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St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21

Nine. K. II. SqulreS
Contrary to the usual custom In such
events, there was no dreary wait, and
the curtain rose with reasonable
degree Of promptness. TO promenade
music, the first characters of the Kirmess
entered. The attention was immedi-
ately rlveted upon Mrs. John D. Lawler,
the Queen of the kirmess. She entered
in deliberate and stately style, blazing
with jewels, picture of beauty,
with her luminous dark eyes out
shining any jewels she wore. Prof.
Speedy, who had no particular char
acter and who may be styled the genius
of the Kirmess, gracefully escorted the
queen to her throne, whence she
soon descended to lead the grand
promenade of all the participants. This
fully inaugurated the Kirmess,and the
programme went steadily on to its con-
clusion. For brevity and convenience
the entire programme, with the names
of participants, is appended in full:
The Programme.
THE INAUGURAL.
The Kirmess Queen-Mrs. Lawler and the
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21
The Programme

THE INAUGURAL.
The Kirmess Queen-Mrs. Lawler and the
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21

A few tattered little ones stood about
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21

Con tinued On Fourth Page.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
sen.ler Marrh, o. N.,. ,nrl-

EdsArd Murphy vas chosen on the isth b,
the New York legislature as United stAtr.
senator TO succeed Frank Hiscuok.
In the Assembly there Wa a hit Of .r-t,s
rnent caused by Mr.. hempner. who dssouue,,i
Murphy As candidate In the iolut canea. a
week ago. When Mr. Kempner's name va,
voting. ard shAll briefly and polntrsilT .,s,r
my reasons:
"First-Ihe election OF Edward Murphy. Jr
Is distaied by himself and By about mr.
tment
seeond-He : not a statesman either of
high or loS degree, and Consequently /. na,
ht TO represent this state In the United sac.
Senate.
"Ihird-He has always been opposed to IN,
President-electn W eDe
Herr be was Interrupted and overrulea h,,
continued; II Then am not sllovesi 70 err
plain my vote, | must reluctantly and vt,h
regret vote for the caucus choice. Edw.,a
Aur2iy." Aiu
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
s..,sh Of o.n.r.I Il.,... IL.

kuiheF;ncl Birrhsrd Hsyo. "a bora in
Delaware, OHIO. Ociobsr & iss1 He rzs
descendant 10 the tixih Erncrztlaa Of Gcos,~e
Harcs, Who leff scotland In 1850. Aaa srssaxd
AZ Nindsor Connccsir1I He ul.s s-raliaates.
fToE1 kenyua enllcsc In lSs9. aua saasrQurat-
ly sfsrnt tuU years a. the laH seh15l Al Cam
bridge fMAssachnaetts. In i>ts he vas ass-
mlttai 10 tic bar ~ Marietta, Ohin. aad cosr,-
Enenoed The pTacticc q iAs - Frxaloat n
isi2- He removed 90 Ciaeinnail. Aa4 saaa
had rrEy TcmuaeTzIiFe pfartiee In I-ai
he ahzptoncd the przri.ue q his yrufeszlon
aud catered the sFaly a. major o: iho Tscaty-
third ohso volunteer for Is gallant scr
vice =; the battle q Wlnekc.ieg hr "a. brr-
yri;ed maior general
Mr.. Hayes warr rruoorl uaAde hlna -erJ po,ls-
lar IN Ohio, sad phile stlii Ia fAe aruly be
was elected 10 col-rrss frosa the Soeoad d.
lFiet tut refused 10 take his sezi uuiii tie
var should &c ended. lie wAs reelected 10
1870, and bad served one term Nhen he ~as
elected governor OF ohso
He uas elected fos The iAir1 time In ls-s.
and Shtie occupying this place WAs uomluas-
cd BY The Republican party Ia 1875 a. iis can
dldaie for president nf the uui.ed s;Atrs
The contest HAs severe aud ciosr and After
the election, disputes arssc a. 70 the electoral
vote. OF several delegates. The disPgie "a.
finally referred 10 commission eumpo-rs, a.
i've senators and nyr representatives And Ave
judges OF The saprrinr Court Of the unitst
states. The conmissloa decided bs a Yos, ~
: 10 that the electoral vote. Of the tiisputs.I
states should be giveu 10 HAYe.. and h. "a.
thereby elected by .alority of ose over
samuel j, TIlden. lie vas laau-uratesi March
8, lsss. After strving one term he rrtirrd
from public life and has since lived At Pre-
mort.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
sle,o4,so PARTY k'LlEo-
A toeomotive Crushes Eight Hss.g rss-
nile TO Death and lnJures ssvsrsa

large company Of young people from
Paxtucket, Rhode Island, took = sieisn rsus
To Arieboro on Tuesday night
A s,op was made at Bates' cafe, where sup
,,~r was had. and to leagthen the period o.
endowment roundabout return course "As
taken. They were singing merriiy uhsn hney
,nryo.ehed the Lonsdale crossing on tne
woree,ter division OF the Consolidated road
A hirh stone wall shuts Oh the view OF tne
raIlzav al This grade. When the party Aris-
cd at the crossing the headlight OF an engine
u.s within TWENTY-FIVE fee. Of them 1his
was an engine drawing the freight from "os-
eester and Il Was running at eighteen mics
an hour. Before the party could realize thei'
terrible peril the engine was upon them IL
crashed into the sleigh forward OF the center,
.ma.hinr- the vehicle and hurilng Us oceu-
n.nts in all directions Before tho engineer
,.,,,Id reverse. the train plowcd into The
,rr,,L...r and the victims. As quickly "a
uosslble the train was stopped and the crew
hurried 10 the asslstanee.of the unfortunate
people. From all directions residents of the
village hurried TO ih- scene 10 response 10 the
cries and rnoaus of the iulured
The scene was an awful one The dead
lsr wherc they had failen, In sruesome Po+s-
tioas. The injured SER in pain on tho snow
covered gruand, and their etoans we're heafs-
rcadipx. The Villagers FASTENED 10 ali diFee-
,sons 10 summon surseoas, aud speedily All
those ulihln reach were &C the scene hc
injured Werc quickly removed 10 neiEhoortns
houses and the dead werc placed in tie dcirot
to be taken hoznc and to avail aenuscatson-
The nctnhors Of shc party vcrc more or less
lajsred thosc rot seriossly hurt being son-
vcyel to their homes Ia sieigas and eaEria-os
provided BY the villarers-
Three young men aud avc yoanS ladirs
we're killed EhIlc tx othcrs seHe Seriously
hurt. and oae os them VII dis.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28


THE government of New Zealand is
conducted on plan very socialistic in
its details. They long ago stopped the
sales of the public lands and provided
for their being leased to settlers. They
enacted an eight-hour law They
adopted a policy of letting public
works to cooperative bodies of work
ingmen, instead of capitalists Finally
they provided means for setting unem-
ployed men at work and transporting
them free to places where work could
be had. Now they have adopted wo-
man suffrage in its entirety, and have
overridden the royal governor, and
have made the upper house of the
colonial parliament to accord with the
lower one elected by the people 1t
is confidently asserted that the revenue
from the leased public lands will soon
support the colonial government with
out resort to any taxation.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

OK the first day of January, 1898,
Mr.. Lyman d. Morse became partner
with J. III. Bates in the business Of
his Newspaper Advertising Agency
and the style will be Bates & Morse
Advertising Agency, under which the
business will continue to be carried on.
Mr. Morse, so long the successful
manager of the j. H. Bates Advertis-
ing Agency, has well earned his pro-
motion. His intelligence, zeal and
fidelity are now rewarded with an
equal partnership; not only does Mr.
Morse profit thereby, but Mr. Bates is
also gamer by keeping him in the
firm. Both are good, honorable men
who have the confidence of the whole
newspaper fraternity. We wish them
every success.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
Gevs.as, wsi,.. s.r

Scsefuor wkiie has azcl - 4
ue- osiccr. % The Nzlsaa4' czl-. 4
a. f0iigws
Adiaizzi g,Hsral 7 : Tnl5
Ai.iz.-le-esmP, Aioaro gi,s nslsf
=. DaEros. Deoy,r; insf-eiar s-s's-
Fes<ssua, I-akc Ci,g szfss1l f,azs-
Ashiey, ouray.
Alsss-C u. kstchus Gs1si -
" NcCisrc. Mostfu.e, " a l-=-'
Gu. Rnh!nsoa, B5oo, 10~ frrrsz- =
g. 7. Conani. Noatc Nlssa css. 2 =
ChHfev; C. l. wney Passia ! 4
B0liirE, Aissoa Elii., fo-i ra-'s
Elder. IrAaIvsiie; Chsrles Re5a,l'ii
D. ". Robbins, Colcgais s7c'-e
ASHLEY, CaHoa CITY IADes s,i-s =
J. 4 MeCislisn, Alaaq-a .
Amethyst; W 5. Starr, Tfiai.ss
OMEN, Ia JGatz; jobs p y
Grcelcy.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
RAILWAY TRAM BURNED.
rorty-nlne Deaths la an Aoeiaeat en- a
Russian Road

Russian Road
A fatal raIiaay accilcnt oncgrFca On rnil-
Eay llne hsiWecr Sia.oask aal szmzrs, klt-
"a, on The i5Jh- train composed q sct-
vrAI cars aliea with recruits Ess ranrisg
from slAtoask 10 StHlzrs, uhrn ezGies tart;
fruu the fograsost car. The trsin uss Eoln-
At fan sPcci Asd ~ arr svspi haek~afi.aea
10 a fer ninutes al q thr ears us-r biazls<-
The eaFiuerr- for some usacooaasahls rpAsgu-
did DO; stop the tFaiz EstI he bad run : Goa
siderable disianer.
Ii the nczziizsc tAcfs sas a scene 81 izie-
tcggh7blc coufasl1a lB ihe cars- Thr rccFusts,
or Al least As rszay % ;hsm - eueid, leAaei
frozl the uisdozs aud door. saae % taesn
landed uninlgrel IN ihr hcaVF szps-eAaks,
while oshcrl who lAusls,l Ia the elcarea tr41k
uerr Killed Thasc Vho were uaahle TO c-s
out Of The cars zerc bafac,l % death, for Tie
trzia ~as saiirrly rozsazl-si saznr ot ts-
Eaea 1cre terribly tzrned hcigr~ ihey iazp-
cd Whea the eoainsioa had sesaSshai sao-
siAe1, The otzecr Ia ehsrsr q tAs rrerziis,
Who sasra hlnsci' b. iump.ns, called ~
roll q his usea- I, uas iound 'hai fogsy-alae
Of then we're dead .ad t#caty terribly hsru-
ed and oiherBtsc ia urea. ssfics iarcssizz-
uoa EiIl be hsla 70 aeiermiac he cause O.
the Gre l; i Supposed no- that sause o, TIC
rsen we're tkyizrkirE 10 ihe fo-sar4 car aa.4
upset the stove. Tse draft caused b TIE CO.
rushla< trzia caasei ths aaases 70 sVrraa
vita such r1pliltF that noshiaE epstld hc dose
20 eTtingussh them IL ., claiaaoa that shr
engiaecr uas guilty q cr3siiz.l asSil<eaer ia
not siappiag toe iszia - 500 a. ) s1z the
Ere Had hs dose - TIE los @ lie zosia
have hcca VcEy sF1sm
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
PRESENTATION or OUR 4
SUGGESTIONS FROM !.
CITIZENS.
Eighth Annual lases,n.
1 sssry Assesistio. =. -

The Colorado State ro....
met In Denver on the eoth I y
means oil preserving the ,imArr
As president for the ensuia, =,
Maxwell ~as elected. C. II. p,, ~
rsdo Springs was elected .ee,..''
urrr. The board Of MANAGE.
It's onginul number Of roq,
Ensign of Colorado spring. n
Niliison and ". W. Par,gr,.
The eoumittee oa Ie.ls,,,o.
suing year was appointed 4, 49,.
7. Maxwell. George II. P.r.a,.
d. 5 Grimes, W. W. Parla.
A general discussion On 90,
legislation sas the cio.lu,
usorning session. Nearly a =,
pTosen' participated. se.,,,..
opened the talk He urged ~. !
Ject OF the Association "a. 10
care and adininlsira,soa orth.
For tha, purpose hsll la, tr~, :.
tonsrrss through Cn1grrs.-,
To urge It, passage va ~ -.
nes- The eoaeensas q Il. y,
that national le<islation L
secure. although iherr / Al -.
to tc attained throush tAe -.
l. the appropriation fos ~ CO.,
missioner falary os si.s0
d. :. G'imes pFrseaiel s,,.-
Ornamental Value OF RoeKy ~
frrssr
Governor Waite uss lat-ala-.f =.
soEir saggrsiioss on ihe Ya,s- q $.
tivAsioa. The EUyr4uos asil,
seitie-l In kansA. II s1s=-ls,
VersAl fccling therc that !, -
Lord ~oald take care 90.
Western kka.zs "a, rs-ar,i-l 4,
bic A. ssiticneut .siszl-i ,A. II
urasioa moved ucsisarl ars q.
20 incrrase'i.is uas saia tsal -si..,.-
~her fosmeriy lapossg., H
The FainfAii, shieh ease sraa =
NeTieo aHa The Sosth. tsA i
1isa hard soll, q 81 shsr-
rrsalncd ;br uolstgFv aal f-.h -.
sfuzn aiacl r. 10 Ca.s-ssz
deep and ~ish arcp eziilr q,
gres sltna-s ssy@hrrc al e. -.
q IL p,ains 10 TIC state oi, y
ErrAs rssss a ,imi-- "a Cli
suia< on is Fiikla ea.g as
tsit uhirh AR esilsa aar aas.
rorsraoS as-urrt tss ts.oe.l,.ls
70 do efrsythin= IN b. rosrr sstss
Josa : Tiscsnb s4ii rs5crss
'orrsis sl.opiA b- sFea.z.as - "a
and b saouid hang ihs Ea,. a,ssaI
a. iessi. -ho VII i,ars e. can, =
being ccrssia y = saiirssf esa1-.an
prescai lAu 4 crii-r,y s7e-..s
hare aose ihyrv uuss ~ Isl
oteer EscHckss. TAerr ~ 4Ell V
fosrsf rv,xsyAsiaa lz Cotz1t1 I'D
svvssioas 10 cover a.rs-,g1 ~, =
piaisd Tlse forrs;rJ ap7,i-1.- : Il
Nusataia. asuss tr srrea { Il
aii pse-rryRtAQn.
Tao coaeiaslaz rapcs q fet ID
sioz uas b. E.tszr 7 EzEsz
''Faelle Fsrrsi Erscrscs r. Ca,zaI
EHry a Fvvtc~ q iAs psr=rrll d, .las}
isiA,saa sad desrrst-s'i iss f1rr,z a7l
Ths sgihsftzEItaa o: ~ f,sds-n
apart FSs<rvztlors sas 1fta1-i
Rs-s,uss,~s Ecve ndaF.s,! z-csl n
tAr federal usllitAry = szAsl o. n
askin< tke Legislature - a f..1zz
psiasioa 30 .szpppss ~ ,grrss a,za
Caloasl Merriae, lelss Ailrz
Hrnsy wnlsEsn Plssns Elszf
saa P n. Wan D.s,s gave Is'7 liszsl
dfr-sra
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
I,.Il.n.. N.rrer roy

While a party Of ItAiisa l4io'sf' /
work loadlnz siAs At the nria, -
yer, a fe- days ago, they hsi
cape from death. II vas nsef-
dynamite and bias, the slAg o9'
A man was ihs~iHg out sous - /,
elusive explosive whoa il efp'ei1- :, :
luck no ono was killed of ~
four Fat cars were sma,hei ~
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
nee Keeper. In ,-.asa

The State Bee-kosp-rs' Ass9e4'ai
Denver on the icgh And liza
The foIlo~ins officers to- - ~
we're elected and installed fa
n RhoAies. ArrNda, riee - =.
Aiken, Loveland, .ecreizFy, X -.
ilrsou. treasurer. Mr. X Il
yAdA; member c,soasire coG7 4
A. Booth, Denver.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

THE friends of the French republic
are much delighted to discover that
the royalists and Boulangists had
hand in the pie, and pulled out some
good sized plums This disarms the
enemies of the republic of their most
effective weapons.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

THE writer on woman's topics who
tells ladies how to sit down grace
fully" has left the entire sex in hor-
rible predicament. As she does not
tell them how to get up again grace
fully, they must either sit still all
their lives or risk committing breach
of etiquette.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

STORIES of a man who was cured of
a broken back at Pittsburg have been
going the rounds of the newspapers.
1t is rumored that the backbone of the
Reading coal combine will now be
taken there for treatment.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
Denver Markets

Eggs, ranch 5ie' .'l'N = - !,
best creamery 5S,d3+c, daif7
and baled sIItssIa, seeosd oo''''. =
alfalfa ts.0o; wheat * s1I
zoe, sacked 75e; oats, slI-'
potatoes sl.2o; cattle, ehoiee - -,
ss.a5. cows si.soCas2. 80, na'i's ~, 4,
@s3.oo; hogs, choice s6-es' 'P
Sc; hens, &c.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

THE succulent hog is more highly
esteemed now than he has been for
some time, as he sells for S1.75 per
hundred pounds. A great number of
impecunious epicures will be forced to
come down to common porterhouse
steak if this continues long.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

THE German anarchists are conduct
ing very earnest campaign against the
oyners of the mines in the Saar dis
trict, whose men recently struck.
They are succeeding, apparently, in
converting a great many miners to
their peculiar ideas
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

A FRENoHMAN named Baras has won
fame by swallowing cane thirty-one
inches long and dying, thus disclosing
to every one the dangers of the prae-
tice of taking anything with stick
in it.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

THE Panama scandal has not yet
reached the full limit of its powers for
evil. There are several prominent
Frenchmen against whom nothing has
been alleged up to date.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

The people of France are said to be
treating the Panama scandal as some
thing rather humorous. In France
the only real misfortune is misfor-
tune that can't be turned to account
in joke.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE sea-serpent lately discovered
and talked about on the English coast
will no doubt fill his usual summer en-
ragement at Cape May in June.
The Lamar register., 1893-01-28

ONE singular thing about biting
winter days is that they're never so
cold as they feel. This is why some
people doubt their thermometers.
The sun., 1893-06-07

Our highly esteemed contemporary, the
Atlanta Constitution. takes q cloudy, not TO
say comical Wow of a revenue measure.
which 1t wishes TO add TO what Is specified
In the Chicago platform:
"The platform provides for tariff for revenue only.
declaring that protection Ia unconstitutional Now
tariff for only as close TO free trade as the
country win get and income tax such a. Great
Britain has tho natural and inevitable result of IT,"
We beg the Constitution to remark that
there Is not In the platform single word
about free trade; and whether this country
ever gets near to FREQ trade or not, should
be matter OF perfect Indifference to every
statesman whose absorbing and constant
purpose Is simply and earnestly to bring
the Democracy up to keeping the pledges
and undertakings OF its platform. An In
come tax may. perhaps. be determined
upon by the Democracy In some future
national contest: but until that situa-
tion arrives. 1t makes no difference whether
o country OF classes and class legislation.
like Great Britain. has 1t or has 1t not.
What we have to do Is to enact tariff law
which shall be utterly free from every trace
and every stain Of protection; not free
trade tariff. for that is not contemplated by
the platform, but q tariff for revenue
only. That Is to say. n tariff which
will yield revenue sufficient. with what Is
yielded by the whiskey taxes. to pay oil the
expenses OF tho Government honestly
administered. That Is the programme
which the Democratic party has agreed
to carry out: and VIC trust our
powerful and earnest Atlanta contem-
porary will not seriously attempt to
lead the Democracy into any notion OF
breaking Its word to the people. and SOCK
ing the means Of going astray out OF the
path. which that agreement binds 1t to ad-
hero to. whatever else may happen.
The sun., 1893-06-07

| contributing by his company and his con-
! verse to the enjoyment OF the feast. SO far
as courtesy goes. there is sot-off between
| tho two; but tho same motive OF honorable
| consideration which induced the host to
invite the guest. will lead tho guest In his
turn, to profrer the honor of his hospitality
to the host; and thus comes about tho
gracious reciprocity. which keeps up the
movement OF social intercourse.
Therefore. at the bottom. in essence. oil
social entertainment, all hospitality. Is
treating. or course, 1t Is as reasonable to
give friend u quarter as to pay for his
cocktail. and it is Us reasonable to give him
five dollars as to invite him to dinner: but
reason has nothing to do with the matter
1T Is regulated by sentiment purely: but 1t
is sentiment and not reason which makes
life worth living. 1t Is affection. courtesy.
kindness, convviallty. neiglborliness.
Drinking is deplorable practice when 1t
Is carried TO excess. In all times. from the
days OF NOAH until now. 1t hns brought mis-
cry to the world; but to remedy it by sti-
fling the instinct OF brotherhood which ex-
presses itself in treating, would he to apply
cure which would bo far worse than the
disease. Treating is manifestation OF the
unsclnshness, which even tho sharp struggle
and competition OF existence cannot destroy
in the human race.
Mr.. TEALn will have to hunt in another
field for an opportunity to employ bis re-
formatory energies. for. happily. 1t Is i'm
possible for him to abolish treating with
out abolishing human nature. Even II he
could succeed In his purpose, philanthropio
in theory but malignantip reality, he would
bs likely TO increase rather than diminish
drunkenness and its long train OF evils. II
the disposition to treat were destroyed.
probably the tendency to solitary guzzling
and selfish and swlnish indulgence, would
be encouraged; but whether there were
more or less drinking would be II matter
OF no consequence. for tho race OF men
would be reduced to q british level which
would mako the continuance Of their ex-
lstence undesirable.
The sun., 1893-06-07

but We are not concerned with Its assump-
hons in general. This special assumption
that the tariff question Is non-partisan Is,
however. so incorrect that every Democrat
has right to protest againstit. The DEM
ocrats say that the doctrine and system OF
protection are unconstitutional. and result
in the robbery and spoliation OF the
people. The Republicans say that
protection Is all right. A man cannot
DO Democrat. according to tho Chicago
platform, unless he believes in tarin for
revenue only; and n man cannot bo a Re-
publican unless he is protectonist. Inc
Idea. then, that there can be such thing as
a non-partisan discussion OF tho tarln Is
moonshlne. Mr.. EsrELu, for instance. must
show himself US Democrat or n Repusli-
can or Mugwump. in his tariff exercises.
IL he is an honest Democrat, he is for pull
Nerlzing protection. If ho is an honest Re-
publican. no is for high protection. III no Is
Mugwurnp, he is trying to hedge. In
any event. he cannot talk about pro-
tective tariff and tariff for rev.
enuo only. without feeling and mani
Testing political bias and purpose.
He and his friends of the Reform Club
might just as well speak OF talking about
temperance without showing hostility to
intenperance rs OF talking about tho
tariff without showing partisanshlp. Tho
tariff has ceased to he purely economic
question; it has become q political question,
and 1t has Republican and Democratic
side. IL the Reform Club had thoroughly
appreciated and honestly embraced the
Democratic belief as to the tariff. there
could have been no talk about non
partisan" discussion Of the one burning po-
litcal question OF the day.
The sun., 1893-06-07

has friends who are generous and don't bo-
long to the Anti-treating Society. He
might voll be the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. but as machinist
and spokesman ho has not reached the
QUINCY mark. JOSIAH Is the man to go
against the Republican PHARAOH. whether
that parsonage be the dgnified ROGER VOL
ooTr, now the beautiful old colonial Lieu
tensnt-Governor, or GREENHALGE. tho rival
OF GEORGE MARpEN for the place OF Wit
Laureate of tho Massachusetts, Republicans
or Attorney General PIb1.spUhY, or some
hawbuck from the wllds west OF Springfield.
Give the Massachusetts Mugwumps the
opportunity TO vindicate JOSIAH and tho
spoils and the machine. He Is wolf, and
every night Is his to howl. but the lambs
haven't tho least suspicion OF him.
The sun., 1893-06-07
HJW4II AND TIE CONSTITUTION.
The Right TO Acquire Territory RecoG
nized Iucident of Governmrn,.

The Right TO Acquire Territory n RecoC-
nized Iucident of Governmant.
To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN Sir: Your
review OF Judge Cooley's article in the Forum,
is ioical and consequently Just The great
emisnce OF the author gives weight to his
view and importance to his errors Writer'S
upon constitutional law are not exempt from
the fiults of other specialists. The d!stinc-
tlons ,etween cause ana effect are not always
clear.
Constitutions arc rarely tho sources OF gov
ernmntnl power. They are usually the
limits within which such powers are excrcjsed
Governments have natural rights as we'll as
individuals. Tho right 10 acquire territory,
nized Incident 0f government. 1t Is as natural
rs emiient DOMAIN. coming monoy. or adup-
tion OF flag.
1t woli have been surplusage to hayo do
fined tlsso natura! and recognized features Of
government The word itself conveys its
agree u on the general definition of govern
msnt. me law OF nations conccrns tho inter
course 9 Goyernments. and has nothing to do
with the- forms. hertGht to acquire territory
is necessarily the essfncs Of and consequently
Does or Cons tuition limit this rghtp Moth
ing can 70 callsd Unconstitutional which is
not prohlited by the Constitution. The power
OF the Gvernment is supreme In all matters
not dellnd or limited by tho Constitution. Tho
nous. has always been exercised bvthe Gov
There bdng no inhibition. the application of
arutric Unconstitutional Interpretation leads
to the concns ion that t 10 question. being un-
touched h, the organic law. is therefore bo-
RespectfulS. EDW. GEBHARD.
NEW YoRL June g. 1893