The advocate., 1897-09-01

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lisiOns, IL found to be practicable.
Pennsylvania Republicans sOlemnly
assert in their State platform that prOG-
perity has arrived in this country, that
dollar wheat Is due to McKinley's cleo
ton and management of affairs, and
renew their declaration for the gold
standard. The platform also denOunces
what are termed as President Cleve-
lands unwarTanted extensions Of the
civil service and demand that McKin-
ley repair the wrong done.
Alaska was discovered by the Rus
slams in l741. 1t was sold to the United
States In 1867 for $7,2000O0, Mr.. Sew
ard, who, as Secretary of State, con-
Quoted the negotiations, was severely
abused by the press for sQuandering
that amount of money on barren do
main It is also Of interest to know
that when Thomas Jefferson engi-
neered the purchase OF Louisiana he
was assailed in the same way.
II as important a matter as the 10
per cent, extra duty on Canadian goods
could get into as widely discussed
bill as the new tariff law without any
one noticing 1t, who contends the
clauses antagOnistic to silver could not
have cTept into the acts Of 1873 in the
same way? Congress seems to be
about as inefficient In legislative
way as any other similar body in the
country. A change would be beneficial.
At meeting Of the National Bar
Association telegram was received
from United States Senator George H.
Hoar asking that a committee Of flve
be appointed by the association to In
vestigate the United States Circuit and
District courts and to formulate a. plan
whereby the two can be consolidated
or entirely separated so THAT 1t will be
| impossible for the Judge OF one court
to sit in the other. The committee was
appointed.
A well-known gold standard news
paper printsithe following: Rich Mex
leans accustomed to- living much Of
the time abroad are staying at home,
investing their silver in building and
improvements All kinds Of real estate
Is rapidly advancing I'm price, and the
demand for masons and contractors Is
large. Attention Is also being directed
to the tropical agriculture" It used
most of It's space, last fall to tell the
people, that the free coinage Of silver
would ruin the country.
The Honduras Company, composed
Of New York financiers, has been given
concessions by the government Of Hon
duras which practically gives the gov
ernment Of that country into its hands.
1t is authorized to build a railroad from
the Pacific coast to the Atlantic waters
and Is given thirty miles OF road al
ready built. It gets 5000 acres Of land
for each mile Of road built, Is given che
lob Of collecting the revenues OF that
country and control Of the banking
business. The American Consul says;
"It means absolute control of the trade
by the United States. 1t means the
domination of Americans, not only In
trade, but in all else, even to national
destiny"
In a speech before the Nebraska Re-
publican convention, Senator ThurstOn
said: II shall not be a candidate for
reelection, butt do not intend to retire
from politics Let there be no mistake
about that. Whenever there Is a. bait
tie for the Republican party am en-
listed for the war. 1t has never been
necessary for the Republican party to
have any particular Office. am salts
fed that 1t will be victorious this fall,
next year and for many years to come,
but do not like public life In Wash
ington. do like home life I'M Me-
braska." AS Mr.. ThurstOn will be
likely by the, end of his term to COM
plete the deal whereby the Union Pa
ciilc magnates will flim-flam the gov