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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
The STATE ELECTION.

The State elsction IL close at hand
10 close in fact, that people seem to q
great extent 10 have forgotten all about
it. The party now In powerssppears to
take it for granted that IL has mort
gage On the next incumbency, and is
looking around nonchslsntly for man
with plenty OF money to pay the funeral
expenses. No doubt OF success enters
their minds.
A glance at the politics of the mayor
alties of some of the leading cities of
the State does not demonstrate that p
Republican Governor next spring is q
fOregone conclusion. II some of the
largest cities can elect Democratic
Mayors they can also help elect Demo
cratic Governors. The race is not
necessarily to the Republican candi-
date, money -hedged as he may be. Let
us see what can be done.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
A FADING ERROR.

The new tariff ideas promulgated in
. bill Of the Republicans, establishing
reciprocity and providing for $50, ,OOO,-
900 additional revenue, is not repeti-
tioh of the Mckinley bill, although il
savors strongly of the protection idea.
We are glad, however, to note that the
Republicans are climbing down from
the high pedestal on which is enshrined
che high protection calf, and venture
30 hope that before many dozens OF
moons have passed away they will get
down TO rational view OF the whole
subject.
Protection. high protection, has had
its day, and will never again be para.
mount issue in politics. The free sill
yer war last year put the finishing blow
80 the supremacy OF tariff as a system
of partisanship. With il went much
chat is evil and misleading in our mod
ern program Of political economy. Pure
McKinIeyism or Aldrichism will never
again rear its head.
The Republican party has much oi
error 30 rectify besides this, but the
greatest error was high tariff. Peace
90 its ashes, as soon ss they are aid.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
THE TRUST WAR.

The war now being waged on the
sugar trust in the State of New York,
q precursor of a general investigation
of the several combinations Of capital
that curse that and other States, has SO
far ..disclosed some amusing facts or
misfacts. The Havemeyers testify di-
rectly thst their purpose is not TO con-
troll trade and prices, but to invest to
the extent of their capital in order to
increase their profits; and Mr.. Have
meyer adds naively that he wouldn't
invest cent that would not not bring
him return of at least 12 per cent.
This, of course, is pure fabrication.
The trusts do not exist for the purpose
of conducting legitimate trade. Their
object, as Mr.. Havemeyer is aware is
well known to everyone, is to obtain
possession of all of the output of a par
ticular product; then, having fixed a
price to suit their own greed, they snap
their fingers at the consumer and say
Here is our price. Take it or leave it.
If you don't want to pay what we ask,
go without. We can sit down and rest
until you are ready to give what we
ask" Thd unfortunate consumer,
finally compelled to do so, pays the
trust's extortionate demands.
This is the simple theory OF the trust.
The sugar magna.es, we are obliged to
remark, are not the worst offenders of
their class; for that we give them
some credit. They are often more in
terested in fleeing the gamboling
lambs Of Wall street than in plucking
all the feathers from the consumer.
That is 10 say, they have some hallowed
and repentant moments. But the coal
trust, the cigarette or tobacco trust,
the match trust and number OF others
do not pause for An instant in riff ing
the pockets of the consumer. They
have grown and flourished under the
very nose OF the law until, seemingly
impregnable in their wealth, they have
come to imagine themselves lords of
the earth.
The Democratic party has always
been the foe of the trusts and always
will be. The Republican party is
welded to the principles and ideas that
make the trust possible (for what, in
deed, Is high protection, but direct
child OF an unnamed manufacturers
trust, and from il we can expect no
help during the next four years. The
battle will have to be fought by the
consumer until such time as the Demo
cratic party may be restored 10 power.
1t Is an uphill fight and little progress
can be made, but the traditions OF De-
mocracy, at least, can be maintained
during the reign of William of Canton.
Ihe disease is federal one. State
investigations may accomplish some
good In the way OF exposure. but the
true and only solution is for Uncle Sam
to put his heel squarely upon the neck
OF the whole illegitimate combine.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
PAWTUcKET.

Areas 3-4 square miles.
Pepuldtion-32,57 ,577 in 1895, an increase ol
~ per cent. in years.
Bunks-Three National; capital and sur
plus 81 %, 900. Three institutions for saw
ings.
Valuation-$32,6 ,612, ,4S4. Net debt about
-four millions. Tax rate, 1.65 on each s10C
worth of taxable property.
Eyectric RailUdys-24 miles, connecting
with all suburban towns. Three systems
the Pawtucket Street Railway, running in
the city and suburbs; the Interstate Rail-
way, running to Attleboro and North At
tleboro; and the Union Railway routes,
running between the city and Providence.
The Interstate has "a miles Of road in all.
Manufdcturers--Imm thread mills,
print works, machine shops and foundries
cotton, woolen and hair cloth mills.
Railroads-On the main line of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad /;
distance to Boston 40 miles; to Providence,
the capital of the State, miles; 185 trains
pass through the city daily.
Schools-25 school buildings; IL brick
and modern structures; number of teach
ers employed, 130; one business college;
three large and modern parochial schools.
The Home of Cotton Industry in Amer
ica-First cotton spinning frames in the
country were put in operation on July IL
of 1870. Cotton Centenary Celebration was
held Sept. %, 30, and Oct 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1890.
World Renowned Water Works-Water
pressure in Main street square 40 pounds
TO the square inch; water mains 60 miles.
Highways-Total length of streets, 12S
miles; six miles of paved streets; 13 miles
Of roadway macadamized.
Secers-An excellent system Of 3S miles.
Under the Guidance of % Churches
Many with magnificent edifices. Aggre-
gate church property nearly million
dollars.
Excellent Paid Fire Department-Few
II any, cities can show such low rate of
IRE losses.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
M'rAMMANY vo7lN0 MACHINE.

The McTammany voting machine wa
exhibited in this city last evening. i
was examined by number of city Of
ficials and persons who are interested
in an honest ballot. The fundamental
principles Of our government depend
upon the secrecy and honesty of the
ballot, and reform in municipal, State
or national administration can never
be accomplished without the electors
are free to express their wishes through
the medium of the ballot. The adop-
ton of the Australian system was q
long step in the right direction. It is
an Improvement over the old system. as
it makes bribery more difficult. At it's
best, however. the Australian system is
q cumbersome affair, and there is 30
much red tape entwined about il that
complaints are being raised against it
at every election. There Is 80 much de-
tail to the system that it is with diff
Guilty that an ordinary person casts his
ballot, and .he chances of a man doing
just what he does not want to do are
very great. The system admits OF
bribery to q certain degree, and the
fact that il would be difficult to bribe q
man If the voting machine was adopted
is one great thing in it's favor. A man
could sell his vote, but the buyer would
be trusting dishonest man, and would
have no assurance that his money was
obtaining the result desired.
Another thing in favor of the
machine is the simplicity of detail.
The printing of tons of ballots would
be done away with and the number of
election officers would be greatly re-
duced. The counting would be quickly
and accurately done and the result of
an election would be known within an
hour after the closing of the polls. A
man can cast his ballot with the machine
in far less time than he could mark a
ballot Each party nominees are
arranged on differently colored cards
and the illiterate voter could vote the
straight party ticket by being informed
the color that represented the party for
which he desired to vote. He could
not vote split ticket. In the voting
places in Massachusetts, where the
machines have been used, two machines
were put in for an emergency. II this
was done here it would be necessary to
put in four machines for in the munich
pal election there would have to be a
machine fo- the property voters and a
separate machine for the registry voters.
The machines cost $3.50 each aud in a
few elections they would save more
than the original cost. The Legislature
cannot pass the enabling act any too
coon.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

Merchants. now il the
time to advertise in tho
columns Of the Tribune.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
q ood

Blood is essential to health. Every nook
and corner of the system is reached
by the blood, and on its quality the
condition Of every organ depends. Good
blood means strong nerves, good diges-
tion, robust health. Impure blood means
scrofula, dyspepsia, rheumatism, catarrh
or other diseases. The surest way to
have good blood is to take Hoods
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

Anna Gould's baby is heir to $15 5,OOO,-
600; also to cholera infantum, measles,
chicken-pox, whooping cough and lots OF
other things, too numerous to mention.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

The sugar trust is trying to convince
m investigating committee that it deals
m general philanthropy. This is true
- far as sticking to the old adage, that
charity begins at home.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

The trust which doesn't make over
all his assets to his wife while this
show is going on in New York deserves
TO 60 to the poor house.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

The monitor Puritan has taken up the
latest fad of warships. 1t is under
stood, however, that the expense OF re-
pairing her will not be as great as at
first feared
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

We may have several men OF Gov.
Frank s. Blacks calibre around Rhode
Island, but with due humility, be it
said, we haven't any such man as Lon
Payn, 30 far as statistics indicate.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

Mr.. Bryan's book may not be selling
~ we'll as Trilby, but the proceeds
thereof haven't got to be used to de.
fray election debts.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

The federal government is up to it's
old tricks, 1t even refuses to recog-
nize the belligerency of Messrs. Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

1t would seem that the Spanish fear
OF Maceo extends even to the mention
Of his name. %5s.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10

We are glad to note that Major Nc
Kinley has not omitted the, press in his
distribution of honors.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
TOUR ABOUT TOWN

"A clergyman In the southern part OF
the State startled his congregation last
Sunday by preaching a sermon on the
text, Where is He'll" Judging from
the appearance of New York dailies of
late, and the prominence given certain
happenings in the metropolis, L should
say that it was less than fifty miles from
Brooklyn.
The fame of Col. John G. Wyman as an
entertaining story teller is by no means
confined to the precincts of Rhode
Island. At the rooms Of the Business
Mems Association recently Mr.. Wyman
told one, which, like most all of his,
will bear repitition. While in England
recently with the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery of Boston he was about
to dine with young friend. The latter
expressed strong desire to partake of
porterhouse steak and fried onions,
but said that he could not do so, as he
was going to the theater with some
ladies and his breath might give him
away. Don't be afraid, my FRIEND"
said Col. Wyman, "go right ahead and
have your steak and onions. When
you get your bill for the meal it will
take your breath away"
There is nothing more disgusting to
a boy than to follow fire engine half
mile under the impression that it is
going to fire, only to find that they
are taking the machine to the repai-
shop.
I strolled into q Main street drug
store last evening and the conversation
that took place between the young drug
clerk and lady who was endeavoring
to select tooth brush, struck me as
being very funny.
Drug Clerk-These are the best
brushes in the world.
Customer-Have you any better ones?
Clerk-Oh, yes; here are some better
ones.
The young lady made the purchase
and strolled out of the store we'll pleased
with her choice.
The ailment popularity called the grip
seems quite Joke to the people who
have never had it. To those whose
heads have been clogged up with the
mucous attendant upon an attack of the
grip there is nothing at all funny about
it. When you have had your head feel
for about week like somebody was
dancing jig on your skull you don't
feel in jocular mood. You want to go
out and kill dog, or do something
equally CORY. That is how the grip
strikes some people.
*x
The Union Street Railway Company
is in woeful predicament. Recently
two suits have been brought against it,
one on account of an accident alleged
to have been caused by the ringing of
car gong, the other for an accident
due, it is is alleged, to the gong not
being rung. So thsre you are.
The TOURIST.
nnuInn HhulIinnn
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Private Secretaries TO the Members Of
the Cabinet.
TACT AND BRAINS ARE NEEDED
Several Have Had Experience in
Public Service.
RESPONSIBLE OSITIONS

Il II II III "A L - WIN
retaries to McKin-
1ey's cabinet occupy
the most conspicuous
and at the same time
most responsible Of
fees for young men
in the gift of the fed
eral government.
Their friendship anu
respect will be court
ed by every one hay
ing intercourse with
their chiefs. All Off
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born in that city twenty six years ago. He
is a young man of excellent education.
having been graduated at Johns Hopkins
University in 1892. and by the law depart
ment of Washington and Lee University.
two years later. After his graduation u.
law Mr. Baker practiced his profession for
two years. until appointed private secre-
tsry to Postmaster General Wilson. lie
has been indefinitely retained by the new
Postmaster General because of his valuable
experience. and upon the appointment of
his successor purposes to return TO the
practice of law. He is youthfu-looking,
has pleasing expression and manner and
wears glasses.
CONFIDENTIAL Aid to Mr.. Bliss.
Forrest Raynor. who has just been ar-
pointed private secretary to Secretary OF
the Interior Bliss. is a Brooklyn man. born
in Port Jefferson, n. V, thirty years ago.
He was educated In the public schools and
the University of the City OF New York
Leaving the latter at the end of his sopho-
more year, he was for two years connect
ed with his fathers business, and later en-
tered the employ of the Bank of Port JEFF
ferson. Remaining here until 1891. he ac-
cepted a position In the Fourth National
Bank of New York. He later became pri-
vate secretary to Cornelius n. Bliss, treas
urer of the republican national committee
during the Mckinley campaign last fall,
and upon the appointment of Mr.. Bliss 10
the cabne: Mr.. Raynor was retained as
his confidential man.
John Ncrdhouse, who has been indefinite
ly retained as private secretary to the Sec
retary Of Agriculture is one of the young
est of the cabinet private secretaries, hav-
ing just passed his twenty-sixth birthday.
He was born in Grand Haven, Mich, at
tended the preparatory department of Hope
College, Mich, being graduated there at the
age of sixteen. He was in the grain bus
!ress In his native city until nineteen years
Of age, when he went to Chicago and took
a course in stenography and typewriting at
a business college in that city. He worked
as a stenographer and typewriter 10 pen
sion attorney in Iowa and in two business
houses in Chicago. While employed in Chi
Evening star., 1897-03-27
Posting Bills.

lhere was quite all interesting case tried
10y Justice of The Peace Oliver 4. johnson
yesterday afternoon. in which -. Smith A.
Son were the complainants and Moxley K
Shoemaker. the bill posters ;hc defendants
Smith & Son erected a reviewing stand for
March on the south side Of Pennsylya-
ma avenue between 1872 and l4;h streets,
and for the consideration of 81 gave Mox-
ley q Shoemaker the right to post bills on
the front Of IL. The bill posters claimed
that they were prevented by the inaugural
committee from posting bills on the stand,
ara refused 10 pay the contract price
hence the suit. Maj Moore was a witness
ana testified that the police did not prevent
the posting of the bills, but Mr. Mccartney
OF the inaugural COMMITTEES testified 10 in
forming Smith n son that they had no
right 10 post bills on the stand A rival
Gill posting company testified to covering
other stands. unmolcsted, with posters
Mr. John Shoemaker of the firm testified
as TO the terms of the contract Decision
In the case was reserved, Justice johnson
taxing the matter under consideration
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with the exception of a long mustache.
His chin is prominent and cleft. Since
journalists are said to make the best cab
met private secretaries. Mr.. Vanderlip has
an advantage over the other young men
holding like positions. Mr.. Nanderip has
had the advantages of European travel to
broaden his experience with men of the
world at large.
Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Victor Louis Mason, who was acting
private secretary to Secretary of War Al
ger, and who has been retained in con-
fidential position. is a Washington boy,
having been born in this city twenty-siX
years ago. He was educated in the public
schools and High School of Washington
ard in the Columbian University. For the
past five years he has been employed
confidential clerk to the board of ordnance
and fortifications. War Department. Dur
ing which time he has served directly
der Lieutenant General SchoffeId and Maj.
General Miles. the former having Deen
and the latter now being ex-offic!o presi-
dent of the board Mr. Mason was pro-
NOTED by this board three times within
eighteen months after his first connection
with 1t. While at college in this city Mr..
Mason president Of his class. pres-
dent of his fraternity, the Theta Delta Chi,
of which Mr.. John Hay, new ambassador
to England is also member. and assist
ant editor-in-chief of the college paper.
He has been a contributor to magazines
and to several newspapers in Washington,
New York, Boston and other cities. Mr..
Frederick c. Squire of Detroit this
week selected by Secretary Alger as Mr..
MaSon's successor
Mr.. BlandfOrd.
j. Walter Blandford. private secretary to
Attorney General McKenna, has an extern
sive acquaintance among public men. FIe
is also a native Washing;onian, having
been born here thirty-two years ago and
educated in the public schools Of the city.
He afterward became proficient stenog
rapher, and during the Forty-ninth Con-
gress became private secretary to Senator
Randall l.. Gibson of Louisiana. He was
afterward chief clerk to the committee on
pensions. Fiftieth Congress; clerk to the
select House committee on immigration
during the recess of the same Congress-
and chief clerk to the committee pen
sons, Fifty-first Congress AT this time
he was graduated at the Georgetown Uni
versity Law School and admitted to the
bar. He afterward became private secre-
tary to Senator FELTON, of California, dur
| ing the latter's service in the Senate. After
| this he was rendered and accep, ed the po-
| sition of private secretary to Attorney Cen
| eral Olney. and was at the Ia,:ers request
transferred to the same position in the
| State Department. when Mr.. Olney beca me
Evening star., 1897-03-27

clerk to Secretary Of State" etc. The
others are property classed as private sec
retaries. Several of the new cabinet have
suffered some embarrassment due TO un-
certainty as TO their rights, under the new
civil service, to appoint new private secre-
tarieS not previously in the classified serv-
ice. Several have either retained their pre-
decesscrs' private secretaries or have de-
tailed new men from ther departments. II
has been contendei in some departments
that the private secretaries of the former
cabinet cannot be disIits sed from the classi-
fled service except on charges Of miscon-
duct or lncompetency. but II rot wanted IN
their old places may be transferred to OF her
federal positions of the same class The
new civil service blue book which appeared
a day or two ago, gives new light on the
matter. 1t includes the private secretaries
and confidential clerks of cabinet officers
in the classified service. but places them
III der the caption excepted cases. mean
iES that they may enter the classified serv-
Ice, though exempt from examination 1t
seems reasonable that every cabinet officer
should nave the privilege of appointing and
selecting his own confidential aid if ne so
desires Several. however. have retained
the secretaries of their predecessors deem
1Eg their experience TO be of greater value
than that of green mer to be 'broken In
AT the time when the new duties are as
strange TO the new chiefs as they would be
10 the new secretaries.
Their Salaries
Salaries of cabinet private secretaries
differ. That of the Secretary of the Treas
ury gets the hGhest-s2. 400; of the Sec
retary of the Navy, $3.50; of the Secre-
taries of State, Interior and Agriculture
each $1,000; and OF the Attorney General
$l.s0o. There appears to be no slated po-
sit.on of private secretary to the Secretary
of War or the Postmaster General in the
blue book. although both of these cabinet
officers regularly appoint these assistants
The average age of the private secre-
taries to the Mckinley cabinet is great tel
than of ttose appointed at the beginning
of the last administration by a little over
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addressed to the heads of the executive de-
partments passes through their hands and
IT is left to their discretion to pigeon hole
such letters as they may regard as unim-
portant. Callers upon cabinet officers must
bear inspection by the private secretaries
efore being admitted to the offices of their
chiefs Unless accompanied by some high
official of the government-especially a con-
gressman-or by potent letter of intro
duction. 1t is difficult for any officeseeker to
get further than the private secretary $
Gesk.
Although always spoken of as private
secretaries" these confidential aids to cab
met officers differ as to title in the blue
book. Each of those serving the Secretaries
of State, Treasury and Navy is classed as