The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-18

hat iii manufacturers are mol cruel
ind exacting task masters, and that
L theirs we're do undue intermeddiing
% the part 81 professional labor
aQitators, many IF The differences
now arising between employers and
employed would be unknown and
mutual confidence established where
now distrust, bitterness, enforced
islleness and consequent poverty pre-
vail.
The Ohio senatorial investigation
committee seems to be investigating.
The first intimation that 1T Is boring
into Ohio political rottenness comes
10 the way Of disclosure that ii has
struck the john II. Mclean stratum.
Mclean is the editor Of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, and was an aspirant
for senatorial honors, provided
enough political rascality could be
perpetrated to make the ONO legis-
laturc democratic. 1t has been gen
orally believed that Mclean was In
terested in much OF the chicanery
which has been exposed in Cincin
natl, and the recent statements oil
one OF the non-partisan committee
of one hundred, Is pretty good evi.
dence OF the truth of the superstition.
The committee member, who is a
democrat, relates that Mclean
made an effort to bride him in con
nection with the appointment Of pc
lice, and this leads to the belief that
Mclean was deeply implicated in
the frauds upon the ballot boxes in
Cincinnati.
The Philadelphia Times truly
says: "Industrial growth In the
South is only beginning. The won
derfui advancement sne is about te
make is adding to her own aud tho
nations wealth. Her surplus of 8
hundred million this year will firThel
for more than doubling that surplus
next year. and the next decade vii
witness the South closely pressing
the North in every channel availa
BILE for her industry. She will large
ly multiply her demand for iron and
coal within the next few years, and
furnish iron and coal from her own
mines and furnaces, and the day il
close at hand when the cotton OF the
South will be spun and manly woy
en- by her own magnificent water
power and labor; and when the furn
aces and cotton mills dot the South
wherever needed, every form of di
versified industry will follow. VIZ
hazard little in saying that the next
decade will present more prosperous
industry of the South than the
North"
Senator Edmunds has made his
great speech in answer to the presi
dents message and in support Of the
majority report of the Judiciary com
mittee. This speech was advertised
as the greatest effort Of the Vermont
senator's life, and naturally attracted
large crowd in the senate chamber
The speech was delivered with all
the force, energy and bitter sarcasm
Mr. Edmunds could command, and
created something Of stir among
the hearers. But as great debate
expounding constitutional law the
effort falls very fiat, and when it is
subjected to calm, dispassionate and
unprejudicial reasoning, Mr.. Ed
munds' greatest effort of hrs life
will not be considered to ada any.
thing to the reputation of the sena
tor as constitutional lawyer and
debater. The speech was aimed di
rectIy at the president and the attor
ney general, and was full of bitter
ness and sarcasm rather than calm
cool argument fitting to Mr.. Ed
munds' standing. The gentleman
descended to partisan harangue and
inyective rather than employing log
zeal argument and reason aud bring
ing to bear the full power of the law
On this account, while the speech
was well received at the time, it will
not wea- we'll as an argument fitting
to be handed down as an exposition
of the rights and powers Of the sen
ate and its relations to the executive
branch Of the government.