The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-09-02

ever may be the outcome, 1t now ap-
pears that the dealers are greatly in
fear of being driven out OF business
and many Of them contemplate taking
the advice of Ex-Governor Flower and
finding employment under the shadow
of the trust. The fact has been devel-
oped that there are many small grocers
who keep and sell milk to the poor for
less than 1t costs them. This is done,
Of course, as an advertisement, and is
intended to draw other trade to their
stores. When the trust gets into full
operation all this will be done away
with. for the trust will fix the price OF
its output. and those who do not ad-
here to its price, will not be permitted
to deal in milk at all.
The organization of this new trust
has directed special attention to the re-
cent utterances OF Governor Flower, in
which he makes an open defense OF the
trusts, and declares that they are le-
gitimate business concerns. II Is true
that he makes some exceptions In his
defense and some of his critics have
been bold enough to ask II those are
the ones In which he has no stock.
Whatever may be said of trusts In gen.
eral. there are very few public men
who have been bold enough to come
out publicly in their defense. Most of
the party platforms have denounced
them as illegal combinations. and laws
have been enacted to suppress them,
which, however, are not generally en-
forced. The bold stand taken by the
Governor in their defense has sur
prised even the men who are known as
trust magnates, and who are quite
amused to find themselves held UP be-
fore the public as benefactors of man
kind, when in fact they had supposed
that they were enjoying "a soft thing"
at the expense Of the public.
Some Of the newspapers of the city.
and especially those which were par
ticularly hostile to the candidacy OF
Mr.. Bryan las: year, are very confident
that the silver issue has been laid at
rest, and that 1t will never again ap-
pear IN a National contest. They even
assert that II is being abandoned in
this city by all who were It's firmest
supporters a year ago and that Tam
many Hall will nominate a Gold Dem
ocrat for the Mayorality of Greater
New York. This scarcely seems prob
able, but in view Of the history OF the
past. II may prove TO be a true pre-
ciction. Tammany Hall as an organi-
ration is intensely anxious to win in
the city election. and 1t will do its best
10 accomplish that result. with but lit
tie regard to how its candidate stood
last year. But there Is a large body
OF voters. who, last year cast their lot
with the old Hall. who will not so
quickly desert the doctrine promugat-
ed at Chicago. These men will be lead
Dy some such man as Henry George
against the regular candidate of the
party, unless that candidate stands
scuarel? UP for what they regard as
true Democratic doctrine. Both parties
at the present moment are all at sea,
and so is pubnc opinion. 1t is. howev-
or. giving indications of crystalizing
cn Presiden. Low. and he does not
coroeal his ambition TO be the Mayor
of the Great city. This will indeed be
an honor scarcely less than to be elect
ed Governor Of the State. and indeed
in point Of usefulness to the people,
II may well be asserted that the Mayor
Of this great municipality at the or
ganization of the city, will have far
greater opportunities to impress him
self upon the State, and especially up
on this community, than the Governor
Of the State could possibly have. Some
thing over 100, 900 voters have already
expressed desire to have Mr.. Low
nominated. and it is quit certain that
his strength with the people is such
that the politicians must take ii into
consideration in making any calcula-
tions OF what future results may be.
A camera obscura. suspended high in
the air by tuging kitees, disclosed to
party OF observers looking up from the
ground, in Bayonne. n. j., a distant
view of land and water away on toward
st. George. S. |. This experiment was
the first OF the kind ever known to
have been made. and is regarded by
those interested as successful. The
experiment was suggested by a dream.
There came in a mans troubled sleep
about a month ago a vision OF a Mr..