The advocate., 1897-09-01

lowed by them as the leader who is go
ing to bring the divided Democracy
together by kicking out of the way all
principles which Obstruct a united as
sault on Office.
Topeka Capital: Americans are tOl-
erably familiar with contempOraneOus
history, and they know that England
In some respects is nearer a demOc-
raCy than our own country, and that
its wealth, its population, its rank in
politics, diplomacy, commerce, war, art
and literature, the physical and intel
lectual condition of its people, together
with its hold upon a large part of the
world outside Of the island, show it to
be anything else than effete. 1t is very
much alive and Is likely to be heard
from for some decades if not centuries
to come.
Chicago Times Herald: Briefly sum-
married., the result of a six years fight
with mOnopOlies in Detroit are Scent
fares on sixty-three miles Of new street
railways, with better wages for street
railway employees, and shorter hours
Of labor; municipal electric lighting
plant, by which the streets and public
buildings are lighted far better and
more cheaply than was ever done by
any private corporation; a new tele-
phone company to compete with the
Bell monopoly, which has brought
down the cost Of telephone service in
that city so per cent within year and
half.
DstrOit Free Press: No set of men
in the country are more elated than
are the bankers because of the unmis-
taxable signs which portend an era Of
good times. They prosper when the
people prosper. In a prOtracted pc
riOd Of financial depression it would
be an easy matter for them to compass
the widespread ruin which the un-
thinking and the designing credit them
with seeking. Instead of carrying out
any such fell purpose they have been
the direct means of tiding the country
over crisis that for more than three
years tried the souls Of men in every
department of enterprise,
Chicago Journal: The postal savings
bank idea is taking firm hold on the
people of this country, and by the time
for the election Of another Congress
should assume the Importance Of a
party issue. The people want postal
savings banks, and the party that
promises to take steps to secure them
should receive on that account alone
a large measure of popular support.
The lessons of hard times have been
severe ones. There are prospects of
better conditions. The people are
ready for some years Of economy, but
the tendency to save is discouraged by
the insecurity of savings banks con-
Quoted as private enterprises.
DR. C. F. Taylor, in Medical World:
Did you ever think that England has
sort Of referendum? When the gov
ernment fails to command a majority
Of the House of Commons the Prime
Minister and Cabinet resign, Parlia-
ment is dissolved, and the question or
questions at issue are referred to the
people in the new elections. AS a con-
sequence, England is making more
progress toward government by the
people and justice toward the masses
than we are. They already have gov.
ernment telegraph, government saw
ings banks, etc, and we, too, would
have them without further delay If we
had any way to get the expression Of
the voters on these questions Why
can't we have a way?
Providence Journal: During the
early years of gold mining in Califor-
MIA questions were often raised as to
what would become of the country
after it's deposits of precious metals
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