Year: 1876

will Of the people. while tho latter might not. IL 10


difficult to see how the Court could reach any other


conclusion upon such state of facts. Cass County,


which has 100000 of these bonds outstanding


will be out of debt entirely, and jackson, Pike


LAFAYETTE. and Marion Counties will have their total


debts diminished by nearly quito half in conse-
| ouence of this decision There seems to be no re-
source for the unhappy bOndhOlders, and 1t VIII


probably be many years before thoy put any money
in Western railroads again.


While there has been no decision on tne poiht, u
seems to be pretty well understood that the State
Prison Commission, which begins to take testimony
at Sing Sing June g. will follow the precedent SET Dy
the Canal Commission last year with respect to the
admission Of reporters. None. or very lew, OIL tho
sessions of that Commission for the purpose OF taking
testimony were secret, but in accordance Win an
understanding there was no attempt made Dy the
newspapers to report them. While there hhsne
sometimes arise valid objections to such system Oh
inquiry in the mentioned 1t worked well' anu
will probably do so in that of tho Prison Commls-
sion In some things we arc learning a little WIS
dom. Many of us already recognize the faults in the
working of the present system OF investigation by
which masses of er pare and sometimes perured tes-
timony are flung out the public often dong
innocent and even guilty mon great lIJustice'
Where no important right is yielded and no prece-
dent set which might be afterward msused' the
people will not be sorry toreceve the cool ana deo
crate Judgment Of Commission. arrived at by care
full scrutiny of all the testimony instead OF snap
Judgment founded on daily reports.


exit Potts. was the title Of tho article. ana
The Heleaa Herald the name of the Montana paper I'D


-. AZ. I'M lnQr
the present Governor of that noble Territory by
citizen of Michigan. We know how they treat their
horsehieves in that land of sangnary politics and
untrammeled journalism, and what cOntumely to |
say nothing of hot water and cold lead, they heap on
gentlemen who are so rude to cheat at cards; Dut
here is the first trustworthy example we have had
of the way they hail change of administration anu
speed the parting Governor: "There is great re-
jo,cing throughout Montana to-day The news
comes to lis that q gentleman III Grand Haven,
Mchigan-John A. Leggat-has been appointed
Governor Of Montana Potts, the Individual VINO |
has made such utter and miserable fallufe IN inc
GuberhatOra chair and who for five long years mas
been the butt for ridcule and the laughing OF
the people, steps down and ont and Justice ls eted
out to our people at last With tears of sorrow How
ing down our cheeks, we say, Farewell, fottsy-
farewellp


There il no citizen of New-York who occupies 80 |
exceptional position i'll the community as Mr Peter
Cooper Other men are respected or admired. The |
feeling toward Mr. Cooper is one OF positive
affection. 1t will not be in the least
degree Influenced by his acceptance OF the Greeh-
back nomination for the Presidency. On the othor
hand he will scarcely get q single additional vote
because of it. His friends will all unite with |
the country in deplorIng the use OF so pure
name in so bad cause, and will regard the coarse
effort to make political capital out of this venerable
mans sympathy as piece Of brutal demagogism.


Mr. Hugh J. Hastings is fighting politician. lie
hit, hard blows; and when he has driven an adyer-
sary into corner it is not unusual to see thrown at
lin a "retraction" which it is alleged that he was
compelled to sign, of alibel published III 1913. 1t
has been repeatedly shown that he never did sign
that paper, and that no not the author
of the libel to which it referred, and the last demon
stration to that effect made no longer ago than
last year II there is any decency left in the aver
age party newspaper should think that exploded |
weapon might now be dropped.