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Show 4 THE SALT LAKE TIMES. WEDNESDAY. AUGUSTUS. not Ijope (or under choaper rates. There is no Aniericaa who does not understand the advantage of hih prices, provided they be well balanced, and men will always go to a place where they can make twice at much money as formerly, well knowing that they can pay twice as much for what they desire to purchase and be gainers .n the end. The Chicago Ihra'al, in discussing tho probable effect upon the farmer of the free coinage of silver, says: Terhaps he would get more dollars for a hundred bushels of grain than he now does. Hut if so he would have to irive more dollars for all his clothing and supplies of every kind, and if he should succeed in petting the things he has to buy at no mere than a propor-tionate advance he would be lucky, lie would have little, if any, more left to pay debts with thau he now has." ; This is a proat mistake. Experience has proven that high prices bring pros-perity, even though ail articles to bo purchased stand upon the same relative plane. The reverse has been demon-strated to be eijuaily true; and anyone can readily see that at prices are graded down we approach the point where men would havo to work for their board and clothing the point of slavery. With high prices for labor and products, men lind themselves able to save even if everything they have to purchase is correspondingly enhanced. When they make slight sacrilices it puis uiouey in their pockets. They are able to secure luxuries that they could T! i ESALTLAKE TIMES. JTTttIE TIM 153 PlJllMSHIN' l TOM PAN Y. ""Tin TiM'ir;,"imliTii'fJ Hery evening iKhii-,W- I and i d...lve red 7 cjrrlrj lu "t Cuy ui Ink City at a XUUNttl. "tub'timm .mains ti; Mil Ak-i-r, V--i ;.rt ami taasspe-l- al teierapn " cov.rliii; tli.s uahl" 'i'alJ:4!l,:',l''' TsTnicred t tli. .OHt.m-- e in Silt LuklVli y r .i- rau..ti.iM-io- tbrouU the mulls s sworn! class matter. "7'.ri"'ii""ii.irin"THK Tim us riHiv-lv- d at B .'in .ure ttby postal i,."i, b t, lepli-n- e Wliwi ueilv.ry la I -- "c'niar maki immediate couiiHalnt to tali Olii'- Hiih'trlptlon riw' Dally Times. (Alwavi In advance.) 1! month! ' j j; , y.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'." , .. '' Address TtiV. Timbs. Bait I.akeClly. Utah. ' Our Telephone Number, 4'il. The lynching case now occupying the attention of the court at Salida, Colorado, is one that illustrates the dreadfulness of lynch law. A Rio Grande conductor was killed by a man named IJhixlet. The conductor was popular and his frionds, enraged at his murderer, without stopping to enquire into the circumstances of tho killing, brutally attacked Buisi.Kvand beat and shot him to death. It proved that the killing was done under circumstances which gave the man a right to claim that liu acted in self defense. The lynching was universally condemned and some of the most prominent people in the town found themselves confront-wit- h the charge of murder. One of them is now on trial, and it is to be hoped that he will bo Severely punishod. The hanging of one lyi.cher might have the effect of checking mobs in the fu-ture. .GEORGE EL CANNON. Office Under Zion'i Savings Bank, Main Street. Conducts Real Estate and Loan Agency. We Have Invest ments to Offer as Low as the Lowest. City Property, Business Property ! AGREAGEL! J 1 Finest Residence Lots in Salt Lake ! Sales of Homes made on monthly payments at Low Interest. We hare sold more Homes than auy other agont, and our purchasers tro our best advertiser.! For they tell how they hare besn treated. We hav plenty of conveyances and think it NO TROUBLE TO SHOW OUR PROPERTY! George M. Carbon. Sitxa ncM fftnanctal. AMERICAN RATIONAL BANK. Capital, $250,000. Surplus, $2O,000. Successor to the Bank of Salt Lake. - Salt Lake City. Interest raid on Deposits. Jumps II. Bacon President Secretary E. Sells T. A. Davis II. M. Bacon Vice President iov. A. L. Thomas If. J. Gray Y. L. Holland Cashier S. M. .Jams I). G. Tnntpcliir W. B. Holland Ast. Cashier J. W, Judd F. W. lioss C. E. Loofbourow. Money to Loan on Improved Real Estate by James H. Bacon. .BANK OF COMMERCE. Opera House Block, Salt Lake City. . Five Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposit. TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. DIRECTORS ; Boyd Park President Wm. II. Melntyre J. R. Farlow V.'V. Chisholm M. K. Parsons C. L. Ilannnmfui S. F. Walker fWiier W. II. Irvine E. E. Kiel S. II. Fields, Jr Ast. Cashier E. Ii. C'ritchluw. UTAH NATIONAL BANK. Of Salt Lake City, Utah. Capital. . rf, . . .--. . . . , . . . . $ 200, 000. 00. Surplus.. . 10,000.00. DIRECTORS : J. M. Stoutt President W, II. Roy T. K. Williams A. R. Jones Cashier Thomas Carter J. A. Groenbeck Roliver Roberts C. W. Lyman Wm. F. Colton A. L. Williams Boyd Park P. L. Williams W. H. Lyon S. C. Ewing Alexander Rogers Ji3. A. Jennings Jos. Uauingarten W. E. Russell piIE RATIONAL Bank of tlie Republic. Capital, ttOO.OOO. Fully Paid Up. Krank Knox President L. C. K:nck 1. A CaLi 7 MAIN STUEET. Tratwwoji a general baalting bueltieiw. Moy loaned nu fHvor&bie term.. Account rnrrchauu. Individuals, Arm. and corpo'a-- t ons solicited. Fit percent interaetl4 oa bTiug. and time deposit. DIRECTORS: t. 0. Karrlck O. B. Hormj K.mll Khn J. A. KarM.1 W. B. Bmedley Geo. A. Lowj 1'rank Knox. H. L. A. CuluieitJ J. a. Sutherland. T. R.JOXF9C- - BANKERS. 161 MAIN BT.. 8ALT LAKJl liuys Ores and Bullion. JOMBAIID JNVESTMENT Company 01 KANSAS CITY, Mo.; anil BOSTON, Mas Branch Office for Utah and Southern Idaiav Corner Fir Bontli and Mln Streets, Salt Lake Oily Utah, W. II. Dale - - Manager Make. loam) ma farm and city property at Pirate, ELLS, JfAKGO & QO.'S BANK. SALT LAKE CITY. TJTArt AND SELLS EXCHANGE, MAKT.3 BUYS irauHfers on tb. principal r I lies ot tue United Siates and Europe, and ua all points on the Pacific CoasW Iomius lait'-r- ot credit available In the prin-cipal dtlee or the world. bpecl.il attention given to the selling ot ores lid burl1 mi. Advuc; mad on con.lcnmenti at lowest rates I'.rtlcnUr attention glren to collections throughout titan, N.raJ. aud adjo.uinj Ter-ritories. Accounts solicited. CORRESPONDENTS: Wells, Fargo A Co Loi don Well., Fargo A Co New Yont Marerica National Hank Bolton First National H;.ni Omaha First National Hank Denver Merchants' National flank Chicago bnatuien.' Natlouul Bauk St. Louis Well., 1' argo Co San Franul.ca J. Li. Uooly - - Agent. MC0ORXICK & C BANKERS. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH Careful Attention rtlTen to the M of Ores ami Uiillli n. W. Solicit Consignments, Ouarantaelng Highest Market Fnc. Collections mid at lowest rates. Active accounts solicits. CORRESPONDENTS : Nw York Imp. and Trad. National Bank, Chemical Natloaul Hank. Kountze Bros. Chi-cago C'.nnmerrial National bank, ban Kmn-c- l cc First National Uimk. Crockui Woorl-worth National bank. Omaha Omul. a Na-tional Dunk. St. Louis Btate Hank of Ut. Louie. Kansas City Nation! Hank of Kan-s- City. DcuTer Denver National Dank, city National bank. Lou. ion, Hug. Hassra. Martin a Co., Lombard 81. Cuceesor to Walker Bros., Bankers. Zctak. llshod, 1S50. Capital, Fully Pal W.vn Bury.ua fc'.iu) United States Depository. Transacts a General Banking Bminesi, Safe Deposit Vaults, lira and Burguu Proo J. R. Walker President VS. H. Wnlksr t M. J. Cheesman Pash'or L. H. Fariis.vorth Assistant Ca.hiff J. K. Walker. Jr.... Assistant gaiflMESi IN CGDKN. THE TIWES 1 detlrered '5f earrler to mfc serihers in OKd.n eveiy evening, xcey Similar, at regular rated. It publishes all th news oil th day ot Its oo curr.fr... Joel Shoemaker, 0goa Airent. Koot 1' VI it National Band BuUilUtf. enhy F. Clark, TAIL. OR:" 29 E. FIRST SOUTa QOMBIEKCIAIi NATIONAL BANK. BALT LAKE CITY UTAH Capital, Fully Pali tJW OOO Burylas WJ.OuO General Basking in All ft Brined Issnes certificates of deposit payable m do Snaud. brsrIiiK Intcreut If left a specified t.in'u. Bell, draft aud Mils ot exchange u all pi. a--1 clpal cities In th. United States and Europe. Geo. M. Downey. President W. P. Noble Tho. Marnhall Second John W. llonnellaa Cashier DuiEOTOas F. H. Anerbach. John .T. Pa!y, D. .1. SaiUhurr. Mo lan 0. Fox, Franli II. Hyer, Thomas Marshall. W. P. Noble, Ucorg M. Downey, John VV. liounelian. ASKING JQEPAllTM EXT Dtat Title, Insaraacs & Trust Co. Paid up Capital IIKI.OOO. Surplus IO.OijO. PAYS 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME acts as trustee, guardian, admin-istrator and executor; triinsacls Ke'.erul trust business; Insures real estate titles; insurance fee cov.rs ail charges for attorneys and t. 8TOCKHOLDEH3: ftnnirt3. E. Dooly. T. R. Junes, L. S. Hills, U H. Walker. W. 8. McCorniclt. E. A. Kuilth, H. T. Duke, .loaiali Harr.tt, Hyde 8. Young, M. P. T. A. Kent, W. T. Lynn. J. H. Walker. Vapitallitt-- H. C. Chamber.. Kelser A Gilles-pie, James Htiarp. John J. Daly, K. "Mclnloah, A. L. Thomas Governor of Utah. Mrrcliantt--V- . U. Auerbacti. T. O. Webiier, Huirh Anderson, W. H. Kowe. A. W. Car, sou, B. H. Annroarh. W. P. Colton, .las. An.ler.ou. Atuysr. John A. Marshall, Win. C. liali. TIIK M'KINI.EY LAW. It becomes more and more evident that tho democrats aro going to get very tired of attacking the Mi Ki.ni.ky tariff law. Last fall, before )t had fairly tfone into operation, they sailed into it with Hying colors, and with the assistance of a tissue of tho most as-tounding falsehood, succeeded in making the people believe that the measure wus a very bad ouo. Hut the new tarilf is rapidly justifying those tvho framed it, and by next year in op-ponents will lind cold comfort in assail-ing it. Testimony as to its usefulness anil benoliceuce is pouring in from nil quarters, and people who hastily con-demned it a year ago are now condemn-ing those who misrepresented it to them. The New York World has published a uuuiher of letters upon the sub-ject and a number of these have bnen surprisingly strong arguments in favor of the law. One of these was written by Thomas lkn.ANof Philadelphia. We make tho following extracts from it to show our l eaders some of the strong point of the luw as viewed by the gentleman (noted: "In considering the subject it must be remembered, lint, that the McKin-le-net made no general advancement of tin) duties. These wore increased in the case of but liulo more than one-fourt- h of the items or groups of items; the duties upon nearly one-fourt- of the items or groups of items wero re-duced or i hn articles were placed upon the free list, and in the cases of the uf the items no change of any kind was made in the duties. "Second The set has been in opera-tion tint quite eight months, during which period the American market has been overloaded with foreign goons, imported in anticipation of the passage of the bill; and mean-time the financial disturbances of a somewhat serious character have had n depressing inlluence upon businttss. Thus it is fair to assert that the AlrKin-lc- y tarill has not had time enough for a thorough test, and that tho conditions under which the trial thus far have been made have not been of an ordi-narily favorable character. "In spite of these facts, however, tho odia'.ion of the act has met the expec-tations of its authors, and baitendod to justify tho Iheonej upon which its s wero hased. "It is no'.able that the general im-ports have declined almost uniformly in the ruses of articles unon which drawn. We have often heard tltu charge that tho city government was corrupt, but we have not met with any evidence in substantiation of the samo. We do not pretend to know anything about it, but we hold that such charges should be supported by some kind of tangible evidence. If tho government is corrupt; If the pub-li- o money has been squandered for the benefit of private individuals, tho facts ought to be ferreted out and no man ou;;h to to be willing to repeat the charge without entertaining a corres-ponding willingness to search out the facts. In conection with this matter The Tr.ir.s has been uuable to discover anything giving reasonable ground for tiie charge, tne indictment seeming to be fouuded upon tho circumstance that peoplo cannot see where the money has gone. Whon this work ban operations had to commence at the foundations. Sewers and water mains and conduits do not lie on top of the ground wharo people can view them while going about their daily duties; but they aro necessary features of any plan of public improvement. Street grading has to be done aud it costs money, but when it is completed the casual observer is not impressed with the aggregate of the expense in-volved. If the money that has beon expended had been put on top of ti.e ground without the underground preparations, people's eyes might have becu tirkled more but iu the end the plan would have proved ruinously Of course it will cost mnnoy to com-plete our public improvements. It will involve a very largo expenditure, and taxes must necu.ssarily be levied lo pay the interest aud provide a sinking fund; but it will pay many dollars for each one invested. Those who havo watched the extension of the sidewalk system can begin to appreciate what tho value of these public improvements will be to the city, and the public mind will not be satiified until the work shall havo been continued to that point where all our main streets will be paved, with sidewalks reaching into every section, if we pave this city, uvea though it cost two, threo or five millions of dollars, the increased valua-tion will very soon oilset the increased taxation, to say nothing of the increased comfort of the people. With these broad avenues well paved, Salt Lake will very quickly become the most popular city in the west. We are moving ahead on lines calculated to increa.-e-s ils commercial advantages, but we cannot overlook the fact that public improvements aro a necessary adjunct of all such plans. We must have a city which at all seasons will commend itself totheeye as well as to the judgment of the busi-ness man and the investor. Therefore The Iimls hopes that the spirit which aimless. y objects to the work that is douo will entirely disap-pear, and that properly owners will all rise above the penny-wis- e - pound - foolish policy of objecting to exponso that is necessary to accomplish the dosired ends. Let us jealously guard the mauuer in which the public funds are expended; let us satisfy ourselves at all times that there are no leaks; but do not let ns make the mistake of opposing improvements be-cause the men conducting them may be politically opposed to us or because of the necessarily heavy expense in-volved. The city council that will go in next spring, whether it be republican, demo-cratic or liberal, should enter upon its duties with the clear un-derstanding that these public works are to be pushed, and all political calculations from this time to tho time of the election should main-lai-that idea as the pole star of the situation. higher duties were placed, while they havo increased in the cases of those ar-ticles upon which Iho duties were re-duced. The duties in the chemical schedule were heavily cut, and theru has boon a slight increase of importa-tions. In tho silk schedulu no changes of much importance were in ado, and the increase of imports has beeu small. In the llax and hemp schedules the du-ties wero enlarged, and the imports have fallen oil' considerably. In the agricultural schedule the duties were greatly increased, aud the decline of importations has been heavy. Tho in-crease was great in the tobacco, leath-er, aud earthen and glass ware sched-ules, and tho imports have fallen off. The duties were frequently decreased in the iron aud steel schedule, aud the. imports were enlarged. "These facts, thus staled iu the brief-est possible form, prove thai the iuiluw of loruign fabrics to this country is di-rectly and quickly affected by tarilf legislation, aud they demonstrate that the increases made by the Mckinley tarilf have at once operated to transfer to American workers tho task of sup-plying a domestio demand which was but ouo year ago largely supplied by foreigners. Thus this act has per-mitted American workmen, operating Ameiieau machinery, largely with American raw material, to supply wants for which American dollars have been sent to Ktiropo to benetit European workmen aud employers. This trans-fer has Oeen made and this employment has been ijiven to our own people with-out creating any upward tendency of prices. In trtiih, tho tendency, upon tho whole, has been quite iu the con-trary direction. It is dilllcult to under-stand why any American should object to a system which employs his own countrymen in preference to giving employment to foreigners, and at tho same timo adds little or nothing to the prices of commodities. "The effect of the treatment of tho sugar schedule by the Melviuley act has beeu recognized ill every household in the country, in the lower price of a piimo necessity oi human life. Millions of dollars will thus be saved to the people, while 110 harm will be indicted upou any domestic industry. Much less obvious, although of high import-ance, is tlie reform made by the y act in the administration of the customs service. I have no ligures re-presenting tho advantage likely to ac-crue to the country from this portion of the tariff act; but every iulelligent man is aware, not only that it has saved and is saving large sums to the treasury, but that it is securing for do-mestic industry better protection thau it has heretofore had, by prevent-ing much undervaluation and imposing upou imports the rates actually fixed by the law. "Add to these considerations the fur-ther one that the reciprocity project warranted by the law, and yet but im-perfectly developed, promises to give to this "nation spocial privileges in the Latin American elates in the matter of placing our products.and I think the Mciuniey act must be admitti-- to have strong claim upon tho favor of tlie American people. If protection to hoBifl industry by means of tariff leg-islation is at a'll justifiable, the existing tariff law is deserving of commenda-tion. It is not perfect; few men who know its provisions well would hesitate to express the opinion that it might, in some particulars, bo improved; but taking it altogether, and recognizing the necessity which always exists, in framing such au act, for making con-cessions here and there. I believe the law is a wise one, and tiiat it will pro-duce, in time to come, results of a oet-te- r character than those I have indi-cated above. The aim of the consistent protectionist is to make as close an ap-proach as can be made to industrial in-dependence for this country. The act appears to me to represent a judicious attempt to move the nation in that direction." CLQSIMC OP MAILS. At Suit 1u t lly T. O., Aml 3. lftl. V ( ait Mall east f):nOa.ni. i d ii. I. in '" Portland ami in-t. Tll. "I. lMltS 8'- -' '". i: ii. w.- Auantlc mall e:t-t- b..XJ a,, ui. i; 1' Local ii. ul t Io;:-- and In-tern points, also, cioted ...mo-I- tor Sun rr.iniiHCo . .'JKip.m. I; (i V. Mini ("i- :i:3.i i. m. T 1" M.iil f'T B'.ll Fniiirlsi o r,:HJ . ill. It'.i w Mail fo.n.in ran. 11 :( l. m. H O. W.-0- iv-i ami An; Mail... lp. nu 1 '. C"y. Omlviiiii una Kcho.l(:;X) p. m. U r Krl-r j, Jtlilforii aud Inturiueill-- ' ale p .lnt'i :10 a. m. II. V si'.oi-ai'- and lutuniiiiUl-it- ,, luis :I0- m' lj ' r ct'y.MUl crei-- ml loeat oinis 7:a.m. (. I. W. M'Ui 'nun 7:"Jll. In. K. II. K"if Til, l'rb'i'ii Vv r.ivo .1:00 pyn. IK V '1 I'oll I1IHIVAI. Of MAILS AT IirTOTS. V K"t M ill i:Wa. m, r. 1'.- - I'm It iy C o il" vnUejr. iu. I i'ld r,o,li'Ht:iua anil l,,',i' ii l.Sftll. in, I'l I'.- '! . (Illi. Ill .". potllt" HOIltll fr.io p. 111. I,'. I' - H.n. kt.ui mi I HlteriiMiillateptH 4:. Op. III. i; i; v.'. ' niinri la ami wi'it '.i:4a .in. l; i i W.. I'aeifi M .11 4.4ft p. III. I:. i VV - I'a. llli- tvlMp. m. i; i;. W. H.i'L'ii.iin liii'l )' ni, tJ. 1 . I'arl. '.'ity. Mill Cioelt Imp. in. oi rn'K mn ns. Mom y i.r.l.T '. In.i.'W opus tf a. ni Ct'isns B p. m i ii ' liiii- - r e: r w inl.nv a. ni. f'l. (.; IIVl' OT WlllllllW OllMp. 111. i,;(irn! ii. II v ti:J.Ws opi'ii H a. in. in (I p in S ainu liiiL.wv aijH n s a. in. lo . in. Comers' wiutloi urreptintc Sunday tt till 7 piu siiniiav norns. Geiii'ini dcilvr, iin.l dtiinp w:nl.)icn II ii. i.i. ! i 1 !. fi f'arrn . w.nd if W n I i. i - l;u,- i.ir . t n o' in.iil fr.i'ii tlifl lor.ci' h ... ... I,, !ni".'ii.'Mi i ri s; a. m , fj 1 a in., l:SO p. iu.. 4 p. in.. n. m and v p. m I. A. iiM.ioN. r. i. W KDNKSUAY, AUGUST 12. 1H91. The Crand Uuko Aucxis has beon received in Paris with demonstrations which show that the French people re-joice in the thought that they will have the Kiifiiians with them w hen the hour shall come for them to strike for revenge upon Germany. The alliance is one that bodes no good for the Germans. The latter may be forti: tied by an understanding with England but the English cabinet would hesitato about plurging into war in doTensa of a continental power. Public opinion would scarcely support suoh a move-ment If Turkey were attacked by Hussia the English people would bo ready to fight, but tho czar would scarcely take a step calculated to draw England out while his French allies were prosecuting their war of revenge. The canning industry is one that should secure more attention in Utah. It is stated that thousands of bushels of peaches und apricots will go to waste this year because there is not a suffi-cient market for the enormous crop. One cannery is about to start up here in Salt Lake, but a number of such estab-lishments could no doubt be auccess-full- y conducted. The fruit would be saved, and the revenues of the farmers would be very considerably increased. REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL CONVEN-TION. I!y the direction and authority ot the riipulilli'iiu territorial leajjua and the r Il nil rlulj ot I'tati a republican lerntnr.al eonventiun Is herety railed to mfet on Wai'.tmsday, the Mud d:ir of e r, lil, at the federal c ourt room in S.nt L lio City, at II o'elo. k,a. in., rorthepur-ji.j.-- t.t orxakl'.tnic the repnl.ll.'un party In Utah and the election of appropriate commit-ters tj effort that ohjoct. i iHiiityc: nventlDiis fur tho pnrpns.' of Uelejrati'S to tho territorial e. invention will lio held on Wedtievilay, tho SiHth ot Aiik-li.-t- , at I o'clock. p. ra., at Uio respective counly court houses. All republican arelm itrd to j iln and aid In perfect In',' tho orciinlzation throughout tho territory. '1 he convention ! cm-iN- t of 'J.'J delegates, allotted to the never.ll counties as follows: Cfiniht. Ddnjatc. Heaver o Ecler 1 Cliche PI lavln J Kneel .V (lurieid 3 Crnud , Iron N .Iu. ib Kline H Hillir.l 5 Moivnii l'iii'o 2 Klrh 9 KiM l.lii M Cm J.iii'i 3 Han I'eto n Summit 8 Tooele 4 I'.niiih Clin -- I Vitiated ft . :. Iiini.tou Ueuer Total -- l Halt Lake, AtmnntO. AHTtimt liiinwv, President Republican Territorial League of Utah. IIuimm. I'hatt, Secretary. Republican papers pita) copy. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Th. Itmti of Iuimif ralloa. Philadelphia Press. immigration is a good thing, but it is sometimes possible to have too much of a good thing. Statistics show that the stream of immigration this year is very Urge, and this notwithstanding the McKinloy bill and all the dire predic-tions as to its effects made by thedemo-ocrati- o newspapers and their foreign allies. If tha workmen of Europe ever hear ofuthese terrible predictions tbey evidently put no faith in them. Ry the hundreds of thousands they are rushing to tho United States to benetit from the prosperity that hai followed protective legislation. Tbre is less room here fihiiinmhfantl-- in former times, while the ptotjna,;f undesirable im-migrants is S2t Oian ever before. Evwu in free-ty- i ':igland the- - work-men have ree?N .Jfjeen holding meet-ings, demanding llislation to keep out foreign workmen. The United States does not want to exclude any intelli-gent person who comes here, with a good record, to better his fortune. Rut it is time that the law relating to unde-sirable immigration was strictly en-forced. The ignorant and depraved and the paupers should be kept out. We have enough of that class already. Th. l'olltle.l lion. St. Louis Globe Democrat. The papers make a singular ana in-excusable error which aro insinuating that the partisan boss is a republican creation and a product of the present time. There wore professional party managers before the republican organi-zation was heard of, and Quayism, in its political aspects, was seen long be-fore Matthew S. Quay waa born. Gerry, the author and earliest exponent of the gerrymander, which was named after him, was a disciple as well as a contemporary of Jefferson, and was as audacious aud unscrupulous a boss, in the comparatively limited field of bis opesations, as any which has arisen since his time. It was a few years after Gerry's day, however, that the partisan boss as we have become acquainted with him first made his ap-pearance. This was Martin Van Htiren, subsequently president of the United States, who founded a clique known as the Albana Regency, w hich dominated democratic politics in the state of New York for a quarter of a century and throughout the whole nation for nearly half that time. Not In a Mugwump' Uul... Rochester Horald. Mr. Quay's successor in the chair-manship of the republican national committee will be Post-master General John S. Clarkson. Mr. Clarkson may or may not succeed in a republican successor of President Harrison next year, but if he fails it will not be his fault. He is one of the brainiest men in the country, a politician of great shrewdness and ex-perience, and a man whose personal character command unqualilied res-pect wherever he is known. His re-publicanism is of the stalwart charac-ter, and while his party can vouch for decent and honorable methods so far as he is concerned, it must tot be expected that he will go into next year's fight in the guise of a mugwump or with kid glove on his hands. Tha Democrats D.aerUd Th.m. Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. The committee speak right out of the bad faith of their "pledged friends on the minority side." The knights of labor vote went practically aolid for Pattison last fall on distinct pledgoa that the democrats would favor the constitutional convention and certain labor legislation. This knights of la'or committee now report back to their or-ganization that the democrats as a party did very little at Harrisburg last session toward redeeming their pledges. For the convention bill and a number of laws asked for by the khighta of labor they are indebted not to tho dem-ocrats but to the republicans, from whom less was expected because little was promised. A muss reform club m Boston is preparing to astonish the citizens of that burg as soon as stormy weather shall set iu iu the fall. Thev will ap-pear on the streets in kilt skirts reach-ing pint below the knees, nud wearing high boots to protect their feet and limbs from the weather. The costume may not prove to lie particularly beautiful but will certainly bo far more sensible than tho trailing street dress that now prevails. Some of tho ollicers of a swindling building association in Chicago have been arrested. The number of swin-dles perpetrated under the guise of this form of liuancial organisation has been very large. Some have never been published, although their crooked operations have been extensive They get into a community and collect largo sums in premiums aud fees under the promise of making early loans. Then they fiud some excuse for delaying the execution of their contracts. In many cases the zeal of the agents is no doubt responsible for the promises which can-not be met, but the organizations them-selves are culpable in not advertising the actual terms that they will live up to. The agents are oft ?n permitted to advertise iheir promises, in the name of the company, and the suggestion of swindle develops when the bill collector is put off wfth the assurance that the agent had no authority to contract the debt. The building association origi-nall- v was a local concern. In its best form of development it is still of that character, but the spirit of speculation has entered into the thing and given rise to the formation of associations that operate over wide territory. Many of these concerns, perhaps a good ma-jority of them, are strictly legitimate in every detail oi their operations, but there are many that promise anything to secure subscriptions and then give nothing, or just as nearly nothing as possible. In Southern California the vinyard-ist- s and the sportsmen are at war over the quail. The law provides that they shall not be killed at this time of tha year but the interests of the vineyard owners demand that they shall be slaughtered. Tho quail amount to a pesi in many places and those who suf-fer from their depredations feel that tin y have a right to protect themselves. Tho grape growers will eventually triumph for 110 law can stand that places sport above a nocessary busi-ness. Lapcr quantities of sugar wero sold in Philadelphia and New York last week at 4 cents a pound. The trust went after Si'i;i:cKi.Es' scalp and th latter put the price down to bed-roc- Ihe quotations had been steadily fall-ing ever since 11 0 sugar clause of the Mi Kim.ev tariff went into effect, aud the fight betweon Spkkcki.es and the trust carried them down to low-wate- r mark. Such prices show that the dem-ocratic charge that the refiner would be the beneficiaries of the new law was entirely groundless. If Mr. Nkidp.imuiais needs skilled labor from Europe, tha same not being to be had here, to successfully conduct his e establishment he ought to be permitted to get it. No one has ever demanded thtt skilled workmen should ha barrel out of thi country. If the class cf men whom Mr. Neid-HinuUU-needs were n come to this couut.ry without any direct induce-ment having been extended no objec-tion would be raised against thoir en-try. It was never intended that, un-der such circumstances, an employer should be prevented from securing help from abroad, and the spirit of the law rather than its letter should be applied in such a case as this. W hen the mills shall have been put in full blast, the skiliel workmen will come fast enough, but in the meantime Mr. Nkiukinu-liAr- s should be privileged to bring the help that he actually needs to ttart his business. rrBi.tC IMPROVEMENTS. There tire seme people who believe ' that tho height of political wisdom la to object to everything that the other fellow does. This is not the correct spirit. If the other fellow does what is best for the community he is entitled to full credit. A good bit of this wrong spirit has prevailed here in connection with the subject of public improve-ments, and it is time that the public had set itself right on the matter. There has been much complaint about the amount of money expended. If the money has been expended wrongly the complaint is just, but if the expenditure has been neces-sary, complaint should be with- - Ey. aid Ear. Dr. Ira Lyons has removed to Ilooper-Eldred- g building, 4'J South Main street. |