Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-11-23
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THURSDAY. NOV. %. 1893.
PENCIL POINTERS.

Speaking of something to do during
he long nights of winter which are
coming upon US, why not organize a
local Bunkum Society? Mr.. Julian
Ralph said that the greatest thing at the
Worlds Fair was Chicago. He dwelt on
The marvellous, extravagant and peculiar
side of Chicago life, and adduced as
causes for Chicago certain ''supervolu-
ninous civism, and the marked "bravadO
and bunkum," of that towns people.
Everyone knows that Mr.. Ralph is right.
Chicago people stick together for their
city. They have violent yet unified
public, civic spirit. They ''taffy" them
selves, and the man succeeds best among
them who praises them to the most alb
surdly improbable degree. They keep
saying to one another that they are the
greatest people on earth, and finally
really believing that they are, they go
ahead just as though they were, and ac-
complish great results. Now why not
get up the Chicago spirit of "bunkum"
here at home? Let a society be organized
to cultivate spirit of bunkum, and to
teach our people progressive and self
civism. Let this society per-
blow the towns bazoo, in season
and out of season. Let it look up our
and exploit them to the world
with all possible establishment. Much
of the time and energy which is now dis
sipated in improbable sleep or in more
loafing and gossip might
thus be turned to good account.
The Ways and Means Committee
they bad "dead easy" job of
getting up tariff bill that would have
no protection about it, but when Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans began to
come before them to plead for protection
they found themselves in predicament.
If they give protection to any industry
then they will be chargeable with perpet-
uating the fraud they denounced last
year, besides they will lose the support of
the ultra free trade wing of the party.
If they allow no protection they fear the
result in Alabama, Louisiana and other
States that want protection. They can
not afford to lose any of the Southern
States, and they cannot afford to offend
their revenue only faction. To please
both a little is what they are after now,
but in this effort it seems probable that
both will be displeased, and that the par;
ty will lose all round by trying to serve
two masters.
There must be but one session of the
coming General Assembly. The Repub-
lican party went before the people on
the issue of biennial sessions, and, since
the Legislature is so largely Republican,
there must be no temporizing with the
against adjourned sessions
No doubt the city Of Columbus will not
take kindly to the idea and will attempt
to defeat any such plan, but that town
is not the State and this is State matter
and one in which the people are deeply
interested. A session of four months
is all that is needed, and such a session
will be much better for the tax payers
than two sessions of four months each
The Sherman law has been repealed
several weeks, but if its repeal has made
any difference in financial affairs or made
money any easier it is not noticeable
Now that the election is
over Democrats might as well admit
openly what they have doubtless ad-
mitted to themselves all the time, and
that is that the depression is chiefly
caused by the tariff tinkering
Ex-Secretary jeremiah Rusk, who died
Tuesday, was born in Morgan county
this state, in 1880. He went to Wiscon-
sin in 1851, was elected to several local
offices, and finally to the Governorship in
1891. He served as Secretary of Agricul-
ture under President Harrison, and was
strong Vice Presidential possibility al
the last National Republican convention.
The official figures show the vote in the
State to have been as follows:
Governor:
Mckinley, r 433. .34s