The Russellville Democrat., 1893-05-25


Colorado than good Indians.
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The discovery of those pension
frauds does not seem to interest the
Republican editors. Why this in
difference, breihreni
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When Americans visit Spain they
do not carry their own customs, but
conform to those Of Spain 1t is a
poor rule that will not work both
ways.
The reported illness of Infanta
Eulalie seems TO have been only an
aggravated case of etiquette fever.
Similar cases have been known much
nearer home.
Rev. Robert Collyer atzuck the
bulls eye when he said that financial
disturbance was due to the men who
want to make money on the ten
minute plan.
1t may console the fellow who
hasn't yet got his share TO know
that a German geographer says
l /, 700 900, 900 square miles of the
earth are still ownerless.
Our South and Central American
neighbors will never learn how to
behave themselves until Uncle Sam
takes charge of that revolution-rid-
den section of our continent.
The Wall street shake-up seems TO
be over, and not feather of the
United States treasury has been
scorched. Democracy and Wall
street are as far apart as the polesa
Secretary Carlisle carries more
scalps Of Republican chiefs than any
other member of the cabinet. More
power to his good right arm and a
keener edge to his scalping knife,
say we.
The man who attempts to shake
confidence in the credit of the gov
eminent for political purposes is lit
tie, if any, better than the man who
advocates the use of dynamite as
political agent.
Clarkson's Platform, which was
endorsed by the convention of Re-
publican mourners, is being cannon
AIDED by Republican editors all along
the line. Clarkson's "hoo-doo" is
still doing business.
The Republican party isn't tie
first political organization that has
paid dearly for indulging in the lux
ury of too many leaders. The les
son should not be ignored by the
Democratic party of to-day.
Another. Caesar has broke loose.
Grand Master Workman Powderly
says be will not be bound by
the new Russian extradition treaty,
and that the people should resist
it. Which people, Terrencei
Everything happens for the
best" Had the financial dreams of
Zimri Dwiggans materialized thous-
ands of boys might have been COM
PEELED to stagger through life with
that name around their necks.
The man who doubts that state
banking laws can be made that will
make the currency issued by state
banks as good as that issued by ma
tional banks casts a slur upon the
intelligence of himself and his fell
low-citizens.
Russian diplomacy seems to be
superior to that Of the Harrison adj
ministration. 1t has negotiated
treaty with Great Britain covering
the sealing rights of Russia, while
the United States is trying to obtain
its rights from a court Of arbitration.
If the Republican officials are just
exactly the right men for their po-
sitions, as the mugwumps declare
whenever one Of them is forced
out, why did the mugwumps
vote with the Democrats to bring
about a change of administration
Certainly no minor Republican
official is better man or officer than
Benjamin Harrison.
Secretary Carlisle has the back
bone to run his department accord
ing to his own ideas, and his reply
to the statement Of outsiders that he
couldn't get along without man
whose resignation he had demanded
and accepted, ought to be pasted in
the hat of every meddling busybody:
''The idea that any officer under
this government is essential to its
efficient administration is absurd. /"
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Device to Shut ON steam Power.
The machine shop of j. w. Rus
sell, on Taylor street, where the
ideas Of many valuable inventions