Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-05-17

| From every point OF TYleW-pOpulaIlOn,
amount of legal business, location, ETC.
Belmont county has for years been enti
tied to the position of separate judicial
sub division, and by the bill enacted into
law last week, she has but secured her
rights. The question of politics has moth
| ing to do with the case. 1t was ques-
ton of right, and Belmont county re-
ceived only that to which she is entitled.
The bill does not affect the present in
cumbent of the bench, except as to Mon
roe county, but when his successor is |
chosen, it will be by Belmont county
alone. Of course it riles the tempers of
some attorneys who had cherished the
hope of securing seat on the bench by
means of Monroe countys votes, but
they can still continue to attempt the
practice of law, with the feeling that if
they do not succeed in that endeayor,
neither would they have succeeded upon
the bench except in drawing the salary. |
| The most piteous and heart rending |
thing in politics to-day is the wall that |
goes up from the smaller fry of the Demo
cratic press, over the delay in the passage |
of the so-called tariff reform measure. |
The great papers, one and all, deserted
the Wilson bill months ago-denounced |
it up hill and down dale, and were large
ly instrumental in having it amended so
thoroughly. But the little members of the
newspaper world, with an affecting earn
estness, having demanded and de-
manded in vain, now tearfully appeal to
their lords at Washington to stop eating
and drinking and sleeping and rush
away to :" pass the Wilson bill" And it
is startling to observe how swift Con-
gress is to obey.
The burning of the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle, Sunday, is another ola long chain
of remarkable misfortunes which have
befallen the church ministered to by the
distinguished DR.. Talmage. This is the
third time that the congregation has lost
magnificent edifce. Why in the dis
pensation of Providence such valuable
property devoted to His service should
be allowed to go down in ashes is mex
plicable to limited human reason, unless
it is to give the wealthy opportunities of
exercising and cultiYating their gener-
osity.
The formal announcement of Hon. d.
A. Hollingsworth as a candidate for
Congress appears in this paper. General
Hollingsworth is welI-known to our
people. Born and raised within the
borders of Belmont county, having at
tanned high rank as an attorney, man
of the highest honor and integrity, i'm
bued with Republicanism that is un-
questioned, he is altogether man to
whom we could give the heartiest sup
port should he succeed in obtaining the
honor to which he aspires.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has sustained the state Courts of
Ohio, in holding the Massie law constitu-
tional. This law imposed tax of one
tenth of one per cent. on the capital
stock of corporations consolidating. Un-
der the law $191 600 had been paid into
the State Treasury under protest, and
this sum now becomes available. The
State of Ohio is now getting along pret-
ty well in being able to make her tax
laws stand.
There is likely to be sufficient politics
in this vicinity from June 2 to 12 to suit
the most ardent Republican. The Con-
gIessional and County PRIMARIES will be
held June 2, the State Convention on the
9Th and 9Th, the County Convention on
the 9th, and the Congressional Conven- +,
ton on the 18th. 1t comes all at once, {
but then it is but wise while in the bust
ness to complete the whole job.
1t is now about eighteen months since
a large number of voters took temporary
leave Of their senses, and put the Demo
cratic party in complete control of ,
National affairs. The history of that
year and half is pretty well calculated
to bring those voters violently back to |
their senses, and to keep them there for
generation or so Oh for another Presi-
Dental election!
Judge Campbell, of Cambridge, seems
to be getting there for Circuit Judge,
if an active canvass of the district means
anything. To get anything in politics
these days takes hustling, and Judge
Cambell seems to understand the busi- .
ness of seeing the people and making {
his wants known. His chances seem to
be rapidly improving.
There is more or less talk of candidates
for offices to be filled next year. The
fact that we are to have an important .
election this year seems to be lost sight Of q
Would it not be well to get the coming v
fall election out of the way before we s
begin to talk of who will be Governor or 4
candidates for county offices next year ? G
1t now looks like the Republican Ma
tiohal contest in '96 would be Mckinley
against the field. Every possible candi- a
date mentioned is compared with Nc {.
Kinley, thus admitting that Mckinley is
in the lead by all odds. T
To add further to his notoriety Coxey
mas been nominated for Congress by the N