Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03

marked by that moderation which his party lead
ers predict, there need be no fear OF any rupture
between the executive and the republican Senate.
Conservatism is established feature Of the Sen
ate. II is a body that moves with de.iDerdtlOn,
and hence heated partisanshlp rarely governs its
councils. one OF tie most prominent and infGen-
tial republican Senators has within the past few
days assured democratic friends Of his who are
members OF that body that they need not aTpre-
bend any CaptiOuS or merely partisan opposition to
President Cieyeands appointments or TO his meas
ures- In a published interview Senator sherman
gives the same assurance to the country. II
democratic administration should undertake q
wholesale removal OF republican officials solely for
the purpose Of replacing them with democrats. in
defiance OF public sentiment. II not In violation OF
the civil service law doubt the republican ma
Jorty OF the Senate would resist But such course
Is not to be expected from Gov. Cleveland If his
past conduct in Office and his pledges are any guar
antee or his future policy. 1t would be an act Of
the greatest political folly for either party to excite
a Glitter controversy over the mere question of
spoils The people demand rest, for tine at
least from political contention and there Is moth
Ing they would so surely condemn as q partisan
row for the possession Of Offices Political leaders
understand this. and their good sense, II not ther
patriotism, might be trusted TO preserve the peace
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Whatever be the Political complexion OF Con
gress, IT can scarcely refuse much longer to let one
Or two states be made out OF the population
within the borders Of the territory of Dakota at
the recent election the vote OF that territory rere-
sented population Of 10000. and there is no
Charge that there were frauds committed In the
Interest OF either party or to further schemes Of
local ambition. DakCtas progress during the past
i've years has been one OF tic rnarves Of the times
and IL Is a violation OF cur traditions and of the
spirit. II not the letter, OF constitution TO re-
fuse longer to ADMIT its claims to be made one of
the family Of states II Dakota has now a pcpula-
ton OF 10000, 1t has more inhabitants than Col
orado, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New Haulpsl:re
Oregon, Rhode Island or Vermont And even If the
wishes Of the population be respected and two
states instead OF one be formed out OF the present
territory, each portion has now larger population
than Is required for congressional district and
hence for admission rs a state. The character OF
the soil and productions is pledge that the terri
tory is in no danger OF lapsing into ''rotten
borough" like Nevada. but on the contrary guaran-
tees steady and rapid growth, so that the Demo-
Gratis might as vel bow gracefully TO the ineyIta-
bic and let Dakota or the two Do1otas In.
Aside from the loss CT human lie and the sorrow
and miseEy which inevitably follows. no country
can afford, In a merely peCuni8ry sense to let
cholera come within its borders if il can possibly
b. kept out. There is hardly anything more e.
penSlye, whether directly and Indirectly than
such an invasion. Italy spent over S600J0o0 in q
single month, IN trying to prevent the endemic
tory, and there is no computing how much was
indirectly lost to the country BESIDES in the rara
ySls OF trade and the sJOppage OF travel, from
which She derives 50 large az annual income In |
France the matter Is even worse. The papers OF !
that country assert that her money loss this year
On account Of cholera win reach the enormous
sum OF s100,000,00. This is OF course mere est-
mate; but suppose the loss to be half that amount
and IL Still serves to show the magnitude OF the |
injury sustained by the material interests OF the
country With these facts staring Us In the face |
In addition TO our own awful experience with the /
yellow fever few years ago. there is ever reason
why the public authorities OF the country, both |
national and local, should take every step possible
toward keeping the cholera away from our shores |
The result or the efforts in that direction In ISL
Shows that IL can be done and il the epidemic lie
allowed to gain foot hold here this year or next
the visitation can fairly be charged to criminal |
neglect or fneficiency. The warning has been am
PIE, and the means OF prevention are we'll known |
Although the revised version of the New Testa-
ment has not yet made much nrcvress towards
popularity the scholars engaged In the new trans
iation OF the Scriptures have generously continued
their labOrs, and row announce that the Old Tesla
met,t revision IS completed, and VIII be published |
next spring. Whether the new translation viii |
eventually supercede the one row in common use
remains to be seen, but, apart from such consdcra
tons, the work has great merits as contribution
10 BIBLICAL literature, and VIII be OF permanent ser
vice to all who ''search the Scriptures"
Whatever may be the abstract merits of n mo-
talc currency, IL IS fatal practical objection that
IL Is inconvenient, especially IN countries WHARF
there is such quick circulation Of large sums or
money as In this The friends Of silver MIGHT as |
well understand, first as last, that the people viii
not carry about On their persons large lurnns of
metal There was an age OF iron coin; then OF con-
per, and later OF silver but this is the paper age
Even gold is too bulky for nnoderns.
secretary NcCulloch may advise and CONGRESS-
may sanction the abolition OF the one and tyro,,ol
lar note; but that policy viii not bring silver inn
circulation. People would so back to postaca !
stamps first. One escape woUld undoubtedly 10
found IN the 'chit' system which prevails IN the
iofe2h settlements all over Asia, Where silver ana
copper are the only native currency: a system
winch may be described, In a word, as every man
his own banker. The tailor, the hotel-keener
tTadesnan, the barber, and the thousand and ona
Creditors OF daily routine life are paid by 1ne,nr
randum OF Indebtedness, which has the force of y
formal note or cheek The evils Il this systar arc
freely acknowledged, but it Is resOrted to as 70
AeI from the intolerdDe nulsi nee OF Mexican do
lars, rupees, or Jumps Of bullion.
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The announcement in the Presidents rnnr.a,o
tnat treaty had been negotiated, looking towards
Tue CONSTRUCTION OF an American ship-canal across
the Sthmus py The Nicaragua route, has very
naturally had the effect to knock down tho r,-tso
OF shares in the French scheme Holders ~ 80,
In that enterprise are beginning to find ont trot,,
Is a risky investment, at best and with . rly9I /
canal, more advantageousIy located I'm many, no !
spectS the Panama route could never be rrcftfob1o
III might De still completed and Operated FROM NJ
AticdI considerations, but the unhappy stoco,dars