Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-01

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cans whose color unmistaksbly in
dicated their political beIiefs. He
rose 20 the snbllmely ridiculous ~
his graphic descriptions of the exae-
tons from the laborer, but failed With
out apology to mention the indlgnlties
heaped upon the unprotected and de-
fenseless voters of the south that must
vote, If At ali. at the muzzle of demo
cratic blunderbuss IN the hands vi =
modernized political Legree.
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DEMOCRATIC calamity howlers that
attribute the unfortunate differences
between iabor and capital At Home
stead 10 the protective feature Of the
tariff are deserving of . place along
side the not-blooded individual that be-
lieves in settling these differences by
ASSASSINATION and mob Law. The abol-
ition of the protective tariff would con-
tribute no more to the settlement of
the diligently than the employment OF
the unlawful agencies of the anarchist.
Ii might De Said, however, that it
would in one sense, for Is IL not ex-
tremeiy pertinent TO inquire whether
the magnificent plant Of the Carnegie
Steel company, giving occupation to
thousands of American laborers,
would nave been in existence but for
the fostering influence Of the protective
tariff? And If this protection were re.
moved, Is il probable that the Home
stead works could be kept running in
competition with wages in England II
per cent lower than IN America,
MORE than $500 children were sent
to the country last year through the
Chicago Daily News fresh air fund.
This year tine News is making renewed
efforts in behalf of the hundreds of
children that have never seen the blue
sky except through the smoky haze Of
tenement house street, whose only
conception of green grass Is something
to keep of. and to whom the MARBLE Of
\ song bird, the drum of . partridge or
the merry chuckle of red squirrel are
unknown sounds. All persons that
care to take two children, . mother
and child, or a couple of working girls,
for two weeks visit are earnestly re-
quessed to send their address to the
News.
PRESIDENT WESTON has entered upon
his duties as chairman of the state
worlds fair commissioners with de-
termination to make Michigan's exhibit
second to none in point of scope and
completeness. So enthusiastic is he
that neither his own personal financial
loss nor his future political fortunes
cut any figure IN limiting his schemes.
| So long as he cannot DO senator he will
make the most of his opportunity to
show that the chairman OF the worlds
fair commission is . more important
official than any other below the presi-
| dency.
WILLIAM WARE Of jackson, writing
to the De troit Tribune, takes the ad-
vanced ground that under the recent
decisions of the supreme court the state
Is without legislature. Whether his
contention be true or otherwise there
are some knotty legal questions follow
ing the decisions that will require the
most earnest study of the law and con.
stitution to make easy of solution and
answer.
THERE is only one thing meaner than
q man who will steal pennies from
dead mems eyes, and that is = news
paper that will msliciously distort and
garble quotations from another. 1t i,
a specles of lying and deceit that ha.
no counterpart in profane or biblical
history. AnanIas WAS . prince and
Iago q hero compared to such alleged
newspapers.
JupGISG by the contents of his letter
declining to be q candidate for gov
ernor on the peoples party ticket, be-
cause he is lawyer. one is almost in
clined to believe that Mr.. Ellis made {
slip of the pen in writing "lawyer" fol
STOOL" 1t Is certainly one Of the sal
lest, most illogical, and absurd produc
items ever penned by anybody claiming
to be sane.
EVERY shipper IN the city will b
pleased over the trial trip of the Val
ley City. With two or more boats sue
cessfully plying on the river. an srgu
ment for an Appropriation to deeper
the channel will be materially strength
ened.
JUIIUs WISE, who was hanged 81
Lexington, south Carolina, Friday
joined the church just an hour befor,
ne vas swung off. There are q grea
many persons whose religion - pat
termed after Julius.
tovERSeR MCKINLEY says, III know
of no subject more dull than the sub
jeet Of taxation" William shouI,
come 10 Grand Rsptds and hear tn
natives discuss the assessed cost o
street psvementa
Anour 200 siriIy clad girls will tax
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