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The Delta independent., 1898-09-16

bled. may ! never straddle 4 Keataeky
bred horse again ~ long as ] live
Gsegg's quadrupeds are all on t'othse
side Of camp. Well corral them hrs1.
then you and I'll pay these gentlemen .
social call. We can't do anything to
them. you know. because military H.
tsrferenee .isrS tolerated !. the terri.
The Delta independent., 1898-09-16

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The herald., 1898-09-22
AMENITIES OF THE CANVASS

The county campaign, which opens
now, should be devoid of the asperities
which are tod apt to appear In local
canvass. The Herald commended this
personnel of the Republican county
ticket in general sense, and nothing
has appeared since the nominations were
made to cause any change in the esti-
mate.
The joint ticket nominated at Santa
Monica is likewise reputable and worthy
as a whole and individually. No ad-
vantage can accrue to either side by pur-
suing a course of personal acrimony and
defamation. Votes are not made by
such means in a community compose
chiefly of thoughtful people.
In the few weeks elapsing before the
election every candidate will have OPP
portunity to present his claims for the
suffrage of voters, and this can best ant
most effectively be done in a decorous
and gentlemanly way. Any candidate
who attempts to follow the example OF
the unfortunate Mr.. Waters will simply
dig his political grave, and dig it deep.
deep.
The herald., 1898-09-22
ESTRAYS RETURNING

| The alarm of eastern Republicans con-
corning the complexion of the next house
of representatives, to which attention
piainable on only one apparent ground
The gold Democrats are going through
| an experience like that of the Israelites
at stage Of their wandering in the will
derness. Democrats who were lured
from their party allegiance by the
golden calf two years ago are inclined to
shatter the idol now and turn again ia
the true faith.
Such reaction is not at all surprising
There Is no political affinity between
Democrats and Republicans. They are
normally as repellant as oil and water
On the gold issue Democrats were led
into the Republican camp by artful
trick and device. based on the as
sumption that the country would go tc
rack and ruin if Bryan should be elected
president.
He must be stupid gilt Democrat
who, in nearly two years, has not got
HIS eyes OpcH " the oeCeptlOu tudt was
practiced upon him. The glittering
promises of the Republican party, he
now sees, were a deusion and a snare
1t Is said that cat is immune against
re-singeing, and the dullest gilt Demo-
crat ought to equal the cat In develop
ment of the organ of caution.
The leading Republican newspaper In
the east, the New York Tribune, admits
that there is more than a possibility
that the Fifty-sixth congress, at least
the house of representatives, may be
anti Republican. This apprehension
would not be admitted by the Tribune
unless there were substantial ground
for it. No doubt the admission results
largely from the attitude OF the gold
Democrats in New York, whose back
sliding would be directly under the eye
Of the Tribune
There is every reason to believe that
the same conditions thus operating In
the east are also manfesting themselves
in California. A movement of this kind
once started, will run to the end. II
the detection has reached such a stage
in the east. as seems proba Bile from these
Republican outgivings, 1t should be ap-
parent In the result of the election In
this state
The herald., 1898-09-22
The Alger Investigation

So far as the presidents own responsible
ity is concerned, he has all the Information
which the general public possesses. he
is in a better position than anyone else 10
know whether his secretary OF war or the
chiefs of the bureaus which he has name "a.
and who are all his appointees. subject 10
removal absolutely at his own discretion.
have performed their duties to his salts
faction or to that of the American people
n the administration OF the treasury de-
partmert or of the postoffice department
were the subject of general complaint and
criticism, would the president before act
Ing appoint a commission of soldiers, law
yers, college presidents and doctors to In
vestigate whether the complaints were
well founded or the criticisms were just?
Why, then, should he appoint such COM
mission in the case Of the war department,
when he himself is the supreme judge and
Is personally responsible for the manage
ment Of that department and of all its sep
arate bureaus by the officers. who are.
after all, his own subordinates and ap-
pointees? The task to which the president
Invites the distinguished gentlemen whom
he has hunored with his call Is too peril
ously like an invitation to investigate the
president Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The herald., 1898-09-22
A LIST OF PROMINENT apps.
TATES

It will be interesting and instructive
to present the names of some of the
leading Republican politicians who have
apostatized from the silver cause and
have gone over to the side of goldism.
George A. Knight. whom we have pre-
vously mentioned, was for years a
sonorous advocate of free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the old ratio, and
voted for it in the St. Louis conven-
tlon. He is now supporter Of the plat
form and candidates Of the recent Sac
ramento convention, and is a candidate
for United States senator.
U. S. Grants advent into politics was
two years ago, when he was chosen a
delegate at large from this state by a
convention that declared for free silver
coinage. In the St. Louis convention
he voted against tabling the Teller sub
stitute for the gold plank. The Teller
substitute declared for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver. at the ratio of
16 to l. Grant is candidate for United
States senator.
John d. Spreckels, owner of the San
Francisco Call as delegate at large to
the st. Louis convention also voted
against tablng the Teller substitute.
His paper Is now an organ of goldism
The herald., 1898-09-22
Pressure Gauges for Walters

Undoubtedly the dancing masters have
taken an important step in the furtherance
of reform by decreeing that In futrre no
"hugglng" shall be permitted during the
labors of the waltz. To use their own
phraseology, no "hard pressure" will be
tolerated. but surely a dancing master Is
not capable of judging the weight of pres
sure from a casual glance, and it would be
clearly unjust to put young man solely at
the mercy of vindictive girl who would
not hesitate in the qualification Of spite
to annoy and humiliate him. Therefore 1t
seems to us that 1t will be necessary for
dancing academies to lay In large supply
of pressure gauges, which young ladies
can easily slip under their waists. taking
them out at the conclusion Of every waltz
and submitting them to the dancing mas
ter for inspection and registration and APP
Yal-ChicagO Post.
The herald., 1898-09-22
CITY of Busted Millionaires

Spokane was bluntly described to me by
one of It's "oldest nha bitants" as the "city
of busted mllionaires." The beautiful res
licences of the town were built on the
bluff" that Is, of the river. and were
originally designed for two classes of cit-
zens-the real estate men and the bankers.
So rapid are the changes In these new COM
munities that the row of paatial homes
are now occupied by the attorneys who
acted as receivers for the banks or other
wise helped to conduct those and other In
situations through bankruptcy. while the
real estate men have given place to the
successful mine operators who in old Spo-
kane were regarded socially as slightly "off
olor."-Spokane letter to Boston Tran
script,
The herald., 1898-09-22
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

The wife of Gen. Nelson A. Miles is
niece of John Sherman.
w. e. Henly, a London journalist and
poet, has been awarded a pension of $1,000
a year by the queen.
DIR. Estella NJ. Riley has been appointed
a district physician in Cincinnati. being the
first Of her sex to secure such distinction
there.
Yes, I knew Wagner" said Bismarck
once. but 1t was impossible for me to care
for him. At breakfast, at dinner, at lunch,
every moment, Wagner demanded admira-
ton. He would be first. found myself too
busy for that"
Count Okuma, the new premier of Japan.
lost one Of his legs in an accident years
ago. but what he lacks physically Is more
than made up by mental qualities. which
have won for him the respect and admira-
ton of his fellow countrymen.
The wife Of the late Sir John Millais, F.
r. A., and also his four daughters. sat as
models for many of his most popular pic
lures. The little boy, Bubbles is the son
of his eldest daughter, and three OF his
daughters sat for his famous canvas en-
titled 1.-THE Sisters"
Rev. W. c. Stephenson. chaplain of the
Thirty fifth Michigan. was asked what he
considered the duties Of his position. and
replied: II have no original ideas concern
ing the duties Of chaplain. but think II
got an opportunity should help the boys
out at the front"
Peter Barr v. M. H.-"Victoria Medalist
in Horticulture"-who is visiting friends in
Kansas, recently came to this country to
study American fruit-growing methods
In an interview with western paper. he
says that the most striking characteristic
Of the American people Is tho universal
poor cookery.
The bones Of Joachim Murat. the inn
keepers son who was put on the throne OF
Naples by Napoleon and was shot on the
sands at Plzzo in 1915. have recently been
exhumed by the Italian government and
will be placed in a handsome mausoleum
which the Marchesa di Popoli is having
built at Bologna.
Lord Wolseley who Is at the head or the
English army is very busy man. one
day he IS in Scotland, the next day re-
viewing the troops in Yorkshire, then In
London inspecting the volunteers, a day or
two after witnessing a night attack AT
Chatham and torpedo trials at Sheerness,
and then with the cadets at Sandhurst.
The commandments apparent youth
fitness makes people forget that he Is now
s5 years of age and has been actively en-
ployed in the army for 46 years.
The herald., 1898-09-22
I MUST GET A FEW sLoP-BUCKE7
VOTES

Fish in the slop-bucket carefully boys,
There may be some scraps we can save;
If there isn't, tell you without any noise,
I will find political grave.
For Barlow, you know, had slop-bucket
votes,
That landed him safe in his seat
So shuck of your shirts, andjyour pants,
and your coats
And dive after scraps. or I'm beat.
When we rescue a scrap we can season 1t
high
And serve 1t on salvers of gold,
Most arything goes In political pie
If only the waiter is bold.
So fish in the slop-bucket carefully, and
The cesspool may give US some aid;
So seize on the scraps that may come to
your hand;
If you don't, I'm beat, I'm afraid.
ALFRED I. TOWNSEND.
The herald., 1898-09-22

sive freight charges. with the excuse o
low earnings thus:
We believe that the charges of rail-
roads should be based on actual cost
of construction, and not on a basis of
watered stock and fictitious values.
The three platforms are unit in ia.
voring better and less expensive meth
DDS in the administration of county af
fairs. The Democrats pledge theil
candidates, II elected, to carry out the
principles of retrenchment and reform
as promised to the people by the state
platform. The Populists. In handling
the same subject, introduce this subtle
bit Of irony:
We heartily commend that portion Of
the Republican platform which con-
dennis the dishonest practices of pub
lie officials elected by them, who have
devoted the time paid for at high rates
by the taxpayers to promotion of their
own political schemes. The democrat
izing and unjust custom can only be
abolished by relieving Republicans OF
the cares Of public office, so that they
can follow their inclinations at their
own, instead of the public, expense.
The Silver Republicans make ar
equally effective thrust at the Republi-
can party in this paragraph:
We trust that the hypocrltical cry Of
turn the rascals out" and break the
court house ring" uttered by the late
county convention of the gold stand
ard Republican party, will deceive no
one. in the light of the fact that six
teen of the twenty-seven candidates
nominated by said convention are Of
fice-holders; and others are ex-office-
holders.
1t is a remarkable circumstance that
three distinct political parties should sc
completely harmonize in their platforms
The candidates, selected equitably from
the three organizations. are confronted
by no embarras sment In the work Of the
platform builders. There is evidence
in all the work of the conventions of q
determination to make a vigorous
shoulder to- shoulder fight In the county
campaign.
And with the suspicious start made al
Santa Monica we see nothing but prom.
ises Of ultimate success if the good work
is earnestly maintained until the polls
close on November Sth.
The herald., 1898-09-22
A COMPOSITE PLATFORM

A composite platform, made from the
products of the three Santa Monica
conventions, would present no essential
elements that any Democrat, or Populist
or Silver Republican might not heartily
approve. Such differences as are
observable pertain chiefly to matter:
of detail and forms Of expression. In nc
instance is there a clashing of views on
any fundamental political tenet.
on the issue which overshadows al
else the silver question, there is, OF
course. unaminity. AS the Democratic
platform puts II, UNITED we stand. d.
vided we fall" is an axiom as applicable
In local matters as it is in national af-
Of Democratic, Silver Republican and
Peoples party forces are marching
solidly together In the interest of the
public good The platform of the Sill
money question, and makes natural de-
duction from the operation Of the exist
ing system. II draws this conclusion
New party lines are forming, in
which all the moueyed power, large
corporations, banking institutions and
trusts are to be found on the one side,
and the great middle and laboring
classes are to be found on the other.
1t is therefore perfectly natural that
the great railroad corpora ton of this
state should seek to control the party
on which it must lean for support.
In relation to the railroad monopoly
the views of the three parties are iden-
teal, though they find different forms
of expression in the platform. The
Democrats strike at the root of excess
The herald., 1898-09-22
THE ALLIED. PARTIES

The county conventions of the Demo
cratic, Silver Republican and Populist
parties, forming the allied reform
forces, concluded their labors yesterday
at Santa Monica. They present single
ticket, for which they ask the support OF
the voters of Los Angeles county.
In the main, the work of these three
bodies was we'll done, and expeditiously
done. 1t is worthy of note that it took
only half as long to place the fusion
ticket in nomination as it required for
our Republican friends in single con-
vention to name their ticket
Considering the various elements to be
brought together and the many diverse
interests involved, it Is rather remark
able that there was not more friction.
Even In the matter of naming candi-
date for district attorney 1t cannot be
said that there was any friction between
the conventions as separate factors. The
wrangle over this business was all In
the Democratic convention. A comical
feature Of it was that the heat was de-
veloped over determination on the
part Of some Of the members to bestow
the honors upon a Silver Republican in
stead of accepting it for Democrat,
even after it had been twice conceded to
them by conference committees. A
more pronounced case of political self
abnegation is not on record. AS the
matter was finally adjusted the nomina-
ton went to a Silver Republican, and it
Is to be hoped that all heartburnings and
jealousies engendered in the original
tangle were thereby buried.
The ticket finally agreed upon is fairly
representative of the three parties al
lied In this campaign, and. in
the main, is made up of honor
able and competent men. 1t may
be that a few Of them fall short Of the
standard required, and If so The
Herald will not hesitate to make the
fact known. We do not propose to dole
out treace by the spoonful to every man
on the ticket simply because he happens
to be in nomination. If the reform
movement in county government now
inaugurated is to accomplish anything, it
can only be done by putting thoroughly
honest and capable men in office. If
any of the other kind have sneaked under
the tent they shall be reported to the
officer on guard
In one thing the Democratic conven-
tion showed lamentable weakness, and
that was in its failure to expel the small
coterie of railroad stool-pigeon5 who
who by crooked work at Sacramento had
forfeited any right to a place in the
councils of the party. The anti
monopoly character of the convention
would have been vindicated and the po-
sition Of the party strengthened if the
heroic action which The Herald recon-
mended had been taken
The herald., 1898-09-22
$500 for go Cents

A picture-frame maker in one OF the
suburbs of Paris noticed suspicious look
ing picture In a bric-a- brac merchants
shop. He brought 1t for half crown, and
fine painting was disclosed underneath
which an expert at once pronounced to be
a Rembrandt, and values the half-csown
picture at E15OO-London Chronicle.
The herald., 1898-09-22
CAMP RHYMES

ON THE HAT OF A FIFTH MISSOURI
SOLDIER
Remember the Maine
To - with Spain,
I'll never enlist again!
ON A CAR CONTAINING THIRD MIS-
SOURI, MEN
Are we hungry?
I should smile!
We've been hungry s-
A - of a while!
CRY OF THE THIRTEENTH MINNIE.
sofa BOYS IN MANILA
America! America!
The land for us all.
To - with the Philippines
Take US back to st. Paul!
SONG OF THE SEVENTH ILLINOIS
TROOPS
Why don't you pay your soldiers?
Illinois, Illinois!
Don't forget that we are voters,
Illinois, Illinois!
Now we haven't got cent.
All we had has long been spent.
To our feelings we'll give vent, q
Illinois. Illinois!
The herald., 1898-09-22

The language In which the peace negotia-
lions are to be conducted is one Of the diff
ferences between the United States and
Spain still to be adjusted. Spain wants to
palaver In French and America naturally
prefers to talk in plain English
By all means have the proceedings In
English. We whipped Spain in English and
why not treat with her on the same terms?
st. Paul Globe
The herald., 1898-09-22
Alger and the Press

Secretary Alger is referring to the "sen-
sational press" And yet he Is the secre-
tary Of war who admitted to the nation
that he knew nothing about the true com
dition Of the camps until he got the infor-
nation in the newspapers. Abusing the
press Is always the last refuge Of a guilty
man.-Baltimore American, Rep.
The herald., 1898-09-22

Mr.. U. S. Grant has returned to
his home in San Diego In a pleasant
frame of mind. He has been in the
northern part of the state, which is his
senatorial promised land. He says he
is pleased at the action of the Los An
gsles Republicans in demanding that the
United States senator be chosen from
Southern California. Daub a baby s
fingers with molasses and give 1t a
feather and 1t will also be pleased.
The herald., 1898-09-22

the wanton Encouragement and negli-
gence. which are responsible for the
sacrifice OF her sons In a home camp
Many Republicans are claiming all the
glory Of the war. which belongs to the
American people, but the Republican ad-
ministration must accept the RESPONSE
bility for such cruel crimes as the estab-
lishment of Camp Merritt, which was
located to repay the party obligations
to a powerful monopoly.
The herald., 1898-09-22
WHY He Went

Gen. Wheeler's daughter was trying to
persuade him to stay at home and let
younger men do the fighting, urging that
he had done fighting enough for one man.
Finally she asked: Father, why do you
want to GOT" He replied: "If a fish had
been out of the. water for thtrty-three years
and came in sight Of nice pond of water
The herald., 1898-09-22
West Pointers in the War

1t Is a curious fact that in the late waa
with Spain only one important general on
the American side was a West Pointer
General Merritt. All the other important
officers were appointed from civil life, hav-
Ing been in the rebellion. or we're regular
army men who came from civil life without
the West Point training.-Atchison Globe.
The herald., 1898-09-22
A Wicked Insinuation

OF course it Is too early yet to say
whether Captain Bob Evans purpose
concerning the Spanish language has been
successfully carried out, but we can at
least say that 1t has been introduced as a
study m the public school curriculum Of
Chicago.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The herald., 1898-09-22
Pitfalls of German Etiquette

A German has been fined 100 marks for
addressing an official letter to the "well-
born Herr Hasenflug, Land Counsellor,
Streine, Prussia" whereas he should have
written to the "highly well-born Land
Counsellor Hasenflug." The case has been
carried before two courts of appeal. and
one of them is still busy.-Pall Mall Ca
zette.
The herald., 1898-09-22
Don't Hang Round Here

"1f you do not marry me l shall hang
myself" exclaimed a love-lorn Denver
young man.
well. IL you do, please go down block"
was the cheerful response, "for ! heard
papa say he did not want you to hang
around here."-Denver Times
The herald., 1898-09-22

The heart of the average Republican
office-seeker must beat fast as he reads
ficials in Cuba have secured. The Ameri.
can commission at Havana, as reported
has obtained satisfactory quarters al
$1400 a week.
The herald., 1898-09-22
Family Affairs

"Henry," said the loving wife, II used
to be your typewriter myself"
Eyes"
$50 l want you to hire a man to do your
typewriting."
''Oh. do you? I hope you don't think ia
make an ass OF myself the second time, do
you?"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-09-22
Baptizing New Ships

The custom Of breaking bottle Of wine
over the nose Of new ship is q very old
one. There Is no reason for 1t except an
tiQuity. When the wine bottle IL barred
the custom should disappear altogether.
There will be no significance In it. It will
degenerate into foolishness. Indeed, It may
be said that It Is not far from that point
now.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-09-22
Thick and Thin

"Queer looking girl, isn't she? Rides the
wheel well, too"
"Yes. She's built on the Cuban cam
paign plan"
"What's that?"
"Shafter ankles and reconcentrado
arms."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald., 1898-09-22

The city Of San Bernardino admits
having beaten all records, and yet it is
in complaining mood. The new record
Is s1.s5, the highest tax levy in the city's
history.