Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11

export of manufactures amounted to nearly
SlSS 090, 000 or more than IL per cent of the TO
tai exports; and our export of like articles 10
May, 1890, showed a gain over the month OF
May. 1889 at the rate of about $50 1000. QUO year
Thus it must be admitted that even under the
protective system our manufactures find mar.
ket in other countries"
Here is what the Nationalists want, MIR.
Edward Bellamy being their spokesman:
Stated in general terms, the policy proposed
by Nationalists is the successive nationallzlng
or munlcipalizing of public, services ana
branches Of industry, and the simultaneous Or
ganization of the employees upon basis OF
guaranteed rights, as branches of the clvl
service of the country; this process being con,
tinued until the entire transformation snail
have been effected.
think l am safe in saving that all National
lists agree that the first business to be national
lied should be the telegraph and telephone
services.
Another extension of the present postoffice
business which is advocated by Nationalist as
necessary to bring 1t up TO the degree OF EN-
cheney attained in other countries, relates 10
the establishment OF parcel express service.
As to the method of nationalIzlng railroads,
various opinions may be held. At present, my
own is that the purchase of the roads outright
would be uncalled for and unwise, and that the
best course would be the assumption OF per-
manent Government control OF the system.
The present security holders would continue to
receive such reasonable dividends, In a Just
valuation Of the plants, as might DC earned.
FOurthly, Nationalists propose immediate
legislation looking toward governmental con-
troll of the coal mines of the country. Ii the
corporate control of railroads amounts to q
system for enabling private persons to tax the
commerce of the country Tor their private proht,
corporate control of the coal mines is IN effect
a system for enabling private persons to tax the
manufactures of the country for their private
profit
Fifthly. Nationalists everywhere are agitat-
ing in favor of the assumption and conduct by
municipalities of local public services, such as
transit, lighting. heating, and the water supply
which are now rendered by corporations; and
they vehemently oppose the granting OF any
further franchises for such purposes.
Nationalsts advocate laws in every State
making obligatory the education of children
during the whole school year, up to IL years.
forbidding their employment during the school
year, and providing for the requisite assistance,
from public funds, of children whose parents
are unable to support them during school at
tendance 1t is neld by Nationalists that the
fact that child's parents are poor, or even
thriftless, is no sufficient reason for condemn
ing the child to the long serfdom of ignor-
ance, and that it is the duty of the State to see
that children are not so condemned.
And this is Joe Jefferson's account of
playing rip" in the Catskills:
There is in the village of Catskill Rip Van
Winkle Club This society did me the honor to
invite me to act the character in their town. 1
accepted and when arrived was met by the
worthy president and other members of the
club, among whom was young Nicholas We'd
der who claimed to be a lineal descendant of
the original ''old Nick" Emulating the spirit
of evolution. the citizens had turned the skat-
ing rink into a theatre. and very respectable
looking establishment it made, though in its
transition state the marks of rollers did ''cling
to it STILL" l was taking CUP of tea at the
table in the hotel when l was attracted to the
colored waiter. who was giving a graphic and
detailed account of this legend OF the CatskilI
Mountains to one of the boarders who sat near
ly opposite to me.
Yes. sah," he continued; rip went up into
de mountains, slep for % years. and when he
come back hyar in dis berry town his own folks
didn't know him."
why" said his listener, ''you don't believe
"TrueY OBJ course it is Why" pointing at
me- "dat's de man."
The town was filled with farmers and their
wives who had come from far and near to see
the opening of the new theater. and also, l
think may say, to see for the first time the
story which Washington Irving had laid almost
a: their very doors.
As l drove to the theater the rain came down
in torrents, the thunder rolled and the light
ming played around the peaks of the distant
mountains under the very shadow of which l
was to act the play 1t gave me very strange
sensation. When got to the theater could
scarcely get in. the crowd was so great about the
door-countrymen trying to get INTO the ticket
office instead of the proper entrance, and
huAlouo anu iuCTcuuIous olu IduleS enueaVor.
ing to squeeze past The doorkeeper but refus-
ing to give up their tickets. The rush over, the
play began. The audience was intent on the
scene as it progressed and seemed anxious not
to lose a word. During the scene in the last
act where Rip inquiries of the innkeeper, "Is
this the village Of Failing Water?'' 1 altered
the text and substituted the correct name, as
this the village of Catskill?' The crowded
house almost held its breath. The name OF the
village seemed to bring the scene home TO
every man, woman and child that was looking
at it. From this time on the interest was at its
full tension. Surely had never seen an audi
ence SO struck with the play before.
There was reception held at the club after
the play, and the worthy President in intro
ducing me to the company was SO nervous that
he announced me as MIR. Washington Irving"