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Show The Reason. ; We have discovered one why and whereloru of the eagerness ot "mirue i men" to get down to Washington, and one reason uf tho muddled state ul air ire iu tbe District, ao me times, aud particularly over the gold-siiver-greeu back-trade-dollar coiuage question. ques-tion. This accounts for both : The following statement ot facts is gathered Irom tbe lust annual report ol tho commissioner of internal revenue rev-enue : "In tho Distriot ot Columbia there are more saloons than there are in Colurado, Dakota, DSIaware, Florida, Flor-ida, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Ne-bratika, Ne-bratika, New Hampshire, Nnw Mexico, Mex-ico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Wasb iuglou territory, West Virginia or Wyoming. Tutre are nearly three times as many saloons in tbe Diatr ct I of Columbia as iu two thirdB of the states and territories named." ' |
