Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-07


the Governorship away from Begole.
Nh. RANDALL has returned from his
Southern trip imbued with the idea that
the people of the South are IN favor OF
protection. He reports the business out
look in that section as very flattering,
and says that in time the South will COM
pete with Pennsylvania and other North
ern states in manufactures.
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THE Second Adventists scatt cred cir
culars announcing that the world would
close It's season Sunday last, and in spite
OF the announcement the curtain has al-
ready been rung down upon two fresh
acts. Their bills read like the promises
of the closing-out merchants-"only one
day more"-and are considered one-half
as reliable.
WHEN Western journalist wishes to
do up rival be generally attacks him
with string OF hard names well spiced
with adjectives. Some OF the sedate edi-
tors in the East now and then catch
spark Of this electric sort OF journalism.
The New York Sun advises it's esteem
ed contemporary" the Times, to sell Its
jackass and buy an intelligent cat
THE session OF Congress is passing, and
the House hastaken no action upon the
Bankruptcy Bill. The necessity for such
a law and the benefits which would at
tend il are generally conceded. The law
proposed seems in its general features to
be the best one that can be framed. The
session should not expire without action
having been taken upon the matter.
THE Office OF Labor Commissioner is
an important one, and if properly con-
Quoted can be made OF great value to all
classes, but moro especially TO laborers.
The office should be filed by man who
Is not only thoroughly competent, but
who is in sympathy with the best inter
ests OF the laboring classe $. The office
was created primarily for their benefit,
and under existing circumstances it
should not be allowed to drift away from
it's original purpose.
THE bankruptcy bill came up in the
House Monday under a motion to sus-
pend the rules and make it a special
order for January -. The motion was
lost By vote OF l35 yeas to 10 nays, not
the necessary two-thirds. 1t had been
hoped by the friends Of the measure that,
in view OF the fact that petitions have
been presented to Congress from busi-
ffess men in every section of the country
asking for It's passage, the measure would
meet with favorable consideration, but
the action Of the House Monday renders
further action upon it improbable.
TEE Board Of Supervisors OF Muskegon
county are struggling with the question
Of gravel road 10 be built at the public
expense from Muskegon 10 Casnovia via
Rslvenna- There seems to be a great deal
Of opposition to ihe scheme. even in the
sections that the road Is expected to bene-
fit most. and it is probable that when il
Is submitted 10 The voters it viii receive
decisive veto. The most sensible thing
~ DO would be to devote the money re-
quired to build a gravel road to the cen
struction 81 railroad. making another
railroad connection with Grand Rapids.
THR announcements of pardons by Be
COLE we're accompanied by the statement
in several cases that the criminal had
wealthy friends. Begole. in his explaua-
ton Of his parions, said that many man
arr now in the prisons simply because
they are poor. The Governor, IN making
this statement arst knew that he he'd. and
secondly revealed in a prominent way his
character as hypocrite and demogoglle.
whv did be not pardon some Of the poor
men. and why did he pardon confessed
scoundrels Who had wealthy relations
or friends~ The people Of tins State
have learned BY dear experience thar it
requires something more Tor Governor
than man who can make himself up as
a granger aud attend pumpkin shows and
picneer societies. The sample of RETURN
given ~ bv The Democrats OF allied Fu-