Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1895-10-17

newspaper readers. In private the
diplomats often express very interest
ing opinions upon international topics.
For instance, the following, which
came from we'll known member of
the corps and was given among per-
sonal friends with perfect freedom, and
with no idea that it would ever be pub
lished. The conversation had been
upon the present attack of ingoism
which has siezed many of our newspa-
pers, and when the diplomat was quiz
zingly informed by his host, tits up
to you" he smiled and said, bah!
there isn't The slightest danger of a
war between the United States and
Great Britain, over Venezuela, or any-
thing else. The two countries have
TOO much in common. During long
stay in this country have noticed that
the newspaper talk of d war with Eng
land begins regularly about a year be-
fore your presidential campaign and
.nds on election day. 1t is merely a
way your politicians have of exciting
public interest. This wear Spain has
been added to England, owing to the
revolution in Cuba. While the Span
sh talk may not be entirely for politi-
cal purposes, it is practically mean
ngless Spain neither has the money,
nor the men to fight the United States,
whatever her inclination might be
should this government take official
notice OF the continually increasing
public sentiment in favor of the Cuban
revolutionists. The United States,
may, however, find itself engaged in
war in the near future, not with an
European nation but with Japan. The
.Japs think because they licked lot OF
unorganized, poorly armed and worse
led Chinese that they can lick the best
army in the world. They also think
that their country is destined to be-
come great maritime manufacturing
and mercantile nation. Having such
thoughts it naturally follows that they
should have g. desire TO spread out, as
it were. They propose as starter to
the spreading process to attempt to
get possession OF Hawaii, and il an ex-
cuse can be found will not hesitate to
use force. If they shonld what can
this country do but hght2 1t is true
that our present administration has
been unfriendly to the present govern
ment Of Hawaii, but your congress has
declared that no foreign country
should interfere with Hawaii and your
constitution places the power to de-
clare war solely in the hands OF con-
gress. Mark the prediction; il your
country has war in the near future it
will be with Japan"
II claims could carry elections the
democrats and republicans would both
carry the states of Maryland and Ken
lucky in which red-hot campaigns are
being waged. But it takes votes to
carry states, and the politicians do not
hesitate to admit privately, if assured
that their names will not be printed.
that the situation in both states is
about Us uncertain as it could verv we'll
be. In Maryland the fight is entirely
confined TO local issues, and is largely
acknowledgements VS.. anti-Gorman.
Sitting all that can be learned from
members of both sides who come to
Washington, Senator German seems to
nave a little the best of it up to date,
although he is not out of the woods by
d long wavs. In Kentucky the issues
are mixed, the silver question and
Senator Black burns reelection pre-
dominating, but whatever the result it
will not settle the silver issue in that
state as there are silver men working
both for and against Black burn, and
the populists, who are all for silver,
are running separate state ticket. A
gentleman who has Just returned from
a trip through Kentucky says the lead
ers are all at sea, and that he was as
sured by numbers of them, of all poll
tics, that they would not be surprised
to see the state go 10000 either way.
Much talk has followed an address,
advising the negroes TO go to Liberia,
which was delivered here this week by
Bishop Henry M. Turner, of the Afri-
can M. E. church. He declared that
the negro had no future in America,
while in Liberia he might become a
great statesman, great general, or a
millionaire. After expatiating upon
the numerous advantages OF Liberia,
which he called ''the negro's prom ised
land" he made the astonishing state
ment that 100000 thrifty and indus
trious American negres are ready and
willing to go to Africa, but lack the
means to do so. He said this govern
ment ought to run line OF steamers to
Liberia, carrying free the negroes who
wished to go there, and, on behalf OF
the government of Liberia he promised