The National tribune., 1896-12-31
TRIBUNETS.

The visits to Canton, O.. during the campaign
constituted the greatest pilgrimage in the his
tory of the world. More people went there in
a shorter space of time than ever known before.
The actual figures surprise even those who
thought that they had kept good run of the
matter. The railroads have just finished their
auditing and find that from June 49, the day
of the nomination, to Nov. they carried into
the little city 100000 people. This means
1880 carloads of 60 persons each, and 600 cars.
or 60 trains of 10 every day Of the 10 weeks.
Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska farmers are now
likely to form an intimate acquaintance with
the much discussed Mexican dollar. An i'm
mense amount Of corn is being shipped from
those States to Mexico. 1t is all paid for in
Mexican silver, and probably the dealers will
distribute good many Of the dollars among
the corn growers.
The average duration of q French Cabinet is
eight and one-half months; that of an Italian
Cabinet is 131 months This is because those
people have not yet sufficient education in self
government to conduct it as the English and
Americans do-by means of two great parties
one in power and the other in opposition
They are still under tho shadow of feudalism
and royalty, when they do not have principles,
but leaders. They form "groups." instead of
parties, around men who pose as leaders.
So
Case and Comment: The pithy complaint in
Kentucky SANDER case, made out by just
ice OF the Peace, is sent rs by correspondent:
Mrs. Rose C. to Mrs. Will p, DIR.
To of abusive language in my presencc...... SIS
Credit by abusive language. 45
Balance. $50
Il would seem that the complainant her
self had not been altogether flannel mouthed,
although her tongue had been worsted.
IS
THE SALVATION ARMY AMONG THE NEGROES.
The Salvation Army has at last started in
upon work that have often wondered it has
of the cburches-particularly the Catholic-has
not undertaken upon great scale. That is the
conversion OF the Southern negroes 1t has
always seemed to me that the Catholic Church
had great field there, for its methods. its
music and its impressive ceremonies would be
very captivating to the Southern negro. But
for some reason the Catholics have taken ccm-
parativcly little interest in that region. Now,
Col" Holland, formerly the head Of the Sal
walton Army in Canada, has gone to Atlanta
with his wife-a noted worker in the cause
and begun formidable campaign against Satan
as he develops himself among the field hands
Col. Holland expects great results. and think
that be is justified in doing So He takes with
him a strong force Of workers, and seems II
have very correct ideas as to his methods o
warfare against sin. suggest that he will alst
| find field white for the reaper among the poo
| whites, Crackers" and "ssnd-hiilers." dom
think that he can find more debased. ignor
ant, unregenerate set Of human beings any
whore than in the swamps and sand barrens
and the remoter mountain regions of the South
| They are the descendants Of the paupers ant
| convicts whom England transported TO tn
| South in tho beginning of the last century, ant
| they are more vicious than = razorbsck hog.