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Judge Kelley Dead

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Day
15
Month
January
Year
1890
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Public Domain
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Washington, Jan. 9 - Jiulsre William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvanla, died heie at 6 20 o'clock this evening. His death was painless, and lo tbe watchers at his bedide he scemed to have fallen inio a deep and peaceful slcep. lie was uncon.'cious at the last, as he bad been at intervals during the last two days. The immedlate cause of Judge Kelley 's death was intestinal catarrh, brought on hy a co!d contracted durinn; Christmas week. For years, however, lie had been almost a constant Bufièrer from a cancerou3 growtli in the side of the face whlch was removed about ?ix years ago by a surgical operatioD. The relief tlius obtained was only tomporarj', and siuce that time it has developed so rapidly, and especially durin? the pastyear,ih:.t it must soon have eonquered him, had he not earller fallen a victim to the catarrlial an"ui;tion. He was nearly 70 yeais old, and dorlng the latter years of his life his general health bas not been good, so thathe easily feil a victim to the iutluenccs of disease. Wm. D. Kelley was born In Pbiladelphia, Pa. April 12, 1814. He lost bis iather at an early age and was apprentieed fust to a printer and subsequently to a jeweler in Boston, wbere, wlule followinjr his trade, he galned a reputatton as a writer and speaker. Returning to Philadelpbia in 1840 he studied law, was admitted to tbe bar the next year, and vvbile practicing bis profession devoted much time to litcrary pursuits. He was attorney-general of tbe state in 1849 G and a judge of the courtof common pleas of Philadelphia Irom 184G Uil 18.30. Until 1848 Mr. Kelley wa9 a democrat and tree trader, but n 1854 he joined the republican party, became a protectionist and an ardent abolitionist and delivered in Philadelphia in 1854 au address on "Slavery in the Territories " that btcame widely known. In 18G0 be was a delégate to the National Itepubllcan Convention and was elected to congress, where be served till the present time, aud was the senior member of the house in continuous service. He has been a metnber of numerous committees, such as those on naval affalrs, agriculture and In. lian afikirs, was chairman of that on weights and measures in the fortieth congress and of that on the centenni.il celehration of 1876. He was often called the "fatlier of tbe house" and is popularly kuown as 'Tig-iron-Kelley." A number of liis speeches, literary essays and letters on various public questions have been published in book form. Let the demócrata have the courage to put astde cowardly fcars, to drop selrUh appenlH to narrow interest, to proclalm to the country that free trade Ik as natural and sucred a free speeches or a free presx, and torce the llglit on these Unes. They must come to it in the end, for the republicana can not leive the tarlff question alone, and a the flght progresses wlll inevltably move forward and occupy Ihemselves tlie posltlon of tariff reform. Alter that the democracy, or nomo party, wlll have to raise the bannerof free irade or cease to cali itself the opponent of the república party. Let the good work begin xiow. Let the democrats put an end to païtering and prevarleatlon aud boldly de clare for free trad and direct taxatlou.- N. Y. Standard. It is so seldom that a democratie paper will adrnit the truth that the above is quite a relief. "Direct taxation"' is the "riht phrase." Free trade can mean nothlng else. Free trade means that the wealthy man, or tbe very proud man whether he be wealthy or not, wlio now pays the government a tax on the imported broadcloth or the imported worsted clothes he wears shall have hls clothes imported free of duty. He shall ccase paying tribute for his pride, and tbe poor man who is satisfied wlth home-made goods, but bassaved a little bouse and lot of his own, shall have the taxes upon the same doubled and trebled to pay the expenses of the national government as well as the local and state governments. Tbe Standard should he thanked for its frankness. The cloven foot of direct taxation has been sticking out from ander the "tariff reform" cloak all the time, but would be quickly hauled in wben anyone referrcd to it. Direct taxation means the throwing off ot the burdens of taxatiou now largely borne by the wealthy and nonproducing classes, and the placinsr of the same upon the middle and poorer classes whose property is all in plaln view ot the assessor and tax gatherer. Free trade and direct taxation is tbe ground the democratie party ougbt to stand upon. The republican party is anxious to go before the people on that issue. It is quite evident that Englaud is not afraid of little Portugal.

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