Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-04-14
CURRENT EVENTS.

CURRENT EVENTS.
The events at Harrisburg, last week,
were a nine days wonder" and are al
ready practically forgotten.
The three hundred and fifty eight del
egates had very little to say in the mat
ter-the bosses did it all Probably
not two dozen of the delegates had
personal preferment for Supreme
Judge, and SO they went along, and the
convention was harmonious, and every
body was happy. The idea OF gener-
al caucus was unique-a particularly
happy conception"
No part of the Republican party OF
this great nation is so utterly boss-rid-
den as is the party in Pennsylvania
today.
The Census Bureau has discovered
that the solid portion Of the country
contains almost eighty millions of in
habitants, while The colonies are
good for about ten millions more. There
are ninety millions of us at present,
representing about every race, and shade
and phase of humanity. We are grow
ing at the rate of more than million
year, 80 that we shall soon have the
round hundred million.
Eighty millions of Americans work
ing for common cause is an event IN
the worlds history. The truth is we
are progressing SO rapidly that we un-
derstand our own importance much less
than do the nations OF Europe and
Asia. We mean to be good and TO
make others good, but some way or
other, there il a feeling broad that we
are going TO use the mere power which
we have to the detriment Of those who
think that numbers and wealth and
brains mean everything. At the end OF
this decade we shall probably be one
hundred millions, and before the rising
generation has quilted the sphere of ac-
tiyity we shall have become the leading
nation Of the Earth. This brings with
1t an obligation to make the average OF
citizenship the highest possible. We
shall need all the intelligence and virtue
there il possible in the coming years to
steer the country in its proper path, and
individual direction will be most potent
in this regard.
Every thinking man, says the Phlla-
delphia IDquirer, must have been I'M
pressed with the addresses which were
made in this city last week concerning
the tendencies and operations OF the
various financial institutions in this
country. Twenty years ago the nation
al banks were the natural and usual
agencies for accomplishing various pro-
grams, and they did the work well,
though hemmed about by limitations
due to the Federal statute laws. Since
that time the growth of trust compa-
nies, which are nothing but State banks
organized with liberal charters. have
taken away a large amount of the bug
mess from the normal institutions and
individuals. and have changed the
whole current OF business effort.
There are forty five States which have
laws more or less differing from each
other as to the potentiali ties and pow
ers included, and these have been used
in one way or another to an extent that
has confused the investor. The basis
of all these institutions is that the Con-
stitution guarantees TO every State that
all others shall respect its laws. This
Is, Of course, subject to the larger pro-
vision that these State laws shall be
subject and agreeable to the larger law
which dominates the Constitution.
Practically, it has meant that few.
States, and notably New jersey, have
made laws which seem to protect the
schemer and crevaricatoT. When GER
tain men want to have a scheme pnt
through they do not do 1t on their own
account, but have some State chartered
trust company undertake the work.
Now, 1t is true in most cases this is nor
NAL and proper, but we have seen
number Of important instances lately
where the advantage has been to the
promoter rather than to the investors.
That the arm Of the law,is very long,
Is demonstrated in the second convic-
ton of Mrs. Botkin Of San Francisco
for the murder of two women in Della
ware by sending them poisoned candy
This crime was conceived In iniquity,
the result Of jealousy and based on tie
hope Of securing the man on whom the
criminal had set her affections. There
are two things to be learned from this
case. One is that 1t Is difficult thing
to commit crime and 80 undetected,
even at the distance Of three thousand
miles. The other Is that those who
receive through the mails edibles from
persons unknown should be careful
about eating them. II is the lowest
possible crime to send poison in the
shape Of gift.
During the past week some skirmish-
ing has been done along the Yaln, but
no battle has yet been fought and there
Ia no telling when there will be. The
Japanese are advancing northward. in
three divisions OF about a hundred
thousand each; while the Russians are
In force on the other side OF the Yalu.
The scouting parties Of the two armies
occasionally come In collision.
The Russians, also, have large
army at New Chang, where the railroad
Is close to the Gulf. and along the rail
road to Port Arthur. The bad weather
and worse roads are bettering their
chances, and every days delay enables
them to increase their army and sup
plies
Strike Notes.
Judge Stevens Of Ouray. Colorado, on
Monday. declared Adjt. Gen. Sherman
NJ Bell and Capt. Bulkeley Wells to be
In contempt Of conrt for not complying