, 1888-08-16

careful WCrh.
The Eeastly iebaccaerias Of the
great pggjIi-J, Jona /. Sullivan. as
chroHicIci hy the Associated Press
dispatches, tell too surely that this
noted man VIII soon end hj- career
IN utter ruin. = Is purely physical
specimen Of manhood. Sullivan vas
2 spIendin example lie had III" adj
mirati9n Of the world far his mu-cu-
lar development, but muscles DO not
make manhood. and Suliiyau'z career
/ Is demonstration of ghas truth. Had
he mental auH moral development
/ equal TO his physical hg woHid be
| grand man. We presume he Is to bo
an object lesson to the youth Of
America that physical prowess avaiis
/ but little in tkerace q life.
/ 1t IS gra-.ts.Dg to learn that we
hold our ow4 il the commercial re-
lations Of Cuba. especially in ship
| ping. The English Consul General
at Havana i'll one OF his reports says;
"CommeTcially speaking the Amcri~
cans have annexed the island. They
already take upwards Of 80 per cent.
of the exports, supply % per cent Of
the imports, and have nearly ones
third Of The carrying trade. They
run nearly all the steamers between
it aud their ports, and are beginning
to invest largely in mining and other
enterprises; so much so that their
goodwill has 10 be considered IN all
matters of commercial policy. Dur
the last financial year the declared
value OF Cuban products shipped to
the United States from Huvan2
alone exceeded SIS,C0OO00."
The Dominion GoverDment has
ordered q feet of three cruisers, to
the Behring Sea, TO prevent a repeti-
tion Of the seizures of last year.
They also ord II Mr.. Bayard to refrain
FROM selling these seized schooners.
until the legality OF the seizures
shall be determined. They say, how
ever, that they are assured by the
State Department that 80 more sci
cures will be made. We think that
if they would shake their fist really
business-like, Mr.. Cleveland would
release their schooner5, pay damage,
give them a few thousand dollars
hush money, aud say II was al
mistake The United States has
had tlc0 English Secretaries of State.
VIZ: Buchanan and Bayard II
these men represent the Democratic
party then that party should put
in a plank declaring the Revolu-
tionary war a failure and proposing
annexation to Great Britain. As this
back-down in the seizure business,
comes just with the news OF new out
RACES on the Canadian coast against
American fishermen and after the
threat against Capts. Jacobs and
Johansen, it is quite significant and
makes the ordinary American blush.
In no small degrae does the credit
of Port To gnserd's present highly
prosperous condition belong fo her
newspapers. By Z yjgoroas, ylzlla1'
aggressive policy ti.eg haze ssaW,aog-d
/ away against tHs Ea.ssbeese assusa
and the jealous enemies without
encouraging, stimulating. cfltici-iBg
and moulding public sentiment in
/ the right direction. Through their
columns our magnificent advanragez
| have beca trlnpetsd ahroad I'D
dinued into tla ear Of the satr .de
world till doe recognition j. the 70
sul, The effect oi tui5 cIucufi iaral
f process Is no less marked IT. bone.
Still the newspaper ata not hall
/ patronized and supported as ,hey
ought to be. We have doz-a or
more business firms who do not
spend Il dozen doll rs each with their
nome newspapers during an entire
year. They receive their fall share
of benefit from the incoming tide of
population ard tbe general prosper
ity, yet they almost totally ignore
the very agencies that more than
anything else bring about this state
of affairs. This is not right. The
newspapers do not pose as medicauts
nor objects ofcharity, but as true
public benefactors who are worthy
of their hire, aud whose usefulness
IS bounded only by the measure Of !
their support
It viii be the business of the /
ARGUS hereafter 10 secure the Ioca- |
tion here of live business institutions I
that will advertise and demonstrate /
their appreciation Of the local papers /
in dollars and cents. This Is not a /
threat, but q matter Of self pratec-
ton L IS in the line Of public good .
by securing large support for orr
home Journals enabling them to ex
tend their field of u.efuIucs5 and
render more value to the public Il
is in the line Of oqualizing 10 some |
extent tGe czseAse of supporting +
local papers Il tic non progEeza-
i've, parsimolious business firms can /