Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

New York sun: Taxation has only
been reduced to the extent of dimi-
niSEing the internal revenue To the eX-
tent OF about forty millions but the
burdensome and costly maceinery for
collecting ii and the political and
partisan efficacy of that machinery
remain the same. The same number
OF otficeholders viii continue 10 draw
their salaries and work for the good of
their party; and this is the whole story.
Philadelphia Press: At its first ses-
sion this congress laid itself open To
the charge Of extravaganza in ills grant
of SIS, 900, ,thH for river and hnrhGr inl-
provement>. The failure OF the more
modest grant for.the same object this
session reduces the annual river and
harbor appropriations of this congress
TO 5000 ,o0O. Il not eXGravagant grant
measured bv similar bills in the pre-
ceding congresses. On the whole the
Forty-SeVeuth congress has worked
hard and has given the country an cN-
centjonallY large number of inltortant
national pleasures.
New York Times: Every etf0r; thus
far made 10 compel amy State to pay
lis just debts when ii MAS disposed 10
be a cheat and swindtr has failed.
The sole reliance seems to bc on its
honor and good faith, and on it, en-
lightened view it, own Self-inteaest.
The value of this reliance depends on
the character for honesty and intelli-
gence OF the people ofthe debtor State.
and number # the SCutkert .onI-
momWealtil. haAe seen tit 10 place
themSelvs before the world on a very
low plane in that regard They have
no right 10 complain ifthey are judged
by their own standard. The only pro-
lection that honest people seem to have
against their repudiating propensities
is not to trust them until they are pre-
pared 10 give themselves q better
maine.
Wahasha Herald: 1t has been and
still is onr opinion that law like that
proposed by Senator Rice, which fixed
the rate for license at not less than 500
anl placed the traffic under rigid
:, >,perEisiOu, would do ln0Ie ~ reduce
the evils caused by the use Of spirit
uous liquors to a minimum than any
thing else in the way Of legislation.
and we are very sorry that the expert
ment could not have been tried in
hlIIhCStilGs l'l IN' t+iS W tolIlCs
Faribault Democrat: The lesson of
the past should be needed, and if at
the next session of the legislature the
temperance sentiment of the State
shall combine i'll favor of raising the
licenses of liquor dealers and the
amount of bonds eXacted TO point
that will tend to secure better enforce
ment e the laws and the hedging in
Of the traffic within NARROW limits. as
has been done in , Nebraska. substan-
tial gain in the cause of temperance
and good order will have been made.
Minnesota Tribune: The Washing=
ton correspondents are evidently hard
pressed for news, The latest sansa.
tion they have evolved is a story that
Hon. J. &. Blaine was fred on recently
while returned from night session at
the capitol. His carriage curtains are
said to show holes which might have
been made by bullet. Belmont is
hardly chargeable with this deed. and
Grant certainly wouldn't have done it.
Suspicion must therefore rest on Conk-
ling, who can undoubtedly prove an
alibi.
Monticello Times, The action of
Congressman Aashburn IN the maIteI
of the appropriation for the improve
ment of St anthony falls would seem
to require some explanation before 1t
will be exactly right with good many
of his constituents. In debate some
one irtimated that he was interested
in the improvement. when our repres-
entative let on that it was so but that
he would forego the benefit of it, by
Immediately moving to strike out the
clause. If he had not felt that he was
at least the principal beneficiary he
would hardly have taken upon him
self, Ill his huff, the responsibility OF
defeating that which has been talked
up for years as so important.