The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-07-21

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declared for stone for Governor
in 1895.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany,
is contempting a visit to the
Worlds Fair.
The Paducah News Gays Capt.
G. L. Allen, of Princeton, is q pros.
pective candidate for governor of
the State.
OSCAR TURNER, IT,. is being urg.
ed by his friends to become can.
didate Ia the Louisville district
for state senator.
THE Republicans seem TO think
that in four months Democracy
can cure the evils of thirty years
of Republican misrule.
The Baptists in session at In.
dianapolis made big dem onstra.
ton on hearing that the Worlds
FAIR was to be closed on Sundays.
THE largest amount of insurance
at risk upon any one life IL $1,000.
600, which amount is carried by
John Wanamaker, the late Post,
master General.
IT is suggested that the pension
Office ought to allow the publics-
ton Of the names Of all pensioners
in the several districts. In this
way it would he possible TO detect
the fraudulent pensioners in many
instances.
A TARIFF for revenue would do
rs much to hasten prosperous
times as repeal of the Sherman
net. Ii might put more money
into the Treasury than now gets
there. IT il put less. there's the
income tax for filling upthe losses.
Republic.
SAM JONES sizes up the politi.
cal situation uniquely when he
says ''the democratic party will
make spoon or spoil a horn in
the next ninety days" The con.
dition of things could not have
been more clearly stated if Mr..
Jones had written column article
The International Railway Com.
mission appointed 10 make sur.
veys for q line Of railroad con.
Meeting the systems Of the three
Americas has completed it's
work and is preparing report
showing the feasibility of such a
project, which will 60 before Con.
gress.
SENATOR JAMES L. PUGH, Of
Alabama, expresses his opinion
that the federal election laws will
certainly be repealed by the next
congress. He also thinks that the
new senate will be a stronger
silver body than the last, giving
an estimate that differs widely
from that of other authorities.
DR.. w. G. MAcUNE has been
dethroned from his high and
mighty position as editor of the
National Economist of Washing
ton. ID. c., the organ of the ALI.
ance. The doctor has had many
memorable ups and downs. Time
was when at his bidding thousands
of people Obeyed; he could raise
money, establish corporations and
stores, dictate TO Congressman,
and hold a stiff rein over all aspir.
ing suOOrdinates.
EDITOR WEBB, of the Moslem
World, continues prOpagating
his Islamitic faith in this country.
If he can make people any better
he should be encouraged. The |
trouble at the present time is that
the average American is not very
enthusiastic on religious subjects.
He thinks more of laying up
stores on earth and taking his
chance on the moth and rust cor.
corrupting it and thieves break.
ing in and stealing it.-St. Louis
Republic.
In less than month the extra
session Of congress will com.
mence. 1t promises to be one of
the most memorable ever held, as
the crisis Of the country is such
as has rarely been witnessed in
peaceabls lines. The whole
trouble is chargeable to Legislation
enacted by congress, and it is to
that body that the people must
look for remedy. The repeal of
the Mckinley law is very i'm.
portant, but the country can wait
until the Sherman law is a bolished
Tire latter is tie cWuseof the finan.
cial depression that overspreads
the country and must be attended /
to as early as possible.
ONE of the most important ques. |
tons before the next Legislature
will be the election of q Y. s. !
Senator 10 succeed Senator Lind. |
say. who was elected by the last
Legislature to oil out Carlisle's
term. Lindsay will be candidate,
ana others mentioned are: Gov.
Brown, McCreary, Breckenridge
aud Stone. Candidates for the
Legislature will be called out on
their choice for u. =. Senator.
The people have n choice for Sen.
ator, and they have right to
know whether Legislators they
elect are going to respect their
choice. = Mayfeld Mirror.
PENSION Commissioners LoCH.
rem is getting the ping neatly lit.
ted to the well.wOrn leak in his
bureau. A statement issued from
the bureau shows that during the
first three months Of the present
Administration II, 0ii pension Ger.
tidcates of all kinds we're Issued.
During the last fiscal year the
number of certificates issued was
l0l 300 less than during the pre-.
vious year. and the net increase
WAS l0S,2S0 less, with the de.
crease from deaths aud other
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