The Portland daily press., 1890-02-18

THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. Is.
: We do not read anonymous letters and commu.
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
utilization but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
Boulangism is not quite dead In Fra1ce
yet. Four adherents of the General were
elected deputies on Sunday.
Who killed New York,sehance of getting
the worlds fair seeps destined to become
as famous and uaanswerable question as
who struck William Patterson.
Mr<Carlisle came to the conclusion yester-
day that it was time to put an end to the mol
r sense the Democratic side of the House has
been indulging in for several weeks past.
AAS NesS bANS1SsJ AOoh0 A1Ou1 bll6 country,
Portland fishing firms seem to be of the
opinion that the modus yivendi clause of the
fishery treaty amounted to little, that licenses
uhoer IL cost more than they were worth, and
that the fishermen can get along about as
well without 1t as with It,
senator Blair resumed his speech on the
educational bill yesterday. He Is said to
nave received new supply of material
which will enable him to prolong his re-
marks Indefinitely. Unless the Senator
hurries up this generation Of American youth
Is not likely to reap any advantage from
his bill, even II Il passes.
The Salt Lake Mormons have abandoned
their avowed intention of appealing to the
Supreme court of the United States, and are
now seeking consolation by "cussing" the
Gentiles. II they want some choice epithets
and phrases for that purpose they should
peruse the Democratic speeches In the
House Of Representatives for the past fort
night.
Some Ohio politicians seem to be itching for
an opportunity TO wash their dirty linen in
public. Foraker is giving out that he has
letters that will compromise some prominent
men, while the aforesaid prominent men re-
spond with insinuations of the same tenor
Inc row that Is waging among them is nj
edifying and does not promise well for the
future of the Republican party In the Buck
eye State. All Of them had better subside.
Evidence seems to be accommodating that
the scene OF the Sawtelle murder was New
Hampshire, and that Maine was only the
burying ground. This will relieve the State
OF Maine of big bill of expense for his trial
and for his support for the remainder of his
natural life. 1t will also result in quite as
satisfactory disposal OF the culprit-indeed
In the opinion OF great many people much
more satisfactory one.
rDemocratic brethren are all protesting
Tear Of raid on the treasury by the ma
Jorit as the result of the new rules Their
alarm is needless. There Is no danger
OF this kind when the responsibility
for legislation is on one party. 1t
is when responsibility is so divided
that the Republicans can't throw stones at
the Democrats. ner the Democrats at the
Republicans, that there is danger of such a
raid. Legislative steals are almost always
traceable to combination between adher-
ents Of both parties.
Becker, the Montana Democratic Senator
whom the Republicans caught and compelled
to attend the sessions OF the Senate, pledged
himself in consideration OF release from
arrest, not to run away. No sooner was free
dom granted him, however, than he skipped
to Canada. The new extradition treaty with
England may have to be enlarged to cover
the cases OF Democratic legislators engaged
In vindicating the rights, in their peculiar
way Of tlAPinority.
The Montana legislature, among its first
batch OF bills, passed "a bill for an act APP
propriating money to pay the salary of the
veterinary surgeon, expenses and mileage
for the same" The sum of four thousand
dollars is appropriated for the purpose, and
the bill Is to take effect at once. 1t is a
gratifying sign Of the times that this new
State recognizes the importance of protect
ing the health Of its domestic animals, and
makes +15zenerous provision for the official
-chc-ged with the duty.
The Bergen County (N.J.) Democrat has
been reproving the Democrats of Hudson
County of that State for stnfiing ballot boxes.
This Is specimen Of its singing rebukes:
The Democrats have majority large enough In
Hudson County for all pi acftcal purposes and
stunning ball0t-b0xes with fraudulent tickets was
unnecessary. The parties to the crime ought to
be punished.
The natural inference seems to be that the
Bergen County Democrat objects to ballot
box stuffing only when 1t is unnecessary
when the. Democrats have a majority large
enough for all practical purposes without it.
The Salisbury ministry is inclined to
dodge as much as possible any discussion of
the report of the Parnell commission. Mr..
Smiths proposition to refer it to the people,
which has been adopted by the ministry, is
simply plausible subterfuge by which the
Tories hope to rid themselves of trouble
some question. But the Parnellites do not
intend that the government shall escape
thus easily. They mean to keep the COM
mission matter as prominently before Par
lament and the people as possible. 1t is in