The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
WHAT THE PAPERS SAT-.

pOiltlcat Iacb OF the present year, ana
it influence will be practically manifest
ed in an increased republican vote
wherever elections are to occur next
Observation-Disclosures.
They have plenty of money in Arsen-
tina. The hungerers for cheap money
should go there. With a $40 piece OF
the coin OF the United States they can
buy s55 Of the paper legal tenders Of
the South American republic. Go
south, gentlemen, and get rich.-Phil-
adelphis Record.
The democratic papers are editorislly
silent as to the price OF sugar, but
| their market reports show that the
thrifty housewife can get from four to
six more pounds for 81 than she could
last fall. The much abused Mckinley
bill must at least be given credit for
this.-St. Louis Star-Sayings.
President Harrison's address at the
San Francisco banquet was felicitous in
aliusiOn to the universally Of Ameri-
can sentiment which affaced all lines Of
partisanship in Californis's welcome to
its guests. Very happy also was his
reference to the part taken by the arti-
sans of the Pacific coast in preparation
for national defence by creating o
plant capable of building the best mod
ern ships" Much attention will be al
tracted by General Harrison's unreserv-
ed support in the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal-New York Recorder.
A gloomy and disheartened air
The free trade democrats assuming,
The mugwump groans In his despair;
The tin plate factories are booming.
N I. Press
Nothing could be better from a re-
publican standpoint than the presens
tendency in democratic politics Re-
publicans generally were gladly entici-
pating the prospects Of giving free trade
an everlasting smashing in 1892. But Ii
our democratic friends will kindly
couple free trade and free silver in their
platform, so that the republican sledge-
hammer can smash both of these luna
cies with one mighty whack, we really
don't see what the republican party and
the country can reasonably ask.-BOston
Journal.
The Buffalo Courier and the Mobile
Register, both strongly democratic
newspapers, have joined our esteemed
democratic contemporary. the Brooklyn
Eagle. in eondemning the partisan
trick by which the Michigan democrats
hoped to capture part OF the electoral
vote of that state. The law passed by
the Michigan legislature making pro-
vision for choosing presidential cleo
tors by congressional districts is as TN
fair in intent as it is revolutionary.
The Press Is glad that there are a few
democratic journals honest and PATRIOTIC
enough to condemn it.-New York
Press.
There Is quaint humor in the reply
of the Boston Pilot, ldem. TO Roger Q.
Mills query why, if reciprocity with
South America is good thing, reei-
procity with Europe is not good thing
also. IF it is good thing to let the
resr part OF ma dry goods stare to my
neighbOr, the matchmaker says the
Pilot, with Quakerlike response OF an
inquiry by a counter inquiry, why
would it not be equally good thing to
let the front part to my other neighbor,
who is my sival in the dry goods bust
ness. Because it wouldn't, Mr., Mills,
is the only answer" The Pilot has Mr..
Mills on his free trade hip.-New York
Press.
There seems to be, just now, consider
able agitation to secure members for
the citizens alliance. We wonder if
the men who are asked to Join that
secret society understand the nature of
the oath they will be required to take.
| One portion of it is, that shey will be
compelled to swear that they will not
hereafter vote either the democratic or
republican ticket. The idea OF men tax
ing an oath like that is not only absurd,
but abhorrent. II is foolish enough, and
unpatriotic enough to take part in any
way with secret organizations having
political schemes for their object, but
tie himself by an oath not to do some
thing which he may some time believe
it his duty to do, is silly. No man of
sense will do it, in short.-Minneapolis,
Kan Messenger.
Mississippi is another southern state
that Is fortunate in having a sensible
sort Of man for governor. Mississippi
IS pretty badly infected with the alliance
craze. and the principles Of that order
have taken deep root there. 1t il
quite likely TO result in the defeat of
one or both of the United States senar
tors from that state, who do not sub
scribe so heartily to the alliance ideas
IS they might if they had more faith in
tEgn. The governors opinion on the
su2-treasury plan was recently request
ed by the farmers, and he has came out
81 -.drely and strongly against it, point
ing out its folly in an open letter, which
he concludes by observing that all
hopes of deriving relief from cheap
money are vain, as are also all schemes
to provide any substitute for ones own
efforts as the means of success and hap
piness.-Boston Herald.
p The Mckinley tariff law has about killed
the trade in London hats" said Louisville
hat dealer. 1t costs about seVeuty-fve cents
on the dollar OF the original cost price 10 get
have TO pay the duty on the hats. but even on
the boxes which contain them. ThenI have 70
pay for the boxes, packing, drayage. and many
other expenses you wouldn't think about
only order now about i've or six dozen London
mats 70 supply special demands. louisville
Tines.
American hats are good enough for
American heads. II free-trade Ken
lucky democrat will wear a London hat
and no one can righfully question
the glorious privilege-he must make
contribution to the United States
treasury at the time Of the purchase.
II is on the vanity, waste and extraya-
gance Of the free trader, who likes the
imported article, that the tax is laid.
But the demand for London hats viii
always exist, like the democratic party.
Hats and democrats are immortal-and
so will the revenues be OF the national
government--Commercial-G Gazette.
Imported tin plate has been advanced
somewhat in price, with the result that
we are being told by the free trade
organs like the Times that "the people
OF this country in the year ending july