Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-12-07
TEKsi., TART A u zINFLY

A bill for free ships would not be
bad legacy for the democratic
Congress TO leave the people.
What is Car Reed afraid that
his party will do, that causes him
80 }ranticaIly to beg it to do moth
ing?
Reub Kolb puts upa stiff bluff
but bluffs do not win with such
men as Gov. Jones and Gov. -elect
Oates.
President Clcveland's foot isn't
too sore for him to administer sew
eral vigorous kicks. For particulars
waitfor the message.
If the democrats in Congress
will be governed by their common
sense, instead of their sense of
injury, something can be accom-
plished at the short session.
1t will not be what they accom-
plish so much as what they try to
accomplish that will fix the future
status of retiring democratic Sena-
tors and Representatives.
There's nothing the matter with
tariff reform, but tariff deformity
is lying flat on its back, having
been knocked down by indignant
democrats.
The pain 10 his foot may make
President Cleveland somewhatmore
caustic in portions of his annual
message than he would otherwise
have been, although other reasons
forhis being caustic are plenty.
According tothe widow o"Stonc-
wall" J, ckson, he wouldnever read
one Of her love letters on Sunday
or write ore, or mail one that,
would be in transit OIL Sunday.
Truly he was a remarkable man,
The Cook gang seems to be sew
eral points ahead Of the Indian
authorities in Indian Territory,
and yet some people are always
talking Of the fearless nature Of the
Indian.
Postal telcgraphy is LAID on the
shclfto remain for an indefinite
period. Principal reason, country's
to big and the cxpencc out of all
preportionwith the receipts which
might reasonably be expected.
The wise democrats in Congress
will avoid Lutting their headsagain
st brick-walls, lya full and free
conference upon programme for the
session.
Gov. Mckinley finds it difficult
to work himself into the proper
state of Joy over the republican VIC
tory, because the more he studies
the matter the more certain he be-
comes that Mckinleyism is dead.
Uncle Sam can borrow all the
money he wants ON his simple
premise to pay, at less than 3 per
cent interest but the rest of US in
addition to furnishing collateral
or gilt,edged cndorser, have
to pay double that interest, and
sometimes more.
That powerful "inhuence" is
working at Washington to prevent
the pun. ishn.cnt tf Capt. Howgate
for stealing government money is
apparent, but that is all the more
rason why he should be punished;
also, those who shared his plum
der.
lf:n ;iGit:tral sI;lntr, fol
further restriction of immigration
were needed it is furnished by the
figures of the last fiscal year, show
ilg that $1,000 persons over II
years of age, out OF total immigra
ton of 2S5, 631, could neither read
nor write.
If permanent minor officials al
Washington sthe cndthatalltruel,
good people should pray for, as th'
civil service reformers claim. why
shouldn't the thing he carried to it
logical conclusion and the republic
abandoned and permanent Kinl
installed
Ex-senator Kellogg, Of Louisiana
nova Washington lobbyist anC
zeal estate Spectator, would seen
So be lasking in judgement as Il
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