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Show SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Illaln and tin ITMldaat. Iudiauap ills Journal. Evitrv day these democratic editors and politicians are becoming more uneasy. un-easy. Indeed, some of them are now alarmed. They know not what to do. They now kn w that they caunot re-iieal re-iieal the McKinley act. They will not let their incoming house try to put a duty on sugar or repeal the Aldrieh reciprocity re-ciprocity clause of tho taritr act. The brightest of them already seo that they can make nothing out ot the republicans republi-cans by demanding free coinage for silver. In this dilemma each one hunts as well as he can for himself, but the keenest of them have discovered a hope in an ellort to divide tho republican party between tho president and Mr. Hlaitin. To that end newspapers which devoted their best efforts for years to maligning Mr. lilaiue aro now tinding pleasant things to say about him, and are trying to make it appear that the secretary is a candidate) for the presidency presi-dency when they know that a half dozen men who are nearest Mr. Blaine declare that he is not and will not be a candidate. Halt Rntrlrl laiml ration. New York Recorder. For the sake of genuine and productive produc-tive immigration, no less than for our native industry, we must ehutthe floodgates flood-gates agajnst the influx of the debased, who come to us and go away again in herds and leave their mark upon our national life oniy in the bloody stains of bludgeon and stiletto. "America for Americans," in tho broad sense to include the litness and fixed intention to be Americans, must bo our rule to test immigration 1y. We must apply the rigid standard of our contract labor laws to alleged uuhired newcomers. We must accept only those worthy to be our fellow workmen and our fellow fel-low citizens. All others must be excluded ex-cluded as aliens naturally inimical to American welfare. The restriction of immigration shonld be one of the lirst subjects to receive attention by the uew congress. Meanwhile existing statutes should bo enforced rigidly, with constant and suspicious scrutiny to detect evasions of the substance of the law under cover of compliance with legal forms. The Itailroad I'roblein. Omaha Hee. Having made themselves necessitous and built up a tremendous internal traf-lic, traf-lic, the competition between tho companies com-panies grew sharper. Stations which bad the benelit of two or more railways experienced immense advantage over thoso not so fortunate. Here th discriminations dis-criminations began w hich led to discontent discon-tent among shippers. The railways were short sighted in allowing it to be true that a station solely dependent upon up-on one road should be mercilessly sacrificed sac-rificed to the growth of afortunaiecoin- petitor which secured two railways Tho discriminations were so glaring and unjust as to demand the attention of legislatures. If our railway managers mana-gers had grown in wisdom as rapidly as our systems grew in mileage this cause of dissatisfaction might have been avoided. Mill. Made a Failure, New York Sun. The last days have not been days of pleasantness for the Hon. RugerQuarles Mills of Corsicana. It has been roported and believed generally that his ambition ambi-tion is to be a Senator in Congress from Texas. His extraordinary stumping campaign at the expense of the United Uni-ted Stales last year, and his canvass for the speakership, have been supposed to have been for the purpose of recommending recom-mending himself to the people of Texas. The resignation of .Senator Keagan to become a member of the railroad commission com-mission did no good to Mr. Mills, lie was not appointed senator. P.niiua 1'ayinenta, New York World. The country does not grudge one I dollar of this money which honestly goes to relieve the distress of auy old soldier faitly entitled to consideration. hut advantage has been taken of this sentiment by a horde oj pension agent banditti. The rolls have been crowded with false and fraudulent claims, the laws have been made so loosely as to encourage this robbery, and, while the really deserving old soldiers get smaller pensions than they should have, a very considerable portion of the total expenditure expen-diture for pensions goes as plunder to the undeserving. No Ktll.ttoi Needed. Denver News. Au Italian immigrant, armed with a i stiletto, arrived in Xew York last week, lie confessed that he had used the weapon freely at home. He was sent back to his native country. That's right. Those who seek homes in the j I nited States should be qualified to be- j come honest, industrious citizens. No ; stilettos are needed. I I |