The morning call., 1894-06-26
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

All signs indicate that the time is near at
hand when citizen OF New York may go upon
the wttness-stand and tell what he knows about
police corruption without the fear of being
prosecuted or terroriZed. III this isn't progress
the pesslmists will oblige an interested public
by explaining what else IL is.-New York Press.
With the 1000 chickens he sells every year
in New York and what he gets out of the sugar
trust the richer Havemeyer manages TO keep
TIE Won from the door. And In one sense he
Is benefactor. While he makes sugar dearer,
bis competition with poorer farmers makes
chickens cheaper.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
John Ward, "a member of The Dalton gang"
has been slain by United States Deputy Mar
shals near Duncan, l. T. This news indicates
that Colonel Dalton himself is taking a brief
vacation preparatory to filing several mortuary
engagements in Kansas. Mr.. Ward is prob
ably "subbing" for him.-ChicagO Herald.
There is good deal of talk now about home
rule for cities. The principle is good in itself,
bui 1t is not universally applicable. 1t is dan
eerous to make any principle of this sort
fetich and insist that It's adoption is the one
and only thing needed TO establish good city
government.-New York Tribune.
When Governor Flower disapproved the
the Police DEPARTMENT Investigation, he intl-
mated that part of the money was TO be used
for "'he bribery OF witnesses" Does lie care
10 say now that the witnesses have been bribed?
New York Mall and Express.
Now Boss Croker is in the vicinity, he might
go TO London and study up ner methods OF gov
eminent and how city OF 100000 Can be
governed and kept clean on S25.000,0 900 while
New York's 100000 cost some S3S, ,OOO 600
annually. and the Government isnlt very clean
at that.-BostOn Journal
The return of the American coryettes Lam
caster and Marion ought to have been cele-
brated with unusual honors. 1t Is not every
one OF our naval vessels that reaches Dor. In
safety, and that wO should have done so is
almost nprecedented.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Hollanders have solved the tramp prob
lem neatly. They have State farm OF 5000
acres. and trsmps are sent there TO earn their
living and to learn TO be farmers. If they re-
fuse 10 work they are transferred TO a colony
where labor is compulsory.-Globe Democrat.
The people will be glad to believe that the
Presidents Illness is ouly temporary. The
warning. however, seems to be that he should
speedily get away from the bad political air of
Washington. 1t is enough to wreck the consti-
tion OF any man.-Inter Ocean.
The new light upon the Carnegie conspiracy
TO rob the Government looks as II the palms OF
the inspectors had been touched with gold
Great is the power Of money, and It's influence
is being constantly utilized TO grind down the
masses.-Philadel Item.
And so 1t makes The merry United States
Senators laugh that II should be thought neces-
sary to call them up one by one and question
them as TO their stock speculation. IL makes
their countrymen weep.-Boston Herald.
The police official who uses the law to extort
blackmail is more dangerous criminal than
the robber who uses open violence on the
highway. And he should be sent to Sing Sing
for longer term.-New York World.
Governor Flower contributes this bon mot TO
the relief Of sufferers from the heat: when 1
was boy ten mills used to make a cent; but
for the past year a hundred mills haven't made
a cent."-New York Recorder.
June has given US the hottest and the coolest
day on record for the time OF year. 1t is hard
to imagine what other excesses remain to be
committed in the name of the month of roses.-
Philadelphia Record
If the foreign vultures that are now lowering
over the remains of the late Muley Hassan ever
scltic ihCic NOu Oc cuOuSu Ol MOROCCO ie1t 10
make pocket-book for the new Sultan-St.
Louis Republic
A well-known gambler is said to have lost
$4,000 in local faro game IN which $50, 900
was won recently. Yet there is rumor 10 the
effect that there is no gambling in Chicago
Chicago Times.
The tariff bill before the Senate is now made
up OF free lumber, free wool. gift of millions to
the sugar tiust, low wages for worKingmeu and
any quantity OF scandal.-Philadelphl In
quirer.
The leader Of the Salvation Army, General
Booth. declares that he never reads a news
paper. Somebody will be selling him gold
brick one Of these days.-Philadelphia Times.