Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.
interesting Notes From Our Specia
Political Correspondent.

| Interesting NUCcS TIOlA VuI OptCld
Political Correspondent.
A Jersey man found $475 in an
old blacksmith's bellows that had
lain in his garrett for % years. The
original owner evidently intended
to blow it in.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the great Northwestern Securi-
ties Merger case, was rendered on
the 18th instant, Mr.. Justice Harlan
reading it before a Gro wded court
room filled with members of the bar,
Senators and Congressman. The
opinion of the court is wholly
against the defendants, declaring
the merger to be illegal, in restraint
of competition. and in contraven-
ton of the Interstate Commerce act.
The company which holds the stock
was declared to be a TRUST, against
the acts of which the people are
entitled to be protected. It will be
restrained from exercising any con-
troll whatever over the competing
railways, and competition will be
restored.
Ohio has broken off her bad habit
of holding spring elections when
everybody else is thinking about
other things and will henceforth
join in the voc1ferous jubilee Of
November.
New York is up in arms because
the mayor has given Mormon mis-
sionaries permission to preach in
the streets Streets should be re-
served wholly for travel and trans
portatlon. BAL
The path of the Republican party
from this day till the day after
election is straight and smooth.
The effervescence in Ohio, New
York, and some other states is only
sign of popular interest, rather
than discomfort. Differences Of
opinion concerning non-essentials
fetch out the vote on election day.
England will remain strictly neu-
| trail and do all she can to help
Japan.
Some of the freshmen who were
branded at Cornell will wear their
scars for life, and blood-poisonlng is
feared I'm some cases. The college
bulletin says "a number of the
second year men will undoubtedly
be compelled to leave the university
as punishment for their offepse. ;"
Indeed! This is a terrible retribu-
ton. We assume that it is resorted
| to because the idiot asylums and
penitentiaries of that vicinity are
full.
A curious coalition is proposed
between the Prohibitionists and
their natural foes, the Democrats.
The Prohibition leaders are boom
ing Gen. Nelson A. Miles, to be
nominated at their Indianapolis
convention on June 3Oth. Then
they want the Democrats to- nomi-
nate him and think the way to his
election will be clear.
What! Is it possible that Crafts
is in trouble, lower guild" Crafts,
superintendent of the Reform
Bureau and Christian lobbyist2 He
is dragged before Congress on the
charge of having for years fraudu-
lently used official franks for all
sorts of letters and documents.
The principal witness claims that
Millions of pounds" have been sent
out under Crafts direction, involv-
ing a loss to the government of a
million dollars. Very likely this is
an exaggeration.
! Hearst's capture of the Rhode
Island delegates has caused con
sternation in the ranks of the ''regu-
lar" candidates. Meanwhile Hearst
is complacently marching on.
Secretary Taft says that five
millions of the Philippines are
Catholics and it should be our am
b1tion to make them good Catho-
lies. We should not treat them as
conquered people, but encourage
them to read the Declaration OF
independence and help to become
enlightened.
The telegra pher at Springfield,