Show DEAD STATESMAN the death of senator marcus A hanna is universally mourned throughout the country A few years ago ago senator hanna was not known outside of the state of ohio lu in the brief period ho lie has been in public life he lie has gradually worked up until at the time of his death he be wielded a power that was felt in every state and district of the union As a business man he lie stood in the front rank As a champion of labor associated with the rights 1 I of capital he lie figured n in nearly every dispute in recent years because of his strong personality sona lity and masterly force he lie made madi e enemies as well as friends in the senate of the united states lie occupied a prominent place as a statesman a financier and a man of c calm al in judgment and firm convictions the demise of so mighty and eminent a man mail taken away in the vigor 0 and usefulness of ripe and stalwart life when his counsel and influence were sought bought for and needed has caused the whole nation to mourn the following 3 editorial item from the utah state journal edited by frank cannon would indicate that it has the endorsement of mr cannon I 1 I 1 A new tow york dispatch of the dinst relates that in a speech before the democratic club former senator charles A towne has declared in dis discussing discussing the next platform of his party that the democrats of the west are willing to relegate the silver issue the free coinage question he lie ia quoted as having said lias has been settled by an increase in the tho worlds gold supply and that while matters remain as they are the people do not care anything about it it is now time for editor cannon to abandon democracy as it was the free coinage question which won him over to that party the democrats in the federal senate are kindly furnishing all the ammunition we shall need for the republican Ee campaign they are even patriotic enough to outline the apara paramount mount plank that will find place in the chicago Chic figo 0 platform and then to vote for our policy in open session session we never have bare seen the tile time when democrats were so complaisant I 1 so sensible and so useful they talk most eloquently and indignantly against the tile treat treaty y which our president has drawn up and ile negotiated goti and then with far greater eloquence they smile and vote for it in congress 0 on oil monday there was an exciting exiting ci scene when congressman 0 0 dem of colorado took the extraordinary step of peremptorily resigning 0 his seat be cause on oil careful inspection of the returns he lie had bad concluded that there was dishonesty by which lie had unconsciously profited both parties eagerly applauded his magnanimity and bo honesty nesty favorite son is making 0 a heap of trouble for the democratic party it is now announced that he lie has captured kentucky 11 he has carried tho the war so effectively into dixie that senators blackburn and me creary and the thrilling watterson are in danger of beina being left out in the cold it is quite wonderful what a political blight occurs where mr bryan has set his foot mr bryan offers for a democratic plat platform forin and the following is accordingly submitted we were wrong wrong in 1892 1896 and 1900 but know we are rig right alit 1 now because we know we were wrong before wo we therefore ask the american people for a vote of confide confidence and control of the government N B we point with pride to our future mr bryan may send draft at his convenience petitions are beina being 0 received by congress 0 from several states praying for ole establish ment of a parcels post i e an arrangement by which the postoffice post office can carry packages up lip to a hundred pounds instead of merely four pounds in this respect tile united states ie is far behind other civilized nations A large package of a hundred pounds can be sent from london not only through ull n En england 0 aland scotland and ireland but half way round the globe for one half what it costs to send a four pound parcel fifty miles in ill this country the tile same is true of germany indeed in postal affairs uncle sam can easily make inake up ill ae as rip yan van winkle |