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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-08-08
VBBSTIR'S PRACTICAL

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INC editors and publ sncrs Of Wchster's Unabridged
and contains more than twice the amount OF matter
aud ulus.rations ever before offered for the price.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
REEORM 4 Ii HIGGINS.

And now the apostles of the gospel OF Reform
come to us with precious information that the
Higgins business is not proper matter OF crltl-
csm In the first place. we are told, 1t is such a
very little place, of no consequence at all 10
ANYBODY Precisely. 1t has ceased to be OF
any consequence to reformeTs whether the per-
son who keeps charge of the appointments for
Mr.. cleveland shall be believer in an honest
and bipartisan Civil Service or not. 1t is OF
no consequence whether he was ever kicked
out of place as clerk, even by Maryland
Legislature, because of conspicuous leaning
toward corrupt practices 1t is of no conse-
auence that for years he was intrusted with the
manipulation of the Legislature by the most
corrupt ring ever seen in Maryland. 1t is OF no
consequence that he is formally pronounced an
unfit person by the Maryland Civil Service Re
form Association, which declares that his
reputation in this community is not that OF a
man of integrity and honor" lnasmuch as the
man has only to do with the making of appoint
ments, all these things are of no consequence to
Simon pure Reformers.
Let us turn it around little, and suppose
that Mr. Blaine had been elected, and that he
had chosen as his Secretary of the Treasury the
most unscrupulous political boss to be found
| anywhere in the Republican party, anu thaI ihe
immediate outcome of that selection had been
the choice for appointment clerk of the Treasury
of the most shameless legislative lobbyist dis
coverable in any Republican State. What
would the reformers have to say of the matter
then. and with what scathing contempt would
they have treated the suggestion, If anybody
had been silly enough to make it, that the selec-
ton of such a scamp was not of Importance, be-
| cause he had nothing to do but merely to look
| after appointments Y
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
RUSSI1S ULTERIOR AIMS.

There is one journal in England that discusses
the Afghan situation in reasonable temper.
This is The Spectator, the steadfast and intelli-
gent organ of advanced Liberalism. 1t lays
stress upon one point, which Englishmen ordi-
narily miss in their frantic distrust of every
thing Russian. 1t ridicules the idea so gener
ally entertained that the Government at St.
Petersburg is either proposing or planning the
conquest of India, an enterprise involving the
complete subjugatiOn of Afghanistan and
millions of fighting Hindoos as well as pro-
Ionged warfare on land and sea with Great
Britain. 1t credits Russian diplomacy with two
ulterior purposes; ; one being of paramount i'm
portanee, the seizure Of Constantinople ana the
other being subordinate, the acquisition of a
reyenue-yieldng province either in Persia or
Armenia. The first of these objective points
appeals to a secular longing on the part of the
Cars subjects that can never be appeased, and
as England has been the chief obstacle to this
darling project of Slav imagination, his advisers
desire to disable her from defending Constanti-
nople by the necessity of defending herself in
India. When the opportunity arises they want
to force their way to the Mediterranean, and in
order to secure themselves against interference
in their main design, they are anxious to obtain
meanwhile commanding position where they
can menace England with attack. If they can
occupy Herat and be ready to threaten Cabul or
Candahar whenever an emergency arises, they
will be well pleased. If they can compel Great
Britain to garrison the city and thus extend its
frontier several hundreds Of miles from the
Suleiman passes, they will be even better
pleased.
This is The Spectators explanation Of Russian
policy. 1t next considers the best means of
thwarting these ambitious and insidious de-
signs. This would be to fortify the passes of
the Suleimau, which are higher than those over
the Italian Alps, and the Indus as a second line.
The passage of that Asiatic Danube, with
Notifications and an iron-clad river fleet in
front, and the storming of mountain barrier
far more formidable than the Balkan, would be
tremendous undertaking, not to be attempted
by any sane Government. Lord Lawrence was
content to defend India on these impregnable
lines, but English public opinion is not equally
sagacious. The journal in question reluctantly
comedies that this policy is rendered impracti-
cable by the peculiarly unreasonable temper with
which Russian menaces are invariably discussed
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
" TO THE yICroRS BELONG THE SPoILSn

Colonel A. b. Dickerson, who was cashier of the Demo
cratic National Committee is said TO have refused the
positton OF Chief Clerk OF the Treasury not good
enough This fair notice from the machine that the
boys intend to sit down at the first table or none
O. NJ. Barnes, who was Michigan's candidate for the
Cabinet may be appointed Collector Of Detroit, though
he is quite wealthy and is not anxious for the place.
Tho suggestion OF ex-senator Pendleton for Assistant
Secretary of state understood to be movement Of his
Ohio enemies to make him appear small
Mr.. Hendricks and Mr. Randall have locked horns
or tina position OF Chief of the Bureau Of Yards and
DocLs The former wants Captain Brown, the latter
cantain Low II Secretary whitney has Captain
prownlow on the rolls he might satisfy both demands
The First Assistant Postmaster General has the ap-
noptment OF 10000 postmasers exclusive Of the
$500 Presidential offices not touched by the Civil
service law. The selection for this place determines
whether or not the Post oce Department is to be Hg.
pinized" Malcolm Hay who has secured the appoint
Inent, is one of Tilden's trained politicians.
Speaker Carlisle has emphatic notification that cham
pagne not whlskey, is the Administration beverage
Mr. Mcdonald is an Indiana man, which. tho
every one doubts tho reiterated statement of his
friends that he wants nothing" The Indiana man
wants everything the Ohio man doesn't take.
The new Commissioner OF Internal Revenue weighs
$50 pounds and is pronounced by the Kentucky con
tlngent at Washington o bad man."
Secretary Lamar is proving his classical taste by
aboshin= the official stables In his efforts at reform He
has Hercules in his minds eye.
A Western man, taking the train for homo OF Tho
Baltimore and Ohio depot in Washington yesterday. II
reported as saying: :" It all comes along OF thi
BANKED new-iangled mugwump game OF penucke
which the President plays IL II was poker, or ever
a I'M
vice-Prcsident Hendricks winks az the boys" as HI
shakes hands with them In these days and whispers
their cars It's hard luck, but IL wouldn't have been
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
PEOPLE rs. GOVERNOR.

Governor Albeit is not happy. In his veto
messages he complains that the Legislature
monifests partisanship. Has he forgotten the
declarations of his own which led the State to
expect that defensive legislation against nm
would be necessarily Has he forgotten how he
declared when he was elected that he proposed
IN he an out-and- out partisan, and nothing else !
Does he suppose that the people have forgotten
how he behaved from the beginning OF his
service "a Governor; how. w.shamcessy he dlsre-
garded every consideration of public interest or
public decency in trying to serve his party
Let him remember then, that when the people
foupd out from his own declarations and his
own acts what sort of man he was, and what
sort of Governor he was going to be, they took
care to elect Legislature for him which should
leave him as little power as possible to do mis-
chief.
Governor Albeit has himself to thank for the
treatment which he receives and may rest as
sured that it is precisely the treatment which
the people of New-Jersey meant to have him re-
ceive when they elected Republican Leglslat-
ure 70 take care of him. Having found that he
would pay no attention, in his partisan zeal ana
creed. to the welfare of the State or to public
decency, the people took care to provide Leg
islature able to put a strait jacket on him.
And now he does not like the arrangement
That is natural the people dld not like his ar
rangement. And of the two the people have the
greater power.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
PERSONAL

Senator Warner Miller and family will remain in
Washington until June.
Mr.. George Du Maurier, the brilliant society carica-
turlst OF Punch. has just celebrated his hity-hrst
birthday anniversary
CASTOR yassy, whose death is announced was one Of
the most notable OF French newspaper reporters Once
a aro occurred at the Hotel vendOme and there were
some my ysterlous circumstances connected with it, All
the reporters refused word about It, both at the
hotel and the Police Prefectnrei all, that Is except
yassy. He took stenOgrapher with him, marched
boldly into the hotel Office, and seating himself
demanded mperiousy Of the concierge, What is yom
name :" The man was taken a6ack, ana gave ms name
at once Take II down, Mr.. Sheriff.. said Vassyi and
then to the CONCIERGE again Now SIR tell US directly al
you know about this Affair." The fellow thought Nassy
was the Police Commissioner, and told him long story
rich in scandalous details which hled two columns o.
yassy's paper and gave 1t "a stupendOus beat on all
its contemporaries 1t was the tax OF Paris for q
month.
particularly good portrait OF the late Archbishop
TAFT appears in the stained-glass window recently
erected to his memory In Lambeth church.
Ex-senator T. c. Patt and family returned last evening
from their Southern trip.
Collector Robertson on retiring from Office at the
praon OF his term or sooner II the President elects,
win return TO the practice of law at White Plains
Jay Gould arrived at Charleston yesterday morning on
his return from his Southern yacht cruise He had moi
left the city late In tho afternoon. IL is expected that
be will arrive I'm NewYork by Saturday at the latest
unless the weather should bo cold and mclement
The grandson of Macaulay's New-Zealander may
possbly If he lives to ripe old age hear the last
hitherto unpublished" Lincoln story" Until then
such anecdotes will spring unfaing from the para
graphcrs pen Here is the latest up to date, given
currency by The Press OF Philadelphia When Prince
Napoleon Pon-Plon visited the White House, You
the son OF Luclen Z" said the President The Prince
shook his head "Of Joseph then T. Again the Prince
exnressed "A negative. Oh, l remember now," said
GIncoln OF Jerome, OF course" After tho reception
WINS over he turned to Seward. The BOnaparte family
sald the President, that it's
possible to say with certainty who is the tather OF any
one of them"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
!. .y,naon The cladstone Government could

in London. The Gladstone Government couin
not to-day maintain its position for single day.
If Il were to fall back upon the Indus and the
Suleiman. They are forced to defend Herat ana
TO extend the frontier of India long distance
inland to the Hindu Koosh. By leaving the
Afghan Ameer master of the town and engaging
TO defend it, if need be, with the whole force Oh
tbe British and Indian armies, they are making
the best of bad situation. But one fact cannot
he Disguised. The Russians have accomplished
their purpose of bringing the British within
striking distance at Herat whenever an oppor-
tnnity is offered for pushing on to Constantine
pie.
The Russian troops can retire to Sarakhs ana
still be near enough to threaten Herat In future
whenever diversion is needed in order to pre-
vent British interference with other aud larger
plans. The present complications may be
amicably settled and permanent frontier may
be outlined between the opposing outposts
but from this time Herat, although In Afghan
hands, must be defended as an outpost OF the
British Empire, and the Russians will have it in
their power to menace it with attack whenever
an emergency, upon which they are now care
fully calculating, arises either in the Balkan
peninsula, or in Armenia or Persia.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
MIST THE OMNIBUS COT


The dread proposal Of the Broadway Surface
Railroad Company to obliterato the omnibus from
Broadway should attract the attention OF every
person interested in education. The bus Is an edu-
cational power not lightly TO be passed over Were
this antique vehicle 20 disappear, no more would
the acrobat take lessons in balancing himself on
the rear steps thereof while the stage leaped
nlnbly forward ten feet at a bound. The foreigner
would no longer be made 10 observe how muscle
NAV be developed in 'dodging a Broadway driver
who is on both sides Of the street stimuli
The earnest man who wishes to .discmbark, ana
fain would pull off tho drivers boots III hauling
away at the st,ap. would lose valuable means OF
learning self-restraint. The young man who passes
mn the pennies the young miss and the ancient
lady-when she is chaperoning the young miss
would lose an incentive to good manners. The
policeman who conveys young ladies across dan
gerous points would wish thnt he had never passed
Civil Service examination. for his vocation would
be gone.
Above all, tho battered stage-driyer would
miss his daily instructions in thrift and hon
esty. lie would no longer transform his left
hand into a safe-deposit box for hve-cent pieces
which find no honor here below in the cash-box.
The omnibus would be greatly missed
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
TILE NERS THIS MORNING.


FoREIGN.-Egvptan financial agreement mace
public. - Two hundred miners sufiocated ln
Rbenish Prussia - RumOred renewal OF peace
negotiations between France and China. -
Report that Duke of Connaught will be made Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
DoMEsTIC.-A mine superinten dent and bis clerk
were attacked near West Newton, Penn. by not
ing miners and their wives 80 Hamilton Har-
ris and Daniel Beach were elected Regents OF
The University - A gIrl at Akron, Ohlo'
died after fasting twenty-five days. -
james Lewis Weed, of Binghamton, n. T.
was arrested for forgery. - Miss Ward, the
actress, was arrested in Baltimore for bigamy. -
Susan Warner, the novelist, died at Newburg -
Twenty-three regulators were arrested for murders
in Texas. 80 The bill to prohibit speculation
passed the Assembly at Harrisburg.
CRY AND SUBURBAN.-Death of Gordon W.
Burnham. - James ID. FisRs brother testihed.
- Paul Bauer bailed. - Discussion In the
Board of Education regarding the Normal College.
- The Rev. MIR. Guirey. of Paterson, not guilty
of immortality, 80 Gold value of the legal-ten'
der silver dollar t41212 grains), 82.42 cents. -
Stocks opened weak and lower afterward were II
regular. and closed feverish and unsettled.
THE WEATHER-TRBUNE local observations in
dicate slightly warmer, partly cloudy weather ant
light snow. Temperature yesterday: hlghest
"a; lowest. 1Oo; average. 1740.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
II you had nominated me- You would all have had yoar
commissions in your pockets by this time"
THE CAMP ON THE POTOMaC.


General Fitzhugb Lee who was ordered to be court
martialed for appearing on March 4 in the Virginia
gray uniform instead of the Confederate gray has bee
acquitted, on the ground OF State Rights.
@. W Curtis and G. schurz, two high privates Of ths
rear rank attached to the rregulars complained yeser
day to Colonel Lamont that they had been supplied with
hard tack known as the Higgins brand by Contractor
Manning which it was impossible to digest Curtis for
yenturng to remark very hard tack has been
ordered to be shot
The Tilden Old Guard stands frm. 1t is equal to
capturing anything from cerllship TO consulate.
But its commanding officers want the army oil occupa
ton moved up rapidly.
MaiorGeneral Henry watterson has withdrawn his
order for hundred thousand Kentucky troops to con-
centrate Washington. Joe Blackburns mouth -
wholly equal the OCCASION besides furnishing both
sulphur and birthstone for the manufacture OF powder
and other explosives
Since General Thomas Ewing issued his famous
Order No 10 there hasn't been so much peace In the
Department of Missouri now, when all the gueras
are in Washington seeking spoils.
General Charles w Blair headed a regiment OF Kansas
troops which was reviewed yesterday by the President
It was composed OF all the abebodied Democrats in tho
State who do not want office. General BaE ma be-
hind tree and only required six seconds Tor the rest
Of the troops to pass by.
General Disconseut has the largest command In
Washington and has asked to be relieved but the Pres
dent steadily refuses to comply with his request
"on from Richmond is the latest battle cry Of the
Yirginians
The requirements Of tho Reform Cavalry are so Inn
neratye that Secretary Lamar has sent all the Interior
Department carriage horses except one poor Old crow
bait to be used by that brigade.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
TR1NSPORTATION


Committees and commissions in large num-
Der have been appointed from time to time on
the subject of interstate commerce and trans
portation. But the resolution passed by the
Senate on motion of Senator Cullom is especially
timely. 1t provides for a select committee
of five to report next December on the regula-
ton of transportation of frcights and pass engers
between the several States by railroads and
water routes
This is a subject which ought TO be thorough
ly investigated, so that intelligent and judicious
action may be recommended. The action taken
in different States has been in many instances
proved unwise by experience; In some cases
fatty opposed to public interest in the different
States; generally contradictory; and through
want of adequate power vested in State Legslat-
ures, almost everywhere inefficient and unequal
in operation. 1t does not follow that similar
legislation by the General Government would be
wise or desirable, and the Reagan bill has been
properly defeated. But neither does it follow
that no legislation by the General Government
Is appropriate or expcdient The Republican
party, at least, will not take that position until
it has given the subject faithful and thorough
investigation. 1t will not be found an easy
matter TO frame measure which shall avoid en-
croachment upon the rights of individuals and
of corporations, and at the same time shall be
practically effective in defending the public in
terests. But it is the duty of the law makers to
seek such measure faithfully, with careful In
yestgation of the facts, and in spirit free from
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AT ALBANY.

CIVIL SERVICE REfORh Al ALBANY.
A Democratic legislator can always be relied
upon to strike at Civil Service reform at every
opportunity. In the discussion of the Supply
bill at Albany the Democrats have endeavored
to reduce the appropriation for the Civil Service
Commission. They supported a bill to exempt
from examination employees receiving salaries
of less than $4,000, and also to exempt police
men and iiremen. Last year and this year they
have endeavored practically to repeal the entire
Civil Service Act. And yet at election time
the theoretical Civil Service reformers are
always ready to rush to the support of Demo-
cratic candidates.
1t is fortunate for the cause of honest reform
that it in no way depends upon the support of
the few men who 90 about the country calling
themselves " the Civil Service Reformers." The
Republican party has been the true friend of
reform, and to that fact alone is due its present
advancing state.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
THE SILVER QUESTION IN ENGLAN

THE SILVER QUESTION IN ENGLAND.
President Clevelands action on the silver
question Is commended by The London
Economist, which expresses the belief that
the suspension or repeal of the Silver Coinage
GAct is only question of time, for the Ameri-
u cans are much too practical people to endure
slong the operation of so pernicious measure,
snow that its ill effects are being clearly
SHOWN" The feeling of The Economist is
that, as uncertainty and depreciation of cur
rency in this country would undermine the
trade of the United States, one of the best
customers of Great Britain" it cannot bo to the
interest of English people, while, as to British
trade with India, 1T matters little at what
price silver stands" This opinion has been
often expressed by The Economist, but 1t does
not seem to be shared by other financial author
itIes in Europe. That journal proceeds TO say
of the probable suspension of coinage here:
There is every probability, therefore, that before very
long the 10000 OF silver which present
bought every year by the United States Treasury will
have 10 lind market elsewhere. And this prospective
addition TO the floating supplies OF tho metal ia by many
regarded with considerable apprehension Its elect II
ia feared will DO TO still further depress the price OF
silver.
1t is from this point of view, The Economist
thinks that many people abroad have been
inclined to hope that the United States would
not suspend the coinage. On the other hand,
it must be added, the ablest advocates of the
double standard in Europe have from this same
point of view earnestly desired that the United
States should suspend the coinage, because in
their opinion the consequent disturbance oil
British trade. and fall in the price Of silver,
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19

BROOKLYN, and one of the'perennial bills reguia-
ting the salaries of New-York policemen. IL ID
ridiculous that the time Of the Legislature
should be taken up with such matters wnen
,here are so many important measures concern
ing the welfare of the entire State awaiting i'S
action. These local questions should pe
relegated to Boards of Supervisors or other
local bodies which can act intelligently upon
them. The interference of the Legislature IN
such things generally leads to more harm than
good
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19

The Democrats in the Assembly yesterday
continued their opposition to the consideration
of bill to provide employment for the 5000
convicts in the Stateprisons. Theinterestsof.the
prisoners, as well as of everybody else, demand
a speedy settlement of this question. Enough
time has been wasted to please such Democrats
as Jimmy" Oliver, and the Republicans were
wise in refusing to accede further to their de-
mands for indefinite delay.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-19
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