New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-01-20
Wednesday, January 30, 1897 !.

Wednesday, January 30, 1897
There are twelve candidates for Che
senatorship IN Illinois, and, of course,
everyone claims to be a Cincinnat,as
brought out at the urgent request Of
friends. Perhaps it would not be amiss
to say that the ..friends' in hearly every
instance consist of a we'll organized and
smooth working machine. Not one of
the candidates stands any comparison
with Logan.
The Pacific coast lumber trust has
been. knockedsi into smithereens. Blessed
are the plecemakers.- Bede''s Budget;
Ohio cast some half million
votes at the last election, but thus far
we haven't heard of anybody being con-
suited in regard to its highest offices
but Sherman, Hanna and Foraker. And
the = --latest of these is Hanna.
Tom Paine's birthday anniversary falls
On the goth of this month and it is safe
to say that it will not he generally cele
brated. That's one of the great tailings
of the American people. They are too
slow to appreciate their greatest heroes.
Remarkable victory in battle, clever
achievements in politics or great success
iu yorldl ventures AL these usually
stamp man with fame within the per-
iod of his own lifetime. But honest en-
deavor to uplift the human race, to free
men from superstition and lead them in
to the light of intellectual liberty
these too often make man target for
persecution and calumny. It's just IS
Shakespeare said. "a mans memory
may outliye his life half year; but, by
our lady, he must build churches then.
Joe Choate, the New Yorker, may be
brilliant lawyer, but as an aspirant for
senatorial honors. he simply isn't in it
with Thomas G. Plat. The ratio is
something like to 81.
What's the use of losing any sleep
over Astor's giving up his citizenship.
Judge Weber alone in the last two
weeks has conferred the right upon over
five hundred people in this vicinity who
are making better citizens every day
than Aston ever thought Of being. -
A Massachusetts, minister has declined
an increase of salary. Great Scott! Won
der if he is Buddhist. 49, !.
Cultured Boston consumed 100000
barrels of beer in 1896. Milwaukee and
New Ulm had better be tending to their
knitting. ~
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Gomez, the Cuban leader, is reported
to have captured the important city of
Villa. Clara and is now advancing upon
Havana with an army of twenty thou
sand men. It is barely possible that Gu
ban independence may be established in
spite OF his excellency, Grover Cleve-
land. The cause of the insurgents is a
lust one and must prevail.
Senator Ed Wolc6tt is over in England
working up an interest in international
bimetallism: Thus far he has Seen
dined and banqueted and that will prob
ably be the last, as we'll asthe frst,scene
in the comedy.
A Minneapolis alderman has intro
duced an ordinance prohibiting the wear
ing of high hats at theatres. His name
deserves to he enshrined among those
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deathless few who were not born to die.
Sherman has said Eyes, and will go into
McKlnley's cabinet as secretary of state.
The incoming president thus has the ice
trust by the hip.
The New York Legislature has named
Tom Platt for the senate not bee ause Of
lack of other candidates, but SIMPLY be-
cause Plat told them to. You see, he
owns the legislature.
Upon consulting our almanac we find
that when Frank Day drew his first sal
airy as lieutenant governor of this state it
was very cold day.