Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-31


ADVANCE
Talk OF government telegraphic service in con-
nect1on With the Post ONE department Is again
becoming quite common, based upon the pro-
longed operators strike. ana IL Is altogether
likely that the proposition vii gain considerable
strength II the present Interruption continues
much longer 1t is NOR. tn N prob lble too, that
II Its business Is to be uIb.e In future further
demor1iz alton from the same Cause the managers
OF the telegraph int rests Will themselves seek
Way out OF their troubles by transferring their
lines to gov rnment ownership aud contrJL They
would doubtless be glIti TO do so now, Ii govern
ment or any ether customer w0uli take their
property at ihe fictitious value they put upoa It.
This, however. ought never To he perhtted 50 far,
at least, aS gov rnlnani is concerned; it Is not
IAely That private CUSTOMERS cUuIi be found who
would BE- wiling 10 pay SO mulch for SO little.
Counting wat, stock All all, the capital the
western Union company stlnis at about
scu,VtOVJl Oi this sui.l, IjSeyar, not more than
Sl0 600 Gg1, IL 50 lnucn was actually p,II IN in
Cash ihP dance rcp:Cs pnts water, o. ISSUES or
SHARES 10Y Wllcl no Tqu Talcnt in mOleY or any
thing Oh value ren1 re |; and IL is certain
That pl NJ capable OF performing as go1l service
as the country now enjoys at the hand, Of the mo-
nOpoiy can be FURNISHED for the SUN last named.
Wien, ttcrefore, the time Tor negotiation between
the government IN III company com - il ft ever
does conn., that amount Dug 1T to be adhered to as
the Iii iNImIm isis o. pIrch iSe II nJr,. than
that sum IS insisted upon gorernm should go
ahead ah,t build its own lines leaving the present
inflated concern to take care of Itself.
Though the next presidential election IS more
than year off AMI anO,ii3r fall, winter AMI spring
must come AMI go before even tho opp ,sny tick
cts are namei, party papers do not hesitate to
give assurance as TO now that election Will result
These assurances ar not based upon any assump-
nhgt5
ioreteli an event lite n n1lthS ahead do not pre-
tend that III y have any faculty for seeing into
The future. These declarations OF coming succ.ss
are IN LIE upon what seems to BE- q theory that
party organs are expected 60 in1u &c In declara-
lions OF that sort In OHIO at present the oppos-
Ing party piprrs AMI party leaders are busy In
dealing out positive assurances OF victory for their
respective s1les next Oc:O5aE Republican posi-
tiyeneSS in affirming Forak RS election Is only
equdllcu DIV democratic Vehem ,ncy In maintaining
that HOadlyhi5 a 'Su-e thing OF it, Viewed ina
calm non-Dartisan Light, In the CONVICTION
that The country Is SITE, No matter which
wins, this sort or party tactics appears
ABSURD it really does not b any fnfiu nCe upon
the voters; dO.S not encourage belief in vIcIory,
because the newspaper reader OF ordinary C % ic-
ity know that he IS just capable OF pre- Iicting
election results as tn rty leader Or party pap r.
let tnoS- VINO run tam ?aig rs have to sly some
Thing, ami they fall back upon bold assertions that
. k-
The District Commissioners have done wisely
In Calling halt In the matter OF accepting AMI
provi ling place for the fountain which a pener.
ou5-Asarted San Franciscan some tilne ago offered
TO present to the CITY, The tree Of-h IN 10 inner
In which the same thing Eas been of rel by the
same gentleman 10 various towns and cities In the
country is trfs su g estiye OF cat OF some sort
unier the meal; AMI thu fact that certain pccuiar
CONDITIONS are imposed, with the acceptance OF
the GIT, raises the suspicion that there is free
advertising scheme or soma other form of
personal benefit I'm some way connected with it.
Oae or two OF the cities TO which the fountain his
oeen Oh red have, We understand, decline It with
tlankS, while Others want further Information and
ag0oi deal or it before taking further action In
regard 10 1t 1t Is not considered exactly polite to
look gilt horse in the mouth, but sometimes IT,
Is a safe thing TO do. AMI this would seem t., b.,
one of the cases In which that precautioa woul1
nave been not only excuSable but eminently
proper.
Democratic attention in Maryland Is directed
somewhat towards Anne Arundel county today
The county convention, 70 assemble at noon In th,
state capital represents cOnfii: ting factions and
the whole plan or state h ir.nony might be married
by an open rupture. At the primaries the other
Jay MI MICHEL Bln10n. W 30 Was re sardei as a
representative or Gov. Hamilton, was defeated as
candid lie for nomination as state senator This
u coha'deFed Dy the antlHamit0l men US de-
cldei repulSe or the governor, AMI a telling blow
against his plan 10 renonnate himself Tae
Hamilton men, however, claim that 1t was hos.
tiity To na0n. him sell, AMI not to the governor
That beat the former. The lines were quite dis
unctiy drawn between the two factions at all
events, aud the lie ,derS VINO are ende lvorinp TO
Keep down Internal strife tactly agreed TO appea,e
the deieHtel Blnnon faction by an off r OF Ib.ro
representation on the county ticket TO be named
By to-day'a convention.
The -iegrlphic war has dropped measurabiy
OUT o! pubic attention, and TO the casual observer
IL might seem that the telegraph comp MES were
having the best OF the fight. Those better ac-
Qualnttd with the situation know, however that
the big monopoly IS bleeding sc every PORE With
the imp 'rative Necessity before it OF earning q
weekly average OF sl7o 600 TO pay the dividends re.
quisite 10 keep It's $4,000 90 Of waterel Stock from
tumpilhS 10 pieces In the market, It has to face
the grim 1act or steady loss at the rate OF
*loo'OW per week since the comm ncement of the
strlke. Ihen, asdin, II they Succumb to the |
strikers, ana increase the pay and Operating ex-
penSeS The net earnings Will not suffic, to keen IN
the present big dividends upon the enormou ,ly
Wateret stock Hence the hcs.tan " or the W,,t-
ern Union 10 make terms with the strikers But
they Will doubtless be driven to it In the end.
They viii conclude that IL is better TO make small
dividends than none at all.
carey SCI ms TO have met the usual fac OF Irish
inforIners. and no tears VIII be wasted over HIS
death 1t seems pity, however that more blooi
must be shed in expition OF this series of crimes,
as, OF course short work will be made OF OsDon-
nell By the British government On the whole.
the avengers were kinder to Carey than they
meant His most unrelenting foe could scarcely
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