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Show tnrest in all question of irrigation, and his appointment is good thing for Wall Walla couuty. Oxr Hnollog. Bt. Lmits Qlobs Democrat. During the war all our bunting came from Fnglaud Dd cost us $25 for enough lo make a flag. A duty was put upon it and the reault was that in twelve year we had M.UOO looms weaving said material, and the price fell to $18. This would be a good thintr for Mr. Mills to put into his book on the tariff; but, of count ho will never think of it. SPiRIT OF THE PRESS. Th Outrag-aou Law of Storcoy, . New York Sun. After a perusal of the expressions ia another column, there will be no mistaking mis-taking tho attitudo of the press in condemnation con-demnation of the law forbidding the publication of accounts of electrical executions. This sentiment is as clear in other states as in New York. As a sample of the feoling in the Lmtiiro state, we quote our njverfailing democratio contemporary, con-temporary, the Ibrt-Expregs, when it says, like tho Sun, "no man should be chosen to tho legislature who is not ready to move for its amendment." Tho next legislature will be unaui-mous unaui-mous on this point. No man can expect ex-pect to go there this fall unprepared to wipe this disgraceful and ridiculous statute off tho books. A F.ir-,nrt a Fatlar. Bostn Advertiser. . . That provision of tho New York fsw which is intended to excludo the reporters re-porters and forbid the publication of facts relative to electrical executions is a farce and a failure. The question of adopting electricity as a method of execution will now come before the legislatures uf the various states. Iu order for right conclusions to be reached reach-ed unblio Ui.iriihsiou is iudispeiisible. To liavo that of value full knowledge of all that has taken plaee in experiments experi-ments thus far tr.od is needed. Whatever What-ever new laws may be enacted as a result re-sult oi' txp'iiiiieuto at Auburn and Sing Sing, it u pretty safe to pred ict that the "sucrecy"fol!y will be carefully avoided. Wnit fu.o.1 ol Free Trade. C1iIo;iko Tribune. Tho waittiluluc-s of democratio free trade lies iu the fart tii.it it increases ; the cost of exchaiices to the special i prejudice of the American, wiio would j be the producer of those commodities j which it would cost the most to transport. trans-port. As the system is so wasteful it is not likely that it will be adopted, espucially as the process of putting it in force would be. accompanied by the destruction of American manufactures or the forcing down of American workmen to the lower European wasre scale, which is about half the American one per hour, and the acceptance of the poorer European standard of living. A Cornstalk Campaign. Buffalo Express. Cornstalk canes are figuring conspicuously conspic-uously in the Iowa campaign. In his speech iu New York last w inter Governor Gov-ernor Boies said that corn was impoverishing impov-erishing Iowa; for years it had been raisod at an average lo?s of 6? cents per acre. Tlicso words were bitterly resented re-sented because they were untrue and because they tended to discourage emigration emi-gration to Iowa. They were, of course, right in Hue with the usual free trade arguments, but Iowa pooplo do not like the idea of having their state lied about by its ollieiul representative for the 8ake of tickling the ears of New ! York free traders. Wattrreon'e Work. Philadelphia Press, If Henry Waiterson had taken a contract con-tract to keep alive the bitter feeling that is known to exist between the Hill and Cleveland factions of the democratic demo-cratic party he could not work more assiduously than he does to that euri. lie seems to delight in saying things that ho must know will annoy Governor Gover-nor Hill, and in repeating insinuations ( w hich, whether true or not. help the ex-pre-ident's friends to remember the ' charges made against the govoruor. OnrMontry yteIll. St Louis Globe -Deuux rat. Secretary Foster calls attention to the remarkable fact that while in England, which is a single gold standard country. coun-try. American gold has recontly been at a premium over her paper money, the United Stales, with the double staudard, is able to hold her silver nnd paper currency at par with gold. The way to continue this splendid condition is to maintain our present unexcelled monetary system, as the republican party proposes to do. Comin to the Contention. Walla Walla Union-Journal. Governor Ferry has apppinted Representative Rep-resentative Joseph C. Painter a dele-Kate dele-Kate to the irrigation convention which will meot at Salt Lake City in September. Septem-ber. This convention will be an important im-portant one for all the western states.' Mr. Tainlcr takes a great deal ot in- |