Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-05

bona hide daily circulation more than treble
that OF nnv other daily paper published IN
Washington, and equal To that of 'uIl the
other daily papers here added together.
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Der Was 1857, showing the notable increase ia
the duliest business month OF the year, OF ss2
The Circulation OF The STAR Tor Augus.. 1854. ex-
h.bits also corresponding ratio OF increase over
that OF August. 3D. showing that the remarkable
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In all soberaesS II cab be said that Candidate
LcckwoodS letter OF acceptance Is the best of the
bit. IL Is short, sharp, and decisive She means
what she says and says what she means Ii Is evil
dchl that Mrs. Lockwood, elected. viii have
pJ.icy and IL many respects that policy Will COM
l.eHd lt~e!i 10 al peJpe OF common sense. ieya's
Campaign nay not Ue success, but her letter GER
tGnIy IL
sac pledges herself in plain English promote
anu maintain equal political privileges TO every
Class ~ our citizens irrespective OF sex color or
nationality" she viii make fair division of the
Offices between The aud then run the civil ser
wee on reform principles: she Will foster ana bro
tect American industries and hep all orgaLiza-
tons Opposed To free trade; She sympathizes with
and believes ia The union soldier ami his widow. and
would simplify the pension machinery 50 that
there Would be 40 uncertainty that pensioners
would get all Tie surplus revenues; she Is the sworn
IL 10 monopoly, especially In that OdiouS form OF
lien tikas ii! The Offices, votes, and public money.
sie think, the Judicial machinery is for The same
TC.s-0n OnCsdeJ AID Insists that there should be
"a Reasonable NUMBER or women appointed to
United States jud2e;ltpS. she believes in temper
ance. but thinks the bst way To get il is through
woman suffrage. 81" wants a unilCatiOn of laws
Especially relating 20 marriage and divorce, and an
equality OF tle sexes Ia The distribution az estates
and laws 81 descent. she 1ayOrS extension OF
orIr commerce aud nigh court OF arbitration TO
settle disputes among nations Her Indian policy
would consist Ia paying TIE Indians what we owe
them. making them citizens. and treating them
justly. She sympItnizes with unhappy Ireland
tuL wishes the Irish To undersj and tuat .our ne,-
tTIi policy Is nation does not allow any pubic
expression from our people, She also would give
"due consideration 70 the Interes: OF the honest,
Industrious, hone-Ioving German"
II Is great pity that Belvl's letter did not ap-
pear earlier N Tie campaign, so that ali the other
Candidates might have had he benefit OF per,lsinc
and framing their several episiIes In accord with
IT. pith and candor.
N
TIE death Of secretary FOlger removes a public
man OF considerable ability IL a political career
extending over a generation he nlled creditaUly
many posts o. distinction His memorable defeat
for governor Of New York two years ago Was il no
sense a personal rebuke, but the unfortunate cir
euinstances o. that election deeply panied Mr..
FOIgcr AMI no doUtt contributed 10 break down hts
In Npy- prl-
faTy in his younger days WAS o controlling spirit,
and IL was source " lasting cha-Tin 10 him that
his long cherished ambition 10 De governor OF the
state should have been so fOrcibly rejected ut the
polls.
As Secretary OF The Treasury Mr. Folger ha(:
little Opportunity 10 gain reputation as a finan-
cier. as the policy NJ the government underwent no
critical change during his administration BIS
most aggressive recommendations bore on reforms
In the tdrlf, b9t these not acceptable even 10
those Of his own party in Congress His manage
ment OF the department routine was ma ked by
and prohity. He iet tn. necessity of acGuaint
ing himself personally With the multitude OF in
tricate questions which as secretary he was Obliged
10 pass upon officially. and while The attention he
thus gave TO details was the ground Of occasional
Criticism. lew VIII censurc public official for hold
Ing before himself such high standard OF obliga-
ton In the performance OF duty UnQuestiOnabiy
Secretary Folger impaired II he did not ruin his
10 the fUlhllment OF his duties as a government
officer; AMI this fidelity Will commend his memory
10 the peOpe as much as the rare talents which
served to raise him to high station
The sale OF the vessels of the China Merchants
Company 10 MeSSrs- Russell. the great American
commercial firm in Shanghai. is a 81 yncanI STEP
II nav b. that the extinction of the native corpor-
alton Is only apparent. and the alleged sale Simply
temporary transfer OF the companE's property to
get II out Cf the reach OF the French cruisers II
however. the China Merchants company has
really reilqU.>hed us trade and ceased 10 exist il
means that revolution has occurred In the trade
relations OF commercial China. For years the
foreign and co4St-wise trade OF thai empire has
been passing out Of the control OF the s.barbarians'
and into the hands OF natives. And American COM
merce has been an especial sufferer. There was a
time when the American clipper ship and our
UNIQUE thrre-mastet schooner filled the open ports
OF China but now tn stars and stripes have be-
come almost an unknown nag there. Even the
Pacific mail steamers rc!iEqgished their Shanghai
trade, and II among The ruInors that the China
Merchants line WAS >oDa 20 compete with he Pa
cidc mail for It's Australian. Hawaiian and meri-
Can business.
BY this site. however. We rettf.n at oao stroke
much OF our old supremacy IN Chinese waters. The
company feet consists OF twenty-siX steam ships
agZTeSaiiag 23.ji0 tons Most Of them are in good
condition. and Wei adapted for the coast-wiSe and
rFcr trdfe. in which they are employed. 4 num-
Der OF the vessels built I'm thi, country AMI
have done service on our own sounds ana streams
Tie company has lad to content with the Junk
1relThtlnS. bat has done an Immense business and
II has always been supposed. at an enormous
profit
The New YORK sur fires another yolley at CIeye-
land to-day b. repr.ntin Jhc head OF il columns
local reports nom The Buffalo newspapers of she
execution II two u4UrdereTs IL that city by Gov
Cleveland, Willie sheriff Of the county, IN 1872 ana
le;& The extracts are headed, "Men Hanged BIZ
Cleveland Chapters Omitted from a Candidates
Biography. The Hanging OF Patrick Norrt,ey and
John Gaffney b. theeFery Hand OF Grover Cleve-
land. as Reported in the Buffalo Journals at the
Time OF the Hanging The accounts are very
SPECIFIC, and the S11s calls attention 10 the fact
That SAe-f Cleveland personally conducted the ex-
ecUtio1, pressed the fatal lever and swung the
malefactors into eternity.
The san = evidently indispOsed 10 broaden its
faTofite watChwOrd, Turn the RaSrals our into
"Sw1ng the Ra5cals on" IN order 10 apply IL TO
capital OIenscs.
TIE managers OF the Montgomery county rNd)
Agricultural society are 10 be- congratulated on
the success OF The fair held at Rockville this week
The display has been very god especially in
o,oOfeG stock. and an exceptionally large number
or visitors have n attendance. Tho