The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Sc Ml.WEEKEY MINER.
SATURDAY, APRIL Z, 1888.
EDITORIAL NOTES.


Judge Gresham, Of Indiana, has
accepted the appointment of Post
u,aster General. So says a yester'
days dispatch.
Tie Chicago bricklayers succeeded
iu Their recent strike, employers
granting their demand for 81 and
$50 per day. The building season
has opened in that city with indica'
ti,ns OF u large increase OF house
room being mad
Additional hOnors are being con-
tinually thrust upon Gen. Grant, the
LIST being the Presidency of the Ma
tiomal Rifle Association. The Gen.
cral can stand u few more Presiden-
cles, and would not he crushed down
completely 10y the weight of honors
if the Presidency of the nation e
added to those lie already enjoys.
The premium prevaricator is found
ina the author of the following: con-
cernirg Montana's almost tropical
winter weather: "For, clear, Lracing
winter weather, there is no climate
equal to that of Montana. Atahotel
ire there the other night a guest in
the nth story put his head out Of the
window, and his breath rozes 50 solid
that, utter fastening one end OF it to
the bed post, he slid down on the
main stem to the ground and es-
caved." The location Of that five
story hotel is not given.
The Pennsylvania Republicans are
now coquetting with the National
Union League. At a recent meeting
g; tie sub committee OF the executive
committee Of the latter representa-
tive Republicans were present to FUR
tner "a NOV. ment for uring a unity
If sentiment in the ranks Of the
larty. The programme contemplates
the holding of u series Of meetings
throughout the South, as well as in
the State. The first meeting will be
held at Atlanta, Georgia, early in
the fall. Northern speakers, OF
whom large hunters may be ELL
ployed at travelling expenses, will adj
dress the meetings.
Tie New York Sun forcibly states
the case when it says that if MI.
Randall shall be defeated because of
his protection ideas 1.-The Republic
cans will finally be gratified by a
breach in the Democratic party and
by the opportunity OF waging the
c,ntes; of 1854 upon the plain ques-
ton of protection to American indus
trv on one hand and u revenue tariff
on the other" Yet. on the other
hand, if MI. Randall shall be chosen,
what question will the Democratic
party have to wage the contest OF 1884
upon? The capture of Holland by
t!ur Dutch is as rational a campaign
a, that of the Democratic party to
capture the Government in order to
approve the Republican measures.
Speaking OF the I.ussian clowns
the New York Tribune says: "The
brand new diadem to be- perhaps
placed upon the brow ofthe Emperor
of all the Russias next May, will be
the last-to date-of many crowns;
just how many it would be difficult
to determine. When Nicholas was
Car there were stored up in the
K;em.in sixteen crowns, and it is
quite probable that the number has
been added to since. Certainly
Alexander III. has gained one new
enc already, for ne o styles him.
self Lord o: Turkestan. Some of
these crowns are very rude affairs
II hoop OF rusty iron or a cap of fur
l!, each implies conquest or donlin-
j IA over some tribe or nation"
Senator Warner Miller, good Re-
publican authority, says: "a free
trade Republican is a sort of white
blackhird, very interesting as a freak
o. nature. but not found in sufficient
rumhers to influence elections"
lie thinks they will not stand
in the way in the great battle
of 1881 which he declares must
he fought with the weapons of
prot, e ionis,s. These assertions may
he regarded rs strictly true. The
strength Of the Republican party is
allied with the tariff robbers and
those whit. b!ackbirds referred to by
the Senator will be forced to train
with the high protection crowd, or to
cat their lot with the now popular
tariff for revenue" party. Where
will they make their bed:
The Boston Transcript Rep } rises
to remark. There is u chance now,
which President Arthur ought to he
the very ,.nan to improve, to put a
Postmaster General at the head of the
POstollice Department who will at
tend strictly TO its business and let
politics take Il secondary place" AS
this observation comes from Repub-
lican quarters it may not he out of
order FOR Democratic papers to en-
dorse it.. There is a certain repul-
siveness in the spectacle of q Cabinet
officer stumping the country for the
success of his party that is not in
harmony with the American idea OF |
the dignity which is supposed to
attach to his Office. Statesmen, not
~" iticians are wanted at the head of
the several governmental depart
meuts.
Speaking of kellogg, the unsavory
offshoot OF carpct-bag rule in Louisi-
ana, an exchange says: "Kellogg's
case has long been a fragrant one.
When he has been pointed out to Wis
itors in the galleries they have SIM
ply remarked that he ought to be in