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The herald., 1898-03-12
A NOTABLE ADDRESS

The address issued to citizens in the in
terest Of good government by the BIZ
union of Riverside is a notable
addition to the free silver literature OF
the country. Besides setting forth the
living truth Of the free silver principle,
it exposes and fiays the trusts, and the
methods by which monopoly has beer
enabled to gain a firm foothold in the
country. The address sets forth the fol-
lowing as the primary principles thai
should guide in securing governmental
reform and a return to permanent pros
perity among the people:
First-We favor the free and unlim-
tied coinage of both gold and silver, at
the ratio of 16 to l, without the consent
of any other nation.
Second-We believe the national
debt is a curse and should be reduced
as speedily as possible.
Third-We favor the establishment
by the national government of the
postal savings banks, as an absolute
security of the people against loss.
Fourth-The principles advocated by
the Republican party. of taxing
the many for the benefit of the
few, are wicked and unjust,
and calculated to transfer all the wealth
of the country into the hands of trusts
and monopolies, who are already
grown so great as to menace the per-
petuity of free institutions.
The herald., 1898-03-12
SLEEPS HIS LAST SLEEP

Peace to "Old Rosy" He survived
the perils of one of the greatest revolts
in history, contributing the best years
Of his manhood to the defense Of the
flag and the preservation Of the national
unity. Prompt to respond to the call of
duty, he remained at his post throughout
the awful ordeal, shirking no re-
sponsibility, shrinking from no sac
rifice or peril. He lived to ripe old
age and dropped quietly into rest eternal,
CATION of the soldier and the citizen.
Fearless in war, conscientious and faith
full in civic position, blameless in his pri-
yate life, he leaves record of which his
country is proud, with which his
friends and neighbors are satisfied,
and that posterity may we'll emu
late. His eyes closed upon a country
united as never before and vol
unfairly entering upon another grand
struggle for human liberty, spectacle
calculated to inspire the faintest heart.
His last moments could have been dis
turbed by no regrets for the achievements
of the past, or apprehensions for the fu-
ture of the country and the flag he loved
so much. Honored and revered by his
countrymen, endeared to those nearest
him, let us hope his departure was as the
lying down to pleasant dreams-the
going to sleep in one heaven to wake up
in another.
The herald., 1898-03-12
A RATIONAL OFFSET

The platform of the Indiana Populists
contains plank demanding payment
to the soldiers of the difference between
the deprecated currency in which they
were paid and coin. Were this done the
disbursements for pensions would cease
to be the largest item in the annual ap-
for it would require hun
dreds of millions to liquidate the in
debtedness, since interest upon the
claims for over thirty years, COM
pounded, would be essential to the sat
isfaction of the debt, legal as well as
moral.
And yet it will scarcely be denied that
the men who went to the front, and haz-
arded everything they possessed for the
preservation of the union have as strong
claim to be paid in honest dollars"
as the men who hid behind paid substi-
tutes and only gave of their substance.
They bought the bonds of the govern
ment with the same kind of money used
in the payment of the soldiers, have re-
ceived interest upon it ever since, and
now demand that when the bonds ma
ture they shall be paid in the dearest
money known to the world, the dollar
that has appreciated to the present value
of two hundred cents, and that promises
to- become still scarcer and more valu-
The herald., 1898-03-12
UNITED STATES OF NEW YORK

AS shown by the annual reports Of
imports and exports, the foreign trade
of New York is steadily declining. Since
the beginning of the century, and until
comparatively recent period, two
thirds of the domestic and foreign mer-
chandise leaving and entering the coun-
try passed through the port of New
York. This has fallen to one-third of
the whole, other Atlantic and gulf ports
taking what it has lost.
Judging from the energy and deter
mination with which the Merchants as
sociation of that city is conducting a
campaign in the interest of the whole
sale trade of that city with the interior,
the inference is justified that the metrop-
oils is also scoring alarming losses in
that field.
1t is notorious that no other consider
alton was so potent with the voters Of
Manhattan and Long Island when it
came to declaring for or against ANAL
gamation as the fear that Chicago might
very soon outstrip the metropolis in
population and wealth.
"As goes New York, so goes the
Union," will no longer be accepted as an
aphorism by the politicians of either
of the great parties. The steady progress
westward of the center of population
and the rapidly changing commercial
and economic conditions throughout the
country menace the more or less i'm
perial dominance of political policies
which New York has enjoyed for half
century or more. Neither party longer
deems it essential to place an Empire
man at the head of it's ticket in order
to win, and there is at this moment ap-
parent far less disposition to temporize
with or placate New York leaders of
either party than of anxiety upon the
part of those leaders to get in line with
their parties in the nation.
New York is still the seat of the money
power and will remain SO until after the
elections of 1898 and 1900. Then it will
not so much matter. The new declara-
ton of independence will dissipate the
money power as dominating factor.
The herald., 1898-03-12

ing that 1t can have one foot on the land
and the other on the sea and not sink.
Aided by his Richelieu. Hanna. McKin-
ley is something Of shuffling II not an
adroit politician. What effect the throw
ing Of sops to the silver men may have
remains to be seen.
We wonder what the Republican plat
form will be in this state this year on the
money question. For fifteen years and
more it has been emphatically for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1. Will it be an abso-
Lutte flop. or like Hanchet's liquor, a mix
try?"
The people will not tolerate straddling
or ambiguity any longer.
The herald., 1898-03-12
The Smallest Recruits

Two neatly dressed boys, each carrying
bundle wrapped in newspapers, accosted
the marine at the York street entrance to
the Brooklyn navy yard yesterday after
noon. They asked where the place was
to enlist.
ENLIST for what?" asked the sentry.
"Why. in the navy" said the taller of the
two boys. "Our mother knows about It,,
and said we could come"
They were taken to the waiting room,
where they said they were John and James
Cronin, aged IA and IL years, respectively.
John said: "I've been reading the papers,
and me and Jim talked it over. / gave up
my job in a florists shop, and we decided
to join the navy and be ready in case of
trouble"
"Yes," chimed in Jim, "a man what
lived in our block in New York was on the
Maine and was killed. Our mother knew
that, too. but that don't worry u.s.
eve amt afraid" added John.
The sergeant told them they were too
young to enlist and sent them home.-From
a New York dispatch.
The herald., 1898-03-12
WHAT METER Is MADE FOR

Oh. give me some English to toss about.
Give me a Jingle to rhyme with.
Over my bauble, and in and out.
Something my bells will keep chime with,
l (and the Touchstones that I'm with)
Know it is Folly we're paid for,
Stuff that the World can keep time with:
That is what meter is made for.
Now give me some English that's blunt
and stout.
Something to crock and to CRIME with,
a trough of grout for swinish snout,
Something to daub and beslime with.
This I can pen-paint a crime with
Cart has no soul it's afraid forD
These are the word masks to mime with
That is what meter is made for.
Now give me some English that's dainty,
devout,
Savored frankincense and thyme with,
Where tropes peep out and metaphors
sprout,
CHATS what we "do the Sublime" with
This I'll climb a rhetorical climb with
Some fin de steele crusade for
(Such paste the dear Public We lime
withD
That is what meter is made for!
Rhymes! that I'm wasting my prime with,
Seeking some vague accolade for,
Seeking my dollar and dime with.
That Is what meter is made for!
John Mowatt in New York Times.
The herald., 1898-03-12
Los Angeles, March II.
Drastic Measures

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Herald
A paper thrown on my piazza tells that
Chief Glass disapproves of Socialist meet
ings where spirit of discomfort is fostered.
Chief Glass should break up all such meet
ings-or, as in the good old times, burn the
speakers who lead the people to think and
to seek some new way out of their Difficult
ties. Or, better still, he should shut them
all up in the city prison, where no sunshine
ever comes in the cells and the only light
and air come through grating at the door
which opens on gallery.
The great Bengal tiger at Central park In
New York has latticed iron piazza where
he rolls and sleeps in sunshene; he has a
beautiful coat. But poor men should be
kept in the dark until they become portly
and prosperous and wear clothes which
will be an ornament and not disgrace on
the streets Of our beautiful City of the
Angels. r,
Los Angeles, March II.
The herald., 1898-03-12
A NEW RICHMOND

U. s. Grant of San Diego, a son Of his
father, is an avowed candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Mr..
White. He is additional to the other
small men on the Republican side in
Southern California who aspire to that
high place. Mr.. Grant has never accom-
plished anything by himself, and no one
of sense would ever have thought of
him for place of Importance but for the
great achievements of his sire. 1t is un-
American to put man forward for pub
lie preferment simply for the reason that
an ancestor had merit.
The indications are that Senator Per-
kins has chosen Mr. Grant for an asso-
ciate and is grooming him for the race.
There is significant feature in this. Mr..
Perkins is known to be factotum of
the administration. Patronage in Cali
fornia is distributed by him, and there
fore it may be assumed that the president
is favorable to Mr.. Grants candidacy
Why it should be so is explainaible on the
ground that Col. Fred Grant is disgrun-
tied because he did not obtain the war
portfolio, and the administration wants
to do something to placate the Grant
feeling in the country. We may look for
directions to the federal officials in Cali
forna to give Mr.. Grant their earnest
support.
There is evidence in Mr.. Grants can
didacy that the president wants to con-
ciliate the silver Republicans, for, in the
st. Louis convention, Grant was one of
the fifteen California delegates who
voted against tabling Mr.. Teller's silver
substitute for the money plank in the
platform reported by the committee on
resolutions.
Concurrent with the announcement of
Mr.. Grants candidacy the president
nominated Mr. Bowers to the office of
collector of customs at San Diego. Bow
ers is free silver coiner at the ratio of
16 to 1, and voted and spoke for that pol
icy time and again in congress, and ad-
vocated it on the stump in 1896.
We are curious to know what Secretary
Gage thinks about the nomination of
Bowers. Are the president and Senator
Perkins masquerading on the silver ques-
tion in order to influence the election this
year in this state? Both have played fast
and loose on the silver question. Will
Gage be kept in the cabinet for his infiu-
ence with the bankers and goldites? Per-
haps the administration may be skillful
The herald., 1898-03-12
United States Mail Protectors

The United States government is some-
times served for years by valuable serv-
ants who are not even boarded at the ex-
pense of the government. These servants
are cats. Rats are one Of the persistent
dangers that threaten the United States
mail. They destroy the bags and mail mat
ter. The postoffice building in New York
city is large building and many years old.
1t is said that there are sixty cats in the
building cared for by the clerks. Some of
the cats have never lived anywhere else;
others have come in from the neighborhood.
The cats who have known only this
home are very shy of strangers and will
come only to the clerks in the building. So
you see that the government is served
without pay by these faithful servants,
who prevent the destruction by rats of
valuable property, and all that Is given
them Is shelter.-The outlook.
The herald., 1898-03-12
A THREATENED BOLT

The chairman Of the Republican con-
gressional committee, which committee
reorganized the other day, stated to a
reporter what is obvious, that the cam
paign must be fought upon the lines Of
the st. Louis platform, since the party
has no other guide. And the interpreta-
tion given to that platform must be the
one that has been made by Mr.. Mckinley
and the Republican administration lead
ers. There will be no hiding behind the
subterfuge of bimetallism, and the issue
direct as to a single gold standard must
be recognized. This will be acceptable
in many of the congressional districts,
and upon it the party nominees are likely
to win, as they did in '96. But in the
west and south, where large element of
the party is still in favor of the rehabil-
itation OF silver, and were only held in
line in the last campaign by the hope
held out of the success of securing it by
international agreement, that issue will
be fatal to Republican hopes. Party
leaders and party newspapers in such
districts fully appreciate the embarrass-
ment Of the situation, and declare that,
if the Republican conventions have no
right to make platforms on which they
shall appeal to the people, then they
might as well not appeal at all. Speaking
for the Second district of this state, the
Sacramento Bee says:
If the congressional candidate of the
Republican party for this district is
forced to swallow the gold-standard
infamy, he should be defeated. And,
though he were the dearest friend we
had on earth, 1t will be the duty of the
Bee to oppose his election.
Not all of the Republican journals
will be so candid and outspoken as the
Bee; but those who have not the cour-
age to warn the party Of the perils sur
rounding a congressional campaign in
California upon the issue Of the gold
standard will have abundant occasion for
regrets after the battle shall have been
fought and lost.
The herald., 1898-03-12
PLATFORM

The Herald believes that the city Of
Los Angeles should own and control Q
complete system OF waterworks.
Tho Herald believes that the city
should acquire such a system at the
earliest date possible and on the most
advantag geous terms possible. consistent
with contract obligations and fair DEAL
lng.
The Herald believes tbst the con.
tract with the Los Angeles City Water
company should be enforced to the let
Ger, and that, at the conclusion of the
pending lease, the plaut should be taken
ever In accordance With the provisions
~ that contract.
The herald., 1898-03-12
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

General Booth occupied himself while
fair shot.
General Booth occupied himself while
crossing the Atlantic with the arrange
ment of Salvationist hymnal.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson writes
that when Wendell Phillips was speaking
more tamely than usual the young aboli-
tionists used to slip to the back of the room
and start hiss. 1t never failed to rouse
him."
One of the most remarkable gifts that
ornaments the home of Rev. DR.. Talmage
since his return from his recent wedding
trip is Russian tea service Of gold and
enamel, a personal token from the czar of
Russia.
General Joseph Wheeler. who is a men,
ber of congress from Alabama, has on
file in the war office a standing offer of his
services in case Of trouble with any ma
ton. He is about 65 years of age and
weighs about 100 pounds.
Neither Robert Barr nor his wife has
any particular taste for music, yet their
only son and daughter are unusually gift
ed. The son, boy of IL, spends all his
spare time constructing pipe organs, and
the daughter is a fine pianist.
Dr. Seybolt, professor of Oriental Ian
guages at Tuebingen, relates in a recent
article that the late Dom Pedro of Brazil
was wonderful linguist. and that he him.
self read with him books in Greek, He.
brew, Arabic and Sanscrit.
"Ouida" has sent a sum of money to a
boy in London who disobeyed the order
for the muzzling of dogs. and has written
him a letter commencing his kindness to
animals and stating that she considers the
order a disgrace to England.
ara a cohav,,o IN font fo oroct a mo-
mortal to the life and work of Rev A. M
Toplady, whose fame is secure as the au-
thor of "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me-" Ir
England high churchmen and low church.
men have We'd with each other in the gen.
erosity of their gifts.
The new French commander-in-chief Is
General lamont, who is a Breton. He is s.
years of age and served in the Crimea
Lombardy and Mexico. He was also al
Metz in 1870 and in 1885 commanded the
Tonquin expedition. The last post ex.
empted him from having to retire at the
age of s., which is incumbent on generals
who have not held a command in chief.
The herald., 1898-03-12
ODD ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE
A traveller can now go around the world

A traveller can now go around the world
In 80 days.
Chinese coinage in the shape Of knife
has been traced back as far as 2240 b. c.
1t is intimated that the incandescent
lamps in use in all parts Of the world have
over 400. 900 candle power.
The egg of the queen bee Is about ono
sixteenth of an inch long and as large
around as fine cambria needle.
Melons were grown by the old Greeks and
Romans and were carried to America py
Columbus. The watermelon is native
of Africa.
The cabbage still grows wild in Greece.
where 1t originated. Radishes were native
to China. but have been grown In Europe
for centuries.
In the British lord chamberlain's DEPART
ment the position of chimney sweeper
is held by a woman, and the office of statu-
airy mason is also filled by member Of the
fair sex.
Nine thousand, seven hundred and fifty
squares of print the size of postage
stamp went into a quilt just completed by
Mrs. Corydon Judkins of Dover South
Mills, Me.
An abandoned railroad tunnel running
for mile under the streets Of EdinburK
has been used for some years as a mush-
room farm. 1t turns out nearly 5000
pounds of mushrooms month.
One of the most remarkable develop
ments of the automatic machine Is
Doctor Cureall'' in Holland. 1t is q
wooden figure of a man. with the names OF
various ailments. If you have pain, find
its corresponding location on the figure.
drop a coin into the slot, and the proper
pill or powder will come out.
The Chinese have a war god whom the
government regard as responsible for the
successes or failures attending the army.
When he is either promoted or degraded.
the fact is announced in the Pekin Gazette,
which also contains similar statements re-
garding the other deities. The only
weapons allowed the war god are TOM
toms and firecrackers, with which to scare
the invader
The herald., 1898-03-12
The Vizcaya's Name

To the Editor of the Sun-Sir: Will you
please tell me the meaning of the name
of the Spanish warship now in the har-
bor. and how to pronounce 1t?
AMERICAN
The Spanish I is the English E, and the
Spanish z is the English th Her name
therefore is Veeth-ky-yah.
Vizcaya means Biscay. the name Of the
province fronting the Bay of Biscay-oh! {!
New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-03-12

able as all other forms Of property de-
preciate in value.
The Indiana Populists probably do
not anticipate the realisation of their
demands in behalf Of the soldiers of the
republic, but 1t must be conceded that
their platform is good offset to the
exactions Of the money power for pay
ment Of their claims in the dearest money
known to civilization.
The herald., 1898-03-12

One Of the worst evils Of war will be
the encouragement it will give the trusts
The public mind will be diverted from
them while the contest lasts. The longer
they are left undisturbed, the harder 1t
will be to uproot them,
The herald., 1898-03-12
Another European Concert

The foreign papers view with alarm the
probable results of the coming European
concert. This is to take place this year in
Vienna, to celebrate the flftieth anniver-
sary of Emperor Francis Joseph's reign,
and will consist Of prize competition of the
military bands of all the armies of Europe
1t will take place at the end of May, and
will last two days, being under the auspices
of two charitable institutions Of Vienna.
The herald., 1898-03-12

Representative Shafroth's bill. for the
cession Of arid lands to the states in
which they are situated, will be favorably
reported by the house committee on pub
lie land. Only in this way is 1t believed
they will ever be utilized.
The herald., 1898-03-12

Mr.. Boies has declined congressional
nomination because not in sympathy with
the Chicago platform. Our only wonder
is that It should have been rendered him.
Real Democrats ought not to be so scarce
in the Hawkeye state.
The herald., 1898-03-12

Holders Of Spanish securities, which
are just now being buffeted about the
bourses. without much regard for the
sensitive feelings of the dons, may have
the privilege of exchanging them for
Confederate bonds.
The herald., 1898-03-12

The suspicion entertained three weeks
ago that the Maine was blown up by
design, has resolved itself into con-
viction, shared by everybody save Sec
retary Long. He still adheres to the
cigarette theory.
The herald., 1898-03-12

Mr.. McKisson announces that he will
contest the seat Of Hanna when he at
tempts to enter upon the long term he
bought. Mr.. NICK. should be granted
belligerent rights the moment he begins
hOStilitieS
The herald., 1898-03-12
Awful Scientific Possibilities

Now that science has discovered how to
graft insects it is to be hoped great care
will be taken in the operation. Suppose
the wrong end of-'the wasp should be put
onto the right end Of the mosquito and
the right end Of the mosquito onto the
wrong end Of the house fiy?-New York
Press,
The herald., 1898-03-12
Forest in a Former Lake Red

Lake Rikwa, or Leopold, between Lakes
Tanganyika and Nyassa in Central At
rica, which when first discovered, forty
years ago. was 1S0 miles long by 30 broad,
Is reported by recent travellers to have
dried up completely. The bed of the lake
is now plain covered with thick woods,
The herald., 1898-03-12

the war fever is at its height in this
country. win scarcely receive the atten-
tion its importance deserves. And 1t is
settled right Of course. because settled
our way.
The herald., 1898-03-12

The presidents forthcoming message,
sular reports, should be supplemented
with an apology for having withheld
them so long.
The herald., 1898-03-12
Plausible

"And so you think this man Dwiggins
is sincere in his advocacy of the rights of
labor? What has given you so much faith
in him?'
1--WE listened to three of his speeches
and have yet to hear him make use of the
word 'plutocrat.' "-Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-03-12
Grabbing Everything in Sight

An indignant correspondent asks New
York paper why the Republican party has
Lincoln day. The reason is
that the Republican party cannot resist
its incurable tendency to appropriate
everything within sight.-Rochester Her.
o1I
The herald., 1898-03-12

While Secretary Sherman is figuring
up the indemnity to be demanded for the
loss of the Maine, the people Of this
country have fixed the price. 1t is free
Cuba
The herald., 1898-03-12

The report Of the naval board is said
to be nearing completion, and it will
doubtless be made public as early as
next Tuesday. It's principal features
have doubtless been anticipated with
approximate accuracy, and there may be
few surprises in 1t.
The herald., 1898-03-12
THE PUBLIC PULSE

CThe Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity NJ far a. II consistent with the
proper expression Of their views.)
The herald., 1898-03-12
How the Brain Acts

Although the brain is perpetually active.
the whole of it is never active at one time.
The two hemispheres, or halves, do not op-
crate simultaneously, but alternate In ac-
tion-now it is the one-half, then the other.