OCR Text |
Show cfhe Kitchen Cabinet 7XV. western Newspaper Union.) , nothln' new, March .... ain't i nt ar- tnn April s anus,"nr..h for met and May 1 Jes Bomlnate Its promises and Little hints o' sunshine Green around the tiroberland A few promises, and a few and a sprout or pro Chip-bird- s, tn Prap asleep, and It tuens Fore daylight na..,n0WB..;i,n,.! TO TRY SOMETHING OLD FOLKS SAY DR. CALDWELL ifhile the fresh green apples are in -- if kV $L f lf By ELMO SCOTT WATSON fn "ill HE Republican party, familiarly known as the G. O. P. (because its adherents, pointing with pride to ita achievements, among them the fact that in eighteen Presidential elections since It t I thirteen slmes, call it the "Grand Old its seventy-fift)r I fprty"), celebrated birthday this month. And thereby hangs "a tale of two cities" or rather the tale of the rivalry of two cities for the honor of being known as the "birthplace of the Republican party." The two cities are lilpon. Wis., and ijfl h Jackson, Mich. In support of It9 claim residents of I'ipon will take you to a little white schoolhouse and show j ou the tablet beside the door on which you may read, "In this schoolhouse March 20, 1854. was held the first mass meeting in this country that definitely and positively cut loose from old parties and advocated a new party under the name Republican." In celebration of that event there was held on the campus of RIpon college, centering about thnt historic schoolhouse, recently, a pageant depleting the growth of the Republican party and a celebration of the diamond Jubilee of the party. The principal speakers at this event were James W. Good, secretary of war In President Hoover's cabinet, and Walter J. Kohler, Republican governor of Wisconsin. Residents of Jackson, Mich., In support of their clulm to the honor, will take you to a group of oaks standing at Second and Franklin streets and tell you that here the Republican party was born on July 6 ISM, when the name Republican was adopted by a convention of state delegates. Whether the Republican party was born on March 20, or July 6, 1804, and whether Its birthplace was RIpon, Wis., or Jackson, Mich., is relatively unimportant, compared to the event itself, the critical era In our history during which It took place and the slgnfl-can- t , aftermath of that event The Republican party was born at a time when the dispute over slavery was at Its height. It grew out of the growing opposition to slavery as an Institution especially in the states which had been formed from the old Northwest territory. In accordance with the famous ordinance of 17S7 the Northwest territory was lo have no slavery within Its boundaries after the year 1800. The onliuance gave to the owners of fugitive slaves the right to recover them even after the runaways hud escaped beyond the Ohio, but ns a matter of fact the "undergrounds railroads" which aided escaping slaves to their freedom were active throughout this territory. The northern part of the territory was once known as Michigan and Included the present states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and a part of Dakota. Wisconsin became a state In 1848 and from Its beginning as a commonwealth rns dominated by ardent foes of slavery. Two years after Wisconsin became a state there came to the town of RIpon from New York a man who was to gtve RIpon Its claim to the title of "birthplace of the Republican party." He was Alvan Earle Bovny, born In Jefferson county, New York, July 12, 1318, and a lawyer by profession. Iiovnj soon became a leading citizen in the little hamlet of RIpon and his best friend was Jededlab Uowen, the principal merchant of the place. There were only about a hundred voters In Ripon at the time but they had wide choice of parties for It was at a time In American history when the lines Which separated the traditional Whigs and Demo-crats were breaking down and new parties were constantly being formed. r.ovay himself was a Whig and an eloquent and ardent one. He was not so partisan however bnt that he recognized his party was likely to crumble at any time from the discordant factors within It. The dispute over slavery was becoming more acute all the time. The gieat lenders who had sought some way of reconciling the differences between the North and the South over the slavery question were In their graves and the threat of disunion and possible civil war was already looming over the horizon. It seems that In 18f2 Bovay sogested that a strong antislavery party be formed to be called the Republican party. He broached the subject while on a visit to New York city to Horace Greeley, the famous editor of the New York Tribune. But nothing came of the suggestion at that time. Two years later matters reached a crisis when bill on Jannnry 23, the famous Kansas-Nebraskwas Introduced Into congress. , Kansas and Nebraska were to be admitted as territories with ixiwer to do as they pleased about slavery, despite the frtct that the Missouri Compromise of lS"-- '0 had toiblild n slaves in any states or territories north , a of the line 36 degrees SO minutes. In Its final form the bill declared the Missouri Compromise, "Inoperative and void" because It was "Inconsistent with the principle of nonintervention by congress with slavery In the states and territories as recognized by the legfslation of 1850." When the Kansas-Nebrask- a bill was introduced, ' Bovay wrote to Greeley as follows: "Your paper is now a power In the land. Advocate calling together In every schoolhouse and church In the free states all the opponents of the Kansas-Ne-rask- a bills, no matter what their party affiliations. Urge them to forget previous organizations and to be bound together under the name suggested to you at Lovejoy's hotel in 1S52. I mean the name of Republican. It Is the only one which will serve all purposes, past and future the only one that will live and Inst." During February of that year povay called again , and again to foes of slavery to rally under the banner of a new party. Late In the month he gathered together In the Congregational church at RIpon a group of those who believed as he did. On March 20, a mass meeting was called in district schoolhouse 2, a small white frame building. Of the hundred or so voters in RIpon, Bovay was able e to get to his meeting. They were a varied lot so far as political affiliation was concerned Whigs, Democrats and To them Bovay offered his resolution that a new party to be celled Republican be organized at once, based on the opposition to slavery. As1 a result, his suggestion was adopted and the town committees appointed by the Free-Soand Whig parties were dissolved. A committee on organization was appointed, copslstlng of three Whigs, one r and one Democrat. They were Bovay, bis friend Jetledlah Bowen, Amos Loper, A. Thomas, and J. Woodruff. Considering the slow process which usually represents the evolution of, a political party, the growth of the Republican party was swift. Under the leadership of Stephen A. Douglas, who was ambitious to be the Democratic Presidential nominee In 1850. the Kansas-Nebrask- a bill was passed in May, 1S54. Immediately fierce opposition flamed up In the North and during the summer It .continued to burn. It is at this point that the claim of Jackson, Mich., to being the Republican cradle comes to the front. On July 6, 1S54, there was held In an oak grove on the outskirts of Jackson a state-widrepresentative mass meeting, acting as a state convention, assembled In response to a call signed by several thousand citizens of of all who were Michigan Inviting the opposed to the extension of slavery. The chairman of the committee of resolution, Jacob M. Howard, wrote and supported a platform of considerable length which was unanimously adopted. It denounced slavery as a "relic of barbarism, a great moral, social and political evil" and declared that It was the purpose of the father of the Republic to prevent the spread of slavery. It also asserted that It was now the duty of congress to carry out this purpose by restoring the restriction on slavery laid down In the Missouri Compromise. The delegates also resolved "that postponing and suspending all differences In regard to political economy or administrative and be known as Repolicy, we will publicans until after the contest be determined." They also earnestly recommended that there be called a "general convention of the free states and g such of the states as may desire to be represented, with a view to the adoption of other more extended and effectual measures In resistance to the encroachments of slavery." The name Republican was also nsed later In a Wisconsin convention as well as at state gatherings In the East, held In New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. The new party gained strength during the next two years as it drew to Its standard various elements from other parties. The Whigs had suffered a defeat In 1852 which had demoralized them and had practically shattered that party. Then, also, there had risen the American party or the An American party, commonly known as the Know Nothings because of the reply they niu'de when asked about details of their organization and supposedly secret ritual. This strange body, founded on racial and religious prejudices, bad succeeded In electing governors In several states and had sent nearly a hundred representatives to the house , of representatives. The Know Nothings were a conglomeration. Rome of them favored the extension of slavery, while others opposed. There were also the Free Sollers committed to the abolition of slavery by political 'means. The Free Soil party had been connected with the Liberty party, which had much fifty-thre- Free-Soiler- il Free-SoIIe- , e , slave-holdin- . , WAS RIGHT lars of: Apple Chutney. Cover one pound of button onions with one cupful of water and eight ounces of salt. Let stand two days, renewing the water and salt once. Peel, core and slice one pound of green, sour apples. Soak one pound of raisins, one pound of soft brown sugar, two ounces of fresh ginger, four ounces of chill peppers, one tablespoonful of crushed celery seed and a clove of garlic In a pint of vinegar for eignt hours. Now add the onions and put through a meat chopper. Add another pint of vinegar and cook with the apples until they are soft. Pack boiling hot In small Jars and seal. Cucumber Sauce Uncooked. Peel and grate cucumbers and place tn a cheesecloth bag to drain over night Some leave the cucumbers nnpeeled. dozen onions, add to Grate one-hathe cucumbers. In the morning add salt, cayenne pepper or a bit of finely chopped chill pepper; add vinegar to make the right consistency. Pack In .uttmj cold jars and seal. 2rohrCelery and Shrimp Salad. Dissolve of a teaspoonful of gelatin the same view, and also It had taken over a faction of the New York Democrats, called the Barn- In three tablespoonfuls of boiling wateaspoonful of burners, because their extreme views were com- ter, add a tablespoonful of Add lemon down who burned a man to juice. of the pared policy his barn to get rid of the rats. The Free Sollers cold water to the gelatin to soften flung wide their motto, "Free Soil, Free Speech, before adding the boiling water. of a cupful When cool add Free Labor and Freemen." .. of broken shrimps and one fourth To the growing new party of the Republicans came many kinds of political faiths who had the cupful of finely cut tender celery, salt to taste. Mold and chill, serve with common bond of opposition to slavery all good dressing. any or Kansas" men. Some had been Whigs, Luncheon Salad. Take one envesome Democrats, others had turned from 6uch In one cupful short-liveorganizations as the Free Soilers and lope of gelatin, soften the Know Nothings. An Informal convention, of cold water ten minutes and dissolve In one and one half cnpfuls of which might better be called an organizing comf cupful mittee, was held In Pittsburgh early in 1S56, at boiling water. Add f of lemon Juice, cupful of which the name Republican as the title of a nacuptional party was firmly fixed. Among those pres- sugar, three tart apples, one-haent at this convention were Horace Greeley and ful of pecan meats and one cupful of ' Abraham Lincoln. celery. Mold. Some Sandwiches. The campaign of 1S50, the first one In which A chicken sandwich Is .always the Republican party officially participated and, a Incidentally, suffered its first defeat, Is described favorite for any occasion. In the volume "Builders of the Republic" in the Toasted Chicken Sand Yale University Press "Pageant of America" as wiches. Grind very fine follows: of a cupful of the white meat of chickMeeting- In convention In Philadelphia, In Feben and moisten with a ruary, 1S56. the Know Nothings or the American little cream. Season and party found sectionalism Intruding even Into their organization. Indeed, after angry debate, most of heat Spread the mixthe antislavery delegates withdrew, leaving the ture a slice of , on southern wing in control. With a platform that attrimmed toast Sprinkle tempted to divert attention from the slavery question with finely - c b o p p e d by crying up the foreign puril, the party went Into the campaign with Fillmore and Donalson as cheese and paprika. Place under the Its candidates. broiler and melt the cheese, cover The Democrats tried hard to present an appearance of harmony. Since the doctrine ot popular with another slice, cut In two. Garnish sovereignty was to be their major plank, It was with potato shoestrings and water expected that either the "Little Giant," or Pierce cress. would be the nominee. But the North so opposed Chicken a la King. This Is a very the proceedings In Kansas that the leaders were passed over by a man less closely connected with attractive open sandwich. Cut slices recent domestic events. As minister to of bread one and Inches James Buchanan had been abroad during England the most thick, cut out a small place tn the trying times. His availability was enhanced because his name was linked with that aggressive center, butter and toast In the uvea foreign policy which had been employed to distract Fill the depression with hot chicken the country from internal troubles. Acceptable to a la king, sprinkle with cheese and the South, he could be supported also by the conbrown under the broiler. Garnish servative elements of the North. with mushrooms. The Whig party, practically defunct, contented Itself with indorsing the enndidntes of the AmerChicken and Grape Sandwich. ican party. There was thus need for a party which buttered toasted bread with Spread would stand the Democrats and against the extension of slavery. This need was fllle4 by mayonnaise, then arrange thin slices the Republican party which had grown with surof the white meat of chicken on It. prising rapidity since 1854. To It had thronged a On top of the chicken place thin miscellany of malcontents, a fact of which Its rivals made the most In spite of Its heterogeneity, slices of seedless grapes, press on a the party showed remarkable solidarity. Assemleaf of lettuce and cover with another bling In Philadelphia on the anniversary of Bunker slice. Trim, cut Into any desired Hill, the delegates, passing over the more prominent leaders suoh as Chase of Ohio, and Seward shape and serve on lettuce. Other of New York selected John C. Fremont of Calgraies seeded and chopped may be ifornia, a young man little known In politics, but used. with a record as an of Chicken and Almond Sandwich. the Far West. The platform vigorouslyexplorer denounced h the proslsvery and jingoistic activity of recent Cbr.p and mix cupful each of the white meal . of chicken years. and The Republicans launched a campaign that In blanched almonds. Add Just enough vigor and spectacle resembled that of 1810. With mayonnaise , to bind, season and "Bleeding Kansas" as their cry, they appealed through the agency of newspaper editors, such si spread on toast Garnish the border Horace Greeley, of the New Yora Tribune, James with thin slices of pickles, covet with Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, Henry anotiier slice and serve on lettuce. J. Raymond, of the New York Times, and Cen J Chicken and Brocoll Sandwich Watson Webb, of the Courier and Enquirer of New York, to the Northerners' dread lest the "Buchan-eers- - Chop one cupful of cooked expand their domain of slavery. The oppo-itlo- n brocoll well drained, mix seasoned with the played upon the widespread dislike for th pounded white meat of a chicken to Abolitionists as a means of discrediting the Republicans. The eccentric personalities of the re. make a good mixture. Spread on butformers, their extravagant acts and still more ex. tered bread, cover with another slice travagant words were a heavy burden for tht Hnd pour over a hot new party to carry. rich cream sa uce. As the campaign developed It appeared that the Cocoa Bread.-Diss- olve Republicans were too sectional In their appeal and one cake of not sufficiently organised to carry the compressed yeast and a tablespoonful country Buchanan gained many adherents who had becom UUS la tW0 c,,pfu'8 alarmed by the apparent radicalism of the Freraided mont followers Fillmore took occasion to anmilk; add three cupfuls of nounce thst Fremont's election would nr and beat until smooth. Cover the Union. In the South, it need hardly endanger and set In a warm be said place to rise-ab- out "blsck Republicanism" was Identified by manv one and f with all the "Isms" in the dict.onary. hours, then add The contest was rather close. Buchanan m electoral votes to 114 for Fremont, creamed with of a cupful of butter while Fillmore received I from Maryland cupful of Democrats had ha a close call; and the siteThe ol e the Republican vo-- gave the old line leaders cauie cupfu of cocoa, f teaspoonful to worry for the future. ' of ault: knead llghtl, and place t0 10,3 ,nt0 ,oa?e8 he These leaders had even more cause to worry imIt, filling the pans half four years later. For In 1SG0 tle Republican canfu. u8e two and a half cupfuls of didate was Abraham Lincoln and the new Th,s 19 Wrtliff was swept Into power a power which It waspart ?;,en,,ln& dessandwiches. tined to hold uninterruptedly for a quarter of Curried Sandwich i century uniil Gnver Cleveland, a Democrat, wai '.ace th,0 UT of elected In 1885. Cleveland was osraln elected Ir tered bread and pour over a 181)3, but at the end of his term of office In rich ls.n that has been seasoned with marked the beginning of another period of Republican domination until Interrupted by Woodro teaspoonful of curr, powder Sm" Wilson's election In 11112. And the seventy-fiftanniversary of the Republican patt;', birth finii It itili In power. !Ip4 lpW 'J make a few of flavor nrtmn ,. ...... the. campus two-tblr- one-fourt- h one-fonrt- h "Anti-Nebras- 1 d one-hal- one-hal- The basis of trnafinv& sv.ivutgn JJO .i MaC changed since Dr. Caldwell College in 1875, nor since he the market the laxative prescription 2 " had used in his practice. He treated constipation, biliouna. headaches, mental depression, indiewti sour stomach and other indispoWS entirely by means of simple veMtawI laxatives, herbs and roots. These atill the basis of Dr. Caldwell", 6vnw Pepsin, a combination of senna ui other mild herbs, with pepsin. The simpler the remedy for conatii tion, the safer for the child and for ym And aa you can get results in a miM and safe way by using Dr. C&ldwell'i Byrnp Pepsin, why take chances with, strong drugs? A bottle will ksb several months, sad all can use It is pleasant to the taste, gentle in action, and free narcotics. Elderly people find it ideal. All drug stores have the generous bottles, or write "Syrup Pepsin," Dept. jn Monticello. Illinois, for free trial botua! pif it POISON Hani orTs Balsam of Hoon back for flntbottlsK Myrrh not luitat Utoia,, BsII as a Memento the ship John Milton wai lost off the eastern, tip of Long seventy-on- e years ago with her men, skipper and crew of twenty-thre- e the vessel's bell was tossed among th rocks on the shore, resting In such i position that wind and waves made It toll dismally. The bell now is to be placed In the tower of the New Point Community church. The little building looks out on the spot where the John Milton foundered as she was returning to Boston from i trip to Peru. When lion-tau- k lf For Foot Contort A ND quick relief of hot, tired, A A achinff. imartinff feet iluke Allen's Foot Esse, the sntiaeptie healing powder, into your ihoea. It takes the friction from the thoei nd makes walking or dancing s delight. Sold everywhere. one-fourt- h '"Allen's - . one-fourt- h four-squa- re Foot Ease 5 a EVERY DAY Fot Frto Trial packafa tni It foatmiM Walk mi Do AdtlnU. . i Allen' a Foot Ease, La Roy, N i American Foods for Siam In far off Siam the natives turn their thoughts toward the United States when the question of food arises, anil In particular their attention l centered upon the Pacific coast, where come two of their most highly prized delicacies, sardines and raisins. Last of year more than a $1,000,000 worth fish' products were imported from the United States. Out of His Line "Have you read that banned No, I don't care much for stories." novelf musical Beware of the willing worker; may try to work you. h . one-fourt- ' one-hal- one-fourt- h one-fourt- h one-hal- Ho chir t j mar different things ADOZEN cause a headache, but there ever do xo just one thing-- you need get relief. Bayer Aspirin is absolute antidote for such Keep it at the office. Have it handy in the home. Those subject to setW quent or sudden headaches the podtn in carry Bayer Aspirin tin. Until you have used it for aches, colds, neuralgia, etc., you no Idea how Bayer Aspirin can nei reii It means quick, complete wn women and millions of men does use it every year. And it depress the heart. k"" v of ktuoo.wticici.J-- wr ol |