The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-04

paign the Democratic papers were Huch
addicted to citing New South Wales as an
instance of prosperity under free trade, and
contrasting that colony with the condition
of Victoria under protection. During the
last three months the revenue OF New South
Wales shows deficit of $4,000 as COM
pared with the same period in 1883, while
the revenues OF Victoria during the same
period increased $26S, 900. The Democratic
papers do not dwell upon this fact
General Thomas l.. James
has prepaid an explanation of needed post
al reforms. which will appear i'll the October
Forum. Mr.. James declares the railway
mail service is 20 years behind the times and
ought to be very greatly improved; that
small offices near to one another ought to be
consolidated under one management, SO as
to save expense; and that ocean postage
ought greatly to be cheapened. Senator
Cullom. of Illinois, will have an article in
The same number on Protection for the
Farmer. !" to show that the farmers are bene-
fitted by protective system more than any
other class. Edward Wakefield, member
of the Australian Parliament, who has been
elected and defeated many times under the
Australian ballot system, will contribute to
this number an explanation of the practical
workings and some of the defects of the
system which has been so much discussed
in this country. Prof. William Il. Harris,
United States Commissioner of Education,
writes q critical examination of Edward
Bellamy's ''LOoking Backward"
The Detroit Evening Journal says: 1.-THE
Republicans of Massachusetts yesterday
nominated Lieut.. Gov Bracket as their
candidate for governor. Mr.. w. w. Grape,
son of former governor of Michigan, was
the other contestant, and was defeated by
a small majority. Major Grape is gentle
man of learning, ability, legal success, and
much superior to his rival, who is an ordi-
nary politician. This is the reason why he
.'got there" He putchis work in at the
caucuses. The convention passed resolu-
ton for modification of the tariff in ac-
cordance with ''the interests of Massachu-
setts," which, being interpreted, means
lower duties on iron ore and pig iron and
on WOOL" The Journal is mistaken so far
as Mr.. Bracket is concerned. However
able Mr.. Grape may be, Mr.. Bracket is
more than his peer, as scholar and as a
statesman, and as a politician he is no more
than his peer. Both men justly commanded
the confidence of the voters, and the contest
between them was perfectly friendly on
both sides. That the Journal is also mis-
taken as to the purport of the tariff resolu-
ton. the action of the recent wool and steel
and iron conventions fully attests. The
people of Massachusetts demand higher,
not lower duties, that the industries of the
state may be fully developed.
At the reunion of the Army of Tennessee,
ON the Goth of September, Gen. William
Tecumseh Sherman delivered the following
eloquent speech, to which the attention of
every reader Of THE TIMES is requested.
He said:
eve fought the hottest war ever fought
on Gods earth. A larger amount of result
was accomplished from that war than from
any Casarian or Napoleonic wal. We
made peace on continent We raised the
standard of our nationality thousand fold
We lost nothing but slavery. The people
in the south lost that They bet on the
wrong card and lost Cheers. Now they
are betting on another card. They con
sented to the amendments to the constitu
ton as point of concession for not being
otherwise punished, and they came bacl
into the union with ive-fifths vote fol
their representation in congress instead o
three-fifths. 1t is not right; it Is not honest
it is not honorable. Cheers 1t is no
such as a soldier knight will do. Therefore
these negroes must have the rights which
the constitution gives them, or the states
must be deprived of that portion of thei
representation I'm congress. Upr0ariou'
applause That a legitimate result of the
war, honest and honorable, and the wal
won't be over until that is done. Cheers.
Don't unbuckle your waist belts too much
We won't have any fighting, though
Reason will surely master the problem. Ii
is not so bad as IL all seems. 1t Is time
that the wisdom of our rulers should handle
that proposition. / merely state 1t and LEI
il take Its course"