The Advocate and news., 1898-03-16

IL ne WINS victory ne Will put q uLLle
spirit into officials In other States.
IA Minneapolis Better Way
rrITna, (Pop.): How quickly old
UENEhAL' Andrew Jackson would
transform the Spanish dress parade pea
cocks into nation Of footraCers.
Des Moines Farmers Tribune: The
legislators who are always talking about
legislation in behalf of the people "driV-
ing capital out of the State" will bear
close watching. In nine cases out Of
ten they are completely under the hyp-
motto influence Of the corporations.
Silver Knight -Watchman: A war
with Spain would do one of two things
Either break the power OF the gOldites
by Issuing legal tender notes Of the gov
ernment or saddle the country with mil
lions more Of gold bonds. Would the
people or the money power win In the
contest?
Silver Knight -Watchman: It Is hinted
that the Cuban bondholders will pay any
indemnity the United States should de-
mand for the destruction Of the Maine.
Why should they not pay S25,OOO,0 900 in
order to save $3OO,0O0,0O0? If war with
Spain should occur Cuba would become
independent and the Cuban bonds would
not be worth burning up.
Pittsburg Kansan (Pop.): Municipal
ownership seems to be all right when
applied to keeping up lot of non-pro-
ductiVe business such as the police, the
fire department, sewerage, street and
street crossings, but In possible prOduc-
tive business such as water plants, elec-
trio plants, telephone plants, street rail-
ways, then there is howl.
Marion Times: Everybody on the
street has become thoroughly versed ON
international law except the lawyers,
and you don't hear half as much nom
sense as that recently uttered by a dis
tinguished lawyer and former Ambas-
sador to England when he announced
as IAN elementary principle Of inter-
national law" that a government is in
no way responsible for the acts Of
private citizen. This Is from a corpo-
ration lawyer and Mark Hanna Repub-
lican.
Atchison Globe: 1t is claimed by the
yellow journals that three shots from
a Spanish warship would ruin New
York. A more ridiculous statement could
not be made. In the first place, war
ship could not get into New York har-
bor, and would be compelled to storm
the city from the open sea. The big
guns are as useless as the big warships;
how useless and dangerous the big war
ships are we have had recent occasion to
realize. Big guns and big warships are
big bluffs, and cost more than they are
worth. A fleet might storm New York
for week and do it very little harm.
lola Friend (Pop.): One of the re-
markable features about P0pulism is
its natural propensity to kick. That is
good thing at the right time, but
this indiscriminate kicking about every
thing and at everybody Is not any
credit to the party. The Peoples party
has no more angels In its ranks than any
other party. 1t makes mistakes. The
men it elects to Office are but human.
They are probably mistaken in their
Judgment as often, but no Oftener, than
any other set of men. 1t Is not neces-
sary that PopUlists pull them down,
neither is it good politics, and the sooner
they find it out and apply 1t the better
it will be for the principles we hold dear.
Wine and Spirit Gazette: What is the
matter with prosperity? Where has it
strayed? Trade Is dull and the country
Ia not prosperous. The party press gen.
orally fixed January as the beginning
OF good times. Two months have since