The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
Kolb and His Grievance.

Capt X Old, VINO ran as an Independents
democratic candidate for governor in Ala
bama. feels that the wrongs that
he says have been heaped upon
him are so great that he cannot
remain a democrat. He has, therefore.
taken himself and his grievance into the
third party. II was expected be would do
that His action, therefore, causes no sur
prise The south-hating Weaver appeals
much more strongly TO him than the up
right and thoroughly democratic Cleveland.
Capt. Kolb claimed throughout the state
campaign that he was as good a democrat
as his opponent, Gov. Jones. 1t is evident
that he was greatly mistaken about his
democracy. His democracy was Of a kind
he could easily repudiate If he though It
was to his interest 80 do so. Six weeks
after his defeat for governor he is found in
the third party camp.
He was not a democrat from principle 1t
! seems, but for office. He pretended to be a
democrat as long as he thought he could get
an office by doing so. When he was de
feated for governor he had no further use
for the Democratic party.
He says he carried Alabama by 80 600
dAAISAAy NhO was COAnbG0 OAAs W ny
doesn't he show he had that majority and
that he was counted out2 Does he expect
the country to accept his unsupported as
sertionl 1t is an easy matter for a candi-
date to say he was cheated out of an election,
bus few would believe him unless he furn-
ished satisfactory proof
There will be no tears shed In Alabama
over Capt. Kolb's detection. The Demo-
cratic party can spare him. The repub-
lcans have put out an electoral ticket. 1t
will draw away from the third party all of
the republican support Capt. Kolb had in
the state election. With three electoral
tickets in the field the democratic ticket is
certain to be elected. Gen. Harrison's agent,
Chris Notice, tried to get the republ cans
to unite with the Peoples party In making
an ELECTORAL ticket, but ho failed.
Capt Kolb is doomed to another disap-
pointment, and the disappointment he will
suffer in November will he about as great
as that which he suffered In August.
The Herald's Cholera Correspondent.
The Herdtd'S Paris correspondent has IN
dertaken to test the cholera incubation the
ory of Drs. Pasteur and Haffkine. Soon
after the cholera appeared 10 Paris he de-
termined to find out whether or not there is
any benefit in incubation, and he offered
himself TO Drs. Pasteur and HaHkine as a
subject for incubation. They were glad to
have so intelligent a person 10 experiment
upon. They told him that he would be In
no danger. but that he would suffer some
pain. They particularly requested him to
watch closely his symptoms from the time
Of incubation until the effects of it disap-
peared and TO make a report Of them. This
he did.
The first incubation was with an attenu.
ated virus aud the second with a much
stronger virus. The subjects sufferings
were not particularly severe after the first
incubation. After the second he had con-
siderable fever. but the muscular pains were
much less than after the first insertion of
the virus. After the second incubation he
had general feeling of sickness, dry tongue,
nausea, and symptoms like those of mild
ague.
good many persons have been inocu-
lated with cholera virus, and there Is. there
fore. nothing remarkable in whaS the
| Herald correspondent did that is worthy of
special notice. But there is something
rather remarkable in what he purposes to
do. He left for Hamburg yesterday, and in
that city he intends to drink water from the
Elbe and to bring himself In contact with
those suffering from the cholera. He will
expose himself in every possible way to the
disease, with the view Of finding out
whether or not he Is cholera proof.
IL he does not contract the disease il will
not necessarily follow that incubation is a
preventive Of cholera, but there will be
pretty good grounds for thinking 1t is
There are thousands Of people who are con-
stantly exposed to cholera in Hamburg and
other places who do not take the disease
The Herdtd's correspondent might not have
taken IL even If he had gone TO Hamburg
without being inooulatsd.
But was it necessary for the HeraLd,s
correspondent to 60 to Hamburg to find
out whether or not there is any benefit in
inooulationi Could ne not have found that
out a. well in Paris as in HamburZ9 There
are plenty Of cholera germs in Paris. DIR.
Pasteur is cultivasing them all the time.
They are the same kind of germs that are
at Hamburg. II the correspondents had
swallowed some of them be would have
discovered very quickly whether or not he
is cholera proof However, 1t must be ad-
mitted that he is displaying a good deal OF
courage in inviting an attack of the disease.
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| The New York Press regards the action
OF the health authorities of this city. and of