| Show EDITORIAL iotes it one can judge by alie pictures in the new york illustrated papery the season of grand opera there is principally remarkable tor the lascivious display oe coral eslanda of bosoms which use out from the flesh which adorn the private boxes sacramento bee senator alien has taken a proper egand in introducing a resolution calling for nn inquiry into the manner and to the extent in which money was need to carry the last presidential election hardly any investigation if this one were thorough and se archine would ave a better effect there is no doubt that an enormous amount of money was spent to carry certain states in he middle west for mckinley and these should bo brought out it hakea no dif lerance who might affected it has been asserted aseer ted that money was used corruptly in kentucky to carry that state for ane gold standard in the very nature 0 the case it must have been po for dy knows that the sentiment of the people ot kentucky id in favor of tree coinage A thorough investigation vesti gation in which no one would be spared would bring the facts to ligh and the assurance of exposure is the unrest way to prevent crimes ot that kind it would have a salutary effect dpn public opinion if it should be shown thit men who buy elections cannot go unscathed and at the lame time enjoy the fruits ot their crimes denver republic in next month it ha become tho duty of the democratic minority in the new york legislature to present the name of a candidate for the senatore hip naturally the democrats in caucus would bo expected to nominate mr hill for the complimentary vote but some of the tammany men that shall not be and it 13 told ib new york that the kings county democrats are of the same mind the democratic delegation in thu next new york legislature legi lature is leae of fifty senators the democrats have fourteen of members of the lower house they have thirty fire eight or nine of the state senators supported aryan twenty two of the thirty flye loer house bembera are under tammany control anaconda standard A republican united states senator ia quoted assaying it now becomes the duty of our national committee to go into certain states where elections are about to be held and secure taci election of senators upon whom we can depend this strikes us as an extraordinary declaration theeo senators are to be chosen by the state legislatures la tures those legislatures are already elected the people have presumably chosen them to carry out their wishes they will be likely to do EO if left alone ie it the duty of alie republican national committee to endeavor to induce them to act against the wishes of ahe people who elected them not what business have they to interfere in the elections of those states have they to interfere any way it may well be asked we do not aawar agree with senator chandler ol 01 new hampshire but it strikes ug he is clearly liht when be stamps this as a dangerous proceeding likely to do more harm than good among those with whom it is proposed to be employed by the party setting it in motion it is a demoralizing one as well are bad influences enough now striving to affect our legislature without national committees taking a hand in them anything that loots like interference from ahe outside is an impertinence anything that looks like coercion 1 an insul tand grything ary thing savoring ff canup tion is worse there is clearly danger of both latter under euch policy and it ought to be boston herald |
