The daily sentinel., 1905-10-12
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There is a distinct dissatisfaction
with the manner in which the new
Gas and Coke company have treated
the streets and alleys, following the
laying Of their pipes. This complaint
was presented TO council and action
was taken promptly to enforce the
provision of the franchise under
which the company has been permit
ted 10 use the public thoroughfares.
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The handling of a package CON
tanning 100000 in bankable bills.
in large and small denominations.
was too much for an express clerk
IN Pittsburg, With a clean record
ANY years back of him. perhaps
adisd packages of money
ime 80 ne again, the big consign-
men, oney was too much of a
temptation and the man fell on the
instant. The purist viii say that he
should have resisted the temptation
The modern philosophy says that
man does not know how strong he
is until tempted. He may resist
temptation to do wrong for years and
suddenly yield. On the premise.
whether true of false that. every man
has his price evidently every man is
subject to temptation and possible fall
from grace, when the correct sort
OF temptation comes along.
We admire the spunk of Joseph
Ramsey, Jr., to cope at a passage of
arms for the control of a railroad
with George Gould. but cannot see
how he had any hope of winning out,
with such a small block of stock and
bonds. 10 back up his pretentions for
control OF the Wabash. Gould had
what gives any man power, the CON
rolling interest in the road which was
lighting him. Justice and right pos
sibly are on the side of Ramsey, but
the ineXorable law of business that
might is right, viii unquestiOnably
prevail in this battle of the giants
In railway warfare. without Ramsey
has something up his sleeve that may
even jolt the equilibrium of Gould,
astute as he is in railway manipula-
lion. The Interested public awaits
new developments in this titanic
struggle with great interest.
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There is more sense to the babbling
of child or the outlaws of the viii
lage "cut up" than in much OF the
argument of our evening contempo-
rary Because The Sentinel. which
has always led in progressiveness.
urged some action for the betterment
contemporary now that the editor
of The Sentinel occupies the position
of mayor attempts TO make the pub
lie believe that we promised that paw
ing should be consummated. Paving
Main street is a problem TO which the
council has several times addressed
itself But was our contemporary
well informed he would know that
It is not within the power of the
mayor of the city council to arbi-
trarily order the paving of any street
or alley. Paving districts must be
created according to law and when
the property owners have expressed
themselves, either in assent or dis
sent upon the proposition, then it is
mp to the mayor to enforce the die
tum of the people SO far as our
readiness to begin the paving of Main
street is concerned. we should be only
too happy to make the order for work
to begin. And we do not say this
with any selfish thought or with
desire to impose a burden upon the
property owners, as we would be in
cluded in any such order ourselves
for the improvement OF the street
in front Of property owned by us
abutting ON the proposed paving. II
our contemporary has ever found us
vascillating upon this or any subject
concerning he public veal. wherein
we had a right to speak or whenever
Il would not have been obviously bad
taste so to do on account OF our
public position we shall plead gdilty
of remlssuess.