The Advocate and news., 1898-01-12
IN
GENERAL,

income, would in time have become in
dependent.
Senator Fairbanks, Of Indiana: The
Republican party, with Mckinley as its
leader, intends to keep faith and to
preserve the gold standard unimpaired
to the American people
Pittsburg Tribune (POp): The man
who only says "me too" in politics Is a
dangerous Individual in a community,
especially when he sets himself up as
public teacher and leader.
Eureka Union: There is but one Of two
things for an editor to do concerning
the things that he knows to be wrong:
Rebuke or denounce them as man
ought to, or wink at them and thus be-
come participant In them. In his place
silence Is consent.
lola Daily Citizen: Municipal owner
ship of gas plants In the natural gas
helt will be more successful than any
where else for the reason that nature
has supplied the fuel And she did not
intend it for any gas company. 1t was
made for the people. Let them use 1t.
Columbus Modern Light: Whatever
maybe said of the Salvation Army one
thing is very evident, viz, 1t displays
the most Christian spirit Of all church
organizations in feeding the poor on
Christmas day and In many other ways
helping the afflicted. Thousands Of
hungry mouths were fed last Saturday
ut free public dinners by these good
people in our large cities. They may not
he fashionable, but they are certainly
practical Christians.
La Crosse Chieftain: A number Of
our contemporaries are Temarking from
time to time "the Republican party Is
the party that does things" Yes, that
is true in q sense; that party has done
lots OF things; some of them they are
learning to be sorry for, and a whole
lot Of things they should be both sorry
and ashamed Of but aren't. It would not
be difficult to file q bill Of particulars.
Senators Chandler and WOlcott may do
it before the session closes.
Anthony Bulletin (Pop): Senator
Harris, Of Kansas, and Senator Tillman,
of South Carolina, according to Wash
ington reporter, say that there Is only
one man in sight for the nomination
for the Presidency against Mckinley,
and that Is W. j. Bryan. The Senator'S
agree that there must be a union OF
reform forces, and practically admit that
Bryan is the only man that can cause
such a union. BY 1900 both the Senators
may be regarded as false prophets, but
for the present, at least, Mr. Bryan
seems to have everything his own way.
Burlington Courier '(Pop): One thing
about Senator Chandler's letter strikes
us as funny. He declares that the best
thing Republicans can do in Congress
ls to keep still, do nothing. He thinks
the confding people would gratefully
elect a Republican Congress In 1898.
But II any attempt Is made to enact
laws, the people will rise up like Israel
OF old and smite the Republicans, hip
and thigh. The g. o. p. has sunk low,
indeed, il 1t must rely upon a policy OF
doing nothing to retain power. The
Senator Is mistaken, however The party
must make a positive showing, must
make the condition Of the country very
much better than it now is, II 1t hopes
to secure the approval Of the people.
Kingman Journal: OF all the mean,
cOwardly attacks ever made on the pen
slOns the one by the Republican party,
which during campaign always poses
40 the old soldiers friend, Is the worst
Because his fatship. Grover, insinuated
that there was fraud in the pension de-
partment, this same outfit called him
traitor and roasted him to FRAGILE.
Yet now they fall over each others to
insult the old pensioners, and even at
lack the honor Of the dead. What the
old soldier needs In Congress to-day is
q John A. Logan who will hurl the lie
hack In their teeth. The old soldier
never has and never will receive all that
is his due, and the cowardly whelps who
are snarling at their heels, regardless
Of their politics, should be retired to
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