The Advocate and news., 1898-03-23

the good sense to ignore, and we might
as well "fess up" ImpulslVeness Is the
Yankees greatest fault, and trying to
lie out OF 1t instead Of frankly saying
we were wrong seems likely to become
the Kansas plan, without regard to poll
tics.
Western School Journal: The "traV-
cling library" is working It's way stead
lily into the rural parts OF several States.
In brief, 1t is a select library sent out
at the expense Of the State or Of private
individuals to country communities.
The library remains specific time at
each point; then is moved on to give
place TO another selection. The cost OF
transportation and other incidentals is
borne by each neighborhOOd. The books
are pure and eleVating in tone, and are
selected with reference to the young and
the old. The women's clubs Of Kansas
have begun to agitate the question Of
travelling Libraries, and we may hope to
see wheels and books set in motion per-
haps before the close Of this year. All
the libraries which 1t is possible to get,
both travelling and stationary, are need
ed. There cannot be too many agencies
to promote and to crafty the taste for
good reading.
Eureka Union (POp): Now comes the
decision of the United States Supreme
court in Nebraska maximum freight
rate case to the effect that the law is
unconstitutional, which Is no surprise
to those who are conscious Of the fact
that there is strong tendency on the
part Of the courts to give the corpora
tiOns the benefits of all doubts where
corporation interests are adiudiCated.
This decision ought to silence the clam
or for what is known as a maximum
freight rate law by legislative bodies.
Let the existing railroad tariffs be de-
clared by law to be the maximum legal
tariffs with commission to be Sc
lected by the people, and clothed with
authority by the Legislature to revise
and adjust rates of railway charges.
Such law Is probably the only line of
relief, other than public ownership of
at least herailway lines and their main
tenance as public highways.
Michael Davitt, Irish leader and mem
ber Of Parliament: The English atti-
tude on the American-Spanish crisis is
Influenced by two most selfish motives.
First, she jealously breads any conflict
which might exhibit the republic as
strong rival naval power and which
could call forth at this juncture the great
potential military strength of the United
States. Secondly, she wishes by means
of cheap and insincere expression Of
sympathy with the United States in the
quarrel with Spain to obtain in return
the inValuableprestige Of Americas sym
pathy in possible struggle with Russia
in China To this end men and news
papers, ordinarily most anti-American,
as over the Venezuelan difficulties, are
now trying to impress France and Rus
sia, Americas tried friends in the past
with the idea that an alliance between
England and America Is possible Of at
tainment. Such an alliance, If formed,
while England is distrusted in her mo-
tiVes and policy by every other civilized
nation would destroy the great moral in
fiuence which the United States as
great nOn-aggressive and nOn-grabbing
power wields throughout the world to-
day. The sympathies of the ruling classes
Of England are really with Spain. They
are as hostile to America to-day as they
were in the days Of Washington, Jack
son and Lincoln.
John Wanamaker in letter of accept
ance Of Business Leagues candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Governor
of Pennsylvania: am neither deceived
nor influenced by false hopes and know
full well what my prospects of success
are, with the delegate-electing machln-
cry in the hands Of the enemy, with the
primaries and conventions so tnanipu-
lated so as to defeat instead of register
the will of the voters; with the same
high-handed methods that were en-
ployed to send an almost solid delega-
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