The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-01

government assurance that they |
sould keep their hands of in case we
,ad any tronble with Spain. The pub
LEGATION OF this report was unquestion-
IDLY intended to work upon public
,entiment in this country, and through
hat sentiment upon congress and the
PRESIDENT; but even IL such a report
we're known to be true, 1t would have
IN effect just the opposite from that
Intended. Americans have been out
Sitted in diplomacy by European
nations, but they have never been
frightened by any Of them OF all of
hem, and what is more, they never
will be. Americans don't want war,
but il they should have to fight Spain,
they would much prefer fighting her
backed by Germany to fighting her
alone. Spain is regarded as such a
pigmy among the worlds nations that
here would DO but little credit attach.
cd TO thrashing her, but Spain assisted
by any of the great European nations
would make a foe worth licking, If
war cannot be honorably avoided.
There is the usual ante-inauguration
talk in Washington about having o
artistic stands erected along P%ennsylva-
MIA for those spectators who prefer to
pay for the privilege Of viewing the
la An t.t 4. ,a.n.l, (r.p. 4. a.. l,,t ,a
body really expects to see anything
different from the usual rough board
stands which are always erected by the
spectators who buy that privilege
from the inaugural committee, and
who, by the way, lose money much
o%ftener than they make any. When
Inauguration day happens to be clear
and fairly pleasant, the owners Of the
street stands reap a harvest, but II IL
is cold and stormy, the seats on the
stands are almost empty. There is
plenty Of money contributed to tho
inaugural committee to pay for the
erection of stands both artistic and
comfortable, but it all has a string tied
to 1t, and the contributors expect the
committee to return II to them from
the receipts for privileges and from
the Inauguration ball, and wee be unto
the committee which should fail to
meet that expectation. As a matter OF
act, these loans, for such the contribu
tons ars considered, are always
returned, and II surplus is left that is
usually donated to the poor by the
inaugural committee.
In view Of the beginning of the tariff
hearings before the majority of the
house ways and means committee to
day, it is interesting to note the
geographical make up of the committe,
which will frame the tariff bill to b,
passed at the extra session of the mex
congress. OF the majority, New Eng
land has two members, Chairma,
Dinglcy and Russell, Of Conn; tn,
middle states two, Payne, Of N. Y.
ana Dalzell, of Pa; the middle ives
four, Hopkins, Of Ills, G%rosvenor O
Ohio, Dolliver Of Iowa, and Steele q
Ind; the northwest two, johnson Of N
Oak, and Tawney of Mimi; the sout
one, Evans Of Ky. The minorit
originally consisted OF six, all from tn
south, but owing to the deaths q
Crisp, of Ga, and Tarney Of Mo-, Their
are now two vacancies, which will a
most certainly go to the south, but
really makes no difference whsthe
they are filled OF not except as a pei
sonal honor to the man chosen, as tn
minority Of the committee will hav
nothing TO do with the making of tn
new tariff bill.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas
would be enjoying his holiday niue
more than he is if he could persuad
Secretary Francis to appoint the a
loting agents for the Wichita reserv,
ton, which the people of the soutl
west are anxious To have open To Sc
Element. Mr., Curtis insists that ther
are no legal obstacles to opening tn