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The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

Major Warmers Salutatory.
Major William Warner the new Com
mander-ln- Chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, has issued his salutatory "Clrcular
Letter No. l." in which he says that the Com
manderin-Chief, upon assuming the duties Of
his Office, desires to touch elbows and keep
step with the department commanders and all
the commands, that there may be no break
along the line. 1t is his hope that this year
will be one of earnest, active work. Every
army post should be recruiting station. Let
it be understood, he says, that, as in 1861
1865, the politics or religion of comrade was
not questioned; that as then we did not per-
NIT differences on those questions to divide
us, so it shall be now.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

allow its master to die beggar. The virtues
that lie in Warmers Log Cabin Plasters are as
beneficient and lasting as the qualities of
mercy. Best and cheapest poroused plaster in
market.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
RICHARD II. sYLvEsTER......Ed Editor
WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 25, 1883.

Mr.. Sherman's resolution in regard
10 the relations existing between the
United States and Canada may be re-
garded as making direct issue with
the President and the House on this
subject. The Senate resolution looks to
the adoption of measures for the pro-
motion of friendly intercourse, political
and commercial. The policy of the Ad-
ministraton is of retaliatory nature
for alleged grievances against American
interests, arising mainly out of the fish
cry troubles. The issue then is non-rc-
taliation against retaliation.
1t is charged that the President has
shifted ground ON this question. The
charge is equally tenable as to the Sen
ate. 1t is more than likely that there
has been some shifting about on both
sides, the result of various political mu-
tations. 1t seems TO be necessity of
the times that the Senate and EXccu-
tive should pull apart, although we
could never quite understand why they
should. especially on great international
points with reference to which one
would naturally suppose there should be
no partisan differences.
The situation is what it is. however,
and will so remain for the remainder
of the campaign, unless the friends of
the Retaliation bill in the Senate should
make an unexpected rally.
As between the popularity Of the is
sues thus presented il is difficult to cs-
innate the relative proportion, because
of the fact that all other issues arc
more or less Uvcrshadowed by that of
tariff reform. But we we'll know that
the Administration has never been able
to enthuse the country to any great ex
tent by its efforts at peaceful negotiation
with Great Britain and there is not much
probability that the Senate, after hav-
ing driven the President from his dip.
lomatic position, will succeed any better
by taking substantially the same tack.
An infusion of aggressive American.
ism into the policy of the administra.
tion is certainly not calculated TO weaker
it with any party.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

The wool growers are asking Tariff
Reformers this kind of a mathematical
question: If tariff reduction Of seven
per cent, takes Off the whole duty ON
wool, how much interest would far
mer have to pay at seven per cent, on a
mortgage loan Of s5,000p
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

Inc Senate bill for the prevention Of
the manufacture or sale OF adulterated
food or drugs in the District of Colum-
bia passed the House yesterday with
an important amendment that dispenses
with the appointment by the Commits
sioners Of District chemist or analyst,
and puts the enforcement of the law
under control of the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, subject 10 the rules
and regulations of the Treasury Depart
ment. The change was strenuously
advocated by Mr.. Rogers, ON the ground
that with all the skilled chemists now
IN the service OF the Government it
would De unwise to create a new Office
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

Many weaknesses Of human nature are dis
torted virtues.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE,

Republic Building corner 18th and d SITS. n W.
Day and evening sessions Young men ard
women practically trained for selt.support, and
useful lives. Five courses The Practical Busi
Graphophone, Pitman Shorthand, Practical
English Branches, Desarte School of Express
sion. Scholastic year begins Monday, Septem
tember 8. College opens for arrangements on
and after Monoay, August 81. Send for new IL
lustrated announcement.
HENRY @. SPENCER, LIZ r., Principal
MRS. SARA A. SPENCER, VicePrinoipal.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
Major warner,s salutatory.

The President was singerlyly employed last
Sunday
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

It will probably be found on investi-
cation that much of what is said regard
ing the defective work on the Aqueduct
tunnel is exaggerated If not baseless. 1t
is almost incredible that such q system
of construction as is alleged should have
gone on for months and not have been
sooner exposed and checked. To be-
lieve the stories that are told also neces-
states the further belief that there ex-
listed conspiracy on the part of the
contractors and inspectors SO well Or
ganized as to battle suspicion or detec-
tion. We do not assume to say that the
contraction is in all respects what it
should be, having no direct information
by which to be guided, but it is at least
improbable that tunnel has been built
incapable of holding water, OF in such
slovenly, dangerous manner as to re-
quirc its entire refining 1t is not wise
to get up sensation in regard to so
serious matter until more conclusive
evidence of bad workmanship has been
adduced.
The results of the investigation which
Lieutenant Townsend, Of the engineer
corps, is making to-day will throw all
needed light on the subject. If it shall
be found that the tunnel is in good
condition. and that the charges of
faulty construction are not substantial
ted, that ought to end the matter. If
otherwise, a general overhauling Of the
work might become necessary. involy-
ing large additional expenditures and
indefinite delay. We do not look for
the development of SO great catastro-
pho as this.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

rAsPosTPoNEMENT, ON ACCOUNT OF
bhsf8 rain Of the Schuetzen Fest. Kings
shooting, banquet and closing exercises will
take place the first fair day this week.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENT, Ma
INl tional University. The fifth annual
course of lectures will begin MONDAY, october
/, 1888, and terminate April 80, 1889.
For announcement and Information apply to
Ii. ii. BARKER, NJ. D., Dean,
1116 ii st n w.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

The Prohibltionsts in New York are
said to remain unmoved by Warner Mil
ler's appeals for high-license. 1t isn't
high-license that the Prohibitionists
want; it is prohibition and that is some
thing they can never have until one or
the other of the great parties Of the
country is smashed 1t makes no par
ticular difference to them which party it
is, but as long as they have begun the
smashing process on the Republicans they
are evidently determined to keep up the
war on that line
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25

IN THE BULL PEN.
There is no blood upon the moon,
OF this there is no doubt;
McComas and McMillin
Have sponged the last spot out.
And all the House In dreadful fear
Climbs to the topmost shelves,
To see McComas and McMillin
McAsses Of themselves.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Ylfg.-S--srHE WASHINGTON ARCuITECTU-
Ssars RAJ IRON AND BRIDGE WORKS.
WORKS, corner of Water and 32d streets,
washington, ID. G. Telephone Cal! f2S ..
Roofs, Bridges, Turntables, etc. Rolled iron
and steel Beams Channels, Angles, etc Cast.
ings OF every description Ornamental Cast and
Wrought-Iron Work a speciality. Plans, hstl
mates ana Stran.Sheets promptly furnished on
application. Special facilities for Heavy Cast.
ingS. Capacity Of works, 1000 tons per annum.
EDWARD l.. DENT, NJ. T..
owner and General Manager.
,s,>sovERCoATsl ovERCoATs p. THE
b~ssa New York WatJh Club Co. Is forming
clubs for fine overcoats of wholesale manufac.
turing prices on weekly payments OF 81 each.
Great reductions in watches and jewelry. Sam
pies can be seen at the office of
THE NEW YORK WATCH CLUB Co.
GIT Il II. n W.
yRr~@Now IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR
PAssA coal for the fall and winter. WIN. E,
HODGE, wholesale and retail dealer in Wood
and Coal. Bottom prices Full weight and
measure All under shelter. Give me a trial.
Office and yard Twelfth, between II and sts.
n. W. Telephone connection.
vQrlS>s, HAVING INCREASED FACILITIES
bSsSA for the mandatory and delivery of
Confectionery, Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
etc, orders will be delivered promptly. Per
sons wishing orders for Ice Creams, Custards,
Ices Chariotfes, etc, for Sunday will please
leave their orders as early Saturday as con
GEORGE W. wETDMAN,
303 Pa. ave. s. o.
The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
PERSONAL.
WILL FANNIE LEE, WHO WORKED AT
w 1715 st, please call there at once?

nRESSMAKlNG-MRS. E. A. POWER, AGENT
~ for the Rood Magic Scale; instruction, So;
liberal discount to clubs of three or more. 1O1S
9Th st n w
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

United States supreme court, which has
decided against them on all points. The
court holds that inasmuch as the state
could lawfully require an examination as
to the general fitness of a person TO be
employed on railroad, it follows that
the state can lawfully require an exam
ination as TO his fitness in some one par
ticular Color blindness being defect
of vital character, it is clearly COM
petent for the states to provide against ac-
cidents on railway trains running within
their limits by exacting examinations
which shall serve TO prevent the employ
ment of colOr-bliud persons. Where
railroad runs through differ
ent states, congress possesses
power under the constitution to
legislate for the same purpose with refer
ence to such line; but in the absence of
legislation by congress the right of each
separate state thus to regulate that por-
ton or the road within its own bounds
cannot successfully be disputed. Further,
the court sustained the validity of the
provision of the law that compels rail-
road companies to pay the expense of
examination of persons applying for the
places named in their service. The sug-
geStion Of the New York Sun that every
state should enact law similar to that OF
Alabama is il good one.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

AMONG the many excellent eHehan ges received
at this Office none is more highly valued than
the Fort Worth GAZETTE. 1t is neat as pin and
brim full of pungent news. THE GAZETTE evil
IDENTITY has some Northern men on its editorial
staff Kingman Kan Courier.
No, esteemed contemporary, the staff
is not "Yank - but "Reb ''-ex-R =,
if you please. THE GAZETTE's editors
are Southern born and reared and pas
sionately love the South. THE GAZETTE
is Reb and Yank; it would build up its
section and bind more closely the sec
tons of the Union; it loves its own Sec
ton and reveres "the flag az the symbol
of human freedom; it is for Union, law,
progress, justice land pities the self-com-
placency of those dear souls north of the
Ohio river who imagine that all virtue
and energy and thrift and good are con-
fined to the section that grows White
Caps and anarchists ana Foraker and In
gals
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
BOLDLY PROCLALVED.

Right thinking people who know the difference
of the territories prefer to locate in Texas, and
all that Texas need do is to let the difference in
productions, climate, etc, be well understood
in the sections from which immigration is ex-
pected. The lands in question, belong to the
free schools in Texas, and are held in trust by
the state, to be used to promote public education
ana not mmigration.-[ Dallas Times-Herald.
The question is not one of climate, but
of settlement. The editor of the Dallas
paper ought to investigate the relative
values of farm lands in Kansas, settled
under the federal law, and in Texas
where the object is ''not to promote i'm
migration. -
If the lands in question care held in
trust to promote public education and
not immigration, - they should not be Of
fered for sale ut any price, but the state
should hold these lands four or five hun
Gred years, until nowhere on earth
among civilized people could immigration
find homes save in Texas. THE GAZETTE
has long been of the opinion that the
land laws of Texas were not framed to
promote settlement, but it scarcely eX-
lpscted such bold avowal of the fact.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

obligation on the exact day of its ma
turity.
1t is one thing to enforce lien, it is
another thing to escheat the property of
citizen to the state because he cannot
pay his dues to the state.
Suppose n citizen were unable to pay
his taxes when called upon by the state,
would it have the right to forfeit the
property upon which the taxes were as
sessed? This obligation is as sacred as
the other; the parties are the same, and
the rights correlative.
Such proceeding would not be so
harsh and arbitrary, as is the decree
of forfeiture of school lands for non-pay-
ment of interest money on the exact day
of maturity. A forfeiture for delay
in the payment of taxes might
not involve all the property of
the citizen, but every case of forfeiture
of school land escheats to the state all the
accumulations of the settler, who of ne
cessity puts into the land all his available
funds in the effort to develop it.
The claim of the Times that the right
of forfeiture is one Of the considerations
of the contract was perhaps not
made seriously, nor intended to receive
serious reply. The mortgage of land
may claim a right of forfeiture as one Of
the considerations of his contract, but
should he attempt to enforce such con-
tract he would be summarily kicked out
of court
How can the state defend claim
which its judges declare so grossly inequi-
table as to render contract void?
Is it true that the moral essence of an
action is changed because of its perpetra-
ton by 4 state?
THE GAZETTE does not so believe, nor
viii it credit the Times with such a belief
until it distinctly affirms it.
Long ago imprisonment for debt was
abolished in this country; it has never
been permitted in Texas. Yet the sys-
TEN of which THE GAZETTE complains
works greater hardship than imprison-
ment.
Itconfscates all the property of the citi-
zen because of his inability to pay debt.
It infiicts a more serious penalty for
the n-payment of interest money on
school lands, on a certain day than
it visits upon the author Of grave felonies.
It makes delay in the payment of Il
debt due the state crime punished with
a penalty against which there is a ccnsti-
tutfonal inhibition even IN the case of
treason.
In the face of these incontestable facts,
upon what ground can it be denied that
toward the actual settler upon the pub
lie domain the state is guilty of conduct
which in private citizen would be pro-
nounced, without a dissenting voice,
plain, indefensible tyrannical swind-
ling.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
A NEGRO S VIEW

Those who favor greater restrictions
upon suffrage will be surprised to receive
this endorsement of their theories from
the Detroit Plaindealer, an organ OF what
it is pleased to term the Afro-American
race:
The best sentiment Of the country agreed
upon this idea, that educational qualification
should constitute the basis of citizenship.
This remark occurs i'll a discussion of
the views of Mr. Oates of Alabama with
reference to the negro as political fac
tor III the South. The editor of the
Plaindealer thinks it would be unwise to
legislate so as to affect those who have
enjoyed in the past the right of suffrage,
but favors an educational test for the
voter of the future.
Such an utterance from such a source
may properly be regarded as a favorable
omen. 1t points to Il elimination of race
differences in an amicable adjustment
that will leave public affairs in the hands
of those most capable to administer
them
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
TIE EIDETTE.S

The Montague Democrat is wrestling
with cOnundrum that erstwhile inter-
ested Fort Worth and nearly all Texas:
if there is nothing disreputable in being a
member Of secret military political Or
-ganiZation why did men rant and rave
and tear their hair when their member
ship in the Videttes was exposed? The
Montague paper says:
The Bowie Sunbeam after publishing the con-
stitution and bylaws of the ''Videttes'' in con-
secutive issues, says it published them without
comment, that its readers might what the
order was or what it intended to do. We do not
desire to arouse the Sunbeam to a controversy
over the ''Yidettes,' but simply wish to call the
minds of the people to the fact that the best
evidence that there was no good in or could come
of the ''Videttes'' is the facts, you could not
find man who would own that there was such an
order as the Videttes; and if you accused anyone
of belonging to it he would become offended and
charge you to be a slanderer and threaten to sue
you for SANDER. How could this be recognized
as a good institution if it was slandering man
to call him ..vidette?'' sThese are facts that
cannot be denied
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
The Presidents Equipage.
Miluaukae Seminal

1t is a curious fact that all the cabinet
officers are furnished with horses and car
riages at government expense, but that
the president is not. If the president
wants any of these things he must supply
them himself.
There + stable near the White House
built during Grant s time, with plenty of
room for horses, but every president who
comes finds it empty. And, of course,
costs him lots Of money to fill it.
Of course the president must have
three or four carriages, and several
horses. Whether General Harrison will
bring any with him or buy them is not
known. Probably he will buy new car
riages, and, OF course, q presidents
horses must be thoroughbreds The
president is also obliged to furnish his
own driver. Albert Hawkins, big
colored man whom Grant brought here
before he became president, is still driv-
ing at the White House, as he has done
ever since Grants term, and he will
probably be re-engaged by Mr.. Harrison,
at his own expense; for the government
does not pay AlbeIt's salary.
Inside the White House Mrs Harrison
will find employees waiting to be re-en-
gagged and paid for their services. The
steward, who has charge of the kitchen
and DINING room, and the various sub
ordinates, who sweep and dust and cook
and attend to the table and tableware are
all private employees. OF course there d
yearly appropriation for the contingent
expenses of the White House, but it ia
AHtended more to keep up the furniture
and furnishings generally. than to pay
the cost of the PRESIDENT living or the
hire Of his Sc. ants.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

EAST TEXAS is awake to the necessity of erect
ing manufactures. West Texas is awake to the
necessity of irrigation and land law reform, but
will also take up the industrial question. The
grand old Lone Star state has now entered upon
an era of prosperity and advancement that viii
continue until she becomes the empire state Of
the Union.-[Bl Paso Herald.
And in unity there is strength. Let
East Texas vote for land law that will
settle the west, and East Texas will have
all the manufactures, mines and mills it
wants. East Texas is threatened with a
boom row because of 2, 900 900 people in
the state. What would East Texas be-
come if Texas had 5 900 900 or 10, 900 ,OOC
population?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
THE ETHICS OF THE LAND LAW

THE ETHICS OF THE LAND LAW.
The San Antonio Times skilfully evades
an answer of THE GAZETTE IS question as
to the ethics of that feature of the Texas
land system which provides for for
fixture of the land and all prior pay
ments upon it of a settler who fails to-
pay upon the very day it becomes due the
annual interest due upon the land on the
1st of August of each year. To the hypo-
thetical case put by THE GAZETTE, Illus
trating cases of frequent occurrence
under the school land law, the Times
replies that ''the vendor would be per-
fectly iustifiable in enforcing his lien -
But the Times does not assert, and it will
not assert, that the vendor would be en-
titled TO retain all the purchase money
paid upon the land, all the an
nual interest payments upon the land,
the improvements upon the land and the
land itself, t-of which the obligation
arose, leaving the purchaser a bankrupt
because of his inability to meet small
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
REPRESENTS TIE SOUTHWEST

Tascosa Pioneer: TheFort Worth GA
zETTE came out in its new dress on the
Sth inst. , sparkling in miniOn body type,
a new head, new makeup, new dis
play, new out and out, and issuing from
its magnificent quarters just built
for it and just occupied. THE GAZETTE
has long been recognized as true expo
nent of Southwestern ideas, true cham
pion of Southwestern interests, and q
true type of Southwestern enterprise, and
it is proving itself entitled to these opin-
ions in the superlative degree. Those
who had claimed that THE GAZETTE was
superior only in local respect will have to
come over to the idea that it is one of the
coming metropolitan Journals of the
country. A paper that can make such
an appearance rs that is justified in ask
ing chow DO you like lis i'll our new
clio 'se?''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
They Are HnngrY.
Montgomery Advertiser.

The census bill is held back in the sem
ate for the poor pitiful reason that if
passed now it would give Mr.. Cleveland
the opportunity of appointing the chief
supervisors for the states, who in turn
would select their subOrdinates. This is
a plum they wanted to keep for them
selves. And yet they are daily indulging
in diatribes against the Democrats for
disregard of civil service reform.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

THE GAZETTE would urge upon every
town and county in the state that feels
the need of a better road system to send
a representative delegation to the Dallas
state convention on the 9Th proXimo.
That convention should be made to speak
loudly and intelligently to all the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
NO BETTER IN TEXAS

Kerrville Eye: The Fort Worth GA
zETTE is out i'll big holiday edition cele-
brating its magnificent power press and
new dress. There is no better daily in
Texas, and no more prosperous and ener-
getic city than Fort Worth. That she
has her eye on deep water at Arkansas
Pass is evident from the way one of her
railroads is heading. Long and prosper
Gus life TO the busy city and her represent
tative paper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
LIE FAYORITE DAILY

Granbury News: The new dress of the
Fort Worth GAZETTE places that excel
lent paper in the front rank as metro
politan daily in appearance, as it has
long been in its editorial and news col
umns. THE GAZETTE has all the time
been the favo~;te Texas daily in this sec
ton, and the Cew dress cannot fail to
please its patrons.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24

THE Republican senatorial caucus has
resolved to go on with the discussion of
the tariff during the holidays. If the
country had its finger on the trigger of a
Calling gun pointed towards the national
capitol an attempt to carry out that pro-
gramme would result in several vacant
senatOrships.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
CircumstantiaI Evidence.


Perhaps the Walhalak riot was not the
direct result of the Chicago Tribune's
suggestive incendiary reproach to the
negroes of the South that they did not
shoot and burn; but circumstantial evil
dence less strong than this has made it
difficult indeed to escape responsibility in
matters less important than this.