Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-07

The present differs from all previous civilizations
In rs TestleSonesS Its iar.Stani most powerful
industry IS that OF carry NJ pe0p, 5nd their effects
and messages from one, place to another Thu, the
1l1del debt Of the railroads or this country
amounts to over three billion ioilrs or twice the
national debt; and the issue OF stock exceeds even
this vast aggregate That the carving COMPANIES
Gan place and meet such enormous obligations is a
Striking evideace OF their strength. but il is vet a
question whether. when the bonds-wnich were
mainly OF recent Issue. and have some years to run
before nlitu;1ng-fAally fall due. tue corporations
VIII De able 70 fulfill their obltgations or succeed
In renewing them stati5ticlan has prepared
table bearing on this point which Is OF interest 10
oo1fiSSaers and bond-hOleTs. La 1921 Tor In
stance. railroad securities to the amount nj
elf@aoD tau due, and in the years 1905 1910 fo3g
W. am iStl bonds In excess OF one hundred and
MY udllon dollars mature II public confidence
IN railroad management Is meanwhile Undermined
oy generation OF trtckery and treachery by Wall
s1eet snarpers, there may be trouolous times
ahead
senator FTye'S proposition to reform the rotten
rooagh system OF representation in the republican
hatlonai convention Is SO obviously lair that the
PERSONAL interests or hack pott,t ,rs in the s,n,i
a1ouid not be allowed TO defeat its adoption Ar
present 80 out OF total OF $50 votes In convention
are thrown by delegates from states where the re-
publican party is hOpelesly in the nnorte and IN
sohle OF Which 1t has scarcely an org tni2IfioD To
gave delegates from these states an almost con-
trolling power in The nominating convention IS a
monstrous perversion of the Office Of such \ BODY
as representing the feelings and wishes OF party.
senator Fryes proposition leaves fully enough In
Nuehee 10 the southern states, Under his scheme
shey nave 28s votes out of total OF $40
III VIII De interesting to see what action the ri
uOnh republican committee, at their meeting In
TINS CITY next week, will take on this proposition
trade has It's martyrs as well as war. science or
IeNSlon- Many pursuits demanded by civilization
involve danger. suffering and death but victims
art Always found, and society along smoothly
On their bodies Sucn business is the cod fisheries
" massachusetts,, which steadily demand a
Tribute Of lie as the Mnotaur Regularly each
year come the statistics OF the lost vessels of the
gloucester aeet. giving the figures In terms of
human life. OF the cost OF goldfish and mecaerel
Inc list Of the lost and missing ships Tor the cur
rent year Is already long. ana. In addition 10 casl-
aities already reported. fears are entertained for
Other vessels now overdue
While we are bemoaning the PROSTATE condition
or our ship building and devislDg remedies the iu-
oustry Is seen TO be languShing In It's favored home
In Great Britain also Almost panic exists on the
Clyde. where one large firm have failed and other
HrnS have notified their poorly paid employ es that
further reduction In wages Is necessary. The
natural advantages of England seem TO have re-
suited IN that production which IS one OF the
dangers from protection, and the result is a stag
nation In the business til the worlds demand can
catch up with the over-supply.
40 less than seven amendments 10 the Constitu-
ton have already been proposed In the Senate
covering the protection OF the citizen In his polti
cal rights, the broadening OF the suffrage TO for
etSn BORN citizens and 70 women, the regulation of
the liquor traffic, and che extension OF the veto
power to the items Of appropriation bills The
Medicine Men OF the House Will be heard from next
week.
When the elevated railroads were built it was
Predlcted they would destroy the business Of the
surface horse-car lines OF New York The new
competition seems. however, 10 have had small
eject for the dividends OF the lines most directly
concerned are large, and the companies now say
taey are not seriously disturbed By their overhead
rivals
some questions were settled by the war as
those Texas patriots VIII find ou1 who imagine they
nave discovered a way To make the government
pay them for slaves lost IT. the rebellion
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