The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
HOUSE.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

From the mass OF rumors anenl the policy of
TIE new Administration, the GLOBE. Democrat can
gather no more than single reliable fact, and
that 10 that Mrs. Garfield will keep COW. This
bit of information is discouraging for more rea.
sons than one. It is suggestive Of change in the
frozen rum punch incased In orange skin tenn.
perance habit Of the White House under the pre-.
sent Administration, since the distinctive pro.
duct Of the COW is the deadliest Of the elements
entering into the construction of milk.punch.
which, unlike concealed rum, is not temper.
ance tipple,- Chicago Times,
Allen G. Campbell, the Gentle who has receiy.
ed the certificate of election to Congress from
Utah, against Cannon, is Democrat and very
wealthy. He is known as the Utah bonanza
king and Is worth over $4,000 900. II he gets the
seat In Congress he proposes to make an uncom.
promising fight not only against polygamy, but
against Mormonism as we'll. In an interview
held with him on Saturday he expressed the
opinion that the best way to attain the abolition
Of Mormonism would be at first to disfranc hise
all Mormous living In polygamy.- Indianapolis
Journal.
The late act Of Congress providing for the pay.
ment Of "srrears Of pensions" is pointed illus.
trRton of modern statesmanship. The arrears of
pensions were not asked for by the soldiers to
any considerable extent, and the reputable
newspapers Of all parties fearlessly expoPed the
costly claptrap Of demagogues to catch soldier
votes, but the demagogues OF one side presented
the bill and the demagoeues Of the other side
plunged into Its support to outstrip their expo.
Dents in the sheerest mockery Of patriotism
Each side hoped that the other would defeat the
coniessedly proaigste measure, but both dipap.
pointed each other. The bill has been in opera,
tion some two year; nearly half q million in
claims have been filed; tens of millions have
been paid, and the estimate OF the Pension Blu.
reau now is that 1t will require fonr hundred
millions to pay the "arearS Of pensions" under
the law-not less than one hundred millions OF
which, It is calculated, win be literally stolen
from the Government.-Phild. Times.
when went there by a time since the food
that the fate Of Rome depended upon one man :
When could they say, that talked OF Rome, till
now, that her wide walls encompassed but one
mar 2" Thus wrote Shakespeare, without any
thought probably OF the Empire State and Roscoe
Conkling, Here Is State Of lve million inhab-
itants the wealthiest and proudest Of the whole
galaxy, sitting, as II were on a log, patiently
waiting for the imperial Conkliug, who bestrides
1t like colossus, to tell 1t who to elect as his col
league to the United States Senate Within ten
days Of the Senatorial election we are as much in
the dark as ever as 10 who that choice will be-
When his own sweet will shall dictate, we shall
know all. There are those who hold that this is
still popular Government, that is, that the peo.
pie rule. A very pleasant illusion -SwdeuSe
Courier.
This tariff question viii not stay down, in spite
Of the efforts Of the politicians to Impress Il and
Of the monopoliSs to maintain its abuses, no
matter what party may be In the majority. II
thruFts its front already into the very rst move.
ments Of the Republicans for the organization OF
the next Congress. In the next Congress Mr..
John A. Kasson, OF Iowa, is a favorlte OF the Re.
publicans for Speaker Of the House, and he will
receive q hearty support from the Republican
members Of that section. But when In Congress
Mr. Kasson cast some votes which make him an
object Of much suspicion among the protection.
lists the East. He is In fact mild tariff refor.
mer and will be supported by the Western Re.
publicans with none the less zeal on that account.
The Eastern Proteotionists are In favor Of VIM.
D. Kelley, who has earned their support and con.
fidence by long years Of service. Ifmade Speak.
er, Kelley would organize the committee Of Ways
and Means so as to sihe every effort to reform the
most glaring abuses Of the present system. For
this reason he will meet with determined op-
position from the Republicans Of the West, and
thus bitter tariff conflict win arise in the bosom
of the Republican party, Notwithstanding the
efforts to keep the party unit on this question.
Harrisburg PATRIOT