The sun., 1897-12-10

THE zsz SUN.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.
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COOP moning
THAT part of the Presidents message which deals with the rea
tions Spain and Cuba really admirable and exemplary "
entation Of the
LATE, but frankly Republican President acknowledges that
the Republican financial legislation of the last trtdve years is
unsound, unsafe, and ought to be reformed altogether
SENATOR KNNEy reported be the subject OF secret meet
ngs Washington which the question Of seating him is dis
cussed That queer. Evidently the Senator is not popular
Smyrna CALI of Smyrna formerly the Clayton CALL Clay
ton yesterday for the frs time 1t bright and newsy
sheet promises profitable addition the community Of
which is part Its particular feature the editorial
IT very old story that story millions awaiting Amer
can Europe and generally the crafty invention of
sharper But the tale that from Kokomo ud of relative
dying and leaving his distant cousins te of has the
decided merit onovelty.
THE Administrations policy postpone revision OF the
currency until there surplus instead Of deficit change Of
conditions which be effected only by cutting down
raising This should be- but the process Of
cutting down expenses might appropriately and gracefully be-
gun in the department estimates.
POSSIBLY these sx-day bicycle have useful purpose
by disclosing larger limits of human endurance but whether
they worth what they in distress, wasted energy and
lingering disability certainly open question: They Sue
cessful ynaks ventures but is difficult how they
bring permanent benefits the participants the public
THE President declared in his message that constrained
by every consideration Of dignity and honor ra the Hawaiian
annexation treaty But the appears be dead Its friends
confess that they get wohirs OF the Senators to vote for
it. If the treaty M the promoters the job will have
Senator Mosans bill to annex the islands, which requires only
majority TO pass it
RADNG SrAMps' have been declared illegal by the Court of
Appeals the District of Columbia and many merchants who
feel obliged them because their business rivals do
will be glad to have them done with M the best they
egitte mode of doing business since they persuade the
chaser that he is getting something noing whereas both the
and the profit the goods they represent must be paid
THIS month learned professor tells that the lrhan nac
cay Italian and German tries to teach Americans
how to be free Meantime Hungarian Parliament conducting
itself with propriety and dignity, while brother Parliament
ssng Aryans discordant be unable do business
A the time Australian Legislature is considering
that will exclude large class Of American citizens undesirable
immigrants. Clearly the world is upside down.
THE fight against the President the merit system prompt
y opened in the House the very first day Of debate by Mr. Nc
Kiney elow-ctizen of Ohio and former colleague the Hon. Mr.
Grosveor What sroesqe spectacle Here is the Prcsi
of of
power maintaining firmly the interest he people i'll the civil
vice. attacked by the leaders of his party who try by coai
ton with members of the oppcsition prostitute the service in
order reward party workers tie public cxpenSeThe Times