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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Feb. 22.-The
most extensive cooking main that has
taken place in the Missouri valley for the
past two years was pulled off at Leavsn-
worth last night.
The main was between Kansas birds
shown by Ed Horsefeld of Topeka, on one
side, and Nebraska and Iowa birds shown
by Councilman Pat Ford OF Omaha and j.
Lamb of Council Bluff, on the other.
Ten pairs fell in at weights ranging from
six pounds and four ounces to four pounds
and twelve ounces, aud Kansas had a
shade the best of the weights in the match
ing and won the main, winning six bat
ties out OF the ten fought. There was to
have been An odd fight at catch weights,
but the Nebraska and Iowa fanclers
weakened on the shake bag that was to
have closed the sport. The birds, as II
whole, were well mated and were fast
lot. The longest battle lasted only thir-
teen minutes, and several were decided at
the first fly. The betting as rule was
light, although each battle was for saOto
500 was on the main.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
FIX CORBETT'S WEIGHT.
Managers Intend That He Shall Tip the
Beam at 1875 Pounds.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Some time this
week meeting between William A Brady
and Parson Davis will be held and defii-
mite action be- taken about the meeting
between Corbett aud jackson. The ques-
ton of final battle ground will be de-
cided upon. Brady, in talking about
growing and continues to become stronger
he will be able to enter the ring with
Jackson weighing 195 pounds. He iss
taking on flesh every day and.his gener
health is excellent think it's cine.
that he will whip Jackson. If We fight in
England we will not agree to an English
referee or to twenty-round bout. 1t
must be to finish. If jackson got in a
couple of good blows the result would be.
if he is well liked over there II decision in
his favor. | wish to state that jim Is
taking good care OF himself.
Manager Brady is determined to ascer-
tain at once what the prospects are for
holding the proposed encounter between
CorbetE and Jackson across the water.
Brady does not believe in cabling or
correspondence. and. accordingly. has
made up his mind to send representative
to England to find out personally how
matters stand. He has assigned the task
to Edward Tbeumer, one of bis lieutenants
who sailed last week OF the Servia. Theu-
mer intends to call upon the officers of the
National, Bollingbroke and Ormonde
Sporting clubs, and have a talk with them
He will also visit the principal cities of
England and Ireland and Scotland to
arrange details for Corbett's proposed
tour Corbett will leave for England on
April IS.
The rumor sent out from the Mayport
training ground just before the last big
fight that Corbett had gone stale was
brought about by the champion stopping
all work except boxing and ball playing.
Speaking of it, Corbett said: II was
working hard aud growing stronger every
day, but / found that strength was at the
expense of speed. was in the habit of
carrying seven-pound cane on all my
walks in order to harden aud strengthen
my hands and arms, and l wrestled a
great deal. When l found that | WAS get
ting slower l stopped all that. / like to
have my legs hard and strong when l
fight, but the muscles of my arms must be
soft and elaSticp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
RI OCkADEO TRAINS.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 22.-up to 4 O'Clock
this morning. trains were all on time.
Siace that hour trains are blockaded In
every direction. The Denver trains are
stuck in the snow in Colorado. Between
here aud Ogden both the Union Pacific
and the Rio Grande western trains are
blocked. West OF Pocatello the Oregon
Snort Line is blockaded. aud no trains are
expected to get through today. No trains
have arrived from California today. tue
Central Pacific being biockaded on the
Sierras. Wind, rather than a heavy snow
fall, made the blockad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Jake Shaefer and Frank C. Ives. the
billiardists, have gone to Europe accom-
panied by their wives. They play eXhlbl-
Iion games in London and Paris.
Captain l. d. Blondell OF Norfolk, Va.
is out with a challenge TO swim race of
ten to fifty miles against James Finney.
the English champion, for 81. 900 side aud
the long distance championship OF the
world.
Shortstop John McGraw will not play
with the Baltimore club this season. He
had a differences with the management
about his salary, but he has now entered
ST. Bonaventure college, New York. to
pursue classical course and at the same
time coach and captain the college ball
team.
This will be Dan Brouthsrs' eighteenth
year on the diamond.
Announcements that the Coney Island
Jockey club and the Jockey club, through
the action of their conference committees,
which met OH Saturday last, had resulted
in an agreement satisfactory to both clubs,
were rather premature. The executive
COMMITTEES of the Couev Island Jockey
club did not meet as expected A gentle
man who is in the inner circle OF the
Jockey club said. in substance. that all
that was effected last week was truce
between the Couey Island Jockey club
and the Jockey club.
Corbett and Mitchell meet in Madison
Square garden in New York tomorrow
night
DIR. Jay w. Seaver, associate director of
the Yale gymnasium, has given out a
table of statistics. compiled from exami-
nations of athletes during the past few
years. He reached definite conclusions re-
garding the development obtained by base
ball, football and aquatic training. de
finds that, in general, satisfactory and
symmetrical physical development is OBJ
tanned by training for the crew or football
eleven, but baseball training results, gen.
orally. in uusymmetricsl and irregular de-
velopment His table of statistics shows
that comparatively few of the muscles are
normally developed by baseball practice,
and establishes the conclusion that, for
all-around development, baseball training
is not desirable.
SlOsson will try to get Schaefer aud
Ives to play the new diamond balk"
game as a novelty. 1t approaches as near
to cushion caroms in the amount of open
table play as is possible in btlk line. aud
Slosson thinks IL would prove attractive
rs a compromise between the two styles.
Horse agains. bicyclist racing, so popu-
lar in France, will be given trial in Eng
land this spring. Colonel Cody. who rode
number of races on horseback against
cyclers. will introduce the sport there.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYEES.

OMAHA, Feb. 22-The Nebraska en-
ployes of the Union Pacific, it is under
stood. rather than rely upon Judge
Dundy's vacating the wage schedule order,
will go into court and ask the district
judge for relief on petition. They will
set up, it is alleged. the fact that the
schedule was issued without their knowl-
edge, and that they had no notice Of time
in which to show the court that the pro-
posed cut in wages Is unjust. They will
ask for time in which To formulate a
schedule that will seem 10 them just aud
proper. The petition, il is asserted by one
OF the employees, is bsing prepared by Ful-
ton Grant, attorney for the employees IN
Nebraska, who is bsing aided by George
Nrooman. chairman OF the brotherhood
OF the Locomotive Eagiueers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

RoXR, Feb - The cbafnter % depa-
ties elected a nea PRESIDENT To-Day %
the first ballot SigDor Zaoardslli received
more votes than any ri THE other ezDd'-
dates He 6ld no: receive an absolute
ms !8Tity. however. aud sscCad ballot
was necessary. According 70 the rules a
second ballet = decisive, Whatever 1gurss
may represent The vote The Sscond bal
To- showed thai ssSuor B!snchsri bad r.
eeiyed Tie highest number of votes, and
be wss. therefore. declared president u
the cham beT i he ngubeE Of votes cAst
ia his favor wzs ie.. fsur more than re-
cxive4 by Slypor ZsasrdelL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
ANOTHER BOMB.

PARIS, Feb. "a dispatch from
Bethune says that a bomb, having half
burned fuse attached 10 IT, was found to-
day iu the doorway of the house inhabited
by the chief Judge OF Bethune. The bonn
was made OF tin and WAS filed with the
powder which y used ia the mines.
PARIS, Feb 22-Tne terror and fear
prevailing throughout Paris 10 conss-
oueuce Of the recent Numerous Anarchist
outrages are increased daily. Fresh cause
was given tonight when zinc box. With
halt-burned fuse attached. was found lying
just before the door OF the -. Pierre
church. in the petit Montroege quarter.
The fuse WAS oa-uched By the police, who
then surrounded the church until the
guard arrived. The box WAS taken 20 The
municipal laboratory for examination
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
GROWS PIIIRAIITY

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2-Oaicial returns
from MI but nine OF the six,y-seven
counties IN this state send Grows plural
ity up until the unprecedented figures OF
lsO lSS Is reached. This is gain OF over
4',ooO over the plurality given the Repub.
licsn candidate for state treasurer. whose
vote, II was expected, would stand rs the
"hlghwater mark" OF Repa blicanism in
Pennsylvania for long time 10 come.
\ II OF the official returns show' Republi-
can gains over the election niyat esti-
males: therefore II * fair TO assume that
the Official hsures from the nine missing
counties Will produce increases that will
give Grow not less than is, ,0uo plurality,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
AL QulEI At HONOLULU.

sAy FEAsCIsco. Yy5- 22--1bs stsamss
Oceanic. freIa Hoax Ksag. VIA EooslaiG,
arrived t1.is aftsrHooa. bs~ reported al
qui.. at The islands, the situatson kellg
unchanged since prsc~sdiar aayles.-
Ou tie syenisE Of Fen. IL tksrs vss =
rnaz. n1essiox - Csiaaasss ia tue Chinsss
tEsEtsg TO psoLss. sa@ssst tss sIc!asi2n
law
d. Z Emisn has been elected 70 g..
vacauey lu the advisory ooaseiL lie -
tie choice 81 tue ADDsxstion club. I.is q
a vict0ry 'or ths Afnsriean league.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
WEATHER BULLETIN.
WFATnER BURyAU, .
DEPARTMENT or AGEiCuLrURx
WIrurrI Kan Eah ~ I.a4

WICHITA. kan-. feb. =. lSts ]
Forecast for Wichita aud siclaisy-
fair and warmer until Sunday night
During the past twenty -four hours th'
highest temperature has been 9s tb,
lowest 10. and the mean ~. with wsrmsf
partly cloudy weather, fresh NORTH wine
and very high barometer, 3o,sl9 isck.s si
Up. III
Thus fgr this month the sTsrsgs TEN
perxtgrs has been ~
For the past tive years the srsrag,
Temperature for the month ot February
has been "a, and for tie 2zgs day 81
EEED L. JoHssSs. Observer.
For Oklshams. Fair yaF.Abl, winds.
For Colorado: Fslii proceeded ia TIA.
early morning bY snow fnrriss ia south
ern portisn: warmer ia extreme north hsrn
portion; var.ab.s wiads.
Far. ksEsss; Fxsr; varisbls winds,
waEMsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
JUMPED THE TRACK,

NEWCASTLE, Colo, Feb. 22-The Colo
RADIO Midland Passenger train No jump
ed the track a; the junction of the Rio
Grande and Midland tracks. half a mile
west of Newcastle, at $50 o'clock this
morning. The only person hurt was Fire
man Oscar Rhodes, who had leg broken.
There were twenty passengers. The acci-
dent WAS caused by tie failure of the
switchman TO properly adjust the rails
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
Skating Racords Broken.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Feb. 22.-The Ameri-
can com petition skating records from six
to ten miles were broken by A. d. Smith
and Edward Pannell today. in ten-mile
race in this city, Smith taking the race in
34:4S 3-5, which is over a minute better
than the best previous competitive record,
by Joseph Donoghue. He made the fifth
mile ia 17:04 and the sixth in 20:3l, being
one minute and one fifth second better
than Donoshue's time for the same dis
tance. Pannell did the seventh mile in
24:0l 2-5, which was formerly 25:l0 Is, also
held by Donoghue. Smith covered the
eighth mile In 27:3l, breaking Doooghue's
record OF 2S:45 1-5 The ninth mile fell 10
Pannell in 3l:14. dispiacing Donoghue's
record of 32:3I3.5
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
The adeha Daily aglc riday rorume Eebruaru 23 1884
dcGin.y. second; out-of-sigh.. third.

McGiuty. second; Out-of Sight. third.
Time, lis.
Sixth-Seveu and one-half furiongs:
Heury jenkins won; Fskir, second; Colo
mel s., third. Time, 1:i1.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 2.-First race
Six iuriougs: Londonviiie won, Lodi, sec
ond; Twang. third. Time. 1:a0
Second-Slx furlongs: Saragossa won
DR.. Ross, second; Trix. third. Time
1:17il.
Third-Steeplechase: Wild Oats won
ST. Croix, second; Zampost. third. Time
1865.
Fourth-Mile and q sixteenth: Zobail
won; Centeila, second; Gussie. third.
Time, 1:562l
Sixth-FIve furiongs: Normaudie won;
Malcolm, second; kaviue, third. Time,
l:y6SI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
KANSAS BIRDS WIN
NEBRASKA AND IOWA BOOSTERS
ARE NOT In 1T AT ALL

Six Out of the Ten Battles arc Taken
by the Slnfower Cocks-Corbett
Expects 10 Stand Up Before
Jackson Weighing at Least
One Hundred and Nine
ty-five Pounds-NewS
Of the Turf and
Gossip of the
sports.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

KANSAS CITY. Feo. 222,-The convention
OF trades upaouists, slUg.e-tsx m=a and
Others 10 nominate d city ticket was held
today. After = wFsagle lasting tAses
hours, during which efforts weE- maze
TO narmoGlZz Ese factions composing the
convention, the following ticket wss nom
mated; For Mayor, Frank g. johnson
Treasurer, David b Page. Auditor.
James " Rbod~s: Police Judge. H. I.
Robinson, Ci.y Asloraey. w. 4 Hsais.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
ITkfikA EIaAsrE2.

LOED1S. Feb = A d.spatcb 20 he
Times frosa Psrss .sTs that TIE issiias
aaAacial scessns. ~ outlined by tie tuisis-
ter q hBsncs meets !itsss fsvDf tEsrs.
J s.s Comments Of the rssspzcsrs sxfx~
that Italy must snrt2sr r~ouos sts sssi4s-
Lazy bar5ens. IN. say tsat az Isrrr&se q
tsrAts0o, wAgeh Iss p<1yss are 1asb-s %
Fzy, ~sA osiY iscrs~>s tss c!ns-'s'<s 81
TIE country
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
A WASHINGTON RELIC.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22.-J. II. Smith, a
farmer. who lives near White Church,
Kan, has Washington relic which he
prizes highly and exhibits on rare oc-
casions. 1t is a Masonic apron of satin,
trimmed in gold. which Washington wore
at Masonic lodge meetings. Mr.. Smith is
a member of Delaware lodge No. 81,
Ancient Free aad Accepted Masons. and
the apron has been handed down from
father to son for 100 years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
THE MODERN INVALID

Has tastes incidentally in keeping with
other luXuries. \ remedy must be pleas.
antly acceptable in form. purely whole
some in composition, truly beneficial in
effect and entirely free from every objec-
tionable quality. If really i'll he consults
physician; If constipated he uses the
gentle family laxative Syrup of Figs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
SAT ON HER LAP
MORE EVIDENCE IN THE POLLARD
BRECKINRIDGE CASE

One Witness Claims That He Did No.
Marry Madeline Because She
Permitted Him TO Take Liber-
ties-He Went Away aud
Never Came lack Mrs.
Blackbusn'S TeSsi-
moby and rs
Eeariug on
the Case.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
OBSERVED THE DAY
THE HERO OF THE HATCHET STORY
NOT QUITE FORGOTTEN.

New York Keeps the Anniversary Of
y His Birth by Shutting Up Shop
and Taking HOIiday-Gov-
ernor Mckinley Talks to
the Union League Club
at Chicago-Daugh-
terS Of the RevOlu-
tion in Session
at the Capital.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
The Turf RecOrd.

RoBY, Ind. Feb. 22-First race-Five
furlongs: Skadi won; Rey dor, second;
Piccadiliy. third. Time. 1:03l4.
Second-Thres furlougs: Esther Cleve-
land won; Ia Ia, second; Volume, third.
Time, :33
rd-Nine-sixteenths OF a mile; Harry
". won: Lilly Lochiel, second, Nlckle
John, third. Time :5111ll
Fourth-Five-eight Of a mile: Mary
won; Ernest, second; Tommy Tucker,
third. Time, So
Fifth-Five furIongs: Krikina woD;
Tameriane. second, Warren Leland, third.
Time, /: 035k
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
Horsea at Auction.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22.-Peter Web
ber sold bis stable at auction today
The prices were very small. the only
horse bringing over $500 being CAPTAIN
Coster, who was sold 10 w. II. Noyes
for g., 800.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23
WANT A NEW DEAL
FRISCO BONDHOLDERS TO ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL RECEIVERS.

The Appointees of Judge Caldwell
Not Satisfactory--A Conference
Held at st. Louis to Adjust the
TrOublc-The Rate Trouble
Between the AtchiSOn
and Southern Pacific
Likely to Disrupt
the Associa-
tion-Notes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

Every testimonial published ia behalf
o. Hooi's SArsapaEiils may DC relied up0B
as stricsly true.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

ST Lofts. Feb = --Races as Madison.
First rsce-r i've furso1gss SerEitaae won,
Whseler ]. second; Ben Lee, third. Ttus=.
i-1s.
cecoBd-Five aad hal. faI.c1gE Soao-
MA Boy won; Bud Brooks, second, P1saao.
third Time. I:I-
Thsri-H-S,-. Eve fnrionzs: FRS. best
Aud phone Won Cssns Blossom. sec2o !.
Dlsturi i4uCs. shtrrL Tine. 1Ss
secaud heat D4s;arisSac- woD; A1G.-
phone. .eooss6, L.iGIS Fellow. JE-, taird
Time. i6s
Ran CT = Dlsiurssoes won; EdspScze.
s-eouG. T5far. lzSs.
FoErth TAre-F.ve asd hall taslocgs.
Acilojs an wsn. jneie .-Saslo. s~cosss'
Diamond, third Time, isis5s
kifia-,.x slE4ousa U.sss. L~St VICE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-23

Hor SPRINGS. Feb. 22.-Firss rnce-
Three-fourtns of mile: Poor Abe Won:
Bsekwood~. second; Leila l., third.
Time. l:2054.
Secoad-f'iva fuElongs: Little Phil won;
TGane, second; Mollie May, thirl. lime,
1:04j4
1alrG -Nine-sixtesuths OF = mile: Mamie
b. won: Jack Thomas. second: Jo1n o.i-
yer, third Time. SO
Fourth-Mile and sixteenth: PesFl y.
won SIR Walter Raieigh. second; DE.
Wilcox, third. Time, i:56j.
Eifth-Eive furiOngs. Baugun won
Css>s, second; Morrisey, third. Time
l:o4
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 2a-First race
SIX aud on.-half furloGss: Billy HsrtigaE
Won; Bia i,a, second: Rondssu. third
Time. l.I3
Second-Four furloags: Waada 7,
won: Onward. second. Jack Farrell, ta' 70.
Time 80.
Third-Five and oue-hslf furlongs: Boz
Neeley won: Wekofa- secoa.; Ias ba!!g'
third Time, I:l45I
FOurta-Enli= aud oae-eight5: Og<ry,
won; Hilbert, sscoad. Tippecanoe. ihirj;
Time 2SSss4
F.ffh-oIx farloass: Slnrock won.
Generai Ross. second; kiadoEa, third.
Time i-Zli..
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-03
CITATION.

In tho County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clatsop.--In
the matter of the estate of James p,
Metz, eceased,-Citation:
To John L. Metz, Jess E. Metz, Mrs.
Prudence Weekly Mrs. Sarah Kearns,
Mrs. Ralph jackson, Mrs. ]. Metz, and
Mrs. T. b. Jackson, greeting:
In the name of the State of Oregon:
You are hereby cited and required to
appear in the County Court of the State
of oregon, for the County of Clatsop, at
the court room thereof, at Astoria, in
the County of Clatsop, on Monday, the
9TH day OF May, 1894. at 10 o'clock In the
forenoon Of that day, then and there to
show cause, II any exist, why an order
of sale should not be made OF the fol-
lowing real estate, to-wit Lots Nos. 8
and 0, in the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter and the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter OF sec
tion No. II. township No. Z. north of
range No. west, of the Win, Mer., in
Clatsop County, Oregon.
Witness. the Hon. c. A. Mcclure,
Judge OF the County Court Of the State
of Oregon, for the County OF Clatsop,
with the seal OF said court affixed, this
I'd day Of April, A. ID. 1894.
Attest: c. j. TRENCIIARD.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-03
THE ERA OF MUSCLE.

This is, an athletic age. Everybody
wants to be strong, The craze-for II
has well nigh reached that stage-af-
fects both sexes and even childhood,
The pugilistic phase of this fad In
young America is by no means morally
promising, But II is one thing to be en-
lowed with vigor and another to be
SANdowed with muscle. Super muscu-
arlty is often induced by physical effort
perllous to health and calculated to
shorten life The vigor which means a
regular and efficient discharge of the
physical functions, Is the first medium
at which all may safely aim without
causing ruptures or breaking blood ves-
sela Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
largely conducive to a gain In vigor of
this sort, since II stimulates and assists
digestion, promotes regular bilious Sc
cretlon and keeps the bowels In order,
Sleep, that grand recuperator OF ner-
yous vigor Is encouraged by It. and Il
remedies malarial, rheumatic and kid
ney trouble,
There is no risk taken by Joining
Hilrs lot clubs, Everybody gets the
'ull value of their money.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-03
WILD HOGS IN WASHINGTON.

According to the Olympian-Tribune,
there is terror among the people living
on Mud Bap Point, caused by the roam
ing through that country Of a drove OF
wild hogs. There are one or two dozen
Of the beasts. They have been breeding
there for about seven years, becoming
wilder all the time, but not until the
last two months have they made them
selves dangerous. They live mostly on
the skunk cabbage growing in the
swamps, but as this class Of provender
has run low. they have become further
enraged with hunger and are seeking
other food. A few days ago they took
after a fleet-footed pony and ran him
down, killing him instantly The resi-
dents of the Point have found 1t neces-
sary to keep their stock within doors.
Occasionally, however an animal has
become loose and lost its life by the at
tacks of the boars
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-05-03
DEMOCRATIC FAILURE.

Mr. Watterson, with many other lead
ing Democrats, Is dissatisfied with the
record of his party since it has con-
trolled all branches Of the government,
and he expresses mournful regret that
the gains OF the party In the popular
estimation, after so many weary years
OF patient and persistent striving, have
been dissipated In one short year of
rule under It's present rulers. or course
he places the blame on the men who
happen to lead the party, but the fact
is its failure can be more justly as
signed to the principles and defects OF
the party itself. The sober truth is II
can never be successful as a ruling
party. AS has been said, 1T is ensen-
TALLY a negative party, fitted only for
protest and resistance" party OF
great pretenslon and little performance,
and constltutionally disqualified for the
work Of government. The very breath
Of It's life Is petulant and obstinate OPP
position to everything Of Republican
rlgln and tendency
1t has not experienced an Affirmative
impulse since the war There is no con.
structive ability In its statemanship =
no practical sense In its efforts 10 for
mulato policy or achieve an object
Its present situation implies kind OF
responsibility with which II is not Ia
inlllar and TO which It Is not equal So
long as Il was In the minority with
nothing to do but TO find fault and In.
terpose objections, It got along very
well. in the sense that It was not found
out. because II was not put to any adc-
auate test. II could easily denounce the
course Of another party and make a
vigorous show of devotion to other and
untrled plans and methods; but now
that II is placed where It is expected TO
prove the superiority OF It's boasted wis
dom. Il turns out to be miserable dis
appointment The people are not blind
20 this significant fact They know