Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-08-02

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time since October, 1887, that the moor
has been full twice in one month was dur
ing July, and that, too, while the w. {
7. U, was holding its meeting here. II
is to be hoped that Luna did not entc,
into this excessive dissipation simply tC
mock the noble ladies' who have honorct
Ashcvillc with their presence for the last
two weeks, but it certainly is a strange
coincidence.
THE Dunlo divorce case has come to q
close in London and Bell Billion is still
Lady Dunlo and will be, as far as the law
is concerned, for all time to come. As
was predicted the reports of the proceed.
ings have filled column after column in
the papers on both sides of the Atlantic
and the suit has caused considerable of n
sensation. In all Of the different accounts
we read of Lady Dunlo's youth and beau
ty, of her engaging manners and the i'm
preston is left that this outraged piece OF
fcmininity is way above the average of
womankind. But few days ago a New
York writer who had known her as Bell
Billion gave a pen picture of her in his pa.
per which knocks lots of the sentiment
sky high. According to his account the
woman is between thirty-fve and forty
years oi age, with a rather striking al
though coarse face, and with hair of the
bcachcd blonde variety. Her voice is
loud and she is decidedly STACEY"
In the latest reports of the trial, Sir
Charles Russell, Lord Dunlo's counsel,
referred to his client as not of any high
intellectual capacity and the lord leaned
forward and smiled vacantly as il he
agreed with Sir Charles thoroughly. II
both these accounts are true surely this
is pretty pair to he made SO prominent
IN the newspapers OF the world and s,,g-
sests that pertinent although somewhat
interrogation, whittier are
we driiting?"
THE editor of the clIcndcrsonvillc Times
does not steal the usual amount Of mat
ter from TIIE CITIZEN this week, but to
I'LL up the hole hc has n pretty piece oi
composition complimentary to the
course taken by Tux CITIZEN on Com
grcssman Ewart's vote ON the federal
election law. II is always pleasure to
know that ones efforts are felt and ap-
prcciatcd and THE CITIZEN unlrsita-
tingly and heartily thanks the editor OF
the Times for the compliment he pays us.
And he need not have taken those re-
marks about cribbing from THE ClrI-
ZEN SO much at heart. Ii we had known
that 1t would cut him SD badly nothing
would have been said. OF course it is
as, at least, trinc more
courteous to credit matter that is taken
from another paper, but far was il from
our thoughts to offend SO sensitive soul
as is evidently possessed by Mr.. Ewart's
chief hcnchman.
That part of the editorial that is not
devoted to THE CITIZEN is of course
To Mr.. Ewart for the po-
stion he has taken on the federal
election law and from hasty cxamina.
ton we are led to believe that il is the
Times idea to have Mr.. Ewart nomina-
ted on the republican ticket on demo.
cratic platform, and so run him as to
catch all the struggling votes. If that is
not It we beg to he informed, for that
certainly is the impression he leaves.
ANOTHER party is said to bc preparing
to shic its castor into the political ring.
The first steps were taken at n convcn.
tion held at Lansing Mich, by the patrons
of industry. union nlabor party and prohi-
in the interest of fusion. A i
dispatch from that city states that the
move is of more than State importance.
because this fusion II is predicted by the
delegates, means n new national party.
The dispatch says the republican party,
the dominant party in Michigan, are
honestly and outspokcnly frightened at
the outlook. The prohibitionists would
not give up their stand on the liquor
question. The new party is ms yet with
out name. The platform as reported
from the committee declares in favor OF
progressive politics, the Australian ballot
system, the election OF President, Vice
President and Senators by the direct vote
of the people. no disiranchscmcnt on nc
count Of sex, the limitation of the private
and corporate ownership of lands, the
governmental control of the telegraph,
telephone and railway systems, such a
tariff as is necessary to raise revenue
sufficient to carry on the affairs of gov.
crnmcnt on an economic basis, and this tax
To bc levied so as to he least burdcnsomc
to the Iaborer and producer. II also
iavors the free coinage of silver and the
increase of currency to meet the demands
of business, all money to bc issued by the
general government and to be full legal
tender Tor all debts and also to be loaned
to the people by the government at n
low rate OF interest. In general terms il
declares against trusts and combines and
in every form, and demands
State and nationallaws so adjusted that
all producers shall receive just and fair
of the results of their labor.
The Wolverine State is a good many
miles away from here, but at this dis.
lancc and from the above declaration II
looks much as IL the new party could find
about all that II is looking for in the
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