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The morning times., 1896-03-23
StingIess Drones in the Hive of Politics.

Those of eager politicians who have been fguravey
knocking each other out for the questionable honor of at
tending the ST. Louis and Chicago conventions delegates
stand the relations toward their fellow creators of
candidates tin soldier does the real thing They may
assist naming the standard bearers Of the two great
ties but they have the election and there
FORE nothing than stngless drones the American hive
of politics.
Dental candidate worth all the trouble the Republicans
and Democrats Of the District have recently undergone for
them to decide the polls
much greater honor.
Instead of longer standing the light Of emasculated
political guardians of the harem of Liberty the politicians Of
the National Capital should steps enfan
chsed and remove the stigma that attaches to their reputa
ton citizens Under present circumstances it
almost ike insult to ask them to take part nominating
candidates and them the right confirm that choice
and then being excluded from seat at the table, and it is
hoped that effort will be made remedy this neXcusable
voteess condition With District suffrage local govern
there would be such msgovernment afcts
Washington, and when active party workers become
voters well politicians they will be regarded by the
outside world something besides political nonentes who
play at party politics
1t claimed that under autocratic trumvrate Dis
trict affairs well administered and that local
would better circumstances Putting aside the
inherent right Of every American have selecting
his public servants the fact should not be overlooked that
the Of governing the District greater
that other community in the United States Over
millions of dollars expended for that purpose during the
fiscal year of 18o4895 which is average of about S2
for every man. woman and child and if lack of school
facilities water supply fire and police protection unghted
streets and parks and other public necessities indications
good the of this expenditure
then the argument be sustained.
But if six millions of dollars annually expended
without having part diverted to the Of rings and
private interests the showing would be quite differ
ent Local sefgovernment would bring about that result
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Mr.. Reeds Candidacy and the Appropriations.

necessary improvements, because they in
volye some heavy expenditures. This is
all the more TO be regretted, as hitherto
Mr.. Reed has been among. the foremost
champions of fair dealing with the District
II would be to the last degree unfair were
he 10 allow his personal ambition to dictate
different policy now. He should not
forget in what relation Congress stands
toward the District and that the appro-
priatiOns asked for come from the pockets
of the taxpa yers, of whom the United States
is only one, even though the largest.
Among The immediate necessities of the
District are the perfection of its sewa ge dis
poSal system, an increase of the police force,
larger and better supply of water, some
street improvements-not the triocratic
sixty million dollars real estate specu-
lators'> street extension schcme-better
street lighting, and a few other things
besides. Mr.. Reeds Presidential aspira-
lions should not blind him to these: in fact
he should not permit himselfto be frightened
into discounteGancing or obstructing ap-
preparations that are demanded for the
security Of the country. The people of the
United States are opposed TO extravaganza
not TO economical Iiberality in the expendi-
lures OF The government
The morning times., 1896-03-23

SO Speaker Reed is getting TO be afraid
Of the appropriations There was a day,
not so many years ago, when the gar
snapped his fingers at a billion dollar
nos tnutamur in ills" which freely trans
lated means that times have changed since
Hannah died In the Fifty-first Congress
Thomas Bracket Reed had not the Presi-
Dental bee buZZing in his bonnet; in the
Fifty-fourth the little insect is causing him
10 lie awake o'nights and calculating his
chances and the means for improving them.
Self-interest makes wonderful difference
i'm mans conduct, and although the cOun-
try is four or five years older and con-
stantly expanding, and its needs growing
with every year: though we arc bound 10
have a strong Navy and ought to have
coast defenses, Mr.. Reed is eager TO keep
appropriations below the historic figure.
he will probably find that public sentiment
is too strong for even so strong man as
he is
The people OF the District have a special
interest in this change IN Mr.. Reeds way
of thinking, for it is understood that ne is
inclined TO include the local appropriations
In his cutting-down program 1t is re-
ported that he will frown upon many
The morning times., 1896-03-23
The People Demand a Change.

in fact, TO Democratic Congress. Neither
has been real factor in the administration
OF affairs, and both are, therefore, free
from Censure.
President Cleveland has been the law
ma king branch OF the government as Well
as its autocratic executive. Through
judicious distribution of public patronage
he secured control in Congress OF important
measures at opportunc times, ana it was
his interference with the tariff act that
prevented its becoming a remedial la w
Contrary to expressed intentions he sur
rounded himself with agents and counselorS
of the communism of pclf,' which, as
candidate, he so strongly denounced, and
since the unlucky moment OF his enthrone
ment at the White House there has never
been an attempt 10 redeem his promises.
Under such circumstances the public would
not support Mr.. Cleveland at the polls
even should the Chicago convention obey
his mandate and nominate Il candidate of
his choice. The Cleveland method OF ad-
ministering affairs is as unpopular here
IS satan would be in heaven, and 1t is
doubtful Il a Cleveland Presidential nomi-
nee could poll any more votes than would
the devil if he ran for a seat on the golden
throne. Whatever chance the Democratic
party has for success at the next election
should not bc thrown away by nominating
an administration candidate. The Ameri-
can people have decided on a change, and
that does not mean u continuation Of Cleve-
land influence.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Put your Confide ence In
SAKS'QuaIitieS.
SAkS' Prices.

at that place IS not. nor ever viii be, Satis-
factory to them.
II l. obnoxious to every resident or that
locality and they will continue, 50 long rs
1T IemdInS, not only to protest a EainSt lis
presence. but a $50 ag,iinSt ha vim z the streets
and TOadwdys of that section made IN
81 Ehtly and diSa grFeablc by the foul OdOrS
which arise from thC garbage carts ami
wagons constantly passing to AMI from
the cTcmating plant. This the citizens OF
South Washington consider "a nuisance
an imposition dud "a menace TO the health
of the community. \ a result property / =
detCnOrating in value from the natural
prejudice against such an institution,
located, ! may "a v. in our midst.
Not with>tandiDE our protests. however,
it appears we have feeu chosen as martyrs
ana singled out 10 hcarthC loss and burden
of this cXEC rimcnt for the Fenefit OF the
District. TIE protests of ether sections,
though for no letter reasons than ours,
have been recognized aud sustained, while
the protests OF the South Washington citi-
ZenS have been rejected and their rights
tTampled on. II il m imposition ana an
injustice which We VIII rot quietly sub
init 90 and wiz go 20 far Is to invoke the
pO NCT of The courts of justice AMI the inter-
vcntiOn Of Congress 10 affCrd Us reiiee
Most respectfully,
EXECJ TiTE COMMITTEES W.C.A.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Careless Fire Service Claimed.

Editor Times. 4 peculiar rule OF the fire
department. md one that might bP carried
Ouf at the cost of life and property. was
dpvaIoppd at the fire at MdFiutS Hall
Census Officei early yesterday morning.
The writer arrived on the scene in less than
five minutes after the department. and with
twcnt y-five or more citizens ran "a tlit' rear
Of the building through the II It rect alley.
Th,. hack OF the hall was 4 roaring mass
of flamcS-a ycTitatlc furnace. | hurried
back up Ninth street. with Others. where,
midway the block. No engine company
were standing idlv hy talking. with not
buckle IOOS"ncl. This WAS fully ten minutes
a ftpr their arrival. / informed them of he
state of affairs. and was given the startling
information that they could not ~ owe
without orders and for me 10 find he
told several policemen in front of the build
ing. and told several firPmen. one OF whom
was foreman of Company 4. In the face of
my information he ordered the company tG
work aud had the hose laid up Ninth street
TO the front OF the building. whore three
lines were already battling far from the
ficrCeSt part of the COnflaCation. Numerous
other citizens endedNOrg;i 10 peTSiiIdc them
TO STE for themselves. Failing to get any
action on the information l went back. aud
Il affer lapse OF more than teUminUtps more
a fireman caICC out of the rear gate of . he
house al Joining. lie walked leiSurei ydTOUnd
the rear of the hall and then to the side
where we were gathered. and the sight
that met his gaze was enough HI danced
and shouted like Comanchc Indian He
rushed back; gave orders; reel thundeTcd
down the alley: hose WAS unwOUnd, 'wO
streams were played through the windows.
and the fire was under control in five
minutes. The actual time from my arrival
and the department on the Scrne until the
first stream was turned on the hottest
part of the fire was more than twenty-five
minuteSi
/ would ask: Has it come to the time
that a citizen or citizens demands for in
stant service cannOtat least be investigated.
and. if found proper, that the department
cannot act without the orders of foreman
or chief The idea is hSurd
II this company had responded to the de
mands made Instantly. thousands of dollars
worth of valuable documents would not
now bel living in ruin. HARRY PARK.
920 F street.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
A Cry From MudvilIe.


Editor Times: Knowing that The Times
has attained fame and fortune by always
taking the under dog in the fight, we, the
web footed amphibians, living on he
prOmitory jutting out in the lagoons and
swamps between North Capitol and Fourth
< and S streets northwest, take the liberty
10 a SIX your appreciative efforts with our
unCtiOus city dads TO secure us u tug
boat to navigate the raging waters OF
Florida avenue and vicinity. Tie ordinary
sailing vessels and light draft steamers in
use times past are no longer fitted for
this duty, as the moisture has now reached
the consistency of Potomac drinking water,
ana nothing short OF an ocean tug can
make headway against the torrents that
continuously course up and down our al
legged streets.
We had long since administered extreme
JUNCTION TO our hopes, but on account OF
the success your paper has had in shaking
up the dry bones of this bdiliwjCk, we
haul them out again and confidently take
coura sc.
We, however, cmphaticalIy assert that
we draw the line on the Joe Blackburn
and if the aforesaid dads" undertake 10
palm off that antideiuvian cTustaCean on
us, there viii be several first class funerals
in the SwampS some stormy night, and
an indignant popaiace VIII see that the
COTpSeS are ready
II we cannot get the tug, we VIII ask to
have several submerged fords laid, and
ca Ch aquatic inhIhitaut tthem's uSl fur-
niShed with stills. until we can raise a
breed of boys and girls with legs eighteen
feet long. As na ture prepares all animate
creatures for their manner OF living, We
think this breed Will not be long coming
Most OF US are becoming wcb-fOOtcd al
ready. TO keep frCm sticking IN the mud
Once upon time we creatures We're
considered pretty fair specimens Of the
genus homo, but having been exiIed sc
long to the bogs and mOraSSeS OF North
west Washington, and thus sequestratcc
from the rest of mankind, our natures
have gradually changed. Our complexion
is that of brickmakers' clay we are getting
ongated in the legs, and eshortgated N
the flanks; our feet are slowly but surely
spreading. our voices have lost all melody
and now join in dismal cadence with tht
below of the alligator and the 'JuS-a
rum Of the buIlfrOg, S they sport III the
hillows that are surging around ouF dOmi
Giles.
We want lights, pavementS. cone TetC
on our highways cor wetwaySl. police
protection. and every thing else that goes
to make up a city.
We have asked the TriOCTaCy for them
The trouble is they differ with their Owl
opinions when we approach them. and w
get left.
Come over into Muddam and help us
lift our heads above the water. that W.
| may at least see the promised land afar.
| Come. city dads" we cry with grief
Come come do q 5 you 'orter,
1 When we shrek and ask relief,
Don't give us mud and water" Q.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
RIame- Her FnmiIr.

Editor Times: Am pleased to learu
through The extra edition OF your VIDE
awake paper that twelve men, good ard
true a. they were just. had rightly jUdSrd
young Mr. Mllikcn' IN returning a YER
diet of not guilty. GCd i lust and when
the family ot that poor girl. whose fair
name has been dragged through the mud
ami mjrc OF the courts and published ia
almost every newspaper in the land, when
that family stand before their maker can
a good, lust GCd return tile same verdict
Not guilty No. But perhaps they DO nOb
care how they are Judged after they leave
this world. The poor giri Is deserving Of
pity, aS for years to come she viii be
weighted down by the shame OF the dis
graceful affair, FOR this IS a cruel and
an Just world
Her family must surely have gained, and
they richly deserve. the condemnation OF
every mother in the country The whole
affair was one TO have been tried within
the home circle and not in the courts.
More pity for the girl, more shame fog
her family. A MOTHER.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
$1,000 OFFERED
Any Employe of the Star Can
Get This Amount
Provided
Proof Can Be Furnished That the
Stars PreposterOus Circulation
Statements Are True.

The methods OF the disciples OF Ananias
are as varied and entertaining as the antics
OF comedian. There is the healthy. robust
Talsifier, who fibs for the fun of II, and
ALSO the kind who soberly tells whopper
as a matter OF duty. Then there is the
cheerful idiot, who cracks a soundcr be
cause he can't help it, and others of which
we All know. But OF them al. none can
equal the champion circulation liar. our
heoved contemporary. The Evening star.
Saturday evening tins duly qualified
truih-,lretcher published the following
announcement, which, although the result
al a constitutional defect, should not pass
unnoticcd:
The family circulation OF The Star is
MANY thousands in excess OF any other
Washington paper, and i believed To he
fgily five times that Of our afternoon
contemporary.
The Times is Of the opinion That this lie
Is fully as eXtrava CANT as The one Gulivcr
told about the LnIiputians; but a the star
won't say a word when offered "A large
SUN OF money 10 prove its ,ire gation state
ment, nor dare TO show up lis books. in
comparison with those seofitscuHtempOrarieS
there seems to be no way 10 substantiate
This statement OF falSity except 10 brlbc
one or more persons connected with our
contemporary.
TO that end The Times viii pay ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to any person or
persons connected with The Star furnish
,,o an tfS Pa oror,. ,,y-faarca oF tlan tru,trr,f
Jfrss of the above statement. The amount
Will he deposited in any bank the said
person or persons connected with The Star
may designate at the tine notice is given
that the information is ready, and should it
lee decided 10y committee appointed for
that purpose that the claim OF the Star is
correct the thousand dollars is TO become
the property of the said person or persons
connected with the star furnishing the de-
sired evidence. In any event, it is under
stood that the result of the committees
invest igation shall be published. so that the
public may know the extent or the false
hood.
BY consulting the two circulation state
ments readers VIII see that The Times
gained more than three times the number
OF readers that the Star did last week
The aggregate circulation OF The Times
was 271 .214, while that of the star was
oaly 1S7 9s4, which shows conclusively
that the circulat ion OF The Times fUls ne
week was $500 greater than that of the
star. Inasmuch as the circulation OF both
papers is sworn TO by reputable men
the charge of deception must naturally
fall TO the ground, and how the star can
publish the claims it does, except in the
capacity of a circulation liar, readers must
decide for themselves.
Meantime don't forget that for FIFTY
CENTS A MONTH The Times VIII furnish
you its morning and evening editions, six
teen pages on week days. and a regular
library OF choice family reading on sun
days. Try il for month, and realize what
benefit il is 10 have the news delivered
ut your door both morning and evening
1t medicine or stimulants for brighten
ing ideas, and keeps you in pace with pass
ing events.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Towards a Cleaner Public Press.

vigorous, aggressive champions of morality
and good government, the sentiment Of
the community in which they are circu-
lated viii have been educated to that de-
sirable standard. But if the press is
simply the mouthpiccc of rings or liberal
dispensers of scandalous sensations, the
reading constituency Will have been i'm
bued with a like sentiment and either be-
come willing slaves to a mal-administra-
tion of public affairs or been made a vic
tim 30 the Ia awlcssncss that thrives off its
moral blindness.
Therefore, if any part of the press mani
tests a disposition 10 publish news that is
harmful it should be deprived of that
power as much as is possible. To prohibit
the publication OF the indecent testimony
frequently heard in malodorouS court
trials would he a means of cutting off one
source of Objectionable journalism, and
if the bill now before the British ParIia-
ment were TO become u law in this country
it would be looked upon generally as a
commendable measure.
The morning times., 1896-03-23

The probable ena ctment of a law by the
British parliament, empowering Judges
TO forbid the publication of evidence that
seems indecent is measure that should
be enforced throughout the civilized world.
Generally speaking, seIf-respecting news
papers exclude that kind OF testimony from
their columns, but there are hundreds Of
Journalistic ghouls that thrive and fattcn
on the publishing Of scandals which not
only poison the public mind, but would
subject them to costly damage suits were
the matter not a court record. Naturally,
these newspapers will raise an outCry
against this measure as interfering with
the liberty OF the press, but when that
license is abused and becomes a means
OF PrOstituting public morals, il should
be regulated in the same way society
Is protected against the deprcdations of
criminals.
In its capacity as news purveyor the
press wields a powerful influence either
for good or evil. Public sentiment is
largely a reflection of the opinions ex-
pressed by newspapers, and il they are
The morning times., 1896-03-23

There is probably no truth in the report
hencbmen to control the Chicago conven-
ton in the interests OF Secretary Carlisle,
and if there were it would be like com
mandng a cddaver to rise and walk
Clcvelandism. cuckoo-Demo ocracy ard gold
syndicate msrule VIII lay down the sceptre
March 4, 1897, and while it is not ex-
prcted that the new regime win enforce
popular government according TO popular
IDEAS. the change VIII be beneficial mas
much as it viii put an snd TO bond sales
and abolish the Treasury deficit.
While it is useless to waste time sigh
ing over lost opportunities it is impuS-
~ibIc To calmly consider he splendid chance
the Democratic party has had TO estab-
lish itself permanently in the hearts Of
the people. Through a popular revulsinn
Of political sentiment the party was placed
in power TO redeem the country from cor
porate influences and restore the masses
10 their rightful place as participants in
general prosperity. Deceived by the hypo-
critical utterances Of Mr.. Cleveland on
public questions voters rallied TO his sup
port as the political Moses who would
lead them out OF their troubles, only to
find. after giving him aut hority, that they
We're being misIed more grievously than
ever. In looking back over the situation
and the cause of this failure to meet pub
10 aftlf
att ributed to Democratic principles, nor.
The morning times., 1896-03-23

-HERE is 4 possibility that some poor
widow in the city of Minneapolis ma Y
be uneXpectedlv $1O0 richer within
the next fortnight.
.'Uncle Loren Fletcher OF Mime
sofa has been unusually successful in push
ing legislation through the House for the
benefits of his constituents. and, as con
sequence, his reputation as an unpaid pen
sion attorney has spread into districts
other than his own. and appliCa tions from
all over the State pour in upon Mr.. Fletcher
skiing him to take hold of claims and secure
their pa assage.
Recently Mr.. Fletcher was joking one
of his colleagues on his inability to obtain
the passage of a bill granting a pension
of $40 month to an old veteran in the
State.
IF you can't pull this bill through. why
don't you turn it over to me-" said Mr..
Fletcher.
We'll" replied the colIea que. 'if you
can get this measure through the House
within two weeks | will write Il check to
be given the most needy widow in Min
nea polls and will fix the figure at $780,
II will take you up laconcally re-
pied Uncle Loren.
The proceedings of the House will doubt
less be watched with great interest during
the next two weeks by every widow in
Minnea polls who is not in affluent circum-
stances.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
No Inv IN Cnmne1 il

Editor Times. Please allow an Old sub.
SCribeF of your valuable paper a small
space in your columns. y great many peO-
PIE OF the District OF Columbia are paying
pXoFbUant rents and are requested to pay
in advance by the owner or agent.
Is there any law compelling tenant to
pay Ia advance In my Judgment he ten
ant is pa wing a lJrgc rent and | do not
see why the owner should receive the
same i'm advance ard profit by he money
thirty DAYS hcfOresit is due IL YOU can
enlighten number OF your subscribers OF
this subject we VIII be obliged
SUBSCRIBER.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Agalnst the Garbage Plnnt.

Editor Times: We rely on YOUR sense
OF justice to publish the following. which
is SeIf-cXplanatory:
The hon. commissioners OF the District
of Columbia.
beg leave to call attention to the state
ment in tie public press wherein yOu are
quoted : saying that the Brown crema tory.
located 1T the terminus of South Capitol
street is entirely satisfactory To the resi-
dents of that section of the city. On be
halr or the people OF that section and also
of the South Washington Citizens AsSocia-
ton, | wish TO state that the crema tory
The morning times., 1896-03-23

Wife, see the committee on rapid trans
portation offer prize for some new in
dest ructibIe substance for NAL king car
wheels.
Husband-W Why don't YOU send them some
of your hygienic cakes?
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Attncks the Reichstar.

Re rlin. March 22.-The National Zei-
suRg says: The present Reichstag has
been great disappointment TO Germany
and has proved Itself impotent. 1t has
held seventy sessions and not ten OF them
have had quorum present. The body has
lesi al respect in the eyes OF the nations
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Moral Metamorphosi1

Her morals heretofore were good;
She came and went as was her mood,
And that, too, quite alone;
But since her trip abroad. so bad
And wicked has she grown, she had
To have a chaperone.
The morning times., 1896-03-23
Cnnnlimentea hr o,Eerra11.

Detective Sergeant Perry received .
telegram from GOV O'FerralI. OF Virginia,
at . O'Clock yesterday morning compliment
ing the Washington Detective Corps on its
splendid work in the capture OF Bandits
Henry and POSS The Governor viii pay
the rewards At once.