New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-09
Newspaper Oomment.

Newspaper Comment.
There IS something really amusing il
the rapidity with which the Corbett.
fltzsimmons mill shifts its prospective
scene. It really looks as if prize fight
ing were in a fair way to be run OFF the
earth. The North Pole and Central AT.
RIGA are still untried, but one would sup.
pose that the managers would have littl.
courage left. Pioneer Press.
It is said that Corbett and Fitzsim.
mons will be made members of an Indi-
an tribe so they can escape the
United States law and fight II
Indian Territory. There will be
no objection to this if they are
forced to remain Indians, learn the Ian
guage Of the red men and quit filing up
the newspapers with egotistical remarks
in English about their greatness.-st
Paul Globe.
ambassador Bayard will address the
Edinburgh Philosophical Society next
month on "Individual Liberty, the Germ
of National Prosperity and Permanence.' =
A copy should be mailed to Mr.. Cleve-
land, whose sympathy for Cubans and
other people struggling to get a little
liberty of any kind is 50 carefully re.
strained rs to be imperceptible.-St St
Louis Democrat.
The gold bugs affect exceeding hi
larity over the discovery that free coin.
age bill cannot pass either house during
the coming session of congress-. We'll
what of it? Every galoot knows that il
such bill should pass both houses with
whirI, old ''innocuous desuetude" would
veto it, so what's the use of trying? But
just the same, the people of these United
States are going to elect another sort OF
president and another sort of congress
next year.-Montevideo Leader.
The Sultan has acceded to the demand
for reforms made by the Powers, and
Turkey may hold together for some years
longer. But the Sultan was obstinate
until England threatened to dismemhel
the Ottoman Empire. Before tie Sui.
tan's decision was known the London
"Spectator' published an article on the
form the dismemberel empire would
probably take at this time. In its
opinion Russia would get Armenia
Macedonia would go to Austria
The share of Greece would be Eplr.
us and most OF the islands, including
Cyprus. Syria would be allotted to
France and Tripoli to Italy. Great Bri-
tain would take Egypt and either Les
bos Or Mitylene for a naval station. The
fate Of Constantinople would be in doubt
Russia has the best geographical claim to
it, but the old international jealousies
would probably place it in the hands OF
weak power, like Bulgaria. Some such
distribution as is here outlined will event.
ually occur. There is an irrepressibe con.
tiict in Turkey between the Christian ano
the Mussulman, and Europe is on the
side of the Christian.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
At the dedication Of tie Gettysburg
cemetery in 1854 Abraham Lincoln said
"a government of the people, by the
people and for the people shall not per
ish from the EARTH" No, but it seems te
have been gradually transformed into
government of corporations, by courts
for corporations. With such govern.
ment as that, the plain common people
of which the immortal Lincoln was the
highest exempliication amount to moth
ing. They have no rights sthatcorporations
trusts, syndicates or their tools, the
courts, are bound to respect. The rights o.
these common people are being stripped
from them. They are being shorE Of
their power. Strange to say, millions
of these same common people are aiding
and abetting the destruction of their owr
freedom. They may possibly wake VI
before it is too late. But the outlook al
present is rather gloomy. Midway
News. 4s4
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