The Washington critic., 1886-10-18

less, or that their execution would be
martyrdom. The only possible plea
to be urged in their cNtenuation is that
of mental bias, yerging on fanaticism
and the result rather of morbid for
cign influences and ideas, than of any
intelligent acquaintance with the ma
turc and workings Of the free institu-
tions Of America, None the less, how
ever, should they be made an exam
pie Of.
Oh THE eve of his recent departure
from the City of Mexico ex.United
States Minister Jackson said in fare.
well speech:
The Republics Of this continent can surely
prosper only by the faithful discharge OF
mutual obligations-of all to each, OF each
to all, of each TO each. They cannot afford
TO be false, the one TO the other; TO demand
anything which is not clearly right; TO sub.
NIT 20 anything which is manlfestly wrong
They should rejoice with each other in
prosperity; they should aid each other IN
distress. Had | the power tonight,
would give TO the nationality OF Mexico, TO
the prosperity and happiness Of her people,
wings that should bear them far above her
snow-capped mountains, up toward the
eternal starsl
This is wise diplomacy and true
American craftsmanship. 1t is an ad.
mirabe rule of action for the official
representatives of the United States in
all the sister Republics of the three
Americas to follow.
THERE is to he n great Prohibition
mass.meeting in New York to morrow
night, and the startling text for the
occasion Is announced as follows;
Fully one hundred thousand children
visit the saloons OF this city every day.
How can we save the boys and girls ~
That's an important question enough
to engage the attention of every phil
anthi opist and good citizen on Manhat.
tan Island yet Mr.. WardwelI, the Pro.
hibition candidate for Mayor, in whose
interest the meeting is to be held, will
likely as not get the smallest vote of
any man in the race. They are worth
an effort, however. these hundred
thousand boys and girls, and the phil
anthropists and good citizens will have
to meet the issue sooner or later.
Now that the inflow of sewcr-gas
into Secretary Mauning's room has
been somewhat checked, how would il
do to check IL from coming into the
Treasury building at all J.? tits so diff
cult to keep one corner sweet when the
rest Of the place is foul. Human lives
are proyerbially cheap, but great aud
wealthy nation can hardly be justified
in wasting even so cheap commodity
by neglecting to adopt the improved
methods of conducting sewer-gas out
at the roof, instead of attempting to
crowd 1t back into the sewer by the
pressure of pint of water in a trap.
What is true of the Treasury building
in this respect is doubtless true of
others Of the public buildings.
THE Mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, has
on his official letter-head the follow
ing:
Keokuk is the largest city in Southern
Iowa. Population, 10000. Keokuk has
seven railway lines; steamboat lines to st.
| Louis and st. Paul. street cars; twenty-five
miles Of paved streets; extensive water
works; large manufacturing institutions:
beautiful parks; magnificent churches;
school houses, etc. 1t is the healthiest city
in the world Capitalists and manufac.
| turers seeking location, address Citizens
Association, Keokuk, Iowa.
All that Washington needs Is similar
concert Of action toward material ad
vancCmcnt. 1t has both brains and
money in unlimited quantity, and
should at once utilize them by the
formation of the proposed Citizens
Association.
Mr.. TILDEN's NEPnEws arc bent
upon breaking their uncle's will. Iti
not upon the ground Of incapaclty on
the part of the testatOr, but because OF
alleged defect Of construction In en-
powering the trustees OF the proposed
library fund 10 name the residuary
legatees of the estate. Under American
law testatOr must directly designat,
such legatees though under English
law a will giving this power to trustee,
would be valid. The proceeding In
contest, however, does not stand in the
way of admitting the will to probate.
IT is reported out in Toledo thai
David June of the Champion Agrl
cultural Works at Fremont has become
converted to the doctrine Of free trade
and will support Frank Hurd for Con
gress. Mr.. June has always been {
Republican and protectionist of the
Pennsylvania pattern. If the repor
be true it will create quite an unex
pected boom in Hurd stock.
Miss CLEVELAND ideal is crushed
if not collapsed. She has the ugly
truth thrust upon her that this is
crooked world and that she was no
born TO set it straight. She SHOULD
have found her Utopia first before EN-
barking in a snowy literary enterprise
1t was evidently not Chicago.
The New York candidates 70
Mayor appear to be all in the field a