Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-06
APrObIsm Respectfully Referred
---crOwss Of Distinguished
Foreigners and their
Mission.
Boston Blasted-How shapira's
Newly Found Manuscripts are
Viewed-PrOspsrOus Rail
roads.
A NeWsy, GOssiPy Letter Pre-
pared Especially for the
Ledger's Thousands Of
Readers.
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crowds are moving hither and thither,
laughing and joking merrily, appar.
emily oblivious Of the fact that to,
morrow will commence another week
Of manual or mental toll, hard to
encounter, In contemplating the vast
panorama Of moving humanity, one is
astonisLed at the display of rich,
tasteful End costly toilets everywhere
to be seen, and to wonder from what
source comes the money to make the
splendid and fashionable display. As
the problem is beyond your CORE.
spondent's ability to solve. he will
dismiss the subject.
Chicago has been crowded with dis
t~inguished foreigners recently, most Of
whom have gone northward to witness
the ceremony ofdriving the gold spike
prOclaiming to the world that
the great Northern Pacific railroad
is completed, and that now an iron
baud buds the Atlantic and the Pa
ci6c oceans together in commercial
bonds AS the prominent represent,
atives from other countries sight see,
ing among US include q number Of
newspaper men, the prospect is good
that the wonders Of the Western
world will be wildly portrayed to
their European readers in very attraes
tive colors. No doubt the descrir
tons Of these scribes, if any way
truthful as to the vast resources OF
our country, will influence a vast tide
of people to our shores. 1t is only
Justice to say that these representa-
tiyes Of foreign lands expressed them>
selves more than pleased with the
many unlocked for aud unexpected
attractions presented by Chicago
Joaquin Miller, the poet of the
Sierras,' says Boston common is a
shameless market Of shame that it
reeks with vice at night. On the
other hand, he says that Quebec,
Canada, is just the opposite-is a very
virtuOus city. The poet is
rather severe on Boston. However.
it must be remembered that the Ply.
mouth Rock people burned witches,
coWhided Quakers and roasted mig
gers in the good old days Of long ago.
The change from o~annibalism TO mid
night prostitution is only the realiza-
ton Of the adage that extremes
meet" The question now arises
whether Mr.. Miller received his i'm
moral information ocularly, or BY
practice No doubt some son or
daughter Of the hub Of literature will
examine into this grave matter.
Shspirass late presentation Of sups
posed manuscript OF Deuteronomy is
viewed vsriously by Chicago experts
Many Of them believe that the parch
ments are the original ones. and that
those scientists who laugh at Shapiro
as q fraud, do this that old ideas and
beliefs may not be destroyed.
Last week Chicago shipped East
over her different r4ilroad routes 1850
tons four, 23,249 tons grain aud 1924
tons provisions.
De Molay ,Commandery knights
Tsmplar, Of Louisville, arrived in
Chicago to day en- route home from
California. The boys will be we'll
treated here, who have a lorge budget
OF kind things to say Of the Califor-
mans.
Hon. William Evarts, late Score.
tary Of the United States, and notably
one Of our country's ablest brains, was
In Chicago yesterday, on his way to
see the gold spike driven by the
Northern Pacific railroad people. Mr..
Evarts is On advanced" political
scientist whose ideas Of how "partiesN
should conduct governmental affairs
are too pure for the average Office.
seeker TO adopt. He, and others Of
the George William Curtis school Of
civil service reform, may never live to
see their hopes realized in that airec
ton Mr.. Evarts is | nfavor of the total
abolition Of internal revenue taxes.
DE wants the government supported
from q revenue derived by taxing i'm
ports coming in competition with our
home industries. In this position he
seems to forget that such q course
would tend to further stiffer the spine
OF monopolists in this country, at the
expense Of the people at large, He is
opposed in politics to the dominant
controlling government patron.
age. But be turns around and favors
protection" for manufacturers, SEEM
ing TO forget that the high price paid
Tor protected" goods comes out Of the
hard earnings Of the people, and goes
Q swell the Golfers OF the monopolist.
Here is an Illustration: | 20 to a for
market and buy a blanket for five
BY the time l get il into this
the fifty per cent duty" brings
I up TO seven dollars aHd a half. Now,
I the home manufacturer would only
the home consumer the for
'lgner's price Of FIVE dollars, it would
all right, and protection would
,e a goOd thing; but he goes
{ work and adds $3.50 to
lis local price, and bOoms his wares
Up to $3.50, the cost Of the foreign
With the duty or protection
The cry that better wages are
.ssured by protection is all CANNON
This country was very prosperous
then no protection existed, and there
'as not q vast horde Of raveaous Office
TO pay. II would pay the
. handsome profit in a few
ears on the investment If the govern
ient would buy up all the protected
interests at an appraised value, and
them to the highest bidder under
free trade hammer II is a shameful
on the people Of this Rvpubli
nation that they have TO be taxed
o death to keep in Office a world oil
evenue, customs and other officers.
his vast expense eats up most OF the
wo hundred and fifty million dollars
rawn from the people annually to
un the national government. In 1860
e~venty-six or seventy-segen million
cry easily betrayed the expenses Of
be nation; now it takes nearly four
ines that amount. What a picture
b contemplate
General Grant, Sir William Bramp.
On Gurdon and ex United States Sen.
tor Joseph II. Mcdonald, OF Indiana.
be Hoosier candidate for the next
were in Chicago last week.
AlTa Loucks, States Attorney OF