Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-06-30

Ioc k, although it is natural and
not any act or acts of the admins
gration that have brought it
about. If the improvement con-
tinues until after Congress meets
It will have the effect of prevent
ing any hssty and iil-considered
financial legislation, which might
easily make things great deal
worse than they are or would be
With no legislation at all.
AS no one has championed the
Sherman law it must be assumed
that it is not : good law, bat few
men who are thoroughly acquant-
ed with the situation will pretend
to assert that its unconditional re-
peal, that is to say, lis repeal
without a substitute of some kind
dealing with silver, would be any
improvement. Conservati, e men
who are not blinded by prejudice
either for OF against either Of the
money metals believe that Con-
gress, as far as possible, should
take the question up with partl-
san political bias, discuts 8 it from
every point of view and go delib-
erately enough TO allow the press
and people time en- ,ugh to discuss
and digest all the propositions
that may be submitted, refore
final action shall be taken. Ii
this be done some satisfactory
law may be the result. although
it may not meet the approval of
the extremists on either side The
fact should never be lost sight of
that the masses are always con-
servative in all things and espec-
tally so in regard to national fl
nances, which must always regu-
late the prosperity, not of the
East, nor of the West, nor of the
South alone. but of the entire
country. If a contrary pelicy be
followed and this question be
dealt with from narrow parti-
san political point of view disas-
ter will as certainly follow as
night follows day.
And closely allied with the fl
nance question, more closely than
the average democrat seems capa-
bic of comprehending-is that Of
the tariff. There can be no doubt
that the foolish talk Of certain
prominent democrats about the
certainty Of radical changes being
made in our whole tariff system
has had more to do with bringing
about the shaky feeling in fnan-
cial circles than everything else
added together.
| While few, il any, men really
believe that the democrats will be
foolish enough to make such cuts
in the tariff as have been threat
ened, such cuts as would if actu-
ally made, make thousands of
bankrupts out of men who are
now fairly prosperous as manu-
facturers. large and small, and a
million tramps out of working
men now profitably employed;
still the making of these threats
has had the effect of creating q
feeling of dread and uncertainty
as to just what they will do, and
as as natural consequence mil
lions of capital that would other
wise be actively employed is now
locked up and business men are
daily making assignments be-
cause of their inability to borrow
money upon securities which.
under ordinary circumstances,
would have been gladly accepted
as collateral for the money they
necessarily have to borrow to
successfully carry on their bust
ness.
| Although it has not been offic-
tally announced your correspond
ent has il from a reliable source
that the grand jury has practical
| ly agreed to find indictments
ahainst Ainsworth, Dant, Sassy
and Covert, for manslaughter, in
connection with the horrible ac-
cident at Ford's old theater.
Their trial will probably take
place early in the fall session of
the criminal court. Secretary
Lamont's action in dissolving the
Army Court OF Inquiry recently ap
pointed by him has been the sub
ject of much speculation. OF it.
self this order indicates the be-
lief of the Secretary that the evil
dence is SO plain as to make a
Court of Inquiry unnecessary,
| and were it not Tor his failure to
suspend Ainsworth, Sasse and
Covert, who are still performing
their official duties, it might be
supposed that he intended order
ing Ainsworth tried by court mar
tial as soon as the civil courts
pass upon his case. Perhaps that
is what he intends doing. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Cleveland has
said that he would not suspend
Colonel Ainswcrth until he has
been found guilty by jury in the
criminal court. In an ordinary
case that might be the correct
stap1 for fha President tn toEa