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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE,

CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER has arrived at
Virginia Beach and is feeling better.
CHARLES GAYARRE, the historian of
Louisiana, is living in a state of destituti ton
in New Orleans
LIKE Mr.. Gladstone, the late Prot. Free
man was one of the few Englishmen who
could address Greek audience in their
native tongue.
SENATOR PLUMB used to be the greatest
newspaper reader in Congress. His place in
that respect is new partly filed by Senator
Palmer, of Illinois. who pays great attention
to journals and journalism.
LORD DUFFERIN is only the eighth am
bassador sent by Great Britain to France
since 1874: while the latter power has been
represented at the Court of ST. james by no
less than IS men in that period.
JOSEPH FROTHINGHANI, of Exeter. N.
H., is 80 years old, and relates that he was at
church at Salem, Mass, on the Sunday when
the United States ship Old Ironsides WAS
chased into Marblehead Bay by three British
frigates.
SENATOR BUTLER has decided to convert
his plantation into q truck farm, for he be-
ieves that the over-production of cotton in
the South is responsible for much of the
poverty existing there among the small
planters.
Mr.. LEROY PAYNE, of Chicago, knows
that 1t is better to be born lucky than rich.
Eleven years ago he leased a lot of ground
on Michigan avenue for 80 years at a yearly
rental Of g, 800 Some time ago he sold his
lease for 100000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
WEALTH AND CITIZENSHIP

Prof Swing, IN recent article on 'Stu-
dents of the State" puts his finger on the
weak point in our social system of the
present day thus:
'The pursuit of property" he says, "has
transformed little Jeffersons into Board of
Trade men, little barefoot Franklins into
railway presidents or bondholders." The
dollar does not consume all our time. If it
did the case would be hopeless. at simply
consumes the heart, and a dollar lover
ceases to be State lover The merchant is
not pressed for time; he is injured by vice.
He deliberately permits the dollar to alien
ate his affections, and to follow gold he will
ingly and shamefully abandons the blessed
home founded for him by the wisdom of the
ages"
We believe that in these few words
Prof. Swing indicates the root of nine
tenths of the political evils of the present.
The general idea that wealth is the aim of
life reacts injuriously upon our political
system in more ways than one. In the
first place, those who are bent on securing
wealth by legitimate means are so ab-
sorbed in the pursuit that they do not give
the time to attend to the duties of citizen
ship. Consequently, political management
falls into the hands of those who are in
politics for the same object, and who
secure wealth by methods which
range from the questionable to absolute
plunder. When wealth is made the uni
versal object of pursuit, how can those
who will not leave it to discharge the
duties Of democratic citizens blame others
who look after these duties for the money
that is in it?
This is not so great source of demoral-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
IDYLLIC HUMOREsOUES.

Every pretty sunset" he remarked.
ssyas ,, she renled 81 don't wonder that peo-
,,o ,rr,to about the shades of evening. mad no
ide. tbat there were so many different shades or
that they matched SO nicely. ''-PoHona Times.
I'm not seeking office-oh, no;
I'm giving the matter no care.
I'm not in the hands of nv friends,
d., 49,, al NV rnonav - tbcre
-Ns'0 York Herald.
Tom Devitt-Yo, know they say the
groom ia not the hest man at the wedding.
MT Norris-No. nor arterward, eIther.-Smith.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
IMPERIAL RASHNESs

Our friend William, war lord and Kaiser,
has just been making the mistake of his
life. He has already found out that he
could not do just as he chose about educa-
ton bills and similar truck, but that is
nothing to the bad break he has made more
recently. When an effete monarch under
takes to encroach upon the prerogatives
of the free and untrammeled press of the
great American republic he courts his
own destruction.
That is the sad mistake which William
has made. He has permitted his officers
of the law to prosecute the director of the
public library at Aix-la- Chapelle for ese
majeste in having allowed to be placed in
its reading room a newspaper of this
country containing an article rejecting
upon his eccentricities. Thus William
declares war upon free American press,
and brings his fate upon his own head.
We are sorry for the misguided young
man. We have always been disposed to
treat him fairly and give him credit for
good intentions while making allowances
for his not knowing any better in good
many ways. In this case we feel SYM
pdluy loi LIS miSSuueu TaSnneSS; DuJ GnaJ
cannot mitigate the penalties of his
stepping on the toes of the Yankee news
paper. If he had taken the trouble to
consult any of our newspaper diplomatists
they would have kept him from making
such a vital mistake. But as he has
blIndly rushed upon his fate, he may
expect to be doomed to destruction by all
the journalistic powers of this country
from the Arizona Kicker to the blood
drinkers of the Eastern Jingo newspaper.
This marks the beginning of the end Of
Williams career. When it is too late he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
THE NEW JERSEY ILLUSTRATION.

The veto by Governor Albeit, of New
Jersey, of a bill legalizing the anthracite
coal combination terminates one of the
characteristic illustrations of the connec-
ton between political deals and corporate
manipulations A sketch of the corporate
relations of New Jersey politics is given
by an Eastern paper, which bears the rec
ommendation of being in accordance with
well-known facts.
For many years New Jersey legislation
was strongly under the domination of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, ex-senator w. j.
Sewen being the political manager of the
great corporation at its New Jersey end.
Although the power of the railroad had
waned of late years 1t held its strong hold
in the New Jersey Senate until the pres
ent session. As an opponent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad the Lehigh Valley had
co-operated with the Democratic politi-
clans who had been fighting the old rule,
and was therefore considered to have es-
pecial claims on the new regime. When
Governor Abbett's supporters therefore
gained full control of the Legislature at
the same time that the anthracite coal
combination wanted legislation to order it
was considered incumbent on the Demo-
cratic Legislature to railroad through
what was wanted. There is little reason
for doubt that the bill was passed with
Abbett's foreknowledge and consent.
When an agitation was raised against its
injurious character the Governor was put
in the position of going back on his allies
or declaring himself to be subject to the
combined corporations. Yesterday he
made the wise decision to accept the first
horn of the dilemma and vetoed the bill.
The impressive feature of this state
ment is the disclosure of the impossibility
for the practical politicians of serving the
public interests and keeping free frem
corporate control. After the New Jersey
Legislature had served the Pennsylvania
Railroad for years its only refuge as a re-
volt from that power was in the arms of a
rival corporation. 1t does not seem to
have entered into the minds of the legisla-
tors that it is their duty to show neither
favor nor prejudice against one corpora
ton OF another; nor did they con-
ceive that to turn out legisla-
ton prejudicial to the public and
in favor of one corporation was
simply an aggravation of their old SUBJ
servience. Under the storm of agitation
subsequently aroused Governor Albeit
was forced to take the public interest into
consideration; but that is subject which
the New jersey law-maker regards as
entirely foreign to his business.
So far as popular interests are concerned
it does not make much difference whether
a practical politician serves one corpora
tica or another. But the results of divid-
ing up those gentlemen as retainers of
opposing corporate interests should sug-
gest the importance of starting a new
breed of politicians who will represent the
public interests.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
SWEATING OUT THE sWEATERS
Chicago Manufacturers Don't Take Kindly
to the Congregational Inquiry.

Chicago Manufacturers Don't Take Kindly
to the Congressional Inquiry.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Almost the first person
to appear to-day in the Federal courtroom,
where the Congressional committee has
been investigating the sweating SYSTEM"
was Bishop Fallows, of the Reformed Ep1s-
copal Church. "I'm not here to give test1-
mony," he said, "but to listen to what the
witnesses have to say. Next Sunday 1 in
tend to preach or this evil" Congressman
Sherman Hoar, of Massachusetts, examined
the witnesses to-day. They were mostly
from the labor unions. The manufacturers
were conspicuous by their absence. On the
ground of unwarranted Interference with
private business, the few who so far ap-
peared objected to tho propositions that
makers tag every garment, SO there be no
difficulty in distinguishing garments made
in ''sweat holes" The manufacturers gen.
orally contended that danger of contagious
diseases being communicated through
clothing coming from such dens was OBJ
waited by the usual "pressing' the theory
being that the heat from the f1atirons was
enough to kill the germs. Mr.. Rothschfid, a
prominent manufacturer, when asked his
objection to a national law and registered
tag, replied: "Well, don't want to give
every lazy Irish, English, Scotch and Amer
lean tailor the right co pry into my bust
ness" The investigation will be continued
in Boston.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
BALLOT REFORMS FIRST TEST.

The first test of the Baker ballot law
was made at the McKee's Rocks borough
election yesterday. The interest in the
subject of ballot reform causes that cleo
ton, as practical test of the system, to
be closely watched. The impressions
gained by observing the single election
held under its provisions and the COM
ments of the voters are duly reported in
our local columns.
1t will not do to place too much i'm
portance on the unfavorable expressions
evoked from people who are simply
brought into contact with a new way of
doing things 1t is almost inevitable
that, when the average voter is told that
he must vote in certain way when he
has been accustomed to vote In another
way, he will declaim against the foolish
ness of the change. The folly or wisdom
of the change depends upon matters that
may be beyond the observation of the
average voter, and the new system should
not be condemned on such testimony.
This is especially true when one of the
complaints is that there was not time
for all voters to prepare their ballots in a
cannot be held to be given fair expert
ment if an election district containing
that number of votes was not divided into
at least three precincts.
Nevertheless, some reports come from
the test election. which create doubt of
its fulfilling all that is claimed for it.
Thus it has been set up as the strong
point of the law that the provisions as to
giving out and accounting for the ballots
will prevent substitution. Yet it is as
serted that specimen ballots were abund-
ant in the hands of ward workers around
the polls and the state of the voting was
declared to be known at almost any given
hour Of the day. 1t is well, however, to
remember that these allegations come
from opponents of the system who are
not unwilling to discredit it.
The general test of the act will come at
the general election next fall, and before
that test is made it would be indiscreet to
make up positive conclusions concerning
it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
THE CLUBS INTERESTED.
Some Strong Points on the Liquor Question
Laid Before tho Court.

Some Strong Points on the Liquor Question
Laid Before tho Court
Philadelphia Record OF Monday.]
The fate of all the clubs in Pennsylvania
which keep sideboards is now hanging upon
word from the Supreme Court The case
which has proved the occasion OF this COM
| ing momentous decision-that of the Com
monwealth against Patrick Tierney, steward
| OF the Ellsworth Club, who was convicted
| last October of selling liquor without a
ncense-was argued before the full bench
yesterday morning.
Although Tierney contended in Quarter
sessions that he was simply selling to MEM
Ders of the club at retail liquor which. as a
corporate body, they held as common prop
erty ut wholesale, Judge Pennypacker re-
FUSED new trial on the ground that clubs
are amenable to the act of 1887, and we're
bound to apply for q license in accordance
with its provisions.
Attorney John G. johnson, who appeared
yesterday with Maxwell Stevenson and
David c. Harrington, to persuade the Court
to the contrary, made a strong appeal "The
question is not" he stated. "whether clubs
erected as shams to evade the license laws
should be punished. With these the Court
OF Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia has re-
peatedly dealt through juries. The bylaws
or the duly incorporated Ellsworth Club
made purchased liquors its property and
forbade their sale to any others than its
members. The small amount additional to
the cost was necessary to defray incidental
expenses.
at is impossible to hold that there was a
legislative intent in 1857 more than in 1855 to
DO more than to regulate the sale of intox1-
eating liquors. The act of 1887 is not a pro-
hibitory act. Its whole object is to regulate
the sale OF liquors to the public, and to re-
strain the public sale to persons not In q fit
condition to drink them.
For 81 years after the passage Of the act
OF 1856 clubs were in the habit of furnishing
liquor to their members in their clubhouses.
The act of 1887 did little more than to pro-
vide different method Of obtaining licenses.
zone of the requisites of the act is that
the place to be licensed must be necessary
for the accommodation of the public and
entertainments of strangers and travellers.
If, then, the Court holds that it is necessary
for club to have license in order to sell
liquor to its members, there is no law in
Pennsylvania under which such a license
can be granted"
Lewis d. Wallis argument on behalf of the
Common wealth declared the question for
the determination of the Court to be simply;
did the defendant sell liquor? As to this, he
declared: "When it was delivered to O
to the corporation, or its agent, and going
into its funds, it was a sale to that member
the same as if it had been passed by
stranger to the corporation in the same way,
and the liquor by such sale then became the
absolute property of the member the same
as If he had purchased it in saloon Oh ut
any other place where it is sold.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

The statement made by City Attorney
Moreland during the fire engine argument
yesterday that Pittsburg is at the mercy of
syndicates should arouse public interest as
we'll as proper and prompt inquiry. After
someone turns on the light others should
turn on the hose and wash the privileged
combines off the face of the corporation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
FOUND A MORAL MAN AT LAST


After Dry Spoil Of Three Months In
Charlotte. = Methodist Gets a License.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 5.-Last January
the County Commissioners refused to grant
licenses for the sale of whisky in Charlotte,
and since then there has not been a legal
lied saloon in the city, though "blind tigers
have abounded. The Commissioners denied
the licenses on the ground that the appli-
cants could not prove good moral charac-
ter. A dozen or more applicants were re-
fused licenses last month.
Thomas j. Wilson made application for q
license. Wilson was a countryman, but was
q member of the Methodist Church, of Char
lotte. There was an exciting hearing of his
case, and Wilson got the license. In the
meantime Wilson had been read out OF his
church. He will open his saloon tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
CAUGHT IN A MUD SHOWER.

A Passenger Train Near Topeka Meets a
Very Remarkable Experience.
KANSAS CITY, April 5.-The through ex-
press on the Union Pacific Railroad, which
reached this city att o'clock this morning,
had most remarkable appearance, being
covered with mud to the depth of fully an
inch. The headlight was completely COW
cred. and the engine and coach windows
were so plastered over that they were dark.
The trafnmen say that at Rossville, Kan.,
near Topeka, the train ran into a shower OF
mud, which came down for some time from
the clouds. 1t is supposed to have been
taken up by water spout.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

If there be any danger of trouble for
England in granting home rule to Ireland
it Will come from the people of Ulster. They
are foolish enough to threaten to resort to
force on behalf of union which will only
be tightened by granting to the Irish ma
jority the right to manage their own affairs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

MINISTER EGAN and Consul McCreery
have been granted leave OF absence. Prob
ably Chile is too polite to celebrate their de-
parture with undisguised jubilation, but If
they are coming home they should be
greeted with fitting reception.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

GLOVE will find the way" is the burden of
an old song which is generally accepted as
n proverbial truth. SteubenvtIle appears to
be an exception to the general rule, since
Love has been defeated there five times
within year on offering himself for various
offices. But he may find the way in some
dim and distant future if he pro fit by defeat
and continue to persevere.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

IT is quite likely that the Prince of
Wales is firing of the social designations of
Europe, but his health will have to be bad
indeed before he can be persuaded to under
take the labor involved in hunting expe-
dition on the Western plains.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

GOVERNOR ALBEIT, of New Jersey, has
refused to be an abettor of the Reading
Deals unconstitutionality. If his veto of
the bill to legalize the combine be not
enough to settle the question it ought to be.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

PLEASANT VALLEY conductors have
some of them caught the misappropriation
disease. Presumably from some popularity
in the Allegheny atmosphere, or from casual
contact with some of that city's officials.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1892.
TWELVE PAGES

Parties who have changed their residence
will please leave new address at the busi-
ness Office, In order to insure the uninter-
rupted delivery Of The Dispatch to their
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

The City Club has been incorporated in
New York, it's leading object being to secure
the election OF fit persons to city offices.
May 1t grow and prosper, and may its ex-
ample be largely followed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

WOMEN are apt to be down on women, so
it is not surprising that at Bloomington,
J Illinois, they voted with the party who sue
ceeded in electing school directors opposed
to "pettlcoat regime"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

IF any circumstances can justify sui,ide
they must exist in the famine ridden dis
tricts of Russia, where a father has the
mental suffering caused by the starvation
of his family added to his own physical
agony.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

If railroad passengers are to be depend
ent for their safety on the presence. obser-
walton and pluck of red-skirted women, as
they were at the Bakerstown tunnel, the
latter should be placed at regular intervals
along the line and be well paid for their SER
vices
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

IT costs a man rather more than five d6l-
lars to insult a Pittsburg policeman. DR..
Parkhurst and the grand jury of New York
should be thankful that they do. not live
here
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

No doubt the tribal disputes in Tripoli
will be made an excuse for extending the
power of some philanthropic European Gov
ernment in Africa anxious to restore peace
for reasons ofhumanity, trade and territory
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

MCKEE's ROCKS has the honor of being
the first to test the Baker ballot law. If it
shut out the patriots who had tho "rocks''
the new system will be welcome innova-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

To judge from the caucus performance, it
would seem that Allegheny Councils should
meet in Schenley Park alongside the other
animals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

WHAT we want is more religious princi-
pie in politics and fewer political methods
in matters Of religion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

IT is understood that money is plentiful
and that there is big demand for votes in
the Rhode Island market just now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

VEGETABLES will soon be coming up, as
the man said on taking dose of ipecacu-
anha.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

Nothing for Them to Reform.
New York Recorder.l
That reform Congressis unable to find any
thing to reform.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

WHEN politics are purified some of the
churches will be closer to heaven than they
are now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06
1t May Be the Babies VIII Kick.

Chicago News.1
"Check your babies before entering the
grounds" would be an attra ctive sign at the
entrance to the Worlds Fair. In fact, a
plan making baby-checking possible has
already been devised. Now will someone
get up scheme for checking the babies
lungsi
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-06

THE still hunt up in Somerset was trifle
too noisy.