Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-07
Editorial Notes.

From Colonists, devoted almost
exclusively to agricultural pursuits,
the United States has developed in
to nation of 80, 600, 600 population,
raising everything needful to their
own wants and selling a surplus
worth S., 500, 600, 600 abroad. Much
of this has been accomplished under
the protection policy Of the republi-
can party. Is It surprising that the
people are unwilling to change?
The Naval Board Of Awards has
designated Capt. Hobson and Lieu
tenants Ward Buck and Blue to
receive meritorious service medals
for bravery in the West Indian
campaign.
The wisdom of Representative
Babcock, chairman of the republi-
can Congressional Campaign Com
mittae, in determining to expend
the funds of the committee for
speakers in the campaign is obvious.
The voters are too prosperous, and
therefore too busy, to have time to
read campaign literature.
Charles de Lesseps, son OF the
great engineer, expresses gratltica-
ton at the prospective transfer of
the Panama canal to the United
States. He believes the Americans
will demonstrate the wisdom of his
father in selecting the Panama
route and predicts they will have
completed the undertaking within
six years.
General Horace Porter, United
States Ambassador to France, has
been spending his leave in this
country and said, before his de-
parture for the other side: There
has never been a period in our his
tory when the wise, broad and clear
sighted craftsmanship displayed at
Washington has been more admired
and respected by foreign powers,
Two pay-inspectors, Messrs. Peter
son and Rand, have resigned from
the Navy rather than accept sea
duty in accordance with the policy
inaugurated by Secretary Moody.
The Secretary says he believes the
navy will get along very we'll with
out these gentlemen and is prepared
to accept any other designations
rendered him for the same reasons.
Governor Hunt, of Porto Rico, is
authority for the statement that
there will be 100, 900 voters in that
country this fall. He also says that
the close of the fiscal year showed
better business, better health and
better prospects than has ever been
known in the history Of the island.
The United States has supplanted
the ROthschllds in the respect OF
European nations as being the mon
ey power of the world Eventually
Europeans will discover that the
American capitalist is a pleasanter
man to do business with than the
representatives of the Rothschild
family.
The report comes from Cape Bret
on that Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell has almost completed an air
ship which will put into effect the
result of years of study in aerial
physics, Of which the professor has
long been devotee.
Representatives Of Mr.. Addicks,
Of Delaware, have approached Pres
ident Roosevelt with a view to en-
listing his support in the senatorial
aspirations of their chief, but Mr.
Roosevelt has expressed his deter
nination to follow the policy of Mr..
Mckinley and permit Delaware to
select her senators without interior
ence from the federal authorities
The foreign trade OF the United
States amounts to 81, 500, 600, 600 and
the domestic trade to $50, 600, 900, 600.
Under such circumstances who can
question the wisdom of those states
men who insist that form of reci-
procity must be found which will
not imperil the domestic trade?
Any person depressed by the dire
predictions of democratic campaign
speakers, if any so foolish there be,
should read the census bulletin on
agriculture. The farm products for
the year of the census amounted to