The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-04-08

The Kentucky Senate has pass.
ed the Separate Coach bill, aud it
is considered certain that IL will
pass the House. 1t requires car
to he divided by petition and one
side given TO the whites aud one
side to the colored people.
A PETITION, signed by 10000
Chinese IN this country, to the
Emperor Of China sets forth the
disabilities under which they labor
IN this country aud asks for retail.
iatiOn Oh the part of the mother
country. Ii is thought this will
help tOa settlement of the Chi.
nese question.
THE Revisory Commission of
the General Assembly has Rxed
the Governors salary at $4,000
perannum without any Harquisites
except an nnfurnsh+ dwelling:
salaries of judges Of The court of
appeals. $1,000; circnit Judges.
$4,000 instead of 81 900. as at
present. ALI salaries fixed are to
take effect after the expiration of
the present hcumbents' terms.
The report is now IN charge of the
Senate general statute committee.
EVERY dollar the government
lends, every dollar the govern.
ment has ia excess Of its legiii.
mate expenses, ia money wrong
fully collected, aud if the tax. pay
ers of this country would think
moment they would see that the
hard times are due legally to the
high protective tariff of the coun.
try, thereby taking already from
the people hundreds OF millions
of dollars more than sufficient to
pay the expenses Of the govern.
ment.
ONE Of the possibilities of the
coming campaign is that Fred
Douglass will head Presidential
ticket whose cardinal principle is
the pensiOning Of ex slaves. A
bill has been introduced in Con.
gress embOdying this idea, aud i, ,
Ia proposed to hold n national
and nominate ticket
which will make the fight on this
proposition. Douglass favors the !
Idea, aud he wants n recognition
nj the hands of his people for past !;
services.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL, of Massa. 1
whom Mr. Watterson
rails a prototype Of our John G. 9
Breckenridge, puts all suggestions
Of himself for place on the Pres.
dental ticket aside. aud declares
Tor Cleveland. "Thc strength of
q leader in a national contest q
says he, rests on the spontaneous I
recognition by his party that he is n
me who represents it's principles.
rs progress aud it's highest aspi.
'ations. Such recognition does
lot require personal effort to force !
he opinion and choice of the par. /
y. A strong national lea der need \,
'ot importune his party; Of it's
'wn accord it will turn TO him be. :
ause II wants him, aud because
10 Is first in the confidence and G
Of the great masses of it's q
oyal members who are devoted A.,
o it's cause and desire it's victory !,
3 the triumph Of principle and !
he inauguration of a declared
'olicy. This | believe is Cleve. n
and's strength. BY courage, abili. n
Y and patriotism he has won the :,
Ontidence and affection of the
cOple. With firm adherence to g
Democratic principles, aud with y
lore political sagaciiy, he fear. v
cssly urged an aggressive policy II
{ reduction of tariff taxation.
lis course united the Democratic
srty upon that question into an
Enthusiastic, resislless, fighting
)rce. aud has won for il uDprece.
ented victories in every section a
I the country. ] dOn't under. n
land the wisdom of the policy O.
hich would suggest leaving this :
ath to wander divided into un. w
nOwn fields aud to meet new oh. al
acles, or which would put aside II
10 man whom the situation dis. ST
nelly marks rs orr leader. ASH n,
'lieve that tariff reform is and =,
ight to be taesgreat issue, it y
ems To me to be very important al
emphasize il. not only by our 81
Irty legislation and our platform, l.
Il distinctly by our candidate. re
lis Is The Importance OF Cleye. III
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