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may be naturally assumed, anu rruy,
but that 1t will end In crowding those
cities with negroes crowded cut Of the
south BY the white Immigrants Is clear,
Which viii hasten the disappearance
q the African race from this CONT
nent 1t IL doomed to die out after the
manner OF the Indian.
Out Of this double migration-into
Canada and to the south-arises puz-
cling question, and it Is this: Why do
not the Americans who are expatriat-
Ing themselves go to the southern
states instead Of tourneying toward
the north pois7 The climate Of Ar
kansas. Louisiana and Mississippi is
much milder than that of Manitoba,
crops are much more diversified; living
is cheaper. 1t will not do to say that
1t is northern prejudice, for large num-
bers of native Missourians are settling
IN Manitoba-men Of substance, kin to
the southrons, both Democrats and
Republicans. Within short days
travel to Arkansas, with Its rich lands
and delightful climate, they choose to
live under foreign flag and to brave
the rigorous winters Of the hyper
borean region hundreds Of miles dis
tant The thing is inexplicable. Nat
urally they would prefer to remain
closer to blood relations and to old
friends. By every rule Of reasoning
heretofore recognized it would seem
that they would prefer American In
situations to British. Every lover of
his country who considers the subject
would prefer to see these American
home seekers settle In our own south
ern states and to see the Italians re-
main beyond seas.
General Nelson A Miles once more
impinges upon the public vision. This
time he enters the limelight by recon-
mending that the Massachusetts ma
tional guard wear cooked hats and
knee breeches, but, after all, Why
should they not do 500 They are
mere hohdny soldiers anyway. Cen
eral Miles Ia an acknowledged expert
In uniforms. Solomon In all Ids gfogy
was not marker to him.
1t Is now said that MA Secretary Of
the Navy Paul Morton Will retire 4uly
! and return to railroad management.
There are conflicting rumors as to
which railroad he will dsvote his time
and energies. The latest Il to the ef-
feet that he is to become manager Of
| New York subway system.
What will the Republicans do now,
poor things? The Baptists Of the
United States Of America In national
convention assembled have demanded
the expulsion of Reed smoot. the Nor
mon senator from Utah. There are
more-many more -Baptists than Nor
mons in this land Of the free and home
Of the brave. What WIN Il pnodf the
Republicans to gain the Mormon vote
and lose the Baptistsf Truth to tell.
the Republican leaders have from the
first been holding with the hare and
running with the hounds In all this
Mormon business. Wonder II they can
successfully play double foreverl
In an editorial full Of hnmoe the
Washington Post nominates for pres
ident Hon. Victor Murdoch. who rep
resents the Wichita district In. con-
gress because he has the refdest hair
Of all the men now In public HE,
Whether there is any connection be-
twixt the color Of q mars hair and
the character Of his deeds this depo-
pent saith not, but nevertheless the
fact remains that the greatest stntes-
man ever In the presidential chah or
in this world was the only redhaAdsd
president we ever had. HIS nams-was
Thomas Jefferson.
Republican papers appear 10 think
that, while deficit in the treasury IN.
der q Democratic administration, but
produced by Republican laws, was an
awful thing, deficit under q Reppb.
lican administration, caused by Repub.
lican laws and Republican extraya.
gance, is all right. Much depends or
whose OK is gored. The people may
take a different view from the Re
publican organ grinders. Who knows
Ex-Governor and x-Representatiye
In Congress William A. Stone has
started row in Pennsylvania by ad.
vocating the division Of the old Key.
/ stone State into two commonwealth
He lives in Pittsburg and assigns as
the reason for his revolutionary pro.
uunciamento that the people Of west
ern Pennsylvania are weary Of the
domination Of Philadelphia. Poor old
!, City Of Brotherly Lovel
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