The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-12

Hennepin canal bill, and the dependent
pension bill had become laws, there
would be no money in the treasury land
high taxes might continue, and the
country would be happy. d.
If recent news about the coal strike
be true, the Reading company has en-
gagged in very aggraved form of boy
colt, in utter disregard of sound public
policy. in defiance of the laws of leglti-
mate trade and in fragrant contempt OF
the restrictions of its own character
and the fundamental laws of the stale
from which it holds his franchise.
Moreover by its course toward MI.
Miller, the Reading road has completely
"given away" its case, and shown that
its pretense of asking and demanding
fair play is false.
An English country rector is trying
to live on one dollar and twenty cents
a week. We hope that no immigration
act will prevent his coming to America
There is large field for such clergymen
here.
The cheer of these New Year days is
clouded by the solemn reflection that Id
few short, fieeting weeks the STRAW
Gote''fiend will be pursuing his devious
way through railway trains, boring
helpless passengers, and exposing him.
self to a violent death at the hands OF
the fool-killer.
No. my child; that great rocky noun
famous substance, smooth as glass and
as hard as chilled steel, is not feature
of the landscape; it is a piece OF a
Pacific Railway magnate's cheek, left
here by the roadside for the wagon OF
adventurous settlers to dash themselves
to fragments against.
Poor Thayer's is a hopeless case
Disregarding the ridicule heaped on
him for his foolish letter Directing to
Lamar's confirmation, he is out once
more with an appeal more frantic thar
the first. Republicans should elect
him to congress or make him editor Of
daily paper. For their purposes he il
eminently qualified for either.
President Corbin, of the Reading
railroad, is not writing any more def
ant letters for publication. Those
already written are bearing bite
fluit. The old gentleman willprobabl!
| find that he has not all the powers of
Russian autocrat. If he had them, i
would not be hard to guess the mannel
in which he would use them.
One thing is certain, Mr.. Randall cal
no longer masquerade as Democrat
while serving the Republicans ant
knitting the Democrats. AS an OBJ
structive he has reached the end of hi
string. In his hand-to-hand fight hi
must pick, and pick for all time, hi
political company. A bill we mus
have and bill we're going to have
What shall it be ?
A man in Illinois has advertised {
reward of 81 900 for the arrest of the
devil with the stereotyped cloven foo1
and horns. No one has claimed the
reward. Since Ills Satanic Majesty got
into the trust business he is able to dis
guise his cloven feet by fine boots ant
to cover his horns with a silk hat. But
the anxious advertiser may make his
acquaintance later on without putting
himself to the expense of reward.
Ordinary boodleism sinks into insig
nifcance when compared with the stu
pendous rascalities and robberies of the
Pacific railroad ring. Is there to be NJ
check in such frauds. no example tt
protect the public from such frightfu
bleeding? What party will take this
matter up and pledge itself to see thai
steps are taken to punish the crimes Of
the Pacific railroad wreckers and com
pei restitution.