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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

decisions OF Supreme Court; commit
Tee on judiciary.
Aflicls tx, Sec. 1, election OF repre-.
sentatives; com nitteo on elections.
Article TX, Sec. 2, enumeration Of in.
habitAnts; committee on statistics.
Article 4, SEQ. an 2, establishing
public schools; COMMITTEES on eduoA.
lion.
Article x, Sec. 8, State board Of odu.
cation; committee 90 education.
Article 4, Sec. 10. transfer OF prop
efty from University TO Deaf and
Dumb Institution, to provide the
manner, etc; committee on judiciary.
Article xi, Sec. 4, establishing coun.
ly governments. ETC.; committee on
counties and hunieipSl corporations.
Article XII, Sec. 9, Incorporation OF
cities anu town; COMMITTEES on mu-
nicipal corporations.
Article XII, Sec. l5, transportation OF
freight, ETC.; committee on rnilroads.
Article All, SIC. 10, obtaining en-.
plOyment and interfering with tue
same; cOmmliiee ON labor.
Article Ill, Sec. 20, combinations,
controlling prlces, commerce., etc.;
committee on manufacture and com.
meree.
Article Kill, Sec. ., providing rsve.
nue., paying state deOle, eic.j commit
tee on ways aud means.
Article xiii, Sec. 4, taEingl pfooeede
Of mines nud improvements; commit.
ties on ways and meane,
Article xiil, Sec. O., receipts and ex.
peudilutes, Committee on ways ana
means.
Article XII, Sec. 6, uplAwiully using
public moneys, elc.i committee on
Judiciary.
Article xiii, SEC. IL, state board Of
equalization; committee ON ways ana
means.
Article Av, SEQ. s, militia organiza.
tion; committee on militia.
Atlcle XVI, sec. 2, providing Of
labor, ETC.; committee on labor.
Article avn, sec. 1, protection Of
iOfests; committee on agriculture and
irrigation.
Article xix, sec. ., State Institutions,
penal Institutions, public Institutions
aud buildings In Senate, aud; commit
tee on renilentiAry anu reform, ana
committee on asylum for Insane, In
House.
Article TX, Sec. /, public lands; com.
miiteo on public lands.
Article XXI, stos. and Q, salaries,
fees, etc.; committee on juIiolaty.
Article xii, Bee. l, exemption, COM
miItee Oh judiciary.
Article XIV, Sec. 4, enforcing fines,
etc, committee on judiciary.
Article XIV, Sec. 3, toal, committee
on Judiciary.
Afliolo xiv, Sec. 10, election OF
officers, committee on elections.
GEORGE NJ. CANNON,
President ~ Senate.
PRESLEY DENNY,
Speaker Of House.
The bill providing for State beard
Of health, alter animated discussion,
was amended no that all VI lie xprn IS
should annually be KEEP, within 81 800,
after which II was passed 10 its ,uird
reading.
CanIiand's sheep bill was referred to
the committee on judiciary to ame.d
ils title, which was considered deisc
tive.
Tho nOtarlss public bill was under
hfe al press time.
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NEWS on TIE STATE.

Lehi Banner Taos. Webb came In
from bis shepherd on Hundry night
from Kay mountain ou tho desert.
Ho ssys tnore ia but very little snow
out there, some herds having 70 move
10 get snow for thoir sheep.
American Fork Item; what nearly
became being iatsl accident occurred
Thufsihy with T.. II. HenTlod AZ tho
victim. Mr. Hunriod had been dig
ging we'll on his promises this worH,
aud at this TINE had 1t almost finished.
HIS tr0thef, FREQ, was at the wlndlats
drawing up the dirt In nail reg.
Iho former hai hlltd the keg aud n
was being drawn up, when the rope
broke ana the load Of dirt dfoppeO.n
distance Of thirty feet. Fred cfied 90
bis brother took out, anu just la time.
lie had no more than stepped TO one
side when the keg reached him, miss
log his head by about two lnches ana
slriking he hand, cutting II badly. II
II had struck his head, Instant death
would have been tho result.
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LITERARY NOTES.

The Chicago D,ily News Almanso
anu Political Register TOT 1898 10 out
with the new year. A vast array (
information Of prime Importance TO
every American citizen II crowded
into ile i62 compact pages. The argu'
mems Of all parties on tue silver quce-
ton, with several psges OF carefully
and well arranged statistics ON gold
and silver, IL n summary OF tue best
that can be said on the fnanciAl quos.
tlon. OF especial value are the articles
relating to Tue Venezuelan ditpute, the
Monroe doctrine anu the bond synui.
oste. The publication covers well and
completely the whole field VI Amgri'
eau politics.
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after the reading anu approval Of
yesIcriay's Journal In the House today,
Curtis nskoJ that Representative Hat-
ris be excused on account Of sick ness,
anu u was 30 ordered.
The Governor submitted this report
OF the Territorial auditor for the yeafs
ls0i.6, whlcn, on motion OF Nye, was
referred 10 tho committee on ways anu
means.
A communication from the Senate
notified tnei House OF the IAssAgo by
that body OF +. Is. Nc. 4, an act incoI-
porating the UtAh School for tho Deaf;
likewise the passage, under a suspsn.
sion VI the rules, OF III. u. No. 80, an
act providing for contingent expenses
OF the Legislature. II. Il. No. 40, 10.
latlng 10 blAoklisting was returned ss
another bill covering the same ground
was now under consideration.
Monson, by request, submitted
House claim No. 10, from John q.
Robinso James Meikle and Charles
II. Lyman, who were elected
to the office Of com missioneTs
TO locate university lands, IN
the autumn OF 1894. They assumed
the duties OF the ofiics In January,
1895, and found that the full amount
OF two townships grated to the Out
yersity Of Utah by the general govern
ment had been located ana appraised
and the whole matter turned over into
the hands OF the boaii OF regents OF
the University. thus completing the
work OF the commission. They there.
fore enclosed n statement OF the ac.
counts which were necessarily con-
AT hsa M NaI aaln Nlr.s.
TO S3O8.S0, together with the deficiency
VI the former board amounting 10
SbSl.lO, making an aggregate
OF ssS7.9O which theyl asked he paid.
Referred 10 board OF examiner.
Stevens submitted IL. T.. No. IL,
claim OF Alborn Allen, collector OF
Weber county, for Sl92,lO-AmOunt
overpAid on Territorial taEos for the
year 1892.
EgAn presented IL. q. No. 10, from
William N. aldo, n resident OF Lay
ton, Davis county, asking to be allowed
to purohafe 40 acres OF land In section
10, adlOiuing his Homestead, TO recon-
pense him for loss sustained through
survey lines. Referred 10 examining
board.
Howard presented u petition from
Frank Jacobs and 20 others, residsn II
OF Green river precinct, Emery county
asking the price OF school lands be
fixed nj fl.25.
PETITION FOR AN EIoHT HOUR DAY.
Tho following. was presented by
Wilson:
Whereas, A measure Is now In the
State Legislature aiming at reduc.
ton In the hours Of labor In the
smeltefs anu mines, and
Whereas. The employment In smelt-
ers, mills ana mines Ia dangerous aud
prejudiood TO health, therefore be II
ltsaolved by the laboring men OF
Sandy engaged In smelling, milling
and mining, now In mass meeting rs.
sembled that we unanimously indorue
the measure aud respectfully petition
the Honorable Stale Legislature TO
enact the same into law.
- The petition was signed by William
Halstead, |. Harrison, Chris Robert
son, john J.. Rldeout Bnd Jack Lloyd,
land was referred to the committee on
ahOr.
The committee, consisting OF the
Speaker OF the Houae ana President OF
the Senate, appointed TO refer certain
passages IN the Constitution ~ proper
committees, submltte1 u report OF their
lhbOfB
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COM Il II CI A l..

SALT LAKE CLEARING HOUSE
TodAyis clearing house exchange
amounted to sl77,7iJ; same day last
year, Sl59,s52.
ToDAY's QUOTATIONS.
New York.-Silysr, G7i, lead, $3.50.
London.-silVeI, 80 l5-l6d.
ORE AND HULLIOS.
Wells, Fargo & o.. received today:
Penn. bullion, S4,267.
T. Il, Jones a Co.. received today,
ores, $500; bullion, 81 900. Total,
$500.
W. &. McCOrnlcl 4 20. received to-
day: CyAnides, $1,000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
Indicted for Embczzlement.

M. Il. Cummings, learning that the
grand jury had indicted him on seven
counts OF embezzloment, come into
Judge Hilel's court this afternoon and
Voluntarily surrendered himself.
His bonds, for all tie counts
In question were fixed ut
$4,000. Mr.. Cummings was permitted
10 20 from tue court rom TO get
aurotles. Attorney w. II. Hutohinson
has been engaged by tue defendant 10
look after his interests. Saturday at 10
o'clock was the time 10, for Mr.. Cum.
miDgs 10 plead.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

There Is a general rage in the United
States now to 10 into secret political
societies. Nothing like It has been wit
messed since before the war. II Is not q
good omen, II IS indicative OF general
discomfort.
We can now call to mind the Indus.
trial Legions, founded by Paul Nande-
wort; the Silver Knights, with Senator
Stewart the originator; the Patriots OF
America, a recent emination Of W. H..
Harvey, author OF Coins Financial
School; TO this must be added the Free
mems Protective Silver Federation, an
association that had its origin in the
northern counties OF this state. This
latter society acquired considerable
strength in western Washington and
northern Idaho, but an attempt to ex
tend il into Idaho generally proved a
failure, An effort and an earnest one,
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was made to establish the Industrial lie
gion In the state. that also proved
failure We anticipate that il will be so
with the other political secret societies.
Although there is much In them that Is
mefitouous the people do not like secret
political societies, aud thousands OF our
best citizens will not 20 into them.
After due deliberat1n We are conyin-
ced that secret political organization
will never be a success IN the political
field. They may gain a temporary adj
vantage, but they do not last, Our adj
vice to all is to remain out Of all secret
political and semi-polilical societies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

each, taken by tho incorpofators -
follows; J. a. Cunningham t5O.00O;
j. A. Cunningham, Trustee, s5n,O0G
L.. n. hillt, $4,000; Frank Knox,
100000; 7, II. Jouee, Trustee, $780,.
700; T. II. Jones, SO 600; q. 4. Holmes,
100000; Bruce Knox, 100000. The
following are the officers elected; J.
a. Cunningham, PRESIDENT; l.. 4.
Hills, vicc-presidcnt; Frank KnoK,
treasurer aud G.5. Holmes, secretary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
Lecture Tonight.

Owing to his being m oied with a
severe cold, Elder DaviI Mckenzie
viii not be able 10 lecture In the Sixth
ward this evening, but Elder George
reynolds will perform that duty, and
specially interesting ume IN sntio-
paied by the Mutual Improvement
associations OF tho ward. All are iu-
yiteu.
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Railway Mail scralcc.

Captain James h. White, auperln-
tendent Of the Railway Mail Service,
has made his rennrt Tor 1895. 1t shows
that there were 497 accidents, Ia which
seven clerks were killed ana l7S lnIur-
cd while on duty, ON increasp OF 1871
accidents over last year. The suIer-
iulendent renews his recommendation
that law be- passed for tho relief Of
clerks hurt on duty.
or 1851 $500 pieces OF mail
handled during the year there were
,l66, esq errors, a better record than
thAllof last year. This is attributed to
the fact that the civil service has
brought to the department better men.
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Y. NJ. NJ. |. A.

There will be- meeting OF all the
officers OF the Salt Lake Stake held In
the Social Hall, Il State street, Sun.
day, Fsp. 2, 1890, at II a.m., Instead OF
at Assembly hall, Ms announced In cir.
cular letter.
All tfiieeu are urgently requested TO
be- present
JOSEPH II, FELT,
JAS. W. EARDLEY,
CHAB. u, STEWART,
Stake SUPPLEMENTARY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
The Pair Arraigned.

Israel a. Dennis and Mu. sussAnnah
Robinson, the couple Indicted by the
grand Jury tniB forenoon, went. be.
fore Judge Hllea late this az.
ter noon and were arfsigne1.
They will plead on Thurt-
day next AZ 10 am. Dennis said he
was preacher aud had no money
with which to employ counsel where
upon The court appointed Attorney
Hutc1inaon ~ defend them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
Supreme Court.

The Supreme court met at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Chiei Justice Zane and
Hons. q. w. Bhrloh AMI lie Grand
Young were present, the former pre-
Gliding, Judge Miner being disqualified
from sitting In the case, which WIS
that OF Thomas Maloney OF al
vs. Catherine Il. Toland, appellant.
The case camo on for hearing, was
argued by Attorney Iohn h. BAgley
for the appellant, and Attorney David
Evans Ia reply. II was submitted and
taken under Gdvisement.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
NOlIce 10 the TabernacIe Cholr.

II Numbers OF the rabernao choir
eau arrange other duties 20 M to be
present eat tho Assembly Hall on
Wednesday night,Iat Mr.. Crittetton's
lecture, We will be pleased 10 render y
couple OF selections.
EVAN STEPHENS, Director.
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Homo Missionaries.

The home missionaries OF ito Salt
Lake Sake Of ZION will meet 10 Presi.
dent Angus NJ. Cannon's office To-
morrow "wednesday night, al half.
pact sovsn O'Clock.
JAMES ID. STIRLING,
Clerk Of Stake.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
The Mereur Mammnih.

Articles OF incorporation were filed
with the county clerk today by the
Mercur Mammoth Mining company,
The capital stock is placed at $3.50, 900,
divided Into $4,000 shares at 81 90
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28
srooEs Ann MARKETS.
New York sleek nsrEs.

NEW YoRK. Jan, o. stock market opened
moderately active, Irregular The tendency
OF prices was downward, Win ggAnRera and
Manhattan leading.
The bcars mot with little success IN dcpress.
Ing the prices after 10 10, ana tho Appe france
OF supporting ordeTa Ia different stocks led
them 20 cover freely, sending sugar up ~ 20
lO,h, and the general MT improV irac.
ton.
latiln az n 80, chiefly due 10 Railing salns.
Tue declines DID not exceed frauuuns aud
were most important 10 sugar and Frangers
New England Jumped o. per cent 10 alk on "a
single Transaction,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

Cnicaro Live stock
CHICAGO, Jan. ..
Hogs. receipts 1900.
Mixed fll.a,l e.
Light, Niltstt lgs,
Heavy, 10 ltail.t1
Rough, ll,l.afL.u,
tnuIU, receipts, 1900, market quiet. strong
Beet grades % @ GEMS higher
Cove anu hoIfurH, slNNuIsa.
lrnah htvUfs, 81 -IHlb
NyUvUH, $50 re- I. ,-u.
ttuCLCrs ami tccucra. la.UUaklft.
sheep rcccpts, 1900, market steady.
sttves. Lead,
tilyor f5i. LEAD $40.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

According TO Denver phpers, John
James, NJ this city, has been appointol
~ the Utah State representative Of tho
Eistedd'od to DO held In that city nrz'
September.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

Tbs testimonials published In behalf
Of Hoods BaTsapArilla. They are writ
ten by honest people, who have sctusi-
IS found In their own experience that
Hoods SNrsHpsrilla purinss tho blood.
creates an appetite, strengthens tbs
eyStsm and absolutely snu perma nently
cures all diseases caused by impure or
deficient blood.
Hoods Pills for tho liver and bowels.
act prom tly, easily Snd effectively. o
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i0OD FOR EVERYBODt

Almost everybody takes some laxaG
l|giue 10 cleanse the system and keen
"a pure, Those who take SlMMC
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40 The benefits of a mild and pie
alive and t0n.e that pur.ies Tie
ID strengthens the whole system. A.
rc than this; SIMMONS LIVER RI,
'TOR regulates the Liver, keeps II a.N
d healthy and when the Liver is d.
a condition You find yourself free lr..
aria, B..0uSness, Indigestion, 81.
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worn out and deb..tltei tsu
sc are all caused by sluggish l."
l1'l digestion and freedom from s,9w
ul.gs viii only be had when the q.
properly 1t work. Or troubled with O
these complaints, try SIMMONS LNl
EIuLATOR The King Of Liver Me
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tard-Janusry. 3ib5s May, ff.uits.
lulH-January, $50, May, Sagis
Eyo a1Jh.
harley -gia1G.
Flax aNIa
1m0thy=lL50
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-28

SEE the lrltks o the Greeks In RaI.
- o ou Thursday evening and sAtuI-
dai matinee.
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Castoria.

ireo1mmend superior 90 any prescription
known Go me-"
A. a. AHcuru, 81, H.,
900 So. Oxford g., brooklyn, y. Y.
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liuLsE.-A Rudy, Fremont county, Idaho.
January ~, isln, OF puoumOnla, Jesse Naymor,
infaug son az Henry Edward Aud MAry Jane
hular. aged : months Aud ~ days
Logan papers please COPY
tTIrLT.-At Rudy, Fremont county. Idaho,
January D l7at. ul heart failure, Lcmuei
Clydr infant sun OF David NJ. anu EhEaUsth
stgolc, aged months aud - days.
LOGAN papers please copy,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

public and private, we Joined hands
with our greatest commercial rival and
greatest creditor to destroy one-half Of
our debt-paying power.
silver was demonetized, gold was al
most doubled in value, and the debts
OF this great nation were made payable
upon that appreciated basis. Our coun-
try sold in foreign lands much more
than it has purchased. We have sent
abroad hundreds of millions of dollars
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

THE OLD RAG CARPET.
"a MONG the memo
- Ill IN ries of childhood.
<~YsA ~ sER8SI is that of an old
Gl&-c:'GTS85Y iii dame used to visit
" y Nj ~ with my mother.
I ST. 81 y She was always
&-% z seated in the midst
w ~ - 100, +bo oo,t nv
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

Alas, have thought OF it many
time, in the shaping over OF an old gar
ment, the planning of new one, the
little cambria satisfactions or veZations,
which go to make up life.
BY the way, have you ever thought of
the impressions we make upon the ret
ina of other persons minds, by our
manners or occupation? I once heard
a boy tell his mother he did not want to
remember her as ALWAYS doing the
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

PRAISE FOR GROVER.
THE NATIONAL BIMETALLIST
PRAISES THE MESSAGE.
The Chief Paper of the Silver Advocates,
However, Points Out the Inconsis-
ysncies of the Situation-An Ably
Written Reply to the Message.
From the National Bimetallist.
Mr.. Cleveland's message on the sub
feet of the Venezuelan boundary line,
is a genuine American document.
Whatever may be thought of his course
on other matters, the sentiments ex-
pressed in that message undoubtedly
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

TIT PCT VOu' W 2 OUSLN 70 Htt'O UlI OAIO4
nous balance in our favor as a nation.
But instead of such balance, our foreign
debt has gone on increasing year after
year, until now it is at least S5,000,000,-
900, and possibly 100000, 900, all pay
able in gold. The country has been al
most bled to death by foreign shylocks,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-01-23

-.,~~-s%sseFs---
THE AVERAGE MURDERER.
In Prison He Appears Happy and Grows
Fat.
One of the strangest of all the strange
phases of human nature is the cheerful
ness of the average murderer after
conviction and sentence. There are, Of
course, exceptions to the rule; there
are murderers who await execution in
horror and dread, and occasionally one
dies of this torment before the fatal
day arrives. But these are rare cases
ard do not affect the correctness of the
proposition that the average murderer
is rather cheerful person, sleeps well,
has good appetite, grows fat, and,
till his last hour, manifests a lively in
terest in such worldly affairs as occu-
pied his mind before he was caught,
4 e H. L.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-15
Ingalls, Goes 10 the People.

Ex-senator Ingalls, Is after his old
seat. The old caucus plan does not suit
him as well a. 1t did in 1885 and 1879
He has lost his hold on the machine,
and now depends on campaign before
the voters of his party.
AS a preliminary measure, he sends
out an appeal for instructions on the
Senatorship in every county.
Ingalls, is using the only true method.
The election OF United States Senators
by legislatures has degenerated into
an unfitness which Il universally ad.
mitted. An amendment to the Consti.
tuition would be adopted If the people
could pronounce upon it. Until an
amendment Is laid before the States, q
candidate for the Senate should be nom
mated in convention and endorsed BY
popular vote before he Is elected. RE.
public.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-15

owing TO the absence of firm principle
and strong conviction among party
leaders. 1t is based upon the answer
said to have been made by Senator
Brice to the question of what would be
the outcome of attempted legislation
by this Congress. He replied:
Nothing, nothing. We are going
to drift along; that's all. The Senate
is drifting, the administration Is drift
ing, the Democratic party is drifting,
the Populists are drifting. Everybody
and everything Is drifting"
There Is a good deal Of truth in this
description Of the situation by gem
tleman who has, at least, never been
accused of lack of political acumen;
and who, having nothing at stake at
present, can afford to say what he
thinks. AS the Post observes, when the
Democrats came into power in 1898
they were pledged to a tariff policy ut
terly opposed to the principle Of pro-
lection. That policy was but poorly
expressed in the House bill, and was
defeated and made almost ridiculous in
the Senate. The Republicans came
into power a few months ago by an
equally decisive vote Of the people.
The only product of it thus far has
been q worthless, evasive tariff bill,
and still worse than useless bond bill.
Both were dictated by the personal
ambition of Speaker Reed and the
earnest desire Of Republican members
to avoid doing anything that might
cost them votes at the coming election.
The Post remarks that nobody to-
day can say what makes Republican
or Democrat. The parties are both
divided on the silver question. There
are opponents in both parties OF the
policy OF retiring the greenbacks.
There are Democrats who stand by
protection, and Republicans who believe
that return to McKinleyism would be
fatal. There ii no order or discipline in
the ranks Of either party. Neither
one, ut the present writing, can raise
standard on which single positive
principle of practical legislation, ex-
pressed in definite terms and not in
meaningless congratulations, could be
emblazoned without seeing whole pla-
toons OF its supporters march off as de-
serters to the enemy. 1t Is an almost
unparalleled situation to exist only nine
months before presidential election Is
to occur. The people may well be be-
wildered with the variety and insincer-
ity Of propositions made TO them; and
look hopelcssly about them TO see a
man and party Of positive and CO..
herent conviction TO which they can
attach themselves. st. Paul GloDe.