The advocate., 1897-11-17

| and more the Importance or the fran
chise they WELD is coming to be under
stood.
Chicago Times-Herald: We do not
hesitate TO say that the republic is in
greater danger from such men as Plat
and Croker than from all the crazy Pop
ulists between st. Louis and Waco. The
Populist Is poor and honest Generally
he is misguided patriot. In his foolish
way he thinks he is labOring for the
preservation OF our liberties as a ma
tion. But no such thought enters the
mind of the 'boss" He has no concep-
tiOn Of patriotism that does not mean
money or offices to him. He is for sound
money because the people around him
especially the people of wealth-are for
sound money. He would be for free sill
yer II free silver strengthened his clutch
on the offices or his profits from the cor
DOrations.
Nashville American: It is said that a
bill to establish a national board of
health will be introduced at the next ses-
sion Of Congress. 1t is very desirable
measure, and should become a law. 1t
Is the only means by which the impor-
tatiOn Of epidemic diseases can be effec-
tually prevented, and would afford the
best method Of preventing the spread Of
such diseases after they have been intro
duced into this country. The history of
the present epidemic of yellow fever now
prevailing in the South shows clearly the
need of national control and regulation
OF the quarantine system. Such regula-
tiOn would have prevented the in
PRODUCTION Of the fever in the first
instance, and probably would have con-
fined it to the small town on the Missis-
sippi coast where 1t first appeared If it
had escaped the watch by sea.
Hon. John G. Bell, M. c.: The POpu-
lists demand the coinage of all the gold
and the silver that may come to our
mints at the ratio of 16 to 1, and the issu-
ance Of paper certificates thereon, in or
der that 1t may not be necessary to circu-
late the metal in specie. If this fur
nishes a sufficient volume of currency,
then we shall have no paper money not
based on coin. If there is not sufficient
metallic money to meet the demands of
trade-and there never has been-then
we demand that sufficient paper money
be Issued by the government, receivable
by 1t for all dues and full legal tender
for all debts, public or private, which
may thereafter be incurred. This paper
money shall not be subjected to forced
redemption in coin or in any redemption
except as the output Of the mines auto
matically supplant it with gold or silver
coin.
Philadelphia Bulletin: A committee
of the Board Of Education yesterday
elected thirty men and five women at 81
day to go about the town as truant
Catchers and run into the schools all
children between and 13 years of age
who are not now In attendance at some
school. Just when they will begin their
work, il the board should confirm their
selection, is not yet known; and it is
still more uncertain what they will do
with the youngsters when they catch
them. II the city really contains so
many children not going to schools that
corps Of thirty-flve men and women
must be employed to gather them in,
where will room be found to put them
all? Better first look after the many
who are not now properly cared for in
the schools than to crowd them with
those whom the city must pay its truant
catchers 81 day to force into the class
rooms.
Chicago Inter Ocean: There are many
and strong arguments to be presented in
favor Of the addition of department of
commerce and industry to the admins
trative branch Of the government But
when the National Business League"
demands that tariff bureau or commits
sion" shall be part of the department of
commerce and industry II makes q very