Show THE national association of democratic clubs has sent a circular letter to democratic clubs all over the country requesting them to appropriately celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of thomay jefferson thursday april 2 the letter calls attention to the contrast between the simplicity of jefferson with the prodigality diga lity and corruption corrupt iou of the last congress of which it says they could go DO farther for they have exhausted the surplus in the treasury and in the Mc KiLEY bill raised taxes and prices to the last points cf endurance the time is especially appropriate while celebrating the birth of the great apostle of liberty to rejoice over the popular depudia tion and the final adjournment of the odious billion dollar congress whose existence was a menace alike to the freedom the prosperity and the business of the country of indianna has fallen in with the west and in an interview recently he saida that the next democratic convention will certainly insert a free coinage plank in its platform and permit of no doubtful or uncertain declarations on the subject the democratic party will then nominate a man who will stand upon the platform the party cannot afford to warp its platform of principles to suit the personal qualifications of the nominee no air no man of any party can be elected who opposes free coinage of silver fateful january the death of the belgian heir to the throne prince has revived the old superstition concerning tho fatefulness of january for the royal family of belgium the record of events that have caused the superstition altas been increased of late years with remarkable rapidity in january 1867 the empress charlotte sister of the belgian long became insane in consequence of the shooting of her husband the kings only son crown prince and duke of brabant died on jan in january 1881 tho royal castle in which the empress charlotte lived was destroyed by fire in january 1889 crown prince rudolf of austria the belgian kings sonin son in law was killed in the tragedy of meyer ling on new years day 1890 the royal castle at laeken burned down alas exclaimed the belgian queen when the news of the fire was brought to her in brussels it is this terrible january it always brings us misfortune new york sun |