Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-10-13
NEW y0Rk LETTER.

1t is Enthusiastically cold. Over
coats and furs have been called into
general use, and pedestrians frequent
the sunny side of the streets.
The Corean ambassadors are now
in Washington, endeavoring to
study the inner workings of this
great government of ours in the
absence OF its executives. 1t would
be indeed a marvel if they had
found our picked and paid rulers at
their posts OF duty. The embassy
have recently left New York, and if
they gathered much wisdom from
the wonders of Yankeeland, their
Immovable and placid countenances
did not hetray ii. 1t is strange how
these Mongols can compel the abb
sence of all expression from their
faces, so that they are identified in
their own country by their thumbs.
No wonder they are race of diplo-
matists. Paying a high compliment
to some one, here, they wished he
"might never change" And so they
live their lives-changeless, philo-
sophie, and happy.
The New York Herald has entered
into war with the Newsdealers AS
sociations. 1t recently reduced its
price to the public to two cents,
which offered to the retail dealers IA
profit of only about twenty per cent.
on each paper sold. Thelatter made
a great cutlery, and there was
gathering Of the clans and much
Notwithstanding, with torchlight
professions and brass-bands. They
unanimously determined that no
Herald should be sold for less than
three cents, thus giving them eighty
per cent. profit. Now the Herald
has always been noted for its oppO-
sition to threatening nOnOpolies,
and James Gordon Bennett is not
sparing with his millions. This
dictation of what the paper should
be sold for was carrying the war
into the Heralds country, with a
vengeance. Therefore it advertised
for, worthy and pennilesS people,
and gathered in the halt, manned,
blind, the widow and the orphan,
and provided them with news
stands, and now supplies an army
with, the daily papers, which are
sold at their published priees-the
Herald providing the money until
its ,protege> is self-sustaining.
Meanwhile there is war to the
knife brick-bats are laid in as well
as newspapers, and the dealers have
sworn to ruin the Herald. This is
an independent paper, and has
practical, peculiar way of backing
up its opinions with its money
witness its past war with the West
ern Unions Associated-Press, and
its present columns of cable news,
furnished daily by its special re-
porters in all parts of the world.
The Democrats of the State have
met in conclave, and there is dis
ruption In their ranks. They cannot
decide how the spoils OF the coming
contest are to be divided amongst
them. The Republicans are play
ing waiting game, and hope, by
allowing the other party to break
itself to pieces, to come in them
selves for the booty. Truly, this is
great nation.
They are at work upon the fOun-
dation for the statue of Liberty, to
be shortly presented us by France.
1t is almost strange how France
bears friendship to America. The
evidence can be found in our histo-
ries. Where can it be shown that
America has made any return?
The French and Spanish Repub-
licans of this city have been much
moved by the neat little device of
Germany in sending Alphonso of
Spain, dressed out as an Uhlan col
onel, through France. What hap
pened must have been foreseen it
is not i'm the nature OF true French
man to respect the German uniform
at least, not yet. Though the
President of France has made an
humble apology, another high Off
cial has resigned, and others are
being vigorously prosecuted, yet the
loyal Spaniards cannot forgive the
boots and Kisses of the Partisan
mob. 1t was CALLING provocative
to France, but she is still wisely
quiescent.
can not think, just now, of any
other important or international
questions upon which to pass judg-
ment. S. Il. WYATT.
New York, Oct. s, 1888.