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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-10

Fer President
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
For Vice President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-08-10

anyone can get free in this
country is home, and the Re-
publican party has always recog-
nized the public necessity for
meeting every legitimate demand
Of the people for homesteads. 1t
is the theory of the Republican
party that an American citizen is
entitled to first choice in the selec-
t;ea spd allotment of public lands,
and ithasalways sought to encour-
age actual settlement 1.-THE build,
ing OF homes for actual settlers. II
has encouraged immigration anc
believed in the theory of building
up the country by building up th'
farms first. The Republican party
is quite as willing to be known a
the party of free homesteads a
the Democratic party is to pose q
the party of free silver.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

Saaufpielerin (entriitst): ,Oas
min i6 Sbnen iasen, fpenn sic mir
Die Mdufe nidt aus Der Wobnunq
oertreiben tDnnen, atebe ib aus!"
Sauspirtbin: vQ6, fddmen Sit
ii6 bod! SIN Sbeater ipielen sic biz
Sunefrau bon Orleans unD bier iini
sic ppr elmer Waus bana!"
X 4 X
rWdrum perlobit bu bid 10 oft
Qnnd9"
.gisusi9t 1eiratbst mid bod elm
mai elmer
= y
2ebrerin: Run, Glsden, tper 1T ss,
Der iiberaa sintebrt, Ohne bab man ibr
iiebt9"
Glsden: Scr StOrd.~
Ser Serr Graf 1T fpobl elm Gn.
CANT CONNIE II faut?"
Siener: nSr:tlth! Gr trGst iosar
u~nterboien nit 8iigelfalten."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11
Ill. Central Il. II.

Time Table effective April 10, 1900.
TRAINS WEST.
Passenger leaves daily 49,. .4:45 am
Passenger leaves ex. Sunday. 500 am
Passenger leaves ex. Sunday .4:25 pm
Passenger leaves daily. .....10:17 pm
FROM WEST.
Passenger arrives daily. 49,. 1923 am
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday IL 100 am
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday $50 pm
Passenger arrives daily. 49,. .11:3O pm
TRAINS EAST.
Passenger leaves daily. ,.....5:2 am
Passenger leaves ex. Sunday 500 am
Passenger leaves ex. Sunday lis pm
Passenger leaves daily .11:45 pm
FROM EAST.
Passenger arrives daily. So. .4:3O am
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday $40 am
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday 4.o5 pm
Passenger arrives daily 49,. 10:07 pm
Passenger arrives daily. 49,. $50 pm
Passenger arrives ex. Sunday $50 pm
The Omaha Palace train leaves Chi
cago at 5:15 p. m, arrives at Dubuque
at 1907 p. N. and Omaha at S:15 next
morning.
The morning "Flyer" for Chicago
leaves Dubuque at 5:33 a. M, "The
finest train on earth"
"Parlor Car ON lis train to Chi.
cago. Free reclining chair car 500
a. m. train for Chicago.
Special Pullman Sleeper for Du.
buque passengers on night train for
Chicago. open for occupancy at .
o'clock .. m.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

gSir uertrstsu cine Iu;abl Der sr0Bt.n unb
beiteu 6eusrs uno eebsnspsrfi9erlnsS= @slsl.
i6aiten Der &elt. 412 Sant u. Sniuranees
@sbduos. Eelspbon 3S7.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11


-
Time Table I'm Eject Feb. 25th,
La Crosse, Winona, Sc. Paul, MIN
neapolis and Northwest.
1850 pm ........ Daily ........ 3:42 am
4:4s am Daily. except Sunday $3.50 pm
La Crosse and intermediate points
1850 pm Daily except Sunday 10'40 pm
Chicago and Eastern Connections.
3:O2 am ........ Daily ........12:3 81 am
S:24 pm Daily. except Sunday SIT am
Clinton, Moline, Rock Island, Dav-
export. st. Louis, Southern and
Western Connections.
4:20 pm Daily, except Sunday ia am
500 pm ........ Daily .......12 81 am
The Fast Express for La Crosse and
intermediate stations, leaves DUBUQUE
1850 pm daily except Sunday. Ar
rives La Crosse $40 D m: leaves La
Crosse 1900 p m; arrives Dubuque 10:4O
p m.
The st. Louis Express leaves at APO
p m. carries through reclining chair
ears from Dubuque to st. Louis, Pull
man Sleeper Barstow to st. Louis. This
train connects at Galesburg with fast
through trains to Omaha. Denver,
Kansas City and the Pacific coast. This
Is the fastest train run between Du-
buque and Kansas City.
The st. Paul Vestibuled Limited,
leaving at 11:5o p m carries Free Re-
clining Chair Cars, Pullman Standard
and Compartment Sleepers, and reach
rs st. Paul at 7:45 q m.
For information about rates, tickets
through a arrangements. baggage
ETC., call on or address
]. DEPENDENCIES,
General Agent.
n. ". UTTLEY.
City Passenger Agent
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

Gin fiibler 2uftsus alf etnen iberz
bibten aDrper berurfadt lei4t einen
4nfalI bon 2umbagp. ct. Safpbs
Del fofort ansepanbt, pirb bic Muss
teln ftdrtsn unb ale S9mersen beilen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

Route

City Ticket OHoe, GIL Main street.
Telephone 46O.
Passenger Depot, Foot Of Second Sc.
Telephone 4OS.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

Spnntassidser: nS4on tpisber
ni9ts setrpffeH; babe bod 10 gut ses
aielt. Sdtebe iebt nur nod in bic
2uft. pieleidt treffe i'd ba mas"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

sic (beim @bidieb): nMirt Du
mir audi treu bleiben, Marg"
gr (g'ei6dftsrsiisnbsrl: .Sa tpsnn
ih' 3eit bab'!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

nM9. 9err 0ottor, es lit mas
S9rsdlidss paifirt = Elm Sieb ia,
Sbr.n lleberaieber bonn &leioerbater
seftoblen!"
rS9ab't ni9ts, ben fries' ih i9or
tpieber! Ser Dieb piro ibn iebenfaus
perieten po1en, uno ieber Pfanbleibel
Der Stapt peiB, paB es Der meinis'
it'll"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11


S6le6te @eiunbbeit pirb bdufie
bur9 llnperoauli9teit perurid6t; bel
Wsasen bat elm StGrtungsmittel no.
tbig. Or. @uguit a0nig's 5ambur:
ger Sropfen iino unbeoinst bas BETTE
Wtittel CUR !9eiluns bon jeber llnpsr.
bdulihtsit.
8as 5rauen treble n.
Die cine 5iebt i'm 6artenlanb
9es Spmmers i9Onite Rpie,
Die andre flidt nit tuno'ger Sanf
Dies @atten miirbe = 9ufs.
Die brittle bat Bel W6tit unb Stat
Stets in Der Sanb bic Sriimpfe,
Die pierte itridet friib uno ipat,
Mit gifer pol'ne StrImpfe.
Die bier, bic bort man i6mettern nur
gabense unb Rpulabe,
limb iene eilt our6 Selb unb sSlur
4uf lei9tbei4pingtem Raoe.
Die cine ii9 i'm Sennis iibt,
SSn luit'sen Masteraben,
Die andre es b09ii6it liebt.
Wenn ie gum Sbes selaben.
go treibet iebe boiler 2uf
SUIT, mas ibr grab bebaset;
llub ihg Sd fins' aus boiler 8ruft.
Dab ni9t erit lang s~efraset.
SITS eu9 uiat reGt, riimpft mdn4e,
Drum
Oie 8iebermeiernaie,
SD ,nebm' IS Ddbrli4 Hiemant
trimm,
3ieh' muntsr meine Strabe. Il
.gs lit, bod cine S6anbe, &arl
ba8 busio niele nG1nlben bait!"
nRi9t tpabr, mo ia bod iplG' elmer
rei4en Sntel babes"
Nd, Serr Uottor, es III. tpas
S9rsdlidss paifirt = ein Sieb ia,
Sbr.n lleberSieber bonn aleiberbater
seftoblen!!"
rS9ab't ni1ts, ben friss' ih i9or
piebsr! Ser Sieb tpiro ibn iebenfaus
perieken MOLTEN, unb ieber Pfanbleibel
Der Staot peib. bab es Der meinis'
it'll"
Sin tii6ler 2uftsug auf etnen iiber'
bibten aDrper perurfadt lei9t elmer
4nfdI bon 2umbagp. ct. Safpbs
Sel fofort %ansefpanbt, tpirb bic Mus.
teln ftdrten unb ale S9meraen beilen
SpnntassiSser: nSdon tpisbe,
nidts setroffen; babe bod 10 gut &c.
sielt. S9iebe iebt nur nod in BIZ
2uft. pieneiht treffe i'd ba mas"
unterottt3ter (5u ernem Nefrllter
rem Der Masen tnurrt): n9eba, MiiI.
Ter, lufsn Sic Sbrsn Masen ni4t i
iobeln!"
.Was fiibrt sic gu mirs" .Id
Serr GpmmerSienratb, i4 m0dt Si'
nur bitten, mir bas @iro auf biefer
Wediel Su seben!" rgl6er id Tenn,
sic il gar nidt!" s9err CONNER
sienratBl iperben ii1 bod meiner erin.
nern - i9 BIN Sbnsn ia felt Sabrss'
fritz 300 Mtart idulDis!"
@tammtiIdgait: .Ra', no, Ser1
S~berf0riter, biefe @eididte baben 81,
uns f6on por 5ebn Sabren eradblt
bamdls fparen es aber lur flint Sa'
fen, bic Sic auf iplhs @eiie lebenbis
fingen unb pieber laufsn lieben
nidt fiinfais, pie sic iebt bebaupten!'
S%berf0riter: .@ans natiirli9; DO,
Sebn Subren = aber bas tann eli
bod nidt .fpunbsrn. baB fi4 bic Bic
fer inSpif4en permebrt babens"
\ y
Die tleine @rete reift NIT BET
Gltern nd6 Berlin. Sic min natiir
lid germ ben RdiIsr ieben. Der papt
aber erfdbrt, bab Der aaiisr I'm 9ab,
fei, unb iagt bies Der aleinen. Nad
6auie Suriidgetebrt unb BON be,
5dnte befrast, pb fis ben 3diier &c
ieben babe, %antportete 8leins9 rete
rRein. Sante, bas sins ni9t, be,
tpurbe gerabe gebaoet."
prpfeTor tim @arten): ,Msrfpiir
big. bic sanse Roienitaube iibt pol
S6nsden; tuo bic nur plOBli@ Der
tommen2"
Sante: .gd, Mar, bic babe id bon
Salat abseleien, perbunsern tonntel
bod bic armen Sbierhen ni1t; b,
babe ia lie auf ben Rpientrau9 &c
iebt."
sic (beim MbIdieb): .Mirit %
mir audi treu bleiben, Marg"
gr (@e16Gftsrsiienberl: .Sa tpenl
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

.Gs lit bod cine S9anbe, &arl.
bab busio niele HS6ulben bait!"
nRi9t tpabr, mo i9 bod ipl9' einen
rei1en SnfeI babeg"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11

Der ieiueu Naultu Mot genannt habtu min une ieius
oouifanoi9e Wteosrbtrheuu bon fhmersm
setosn elmer, IN sinem Gottorbut auaeqsbeueu ar,.
net %perbaHft, Iabt furh uus bafelbe fcitentrst an
sroBs BUD eutb6It Weaepts, bic In ieeer apotbete
gemett perott fbnusu. Sdidt Gure Qoreiie nit
Srisfmarts an: Wrtpat &Itaif 1sl 8. Abe, Rem
Dorf. y. y
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1900-09-11
Spab mnB AUDI icim.

Jrdulsin (na9bsm Der 3aite1an
zines alien S9loHes einise f9ouers
liae Sdgen bon ben friibersn 8epobs
nern eradblt bat): o@ott lei Sant, oab
~heutautage niht mebr 10 f4retliAe
SdHen pafiiren!"
&aiteGan: Sra, 3 pdiiirt aud mod
dlerlei -. neuli6 mar erit cine 9es
ieai9aft ppn finfaebn psrIoneR bier,
uno babon Fat niGt cine einaise Elm
Srintgelb seseben!"
Der Disner aleinbiirgsr SpIepb
probasta bat ben Wisner &leinbiirs
ger 5rana Striesl. i'm Streit seobrs
fetgt. Striegl flagt unD Der Hidter
Derurtbeilt Yrpbasta gu elmer gube
bon flint @ulben an bic WrmentaHe.
= v4b nd, taiferlider Serr Hatb!"
ruff Strissf enttduitt aus: Sab
oenn i'd bic O6rfeis' trisst Obsr bic
4rmentaHe?"
s@ls mir bur9's porige Sorf tas
men, griibtsn bic 2eute ale, unb bier
tbut's &einer. Wie fpmmt bas
9uber9"
Suber: nSa, Serr, bier iinb bic
2eute i9on fortgei6ritten in Der
8ultur. Sd bin nGmli9 au9 aus
bieism 0orf!"
S6le6te 9eiunbbeit tpirb bGufis
bur9 unperoauli9teit berurid6t; Der
Weagen bat Elm Stdrtungsmittel mo-
tbig. Or. @uguit aOnig's 5amburz
ger Srppfen iino unbeoinst bas bette
Wiittel CUR 9eilung bon ieber unper.
oduli4tsif.
r -. .H-.".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
Hospitals, Police and PubIfc-

Inc Couison case suggests that the whole
relationship between the police, the public
and the hospitals should be ventilated to
secure more satisfactory results. Were the
police force large enough-and it should
certainly be made SOFT would be desirable
to station an intelligent officer at the Elmer
gency Hospital at all hours, to see that
every item demanding police attention re-
ceived immediate consideration. By this
means the police department could be sure
of saving valuable time in tracing crimes
the first evidences of which appear at this
institution. 1t could render valuable aid in
identifying the sick. wounded and dead
cared for there. 1t might even save life by
securing the special services Of family
physicians better acquainted with particu-
lar ailments than the hurried hospital stan.
The public will not tolerate hospital
abuses. 1t greatly weakens the efficiency
of such an Institution for the people to gain
the thought. by suspicion or on direct sug-
gestion, that patients do not receive care
full. considerable treatment at such places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
The Bryan Platform.

The platform adopted by the democrats
OF Nebraska yesterday IS. as announced.
the platform upon which Mr.. Bryan desires
to stand for the presidency this year The
statement that he did not write 1t person.
ally signifies nothing. 1t is his both in
spirit and in style. If he did not dictate 1t
word for word. there is somebody in Ne
braska SO completely the master of Mr..
Bryau's mode OF expression that he may
safely be denominated as Bryan the Sec
ond; and II Bryan the First should for any
reason drop out, the party would not be
bereft of iuency and speciousness
We have then In this delyerance what
the party in national convention is to be
called upon to consider. The Chicago plat
form, in whole and in part in letter and
in spirit Is reaff1rmed and indorsed This
Is the first and great announcement And
then. In order to emphasize the most i'm
portant plank in that platform, comes this.
We pledge ourselves to wage an unceas-
niS warfare against all the trusts-the
money trust. the Industrial trust and the
International land grabbing trust
Instead of a system which would chain
our nation to the gold standard and COM
pei IL to participate in all the disturba noes
which come to European nations, we de-
mand an American financial system made
b. the American people for themselves to
be secured by the immediate restoration Of
the free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
s.i"or at the present legal ratio of i6 to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
Americans and the Tropics.

Bishop Potter of New York has just re-
turned from visit TO the Philippine Is
lands, and reports, among other things,
that the American soldiers there ARE IN
splendid physical condition and are exceed
ingly intelligent" General Wheeler stopped
al Guam on his way back and found the
Americans in fine shape and spirits We
have II from all visitors to Cuba that the
soldiers there are well and hearty and
pleased with their assignment. From Porto
Rico comes similar story. Health, energy
and contentment are found in all the camps
The troops. indeed would be in no finer
fighting fettle If they We're here at home.
Now, this is in fragrant violation of every
prediction made by the anti-expanisenists
at the close of the war with Spain They
were religiOusly certain that the Americans
could not live in the tropics but would
sicken and die in no time, Cuba was pest
hole and could never be made otherwise for
people accustomed to our climate. Porto
Rico was little If any better And as far
as the Philippines were concerned it was
simply murder by wholesale to send thou
sands of men from this country to spend as
much as a months time there 1t was
dumping soldiers into swamp heated and
poisoned by the tropical SUM- where their
strength would be rapidly consumed and
they rot by regiments. This was urged
with great yehemence in order TO discour-
age enlistments for the regulars when 1t be-
came necessary to relieve the volunteers.
Equally confident were the antj-expan-
sionists. too. that it was quite beyond our
powers to administer affairs successfully for
tropical people even for the briefest period.
But Generals Wood, and Wilson. and Lee,
and Ludlow are getting along capitalIy il
Cuba There is general testimony to that
effect. General Henry achieved success in
Porto Rico. and General Davis is continu-
ing the good work. If Congress will only
give the island a chance in our markets
there will no longer be Porto Rican cues
ton General Wheeler says that American
control in Guam satisfies the people, and
bishop Potter praises the work of General
Otis in the Philippines very highly. The
case of the archipelago has been the most
difficult Of all to handle. but we have shown
q capacity for it which promises complete
Success as soon as the insurgents cease 70
receive encouragement from this end of the
line.
Good health for Americans in the tropics
and the demonstrated capacity of Ameri-
cans TO organize and conduct good govern
nient there. dispose of the whole anti-ex-
pansion propaganda as originally proclaim
ed Nothing remains now but the phrase
about the consent of the governed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20

without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation"
No wavering here. No perfunctory ref
erence to silver in order to avoid a charge
of backing down. This is new call to bat
tie The passage of the currency bill by
Congress settles nothing. AN unceasing
warfare is to be waged against the gold
standard until it is overthrown, and 1.-The
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the present legal ratio of IS to
without waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation is established in its
place.
The other features of the platform were
taken from Mr.. Bryans recent speeches,
and contain nothing new. His solution of
the trust question does not rank in force or
lucidity above any one of a hundred others
that have been offered. His talk about i'm
perialism Is neither illuminating nor alarm
ing. His proposition that we extend the
spirit of the Monroe doctrine to the other
side of the world by setting up an indie
pendent republic in the Philippines and
warning outside powers against agrees
sions. Is merely Atkinsonianism accommo-
dated to Mr.. Bryans western following.
What do the gold democrats think of il?
What changes will be essential to the Sc
curing of their support? What counter
proposition will Mr. Hill and Mr.. German
and those who train with them present at
Kansas City? And If all their efforts at
change fail, how active and effective are
they likely to be in campaign waged
in support of principles against which their
Judgment emphaticaEy rebels?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20


The House has reiterated it's declaration
that the telephone rates currently charged
in the District are far too high. Two years
ago it undertook to correct the fault by an
amendment to the appropriation bill estab
fishing lower scale of rates. That method
has failed to produce results, through the
Intervention of the courts. In the light of
that experience the House has probably
acted wisely in changing Its tactics and
undertaking to solve the problem by an
other mode, that of Incorporating a rival
company willing to supply the service at
reasonable cost to the public.
Two years ago the local sentiment was
undoubtedly strong in favor of ma tntaia-
ing the present company. 1t was generally
recognized that the telephone business nat
urally suggests monopoly. 1t was hoped
that the monopoly could be softened, how
ever. by regulation. and so the strong trend
of the local influence was thrown against
the chartering of new companies. But the
stubborn attitude of the old company, its
unwillingnesS to accept the reductions or
dered by Congress or to compromise upon
other rates, in short its relentless DISPOSE
ton to hold fast to what fortune had given
it without yielding to the force of modern
conditions, have caused a change in SEN
timent until today undoubtedly the almost
unanimous voice of the people is for new
company such as was chartered yesterday
by the House.
This process in general involves two dis
advantageous possibilities-the rivalry be-
tween two companies may result IN juD'i-
Gated service for a time, and it may be
followed by the absorption of the new com
pany by the old Practically these changes
II.
The present company has lost the favor of
the public through its obstructive attitude.
Should rival enter the field with low rates
it would Immediately attract the patron
age of thousands of subscribers. The steady
tendency, whatever the rates offered ty the
old company, would be toward trs creation
of new monopoly, in the hands of he new
company, but with low rates not likely ever
to be raised The possibility of a purchase
of the new company by the old is not dan
gerous- The charter voted yesterday by
the House provides that any purchaser of
the plant shall assume the rates pertaining
to it. so that the public is certain to be
protected under this charter whoever may
be its holder Thus the dangers and disad-
vantases of rivalry are virtually eliminated
through the unpopularity of the present
company and the permanence of the re-
duced rates.
The early passage of this bill by the SEN
ate is naturally to be expected in view of
the fact that there was hearty acceptance
of the rate reduction two years ago whea
the proposition was presented in the form
of an amendment to the budget. Nothing
has occurred to strengthen the position of
the obstructive company that now holds the
field. while the court decision has on the
contrary acted as a spur to the legislative
agencies. and it may reasonably be ex-
pected that the Senate has felt it as we'll
as the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
Grip symptoms.
From the Boston Herald.

The fact that there were twcnty-one
deaths from influenza in Boston last week
denotes an increasing prevalence of this
mGlady here. though there is no reason to
suppose that it has assumed the proper
tons of the epidemic Of ten years ago.
The disease is yet more or less mystifyinG
even to many of the medical profession,
and it is not unlikely that it is frequently
confounded with other complaints, as other
complaints are COMPOUNDED with it. Genu-
inc influenza is infectious. and is generally
marked by its sudden onset by severe
headache. with pains in the back and limbs.
and by fever. II neglected, it is often fol-
lowed by prolonged weakness and depres-
sion. In cases where its does not prove
fatal. Persons who are attacked by influ-
enza should at once seek rest. warmth and
medical treatment. and they should bear in
mind that the risk of collapse, with seri-
GUS complications. constitutes the chief
danger of the disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
Mr.. Mercer. Municipal Building Bill.

Chairman MERGERS bill for the erection of
a municipal building for Washington is IN
line with his often expressed views ana
with the present drift Of both local and con-
gressional opinion. 1t fixes upon the prin-
cIple Of an avenue site. which, 1t Is now
recognized should be established first of all.
1t names a number of possible sites, includ-
ing all those available along what is known
as the south-5ide stretch of the avenue. Not
one of those sites Is open TO serious objeo-
ton Some may be preferable to others on
account of particular position or surround
ings, but it is not to be questioned that all
such differences will be promptly settled IN
view of the fact that here at last is a
chance to secure adequate municipal
building on Pennsylvania avenue
The recent awakening of interest IN this
project HIS undoubtedly prepared the way
for a prompt passage of this bill if it be
pressed with any degree of energy. There
can be but few members of either house
who have not had occasion to appreciate
heenly the needs of the District in this re-
opect They must have shared the chagrin
Of the citizens In realizing how far behind
its own pece the District has fallen in the
matter of an official home. This fact will
greatly aid in securing hearing and votes
for the Mercer bill.
There Is no local legislation, proposed or
pending before the House, OF greater i'm
portance than this me asure. For years the
steadfast hope of the people has been for
city halP' of true proportions and location,
a credit to the capital. While the city has
advanced in other particulars. has secured
splendid street railways, adequate sewers,
unrivaled pavements, beautiful parks and
other appurtenances of a monumental COM
Portable community. in this one matter of
official homo it has been kept waiting.
until the annual cry for a municipal build
ing has become an ever-ringing echo.
There need be little delay in considering
this bill 1t relegates To a competent COM
mission the choice Of a site within a range
acceptable to all the people, It sufficiently
provides the machinery for the construction.
and it clinches the principle OF avenue con-
struction which is so generally favored by
the members of both houses. Once the
principles Of the expenditure and the gen.
eral location have been accepted there need
he no delay in p -essing the measure through
To a conclusion The bill is in good hands at
present, and satisfactory results may be
expected from The enterprise in the light of
Chairman MERGERS previous achievements
in the public building line.