The morning news., 1889-04-11
Halstead's Funny Partner.

| York for a week or two enjoying the gay
eties Of the metropolis. A day or two ago
he sent dispatch to the Comm erctGL Ga
zette, in which be said that the senators who
voted against confirming Mr. Halstead's
nomination as minister to Berlin, were ths
latter's best friends. because Mr.. Halstead
was much better off attending to b is edi-
torial duties in Cincinnati than he would
have been had he secured the Berlin mis-
sion.
Mr.. Halstead, however, differs with his
funny partner, and day after day, in the
columns OF the newspaper which he con-
trolls, he makes fierce and bitter attacks
upon the republican senators who were so
wicked as TO deny him the privilege of 60
ing to Berlin as the representative of this
country. The outcome of this difference of
opinion between the partners, Halstead and
Smith, will be looked for with considerable
interest Mr.. Halstead is very angry with
the senators who defeated his aspirations,
which fact is pretty good indication that
he had his heart set on the big Office
to which the President nominated him, and
whenever the opportunity presents itself
he will make life unpleasant for the sena-
| disappointment of his life. He may have
great respect for his partner, the good, but
| funny deacon, but he doesn't think the
deacon knows much about the pleasure
there is in holding one of the greatest
offices in the gift of the government
Doubtless the partners will have a confer
ence when they meet, and it may
| be that their opinions will be
| found to be so radically different that they
| will dissolve their business connection.
This will be sad state of affairs indeed,
and the recalcitrant republican senators
may feel that they are also responsible for
disturbing the friendly relations which
have so long existed between the proprietors
of the Commercial Gazette.
Deacon Smith makes prediction which
will probably send crowds OF politi-
cal pilgrims to Washington to annoy
the President. 1t is that Mr.. White
law Reid, who is the minister to France,
will not retain his office very long,
| for the reason that the latter's position in
| New York is much more agreeable in every
way than the position he will occupy in
Paris can possibly be. Mr. Reid owns and
edits great newspaper, and has a mag
nificent home. There is a good deal of
| good, sound sense in what Deacon Smith
says, but it is extremely doubtful if his
views are appreciated by either Mr.. Reid
or Mr.. Halstead.
The south's Unequaled Inducements.
North and South, published in Buffalo,
| n. Y, does not underyalue the induce
ing homes and investments, but it proceeds
upon the idea that when people are gazing
at an object, it is unnecess lry to point to it
and cry 'Lookm The VESTS inducements
| to immigrants are kept before the public
| by the immigration bureaus of that section,
and for some years the west has secured
the great majority of people who were in
search of homes. The south's inducements
are probably greater than those
Of the west and North and South has de-
voted SO much space to describing them
that correspondent of that journal has
| inquired concerning the reason for it's
! course 1t replied that it honestly believed
that the south offered greater Inducements
to immigrants and capitalists than any
other part of the country, and that it owed
it to its subscribers and to the public to
make them known. 1t added: "We see in
the south country unsurpassed in climate
by any other upon the globe We ses soil
there more rich and varied than that Of
any other part of America. We see a country
dotted with schools and churches. We SEQ
| country cobwebbed with railroads which
| furnish easy, quick and cheap transportation
to the markets. We see mines of untold
richness awaiting development, and we see
vast forests waiting for the manufacturer;
we see broad rivers inviting the mechanic
to come and turn their bright waters into
the hot, painting motive force which shall
| drive his mighty engines on to the goal of
| wealth."
1t seems a little strange that such ques-
ton as that which North and South
| answers should be asked. The industrial
record of the south for the last ten years is
remarkable, not only because it shows what
| has been done, but also because it shows
that yet greater things are possible in the
south The south has only reached that
| point where it may be fully developed Its
record for the next ten years will be more
wonderful than that for the last ten, and
realizing this, it is but natural that publica-
tions devoted to immigration should have
| good deal to say about the south's induce
ments to immigrants
The efforts of such journals as North
and South in attempting to direct attention
to these things are needed and appreciated.
| We Of the south are doing something in
| this direction-not as much as we should,
| perhaps but still great deal more than
ever before; and the assistance of northern
publications will not be amiss. By all
means let North aud South continue it's
| efforts.
The cigarette evil is receiving attention
at the hands of the Pennsylvania and New
York legislatures. A bill prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes to minors has bsen pend
ing for some time in the Pennsy ylvania leg
islature, and the other day like measure
was passed by the New York House, and il
is thought by some that it will be passed
by the Senate. The cigarette manufac-
turers dent regard il with favor, of course.
They sa = such law could not be enforced.
The fact is brought out that a law of this
kind was enacted in New Jersey some years
ago, and that it is practically dead letter.
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