The Hickman courier., 1891-04-24

IT is stated that all the expenses
ts1S5,OOO) of President Harrison's
trip will be born by the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company.
THERE will lie 9l7 votes In the
Democratic State Convention il
all the counties are represented,
aud it will require 459 to nominate.
PRESIDENT MCDOWELL, OF the
Tennessee Alliance, asserts that
the organization of district unions
IN that State has no political signi.
fcance, and that II is not intended
to support Independent candidates
for Congress.
The Farmers Alliance has Ger.
ta,nly done one good thing. 1t
has knocked the stuffing out OF
the bloody shirt business. That
garment, which was once as red
Ma an auction flag, is now as white
rs q snow drift.
THE Courier.JOurnal is now con.
vinced that "except in 1876 there
has been no election since 1868
when an outside democratic
PresidentiaD nominee would not
have been stronger In the State
of New York than an actual nOmi.
nee who has been either a New
Yorker or q quasi.New Yorker"
In two years it will he difficult
10 find q man opposed 10 the selec.
ton Of United States Senators by
direct votes of the people, and
when the new idea is once adopt.
ed it will he still more difficult to
find q Senator whose election is
= aiasined Oy charRes Of bribery, q
task which fs now, alas, entirely
too easy.
The States which are to elect
Governors during the present year
are New York, New Jersey. Mary.
land Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa.
The present occupants of the
Offices In these States are Demo.
crsts and if democrats are elected
rs their successors it will be re.
garded rs an indication of the
political lead of the country ia '92.
The prosperity, peace, comfort
and happiness of the farmers of
the South require that the Demo.
cratic party shall keep it's power,
shall remain dominant, aud the
Allianceinen in these State know
they will commit political aud
economical suicide should they.
by following after the false Gods
OF a Third Party, succeed in
diminishing the strength of the
great party that has fought their
battles for years, aud has for it's
watchwOrd and war cry, the good
and we'll beins Of 81! the people.
THE laws Of the billion dollar
Congress are now strangling the
United States treasury. Every
official is han,ing around for some
scheme to prevent embarrass.
ment. The strong possibilities are
that many piece Of paper will
remain unpaid for lack of money.
The trouble is, too many demands,
and too little money, The entire
revenues of the government are
only a little over $500, 900, 900, and
OF this over one third is appro.
pr'ated to payment of pensions,
while the entire amount appr0.
priated is within a few dollars of
II billion.
The governor of Tennessee has
appointed tue three commi ssio ioners
to snperintend the expenditure of
the $4,000 appropriated to make
preliminary survey for a canal
from the Tennessee to the Missis.
sippi rivers via the FOrked Deer.
Some of the people who are fami.
liar with the country say that the
Tennessee Midland already an.
swers all purposes the canal would
and that this money is squandered,
but in this they are mistaken il
they will only consider for a mo.
ment, but then perhaps the 6nal
action on the question is too far
of to require debate in this gener.
alton.
THERE were several riots and
breaches Of the peace throughout
the Pennsylvania coke regions
this week, growing ont Of attempts
TO evict miners from the company
houses. In nearly every case the
trouble was started by the women,
who resisted the officers with any.
thing they could put their hands
on. Tweniysix rioters were arrest.
ell, and were taken on board
train, but the fOreign.born ANA.
xOns made detOur aud by a flank
movement captured the train aud
took charge OF their husbands.
The engine was cut loose aud the
;Tsi6mob aud consiabies were
glad enough to escape on II, leav.
ing the coaches sidetracked with
The prisoners IN charge of the
women.