The Portland daily press., 1886-01-14
CURRENT COMM EMIT.
THE IDEAL STATESMAN OF THE SOUTH.
birmingham Age

THE IDEAL STATESMAN OF THE SOUTH.
Birmingham Age.
The Alabama congressman who comes
home with his saddle-bags filed with appro-
prlations enough to improve the Warrior
river and Mobile harbor is the man who
won't get left" at the next election.
GOV. HILLS HARD HEART.
N. Y. Tribune.
We call Gov. Hills attention to the fact
that Mr. George II; Sterling OF Brooklyn,
whom he appointed Port Warden last No
vember, is still out in the cold this inclement
weather.
NEW INDUSTRY ENCOURAGED
Norwich Bulletin
BY the by, how would it do to apply Pas
tours discovery to the dogs themselves, and
license only those animals which have been
inoculated? That would establish in this
country new industry and big one, too,
when you think of the number Of dogs.
UNANswERABLE DEMOCRATIC CoNUNDRUM.
Washington Post.
What, then, is the policy of the Democratic
party? What is it agreed upon in the way
of effective purpose? As party, what is its
policy on tariff reform, civil service reform,
silver coinage, bankruptcy, internal i'm
proVements, naval construction, coast de-
fences, or any of the important measures
which Congress will have to consider.
A THIEF TO AQUIT A THIEF.
Columbus Despatch.
-Four of the alleged Democratic members of
the Ohio Senate propose to vote on their dis
puted title to seats. Suppose thief, or one
OF the parties to civil suit was permltteeql
to sit with the jury in a court What would
the effect be? The jury would disagree.
Eleven might be for conviction, or certain
finding, but the twelfths man. the interested
person, would kill a verdict at every trial.
AN INDIGNANT SPIRIT.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The speeches on Jackson's Day this year
seem to have taken the form mainly OF eXcus-
es for the present administrator, ana re-
quests that it be dealt with by democrats III
charitable and patient way Ii tne spirit
of old Hickory can take cognizance OF earth
ly affairs. it must be exceedingly indignant
over such queer and tame method of glori-
flying the ancient faith OF the party
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS AND THE TAR
IFF.
Philadelphia Press.
The remarkable growth of manufactures
in the Southern States is shown in monthly
publication called Dixie" Alabama takes
the lead as manufacturing state. In 1880
the population of the principal iron centre of
the state was 1900; today it is said to be d.
0O0 Even Mobile is making some prog
ress. In 1866 there was not one cotton seed
mill in the South. Today there are 1885, The
manufacture of cotton cloth is also increas-
ing. Tennessee, we are told, has struck oil
and natural gas, and we all know about its
iron and coal. The magnificent forests are
being used in the manufacture of furniture,
and furniture factories are starting up. And
last, though not least enterprising capitalists
have taken advantage of cheap sugar and
cheap oranges and fruits, and in Florida are
making the marmalades and jams for which
Dundee, Scotland, has for SO many years
been famous. And, while the enterprising
Young South is going ahead on this line the
antique specimens who get themselves elect
ed to Congress are bowling themselves hoarse
for Free Trade to blight every one of these
industries and, to use Mr.. Hoyt's COMPARE
son, change the growing, developing yerte-
brate into a jelly fish again.