The advocate., 1895-10-23

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the bicycle ordinance.
The National Council Of the Congrega
tiOnal churches demands that the govern
ment afford missionaries abroad the same
protection given TO traders and travellers.
The headquarters Of the National Re
publican League have been moved frou
Chicago TO Washington. Wall street, New
York, would have been an appropriate 10
cation.
Hon. William Baker, the Populist candi
date for Attorney General in Ohio, died a
his home at Newark, October l5. He was
a strong man, an enthusiastic reformer anC
a credit to the Peoples party.
Senator German makes the charge tha
the nomination Of the Republican candidate
for Governor in Maryland was dictated BY
the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad. Now thu
question is, What corporate interest die
tated the nomination Of the Democratic
candidate9
Bushnell, the Republican candidate fol
Governor Of Ohio, is a member of the firm
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co, ,manufac
turers Of Champion harvesters. This firm
has notice on the door saying, "Member:
Of labor unions are not employed In this
establishment.
Out at Denver the bankers secured the
nomination Of their candidate for Treas
urer in the Republican convention by po
litely informing the convention that they
would see to 1t that the fellow who beat
their candidate did not get bond. Oi
course they won, as they always do.
OF 800 carriers in the Chicago mail SER
vice, 17S are notified by the department to
answer to charges. 1t is estimated that
fifty Of these will be laid OFF and fifty more
placed on the substitute list. The charges
are Of various kinds and were brought to
light by fore Of detectives who have shad-
owed for nearly month.
An effort Is being made to make an ar.
rangement whereby the street railway sys-
TENS shall carry the mail from station to
station and from the postoflce to trains.
American Railway Union men state that
this move is being made in order that the
roads may use the Attorney General Olney
decision to prevent strikes.
Topeka Journal (rep): "If the Republi-
can party shall indorse the gold standard
next year, as is predicted by some politi-
clans, both parties may as well vote for Mr..
Cleveland. They cannot find a truer rep
resentative Of the gold interests than he
has proven himself to be. Why take any
risks by makinga changel"
The following answer was recently made
by W. Fl. Harvey C'Coin") in answer to
the question, "What are your politicsl"
"If the Republican party declares anew
the principles Of Lincoln, am Republi-
can. If the Democrats declare anew the
principles Of Jefferson, am q Democrat;
but II both the old parties declare in favor
Of Great Britain and the gold standard
financial policy, then am Populist."
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, has been
drawing two salaries lately, one as United
States Senator and the other as solicitor
for the Union Pacific road. 1t Is stated
that he win resign the latter, but there is a
lingering suspicion In the mind Of good
many people that he win continue to be a
sort Of silent partner in the concern. It
is not probable that, so. far as his vote is
concerned, the Union Pacific people win
have very rough treatment when the queS-
tion Of government foreclosure comes up
in Congress.