The advocate., 1891-12-30
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After reading the foregoing from Mrs
Foster, who will not say that women are
far-seeing politicians. Note the proviso:
That change of administration shall not
derauge the social code. Without doubt
this lady sees with clearer vision than
many men that the Peoples party Is des-
tined to come into power, and then, y,
misery! What spectacle 1t would be
far gods and men were some hayseeder
or some dairYman to be given the office
and have it in his power to umpire the
social game. A master of ceremonies
appointed by an Alliance administration
might pronounce Jerry Simpson eligible
to society" whereat foreigners might
find themselves mingling with man
who didn't used TO wear SIS. Surely,
those foreigners would "be at loss how
to act"
Mrs. Mcpherson, wife of the Senator
from New Jersey, said: "We are in
daily growing need Of Ward McAllister
in Washington. Take number of OK
perienced women like Mrs. Morton and
Mrs. Fish, women whose lives have been
passed In the very best society of this
and foreign lands-if such women would
lay down some general rules for society,
it would be for the good Of the whole
country, and especially for the good Of
the capital"
It certainly should warm the hearts Of
my Alliance sisters and all other sensible
and philanthropic women In Kansas to
read of distinguished ladies like Mrs.
~ al
ings to provide for "the good of the
whole country" by so simple and yet 80
thorough method as the appointment
Of Ward McAllister for Washington.
Our old friends, the bills asking appro-
priations for monuments to the dis
tinguished dead, are early in the field.
One of the first bills presented to the
Fifty second Congress asked for $4,000
70 devote to monument to Christopher
Columbus. In Difference to the feelings
of the family of the late deceased Chris
topher; we suppose the bill will go
through.
The Washington Star advises $780,
600 appropriation for the General Grant
monument, and adds: at would be
better still to make it half million.
Senator Sherman's deep devotion to
his country's emblem is embodied In his
bill looking to more frequent display
OF our flag and more Vigilant watch
that it shall receive no slight.
In discussion of this bill it is to be
hoped that some impertlnent Peoples
party man will inquire who is respons-
ible for the legislation and the condition
Of our maritime affairs, and why 1t is
that our flag is not more frequently dis
played at the masthead of the ships
which sail the seas. The Post recently
noted the fact that nearly all the big
steamships which take away the grain
from America fly the foreign colors.
Commenting thereon, the Post said:
There must be something faulty in the
legislation that permits this condition of
things to exist. If other countries find it
profitable to build ships and put them into
the carrying trade, why is not the same
profitable industry open to citizens of the
United States9 In the transportation of
millions of bushels of grain across the
seas there is much money, and Uncle Sa m,
in the natural order Of things, should COB
BILE the biggest share Of it. The interests
of the American mercantile marine appear
to be handicapped, and Congress has been
strangely slow in recognizing the situation.
1t Is just such faulty Legislation as the
Post complains Of that has brought the
Peoples party into existence. And the
people cannot be cajOled into an aban-
dOnment Of their purpose to remove the
Handicap" and elect Congress which
will not be 80 strangely slow"
/ am heartily glad that am at length
so circumstanced as to be able TO resume
regular work for the dear old ADVOCATE
am fully assured that our cause of in
dustrial reform has made great and sub
afanfinl raina in tha naaf wear