New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-08-22
New YORK, August II, 1888.

The remark of Creek sage to a
fellow wise man, IF you had re-
NAMED silent, you would have con.
tinued a philosopher" can seldom
be so aptly applied as to Mr.. Kline,
the Democrat: candidate for Gov.
ernor in Iowa. If the Democrats
Of that State had pursued only a
half way moderate course on the Ii.
quor question, they would UNI
doubleday drawn over large mum.
Der of dissatisfied Republicans to
whom extreme prohibition meas
ures are distasteful. Now Mr..
Kline, however, steps up in public
meeting and exclaims that heis in
favor of a saloon on every hill top
if necessary, and one on every road
side and thoroughfare. 1.-The more
public the better, he says. ''Whom
the Gods would destroy, they first
make mad,'' said the ancients.
The truth of the adage does not
seem to have lost its force yet.
The unanimity of the Republi-
cans in Massachusetts, their set
purpose and untiring efforts are
producing a good effect in that
State, and the Butterflies are plain.
ly getting shy. A few months ago
they apparently had things their
own way, and spoke openly Of be-
ginning the campaign early and
make it hot one. Now, however,
they have twice postponed making
a date for the State Convention,
and they cannot even unite on a
meeting place. It looks very much
as if Butler would not be able to
summon even a corporal's guard
when the real fight begins.
The movement which has been
on foot for some time among Re-
publicans to honor Mr.. Kiefer with
the nomination for the Speakership,
is beginning, to excite serious oppo-
sition, and the scheme will proba-
bly, be dropped, since it is no use to
get into difficulties and discussions
about matter which after all is a
mere compliment and can be pro.
ductive of no result since whatever
man the Democrats may centre up
on will have practical walk over.
Said leading Republican to me
the other day: ''Kiefer, when he
held the office before, acted with
such folly, and was so intensely
partisan that he repulsed every In
dependent voter of Republican
tendencies. He is not by any
means a representative Republican,
but nothing more than an unreas.
oning tool of the machine. To give
him the compliment of a nomina-
ton, would be to give the party a
certificate Of poverty as to men Of
narrow minded views which would
undoubtedly bring abot serious con.
sequences so far as the country at
large is concerned, besides arousing
internal discussions.
The Sullivan-Slade sparring en-.
counter last Monday night, was GER
tainly as brutal an exhibition as has
disgraced this city for a long time.
At the same time it was nothing
but hippodroming farce, for Slade
was by no means in training, and
as for Sullivan he was by no means
in prime condition, and had good
man been opposed to HIM all his
brute strength would not have COM
pensated for his want Of condition
1t is said that the police obtained a
fair share of the profits by allow.
ing the disgusting operation to go
on, It is certainly bad sign of
the times when $22, 900 was receiv.
ed at the door from persons who
paid from one to two dollars for the
''pleasure" Of seeing two human
animals pummel at each other for
eight and half minutes. The
bad effect upon morality of the
young can hardly be over estimat.
ed. The hero worship wish which
these modern gladiators are sur.
rounded dazzles their vanity, and
the large sums which they receive
arouses their cupidity, while at the
same time it excites contempt for
honest labor and monetary returns
from it.
[ can cite a case on that point.
Happening to call on a leading law.
yer few days ago, he said he could
not momentarily leave his office as
he had just discharged his office
boy. ut is pity about the fel.
low,' said he, "but the billiard and
pool excitement broke him all up.
He saw several OF the pool tourna-
ments and conceived a violent Xix.
ing Of the game. He began to
play himself, and became intatuat-
ed. When / sent him anywhere
he would spend hours and hours
away, and as | found out afterwards
his time was wasted at the pool
table. He is boy of but sixteen,
yet in short time he became such
an adept that if he burst the balls
we'll, he could pocket every one
that he needed to make game.
People in billiard halls noticed his
skill and made little matches for
him, and he won most Of them.
Fortunately however he did not De-
gin drinking. A couple of weeks
ago, late at night he stumbled INTO
a low place where there was a pool
table. He began to play with a
man who afterwards turned out to
be the crack player Of the establish.
ment and beat him. They played
until four O'Clock in the morning
and heat him rioht alnnr He was