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Tho Russian Government is displaying
much energy in it's efforts to prevent the
spread Of tho Asintic cholera. which has reach
ed Russia from Persia. Tho Sanitary Commits
sion. which Is n Government institution. is
exercising its full authority. In cooperation
with tho provincial and municipal function
aries OF tho region lying between tho Caspian
Sea and the Black. Agents have been sent out
in all directions upon special duty. funds nro
supplied for tho necessary service. q rigid
quarantine is enforced ut all points OF danger.
disinfectants are distributed wherever needed.
travel and traffic have been suspended In some
localities. and sanitary measures OF various
kinds are applied. rs far rs they can be
applied, upon short notice under difl-
cult circumstances. We do not remom-
Der that tho Russian Government and
its functionaries have ever before displayed
as much energy in presence OF tho dreaded
plague, or In striving to keep 1t out OF tho
country. or in adopting scientific means OF
preventing its rnvagos. Russia has boon far
behind all the countries OF western Europe In
the enforcement OF sanitary laws. and the
news of the present action OF the Cars Gov
ernment is serious evidence OF progress. 1t Is
OF grave i'm portance to mankind.
Tho great object Mt this time is to prevent
tho plague from crossing tho Caucasus Noun
tains to tho northward 1t Is at Baku on tho
Caspian and at Tifis both OF which places are
south Of the mountains. and thorc has boon O
report OF Its appearance in tho Crimca. but
this report Is not sustained by tho latest
dispatches. We must hopo that tho Russian
Government will DO successful in combining 1t
to tho narrow region in which 1t now exists.
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meeting is altogether absent. We do not
hear OF sinners In anguish. tortured by fears
OF hell. and struggling to escape from the
fcttcrs OF wickcdncss. 1t lie place OF quiet
study. relieved by decorous jollity.
This diversion OF the camp meeting to
purposes 30 human was stroke Of genius
in tho origlnators OF Chnutauqua. They
made use OF tho social instinct, the love OF
knowledge and tho love Of nature Tor the
ends OF both religious and secular educa-
ton. and they saved the camp meeting
from the decay and disuse into which 1t
was likely to fall with the growth OF the
population and tho changes In It's lnclina-
tions. They made the camp meeting more
prosperous than ever before In Its whole
history Of nearly q century. They indi-
Gated n method OF religious propagation
which has already been adopted by tho
Roman Catholics and Is likely to extend
generally throughout the Churches. They
also suggested plan OF educational CAM
paigning which Is followed by agnostic md
other schools OF learning and philosophy.
Instead OF being mere holiday time for
both teachers and scholars. the summer has
become harvest season for them. Study
Ing in the groves or within sound Of the SEQ
breakers has fascinating novelty for many
thousands Of people. and 1t enables thom to
relieve the monotony Of pleasure seeking.
which makes the summer 80 tiresome for
tho nero idler and loafer. II man or q
woman hns been accustomed to a variety OF
occupations and to useful employment
nothing Is harder than to remain inactive
or without some serious task on hand. The
5roo,o ~ rcst no tho NcrfecfiOn of human
delights Is dclusion. The human brain
and norves and muscles nrc mado for nc
tlvity and not quiescenco.
Moreover, the political campaign OF this
summer will not allow tho minds Of many
except the hopclessly slothful to remain
stagnant. 1t will keep stirred tho interest
of everybody capable OF being aroused.
Tho rest are not worth consideration.
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lie Lends ACalnl

Tho overshadowing fact Of tho Democratic
canvass now beginning and glorious fact
1t is. and no doubt startling to various
members OF tho Democracy whose minds
tho influences recently dominant have
stepped In FREQ trade and Mugwumpery. is
that the driving force OF the campaign. and
tho only force capable OF carrying 1t to
victory In November. is tho spirit OF that
great Observation-Disclosures RANDALL!
No other influence Is worth mentioning
In tho existing situation. There Is mono
other that 80 truly represents tho
supreme issue OF tho Forco bill There
is none other that can possibly hold
IN check tho disaster threatening in
the clear and emphatic FREQ trade plank
OF the Democratic platform. Though
the name OF RANDALL was invoked by the
Committee on Resolutions in tho unsuc-
cessful attempt to shield their candidate
again behind the principles which RANDALL
had assorted for success In 1884. tho moral
effect OF that effort must remain to help
the Democracy throughout the campaign.
And for the still more commanding. moro
Force bill. tho Democrat who overthrow 1t
at It's previous appearance In 1875. although
he is now in his grave. Is again the all-in-
spiring and all-checring champion: and tho
Mugwumpish hounds that once fastened
their fangs on his throat to pull him down.
can now humbly fall on their knees in thank
fulness that for their present emergency. in
spite OF his pitiable and untimcly cnd. that
faithful and forccful Democratic leader still
lives In his spirit and his friends
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Long before that however. the drift OF tho
contest will DO unmstakable through tho
outcome OF close contests In boroughs aud
counties which tho Conservatives carried In
1886 by majorities Of less than tve hundred.
or tho 1903 Irish soats tho Nationalists
carried So and the Conservatives 1S In tho
struggle OF six years ago. Tho most opti-
mistic Unionist does not count upon his
party's gaining through the split In tho
Nationalist ranks moro than five seats.
Wo may assume. therefore. that tho Irish
Nationalists will number 80 and tho Irish
Unionlsts 20 In tho ncxt Parliament. The
number Of seats In Great Britain Is 567. OF
these IN 1886 the Unionists obtained 37S and
the Liberals only 1872. No fewer than l54
constituencies which wero Liberal In 1888
became Unionist In 1885. 1t is. OBJ
viously, In this class OF constituent
cics that the Gladstonlans hnvo tho
best right to count upon lorgc gains.
But among tho 22l constituencies. also.
which wero Conservative in 1885 ne
we'll ms In 1886. some were carried In the
first-namcd year by small majorities. and
hero also tho Glndstontans have some pros
pect OF success. As n matter OF fact they
have at tho by-clections already gained
eight seats OF this kind. Now tho number
OF seats carried by tho Conservatives In
both 1888 and 1886 by maiorities OF less than
five hundred was 81. Add this to tho 14
seats won by tho Liberals in 1885. but lost
In 1886. and wo havo Oil seats which the
Gladstoninns have fair chance OF carrying.
A detailed analysis OF these figures leads
tho Pal Mall Gd-cttc to predict that out Of
these oil seats tho Gladstoninns will carry
so many as to rcsult-nftcr deductions for
tho possible loss OF view seats carried by
the Liberals in 1ss6-in n net gain Of 10.
Let us soc how such n gain would affect the
state OF parties. Deduct ITO from tho 375
seats carried by tho Unionsts in 1886, and
we have 265. Add 10 to tho 1872 GlGdstonian
members chosen six years ago. and wo
have 3O2. or In other words. n Gladstonan
majority in Great Britain OF 81. We began
by showing that the Irish Nationalist are
considered justified In reckoning upon
elccting so members. while the Irish Union
lists are credited with 90. Mr.. GLApsToNE's
majority in ireland. therefore. would be 81.
which. added to tho 81 obtained in Great
Britain, would give him majority OF ~ in
the United Kingdom.
This estimate by the Pail Mall Gazette has
been much discussed by well-informcd poll
tcians on both sides. and 1t Is admitted to
be reasonable by candid Unionists while 1t
Is considered below the mark by most Of
the Gladstonians.
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THE QUESTION OF QUESTIONS.
Tho Force hin vs.. tho Free Vote.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Tho real
Issue OF the coming Presidential campaign Is
not one OF party alone. ns such. neither is 1t
to decide whether Cleveland or Harrison shall
be elected. but to settle tho question whether
freedom in America shall 1.-Two In reality as
we'll as In namo. or whether Federal Interior
ence shall prevail Onco allow tho rarity in
power to DO tho sole Judge and arbitor at tho
ballot box. then farewell to liberty in tho
United Statcsl That splendid fabric. roarod
by hands That fell In death while hey wrought,
that struggle OF mcrcilcss slaughter to per-
pctuatc II, all this will hnvo been In vain. and
Its glory will pass rs summer sunset
wrapped in clouds. 1t Is not tho question OF
African supremacy over tho Anglo. Saxon. dis
astrous ms 1t would prove. but Of Federal con-
troll everywhere.
To show how much tho dominant party has
advanced In its career OF national tyranny. It Is
only necessary to state that when Sheridan
removed certain members OF tho Louisiana
Legislature Ivy force n Republican Congress re-
fused to sanction his act. and now Republican
Congress advocates it all ovor tho country! To
submit to 1t tamely will DO to render null and
void all tho noble words uttered In the ma
tonnl forum. all the glorious deaths upon tho
battlchelds of America.
JAMES NJ. RoGERs, Mantle Conn.
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Not long after tho Duke OF WELLINGTON

Not long after tho Duke Of WELLINGTON
finished his campaigns he began to be pestcred
by begging letters from alleged old soldiers.
who declared that they had served with him
In various wars. 1t was to investigate the
claims Of these mendicants that the Iron Duke
founded the Mendicty Society. which has ex-
listed over since: and Queen VICTORIA. tho other
day. increased her subscription to the society
as On acknowledgment OF the assistance 1t
has given her In investigating thousands Of
begging letters that are continually sent to her.
Similar societies arc carrying on their useful
work in several Of the large cities Of this coun.
try. Tho idea at tho basis OF them is that pro-
miscuous charity Ia an evil Us 1t fails to dis
criminate between worthy and unworthy OBJ
jects; and thousands OF charitable persons.
who have no time to investigate tho claims
Of those who appeal to them. find 1t
great convenience to reier tho applicants to
these societies which they help to support.
knowing that. II tho cases are worthy. they
will receive tho attention they deserve.
Comparatively few people. savo the unthink-
ing. give their money for charitable purposes
nowadays without taking pains to soc that tho
disbursements ore we'll applied.
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" Katy and the Baby"-1'he Force Bn.


Within the last few months the Southern people had
heard much about looking out and having n for
katy and tho baby" IN fact, Katy and the baby
have been sort Of rallying cry OF the third party
orators We mention this fact In unfriendly spirit
but rather TO manifest for the and
children Of our land.
Far than tariff REFORM free silver and the Sub
Treasury scheme is the well being OF tho mothers and
daughters OF the South That they should DO respecto
esteemed. and regarded with the chvalric spirit
that animated before the Ia wish and dosre
The day of trial for them 10 at hand. It will be u
fuday. Tho dsstinies Of chivario at stake
and tho with the white mon OF tho
South
The insults and degradation to which Southern men
and women were subjected in the reconstruction
days Just succ eedinR the to be repeated II
possible hut there is this difference there win be
silver lining tho dark cloud which will settle upon
us. to encourage rs to renewed efforts. Local self
government will be gone. So long the Force bill Is a
pressing and imminent danger man in the South II
he loves his country bis and his offspring ought
to be at an uncertain how he should vote.
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The Prodigious Pension Roll.

Tho discussion OF tho Pension Appropria-
ton bill in tho Senate tho other day was
remarkable in several ways. The bill had
come from the House carrying Sl33. 04s,3 6G
for army and navy pensions. and had been
increased by the Senate committee to
s144 1855 900. or by nearly $l2.OOO.OOO. With
tho cost OF administration added 1t called
for STAG. 1880. Mr.. STEWART. In explain
ing it, admitted that at the present rate Of
turning out new pensions there would DO
deficiency OF $10.OOO.0OO On s15. 600. 900. even
with this enormous appropriation. In other
words. our pension expenditures must al
ready have reached about $lGO .0OO. 900 q year.
Mr.. GoRMAN pointed out that Commits
sioner RAUsI had some time ago acknowl-
edged before the Senate committee that he
had no data for an exact estimate OF tho
expenses OF the fiscal year just begun. and
in fact had already discovered that his pre-
vious calculations were 100000 too small
Aud now. added Mr.. GoRMAN. even with an
addition OF nearly sl2, 100000 to the House
bill. there Is n prospect OF a heavy de-
ficlency. Accordingly he renewed pre-
diction Of two years ago. which at tho time
was secuted Us preposterous. that tho PEN
sion expenses by 1895 would reach 500. oOO.-
600 per annum.
On the l4th OF May last. rs appears by
the Commissioners testimony before tho
Senate committee, there were SS3.525 claims
pending in the Pension Bureau. and 35O.O77
OF these were original invalid cases Of the
soldiers themselves. There were also claims
OF widows and claims for increase, and al
together the Office had then In hand OF
original work 525.714 claims. Tho Com
missioner expected that "2l5.000 new pco-
ple would go on the rolls this fiscal year"
Ho further estimated that ION tho LIST of
July. 1892. we will have on the roll sGo. 900
pensioners" while as to the claims still
pending he made this calculations:
"You undsrs. and that in the adjudication OF these
there Is about 25 per cent23 the exact per
centage IbeIeve-of claims that are rejected because
the claim ants entitled to pensions 40 thai,
having 525 900 claims II 20 per cont OF them were
jeced would take of about 100 ooo and that would
about 4ls That is the work that 10 In the
ONCE to-day"
1t further appeared that these new names
could. at the present rate OF work, DO put
on the roll In about two years. According,
ly, II to the 5000 pensioners OF to-day We
add the othcr hundreds Of thousands that
are expected. We may assert positively that
In spite OF deaths there will be over mil.
lion pensioners on the roll before tho end OF
the year 1898.
What record! A million pensioners
| more than quarter Of n century after the
close OF the civil war. besides tho hundreds
of thousands that were pensioned until
death removed them from the rolls! Elk.
pcnditurcs. too. agGreSatlnG much more
than one thousand millions since the end OF
tho war. and now amounting to the mon.
| strous figure of Sl60.0OO.OOO q year. with
Sl75.Oo1.OOO or $2Oo,oOO.OOO year in near
prospect!
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bombarding the heavens. and has sent out
It's last expedition to mislead the people by
sensational reports.
First Words Of Fathers Of rr,p,cts.

When Mr.. LoCHTE WINS told the other
day, that he was the happy father Of triplets.
he said: Great CEsARr Mr.. LooHTE Is a
Marylander and lives little way out OF
Baltimore. He Is Woodworking man, and
In tho matters Of thought and speech Is
conservative. as tho foregoing quotation
demonstrates. some happy fathers on
such an occasion would have been
speechless; others garrulous: few pro-
fane. Mr.. LocHTE was mono Of these.
His impromptu tribute TO tho event
was adequate and not fulsome. 1t was def
mite without going into unnecessary par
tlcularlty. Itexpressed frankly his pardon
able surprise. but betrayed no indication OF
his being ratified. Mr.. LoCHTE deserves
congratulation upon his conduct in this
emergency hardly less than Mrs. LocnTE
morris praise for her part In 1t.
Acknowledgment should DO mado also to
the obscrvant person TO whom occurred
the happy thought OF noting and re-
porting tho speech OF Mr.. LocHTE
as valuable contribution to tho lit
eraturc Of human emotions. And this
brings US around to the main purpose Of
our romarks. which Is to suggest TINT all
persons who may DO 80 favored as to wit
ness the Joy and llston to the responses OF
fathers upon being told that tho result Is
triplets, shall mako note Of the happy
fathers words. Thus in time 1t would DO
possible to compile tho First Words OF
Fathers OF Triplets." somewhat after the
compilation Of tho Last Words OF Emil
ncnt Men," Tint such q work would bc
a valuable indication Of tho spontaneous
DrOcpSses az tho hN mND mind under atresS
OF complex emotions is self-cHdent.
In one other instance only. so far as our
information goes. have the first words OF q
happy father Of trplcts been preserved. In
that instance thoy did not give evidence Of
the preservation OF mental polse which
WIS tho marked feature OF Mr.. LoCHTE's
condition. but they indicated rather IN over
powcring paternal solicitude. When told
that 1t was triplets this father asked. Did
any Of EN- got away2"
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Debating tho Ono Great Question.

1t Is to be great campaign on the battle
ground OF the Empire State during the next
four months. Wo arc told that the man
ayers Of both parties are preparing to flood
tho State with oratory." especially this
eloquence-loving city. The news is sug-
gestive. Let tho orators OF Democracy
and Republicanism get ready for the con-
flict. The whole population will enjoy it.
We ought to have something worthy Of
the occasion. Could We not. for example.
have series OF grand debates-perhapsi in
Madison Square Garden-betwecn the most
renowned rhetoricinns Of both parties
rbetoricians who would confront each other
In the presence OF New York as proudly as
DEMosrHENEs and IEsCHINEs confronted one
another in the presence of old Athens?
Let that most eminent OF New York's
Republican orators. DR.. CHAUNCEY VI. DE-
PEW. for example. and that most eminent Of
New York's Democratic orators, the Hon.
BoURKE COCHRAN. appear together on tho
platform before the assembled multitude.
as the representatives and champions Of
their respective parties. for n days debate
upon the one great issue. the Force bill and
Negro Domination in tho South. The other
questions of the tariff and silver and the rest
are not worth talking about in comparison.
All, what debate that would be. What
an opportunity it would give to the rival
orators 1t would furnish the people with
the worry best argument on both sides 1t
would be tho chief incident Of the campaign
OF 1892, and memorable thing in the polit-
zeal history OF New York. 1t would raise
the level Of campaign oratory. and tho re-
ports OF it would DO scrviceable to all the
lesser orators in the country. AS matter
OF course. the debate ought to take most OF
q day. running. let us say. from 10 In tho
forenoon till o'clock, and to be continued
in the evening. II necessary or desirable.
Would DIR. DEPEw be afraid to meet Con-
gresham COCHRAN in such n debate? Not
O bit. Would COCHRAN be afraid to meet
DEPEw? Not for moment. Why not.
then. have arrangements made for tho
meeting, some time before the end OF July?
In this Presidential campaign VIC ought
to have lots OF such debates here though
not ono Of them could equal the DEPEw-
COCHRAN debate. President HARRISON,
for example. and eA-Prcsidcnt CLEvE.
LAND might como here and make
speeches against each other. us GLAD.
STONE and Lord SALISBURY arc max.
ing speeches against each other In
England. Col. ROBERT G. INGERsOLL
II he is on the HARRISON side. might tackle
ex-Secrotary WHITNEY. the great Fool-killor
OF Democracy. Gen. HORACE PORTER might
try conclusions with Congressman JOHN Il
FELLOWS. So wo could go on. naming
scores OF distinguished politicians who
would give us very lively campaign IL they
should take the field rs here suggested.
Tho managers of both parties. We nrc
told. are preparing TO flood New York with
campaign oratory" during tho next few
mouths. Let us havo tho food properly
organized In advance II tho DErEw- Cock,
RAJ debate takes place, we shall report
every word uttered by both speakers. ever
though hundred pages OF The SUN be
needed for the rrpOrt
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On the Eve OF Election In Great Britain.

Warned by the result OF tho London
county election. which occurred on Sntur-
day. the SALISBURY Government has con-
trivcd to dissolve Parliament at such time
that by no possibility can any of the bor-
ough elections take place on the last day OF
the week. Tho aim. Of course. was to dis
franchise partially tho working people OF
cities and towns. who will DO forced to go
TO the ballot box on Monday. Tuesday. and
Wednesday. July 4. 5. and G. BY Thursday.
therefore. we should know the result Of the
contest In Nil tho boroughs through
out tho United Kingdom. The number
OF registered electors In these bor-
.eughs is 2.397.7s5. against S.726,32j cleo
tors registered in the counties. For
full returns from tho counties we may have
to whit considerably later. for In these tho
nomination may take place at any time up
to tho ninth day after the receipt OF the
writ. and tho election may bc postponed
until six days after tho nomination. 1t is
therefore possible. although not probable.
that fifteen days may eapse before we are
able to Announce with absolute precision
the rssslt OF the now general election
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The final vote on the Free Silver bill
which was taken in the Senate on Friday
showed the interesting circumstance that six
toen Democratic Senators voted for the bill
In doing this We presume they held themselves
to be In perfect accord with the section Of
the Chicago platform which declares in favor
OF the issue Of both gold and silver as the
standard money OF the country. and In favor
OF the coinage OF both motols without dlscrim-
ination against either or charge for mintaGe
Yet the platform goes on to say that dollar of
each metal must he Of equal intrinsic and
exchangcable value with the other. We dare
say that these Senators thought themselves
living up TO the platform: and yet there is ap-
parcntly considerable difference between
the two. As Senators. however. each man Is
bound to DO governed by his own personal
convictions quite rs much as by the platform
OF his party. But every one Of those Senators
is immovably opposed to Force bill and to
Negro Domination.