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The Lawyers aud the Fur Seals.

The NcU York Tribune accuses Secretary
GRESHAM of putting through Congress
for the benefit of Counsellor PHELPS and
Counsellor CARTER an appropriation OF
$4,000 in the way of additional compensa-
ton for their services before the Paris Tri-
bunal. The other distinguished American
lawyers who represented the American case,
Brother CoUDERT, for example, and Judge
BLoDGETT r Of Illinois, get only the fee of S1O,-
900 apiece which the HARRISON Administra-
ton agreed to pay them, and the allowance
OF $50 aday for severity days for their per-
sonal expenses in gay Lutetia. That is to say,
while Brother CouDERf gets $3.50 for his
services at Paris. Brother PHELPS gets $685.
SOC and Brother CARTER gets s2s. 800.
This is a glorious victory for the Ameri-
can jurisconsults; but why should Brother
COUDERT he marked down almost to bar
gain-counter figures
When we remember that the American
case was lost ut every point, we must like
wise remember that these distinguished
councillors were contending for q cause
foredoomed to failure; hopeless when it wal
put into their hands. That circumstance
does not affect the professional ability with
which they handled the hopeless case.
The single achievement Of the Paris Arbi-
%tration, so faras our own interests are con-
cerned, was the formulation of a system for
the protection Of seal life and the ~restric-
ton of the pelagic catch. When the sessions
Of the Tribunal were over, the erudite gentle
men Dno had talked so long and so elo-
~quently-some Of them at s2S,50O apiece,
others Mt only s13,5O0 apiece-announced
that they had saved the fur seal.
Let us see. The new rules of the Paris
award have been in operation for one season.
The official figures Of the pelagic catch for
1894 have just been compiled at Victoria.
This is how the account stands ms against
the two years preceding, when the beneficent
and repressive system devised at Paris at
great expense was not yet in force
Tear. SKIM,
o '.'''... 's.''.',"......,.. 10000
1OJ0O
Eloquent and astute lawyers Poor fur
seals Of Behring Sea!
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$4,000 FoR PUBLIC BATHS.
Alderman Fiynn's Amerdment OF the Budges
Passed nr Usual.

A special meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen
was held yesterday TO approve the budget for
1895. Alderman Noonan presided and called
tine Board 10 order. Alderman Flynn imme-
diately arose and moved that 500. 900 be added
to the Department of Public Works estimate
for the mainter ance of the public baths.
Think OF the poor who need q bath at least
once a day." said the Alderman.
I'm sure tho reform administration which il
coming in will not object TO the great unwashed
having an opportunity TO rid themselves OF that
unpleasant title. why, IL the new Mayor and
his cabinet 90 down 70 the Battery Park bath,
they will find II IN q disgraceful condition. IL
would not do credit to n country village"
The Alderman for the past six years have
introduced the appropriation. and the Board Of
Estimate have never failed to out IL out.
The Aldermen voted unanimously In favor Of
the motion and then formally adopted tho
budget. and II was referred to the Board OF
Estimate for final consideration.
No action was taken on the applications for
railroad franchises. which have been before the
Board for some time.
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What a splendid chance TO win national
and perpetual fame there is for the Hon. joins
DONoyAS 81 West Bay City, Mich! He is the
one and only Democrat In the Legislature OF the
Wolverine state. NiEcty-nine OF the 100 men,
Ders Of the House are Republicans. and all the
senators are Republicans. Mr.. DONOVAN stands
peculiar and alone there In his Democracy,
wrapped In the solitude Of his own individual
lily. II is a glorious opportunity that is pre-
scented 10 him 10 gain tie championship and TO
merit a monument. What are ninety-nine
wooden Republicans 20 one iron-clad Democrat?
lie can play havoc with many Of their schemes.
lie may be able 70 create division In their ranks,
SO as TO carry his own measures. He can pre-
vent them from getting unanimous consent. He
may do lots OF things, IL he is a master OF the
business OF legislation. He must certainly be
the most distinguished figure In the politics Of
Michigan. We do not know whether he has the
brains OF DANIEL WEBSTER. but they would
surely be serylceAbIe 10 him when he takes his
scat. II Is an snylable position that he has In
the Legislature Of Michigan.
They say he has no humor In him. That is
strange for a Democrat. Il Is a pity, too. They
Say thai all Michigan is laughing AZ him. Never
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17
CLEVELAND ~ ,s4 AND IN 20.
Testimony from as to Mr.. TIL
denis Estimate or That Statesman.

den's Estimate or That Statesman.
Iron the Pine BiuD Commercial.
The following prophetic paragraph appeared
In THE Sun on July 1. 1884:
"He has labored against the Democratic party, not
for It, lie Is engaged In q personal policy which does
not include the building up and strengthening OF the
Democratic party, but the building up and strength.
Ing OF Cleveland. He may be strong with those who
are not Democrats. With Democrats he Is weak. The
attempt TO nominate Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago looks
toward using the Democracy for the benefit Of q man
who desires to be strong, not through his party. but
In spite OF II. That Is the reason these boiling Repub-
licans like him so much. He is their man. He is not
the man OF the Democracy. IL every Democrat elected
to ONCE should go on as Cleveland has done. the Demo
cratic party would speedily die out. Mr.. Cleveland's
attempt may succeed. The world loves to he deiuded,
but the Democratic cause cannot gain much by going
through the process"
That was THE Suns sight ten years ago on
last July 4. Never was there n clearer and
more lucid prophecy. Never was a foresight Of
coming events more kecnly, evenly. and more
correctly illustrated. Never, in all of our read
ing, has a forecast Of political events been so
closely and accurately estimated.
THE Suns opinion then was our opinion. We
had been TO Greystone a month before the
article was published In THE Sun. We had
talked with Samuel Jones Tilden, the sage and
once savior OF Democracy. We had listened to
his words OF wisdom and truth. We learned
then what THE SuS said. We were astonished
as We listened to the great old Democrat. but We
believed what he said then. and we have since
realized the truthfulness of his statements re-
garding Mr.. Cleveland. We returned to our
desk. We stated in print what we had been
told by the Sage of Gramcrcy Park; but no one
believed us. and time alone has proven the
correctness Of our asseverations. We do not
feel avenged; We are distressed to know that
the half had not been told" when we said
that Cleveland was not a Democrat"
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The Republicans must not undervalue the
ballots which the colored voters OF the city cast
for their ticket at last weeks election. They
must not overlook these voters in the distribution
OF offices and things. 1t is mere avoidance for
them to say that there are not enough plums
to 20 around among the coiored applicants, or TO
try TO brighten them by holding up white Repub-
licnns who want all the places within sight. Tho
colorcd Office seekers OF Minetta lane and else
where cannot be put of in this way. They must
demand their full share Of the goods to be
disirihutcd
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The site OF GOIEotha.

To rHE Ep'1oR % aug srS-Sir; In the Judgment or
many OF your readers n seems strange thar yonr ~
erudi'e correspondent A. L. Eawson, should have
oN''",~'u a '~et OF no slight Importance 20 all Dill
itrsht sites Of Golsotha arr distant aLout Nv ~
"trs WAX r.spect.Nely from each ofhpr ~ INN
the nlcrtlrs " sacred arrh.eo.oIy sr, NJ,
uiG.r aIued, and do NOS mean 10 deprSasts - DC
N"IhN INDUSTRY In pursuit OF the no.t ',xaaf ,h,r~ts
AZ - IA topOs Taph!cal IDEAL. h.hu'e-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17

One OF the leading New York concerns
engaged In the importation Of foreign spirits. Is
sending out a circular In which occurs this In
t~ercsting announcement;
"The recent notifications In our Tsrin are decidedly
favorable to foreign spirits. p PARTICULARLY In view OF
the Increase Of tax on the American product.
Looking forward to the pleasure Of your fan
orders" &C.
Such literature as this ought 10 console the
Hon. WILLIAM L~osrroREvER WILSON to some
extent. lie has not labored wholly in vain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17

We are surprised at the conduct of Presi-
dent PEINoTo Of Brazil in refusing to take part
In the ceremonies at the Inauguration OF his
successor, President MORAEs, on Thursday. We
cannot account for his exceeding impoliteness,
his disregard OF that fnedlsnity which properly
belongs TO every gentleman OF the Portuguese
race. DIR. n had shown him every cour-
tesy, and had even offered him his personal
thanks for his services to the young republic
as its President. lie had also appointed a Cabi-
net largely composed ~ tho friends of the re-
firing President.
rEIxoTo's extraordinary conduct gives color
To the charge often brought against him, but
which we have always refused to believe, hat
he has entertained designs against his successor.
There is no doubt that he was a deeply disap-
pointed man when he failed to secure a renom-
nation 10 office. Il will he necessary for the
new President to keep a close watch upon him.
II may not be advisable TO put him in IN
of the army,
The peace must be kept and the Constitution
maintained in Brazil.
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yoX PopuII.

We are the People!
The rank and nle OF the
Democratic party.
And you can bet your everlasting foundations
That the sand Is In our craws yet!
True, our leaders held US up by the tails.
While the q. o, Piers gave It tC US
Where Nellie wore the beads.
But, while we were getting IL In the neck,
The leaders were getting II In the
Lungs and lights and liver,
And other vital statistics!
And did II hurt us?
Not a little bit,
We are inclined at this date to believe
That the party so; licked;
We have even heard It lntimated that It
"Got licked like II"
Bat the Republicans didn't do II:
We did Il ourselves.
We couldn't lick the Republicans
And Democrats together.
So we made a combine and licked the Democrats,
That's the kind OF a homeopathy we are
When We feel like IL.
And we felt like II.
10 they think We don't know anythinys
Don't We know a broken pledge when We see IT.
Can't we smell sugar when IL ia frying in the Gre ?
Are We ~mugwumpsf
Don't we know the cuckoo cry
When We want tRr!n reform don't we want IN
Are We electins men to oniye Ger our E,al.h,
or for theiTsf
where are we az,
And what are we hegc fUrt
Ne may be willing 10 ride iscES'Scs.
Bat when iacka''es ry to side rs, We GfAw the
line.
We drew it on November 9th last.
Did any body feel Il pullr
our noble leaders kicked a plank or two
out OF our platform 10 suit tie few.
We kicked tue stunln' out os rhs
Whole shsbang TO suit The many.
Now who's on toy:
We may be damned fools but we are not damned
rascalS
The Vox PopuA Is the
YoS Del,
Aud the gents Nho think th"y own the earth
Can bet 100000 square mil's uft
That we are tie
Yox Popu,l.
MlnOp IA,
Net Utterly Ob~isstiSRAbIs.
lry unilSaanuyI-Yoa are iust Ike the villain OIL
Isek Well, what ought / to b. uks-ihs hero Of
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Worthy 81 q. Nans.

Prom ths BFoOtiya Leader.
The long ~lshed-fo- successor 20 the " w..ht,
Post" aud High schouiCadets" marches las arr'vsd
III "rHE SuS March" dedicated to our brllinn, o..
temporary ruE sUS- II is bright aud popular "A ~.
title nipple. W.
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mind that. We shall wait to see whether he is
the man toturn that laugh into something else.
We have hope OF him, for the reason that his
name Is DoNoVAN.
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The Way Back.

ALLEN GEANBERY THURMAN was 81 wears
old last Tuesday. In the evening he made n
little speech to the members of the THUR
MAN Club of Columbus who called on him
with congratulations in which all his coun-
trymen join. He spoke as follows of the
recent disaster
I'm lSi6 the Democrats were whipped worse than at
the present time. but this defeat was like an earth.
quake. Two years ago we carried everything, and
some thought we would do the same this year. But !
became a little uneasy and did not advise any Of my
friends to bet. But we are bound 10 beat them, and
why Because the Democratic party Is the natural
party OF free institutions. I'll be gone. perhaps, but a
party founded on the principles OF a free government
will stand so long as that government Is maintained.
You have been In worse places than at the present
time and come OUT all right, and you will come out all
right again"
The trouble with the CLEVELAND Admin
istration is that it has been disloyal to the
principles of free government. In the in
come tax it made three several attacks upon
the principles OF free government and OF the
United States. BY its substitution Of this
defeated Populist dogma, 1t violated the
principle Of rule by the majority, violated
also the principle of equal rights and equal
burdens, and attacked the rights of property.
In the Hawaiian affair C~LEvELAND's
bigoted and insane Partially for monarchy,
even In the most degraded form, was as false
as falseness could be TO the spirit and the
principles Of free institutions.
The Democratic party was made the scape-
goat Of these offences. When the Demo-
cratic party returns to itself, resumes it's
principles, and ceases to be misrepresented
and misled at Washington, it will be on the
raa1 Innl- e, a-l $1,000
may be a long one, for unde GROVER CLEvE-
LAND the deviation from true Democracy
has been monstrousand almost incredible.
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farewell Farewell " he cries In pain.
HIS srans enfold her tisat:
hts A'sser fan Ike autumn rain
lpon her forehead white;
he Knows eil see her not agala
Iuul 10 ouo night
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One Democratic COnsrsssmaa In u.x..
chusstIs.

TO THE EDITOR or rHE suS-Sir: I notice an error An
your statements OF congressmen elected from mi.
s'ateto the next Congress. IL consists in asrrihI,g
lrn Delnorrats a. elet-d. via. Apsley and FIt,gar,LI
Mht!ess There i only D3r. FtkyefaldIn tie Mn ~
ulNt u hllstake cccurIrd Ia PuttlnK a 10 Hsains,
ApNtrys name IN the nrst list. JAM NJ t,ssahst
FALL RIVER, Noy. IL. N'iaoA'
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the UsfrED PREss and NEW ionK AssociATEp. PREss
10 At III to ~ Ann street. All Information and docu.
ments for public use Instantly disseminated to the
press Of the whole country.
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s.s.e-,.u.. =, r-n y.,,r.,.

" our Jrsnds trho 5aror We ,efih rrdnuscript, for
prbhcatfcr wish 70 hars rejected articles returned,
N<s mas IN al cas,s send stopap- for that pprpo.s.
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the development which will make It eventu-
ally the imperial city Of the world.
Let us hope that now we shall do still
better, and advance more rapidly.
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Not Un.rIy OhI.etloaabI..

Ary JnilsuauuyJ-Yoa are iusr Ike the villain Of a
novel!
JseE We'll, What ought 1 to b. uks-ths hero Of
noeelg
Amy-Oh. no. That would really Ds wsOs&
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C611Is snaqssable weather produces Catsrraa
's'rlrIs o. the Lungs, A., WHICH JaNnra
t1sddetosSet Prompuy eures II lGilhIuib aIniias
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Poor fur

Eloquent and astute lawyers /! Poor fun
seals of Behring Sea-!
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-11

products for only a short period Of
time they could have the world at
their feet. How much stronger then
could an organization composed of
the workers OF both city and country
resist the encroachments of greedy
capital? Not a wheel could move;
not spindle turn; not fire be built.
The capitalists are almost perfectly
organized. While they know that
they are dependent upon laOor,
they look upon organized labor as
their inveterate foe, because only by
organization can their encroacbments
on the rights of labor be resisted sue
cessfully. Thus the fight in this coun-
try is between manhood and money;
between the citizen and the dollar.
The citizen is represented by organized
labor, and the dollar by organized
capital. Labor must help make its
laws. 1t can not depend upon capital
to do it Capital will legislate for
itself and against labor. Therefore,
labor must organize, unite and 60 to
the polls together.
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

BY HON, TH0s. z. WATSON.
1. 1t would give death blow to the
reign of corporations. The people
would be boss again.
?. 1t would stop corrupt legisla-
ton in their behalf. The motive
would be gone.
3. 1t would unshackle trade and
commerce from 1.-THE trust and 1.-THE
ring" They GIN not operate without
the aid OF the railroad.
1t would stop determinations
against certain persons and certain
places. The motive would be gone.
The postofice treats all alike. So
would the government railway.
). 1t would stop speculative rail-
road building, The government
would lay out a new road where
needed and nowhere else.
& 1t would to great extent de.
Stroy the tyranny of capital overlabor
and render strikes well nigh obsolete.
Z. 1t would enable the cotton
planter to exchange products with
the corn planter on fair terms, which
would leave a profit to both. At
present the railroads impoverish them
both.
S 1t would remove tie causes of
the hatred of the people to the roads
and harmonic all interests.
9. 1t would equalize all avocations
and shippers; and would take away
the power the roads now have to de.
stroy d business, section or an in
dividual
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-11

no power in congress to charter ma
tional bank. That the power to issue
and coin money rested in congress
alone, and that it could not be dele
gated without creating money class,
and that by the violation of the law.
And on this he quoted Jefferson, Dal-
las, Gelatin, Madison, Calhoun, Jack
son, Webster and others. He advo-
Gated the creating of paper money,
which is the credit of the people by
congress, the same that makes ma
tional bank money good, and loaning
1t through the postofice money system
to the people when they needed it on
any good security that they had. That
the government was made to promote
the general welfare of the peop e,
and every act necessary to promote
the general welfare of the pep
pie should be performed by
the government, or it did
perform the duty for which it was
created, etc. He spoke two hours and
l was keenly interested in every word
have been, as. you know, strong
contractionist, because my party said
so. have favored national banks be-
cause national bank money was backed
by the government, but that speaker
knocked me silly and could not help
thinking how easy you could get good
money at 2 or per cent to pay off
that mortgage that now threatens
your farm, and not only yours, but
thousands of others that are in the
same fix, if the national government
issued the money to the people.
Your Uncle Henry was enthused and
punched me in the ribs until was
sore.
am agoing to see more OF these
Populists. want to hear theirreasons
for their other demands. l know that
lam with them on the money question
l am at this moment in receipt of
$500 from our old friends, Smith and
Graham, whose check enclose you.
Have the note transferred 10 me and
send it to me.
They also say that my brother,
Henry, thinks that l ives converted to
the third party by the speech l heard;
but they know that he is mistaken,
asnothing can bereal money but gold.
That all other kind of money is only
substitutes redeemable in gold"
Nevertheless, am certain that law
makes the money and not the ma
terial. l have subscribed to several
Populist papers. l am agoing to see
who they are
The family join in love and best
wishes to you and yours.
Your loving father,
j. r. MoRELAND.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-11

NEXT winter will try the souls Of
men. Hundreds Of Thousands of men,
women and children will be freezing
and starving in the north, especially
in the cities. 1t may be a good time
for millionaires with their stolen gains
to be where they can not see the dis
tress nor hear the groans of aleir vic
tins. Thousands upon thousands of
women viii be compelled to surrender
their virtue to rich libertines, or
starve. The direct result of the plu-
tocratic government we have over us
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-10-11

10. 1t would put into the hands OF
the people weapon with which they
could destroy any combine among
capitalists in any article of com
merce.
II. 1t would save enormous sums
now paid in fancy salaries.
u. 1t would save the 5000 lives
lost every year for lack of safety APP
planes
10. 1t would bring about absolute
free trade and cheap traffic between
all sections of this great country;
destroy 1.-The pool" knock the pins
from under the stock broker; put an
end to the insolence with which so
many officials treat the public; remove
the leverage which English capital
has on our labor and its products;
give a death blow to this internal
blooming" of towns and cities at the
expense of the country and for the
benefit Of a few capitalists ovor many
laborers. 1t would be a giant stride
in the direction of equality and
manhood rights and to the destruc-
ton of our class system of special
privilege.
H. 1t would stop land grabbing and
would restore millions of acres to the
public domain.
Is. 1t would, to great extent, stop
the building up of towns at the ex-
pense of the country, and would en-
tirely stop the speculative "boom"
which attempts to build city where
commerce does not call ior it.
16. 1t would remove from public
life, from journalism, from politics,
and from business. some Of the most
corrupting influences.
Il. II would remove one of the bull
warks of plutocracy, and knock one
of the main props from under that
den of thieves known as Wall street.
is. The rail- Dad corporations are
gathering into their clutches the coal
supply, the iron supply, the oil supply,
the grain elevators, and the timber
supply.
The only way TO check the remorse-
less despotism which this policy will
establish, is to have the government
possess itself of the public roads.
Then the people will be masters of
transportation, and thus masters of
the situation.
With the corporations owning the
sources of supply, and also the public
roads, the government and the people
are alike powerless to resist the ap-
palling combination of wealth, of
privilege, of opportunity, and of legal
lied advantage which will rest in
the iron hands of the corporations.
10. If the government decidt run
the roads at the present rate OF n,
profits the savings to the people would
consist in the abolition OF such fancy
salaries as that of Chauncey Depew,
for instance. He gets 100000 per
year for managing the Vanderbilt
lines, and has so much leisure that he
spends month or so every year hob
nobbing with European nobilities He
is but sample of the absurdities of
the present railway system The
smallest salaries are drawn by the
superintendent who really do the
work; the largest salaries are paid to
ornamental "figureheads" whose sin
huenee" is needed.