Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-13
TWO kISDs or WIND

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TWO KINDS or WIND.
Our esteemed and neighborly con-
temporary blows hot and cold IN the
same breath Oniy . few days ago il
blew Itself red in the face in eommea-
dalion Of the lofty patriotism Of The
democratic legislature for passing an
apportoumant Dill that it could not es-
cape passing IL exhausted the dlctlon.
AIRY in It's hunt for adIectives to sxtol
the high moral virtues Of tpe demo-
cratic Solons and then settisd back into
It, accustomed state Of indication with
. gruns OF self-sasisfied triumph. Yes
terdsy morning 1t ventured 70 pay
personal compliment " Senator
Doran. whose manly stand for
far play and dscency was com
mended by everybody. without re-
gard to political affiliations. Then
Il adds in pyrotechnical wind
up, "And, IN the results accomplished
at Lansing, the Hon. j. w. Hayward
did ms share. rs no always does IN his
public duties" Mr.. Hayward was one
of the democrats that distinguished
themselves IN the house by making
bitterly partisan and ridiculous attacks
on the ball before il Was passed. The
Democrat ought 10 get together on
such little Affairs and not blow two
temperatures at the same time.
NEW YORK CORRUPrERs.
Those democrats of New York who
fsthered the apportionment act re-
Gently declared unconstitutional by
she lower court are now claiming that
they control the court Of appeals, and
that the decision of Judge Rumsey will
be reversed and the act declared con.
stitusional- They boast that the ma
lority OF the judges viii do the bidding
of the bosses OF the party. These are
the Claims they have upon the judges:
One judge viii vote for the act out of
gratitude for the gift from the bosses
OF the position he holds, another be-
cause Senator Hill made him. q third
because he is Hills particular friend,
q fourth on general principles. and q
fifth because ne desires to be nomi-
mated for chief judge. Happily tho
Justices of Michigan's court of final re-
sort are not even open to suspicion of
these things.
SENATOR ALDRIcH opened his mas
terIy tarf speech in the u. S. Senate
BY saying: cit is evident that the
tariff question Is to become, by
common consent, the leading issue in
the approaching presidential campaign
But, - far rs the democratic press 10
concerned at least, they are already
lodging their issue. Maybe this 10 due
10 the senator's wonderful array of
figures and arguments in support of
protection.
IF Don NJ. Dickinson's jurisdiction,
as manager Of Mr.. Cleveland's cam
paigu, extends into the territory of
that em nent free traders foreign
allies it would no wise for him TO place
muzz.e upon the London Times,
winch recently gave editorial utterance
to this very significant sentence:
Cleveland has advanced free-trade
more than any British minister"
ONE of the chiefs Of Manitoba
tribe of Indians had name that signl-
fed Man-Afraid-of-Nobody. lie was
married some time ago, and has since
called a meeting of the tribe to have
his name changed. His poor, untutored
mind could not Withstand the incon-
sistency Of such On untruthful cogno-
men.
IF you wish TO enjoy . few minutes
of refreshing GOODNESS, during these
dog days, just close your eyes and I'M
agine yourself in room where Grover
Cleveland and David Bennett Hill are
holding q conference.-the the interes.
of harmony.
HoRsENES unite in saying that TIN
HERaLD'sreports of the races are vastly
superior 10 those appearing in any of
ITS contemporaries. The public, too
demand accuracy and brevity instead
Of verbose sIush and slobber.
THERE must be something radically
wrong IN the internal economy" o; 9
democratic newspaper that finds u
necessary 10 apologize to its readers fol