The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-11-24
THE debate on the new tarih
should be 90 brief % possible.

should be % DrioI % pOse'Oio.
The weekly reviews Of trade
of the Dan aud Bradstreet sgen.
cies show that the general CON-
merciaI and financial situation
throughout tho country 10 much to
encourage. Business 10 gaining.
bat the Improvement 10 slow.
THE friends of OK. President Har.
rison In Indiana, frightened at the
proportions Of the Mckinley
boom, are already organising for
the purpose Of securing his r..
nomination. LODGE and score,
clubs are being formed all over
the State with this object solely
in view.
DR. MAcuNE, In his paper. "The
Political Economist" 10 advocat.
ing this doctrine: "Dis franchise
the white man In the colored
states, and disfran chiss the col.
man gu, side the colored states."
This is a time when every man
takes pleasure in putting forth q
new theory.
NEW ALBANY, IND, 10 greatly
excited over al attempt to kidnap
the twelve year old daughter OF
James II. Kraft, with the object
Of holding her for ransom. The
plot was betrayed, one Of the vii.
iians was killed, three were cap.
tured, and one or two more are
still ut large. The girl had pre-.
viously been removed to o place
of safety.
THE most extraordinary precau.
tions are being taken throughout
the country to prevent an epidem.
10 Of smallpox. The State Board
Of n ealth Of Indiana has inst TO-
sueh o circular warning the public
that indications are now multiply
Ing which point to q general cpl
demic spread ofsmallpOx through
ont the whole country a. cold
-uAafhar annr0achaa. -
THAT picture at the head Of the
Louisville Commercials "State
Press" column, representing the
country editor sitting on . soap
box aud grinding out copy on .
g0ods.bOx for a table, 10 unjust,
however funny it nsy DO. There
are very few Kentucky papers
deserving the name that are not
we'll equipped for business and as
rule their Odlces are In no sense
inferior TO those Of any OF their
metropolitan brethren In comforts
and conveniencies. -Hopkinsville
Kentuckian.
AN exchange points ont the fact
that while many thousands Of
Democrats IN New York refused
to support Judge Maynard, who
was accused Of the co IN mission Of
a political wrong, tho Republicans
IN Iowa had no compunction IN
elevating to the Office Of Governor
a man who had been guilty Of dc.
frauding q pension claimant. The
Republican mind 10 Iowa does
not appear to be 40 sensitive ~
the Democratic mind In New
York In regard to dubious candi
dates for high Office.
THOUSANDS Of unemployed are
camping in the open country in
the vicinity of New Orleans. II
10 said that they are only the sd.
vance guard OF the army Of unem.
ployed said to be on route for the
South from oil points in Texas.
Colorado and California. The
greater part Of the men are not of
the tramp order. Many are car.
penters and skilled wOrkmen, and
agreater number are miners. They
say In the West they are unable
10 earn their living. The rig0r Of
the weather there has induced
them to go to the South.
CONGRESS meets In regular SEES.
sion December 4. The presidents
message will be awaited with
much interest. Whatever he re.
cOmmends ought to he received
with prompt aud decisive atten.
ton by congress. We don't want
any technical obstruction and long.
wInded speeches by time.serv.
ers and autocrats. There 10 moth.
ing whiol, so demOralizes business
aud PARALLELS the industries Of the
country ~ uncertainty and delay.
We want the thing decided at
once, judiciOusly but quickly.
We want to know our fate at once
II good, that we may receive the
blessing and rejoice; II bad that
We may prepare to meet Inlay,
field Mirror.
Q. H. j. TAYLOR, the colored
minister to Bolivia. has prepared
. bill which he will seek to have
introduced In congress which he
thinks will prevent iynchings.
His bill provides that any county
IN which q lynching takes place
shall be mnlcted $4,000, to be
paid to the victims family The
evidence that the lynching hap.
pensd shall DO all that 10 nscen.
ssry to make the county liable.
THIS 10 about the biggest fool pro.
position that has been recently
suggested. Ii must have orig.
mated with some crank OF the
Albion w. Tourgee stripe.
There 10 only. one way to stop
lynchings. and that 10 to stop the
crimes that begat them. -Paducah