smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1879

6cers of the United States to enforce its pro-
visions. It is to remain law of the land. All
efforts for its repeal have been for the present
abandoned. It is q constitutional duty of the
President to see that it is faithfully executed.
Many of its provisions are applicable to and
are only to be inforced on the day an election
is held. Why should authority to use all law
full and constitutional means to execute it be
suspended or crippled on that day. To what
ever extent this may be done the law twill be
rendered nullity 80 far as it is . law for such
days only. Why should the day Of election be
excepted from tho operation of this or any
other statute. Surely the need may be as great
on that day as on any other. A proposal to
impose like restrictions at every place where
court is to be held on the fourth of July, or the
eighth of January or any other holiday or anni-
versarY is to be celebrated or observed, would
be met with the jeers or contempt of all good
men. The laws should be enforced and exc
cuted on ell days and at all times and places.
To abdicate the authority of the government
Of the United States to execute its laws on the
day of election, would be a fatal mistake and
constitute precedent of most dangerous char
acter.


The reasoning of the report of the majority
eliminates, at last, in an unconditional avowal
that all elections are State elections, and that
with officers of q State at any State election,
unless the State authorities invoke the aid of
the general government ~ provided in the
constituti This is asserting the pernicioul
dogma of State supremacy in its most obno1-
ious form. The provision of the constitution
OF the United States that it. and the laws
which shall be made in pursuance thereof.
shall be the supreme law of the land, anything
in the constitution or laws of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding, ls readily thrust
aside and ignored, and the exploded theory OF
paramount State sovereignty is substituted in
its place. Upon this topic the President fitly
says:


Under the sweeping terms of the bill the ma.
tional government is effectually shut out from
the exercise of the right and from the dis
charge of an imperative duty to use its whole
executive power whenever and wherever re-
quired for the enforcement of its laws. Al
places and times when and where elections are
held the employment OF its organized armed
force for any such purpose would be an oftens'
against the Law, unless called for by, and there
tore upon, permission OF the aqtnorltles OF tn
state IN which the occasion arises. What Il
TINS but the substitution OF the dlscretlon O.
state governments Tor the dlscretlon OF In
government OF the United States to the pertor
nance OF Its sworn duty. In my Jusgmen


TINS 10 an anandonment OF lts opngatlons o.
the national government, subordlnatlon o
national authority, and the intrusion
OF State supervision over natlOna
duties, which amount in spirit ant


tendency to State supremacy. Under the con


stitution it is the duty of the executive to ap


ply the test of his own judgment to ever.
Year: 1879

Mr.. CoNk11NG, since his tilt with Mr.. La
mar, is strutting about with the air of the
traditional gentleman who was wont to pass
along the street of certain city remarking
"Will somebody be koind enough to thread
upon me coat.tail?" Conkling cannot get
anybody to accept his challenge, for every
body acknowledges his superiority in polite
and parliamentary blackguardism.
Year: 1879

It is surprising that there should be any.
opposition to the construction of a market
house in st. Paul worthy of the city. If it
was the question of City Hall, of a Court
House, of High School, of BRIDGE. or
anything which would increase taxation,
there would be some. reason for division OF
opinion. The market house, however, is the
solitary public building which can be erected
without dollar of burden in the way Of
taxation. The rental will not only pay the
interest on the bonds, but will provide
sinking fund, which in twenty years will
meet the bonds as they fall due. 2
It is disgrace to the city that we have
such indecent unwholesome market accomo-
dations. Forty thousand dollars worth of
bonds have been sold and the money lies
idle in the treasury. It having been ascer-
tanned that respectable market will cost
$65, 900 there has sprung up an opposition
to providing the remaining $25,0oo, which
is discreditable to the enterprise and sagac-
ity of our citizens. This opposition comes
with very bad grace from the men who
who have but recently received handsome
donation of over 1926, 900 worth of property to
induce them to make business improvement.
When that question was pending, there was
no opposition, no alarm relative to taxation
among the benefciaries, but all was lovely.
Now comes public improvement which is
imperatively demanded, the income from
which is sure to pay both principal and in
terest, and the men who could accept a
twenty-five thousand dollar bonus to be en-
tirely paid by taxation, are in great alarm.
Whether it is because they desire some 9TH
or or additional bonus for something we do
not know, but the common dictates of pro


priety should have at least suggested silence,
if not active acquiescence. -. q.


The plea that the market house should not
be built because it is planned to put public
hall in the second floor, is absurd. The
building should, of course, be two stories
high, and after providing for the municipal
court and all the public Offices desired,
there remains ample room for hall adapted
to the holding of conventions, lectures, fes
tivals, etc. This space should be utilized in
stead of allowed to go to waste, and the zeal
GUS individuals who oppose building cost
ing the tax payer nothing, should not insist
on depriving the treasury Of the revenue
from the second floor.


There is no shadow of doubt that the
people, by an immense majority, desire to
see this improvement on the plan proposed,
and we trust the city council will disregard
the objections of the recent benefciarils
from the clty's bounty, and obey the will of
at least ninety-six per cent. of all the tax
payers and real friends of the CITY,.
Year: 1879

The Now York detectives say they sas-
pect DR.. Hull of the murder of his wife, and
give the reasons for their suspicious to the
daily press at length, together with descrip-
ton of the means they propose to employ
to entrap him into an acknowledgment or
betrayal of guilt. The system of the de-
tectives is commendable, and shows their
astuteness. 1t gives the suspected person
every chance possible to conceal the evidences
of his crime, if he is guilty of it, and if he
is not guilty it gives the real criminal an
accurate clue to the line upon which the Off
GERS of the law are working. The detective
system of New York is truly wonderful.
Year: 1879

The decision of Judge Wilkin on the de-
murrer entered to the indictments found by
the last grand jury against the keepers of
houses of prostitution is published else
where: 1t is simply judicial in it's scope, and
does not enter into the moral aspects of the
case. It was not necessary to do SO, and up
on such an unsavory subject the least said
the better. Toe judge has decided that the
city has no right to prosecute the people un-
der Indictment on the ground that they have
already been convicted of the same offense,
thus upholding the claim of the defense that
the act of the legislature giving to the city
the right to suppress the evil was, pro ta7ato,
q repeal of the State law.


For more than fifteen years this city has
in effect licensed the business of prostitu-
tion. AS long as the places were conducted
in an orderly manner the police have al
lowed them to remain unmolested, but each
month, as q matter of form, the keepers
we're placed under nominal arrest and fined
in the municipal court. AS matter of form
they confessed their dereliction, paid their
fines, and were told to go and sin again. The
city has derived revenue from this source
amounting to little over fifty thousand
dollars, and has applied it mainly to the
support of charitable institutions. Good
has been done with the money, even though
it was the product of evil doing.


Judge Wilkins decision, as we have said,
was purely judicial. He held that the par
ties, having once been convicted of the
otfense which they are charged in the in
diotment, could not again be placed in jeop,
ardy. There is no question but he had ample
preme court, to which he has certified the
cases, will probably sustain him. It should
be remembered, however, that it is legal
and not moral question that is involed, and
that neither court has passed or will pass
upon the moral aspects of the case.


The problem that is involved in this case
has secured attention in all ages, but NJ
progress has been made in solving it. The
social evil remains to-day in substantially
the same form as it has existed for centuries
Every moral man would like to, see it eradi
Gated, yet all means heretofore adopted have
failed of attaining that end. Its regulation
has likewise failed. But Notwithstanding
the failure of previous experiments there il
no occasion to despair of success. Bu


moral rather than legal means will prove
most effective. To such agencies the re-
formers ought to direct their attention.


When there is moral sentiment in the
community which ostracises male prostitutes
and outlaws them as the other sex are out


lawed the moment they trangress, there vii


be hope for reform. So long as the NAL,
strumpet is received in society and allowed
to mingle with the world as though he was
an honorable man, SO long will the vice re-


main.
Year: 1879

and We mace al t0e arrangements AO1 tuo
use of his boats and men, not only to secure
Mr.. Tilden, but to overawe the mob by the
gunboats, and to shell them out if necessary.


AS FOR THE CUSTOM HOUSE


and sub treasury, they were prepared for re-
sistanoe and could have been strengthened
by sudden reinforcement of regulars SO 90
resist any mob. Regulars and marines in
side the walls and shell or two outside
would have scattered the attacking party
like chaff. 1t was time that might call for
sharp and sudden work on the Atlantic line,
and Grant, like q prudent general, made his
preparations accordingly. Troops we're
quietly brought from the West and South
and massed at Washington, Fort McHenry
and in our harbor, and you will remember
that the complaint was made in Democratic
newspapers about this matter, and about


THE GUNBoATs .


at Washington and New York. Republican
newspapers laughed at it, of course, and
most people did not know what to believe.
II they had known how close the truth was
then, fears might have brought about the
catastrophe. In that event the navy could
have attended to the Atlantic cities, but .
rising at the West would have been even
worse in reality than in anticipation. Thank
God Tilden was coward and the whole
thing blew over.''
Year: 1879

Just before sundowu the other
evening a young farmer came in on
the Grand r ver road with a horse
and buggy, aud meeting police
man near Twentieth street, asked
him to drink. The officer explain
ed that it could not be done, and
the farmer continued:


"All right; no harm done. The
harvest is over, the crops are safe,
aud pve come to town to get drunk
and lick q man."


About two hours later horse and
buggy obstructed the car track
near Twelfth street, and when the
conductor got down he found the
young farmer lying around loose
in the bottom of the buggy, feet
and hands sprawled every which
way. His face was so badly pound
ed up that it was at first thought
he was dead, but after being lifted
out and Strengthened around he
opened his eyes and called out:


"The harvest is over, the crops
are safe, and I've licked man all
1 want to for fifty years to comen
Year: 1879

OF General Albert Sidney John.
ston it is related that one day in
Utah, when his command was two
days distant from mailing sta
ton, he found that o Captain had
returned to the camp forgetting to
post letter which the General had
iutrusted to him. But all the COM
mander said was: 81 can imagine
no excuse for such careessness,
Captain" Not loug after the Cen
eral himself discovered, in a winter
coat whicn had been packed away,
a letter which long time before
he had received from the surgeon
with the request that he post it,
and it had remained in the pocket
for six months. The conscientious
Genera! first apologized to the sur
geon, and then he sent for the Cap
lain and said: ~ beg your pardon
for reproving you for an offense in
which 1 myself set the example,"
Year: 1879

Yesterday the Church OF st. Anthony was
the scene OF most impressive ceremonies on
the occasion of the silver jubilee OF Rev.
Father J. A. Manoritta. A solemn high mass
was celebrated with all the pomp and splen-
dor with which the Catholic Church love to
surround It's ceremonies, and at the end Rev.
Father Manoritta, by special authorization
rom IRON MS holiness. the Pope, gave the apos-
we congratulate the Rev. Father upon the
good will and grateful brotherly charity
which attended the celebration of his silver
wedding to the church.
Year: 1879

At o'clock Sunday morning woman named
at th5 corner OF Basin and FRANKLIN streets. BY
man whose cogaoman is Pap. The accused
m ide his escape. The wounded woman was
sent to the hospital.
Year: 1879

Strong Opposition to the New Dominion


Tariff-Mine Products.


SAN FRANCISCO, April Ga Victoria DIS
patch says: The relations of this province
with the Dominion is approaching crisis
on the new tariff, in consequence of the
tardiness of tho Canadian government in an
nounc1ng its railway policy, causing much
uneasiness even among the friends of con-
federation. DR.. Ash, member of the local
parliament, has given notice of the following
motion: That the house is of opinion the
tariff of customs duties now about to be en-
forced will be injurious to the interest of this
province, and that unless the building of the
Canadian Pacific railway is Immediately
commenced in this province and vigorously
carried on, it is unjust to require that an
increase of taxation be levied to provide for
the construction of public works and for the
projection of industries which, without direct
railway communication, cannot possibly sur
vive, should be borne by the people of British
Columbia.


The annual report of the minister of mines
for the year ending Dec. 81, 1873, states the
total yield of gold from all parts of the prov
ince is 81, ,275,204. The number of miners
employed extracting this amount, 1883
1885 of whom were Chinese.
Year: 1879

Willmar Republican Gazette: For a week
past nearly or quite an average of one spe-
cial train q day has gone up the road, loaded
with immigrants for the far Northwest, and
still other trains are reported on the way
from the Eastern cities and Canada.
Year: 1879

Yesterday, the arrangements were periec-
tsd whereby the Western Union Telegraph
Office, on Delaware street, between second
and Third streets, is connected by the Bell
telephone with the Fire Department, at the
corner of Filth and Shawnee streets. BY
this arrangement, should fire be discovered
in the immediate vicinity of the telegraph
office, the alarm cln be.eiven from that point,
thus saving d trip TO the hre department:
The bell rings clearly and distinctly, ana
The new arrangement will undoubtedly De
beneficial. With wires all over the city, the
benefits would be incalculable.
Year: 1879

PARENTS cannot be too careful in guarding
the health of their Babies. Only good and
reliable medicine should be given TO them.
Dr. Bull Baby syrup is known not TO con-
tain anything injurious.
Year: 1879

though the lines were drawn on issues OF
high principle. Some Of those gentlemen who
used to contend so earnestly for the divine
right of boiling when Republicans were exer-
cisng it, are talking now as though only he-
publcans had a right to the exercise OF pri-
vate Judgment. We take leave to diner
mildly. The traditions of Democracy, and
especially of Tammany Hall, are opposed; /;
but we maintain, notwithstanding, tnat
it belongs to Democrats as wen. Ii
is an open question whether the Iammany
people had sufficient prOvocation and good
cause for the course they took. That Is quite
aside from the issue as our Democratic Trends
about the country are discussing it. They are
talking against the divine right. We venture
% remind them of the record they have al
ready made on this subject, and to suggest
that they may hereafter want to pat some
boiling Republican on the back, and II would
be better not to go too far in denouncinS It
simply as Il breach of discipline.
Year: 1879

quite sufficient to supply even the extraord'-
nary drain upon the banks which the large
movement of produce causes them, there ap-
pears to be no cause for any other than
momentary stringency. such as the manipulation
of operators may at times produce. by the
middle of October too, the return OF currency
to the banks from the country will probably
exceed the outflow, and the tendency Il, there
FORE toward a glut of unemployed money here
not unlike that which is seen in Europe
though due to wholly different causes. The
next step will be the rapid Investment OF that
capital in more permanent forms, In connec-
ton with great industrial enterprises. In ef-
feet, our wheat and pork and cotton and pc
troleum are purchasing from Europe the
means vherewith to build us factories ana
mills, to open new mines, and to become SUN
more independent of foreign industries.
Year: 1879

No less than thirty three Democratic news
papers of Mississippi approve the Yazoo plan
in politics. and. in substance, indorse the muir
der of a man who dared to indulge indie
pendent aspirations to the Office of Sheriff.
Now who will be the next To say that this was
the crime of an individual. and that the people
of the South disown and abhor political
murdels2
Year: 1879

Washington dispatch conveys the intima-
ticn that General Ewing, seeing that Mr..
Thurman is secretly trading off votes so as to
secure his own return to the Senate. will meet
the Senator at his own game. General Ewing
will abandon a hopeless contest for Governor
and make ready to run for Senator himself.
In other words. il he is to pull the chestnuts
out Of the fire he proposes to keep them for
himself. Wise monkey that.
Year: 1879

Even rough and bad-tempered people may
learn by degrees that revolver is an excellent
thing for most families to be without Two
Long Island women must have come TO that
conclusion on Saturday-the one who was shot
in the quarrel, and the one who did the shoot
ing as well. Ii the wounded woman should
die, "a seems likely, the other will be in a
position to reflect that where there is a muir
derOus temper, pistol is one of the most
inconvenient things in the world.
Year: 1879

The Cuban slaves seem disposed to take
advantage of the social disorganization which
prevails throughout the island to assert their
freedom, and some Of them have begun
TO leave the plantations. Their mas
Ars offer tAcm liberty if they Will
Year: 1879

The fact that the four workmen who were
buried in the r1ins OF the Fourteenth-st.
house escaped fatal injury will probably save
those who are responsible for the accident
from the public censure which they seem to
deserve. If the men had been killed, there
might have been an Outcry; but they ali
escaped 10y an extraordinary series Of circum-
Stances, and We shall doubtless hear no more
OF the affair. There seems to have been a
careless disregard of precautions against ac-
cident, aud it is eminently proper that public
attention should be directed TO that fact.
Year: 1879




THEIR INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT To- DAY.
The delegates to the A. NJ. E. Conference,
which has been in session in this city for some
days past, called on the President this after
noon. There were about seventy In the dele
CATION, which was headed by Bishop Brown.
They were received In the East Room. The
delegates ranged themselves around the walls
OF the room. Rev.. Jas 81. A. johnson read the
ADDRESS OF "THE A. NJ. e. CONFERENCE TO THE


PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES


1t set forth that the call was made to pay
homage to justly. elected and constituttonally
installed President of the United states-a
President de facto and de jure, who shaped
his course not for the interest of any
party, but for the interest of the whole
respect to any faith or race, ''that you are our
President" The President had been pursuing
a course to conciliate and pacify all. He had
waved the olive branch to the north, to the
east, to the west and to the south. The people
knew that he meant to harmonic all. This was
also shown in the Presidents '1llustrious Cabi-
net" 1t was evident that the Presidents policy
premacy. His faith had been tried and his
course was not without troubles. "We call to
let you know that the colored people have hope
that you will prosper in your course and con-
t1nue to rule us as well In the future"


THE PRESIDENT REPLIED


as follows: 81 am very glad to see this large as.
sembly, representing SO many Christian citi-
which you have been pleased to express and
read to me are assure you, very gratifying
am glad that you feel In this matter as you
that the great body OF all citizens concur with
you. would be greatly disappointed to learn
otherwise. am glad to make your acqua1n-
tance and will be happy to be introduced to
each of you. only regret that my opportunity
Of making your better acquaintance is neces-
sarily limited" The visitors were then sepa-
rately introduced to the President, and after
shaking hands with him left.
Year: 1879

An important bill pending before the House
committee on the District of Columbia, is to
relieve the churches In the District OF Columbia
from claims for taxes unpaid. ID to 1874 church
property wa was ,saS exempted from taxation ana
sioners construed law of Congress as not aI-
tnoIzing or.;g the exemption 9f such property from
assessed and tax levied. Only two or three of
the churches paid the tax, and the result is that
the title to nearly all the church property In
the District is vested in the district OF
Columbia, the property having been sold
for non-payment Of tax. The act of
Congress passed In 1874 under which
the commissioners claimed to tax church
property, provided In its exemption clauses
that benevolent and charitable Institutions
should be free from tax. The Commissioners
construed this to mean that church property
it. The bill to relieve the churches from this
tax Is In the hands OF DR.. Henkle, of Maryland.
and he will endeavor to report 1t on the next
District day In the House. He is in favor of its
passage. A similar bill to the pending bill has
heretofore passed both the House and Senate
but never during the same Congress; and hence
the bill has to come In again as a new propo-
sttiOn,
Year: 1879

stood, and it frequently occurs that solid sticks
of gold or silver will be sent in. The coin had
been placed in piles, and by the action OF fire
melted together. These chunks are always re-
turned. All the owners can do Is to sell their
gold or silver as so much bullion.
Year: 1879

THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENTION
has adopted an article prohibiting tue general
assembly from contracting any debt or liability
On the part OF the state except for the pur-
poses OF repelling invasion or suppressing insur-
rpctiOn
Year: 1879

THE CITY Posi- OFFICE QUEsTIoN.-A majori-
ty of TIE House committee on public buildings
and grounds, which has the matter in charge,
oppose the leasing of any building for a local
post Office, but will recommend that either an
Office be built or building purchased.
Year: 1879

GosERScR TuDES Is not at all dismayed
over Robinson, defeat, and still holds hls
grip On the democratic organization. and
insists that he can carry New York. both
IN the next national convention, and at the
election He will not give up the contest
readily, and thinks there will be no bolt IN
the presidential election.