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This is approximately the amount OF
The actual expenditures for last year. die
tribu.ea 10 roet mo changed conditions
Ia the several departments as shown by
these expenditures ana making a reason
able provision fer each
IT is true that greater efficiency could
doubtless be attained In each OF the sew
eral deartmen,s under more liberal ap-
proprlations. but instead OF determining
In advance where any increase shall be
made. or ANTICIPATING the policy OF the
| next administration, II seems to me bet
| ter to restrict our appropriations 10 the
resources available under our own policy.
| leaving 70 our SUCCESSORS TO make such
| other appropriations and provisions there
! FER as they may deem advisable.
| n should be borne in mind too, that the
\ emergency which requires the application
OF the entire bond fund collections during
the year TO the payment Of the bonds
maturing within a year. thereby prevent
| Ing the application OF any Of said fund "a
| current expenses, Is only temporary and
| VIII cease with the payment Of these
| bonds: after which. as no considerable
| amount Of bonds Will mature for the mex,
| fifteen years. the city will be free to ex.
| erclse whatever discretion 1t may have
| In the disposition OF that fund.
| But with the cessation for the present
| OF ali works of public Improvement In the
| city. and the saving OF the expenses not
] covered by contract always Incidenta.
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n warrant issued out OF Justice T

warrant issued out OF Justice ]. II
Mahonoy'5 court charging her with arson
The house she is charged with burning
was destroyed by lire early yesterday
morning and is a part of the estate be-
longing TO the Washington heirs. She
gave bond for her appearance before Jus-
tice Mahoney Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock for preliminary hearing
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CHARGED WITH ARSON

. Betty WASHINGTON, rellot OF the late Geo
Washington, aud Il resident of the locality
known as the Lick Skillet district. on
the Beauchamp Springs road. about three
miles from Houston, was arrested bv
Deputy Sheriff Gilbert about o'clock, ON
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FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS

The First Ward Republican clup held n
meeting last night with large number
IN attendance. The following officers were
elected; Joseph Bunch, chairman; wey-
man Adair secretary; David Rickmeyer.
Fred Jones and Charles Butter eas.s,nnts'
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e. c. Crawford. the tea man.

Received another car of Tennessee TIL
umph Potatoes. at reduced prices; one car
OF Early Ohio Seed and several cars of
New York Seed. also agent for Royal
Owl Flour. Chas. Bollfrass. Houston.
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WHAT We CAN Mn
YOU IN OUR lI

MAKE new jewelry Of ID
&Reset your Diamond. "
new mountings Of any IT'D
Snake special designs fv n
Badges and Medals 70. v
special occasions.
i-Ropair your jewelry Of AID
5-Repair your Spectacles aMi
and change lenses.
6-Buy or exchange you. a
silver,
7--Repair your Clock or Nd
S-Engraving of all kinda
9-Change Key-winding wattI
winding Watches.
i0-Do your finest and most tn
repairing.
1t-Makc your old gold ON,
Pins, etc.
12-Make or do anything b I
line for you.
l3-Above at most reasonahA
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HOUSTON CHAUTAUQUA

The Chautauqua recently organized Will
meet in the parlors Of the rev Presby-
terian church on Wednesday, p. m. A
circle Is being formed to meet in the even
Ing 10 accommodate gentlemen, and those
wishing TO join can leave their names
with Mr.. Demerltt, Mt Mathews N De-
merltt's shoe store on Main street.
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NC Wonder store an toys.

Blackburn G. Bailey, phoforranbere
ieDSi2 Prairie avenue, offer handsome
carriage to the baby that makes the best
picture.
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Wanted--A gentleman 10 act as Hous-
ton agent for the National Life Maturity
Insurance Co.. Washington, ID. C., +.
A. Beaumont. Manager, Capitol hotel.
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DESK CALENDAR PADS.
with now leaf for every day in the year.
25c. at Paatoriaa's Stationery Store.
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T.. X. Danish will be a candidate FOR
alderman of the Third ward and by the
city at large.
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were r.sso-abix, close tho material in
crease being for the street and bridge
,iergrtr,ent FOR .he r,,llir srh.-o,s ana
Tor general expense white there was nui,s
a saving u,,nn the es;irates for ,he health
ana engineer der,artrner,ts- ana n rhe con-
5ttio-,s ,vera mo sa,re ~ la, ,,ear tho
Sane budget with sprht -nodiifcatious.
u,5,,ts e,su-.r IT, ,Ac -, ,,aar. hut
Inc oondi,io,s have herr ,nateria,ly rnoai.
se4 si,re lee+ ,.a.r ~. ,i-e dsrsr,rna.,.
49, h.en rb,,,...4 e-,r, O ,,al,riaor n ,
,,.ta 5e--.~t,o,., i,,,...,,,,,'.. a., os,i,,,s I'D
increase ~ ,br,,, y No. r.nt In tho cost
~ t,s r,ai-,.r,arcc ~. .yto,slor, -, ~,
o.s.ter rrrt-s ,ai1s for f., ,,,rcaao On mo
80 81 inc vata~ s',-rlv 1,bare has bs<,
r,st.-,st ir,,rs-,ec a. 49,, ~, s,,,,,t,.
,nvotv5n,, $ r--,rr.sr,otliin,. ,,creaze A., !;
zr-..,.ee ana mo -ar.r,,i ,'-os,ress ~ tne
-J,y a IL ,]et,r.-d ,.,us f1r. az, ,,,-.,,.e IL,
~. er,.er,.. ~ al ~. lt1o, 3-nar-r,a,,ts
v.esfa tho ras hea-, ~ Jpcya,,e. y,en-
eYer In me rf-,.,s raS,,t-ces I'm, "a, Inc
ro-t-arv Tho aest.zs,I ,.ei,,. - ,avan,o
,,eor.ar,;. in ,ra c,,,, e eboyyo uy mo
tos-d ~ s-,,,-.isornrn, 20 80 les ,,,an
las- ,yasv
Nor have We ss In ,-hA nae, any sur
ming fror, ans, otbor Srr1 >, 49,, ,,,on
20 edo ,,..r a., .,,,ev.,.,,l.. -, ,oii,
~ ~. ! ,ar cent NOD ,sx "a te co,,ac,e,,
during +Se ,ear am no r.,,,ircd =, ,a,,
~. r1arle, f~,,Is. bonds ,t,d. t.n w,inr.
lnp on tha 10. ~ January revt IL 10
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Coke and TAe-For SAFE oy Hovsson as'
Light Co.
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J. RELY GORDON s. W. II. FOSTER.
Associated Architects. ao7,s Main street.
Consultation free.
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7. p. williams. Dentist. Binz Building.
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tition 81 S. v. Chiminsky that improve
ments he deducted In the assessment.
Adopted.
From the same committee on the petit
tion Of J. J. settegast that the assess
Inents be separated. Adopted
From the finance committee and city
attorney on the petition of Rosa Cannon.
esFing for reduction OF assessment, rec
onimending that 1t be not granted Adopt
ed.
From the finance committee on an ac-
count OF the Houston and Texas Central
for $73 for material for the Third street
tunnel, recommending that 1t be allowed
and vouchers issued. Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The ordinance providing for fire proof
roefng within certain limits was taken
UP and on motion of Alderman McAughan
was referred To the city engineer TO detne
the limits intended by the ordinance.
The ordinance limiting the time for which
the board of App aiscmcnt shall be paid
was taken up and went over under the
rule
The ordinance amending the ordinance
defining the duties OF the fire chief and
providing for his election In May next by
the city council upon nomination by the
mayor was taken up ana on motion was
referred TO the cisy attorney to put It in
proper shape. TO report at this meeting.
NEW BUSINESS.
The city secretary then read the may or's
annual message. as follows:
To the Honorable City Council OF the City
OF Houston:
Mayors Office, City OF Houston. Janu-
AIRY q, 1sa6.-Gentlemen: In obedience
TO the requirement of the charter that
the mayor shall present at the last meet
ing in January of each year messag :
containing a statement of the financial
condition Of the city. with an estimate OF
The cost Of maintaining the various de-
partments of the city government for the
ensuing year, respectfully submit the
following:
ind that the estimates for the year
just closed, as shown by the last annual
budget and based on the probable re-
ceipts from the / Per cent TAX levy for
general uurTe1ScS We're a follows
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RHODES IN soUrH AFRICA.
intends 10 Make Things Hum When II
/

intends 10 Make Things Hum When He
Reaches Home,
New York March 2.-The SUMS London
cable says: The report OF tho directors of
the British South African company for
the year ended March. 1895. has almost
the interest of Il romance. Naturally it
contains no reference to Or. Jameson $
RAID into the Trausvaal but II is quite
'Nciting to read between the lines. The
facts are set forth that for the purpose
Of making an empire in Mashonaand and
Matahcleland, now called Rhodesie, con-
quofod only Il few days ago from It's ma
tive owners, ii is rapidly being reclaimed
from wilderness. Dr. JamosouS raid
viii undoubtedly result I'm curbing Cecil
Rhodes power Already he has hron de
priv,d Of the command of armed forces,
with which he dreamed of one day driv-
ing the Germans and French back To the
coast and making their vast territories
MIR Rhodes will be in Buluwayo, capital
of RhndcsiSt, within a fortnight and from
the date of his arrival things will begin
10 mum, That means trouble for the
Fransvanl
Mr.. Rhod has resolved Rhodcsia shall
out Srow tho rransvaal In wealth. popua-
ton and ultimately absorb IL peacefully
or when tho time comes by force Of arms
ln believes there Is plsnty of gold in
Rhodosia. hut indcpcnejcnt recent reports
de ~ this, Meantime Rhodes will conceu-
lratc his energies upon the completion
of main railway aud telegraph lines. de
volopmcnt of the miuing Industry and
.ttlcment of tho native labor difiicultv
The last named Is likely to give him
trouble He Will start ont with the IN
toni to attract natives by kind. generous
ue9tmsnt, which shah sharply contrast
with tbs TranSvaM labor system nut
r. he ~ not careful he viii have thu Anti
Slavery society, tho Ahovigines Protection
society aud all philauthropists and fad
dists IN England vigorously denoliuclng
him. Tho Ruiuwayo Chamber of Com
merce has formulated n & ries Of pro-
posals. which are to form the basis OF
legislation on the labor question. Among
other proposed regulations is one forbid
ding the natives leaving farms for 9th p
employment without the consent OF the
owNor of that farm. and II is further pr0-
Ytdod no white man may employ n native
laborcr who can not produce a pass from
his immedateiy former employer. OH
Nously such a systcm is capable OF de
generating into something very like sln
very In fact thu matte" "a already rc-
ceivins the attention Of the Anti Slavory
society, q body which even MIR Rbnans
can not afford to Disregard
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TILE pIEFnRENCr.


One would imagine that in America the
patriotism Of the people, in case Of a for
eign complication. would be mora pro
ncunced and more unanimous IN it's OK
prcssion than would BE- found urier the
oppressive ana aggressive monarchi,al
governments In the oil world, but It IS not
no, seemingly
Notwithstanding Mexican aggression and
Mexican nsolence and open hostility, iast
before the Mexican ,Nar--half ~ fii.s coiin
try denounced our invasion as an unhoiy
war In the recent controversy wtth ti..
British government, where right ana 3ye-
tiee were on our slio there were NOT want
ing many papers and men among lis. and
10 the manner born. VINO out. F,ne,,ished rho
Trells, IN thelr ,tun,trt,,tc rrttt.,er,s
the government IN the waller ccsa he
fore the administration had aseer,aine. tA.
facts aud while II was slmnlv doing tts
plain duty undor .,,o cir,,,,,,s,o,o.s ,,.o
act was denounced iy MANY so.,a,l.4
American quarters Az reckless ,,,.,,,,,,
to emhroil this courtrv Win an. .,,,,,t
friend France" In this snarIab-C,t,,, ,,,.
cidont the opiniop Is NOT opl,. dl,t1cd t.,,
,ho strong ponulur sentir,c,, r., ,,,,...
finds ita bitter critics ana snain ne s,...i
ogists In the unlted states
In witnessln,. this shc,,-,,uo ,,r,,,,,,,,,
of the want of Natio,,l nrt4o o,.,,,..t..t,
enthusiasm in Amerlcn nv, u,,,,,h..... ~, .,,..
press and I'm coprrcss u la mat ,,,.,,,,.,....
~. ,a,k .,,. - a..
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1r HAs LocArEp Irsr1.r.


The assumption Of the Galveston Dallas
News to speak at any time for the demo-
crntic party, or to advise the democratic
party as to It's nominations, or plat
I forms, has always been regarded by good
Sgtiemocrlts as an impertnent Interference
10y an outsider, The Galveston end Of the
X4Fnbination has at last located Itself In n
8llfnner that leaves no excuse for any body
Mmocrat or otherwise, being deceived by
sffs utterances hereafter In an editorial
j yesterday the News exclaimed:
LIT Is deynutly TO be hoped that no free
Texan VIII pledge himself in advance To
support ticket or a platform of whieb be
Knows nothing. Let the parties trot ont
their candidates and their platforms AMI
make up your mind and ticket after ths
goods have been carefully and fairly ex
anned. -
How do parties 'trot out their candidates
and platforms?'
IL II not by conventions composed OF dol.
egates from tho people who compose the
parties?
III convention nominations and platforms
arc not binding on those who create the
conventions and participate in them, then
there can be no parties The convention
acts under a power of attorney from the
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THE SOUTHERN STATES

Little Rock, Ark. F. N. GoodEa
was fatally wounded by ne M W..
robbers. expired after much su l.ss
robbers are now in the niouh'S'' :
western part Of the state ~
New Orleans.-The refusal q y,
Charlton, a white man, 70 pay W w 1
worth of rice resulted w IN
Evariste Desdunes. hee'o -
nrally killed Charlton ~
bonneville. Ga.-Sherln a, T. irsr
of clint county was t nioaS" Ne n
buggy last night and kilieu. In, !.
under the wheels of a ,urp.,,,ist,
and his body was horribly ln"
Versailles. Ky.-The jury u Wy M, M
w. n. Lane of Lexington, lna "a n.
killing of II. c. Rodenbangn ~ M
DISAGREED and were discharges , sj
ing ont three days. There urdsr.
lynching shortly after the niu' ~. N.
Brookhaven, Miss.-Miss Sax NgH ND
the young lady who su,c ,Sa by hns,
mind had become unbaiaue.ss b,rsi 4
over religious subjects, VIZ VIZ he Ca.1
licly. She was a meinoer y, dsnisd 81
church of this city, but Was ,,S ,bs n
neral service IN accorua"ee
rites of that church 4
Covington.-Dr. ]. c, naaaessrsii,s I.
ago performed surgical ep "a Ms ~
a. horse and when he WASH, WASH srt,s
ment The knife accidentaly. ~, ~ a
hnnd rmtting through the .a h
noison Get in and since Satu s,n "a
hcnn suffering excruciating psisss d
bean unconscious, dying M0D'''
ing. J,ra
Atlanta. Ga,-Rey. sam he EfIa1
Georgia evangelist, roasleu Which m
cal Preachers association, sings VII
to indorse the months . scsooulpstss
has opened in this city, = "a p,lJs Y
the reverend gentlemen " yssspisi
n sensation which VIII ps rss
avoidance of the evangens
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HOUSTON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH l.
SMALL CONDUCT.


few months ago the scheme was start
ed to get up grand fraternal ana National
celebration OF the next Fourth OF July IN
New York City, one of the features OF
which should be a monster parade Of vet
Grams of the civil war. both OF the Blue and
the Gray. The idea seemingly took well,
both in the North and South. and many OF
the Confederate camps began preparations
for the event.
The project has been spoiled by the mar
row-mindedness and petty prejudice Of tho
commander of the Grand Army Of the Re-
p.;tiic--Walter.
lie objects to the joint parade and thinks
It would be an insult to the North and n
surrender of principle 10 allow the Confed-
crate camps to participate In such a march
alongside of the Grand Army of the Re-
public on Northern soil! The fear Of tho
cid Confederate soldier and the terror OF
his yell appear to hive left a lasting i'm
preston on Walker or he may i.e luyng
himself out for an cf1ce this fall in a dis
trict where the Soldier vote IS unusually
strong. Certainly tile impulses OF a brave
soldier who had fought wsll ana won a We
terry would not dictate such pusiUanlmous
prejudice thirty years after the war.
1t is these politicians in the Grand Array
of the Republic who are doing Il inJury ana
balittl!ng the Organization.
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AFTNR FIErNEN YEARs.
Allen nm brought Back FROM Now NJ,

Allen hin Brought Back From New Mex
leo ON a Murder Charge
Wcatherford, Texas, March S.--Last
night Captain y. il. Mcconnell arrived
with Allen Hul, who was arrested at
Endus, n; Nj, charg,d with the killing
Of Orlando Harris IN Mineral Wells.
fifteen years ago. The man who was
killed is "a brother to Charles Harris who
Is marshal of Mineral Wells, and was
living n mat city at the time his brother
was Killed.
Detectives have been aiding the family
in their search for the murderer and word
was received that he had been located in
Eudus. n NJ
When the man who was caught was or
dercd to surrender he made no resistance.
wrong man. Men We're in the crowd To
identify him aud they did not hesitate in
saying that it was Hin lie was brought
to the limo and turned over TO the authori-
uos. VINO brought him to Weatherford last
night '"''
Parties who know ilIl say there is no
doubt but that this Is the man lie was
carried to Mineral Wells this morning In,
Marshal ilarrrisi whore min was Wei
identification viii be complete
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


] .Fi+eN a l
Wa7h'ns'on, March a-Tho senate gave
3" me N'y TO tho agricultural appro-
( iil"'i'n bii ANA passed that measure. .,.
mont '"' "'''""-
,Nnoihcr hlli was PASSED during The s.,,.
rt"i'hius lhe limitations VI ro,IrtH,.i"'5
800 '''". YER SO as To irer the postal s..,' .
o"i 'A4kN articles herctofurG semi w., E
! 4Y', ~ urging The I'm SAID Thai , " ~.
Us We're hm}IE arti' Lass sent a. 'r.t II
COW" 4i inc ddy WORT cuui., fr.,,, Is -
/ I.'hFN mat the error conerrnInp, t,,. w.. ''e
- ~ " in's had been corrected I'm TX.
rs at, ,,,.,,',llul ,on "a" house resolution
senate Ar thus reported h5li, ,h. uA ne
""h rietrsl TO the commttts. nn
.,e'st Ml. aA"rmau SEATING DAT tLn
"'' meeting Tomorrow. ~'
only eleven senators heard the ebar,a,n,.
optning prayer. ''''"
W. lnn'S'on reported from tho s,nnte
committee on international ,NposiU,.,s -,
'o'N, resolution authorizing tho s,..rot,,.,,
~ 'H5 treasury TO distribute tnn in,,4..i.
a""'ded by the Columbian Exposition M.
im"ts.rn explained it's provisions bri-ny
,'yyt''s mas ne purpose of tha ON M. ~
"fP' iFiht" sufficient money w. Il s"s tn
tVsi"lt Nrsc awards 90 be male 1Y,osV
S,',. n" oo'teiion and the resolution Ma
lHr conference report un tho army mn,
n.y. Won hili was agreed TO. '
~ AHtn usBca immediate const5e,
~" 20 ~ resolution declaring than Nh
it'i - At'N bonus arc redceuinbla H.,
n-,1 b".G ma silver, but objection W.
"'"u' ana lhe resolution went over
-NI' 'hthdlcr OF the committee an n,i,4
49, 90. elections presented q majority
.'PoIt % tadt committee provtdlus ~
an inFfNtisaiion OF the Alabama .lr,ticrs
~ That committee ''N''"''"
Ut gray Of the same committee V,va
49, pI minority rpport.
AHo senate agreed to the house n ,,o,,t
u" ~" JOINT resolution providing for
me dredging OF Mobile harbor. 'V'
NJ Notmhn gave notice Of "A motion 4,
, u,Nohsi1er the hin passed 10y the senate
49, Wy providing for additional enlist
~" n 'hf navy IN case OF emergency
-, o., 9hetinAh called attention to tho dis
rINFHlcy IN Inc Journals OF the two ho,lscs
~ 70 tne action Of the house on the tubar
resolution adopted by that bodv H.. satS
.nut the house resoiut.Ons had been re-,
fot,ttu g. "a substitute Tor The senate r,so.
,eNv'' out ihry had, through the house
49,, ir,h' ueeh reported to the senate as in
u ~, resolutions. He ask d to have
w, senate Journal corrected 20 correspond
win the action of the honse
The result led 10 an EXCHANGE ~ ,,,,,,..
Mt' Lolse Supported the request OF MIR
snerinan, calling attention to the record
ot inc mouse proceedings TO show mo ia,
tenNon OF that body "
MeSSfs, Ilatt Chandler. German ana
othtle tpoh the position that the dts
Ni.lah.y was due to the action OF the
eletk OF INC house; that the mistake was
h"ue ny the house, and should be cor
fee''a formally, either by the house or by
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LAWYER SHOOTS A rANKrn

Memphis, Texas, March 3. Today at
noon W. II. Pardue. a prominent LAWYER
and John r, Jones, banker of This ,,lsoa
n ,S, involved IN difficulty. in WIKI
l,e sT sss,SI received three painful but not
W. SVt97sNIIy iAtal pistol shot wounds orc
T." ,.I lhe balls entered the right temDi no
nNntlnS downward and coming ONT AZ t,i,n
n moeSd , TbhaJtcred the iawhono, Anot6er
,Hnu,der and the third struck ,hn IN, me
.Hat =, Jones, son OF the banker. Vas 5 n'i
5S' i@ l9S leg though not seriously P S1I
the a nj pIa%eI under 5000 bond TO avail
laier-John r. Jones WHO was sto,
w H. fardue here today. died ton,rh by
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party and It's determinations ara blndina
at its own sweet will the nominees or plat
form of regularly constituted conventions
tho News writes itself down as a non.
party paper. The advice uttered above by
the News is the advice simply OF political
frec-lancc. and while 1t IL not surprising.
from tho source, 1t definitely fixes that
paper without the pale Of the democra tie
party and puts democrats on notice as TO
the vaiae of any suggestions from such a
quarter.
AS an independent paper. purely the ef-
forts of the News to break UP the demo
cratic party can be properly estimated ami
VIII prove decidedly innocuous. So long as
II was masquerndlne as a democratic jonr-
nal there was danger OF its misleading
some one.
Let the parties trot out their candi-
dates" etc, says the News
II VIII be seen that It stands on the ont
side waiting for the result-as some indie
pendent ana impartial spectator ready 10
compare the merits OF the different, party
platforms and nominees and pick its
choice.
But that's what IT has always done. aad
1t has generally picked against the demo
Gratis The final formal u,teranoe OF its
want OF party fealty and policy is only
al this time as warning to tho de.
mocracy to ignore It's positions politically
and treat It with ths same degree Of re-
gard that IS extended to all other free
ance publications
II would have been the manly thing for
he News to have adopted this present
curse long ago.