New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-12-08

been named as McKenna's successor in
President McKinley's cabinet.
Prison Lemon must be pretty good
article when men are willing to commit
arson in order to get taste of 1t.
Justice Stephen J. Fields retirement
from the United States Supreme Court
occurred last Wednesday. Attorney
General McKenna will succeed him.
A Minneapolis Journal headline
brings the news that an earthquake
Jared the mortgages on Kansas soil
last Thursday. But it failed to satisfy
them.
Why wouldn't it be just as good poll.
CT for the United States government to
be as slow and considerate in its desire
to accommodate Hawaii as it is in it's
treatment of Cuba?
r Senator Davis before leaving for WASH
ington said that Immediately upon the
converting of congress he would move
the adoption of the Hawaiian annexa-
ton bill. He is very confident that it
will pass.
Charles A. Pillsbury claims that he
does't want the senatorship and further
that he isn't aware of any hue and cry
outside of Minneapolis for his entrance
into the race. On the latter PROPOSE
ton the big miller is absolutely correct.
The St. Cloud journal Press, Re-
publican paper, would like to have the
Republicans take up Judge CAVITY next
year and give him a non-partisan nomi-
nation for a. place on the supreme bench,
And that's just what they'll have to do
if they expect their judicial ticket to be
elected.
The Mortified News, Congressman
Heatwole's paper, very kindly remarks
that McCleary is the ablest member of
the Minnesota delegation. True, gentle
manly courtesy should prompt the Man.
kato man to return the compliment and
give the credit or honor toHeatwole. But
he won't.
State Auditor Dunn has commenced
suit for libel against Editor Paradis of
the Midway News. The News has been
most persistent in accusing Dunn of dis
honesty in the management of his office
and Dunn owes 1t to himself and the
state to prove, if he can, that Paradis has
been guilty of malicious persecution and
falsehood.
The interstate commerce commission
should not, and will not, give the railways
the desired two years. extension within
which to lopt safety couplers and auto
matte brakes on fret gh1 cars. The law
is Just and humane one and the railroad
companies have had ample time in which
to put the law into operation. If they fail
to do so within a reasonable time they
should be held strictly accountable for
criminal neglect.
Crlspi, the great Italian statesman,
greatest since days of Cavour, has been
called upon in the evening of his life to
answer to the charges of ordinary felon-
les His name has been connected with
the gigantic frauds that wrecked the
principal banks of the kingdom, and tho
Crispi cabinet has been let down and
out as result of the scandals. The
great statesman denies all of the ACCUSE
tions and claims to be the victim of base
calumny.
Some men have crude but positive
manner of expression, that invariably at
tracts attention. A Chicago man has
written book, says the Fairmont Sen
tlnel, in which he attacks the shams
and evils of the day and winds up with
the following paragraph on the childless
life of fashionable marriage: would
rather be a squatter on western prairie,
living in dug out, fighting floods and
fire, with true woman beside me, than
live in Chicago with fashion plate TO,
wife and poodle dog for child.
Let US keep McCleary where he is that
he may win more laurels for himself an6
secure more legislation for his district
and state Granite Falls Journal.
Will the editor Of the Journal please
inform an anxious public what benefc.
ial legislation Mr.. Nice leary ever secured
for the people Of this district or state
that couldn't have been secured by any
ordinary congressman. That little fnan.
cial speech of his didn't save the gold
standard. and outside of that what is