The herald., 1895-02-21
THE EASTERN EDITORS
BOSTON


We now have no holiday in June. 1t is
a month that should have one. If the
next legislature could fix either the Satur-
dav or the Monday before June l7th, we
believe it would be a wise move.-Adver-
tiser.
Collector Warren has refused free entry
to another of the Gloucester herring fleet,
and the case has gone before the general
appraisers If the Democratic contention
prevails, New England fishing and ship
ping interests will be sorely hurt, and Brit
ish Provincial interest correspondence
benefited. ed.-Journal
On the whole, with all due regard to the
allurements of ''the New South, y as set
forth by the siren voice of the Atlanta
Constitution, and other Southern papers,
there are no opportunities for investment
and enterprises safer and surer than
those offered here at home. When bust
ness gets fairly under headway again no
section of the country ought to profit
more largely by the fact than old New
England. Globe.
The people of Boston do not want
steam railroads running through their
streets, either on the surface or overhead.
The electrics of the West End are bad
enough coal burning locomotives would
be far worse. And with the development
of electric ra ilway lines in competition
with steam roads for surface transporta-
tion. it seems reasonable to look to this
mower as the one to Use ON the Boston
belted elevated road-when we get it.
Post.
No one can carefully study the present
condition of the country without the con-
viction that it is necessary for the public
safety that the men who favor Il sound
currency should line themselves together
and act accordingly As long as politics
separate them to the extent of prevent
ing this it is at the sacrifice of the pub
lie welfare The end is not yet attained
but until it is they are divided in the
face of an enemy against whom an un-
broken front should be presented. -
Herald.
\ Mr.. Reed has been perfectly right in
maintaining that the thing needed was
an increase OF revenue. With that, no
change of currency or bonds would have
been wanted Without it no change of
currency would have been of any use
Tribune.
When for any rare emergency it has
been necessary for a Republican admins
tration to borrow money, it has been easy
enough to do it at fair rate of interest.
But then Republican administrations
have always had revenues. es.-Advertiscr.
The state should take precautions, and
we think it has taken adequate precau-
tons to prevent the inhiction of the
death penalty except in clear cases of
guilt; but the coddling of criminals by
protective legislation ought to be stopped.
Sun.
If it is true as now reported that the
Chinese ENJOYS have received full power
TO treat with Japan, it will probably mean
early surrender. And that will mean the
most populous country on earth con
quered with less real lighting and less
bloodshed than marked single battles oi
the American civil war.-World.
Few people realize even now what an
enormous totality of debt was cancelled by
the revenues drawn from Republican pro
tecti tariffs. Between the close of the
war liz 1868 and the close of the Harrison
administration in March, 1898, the inter
ust-bearing debt of the United States was
F, 9ut down from $2,396, SOL, 1876 to less thar
| a70, 600, 900. --Reccrder.