Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-10-16
The editor of the Lam

Oh VAC oinA la H"uAfs
issued by 0. d. Jones, of Edna,
says that the production is an
evidence that lunatics are permit
ted to run at large in this coun-
try, and even practice law in our
courts.
The general passenger
agents for twentyIof the railroads
entering Chicago have organized
a special association for the de-
termination of excursion rates to
the Exposition, and for arranging
facilities for caring for the enor-
morous crowds Of visitors to the
Worlds Fair.
In the eleven months since
the Mckinley tariff bill went into
effect the commerce of the coun-
try including exports and imports
Of merchandise, has increased
nearly seventy-fve millions of
dollars, and of this increase
ffty millions are in exports
alone. In these eleven months
our exports exceeded our imports.
So for the first time in many years
the balance Of trade is in our ia
vor.
The land-loan advocates
who are railing against railroads,
do not seem to be aware of the
fact that under the land loan bill
introduced in Congress, railroads
and all other corporations owning
land, could borrow money on 1t at
two per cent as easily as the far
mer. Not only that but it is almost
certain that the peculiar provl-
sions of the bill would enable
these corporations to secure the
lion is share of the cheap money.
The success of the negoti-
ations which have resulted In the
admission of American pork by
Germany haye raised the same Is
sue with respect to Austria. In
1880 the United States exported
to Austria nearly 100000 pounds
of bacon, hams, salt pork and lard.
Since that time our exports OF
these products to that country
have virtually ceased because of a
governmental decree similar in
spirit to the one recently rescind-
ed by Germany. Like Germany
Austria has gone to making beet
sugar on large scale, and within
the last four months has sent
the United States peet sugar tc
the value of nearly $4,000, 600. A
hint to Austria that unless oul
pork products are admitted the
duty on beet sugar would be i'm
posed again, would no doubt
have the same wholesome effect
that it had on Germany.
In q recent editorial the
editor of Of the Lancaster Excel
sior asserts that the Democratic
party has been demanding free
sugar, If said editor cares to in.
form himself, SO as to speak intelli'
gently, he will find that every
Democratic tariff bill since 1904
has put heavy tariff on sugar
Free sugar has never been sought
by the Democrats, and q bitter
fight has always been waged by
the Democratic party against put
ting it on the free list. Now
while the editor of the Excelsior
is calling o. ID. Jones a lunatic
wauld 1t not be we'll to stop and
ask whether the lunetic, or the
unscrupulous and dishonest edu.
Gator of the people is the more
dangerous. Is it not a fact tha
dishonest unscrupulous men, who
occupy prominent positions af
educators of the people, are IN the
greatest measure responsible for
the lunacy which the editor of the
Excelsior claims ise being mani
fe ted in o. d. Jones.
Representative Bunting o.
New York, like the editor of the
St Louis Republic, knows great
deal more about tin plate than he
did few days ago. Mr.. Bunting