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are utterly disconsolate. Too bad! Too
Canada.

are utterly disconsolate. Too bad! Too
bad!
Canada.
Our northern sister appears to be in
most wretched frame of mind and to
be spelling her teeth gnawing file
because she did not get all she wanted
in the Alaskan boundary arbitration.
Why, bless her soul, we did not get all
we wanted either. AS a matter of fact,
there was nothing to arbitrate We
We're entitled to all that we claimed.
and whatever we claimed and did not
get Is so much clear loss to us. There
never should have been any arbitration
Whatever about it. and ten years ago
there would not have been; but things
have changed. and the powers that be
consider England our best friend. But.
an arbitration having been had, our
arbitrators are to be congratulated on
what they got. and Canada. instead of
being disgruntled. ought to be happy
as clam at high tide because she got
anything that belonged to us. In 1874
the Democrats. with Polk as their can
didate, Won on the cry of "Fifty-four
forty or tiglt.' Thomas Hart Benton
of Missouri, one of the greatest Demo-
Gratis that ever lived. always contended
that we had an indefeasible claim up
to fifty-four forty. and he went to his
grave bitterly disappointed that we
did not make good that claim If we
had done so. there would never have
been any arbitration us to the Alaskan
line. and we would have had three or
-FOUR more great states in the north
west. But we will finally get them.
That's one of the certainties of the flu
ture. 1T is written by the finger of
fate on the scroll Of destiny" that
sooner or later we will own every
square foot of the British possessions
on the North American continent. So
Canada need not fret. She is our
meat.
John Mitchell.
There is rumor floating around that
If Colonel Roosevelt is elected next
year lie will, to some extent at least. re-
organize his cabinet, and that John
Mitchell, the great labor leader. will
take the cabinet position now held by
Mr.. Secretary Cortelyou and that the
latter will again become secretary to
the president. Whether there is any
truth in this rumor deponent saith not.
because he knoweth not. but ut best it
Is counting the chickens before they
are Matched. great many things are
liable to happen between now and
March 4, 1908. Inter ALA a Democratic
will l,1 l,, fn
cabinet instead Of Colonel Roosevelt. \
Hearst.
1t Is quite safe to say that among
those whose prominence was increased
by the November elections and whose
prospects We're frightened is that stall
wart young Democrat, William Ran
dolph Hearst, editor of half dozen pa
pers and at present member of the
house of representatives. When his
name was called in the drawing of
seats-a most interesting lottery-he
was most generously applauded The
papers all over the land give him great
| praise for the great Democratic victory
in New York, and nobody-or scarcely
| anybody-doubts that if he is nominat-
| ~ w piS,iuSHl ne VIII pom Tue Oulk
of the labor vote and in all probability
| be elected. Surely lie is in Il most COM
handing position. His father, Senator
| George Hearst, was a great Missouri
Democrat. transplanted to California.
and the son is chip off the old
/ block.
| There is to be an effort on the part
Of the Republicans to economic at the
long session of congress for the pur-
poses of the campaign next year. but
that is precisely the one thing of which
q Republican congress is utterly in
capable. 1t can't economize If the PEG
pie desire their tax bills cut down,
there is but one thing for them to do.
and that is to turn the Republicans
out and to put the Democrats in.
AS Senator Hanna won his large VIC
tory in Ohio while openly and passion
ately defending the ship subsidy, he
| will probably force that measure upon
the attention of congress. Whether it
will have the nerve to pass it pending
the election remains to be SEEN
One of the most amusing and amaz-
Ing features of the late campaign in
Ohio was that Senator Hanna and Con-
gresham Burton spoke from the same
stand, the former advocating and the
latter denouncing the ship subsidy. A
queer kettle Of fsh-trap set to catch
the voters, going and coming