The Fremont County record., 1882-09-02

49,, ,04, against an estimate last year of
81 ,S42 ,s44 s3, showing an increase of 81, 49,
1921. When we reflect that under the,
guisc Of Independent Reform, twenty
Democrats and their allies were elected to
city councils last year, for the'sole pur-
pose Of famending and Fetorming sepubli-
can extravaganza, this Knowing affords
healthy Material for voters who THINK. If
littfcfeaven of refornisih city government
works disastfously, what will it be when
applied to the whole State? 1t is easy
enough to dcnounce this man or that par
ty for extravagance when those out ef
power wish to get in, but the people are not
slow to enquire whether many such boss.s
are better than one. A good old fashioned De-
mocrat have our respect, but a free-lance,
reformer who is. lying to steal into office
under the cloak of an Independent. merits
nothing but contempt After an examin:i-
tion of the whole situation am satisfied
that the Republicans will certainly carry
the State Of Pennsylvania, though probably,
by asmaller majority than usual.
A REFORMED CITY.
Returning to Philadelphia from Wash
ington for a brief holiday, find the same
driving, dusty, dirty, town, somewhat i'm
proved as to buildings, that Ileft. We have
Now Reform" stas Democrat who
came into Office hcralded by the glowing
promises of what he could and would do
in the way of Improvement. Without ne
counting for many failures, it is enough to
and, us before intimated the taxes are seven
millions greater In fact, the outlook for
real reform to day is far less bright than in
the beginning The Mayor may not be to
blame for this, and probably is net But
here again those good people who are, max
ing all sorts of charges against Senator
Cameron for his inability to promote need
ed reform may find suggestive food for
thought.
MIR. cHILDs AND THE LEDGER
Your old friend George w. Childs has
again yielded to the mark of improvement
and new Ledger building is shortly to be
erected at the corner Of Broad and Chest
nut Street, which is To be the finest news
paper structure on shis continent. The
Ledger has found formidable competitor
in the Record, which has just completed
magnificent building adjoining the new
post office--a Journal claiming circula-
tion of 100000 day, and it is supposed
that the movement tor new Ledger build
ing; is stimulated theroby. Mr.. Childs it is
unnecessary to say, is one of the salt of the
earth and l wish could say as much for
his democratic editors.
SECRETARY TELLERs Proposition.
see by the telegriphic news from Wash
ington this morning that one of the law
yers engaged in the Star Route prosecution,
Merrick, goes out of his way to make an
attack on Secretary Teller, in the follow
ing words:
The proposition laid down by Secretary
Teller that the people of the West were ms
much entitled to the speedy mail facilities
as the people of the East, he regarded Is
the wild flllacy OF nan seeking populari-'
ty among his own ngnstituents.-
II the minds Of little men like this Mcr-
rick were to furnish evidence of the growth
of ideas of the whole country the Republic
would make but pititul progress. But,
thank heaven ! there is not farmer, mi
ncr nor herlsman of the West unable to
rcfute such logic as this of special pleadcr
Merrick. The broad and statesman-like
views of Secretary Teller find ready re-
sponse among the people who believe in
justice and equal opportunities, but this
special plcadcr, pettifogging after the man
ner of his class can see no good beyond the
horizon of his own selfish limitations.
Faithfully Yours, JUAN LEWIS
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