Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-12-27
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DEBORAH, IOWA, DEC. q, 1895.
ALLISON seems to be a favorite all
over the country.
WHILE the country's wishing and
wishing, Growers gone hunting and
fishing.
Mr.. Hills lecture tour was not a
success. The reason assigned was a
lack of hearers.
KENTUCKY has now republican
governor, and the first one in the his
tory of the state.
EX-GOyERNOR LARRABEE says he
prefers Iowa farms to government
bonds for investment.
IT is an off day when the newspap-
ers do not report some new mishap to
the battle ship Texas.
If Senator T'illman of S. G.. carried
his pitchfork to Washington he has
not made any use of it.
Speaker Reed is confided in by the
republicans while those democrats who
do not hate him fear him.
MIR. CLEVELAND brought down lots
of ducks; also the country-on top of
him-while on that hunting trip.
MIR. CLEVELAND seems to need an
extraordinary amount of hunting and
fishing to keep his health good.
Poor old England! She is in trouble
all around. She ought to learn soon
that it is best always to do right.
AN apparently unanswerable ques-
ton is, what becomes of all the sol
diers Spain claims to have sent to
Cuba?
If Senator Hill was paid $1,000 per
lecture somebody was losing about 5000
per lecture; hence the cancellation of
all his dates.
Ii Mr.. Hill does not succeed better
i'm capturing the delegations than he
did in capturing hearers he will not
get the nomination.
CLEvELAND's message is strong
where there is no necessity for being
strong, and it is woefully weak where
it ought to be strong.
THERE will not be as much time
wasted i'm the House as was wasted
during the last Congress. Speaker
Reed is in the chair.
Chairman Carter is right in think
ing that the republicans should not de-
pend entirely upon confidence to elect
President next year.
CONGRESSMAN HEPBURN, of Iowa,
the soldier, lawyer and statesman, is
slated for chairman of the committee
on interstate commerce.
(tnNIIr m thinly tha,.a 30 Lots Of
pie who have hated the greenbacks
ever since the war; but those who love
them are more numerous.
JEROME X. JEROME's new story has
the striking title of "Blase Billy" 1t
will be published in the January issue
of The Ladies' Home Journal.
PERHAPS if those who will receive
no Christmas gifts could get those
given to people who do not appreciate
them everybody would be happier.
HAYWARD. is no more, and if he
does not by some peradventure sue
tttt Ill iiSitS iiHh tbS uSdu, uS Will
doubtless commit no more murders.
The republican side of the House is
typical of the republican party; it has
so many able men that it is difficult to
choose those entitled to special honors.
A great surprise from the south;
two negroes were hung by legal pro
cess in Georgia. Perhaps it was the
first time such thing ever happened
i'm that state.
WHATEvER the fifty-fourth Congress
may do or not do it is practically GER
tain that it will not authorize the issue
of any bonds, unless war should make
them necessary.