Show editorials EDITO rials BIALS THE philadelphia independent thinks that things political are in a very bad way and that there is no health nor soundness in them that vice viea and crime are running riot throughout the land that in every department of the government ern ment national state and municipal are to be found men who are daily plundering and robbing that good men of all parties see and reel feel the necessity for a change in the administration of public aff lairs affairs that the only difficulty in the way is to get rid of the political tricksters trick who manage and run and rule the great political parties of tho the country that there is nothing to hope for from a change from one party to the other that both are corrupt and rotten to the core that the people desire a change in the administration of the government that it would only be going from bad to worse to restore the democratic party to power again and that it never will be restored th that thit at that party has been practically dead for twelve years or more and the best thing for the welfare of the country is that it should be forever burled buried and forgotten to think anybody of any body saying such things of that grand old oid party that what the great mass of the people desire and demand is the restoration of peace and harmony throughout the land and an economical and honest administration of the government that although more than seven years have passed since the war was practically closed yet through the folly and madness of the republican party thousands of the very bost boat men of the south are deprived of any voice or part in the administration of their state or local governments that the whole bauth hauth has been handed banded over to the keeping of the very worst claes class of men aaen in that section men ignorant and debased without either influence or character who have robbed and plundered the people until the southern states of the union are in little tittle better condition than ireland or poland that to heal existing wounds and restore peace harmony and good will throughout the land should be the highest aim of every good citizen that this can only be done by restoring to the people of the south bouth the rights and privileges now denied them and treating them with kindness and good will so that those who were lately endeavoring to destroy the government may become good and useful citizens and thank god that they are yet a part of this great antion having thus effectually impeached and condemned both the old parties the independent suggests what ought to be done and that is that a sort of a 8 new now departure should be taken and a new party be formed by the best men of all parties that it will be madness for the democratic leaders to persist in their folly and weakness of attempting to regain lost power and that if independent and patriotic men are driven to choose between two parties they will choose the least of two evils which the independent seems to be satisfied Is the republican party bad as that paper represents it NOT less than five expeditions are expected to proceed in search 0 of the north pole or rather to endeavor to find and explore the open polar bea sea at the north the ensuing summer there is ia the current american expedition of captain hal hail our san francisco dispatches a few days ago spoke of the expected early departure thence of a dog sledge and raft expedition the swedish government is also contemplating tem plating the sending of a sledge ex tion toward the pole immediately north of SpItzberg eu fiffey fifty select reindeer have been in training and exercise for this expedition energetic efforts are being made to organize an expedition from germany to go northward under a former explorer by way ot of east greenland austria Is also projecting an expedition since the die discovery covery by lieutenants and payer of the open polar sea between nova zambia Z and SpItz spitzbergen bergen hergen and aud northward last september dr has haa been act ively exerting his influence in germani germany in behalf of an extensive and protracted exploration of the north polar regions throughout germany the spirit of research has been aroused and has s been een privately contributed in austria since the return of lietta and payer an expedition on the largest reale seale is being fitted titled out to which the emperor of austria has contributed extensively of material aid this e expedition n Is to tomail sail in the screw steamer admiral 1 gelhoff Ye now bull buli l ing at bremerhaven Bremer haven she is to be tons burthen feet long 25 feet beam 13 feet depth below deck rigged as a three masted schooner with an engine of 95 horsepower horse power capable of propelling her five to six knots an hour and accommodations for coal sufficient tent for forty days use connected with the expedition will be lieutenants and payer two other austrian naval omm off meers leers brosch broseh and orel an accomplished machinist ch inist two tyrolese glacier guides and 16 picked marines in all 24 men count Wilta cheok cheek a wealthy and liberal savant who has contributed guilders builders guil ders toward the expedition will also accompany its summer voyages and will establish and maintain in nova zambia a depot of provisions and supplies s toward which he further contributes a large amount the plan plau of this expedition is to ad vance if possible toward the pole on the meridians east of spitzbergen Spitz bergen in the open sea discovered last september the expedition is to be provisioned and thoroughly eq ripped equipped for a stay of three yeara years in the arctic regions it is proposed for it to winter the first year at cape Chel the northernmost point of asia longitude east to prosecute the survey and exploration of the central polar region the second summer and the third summer to strike eastward eastward of behring straits if possible if these expeditions result in the discovery of an inhabited or a habitable country near or at the north pole it will be the great event of the century and the next question will be how to utilize the great discovery |