The record-union., 1894-10-06

make against the charge, so far undis-
puted. that they hanged him in ef1igy,
posted threatening notices in various
places about his farm, and so conducted
themselves as to make it appear that they
intended to murder him.
RUSSIAN SUCCESSION.
IDeseret salt Lake. News.l
The anxiety felt on account of the
alarming rGmors is due to the opinion
that the accession to the throne of the
CZarovitz would materially change the
political complexion OF Europe. The
heir apparent. who has always had warm
synpathies for England, would undoubt-
edly, 1t IS thought, abandon France and
cultivate cordial relations with Germany
and Great Britain.
FORCING VALUES.
LGIass Valley Union.
1t is impos ssible to force the value of
commodity with which the market is
I lovers tocked, but il you can make G.
mand for the same article its value will
increase. This Is applicable 10 silver as
to any other product The Democratic
platform proposes a method which seems
the most feasible of all yet proposed to
settle this great question, and that is to
redeem all the gold coin and paper cur
rency under the value Of ten dollars. In
doing this all the surplus silver in the
treasury and the production of many
years to como would be required TO carry
cat the provision.
y MATTER OF MARTYRDOM.
The Mail of Woodland.
The American people are given too
much to hero O-Worsniplng, but thank God
their idols are usually discreet enough TO
keep out Of Jail. MIR. knox's friends are
playing him Tor martyr to the cause of
labor. But while his case is still pending
and the restraints OF a $4,000 bond mold
him to answer before the superior Court
for most serious indictment, the Popu-
lists OF olo County ought to have shown
respec5 enough tor the processes OF the
law to have withheld Mr.. Knox tor future
| reference. They ought not TO have pre-
! judged his case and declared him inno-
cent betore he is regularly tried and dis
charged.
ABOUT BEGGARY.
New York World.i
For the most part beggary is to be toll
/ Grated with the utmost charity. AS conf
/ pared with independent self-support it is
an evil, but Oh the other hand 1t Is good
compared with the crime OF attempting to
/ obtain support 10y fraud or violence.
! W hen the weaker members Of the COM
nunity are in dire straits they should not
be punished tor stretching out supplicat-
! ing hands to the stronger. 1t is criminal
/ folly to punish them at such times or to
make them feel that they are hopelessly
outcasts and enemies OF society.
| MRS. MACKAY's DISHES.
[Fresno Republican,
! Mrs Maclxay has a $3.50, 600 dinner service.
| Please pas that TIN pale with the nash on it.
I-Mercel sun.
Well, WHO'S TO blame for these china
and tin conditions anyway? The Creator
who pat gold IN the ground and the in
stInct In old man MaCkay to dig for it,
and lay the foundation of great fortune,
or the human law which permits men 10
acquire wealth?
! 10 return briefly to the statement made
! by the sun, it gives us pleasure to note
/ that the female Macl6ay person feeds
! from dinner service which cost $780, 600.
/ That means that the lady has some real
nice dishes, and that some other people
/ have nearly SOC, coo of the Mackay money.
/ We only wish that it had cost five times
! that amount, and that the old lady would
! continue 10 blow the Old man in for
1 ldiotiC truck of that sort until all their
wealth, except what they have invested
! in productive business enterprises, is
SoWn 10 the four winds and gathered in
! by people who can make better use of ii.
THE STRIKE INQUIRY.
Chicago Inter-0cean.l
Whether it results in any legislation or
not, it is pleasant to learn that the Com
missioners appointed by the President to
! Investigate the recent riot and labor
troubles in Chicago and elsewhere have
unitedly agreed upon the report they will
present.
IN OLA PODRTDA.
salt Lake Trbune.l