Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-08

day or two he would have had lots of
com pany.
GENERAL NEAL Dow. IN accounting for
the partial failure of prohibition in Maine
says: "rhe republican leaders in Maine,
as in other states and IN the nation, have
adopted the policy OF condoning the
saloups in exchange for the votes and in
hu.nce of their o~ners aud customers"
FEW years ago the Pennsyivaniaus
thought the sun rose and ses In Blaine.
Afewdays ago the lower house of that state
legislature tabled a resolution endorsing
Blaine for the premiership. Has the
idol been brokenr He's the chieftain
lost his gripY Or, does King Quay de-
mend that Pennsy lvanis worship only
himselfY
TnE republican party machine is once
more in motion, and host of ignorant
old grannies, whose alarm lest the demo
orats sho1ld ruin the country, will take a
rest. There is no danger now that the
negroes will be ensiaved again; and all
appreb ension that The rebel debt will be
paid, hns been allayed. The republican
farmers will not fear that the tar, # laws
will be repealed; and II feeling of absolute
safety will prevade the party.
WIsCoNsIH has boon oomplimented
to cabinet position. Welt, regardless
of all party feeling, the Wisconsin people
are pleased at the governor sncoess. So
extensive mas our country become; and so
largo il the family of states, that il is a
great honor to any state To have one Of
its oi5izens seIectod for II member IF the
cabinet The DEMOoRAT extends its con
ordinations to Governor Rusk, and
heartily approves the aH!t"n OF President
Harrison in tho choice he has made for
the head of the department. of agri-
culture.
TnEHF il a peeoious lot of dinner-eat-
ing, wlue-bibbing republicans, whose or
making after dinner speeches. They are
an egojiotioHl set, aud have named them
sel,ca the "spell binders." They imagine
that tbs world IL sPell-boun by their
eloquenco. A spell is u sort of trance
caused by listening to an interesting lie.
As "A lot OF captivating liars, these fellows
might with some propriety be called
spell binders But it may we'll be ques
toned whether their talk puts any listen
ers under spell. The champagne is
what rivttN them to their chairs,
"TuE inherent dignity and courtesy o.
American character" says t"e Phila-
delphia Press, "hever appear to better
advantage 'han in the reception Of a
retiring presii n md hin wife, to their
suooessoTs ia the White house. with this
nation at the from on the eve Of a change
of national administration, IL - only to
be said that President pni Mrs. Clove-
lands dinner to Gen. and Mrs. Harrison
was worthy OF the hosts RuG Ruests;
worthy of the peoPle whom they repre-
sented aud, above all, worthy of the in
stitution4 under which we are citizens
first and pnrti-au4 afterward."
THE OKLAHOMA BILL FAILED
One OF the most important measures
that failed III the United States senate
was the Oklahoma bill. This bill had
a. in, . H.,
senate until 1t WIS TOO late TO act upon it..
The old rattlrtrap of q senate has of late
years been paying almost it's entire at
tention to politics, and legislation has
become secondary matter entirely. In
truth, as a legislative body, IT has ceased
to be regarded wit" respect by the poo-
pie. lt ia remark BILE that men of the
average age of those who compose the
senate, should squander their time in
playing political party tricks, and IN
seeking party advantages. As men
reach mature age, it would seem natural
that they should exhibit more wisdom,
and less self,hness. But not so with the
class of men who make up the United
States senate. In ali small and contempt
them are the worst. In the entire body
there is not a mau whom the country re-
CARDS IA Il statesman. Nothing marks
the decadeuce of American statesman
ship SO plainly visible rs the United
States senate
A CABINET SCANDAL ALREADY.
Industrious and tar smelling news
papers have a ready unearthed cabinet
scandal. When General Chapman testl-
aed before the special printing commit
tee, he is reported by correspondents of
the Milwaukee Sentinel and Cnics go News
70 have made some extraordinary reveia-
tiuns. Among them was one to the effect
that his efforts TO secure legislation that
would authorize him TO invite competi
ton for printing additional editions OF
the Il lster, were defeated by the state
printer and a "ccr ain state oflic-r," and
that the defeat of legislation put
about S2S 600 into the state printer,
state ofli cer' was the score
tary of state, he replied that it was not
nor WAS 1t the state treasurer or attorne!
general; and that he declined TO dlsclos,
the name in the presence of the report
ers. Tae reports 20 on to say that th'
committee then retired TO side room
and Chapman informed them that tnt
certain state officer" 'wss Governo
Rusk!'
In view of this sensational bit of news
the Chicago News predicts a csbine
scandal for President Harrison early il
his administration. 1t SAYS:
In connection with Rusk it may be that Presi
dent Harrison will have the first scandal OF hi
administration. The printing investigation
which is being pushed at Madison. threatens 4
implicate the ex-governor. TO greater or les
degree at present
The Cabinet Not Yet Announced.
WASHINGTON, March 4-The under
standing is that Presidents Harrison vii
send in the names of his cabinet tomo
row TO the senate, and they will be cou