ut only offering goods free of ke room for fall and winter >pt. 1st. Call early and SIMON That "Robber" Tariff. When the democrats, at their late con­ vention, so loudly-declaimed against th« "robber tariff," it most have been the Mills bill reminiscence rather than the McKinley against which they were turning their denunciatory batteries. It will be remembered that the Mills bill was supported by all the democrats in congress except a few from the state of Pennsylvania of the Sam Randall type, and their attitude then is so paradoxical to their recent free trade utterances that it is charitable to suppose they supported it without a knowledge of its provisions. It hardly seems possible that men who four years ago voted for the high protection features of the Mills bill, could so far forget tho fact as to declare a tariff for protection dis­ honest and unconstitutional in 1893. Yet such is the fact, and quite a nam- - ber who voted for that bill in congress stultified , themselves by denouncing their congressional action at the con- , vention. The Mills bill laid a tariff of 113 per cent, on rice and 68 per cent, on sugar, and the only possible argument for doing so must have been based on a necessity for favoring the south on the two items mentioned. Just why the southern farmer should have such rank protection from democrats at that time, and all protection denied to the northern farmers by their convention platform, will call for explanations from now until the polls close. 'St : -Tf American Cutlerjr. . -|| The Electric Cutlery Company of Newark, N. J., fairly illustrates the workings of protection. They make over 2,000 Varieties of knives, shears and razors, and sell them at a reduction of from 15 to 25 per cent, under prices prevailing previous to the passage of the McKinley act, and as to quality the company challenges comparison with any English goods ever made. Three i hundred employes are engaged in the ^ concern, many young ladies finding • pleasant and remunerative work, while the men make from 12.50 to $5.00 per day, piece work, all happy and con- ; tented, who but for protection, would not be able to earn $1.00 per day in the free (slave) trade channels offered by Cleve, Steve & Co. Altgeld'a Gold Clause. The leases for the Unity building Chi­ cago--read: "BAT ABLE IN 8TAXDAKD GOLD COM Of THE UNITED STATES," and are signed Unity Company by John P. Altgeld, president. To a very large extent, the "Com­ pany" is Altgeld himself, he being the reputed owner of nearly the entire stock. Not only does he demand gold in payment of rents, but in addition, the rights of the tenant are all signed away by the most summary "cut throat" process ever reduced to words the slightest default working complete forfeiture, to everything on the premises, nolens eolens, with, a f25 attorney fee coupled with the other costs. It is pretty well known by lawyers of standing that the cuthroat provisions of a lease are illegal--"unconstitution­ al," so to speak, in terms familiar to democrats--but the "gold bug" auto­ crat of U nity building inserts them all the same. With that astute perception which has made a man--dull in most things else--a millionaire, he "pools his issues" against the threatened destruc­ tion of our national paper currency, by the platform of his own party, and, care­ fully providing for payment of rents in gold, he coolly awaits the success of his party when "stumptail" and "wildcat" shall be issued as in that "great period of democratic prosperity," 1850 to 1860, when he will shave "fetumptail" at 85 to 50 cents discount, enforcing his gold con tracts. Fitter to the Lnthenuis. The oompulsorj school law was not a potttfe ca! measure when placed upon the statute books. It was voted for by republicans and democrats alike: Soon after the law went into effect it was discovered that it worked a hard­ ship to the German Lutherans. I said at once that the law must be made right, and from that hour to this I have been in favor of eliminating the objectionable features from the law. I made this recommendation In my message to the last legislature. The republican party, In its state platform, declared for the same thing. I stand squarely upon that platform, and tf the republican party is successful 1 have no doubt but that platform will be carried out, which will be, as I understand it, entirely satisfactory to the German Lutherans of our state. In my Judgment the German Lutherans will act very much like other Rood citizens. I do not believe they will be driven like a flock of sheep Into the democratic party. I believe that each Indi­ vidual voter will investigate the question ud determine for himself what he should do. This is a plain statement of the case. So plain that every man in love with, fairness and honesty will accord the speaker credit for it, and honor as well. There has been no little effort made by certain democratic leaders, unscru­ pulous as to methods, and careless of result; only that they succeed, to be­ little and discount the intelligence iaf the Lutherans, forgetting that they are intelligent citizens of greater height and breadth of beam than the liliputian leaders who claim to speak for them and carry their united vote in his or their pocket. This school question is too plain to be played by any party for political effect A compulsory law seemed a necessity to a class in large cities, and so it is. A bill was prepared by some of the best minds in the state* composed of all parties and representa­ tives of no party. Believing it to be all right, both parties voted for it. Soon it was discovered that it was bw- densome to parochial schools, and GOT. Fifer, as the records show.recommended its amendment by the last general as­ sembly. That it was not amended Is not the fa alt of Gov. Fifer. That it will be amended by the next assembly none need doubt, for the republican party is pledged to repeal, and that party will control both houses. Mean­ time let the democrats continue to claim ownership to tilfc Lutherans, b«t let republicaiyv^flMHkto treat like men. •/:4S .J - ! The steal one-third h« \