The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-02-12


by warnings Of coming frosts and cold
waves.
The Supreme court Of Missouri has up.
held the recent act Of the Legislature pro-
vlding for vote this fall on proposition
TO move the capital from Jefferson City to
Sedslis.
''HorizOntal Bilp' Morrison, Of Illinois,
has served notice on the Democratic COM
mlttee OF that State that the party must
give up It's free silver talk or he win organ
ize fight.
o. p. McNains, Of StonewAll, Colo, is
circulating petition TO impeach Secretary
Hoke Smith for high crimes and INSIDE
meanors In connection with the Maxwell
land grant troubles.
A mass meeting participated in by prom
inent citizens has been held In New York
to protest against the removal Of Gen. Bal
lington Booth, American Commander Of
the Salvation Army.
Georgia works large number Of It's con-
Victs In the building Of mscadamized roads.
Their labor does not come In competition
with free labor and the roads they build
are worth money to the State.
A South Dakota redeemer Supreme Judge
has been compelled to resign because Of his
own "grosS immortality" It is hardly nec-
essary to state that this item was not OBJ
tanned from Republican paper.
The Democratic Editorial Association Of
Indiana refused by vote Of IS to 8 to In
dorse free silver and the Democratic
United States Senators Of that State for
supporting the free coinage bill.
No one seems to be entering any objec.
tions to Ben Harrison declining 10 be
candidate for the Presidency. No one
seems to care anything about IL, % he
seems 10 be back number anyhow.
The attempt made by Senator German
to effect q compromise between the single
gold standard element and the advocates Of
free coinage indicates that the money
crowd Is discovering that the silver forces
are becoming formidable factor In poll.
tics.
Statesman Three" page 81: "There
must be something radically wrong when
legislative bodies, designed for the protec.
tion OF the people, assemble amid the dread
Of that people and adjourn amid general
rejoicing, as II plague had been disaipated
by friendly frost"
The Rocky Mountain News thinks Dem
YER ought TO have o large auditorium for
the reason that las long as we have the
present kind Of officials [redeemefs an
auditorium Is necessary for use at least
once week for the purpose of holding de-.
mandatory meetings."
The President Of the Denver Police
Board, redeemer, charges that the re-
deemer Governor Of that State urgently de-
manded that the Chief Of Police command
the support Of the rough elements" for the
redeemer candidate for Sheriff last fall.
Redeemers are just the same the country
over.
Benjamin Franklin wrote pamphlet en-
titled 1.-THE Nature and Necessity Of
Paper Currency" about the time OF the
Revolution. In his autobiography he says
sit was well received by the common
people In general, but the rich men dis
liked it," People have not changed much
on this question.
Ex-Governor PattIson, of Pennsylvania,
Is being considered for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency. He would
make q fitting successor for Grover and
would doubtless model his administration
after the same plan as Cleveland has. He
was Governor Of Pennsylvania at the time
Of the Homestead strike, and Is conse-
quently not popular with laboring men.
A brother Of Mayor Davis, Of Kansas
City, made dastardly assault on Kansas
City Times reporter recently because Of
report Of alleged abuses In city depart
ments. Such assaults are uncalled for, as
the Mayor and his snboI dinates have ade-
quate remedy at law for unwarranted criti-
cism. This sort Of action generally con-
vlnces the public that the roasts are mer-
tied and deserved
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