The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-16
Killing Two Birds with One Stone

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Killing Two Birds with One Stone.
Whyno accept Representative Oates
plan of settling the vexed question of
what shall be done with Utah2 He has
introduced into the House a bill to unite
that territory to Nevada. And a ques-
ton has been bobbing up recently
whether it isn't an outrage for Nevada
to have so much influence in congress.
In 1880 the state had only 10000 inhabi-
tants, and in 1890 she had only $4,000
And yet this state, which hasn't as many
people as Chatham county, nor as much
wealth, has two senators and one repre-
sentative who are doing. their utmost to
compel the people of this country TO ac-
cept dishonest money. New York with
her millions Of people and vast .acoumula-
ton of wealth, has no more power in the
Senate than this apology for state that
will not, in all probability, contain 90
600 people ten years hence.
Utah contains 246, 900 people and has
only one representative in congress, a
delegate. She has been kept out of the
union because of the belief that her peo-
pie do not intend to give up polygamy.
If she was joined to Nevada she would be
under Nevada's constitution and laws,
which would not be changed very soon
probably-nOt until the Mormons had
given up all idea of polygany
BY accepting the Oates bill we should
make Nevada something more than an
apology for state and would settle the
polygamy question in Utah. And, be-
sides we might make some advance in
the settlement of the silver question in
the Senate, because, as MIR. Oates points
out, the Nevada senators would in all prob
ability, abandon the silver debate and
hurry home to secure reelection from
the new state. A great scheme is Mr..
Oates! 1t ought to be popular one.
The convention of the representatives of
the boards of trade, chambers of com
merce and commercial exchanges which
met in Washington the other day to take
action in respect TO the Sherman silver
law, spoke for the business interests of
the country. 1t demanded the immedi-
ate and unconditional repeal of the law.
The resolutions containing this demand
were reported TO the convention by j.
Randolph Anderson, bright and brainy
young lawyer of this city, who advocated
their adoption in a speech that called
forth a good deal of applause, it being
logical, convincing and eloquent state
ment of the reasons why the Sherman
silver law should be repealed The ac-
ton of the convention can hardly fail to
have influence with those of the silver
senators who are willingS to listen to rea-
son.
The spread of diphtheria at jamestown.
\. Y, has been traced TO novel cause.
Some weeks ago big wedding was held
in the town, and numerous friends and
neighbors attended. The bride had a
slight sore throat. When the ceremony
was over She acceded to the custom of the
country and permitted everybody who
pleasedto kiss her Shortly afterwards the
brides sore throat developed into a case
of diphtheria, and numerous cases of the
disease broke out, among those who had
kissed her and others whom the kissers
had subsequently kissed The lesson of
this incident is that the only absolutely
safe way TO kiss is for each party to do it
by proxy.
A New Jersey young man who has been
resting under charge of incendiarism,
and whose case was to have been tried
! shortly, has beaten the prosecution and
will 90 free. He has married the prose
cutting witness, thus destroying her value
to the district attorney as a witness.
Young Coningsby Disraen, who has recently
broken into parliament, initiates the late
Lord Beaconsield as far as he can He has
| the same spare figure, with sloping shoulders
! the same curl on the forehead, heavy, blink
! ing eyellds and the same air'of dignihed self
/ composure. There however the resemblance
| ends. Conlngsby according - the Chicago
! Herald, Is mild sort OF an ass according TO
/ all accounts. lie is well liked but he doesn't
/ know much. He would do better In the hup
! per Uuse.