Smyrna times., 1904-05-18

preference Tor the Democratic noml-
nation.
Mr.. j. P. Morgan has temporarily
hauled off from active functions, and
says he is entitled to a rest. Some
people in New York do not hesitate to
allege that he was entitled to arrest
long ago.
Nothing has been heard from the
Mormon President, Apostle Joseph,
since he denounced polygamous mar
riages so roundly. Probably instead
of going home he took to the woods.
The good roads bill to be favOrably
reported to the U. s. Senate next De-
cember, makes an appropriation of
$6, 900, 900 annually to be divided be.
tween the states according to popula-
ton, but no state to have less than
$1OO,O
With Fairbanks, Cannon, Elkins
and Black out of the Vice Presidential
race, the name of Secretary Shaw is
mentioned. Why be in such a hurry
to pick out all the candidates? Should
not the convention have something to
say?
Two cadets at the Virginia Poly
technic Institute were stripped of
their uniforms and driven forth by
their fellows as disgraced men, be-
cause they attempted to assault two
young women. Not a single partici-
pant seems to have thought lynch law
necessary.
A drastic Sunday bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia has passed the House
of Representatives It prohibits the
sale of meat, vegetables, bread, milk
or any provisions on Sunday, with a
penalty of fine and Imprisonment,
which latter may be extended to two
months in the chain gang. It's enc
mics call it the Starvation Bill.
Those newspapers which announced
week or two ago that the William r.
Hearst boom was dead and buried
have since heard the resurrection
trumps blown in Illinois, Iowa, Con.
necticut, and Washington. 1t isn't
the personality of Mr.. Hearst which
keeps his name before the people; it is
existing conditions.
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Both Judge and Mrs. Alton B.
Parker are fond of horseh2' ..iding
and often scour the country in the
vicinity of Rsopus. So whoever is
President next year, the chief execu-
tive and his wife will be seen on horse
back leaping hedges and bitches, tear
ing through Rock Greek Park and 1y-
ing across the Potomac to Fort Myer.
The Panama Canal Commission ap-
pointed by the President objects to
being controlled by the Secretary of
War. Naturally the Commissioners,
having all the responsibility put upon
them by the President, wants a free
hand. 1t is quite impossible to do
satisfactory work. if a body of men
are to be dictated to by a Washington
bureau.
Washington is the only city in the
country that discourages and repels
manufactures. Instead thereof it in
vites people of wealth and leisure who
build palaces along it's great avenues.
This is tc be the star year. in its his
tory, and more money will be spent
than ever before by the government,
by railroads and by private citizens,
who seek an attractive home. Every
state in the Union is proud of the
Capital.
Congressman Hill of Connecticut,
an authority on banking, earnestly
opposed the Senate amendment to
commit the government again to the
constant coming of silver. He said
"The United States, with $3.50, ,OOO,.
600 in silver on hand-a mass of metal
that would load 500 cars and cost
800, 900 to recount-now deliberately
proposes to forever store this enor.
nous mass and constantly add to the
amount" The greatest sum of silver
dollars ever in circulation was 1000,
600 in 1902.
The Methodist conference in session
at Los Angeles thinks the evils of the
times are political corruption, liquor
traffic. tyranny of trades unionism,
greed of unscrupulous employees
lynching, the negro question anf