The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-04-14
w VIZ i The National CAPITAL
Lively Seuts and Pointed Comments From Our Man Ground
< Doings Among Those in the Saddle" &c Capital City Notes.
Washington, D. G. I
April ~, 1899 I


full reflection in the results of the
municipal elections in Ohio. Hanna
defeated d republican in Cleveland
who was opposed TO him and let in
a straight Democrat. In Toledo
Sam Jones ran independent on d
platform of which amy reformrr
might be- proud and defeated Hanna's
republican candidate.
1t is true that national issues we're
not much considered but, Hanna
made the play of his life for suprem-
acy in state po.llics-and lost. Ohio
is all torn up today with the war
ring republican factions. One of
Mayor Jones friends writing of the
result says: "Hanna bit off more
than he could chew when he at
tempted to make himself the repub-
lican dictator of Ohio. His methods
may 90 in Washington, but not
here.'
The episode has caused party com
ment and anx ETY. in Washing ton.
The republicans feel that they can
not take any chances in the coming
presidential election and they are
questioning whether Hanna can do
any better for them nationally than
he did in Ohio. He has had the
prestige of success, so no matter how
questionable his methods. Now
that the first shadow of failure has
come the fair weather friends are
looking for another, leader Hanna
has the confidence of the trusts, but
the question is: Will the people
fol low him? These troubles of the
republican brethren are undoubted
= ly serious, bnt the silver men are
bearing up under them with very
fair degree Of cheerfulness.
ALMOST SOCIALISM,
The city Of Detroitls to try a very
remarkable experiment in municipal
ownership. 1t is to acquire aud
manage its own street railways.
There is prospect that The cars can
be run free for the benefit of the
people. Gov. Pingree is busily at
work with the commission which
the Michigan legislature authorized
to appralse and secure the street
railways.
There is an interesting bit Of his
tory behind it all which has only
been hinted at ip the daily press.
Tom 4. Johnson, democrat, single
taxer and millionaire, was he oriyi-
nator of t, e plan. He figured out
the scheme of haylny the slrtet rail
ways turned over to the city and
assessing the cost of operating
Against the land values. In Gov.
Plngree he found an enthusiastic
suppor er and through them one OF
the grea est municipal experiments
of the age WILL b.. tried
1t may be said in passing tina,
Tom johnson is largely interested
in the street railways OF Detroit
True, ana for that very reason tn,
city will acquire the lines at rea
sonable figure and without needless
delay. The property is a gilt edse
one and he could sell it pro oably to
greater advantage to private par
ties, but it suits his mood to yiye
the country two big object lessons
at once, that Of municipal ownershiT
and the taxing ofland values for the
benefit of the com Dunity.
THAT PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
The Fillpinos have been served
with our proclamation. 1t is /
splendid piece OF high sounding
rhetoric. 1t reads like a colleg
boys valedictory. 1t is soothing
spread eagle and meliAuous. Tn
average American citizen could no
make out just what it all meant, bu
Of course the Filipinos could under
. stand it at once if they would paus
lon, enough from their annoying
mode of fighting to let it permeate
1t is to be feared that they will no
take it very seriously. ia fac
Aguinaldo and his followers show II
sign of having heard'about it. The
seem to be gleefully contemplating