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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

hn txplosion OF nitro plyeerine &C.
Cured Tuesday morning 1T tine Butler
Torpedo Cempanys magazine, two miles
tram Butler, Pa. Tho diasster took
place while cana were beiug put into the
wagons at tbs factory. The greater por-
tDn of the factory buildings wera de.
mnliahbd, md the rafiers Of the maya
aipa feli down over the nitro,elycerine
stored there but fortunately tAat did not
explode James o. Woods aud William
iedfll aud them wagon and horses were
flown into fragments. II is supposed
that Woods let fail can Of the explosive
wolfe handing it up to Mediil, who was
ia tie wagon.
Eaur American sohooners-the Alice
NJ. Strouple, senator Morgan, Magnolia
and Agues--arriysd at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on Monday. They did not pay
GnE attention to the pilot but sailed up
the barboE. The pilot submitted the
matter to the pilot commissioners, and a
court was held yesterday, The American
fishermen were represented by Consul
general Ely, who stated that tile men re-
fused to pay OIL the ground thRt the pilot
did not bail them orally. The commits.
sioners determined that the law in such
cases simply required that vessels should
10 hgiied by flag in the day time and by
dash light at night. The vessels were
ordered to pay the regular fec. This
they did.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

He Appoints the First Instaiinent
oi IEonhe I0nIniitIeeh

He Appoints ih- First Instaitnent
OF House Committees
WAsHIaaTos, Dec, Sat the session
Of the House, to day, Speaker Reed an
nounosd the following committees:
On Rules-The speaker and Messrs.
Mckinley, Cannon. Carlisle and Randall.
On Accounts. -MAasrs. Spoones, Booth
man, Kelly, tKan. McGord, Hansbrough.
Hayes, Grimes, Lee and Kerr, (Pa)
On Enrolled Bills. - Sessrs. Kennedy,
Townsend, [Pa.) Moore, n. Fl. Kilgore
aud williams
The House .hen. on motion OF Mr..
Mckinley, St l2.l5 O'clock, adjourned
uatil Monday.
sSFhe Senate has also adjourned until
Monday.
The Ave House committees appointed
by Speaker Reed Monday are as follows:
Ways and Means Messrs Mckinley,
Burrows, Bayne, Dinsley, McKenna,
Payne, Lafollette, Gear, Carlisle, Mills,
McAiillin, Breckenridge Of Arkansas and
Flower.
On Appropriations Messrs. Cannon,
Butterwofta, McComas, Henderson,
(Iowa), Peters, Coggsweil Beldep, Nor
row, Brewer Michigan, Randall, Forney,
sayres, Breckinridge (Kentuoky) and
Dockery.
On Manufactures Messrs. Kelley, Bur
rows, E. B. Taylor (ohio, Arnold, Morse,
Sanford, Wilson, w. Va } Bynun, Viii
liams, III. Grimes and Fowler.
On observation-disclosures. howell, Houk,
Cooper, Haugen, Lacey, Dalzsll. Bergen,
Greenhalge, Comstook, Crisp, 0'Ferrall
Cultivate. Maish, Moore, (Texss) and
Wike, (nl.)
On Mileage-Messrs Lind, Townsend
pa Allaee, Mass , Clunie, Pennington.
Judge Kelley retises from the ways
and means committee at his own request,
to become chairman OF the committee on
manufactures. Judge Kelley wrote o
letter to Speaker Reed asking to be re.
lieyed from serv ing as his Increasing
| years made the work burden.
| The great committee OF the House, thst
on ways and means, has been 80 consti.
tuted as to stretch, in respect to its mem
berahip, from one end OF the country to
the other, and to embrace all the diverse
views on economic questions consisting
as il does, OF representatives, from Ohio,
Michigan, Pennsy lyania, Maine, Cali
| fornia, New York, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ken
| lucky, Texas, Tennessee and Arkansas,
VINO represent the agricultural az we'll as
! the manufacturing interests Of the conn
try. The committee was selected. it is
eaid, by one who is in the confidence OF
4 Speaker Reed with view TO securing
men who, while holding verse opinions
on the tariff question, are conservative ID
I their characters and are likely to come to
4 some action on the subject Of tariff reyi.
! sion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Another wonderful discovery has been
made and that too bYa lazy IA this county.
Disease fastened IL clutches upon her and
t9t seveh years sha withst09d lts ssverest
test4, hit hsr Vital organs we're undermined
aud death seemed Imminent For three
m9ltas he elughea necessarily ard could
~. .ise0. She bought ai VI bottle Of Dr..
KINGS Sew hAcu7aty for Consumption and
Wac ~ much relieved on taKin. iifst dose
tia sGe Slept all niglt and Win Ons bottle
has been miracuiontiY cured. HGr name Is
Mr4 Lnthar Luz TbaS wEta W. q.
Hlmrick X co., Of Shelly N. q. Get free
trial oottta Ut B9atOl Smtth3 drug store,
eorRer seventh and Pms zttsrts. Goods
delivered LIee Of ehatgH
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

The petition Of John Wesley Hawkins
for mandsmus on Collector Doughsrty,
to do certain things therein set forth,
contains promise OF bringing the coliec-
ton Of poll taxes before the superior
court for consideration. This Is as il
should be, and taxpayers wi.1 no parry
axes to grind will BE- gsatiied to have the
court pass npon this question at issue
without agoidGble delay. Eliminated
from the dissusting tumble Of petty
politics that nas bsen infested into the
situation by designing men Of both
parties, the question as We understand 1t
that the citizens Who favor square deal
ne al around would like TO see
the coprt explicitly pass on is q
very important one. That main
question isnut, however, whether party
drummer, who has gathered in the prox
les OF dozen or d scare OF citizens too
lazy, too ignorant, too mean or too IN
patriotic to make any exsrtion TO qualify
for themselves, should be empowered to
present those proxies in blocks to the
collectors and haze them honored On de-
mend, TO be thereafter stored away al
Botoe political headquarters until election
day rolls around. such nominal taIpAy-
ers are, in effect, mere instruments to cast
ballots es their masters dictate, and it ID
unjust that the ballot Of such a creature
should cancel the ballot OF tbs man who
pays his own tax and votes his own sen
timents. But what is to be earnestly
desired. if it can be brought about, ia
that every citizsn Who is man enough to
pay his own tax shall be afforded full
opportunity to do so, without nindrance,
obstruction OF triokery OF rogusry OF any
kind; and that the collectors shall be
compelled to afford auoh fail OPP ortunity
to all bona fde applicants for this qasii.
fcstion Of citizenship. It shouid maAe
NO difference whatever whether the ap-
plicsnt is presumed TO be Republican
or Democrat that IL no busiuesB Of the
collector; II he ia on the Gssessnent list
he has the right to demand the oPpos.
tunity to present himself with the asalr-
hAAS1 tAht 4lo ttsA b-4AAl ~ ALstAf 4
and his receipt iHzusd to hin without de-
fault. There is considerable element IN
this community that is perfectly willing
to see the real majority govern, whether
that majority be- a. We believe, Dsno.
cratic, or, as The petitioners in this
mandamus case claim Republican; there
are many people WHO regard it IS Of the
first importance that, in the words Of
Mr.. Hawkins petition, all county taxes
OF said county, which haze been OF may
be duly assessed and laid agsins. persona,
shall BE- duly and fairly collected and
paid, to the end that the burden Of guch
taxation may be equally and fairly borne
by all persons liable to the same" II
the court can bring .his about it will
render great service 20 the people 1t
large, and they will care very little
whether politicians like it Or not.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

The steamship oaira has beaten tue
trans Pacific record BY making Tie tt.p
from Yokohama 10 san Efanciseo ia
twelve days aud aigatg8a hours Gon-
wanting % thta Igts4t Illumination 81 tile
improvements which have haon irala III
sLlps ind ship uaohluefy, IN exchange
remarks IT travelata ara enabled to
90 from one distant pnint 70 anotnar a
suoh 4nick toe, il viii nj ts !ons no.
fore . journey around The VOID WIN 81
considered "a Everyday affair. Ii the
projected Siberian railway and tho r5aa
70 Aiaske iloqi1 30 completed, tourist
viii 10 abie d my SUMMER vacation
in gong around tas go9s aithaut apy
deprivation Of personal cpAsoa4, ana
within q period 10 greater than via
formerly consumed q . transatlantic
TRIP
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Richard d. Kyle, ez.yice- president Of
the Anderson Harris Carriage Company.
in Cincinnati, has b65n arrested On the
charge OF having embe2z cd SllCn0. Il
IL fHld his total as6alinss are $4,000. Hs
has paid 40 000 t. the company
The atate grange patrons Of husbaudry
began its annual aeg9ihn ia HaFrisbufi,
IEaiday. During the wear 2a neT
grarges were organized. reorsaniaed,
and more than 2 500 neW rienIbers we're
enrolled. A public meeting was held in
the evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Ave predicted wtth Ea,EM9 Rarurany, ard
% fla liubls to me pans aui nchas IL
stormy weather. Although H0a4a s4reA
patIila Is not claimed to ID pO.itivs
specific for rheumatism, tie remarkable
cures II has effected sLJW that II may ba
tGkau for this complaint with reasonable
cert6luty Of benefit. It's action In neutral.
i2lng the acitity OF the blood wn'Gh is tho
cause oI rheumatism, constitutes the secret
q the suceees OF Hoods sarsRpari.la. IL
you suffer from rheumatism, give Hoods
sarsaparilla fair trial; 1t Will do you good.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
ALARM Anonr nIsKAae.
The Influenza or Grippe Extending
Throughout Europe.

hbEOuEuOut EuFONe,
Pans. Dec. 1.-The influenza OF
grippe is extending widely throughout
this city. One hundred and thirty en-
ployes Of the Central telegraph office are
Low i'll with it. There is great deal of
public alarm about it, much inquiry and
even come small degree OF panic, due to
notions Of its possibility being o fore
runner Of greater evils.
An official medical report touches espe-
cially the case Of the large number OF
employees Of the Msgasin du Lonore who
have been taken, and says that none Of
the csaea are severe.
A similar disease 10 reported OF Berlin
and Vienna and much alarm is felt.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 1.-The epidemic
iutlgeHza il raging here. Thousands Of
peTton are suffering from it.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Dr. y Z. Hieboe. state superintendent
Of cubic instruction, was stricken with
paralysis 81 Miilln, Pa, Tuesday after
noon, and was removed 70 his home in
Lancaster last evening, There !s 10 hcps
Of hia recovery.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Clans 3precks!'s biz new sugar refinery
al Fhiladelphia Wa started up Monday
morning. a report OF the event and
something OF the siAn cost Rn1 capacity Of
the new refinery viii be found ia the
GAItlTE's news GoiuHus. spcecklea bus
tie ctpital and the Rrit % stand atono
and defy The Picsi sl2Ur trust that has
swei,eEed up or shns III so tnsny smaller
oparetotF, ana ne can, il lA viii, very
materially cnrta The tariff given power
% axtoftion Wietdei by Tins aggregation.
He hes saId be will DO this the future
viii show how mnnh meaning ID to be at
taehed to his promises.
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Tho iargest assortment OF eaBels is OF
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

NJ - Lending 4.4Git-' p5OnIr I'uper.'
ata4y HogeaHt raeoplm snaati0n than
We iGllDAlue IL 81 contributors ii nee
eRsAty % G0ay nee our teadsrB :hat in
bomg plpsfa 2he U0ht&ttJ5s7, publig4ad
gamt--4 4laty at Minneapolis, 3iuua45ta,
u hy oil OILS the best Eates d House.
keeping 'af tile hovsui Der nntl bsr, in
ma y Tip VI Sketches bY airs. PTeBidtut
HarHsgl Mrs. exGogeruat Martin,
&rs, senator tnaalis, lira aonstpr Nor.
RHu AEs senator Bate Mrs.. J0hn tInsr.
n4an, MF5 j. K, richardson and Mrs. s.
+ Snyder.
ON Current Comment devoted to
tie scientific 45cial peRB and arliatic
topics u t4s day filed wit matter
raa1raaaHei by q tR1Y, 8cttbHtr'S Or
Ia1Hzre kntly HGAuGt!on MlltBr II.
presses III 90 allie article Ler We've at
Woutn wlEa @oikass GnHaHian readers
Will le particularly interested ia Judge
SlRnoneyis notes ~ snneEstiUn ProtFs.
soF HIRiley IN compulsory education
slyh Efforts Sh1HlA ~ mGia by teGgb.
ers the pnUlie prhEg and ali friends Of
ntGliigUnGs sad F09i oitaaa-Aip to ra-
tain pupils IL HGhlal NATL .Eay can be
really educated, And that . Law 10 enforce
RtslndRLGa should hg p3aNed without do.
4 leg.n A not less Interesting article Il A
Field for ltian Women Sy tNuos4 A.
aaaw tftp wTistr 10 sptsEing IT tire
nbay charitable inHtitati4n4 tnandca att,
cEriHd on w Mira. t9Hn&y A Shaw
~ l54.ton gsrE THIS beRUtl,iIl sentiment
81 en4aVHd with wesith naed tho
gifts Of iOr;HHa ~ wisely a. She, tie
problems noW a2itAtiGR society ord
a. t..fs It-giUV 20 undermine rIr 6onlal 5ve.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

The greatest Blanket fri
umph yet Sir anu oue-Mgrd
bonnas (o', mos'e) Of Pure Ene,
HnHy g0ook and the price
FIVE DOLLARS the pair.
Nothing but Wool. Same.
times nearly seven pounds Of
1t. Put together with thorough
blanket skill. Generous in
size (75xS6 inches), scsimped
In nothing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Purses, and all sorts Of
pocket money carriers. Little
Purses Of scraps Of alligator,
S cents; black grained leather
IS cents, 10 more sorts at 2s
cents. These humble ones Ia
company with arlstocrasic
decorated calishin up TO So. 50
and $3.50. All proper sorts
between. Two or three pocket
sets from Paris Exposition,
card,case and purse, $3.50
$3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

The Holiday flutter In
H4ndkerchiefs has begun.
More counter room, thicker
crowds, richer stocks. And
yet hardly more than the
skirmish line is In sight.
SAMPLES 9 eaerytlitne, but
the grand reserve is a couple
Of floors above pushing 70
take the place Of every hand.
full you buy.
There won't be a better
time for choosing or more to
attract. Judge by this ~ a
Mans Plain White HandSer-
chief Pure linen of course.
Right in every way-size,
hem. hemstitching. S i'd only
by the doz n and half doz4l
box-Sa.5o and S1.25 That's
at the rate Of 81 cents APIECE!
Put one alongside the saCst
regular soc Handkerchief you
ever bought
Fans. Old people look
into the cases and sigh and
think Of "the DAYS when we
were young Younger peo-
pie look and link What an
important thing in dress, In
courtshIp, In diplomacy, is a
fan. Eyes downcast and man
ner coy as she toys with the
tips Of the ostrich plumes in
her fan. Was she ever so
charming +?
Here is a plain little Fold
ing Fan, IS cents; another.
black satin, with black sticks,
50 cents; again, painted safIa.
at rs cents painted white
qauze, SI.so. Ostrich Feather
Folding Fans, blacI. with
natural olive sticks, and gray
with silvered sticks, a bargain
at $I.75, white ostrich with
Ivory handle, at So So, and 50
on upward through all sorts
10 the prizes from the Paris
Exposition at $50, SIS, 800
SI75 and s2S5--rare WORKS
of art. The Fan Convention
Is here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Stacks Of medium priced
Dress Goods are going a
plump third under the little
time.back price. Like these ::
sf-lnrh Mixed rhc5ts, brown ana gray, II
MIXTURES, .5r
52sMch Mixed Suitnrs. 20c.
aS.inch SIR Stripes ami rlaids 3rEc
b!.inch thevipt4 SIC.
4J.tnch striped FUllc, 6Dc.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Our New SO page Gaia
logue Of Books at Wana.
maker prices contains about
four thousand titles Of
standard and holiday books.
You should have ia postal.
card request will bring It.
IoHN WANAMAKns.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
aranalnaRrrs


PHILADkLFHIA' lIOlIhy' NC. " I75.1
ST. Nicholas, Santa Claus,
Kris Kringle are scrambling
all over the store. The second
floor Is theirs equally with the
first floor and Basement.
Special Fancy Goods on
second floor, Market street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

75c black Atwood Disgonals
and Serges 90 from 75c to
65c; black Whlp-cord Diago-
nails from 81 to 75c. Small
Armure Stripes from 81 TO
75c.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

The most remarkable cures VI scrofiI!a on
record have bcuil accomplished by lioud'g sar-
suparllll, Try it. Sod rs ali H. uggists.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
crRRENr Ltrkn.trnne.

GARDEN asD EoREsy In fl prs4eas Isgua
1EaBs attention to the fact that tho country
has aTigh. 3 expec. iron the agricultural
college, aud ststous ggod ieaf 81 work.
II forestry even Il Il Ia a.sme1t4ry. Il
draws attention . the aiarss4 81 Il. II.
ERe.a5'oA oi Washington 3. tl4 recent
meeting 3. tie American Forestry Assgcia-
ton, wnAn the speaker said that s'aar agri.
cultural colleges should regard II IS one 81
thesE most manifest duties 70 gt9a tho SUB.
ieet 81 forestry d prominent plaes In th8r
eurrieula q instruction, and that every
experiment station shotli engage In invas.
tiRatiag those branches Of forestry which
have spaaial Importance II the localities Ia
which they are situated
II the fra annual report Of the agrical.
turai experiment station ~ Delaware Col
legs published last spring there IL no refer.
ence made 10 the study o. forestry The
STATE experiment station 10 apparently do.
tag good worE tor tbs farmers Of Della ware
Ia giving attention 10 tie study OF diseased
plant tissues ant the Investigation OF the
intermlnAble problem Of the causes 81
peaeh yelloTs.
n iopking over this years curriculum
OF Delaware College the subject Of forestry
Is not Included In The curriculum uniet
the branch u agriculture, II may 30 tuAl
tht faculty. At som futHTe time when othp,
more pres-ilE agricultural puCbi g.s hays
Obtained lasl- due FhGrs gi scientific at'eu
'aurl1u nay 2iyBt the one 81 forestry which
az other G1tn:inantgl stations throughout
tho lte.i S'ates Il looked upon as ono 81
paramount iMp rtauce, the attention the
EuEI sgt iesgfTes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Two of Priestley's Blacks
take a down dip toward your
pocketbook. Heavy weight
Camel Hair from $3.50 to ST.;
Silk-warp Foule from SI,a5
to 75c.
Plenty more black stnffs
with the prices warped Here
are four qualities Granite
Cloth just from the manufac-
turer:
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12

Tho largsat assortment OF eaBeIs is OF
Yergef's, 4l9 Shipley street.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-27
1uDaE ". r. WHf1EMAN,

a special dispatch on yesterday In
formed the New MEXICAN that charges
had been filed against Major w. II, White
man, nominated to be associate justice OF
the supreme court OF New Mexico, vice
X. A. Reeves, resigned which appoint
ment would bring him to this district.
The senate committee on judiciary has
not up to date reported the nomination
favorably. Major Whitemsn is now en-
route to Washington.
We think Major Whiteman will be CON
tirmed, and We are OF the opinion that he
ought to be confirmed.
The charges consist in part OF some
statements made by the Swiss minister
as to the conduct of Major Whiteman in
settling the estate of Swiss subject, a
main who died in this territory several
years ago, and also of some information
furnished the senate committee on jul
dietary by some OF the Albuquerque Demo-
cratic ring lawyers.
The charges, any and all OF them, are
without the least foundation in fact. 1t
seems Washington lawyer, Mussey by
name, who is engaged by the Swiss lega-
ton, employed Major Whiteman to look
after the estate of Swiss, who died in
Albuquerque. Accordingly Major White
man was appointed administrator, The
estate Was settled and it seems there are
some funds remaining in Major White
mans hands as administrator, which he
is ready and willing to turn over as soon
as it is established that the parties repre-
scented by Mr. Mussey are the legal heirs.
Major Whiteman simply acted as any
honorable, painstaking and careful at
torncy would. lie will arrive in Wash
ington to-day, will appear before the
senate committee on judiciary, will not
have the slightest difficulty in explaining
these charges, will prove them utterly
groundless, and will, we think, be con-
firmed.
Major Whiteman's record seems to have
been a good one in the army he has been
a good and respected citizen in Kansas,
having been elected county attorney there,
and having served as chairman OF the
Republican county committee and as
member OF the state Republican COM
mittee.
For eight years past he has been a resi-
dent OF New Mexico; he has served as q
Republican member of the house OF rep
resentatives Of the 26th legislative as
sembly with credit and honor; he enjoys
the respect Of the good citizens Of his
home, having been nominated two years
ago for the position Of mayor OF Albuquer-
que on the Republican ticket. His rec
ord as a man, rs citizen and as lawyer
is good, honorable and clean one.
Since his appointment nearly every
decent paper published in New Mex
leo has had good word to say
concerning his appointment. The PEG.
pie and the Republicans Of New
Mexico wish Major Whiteman confirmed.
The New MEXICAN sincerely hopes he
will be confirmed as associate justice of
the supreme court of New Mexico, belev-
ing that he will make an upright, able
and conscientious Judge.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-27

The New York Sun comments as fol
lows on office seeking. Its comments
are timely and to the point. 1t is honor
able and profitable for any man to hold
Office, and why should any man be
ridiculed or abused for desiring to hold
office. The Sun says as follows:
The usual nonsense is in circulation
about the anxiety OF the office seekers
1t is always the case that the latest ad.
ministration is said to he more plagued
than its predecessor by applications for
office. We have no doubt that such as
sertions are true. The country grows
the number of Office seekers should grow
in proportion. We are glad to believe
that it does. Ii it didn't, We should know
that something was the matter with the
country.
But what insolent atfectation it is to pre-
tend to regard Office seekers as If they
were an absurd, greedy, and regret
table act OF persons. IL it dishonorable
and disreputable and ridiculous to hold a
federal office? II not, how can it be
ridiculous or dlshonorable to look for
office? Let us do the office seekers JUS
tice, and not be the victims of tawdry,
mawkish, Mugwumpish delusion.
If man wants a job on the Sun, or
anywhere else, he asks for it. He would
DO fool to expect that the employment
should come to him in crowd, and pick
him out by some subtle intuition Of his
unknown merit. We take it that en-
ploymeat by the United States is not es-
sentially different in its conditions. To
get it, to have any chance OF getting it,
you must ask. There is nothing offensive
or eccentric in a man asking for work as a
bricklayer or carpenter. Unless we are
willing to be the dupes of fnical fools,
let lis not delude ourselves with the deu-
sion that there is anything ridiculous, I'M
less the seeker is incompetent, In asking
for public Office. .... -.,
II public Office is honorable every
seeker for it Is following an honorable
ambition and striving for an honorable
career. If Office seeking is absurd, dis
graceful, 70 be deprecated, then govern
ment by the people deserves the same
adjectives.
1t is the self.evident right Of every
American citizen to seek office. People
who think 1t isn't are the dupes OF their
own vanity and conceit, or OF their rilly
trust In the humbug notions of others.