New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-09-04
Wednesday Sept. 4, 1895.
Newspaper Comment.

Is it not little strange to note that
the silver men predominated in the DEM
ocratic State Conventions of Texas, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi, when silver aglta-
ton is said to be dying out So fast.
Surely there must be some mistake; Sill
yer sentiment is not on the wane when
they develop strength and courage
enonoh to control State conventions. AS
Bob Dunn's paper says, "Silver agitation
is diving out in the same manner that
abolition did in 1S59.--Mapleton Enter
prise.
he official records show that;the to-
tai amount collected under the income
tax law was $4,000, while the cost OF
collecting it was $4,000. 1t is true that
the expense Was largely caused by ar
rangcments made to collect the whole
tax, but the fact remains that 1t cost
$4,000 to collect ST., 900, and the gov
erment didn't get the $77 900 after all
Fairmont Sentinel.
The general tone of the country press
indicates an independence and orlglnall-
tv of thought and opinions that IS most
admirable With but few exceptions
editorial comments are tree from dlctlon
of political bureaus and political bosses.
Minnesota would be a poor field Tor a
Brice, German or Quay.-Appleton
Press.
The Portland (Ore.) Evening Telegram
INDUCES in some sociological speculation
when it says that one of the pleasant
things revealed by the state census OF
Minnesota is thinning out of the urban
populations and corresponding increase
of rural residents. If this is a result OF
hard times, the hard times have not been
entirely barren of beneficence. The con-
centration of people in the cities has
done this country great deal more harm
than GOOD. for it has retarded settlement
and development of the tillable lands
from which prosperity primarily t1ovs.--
st. Paul Dispatch.
Senator Quay hasn't the flow of orato-
ry of Ingersoll or Ingalls,. When called
upon for a speech at Harrisburg the SEN
atOr SAID: II will endeavor in the cam
paign now ensuing to make it campaign
Of merit Which means-but who
cares what it means! -Globc.
Senator Quay is the humorist as well
as the car of the Pennsylvania republi-
can party. With solemn phiZ and in
serious tones he arose IN the state con
vention at Harrisburg yesterday and
moved the adoption of resolution advo.
eating the publication Of politics and the
advancement of civil service REFORM
Minneapolis Times.
Donnelly, who is accustomed to look
only upon the dark side of everything
rolled up the curtain of misery the othe
day for moment and looked out upo1
the bright world. H saw a marvellous
picture Of beauty upon which he gaze(
with undlsguiscd admiration, and thel
Withdrew once more to his dark cave o
gloom. In trance Of enthusiasm b.
wrote: "Minnesota to-day presents ON
of the most beautiful sights in the world
Everywhere the bounty of God is mad
manifest. The dark deep green of tn
luXurianJ corn, straight anil plumed lik
the Indians, who once inhabited the land
side by side with the golden yellow O
innumerable harvest fields dotted wit
''shocks,' or holding up vast editices 9
the collected grain, rounded and tapcrin
like temples. Plenty, plenty, plenty
poured forth on every hand from Cod
great cornucopia, as if h. would foo
and drown the region with overflowin
abundance Food, food, food every
where. A poor man said to us with hi
eyes dancing, 'potatoes as big as cocoa
nuts; and men say to me take all 20
want Near where we live it require
four or five teams to haul away the oat
from the threshing machine. Never be
fore has such a season blessed the state"
Blne Earth City Post.
If Quay finally triumphs tomorrow il
Pennsylvania, as his friends and co-adju
tors claim he will, this will prove, so fal
that the "bosses' are on top IN securing
control of the machine. Bricc in Ohio
and German, in Maryland are example,
OF the triumph of the boss so far, and l
is nip and tuck whether Plat in Nev
York, or the refolmers, as they call them
selves, will take the lead in the organiza