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Show The Iiush citizens f Jiichmond, Va., are raising funds for a moiui lent to the late ex Governor Wise, in recognition of the Btand which ht took against the, know-nothing party when ho was a leader in Virginia politics. Governor AVise deserves a . monument fur his wonderful cam-' cam-' paiga against the political and religious re-ligious bigotry embraced in theknow-notbing theknow-notbing movement. If Governor Hayes is beaten for the presidency, i as he is likely to be, his alleged con ncction with tho American Alliance, a secret political organization with know nothing principles, will lankly contribute to that result. Tin American people arc tooe-"mopolitan and liberal to be governed by sectari ! an prejudices and prescriptive native-ism. native-ism. A New Youk paper is of the opinion opin-ion that tho immense movement o! people from the interior to New York and Philadelphia iidue not so much to tho Centennial exhibition as to the cheap railroad fares. It ia to be hoped that the experience of lb:.-year lb:.-year of the extern railroad companies com-panies in reducing pacnyer fares to reasonable raits will hvo an ii.tla-er.ee ii.tla-er.ee upon the managers of western roads that will lead to some concessions conces-sions to tho traveling public. Many business men think that a reduction of CO per ct nt. on the I'acifle railway rail-way ra'.ej Would in::eaM the passenger pas-senger train.-: fully 2-3 pr cent, over the present amount. |