The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, December 30, 1892, Image 6
gsmfissmfltiausssxps bK8B mn rHHiiiiM m 1. 1 ii f.'j'f" i i'ihiii i ii i pnnawgni ( --, m sr -a I THE CUP THAT CHEERS. It's Not Popular In Washington's Official Oiroloa rrldn Itarrlion Never Served Win at III Iteceptlnna Attorney General Mil Ur' Famous "fnillanapolli l'onch" A Temperate City. Special Wnihlnntoa Letter.1 During tlto first session of the present congress the country was surprised and aroused by tho churgo, openly mode by Mr. Wntson, of (leorglti, that a member of the house of representatives hud been in nn Intoxicated condition while making n speech upon the floor of tho house. Tho chnrgo was Investigated by n committee composed of members of tho house, nnd, after taking volumi nous testimony, It was decided that tho charge was without foundation. Never. thclcHS, tho Impression prevails throughout tho country that thero is a great deal of Boelnl tippling dono in Washington: and thero Is something of truth as well as exaggeration In that Impression. It' Is true that It Is customary in so ciety horo, as it Is In tho social clrclesof other cities, to havo wine at banquets and receptions; but it Is not truo that this custom Is always observed In ofll clal circles. It Is well known that tho present ad ministration Is dominated by tho In fluence of a homc-lovlng, God-fearing, temperate man. Tho views of Mrs. Harrison on tho subject of temperance were of such a pronounced character that from tho moment of her advent Into tho whlto house ull alcoholic liquors wero banished. However, at Btato dinners, in obedience to the cus tom of u century, wines havo been served; but the guests, knowing the sentiments of their host und hostess, touched them very sparingly. On the president's private tablo wino Is never served; indeed so rigid is the rule In this respect that the use of liquor Is never ullowed in the preparation of a dish; Mrs. Morton, tho wife of the vice president, never has served unythlng in tho nature of an intoxicant at her Wednesday afternoon receptions. For those who do not euro for hot tea and chocolate thero ,is ulways prepared a largo bowl of cafe frnppo. At her even ing curd receptions, 'however, when thu company Is smaller than when the gen eral public is admitted, as is the ease on Wednesdays, a bowl of punch Is placed at one sldu of tho square en trance hall. Mrs. Morton Is an ab Btemlous woman, und, while declining to prescribe uny sot course of action for others, is personally opposed to the indiscriminate serving of punch at afternoon receptions, or Indulging in wines at luncheons and dinners. Postmaster General und Mrs. Wnna maker havo mind an ngrooablo substi tute for punch in a frugrant compound of ornngeudo and fresh strawberries. They havo tho courage of their own convictions In tho mutter of serving liquor in nny form, even at their cubl net dinners, where nothing stronger thun Apollluuris wnter Is allowed. Attorney General und Mrs. Miller 'have ulso made a departure- from the usual order of things by Introducing, Instead of punch, u compound or which they alone havo tho recipe. Although frequently importuned to impart tho secret, they laughingly refuse, uvowlng that none but themselves can properly brew "Indianapolis punch," in which raspberry vinegar und lemon juice pre dominate. Speaker Crisp and ex-Speaker Heed arc abstemious men, and their families are like unto them In this regard. Sec retary John Faster, of tho department Of state, uud Secretary Churlca ??iter, HON. THOMAS K. WATSON, OF OKOROIA. of tho treasury department, have lived temperate and commendable- public and private- lives In Washington. The into secretary of tho treasury, Mr. Wlndom, was a pronounced temperanco udvocatc. Iu ftjot, tho temperance sentiment seems to prevail la tho entire adinlnln tratlon, and tho legislative circles as well. It is very cleur to my mind that tho popular impression concerning tip pling in Washington Is erroneous, be catibo it is exaggerated. It is truo that individuals here, as elsewhere, indulge in strong drink. A few members of tho house of rep resentatives are drinking men; but they do not usually indulgo their appetites during,tk5 day, und houco are not un der tho uanofti) influeuqo while con ffross is in session. They surrender to their unfortunato desires only at night These iudividuuls, however, should not be regarded as fair examples of tho so cial circles of ofllcial society in tho na tional capital. In a publlo address recently delivered here, tho speaker Ocn. Cutcheon-as-acrtcd that tho social customs of Wash ington wero responsible for much of tho ovil resulting from tho use of intox icating drinks. Men nnd women, ho said wero tempted beyond what they were able to bear, lost their moral bal ance and drifted into lives of sin. Ho knew of -'no other city in tho country whero'thoro was so much wine drink tog.'" - ' This Is unfair, and untrue. Nearly everyone of our priests and pastors lias denied tlio trutnoi uiosiuiemeni maue, mainly because it is an exaggeration. , An Episcopal rcctor.who has longresld- J d here, 6oys. "It aeesu to mo not only i 5iJS5SS'Bl ?"'1fe SsSSi unfair, but Impossible, to institute comparisons between cities in regard to a matter Hko intoxication, of which it U so dlfllcult to obtain accurate statistics. Excessive drinking taken many forms, some of which never show thomsclvca to a casual observer. Though I hava ecn many cities of tho United States I have Intimate acquaintance with only one besides tho city of Washington. So far as external appearances go, thera Is certainly much less intemperance to bo seen in tho Btrects of Washington than Is visible publicly in New York city. Asldo from Inherited tendencies, the two chief cnuscsof intempcrutico among ordinary men seem to bo idleness und BOCIAt. CUI'. wnnt. A great many of the poor resort to drink beenuso they uro in want of good Biistulning food. Certainly there Is iftuoh less of tills sort of drinking in Washington than in uny other cities iu this country." That last sentence contain mom than a modicum of truth. It seems to cover tho easo completely. There U very little enforced Idleness und conse quent want In this city. Only thoso who will not work uro idle and penni less Tho sent of government being here, and over one and a half million dollars being disbursed hero every month, gives us considerable of u circu lating medium In excess of tho amount usually available in cities of equal population. Hence, there is less Idle ness and wnnt hero than in other cities. Consequently thero is Icsa drunkenness. "1 am very sorry that such a state ment was made by a prominent man ' r.nys a Catholic priest who has been traveling In tho west for some time. "Statements of that character hnvo given Washington an undeservedly bad name. While traveling I have been grieved to hear exaggerated and un warranted statements made against the social customs of tho capital. Every patriotic American should havo the reputation of this city at heart, and bo guarded against making destructive criticisms which are calculated to be little tho national capital in the opin ions of the people of the country." Whllo denouncing and refuting tho allegations concerning the condition of social and official circles in this particu lar, I urn constrained to admit that thero was much original foundation for tho thought of the country concerning tho tippling habit In Washington. He fore tlio war, during and Immediately after that r.trug;;le, It was customary and not unbecoming for men to drink freely, deeply nnd sometimes excessive ly. It was almost always expected, when gentlemen were Introduced, for ono or both of them to follow tho Intro duction with an Invitation to take a drink at somo bar. A well-known newspaper man who has been hero for many years, recently said to me: "Gen. Rawlins and I wero here as army ofll cers, in common with many others, with nothing to do but draw pay for several years after the war, and we played billiards four or live hours every day, just to kill time. Rctwccu games, wo were constantly meeting friend and being introduced to newcomers here, with tho result that I acquired the drinking habit, which has clung to me ever since nnd minimised my useful ness. I am glad to be able to say, how ever, that there is ninety per cent less drinking in this city now than there wus twenty-five years ago." My own experience here corroborates nnd emphasizes that statement. Tho growth of the temperanco sentiment throughout this country has been kept pace with by tho growth of a slmilur Bentimcnt in this city. The temper unco workers throughout tho republic may thank God nnd take courage, for every effort put forth by them in their own communities has a reflex influ ence upon tho social life of the govern mental city. Members of congress, senators, cabinet ministers and all pub lic officials hero feel that the eyes ol tho people aro upon them; and they know that tho hearts of the people aro Inclined towards sobriety and temper ance. Smith 1). Fur, Why ne ffn Pollnwfiit. He was going home to his wife nnd family. It was growing dark. His road from tho station was a lonely one, and ho was getting along as fast as ho could, when ho suddenly suspected that a man behind him wus following him purposely. Tho faster ho went tho faster the man went, until they came to a churchyard. "Now," he said to him. self, "I'll flnd out if he's after mo," and hoeutered tho churchyard. Tho man followed him. Voguo visions of re volvers and garroters grew upon hlra. Ho madu a detour of a splendid mauso leum. Still tho man was nfter hlra, round and round. At last ho turned and faced tho fellow, and asked: "What tho dickens do you want? What are you following mo for?" "Well, sir, do you ulways go homo Hko this? I am go hig up to Mr. Fltzkrown's house with a parcel, nnd tho porter at tho station told me that if I'd follow you I shouli And tho placo, us you lived next door. Are you going homo at nil to-night?" Melbourne City and Country. Natural Doubt. "Hallo, Vandcrloln, somo of yout peoplo coming in on this train?" "Yes; I'm expecting a sister of mine," "Sister, ehl Bv birth, or mrn!?" Truth. AGRICULTURAL HINTS. THE RUSSIAN THISTLE. Iti Introduction mid Occurrence In Sev eral Wr-.trrii muted. Prof. L. II. Pammcl, Ames, Iu.,' writes to the Orange .ludd Farmer: Not long ago there was some discussion concerning tho Introduction of the Russian thistle in the northwestern part of this state. It has appeared In several plncos in Iowa and is causing some alarm. It was stated that it is the common saltwort found along the Atlantic const, but It now appears that this weed is not the native Salsola kali, but u variety, und is It noun as Salsola kali var. tragus, which is shown In the accompanying Illustra tion reproduced from tho report of the department of agriculture issued for the year 1S.M. it U not a native of tint United States but of Russia. In somo way it was bn tight to this country. now will never be learned. It bos be coma a formidable pest in the wheat fluids of tho Dakotas. Mr. S. W. Nar regang, president of the Dakota Irri gation Company, writes iu the depart ment of agriculture leportfor 18U1, iu response to an inquiry from Dr. .1. N. Hose: "They grow much longer thun tho specimen, often three times ns large, forming plants which are six feet lu diiimiHur as large as a large wagon wheel. In reply to your ques tion as to the tltnu of first appearunce I would say that we llrst saw It three years ago. Since that time It hits steadily Increased, until the gi cater portion of South Dakota east of the Missouri river Is Infested wiili the thistle, particularly the strip of country extending from Eureka, Camp bell county, southeasterly to Sioux Falls, which Is covered thickly with this weed." The same writer states that some farmers have left their land ItUSHIA.V TIIISTI.K. because of It. A competent authority, Prof. T. A. Williams, in tho Dakota Farmer November 1, imcj, says: "Thero is a story often heurd throughout Da kota that it was introduced here by Russian Immigrants sowing It for sheep feed. We have not been able to get at the truth of this statement nor to ilnil just where the weed was llrst Introduced." Ho pronounces it the worst weed in South Dakota. In this connection it should be noted that when young the plunt Is used as forage for sheep. This w,eed Is an annual, grows vigorously and produces an euormous number of seeds which arc ecattercd over tho prairies, because of its tumbling habit Another important feature of the weed is that it comes up after the wheat Is cut. Dr. Rose, iu the report referred to, suggests" that farmers in the western stntes take timely action to eradicate it. In Nebraska u bill for it extermination was introduced, but it failed to pass. It is Impossible to say just how far this weed may spread. Thero arc numerous cases on record where some plants promised to be very troublesome, but for some un known reason they failed to spread. Rut this weed seems to bo thoroughly adapted to tho soil nnd conditions iu southwest Iowu, northeast Nebraska and the two Dako ta. We may well regard It with sus picion. Tho remedy to bo applied is to cut off nil of tho young plants und do not nllow nny seed to mature. Rut this requires concerted action. Wusto places as well as the flelds must be guarded. FACTS FOR FARMERS. It Is not always meanness that mokes a cow breachy; It is frequently hunger. As Tiin keroseno emulsion may be kept in tho barn ready for use, and Is so chenp nnd effective, It leaves little to bo desired and less excuse for loimu cattle. Prof. W. A. Hk.nhy found by experi ment that it cost S'J.iU to produce a hundred pounds of gain with lambs Sil.03 tt) secure the same gain with pigs of about the sumo ugc. It is cheaper to muke a good road than to mnko u bad one. The money expended on tho wenr and tear of your wagons, of your horses and harness Is enough to make a good road. Tiik axiom "A penny saved Is worth two earned" Is practically Illustrated by feeding unthrashed oats to cows and eulves. Try it once and you will never wusto time, money und labor in thrash ing outs. Or course, after milking your cows all summer you know what each can do, and whether you nre milking them at n profit or u loss; so you will have no trouble in tolling which oues to sell to tho butcher. Puiik bred llvo fitook is a lending cducutor. Tho mun who onco be gins breeding becomes u student of animal life. Tho result is a Immune nnd intelligent mun with a prosperous and progressive fumlly, Thousands of trees uro ruined by overbearing when young. Tho greedy grower thinks it great luck to seo u tree heavily louded at two, three or fouryoars old, but It is growth that u treo wauU ut that uge, uot crops of fruit v Ml A TALK ABOUT CATTLE. The Three Uraili-t L'nunlly Kept by Atnorl ran Farmer. We may class cattle that are usually kept on the farm into threo grades or kinds: Thoso for milk, for butter and for beef. In a great measure they aro distinct, us tho unlmnl that excels in beef production -is rarely tho most profitable for butter or milk. Whllo a cow may g vo a large quantity of milk and yet be an unprofitable butter unl it, il, It Is well settled among tho dulry men that the general purpose cow lu.s uot 3 et arrive.!. Some thut nre raising breeding ani mals to sell will insist that their par ticular breed or strain wi.l 1111 the bill for a general purpose animal, yot a cure ul trial will be sufll lent to con vince anyone thut the best results in any particular lino uro secured only with the sf ecinl purpose unlmal. There are plenty of unimuls that will average well In milk, butter and beef production and will excel in none, but it will be a waste of time and money to get up a herd of this kind. For a but ter cow what Is wuntedis u medium sized cow, ruther under than over sle, notun extra large milker, but ono that will give a good average, yield 11 mouths in theyenr, giving her u mouth to go dry before calving, and from which at least '-TiO pounds of butter can bo made in a year. A first-class butter cow whl make oven more thun this, giving us much us n pound of butter :i day on an average. If she converts her food Into butter, It is evident that she cutinot convert It luto milk or beef, und in nearly ull cases a cow that gives a large quantity of milk cannot give extra ricli milk or make u prolltable beef gain lu llcsh. The llrst thing to determine is the special purpose for which the cattle uro to b kept and then select and breed thoso that are best udiipted for this purpose. If milk Is nil Item, select breed that gives a largo quantity of milk. Often it is possible to keep cows und sell the iniMc to better udvuntage than to muuufutture it into butter. Some families can grow u good quality of beef to better advantage than either nunc or butter, and then u beef unlmal is one that, converts the food supplied into growth or gain of flesh. In cither case, by the selection of a good sire, breed lu tho direction wanted und with htiillclcnt individual merit to transmit his characteristics to his offspring. Iu this way, by carefully selecting the cows, a graduul Improvement can bo made in tho direction desired. Rut it is hurd to select and feed for a general purpose animal, as such animals rarely prove much above the average iu any one quality. St, Louts Republic. MILK RECEPTACLES. Thu Importance tit Kvrplni; llulry Uton ll clean nuil Suct't. In no other work is thero us great a demand for cleanliness ns in tho three parts of the dairy business, milk, but ter uud cheese. The most attention is needed to maintain the cleanliness of the milk receptacles, such us pails, pans, cans and churns. In the first place there should be a sufllcletit sup ply of puns that those emptied and washed in tho morning need not be used until evening or tho next day. After washing tl-ey should be placed iu tlio sunlight until used. On cloudy days they can be thoroughly dried about tho stove und not nested when they aro wet, and allowed to thus remain for several hours, as iu that condition they cannot dry, and when separated tit night they will give ofT u disagreeable odor, and the warm milk placed in thcin Is certnln to bo contaminated. All tin dairy utensils should bo tlrst washed iu boiling water, then thoroughly rlused iu clean cold wnter, and turned bottom sido up to drain und dry until again used. All vessels about tho dairy should bo cleaned as soon as emptied, nnd not allowed to stand neglected for hours thereafter. The shelves, benches and racks upon which the puns aro set should be washed with soap and water every time they uro cleared. Even u few drops of milk ullowed to remain on them to mold or gum up with butter fnt would prove unhealthy, and detri mental to the milk iu the same apart ment. Whero ouly a few cows uro kept tho same scrupulous clcunllness should be observed. The surface of the butter in tho tubs should be covered with n cloth saturated with strong brine, both during und after tlio filling is completed. Locate the filled tubs in u cool, dark portion of the cellar, ex amine once a week, und if the brine is found oozing through the staves, it should be wiped away and not allowed to remain and stain tho wood, giving it a most uninviting look. Americun Agriculturist. SURE GATE CLOSER. A Contrivance That Will l'revent Ureal Muny Annoyance. Tho annoyances resulting from open garden and lawn gates can bo avoided by the contrivance shown in tho ac companying Illustration drawn from a sketch sent us by IL C Holllns, of Ken- B3sWp A SKI.F-CI.OBINO OATK. tucky. This gato closer will not only close the gate every time It is opened to tho usual width, but if tho gate is swung completely back to tho fonco, It will ulso hold tho gate open. Thh Is a great convenience, as ull roallzo who havo tried chuinsor ropes with weights, and self-closing hinges or springs. With self-closing gates, tho careless ness of children and callers will be overcome, and tho trees pud plants saved from injury by trespassing cat tlo and swine. American Agricul turist. Aftkh the ducks begin to lay It is safo to count upon nn egg every 24 hours, but as they do not lay In nests, the safest plan Is to confine them every night or many of tho eggs will bo lost. iii-,ea : ti m& 'i THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. VThy Protection Wn Defeated la the Late klectlon. If President Harrison hat! tho same felicity in personal intercourse us in public speech and with the pen be would be a marvel of politics. UU latest instance in point was a little passage In a letter written, apparently, with no thought of publication. Speaking of the late campaign, ho said of himself: "I was a leader Im prisoned, and savo from tho little- visit to Mr. Reld, I knew or thought but llttlo about it." That is undoubtedly true. His devotion to the invalid wife by his side was such us to inako every thing else rotnote from his thoughts. Rut even If he had been on llro with eagerness for tho fray, ho would still have been "a leader Imprisoned." Tho proprieties of tho situation forbade his taking part in tho onmpaign, und that of itself was a very great loss. No one who recalls the wonderful series of speeches mado by Gen. Ilarrl son at his homo In 18SS can doubt that his silence during tho last campaign was tin Incalculable loss to tho repub lican cause. How much Influence his speeches would havo exerted no ono can tell, but they certainly wero a loss grent and irreparable No ouo could tako his place. Tho vacancy romained unfilled. That llttlo speech at Mr. Hold's homo was hardly up to tho Harrlsonian standard. The shadow of impending affliction was upon it. Rut the latter part of the lottor is especially felicitous. Tho falluro of protection ns nu issue last fall was duo to the fact, as he puts It, that "tho wage-earner has refused to share his sheltor with the manufacturer," adding, with rarest felicity, "he would not even wulk.undor the snmo utnbrolla." That expresses It exactly. The wage earners nre men of intelligence. At least they know enough to know that under free trado American industry would bo paralyzed, or compelled to go on, if at till, at greatly reduced wages. Rut a wave, of special ani mosity to capital and enterprise swept over the country, and when passion is at tho front considerations of prudence nre thrust into the background nnd sacrificed with mud catrcrness. How much of this prejudice wus duo to tho Hoinextend strike Is a matter of uncer tainty, but all agree that It was a pow erful factor. It is not worth whllo to dwell upon the mistakes and misfortunes of the last campaign, except as they point a lesson. The manufacturers of this country might as well understand that they cannot afTord to defy thu enmity of the wage-workers. On the contrary, they must realize the fact that the. peo ple rule in this cottntrv and that to in cur tlie enmity of their employes Is to court disaster in one form or another. The ultimate success or falluro of pro tection is still undetermined. Four years more nnd another election will be upon us, und the result of that elec tion will undoubtedly turn, as did tho lost one, upon sentiment. If tho man ufacturers rely upon hard times and starvation to bring the wage-workers to their side they will bo disappointed. Protection is a mutual benefit, as is perfectly plain, but bodies of men. like individuals, need only to havo thoir animosities touched with the torch of hate to make them forget their own In terest in an eagerness to get oven. The story of Shiiisoh's pulling down the temple illustrates universal human nature under the goad of exasperation. The manufacturers of this country us a class are fair-minded men, and have only to tako counsel of thoir unlmpas sinned common sense to restore (rood feeling between thomsolves nnd the wage-workers. Chicago Inter Ocean. IMPATIENT DEMOCRATS. Impetnnuii I'lncn-lliintorii (MUCH. Clamorloff for A good denl of silly and irrelevant talk is now heard among democrats concerning the rapidity with which, in European representative governments, a revolution in a general election is re flected in the management of public nffnlrs. We aro told that a defeat for the party in power in England or France would result In au Immediate chango of administration and policy. The cabinet would resign at once, and a new one, formed out of members of the victorious party, would be put In Its place. This is true, but it is not pertinent. Things cannot bo done that way here. Tho constitution for bids it, and the present usages must continue to prevail until the constitu tion Is altered. Wo have no cabinet In the Rritish or French sense. Even if tho president and ull tho mem bers of our cabinet had resigned the day after the election, tho democratic accession to power would not huvo lcen hastened to the extent of a single hour. The sonsible thing for the impatient democrats to do is to try to mold senti ment in favor of a change in tho con stitution which would make the terms of tho president nnd of congress begin on tho first day of Junuary immediate ly following thoir election, und to havo tho first stated session of congress com mence at tho opening of its term. This would call for protty quick work iu the counting of the votes for president, it Is truo, but tho cuuiigo would not pro sent any difficulty of this sort in regard to congress, for the legislature to choose the now senators would meet in December. Ry this means tho govern ment could bo kept iu "closo touch with tho people." licaton presidents and congresses could notlagsuperlluous on tho stago of affairs. Tho will of the people, us indicated at tlio ballot-box, would bo put immediately into execu tion. Changes of this sort in tho constitu tion have often been suggested, and so far as it pertains to congress this chango would certainly bo wise. Such a sclieino would undoubtedly sccuro much popular support. Even as it per tains to the president tho proposition would also command considerable, fa vor. This is an age of "reform." Thero is u largo element of tho population who would abolish any political usage that Is old and put hoinolhing different und hitherto untried in its place. Hun dreds of thousands think that tho mode of olcc'.lng presidents Is too slow and cumbrous; tens of thousunds say that the idea of having a president at all it antiquated and ubstird, and that a coin mission or board should be put In his place. Then there nro others who would abolish the senate as well as the president- Nobody ever saw an ago in this country moro favorable to new notions in politics than this is. Let the exultant and Impetuous democracy pitch in uccording to constitutional methods for the required changes in the system of doing things, for tho president nnd the republican members of congress nre going to hang on to their offices until the. term ends for which the people elected them. St. Louis Globe-DctuocruL LOOK OUT FOR SQUALLS I Speaker CrUp' I'ulillo Humiliation Means Trouble. Tho direct nnd studied insult offered to Speaker Crisp at the Reform club banquet to Orover Cleveland In New York evidently marks the beginning of a factional fight in the democratic ranks. Crisp Is the third officer of the federal government. He was in- vueu to aiienti and ms invitation so worded as to lead him to construe it as requesting him to speak. lie prepared a speech, furnished it, by request, to the Associated Prcis for transmission by telegraph and was left sitting, Hko u bump on u log, nut being called upon by the chairman. This means u declaration of war by Cleveland and his personal satellites upon Tammany and Its friends. Crisp received f nintnauy's support for speak erhence his public humility. Cleve land believes that his election was duo to his personal popularity. He knows ho can have only this term in the pros idency, and proposes to run things to suit himself. Ho is ufllliatiiig with the mugwump pharisees, und evidently in tends to punish Tammany for its oppo sition to his nomination at Chicago. This menu a terrific factional fight in the democratic ranks. The repub licans will witness it with amusement, und hope for the same result as that of the famous fight of the Kilkenny cats. Toledo Ulade. CURRENT COMMENT. CSTDeuiocratio reform is reallv in danger. Too many cooks spoil the broth, is an old saying that applies heie.--Iowa State, Register. CaTho attack on pensions which is being made ull along the democratic line Indicates the turn that the econ omy of the Cleveland administration will take. The old soldier has no dent, ocrallc friends. Albany lourmiL OyPrchirient Harrison's own fidelity to the Interests iu his charge and his intense devotion to his country were never more appuruut than in the mes sage which rounds out his administra tive net!). St. Paul Pioneer Press. u-JTSeerctary Foster is right in in sisting that the reserve should uow be over one hundred million dollars In gold, but there Is no prospect that the democratic house will reduce expenses so ns to permit any accumulation ol revenue. Philadelphia Press. CXTIf the Heed rules bo not adopted by the next house, tho so-called "high tariff" faction of tho democracy will block the way against the free trade or dominant element of the party. That Heed code is very tueftil iu'u crisis. St. Louis Globc-Denjoctijk, r BSTThe republican party has never been a cowardly organization, trim ming its sails with every chungc in the popular breeze, aud, nltliottgh the prin ciples which it laid before the country have been for the time being rejected, It will not betray them. Indeed, if it wero to give up its protection faith it would lose the ono great article of its creed which gives it political Identity. Philadelphia Rulletln. HPA good many vest buttons have been flying off since it was reported that Cleveland had offered Dave IHU the position of secretary of stato. Rut while the merriment is boisterous it is u solid fact that Cleveland could hardly do a more polito thing for himself nnd his party than that. Even If 1HR should bo offered the place nnd would decline, Cleveland would gain strength for his tact. It would be very politic indeed for him to effect this renp proachment and show his mngna nimlty. It is probable, however, tliat the tomahawk is not to bo buried so easily. Minneapolis Journal. tSTIn his Reform club speech Mr. Cleveland departed from glittering generalities long enough to say: "If we redeem the promises we have mndo to the voters of the land, the difficulty of our task can hardly be exaggerated." This statement is interesting for two reasons. One is that It indicates a doubt on Mr. Cleveland's part whether any attempt will be mado to llvo up to the nnte-election democratic promisca, and the other is that It reveals his be lief that his party promised more than it has tho ability to perform. Tho "plain peoplo" will bo disappointed to learn that tho vision of good things hold beforo them during tho cumpiiign is never to be realized. Under theso circumstancos they aro not inclined to ngreo with Mr. Cleveland thnt tho democratic triumph should reinstate their faith and their confidence in xueir countrymen."-Troy Times. CoiiKrcMloiml Kitriuaci.ncr.. Tho World objects to the nppropriu tlon of SIO.OOO.OOO by tho house of rep resentutlves for rivers and harbors. When the last river nnd harbor bill was pending It was intimated that nono would bo offered at this congressional sesslou. Rut that bill, in uddition to tho appropriations mndo outright, con tained provisions for contracting for n great deal of work for which funds aro now required. This is ono of tho lega cies of u doinocrntlc house elected on tho issue made against "tho republican billion-dollar congress," und which after spending 5fl4,OOO.UOO moro than tho aforesaid "bllllon-dollar" body did at Its first session, loft untold contin gent charges against tho treasury. To wliut enormous heights the nppropriu tlons of the present session will nttain Provldenco ouly knows, but tho peoplo will know soon enough for their por sonul comfort N. Y. Mull und Ex. press. b i