The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-25

Governor Clinton, whom New York
lately honored with glorius burial, led
the opposition, declaring that the lib
critics of the people would be destroyed"
lby entering the union. Alexander Ham
ilton and John Jay were the leaders of
the Union forces in that memorable
contest on which the fate Of the new
nation hinged.
without New York, the union would
have been divided, leaving the new
states to the north and south, which
had already ratified the constitution.
separated and disjointed. 1t was only
by a majority of three that the ratifica-
ton was carried, thirty members of the
convention voting for entrance into
the union and twenty-seven casting
votes against that proposition.
It is interesting, but profitless, to
consider what might have followed
had the vote on ratification been re-
verse,i and New York elected to remain
an independent state. That such a
course, escaped by so narrow a mar
gin, would have had a profound eff
| feet upon the future of the incipient
republic, and might have changed the
entire course of history, appears prob
able.
Pity Poor Mr.. Fish.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to
Mr. Stuyvie Fish, multi-millionaire
and former president of the Illinois
Central railroad. Mr. Fish is now mo-
toring in Europe, but before leaving he
let fall a few words of wisdom which
New York is still discussing. Briefly,
Mr. Fish's proposition was that it is
easier for SIS a week man to accus-
tom himself to an income Of $40 than
| for a $250,000 a year gentlemen to
come down to the grinding poverty of
$4,000.
1 am inclined to agree with Stuyvie.
1t must be particularly CALLING for
one accustomed to owning a score of
automobiles, for instance, to be forced
to reduce the garage to a paltry half
dozen machines. To be able to afford
the services of only 20 servants, when
one is accustomed to a hundred, is lit
| tie short of tragedy Think, too, Of
the poor women who have to wear the
same gown two or three timesethe
horror Of it fairly wrings my heart
tstrings-and who are unable to indulge
in monkey dinners and butterfly ban
quets.
Of course SIS week person,
marked down to $40, may and does have
troubles. His wife or children may
die because of lack of proper food and
medical attention. There is Always
| the probability of his ten dollar in
| come being cut down to nothing a
| week. which, even Mr.. Fish would ad-
mit might occasion some slight in
convenience
| But these minor ills, of course, are
mere airy Aothings when compared
with the deep despair which must seize
upon the soul Of the rich man, sud
denly forced to exc out scanty sub
sistence on the same meager income
as president of the United States.
Let it ba said, however, that the
impoverished wealthy of New York
are bearing up bravely under the bur-
! den. Some of them even joke about it.
! Poverty has become quite fad, and
| more than one fashionable matron
has calmly admitted to her intimates
customary European tour this year,
owing to the lankness of hubby's purse
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such terrible catastrophe, is worthy
of all praise
To Save the Country.
Once again the country is to be
| saved Another mighty leader has is
sued a clarion call of reform, and the
Hearst hosts are fastening to Chica-
go, there to do honor to their peerless
chieftain 1t will probably be the great
est assemblage Of editors, reporters, re-
write men, sporting authorities, cir
culation managers, copy boys, cartoon
lists, artists and telegraph operators
ever gathered in a national convention
to nominate president Of the United
States. New York will supply a consid-
cradle portion of the delegates and
the Herast papers in this city will in
consequence be deprived Of much Of
their talent during the next few days.