Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 9, 1893 Page: 4 of 8
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BRENHAM DAILY BANNER.
j. o. RANKIN, Proprietor.
Sunday Morning, April 9, 8S>12.
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Memphis has the sensatiou of hav-
ing a chief criminal judge impeached.
So far the 23rd legislature has done
k'?s good than any body of the kind
ever assembled m Texas.
The Minnesota legislature h
granted the right of equal suffrage
the women of that state.
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It is gratifying to know that we
have one warship that can beat any
other warship in the world running, if
not lighting.
Mi ch of Secretary Carlisle's time
spent in abolishing useless offices
created by his predecessor, but it is
time well spent.
Hoke Smith gave the Georgia peo-
ple some excellent advice when he ad.
monished them that office-seeking was
ueither profitable nor pleasant.
The American women is nothing
if not sensible, the most of the ex-
treme fashions have to be modified in
order to be well received by her.
TiiEREare no good reasons why mem-
bers of Congress should make the Fed-
eral appointments, and there are many
excellent reasons why they should
not.
It is expected that the Land Office
decisions during the present Adminis-
tration will give general dissatisfac-
tion to the land jobbers and specula-
tors.
Kx-Attorney-General Miller says he
is satisfied with his official record. In
this connection Mr. Miller is in full ac-
cord with the trusts and combines of
the country.
A Frenchman has shown that it is
possible to convert wood-pulp into a
silk dress. Warner Miller may try
whether he can make a "silk stock-
ins" out of it.
Flirtation in its ordinary sense is
vulgar—in its finer sense it is a perfect
duel between a man and a woman,
with the chances greatly in favor of
the woman's winning.
The nation is making progress
when a real live rebel brigadier like
Wade Hampton can be appointed to
office without a whoop from the For-
akers and the Clarksons.
Senator Peffeb has madeja new
departure in appointing his daughter
clerk of the Senatorial committee of
which he is Chairman. It is a tribute
to the progress!veness of the Kansas
girl.
Befoke proceeding any further in the
scramble for spoils the United States
Senators should strike from the pay-
rolls the names of their relatives.
Nepotism is every bit as offensive as
partisanship.
The most emphatic pension decis-
ion was" the one delivered by the
voters on the 8th of last November
It was an order to strike all of the
bogus pensioners oft" the rolls, and the
Administration will see to it that the
order is faithfully executed.
President Cleveland, while cour-
teous in his expession, is also firm in
his belief that as he is charged with
appointments he cannot surrender all
executive functions to members of con
gress. They can do no more than pre-
sent a case. It is tor the president to
hear and detericine.
It is one of the blessings of Provi-
dence that the Republican party has
been put out of power in this country t
If it had kept the reins of the govern-
ment for another quarter of a century,
we have no doubt thfct we would have
had several official classes perpetually
fastened upon the tax-payers.
There are many men who have
learned that since marriage their
modest incomes go further in the
acquirement of necessaries, comforts
and sometimes luxeries, even with the
increased obligations, than they did in
their bachelor days. To the true wo-
man her husband's interests are her
own, and she trims her expenditures
to meet his circumstances.
THK OFFICI-MKKINO MANIA.
As a rule the compensation of offi-
cers, both Federul and State, is less
than the compensation of officers of
corresponding grades in corparations,
and considerably less than the capable
professional or business man makes in
the regular pursuit his occupation.
In the case of professional men their
business is likely to increase in value;
It is permanent in its character; it ena-
bles one to be independent. If it be
interrupted by a few years of office-
holding it is liable to be seriously im-
paired, if not entirely sacrificed.
In spite ot these considerations many
persons are ready to abandon an in-
come from a stable and prosperous
business for a smaller compensation
when it is accompanied by "a little
brief authority." The office-holder
considers himself a ruler, a part of a
great government, and he is willing to
make important pecuniary sacrifices to
enjoy this comfort to his vanity.
If the quest for office is unsuccessful
time and money are wasted. A feel
ing of humiliation as well as disap-
pointment follows defeat. If the cov-
eted prize be obtained it can be enjoy-
ed, in most cases, for only a brief term.
Few offices are held by a life tenure
under our Government, and even
these are not very profitable.
The development of submarine ca-
bles and steam lines, bringing all parts
of the world into swift connection, has
robbed embassadors of their import-
ance. Their exaggerated dignity and
magniloquent titles are survivals of a
past age. But for a commercial na-
tion competent consuls, who are only
commercial agents, are a necessity, and
appointments, to the consular service
should be made with the utmost care
and discrimination.
A TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
The Washington, (Ga.) Chronicle is
of the opinion that the man who is in
favor of "a tariff for revenue with hi-
dden tal protection" is preparing "a
loophole to bring back by degrees the
whole iniquitous system."
The truth is, the system has never
been carried away. It is still with us.
It is also equally true that the demo-
cratic platform provides for sweeping
the whole affair out of existence.—
When the committee on resolutions
brought in a plank recognizing pro-
tection, the convention jumped on it
with both feet and substituted a dec-
laration that a protective tariff is un-
constitional and in favor of a tariff
for revenue only. The tariff plank on
which Mr. Cleveland was elected needs
no light shed on it by the doctrinaires.
It is its own illuminator, its own in-
terpreter. It denounces protection as
robbery of the people.
Individual democrats may differ in
their views, as to the amount of pro-
tection necessary to give American in-
dustries an advantage over those of
Europe, but, when the party comes
to carry out the pledges of the plat-
form, there will be no question of
protection. A tariff for revenue only
is the kind of tariff that Great Bri-
tain has, and there is no protection
in it.
The republican who thinks he can
get incidental protection out of a
tariff'for revenue only is welcome to
all he gets.
PALMER AND PENSIONS.
Senator Palmer's position on the
pension question, says the Chicago
Times, is that of a sturdy soldier in
full sympathy with the veterans of
the union army, and is expressive of
the best sentiment of all veterans.
The pension roll should be one of
honor, from which all undeservers
ought to be excluded. It is the pur-
pose of the senator to move for
authority for a committee
of the senate to make thorough in-
vestigation of alleged frauds and ir-
regularities in the granting of pen-
sions and of the pension system gener-
ally. The Senator will do this as a
friend of the pensioners, not as their
enemy, and the investigation under-
taken under his chairmanship will be
one which will respect the feelings
and the rights of every honest veteran
honorably a pensioner. The senator
describes himself as believing thor-
oughly in pensions and considering
it the duty of the government to
give a liberal pension to every man
who is suffering from a disability re-
ceived on the field, and his sole pur-
pose in the present matter is to free
the pension roll from fraudulent
names, and to weed out various
abuses which may have grown up
with the system. The peusion ser
vice of" itself is commendable. Pen
sion abuses are villainous.
War-made widows, scarred veteran
soldiers, who actually fought and in-
curred disabilities in the line of duty,
are entitled to all they receive from
the national treasury. They are en-
titled to more than their mere stip-
ends. The lists upon which their
names are enrolled should be sacred
to persons of their character and
their suffering. No maligners, no
home guard, no skulkers, no frauds
should have a place upon these lists.
Of all men in the congress of the
United States Senator Palmer, who
was a major general of volunteers,
distinguished for his service in the
union cause is best fitted to have full
justice done to his comrades in arms.
President Cleveland Jhaa been
engaged day in and day out for the
most part in hearing the applications
of persons desirous of appointment
in the foderal service. It is a weari-
some task, and yet it is part of the
executive functions. Appointments
must be made, and as the executive is
charged with such appointments and
takes upon himself responsibility for
them he is compelled, however hard
thp task, to listen to importunities.
Unfortunately those who are appli-
cants are little regardful of the person-
al comfort of the executive, otherwise
they would abate their personal zeal-
But there is a feeling among those who
are eager for office that their chance of
appointment is diminished unless they
urge personally their application and
re-enforce it by every influence at their
command.
The New York World believes
that with an annual expenditure of
over $220,000,000 due to the war
(for pensions and interests on the
national debt) a choire in war taxes
would fall on a graded income tax
upon every principle of economy
and justice. It is surely democratic
to tax luxuries rather than essen^
tials. A graded income tax is the
coming tax if the expenditures of
the government are* to continue any-
thing near the present mark.
The action of Land Commissioner
McGaughey in disposing of 30,000
acres of valuable county School
lands to sharpers and speculators, in
violation of law, is sufficient evidence
to the people of Texas to prove that
the oJd gentleman is totally incom-
petent to perform the duties of the
Land Office, and his resignation
ought to be called for by the govern
nor. The white-washing process
should be dispensed with; justice
and equity should prevail.
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Hoke Smith, in replying to a re-
publican office-holder, who had been
removed, and had asked the cause
of his removal, said: "I want the
place for a democratic friend of
mine, who can fill it. I intend to
remove all the heads of divisions
and put in democrats, and then the
civil service rule will be extended to
cover them."
The special committee appointed
to investigate Land Commissioner
McGaughey have made their report
and recommend his impeachment by
the senate. They allege gross
negligence and violation of the con-
stitution. The minority report ad-
mits the errors, but believe them to
be of the head and not the heart.
The salaries paid to persons in
the civil service of the United
States amount to $90,000,000 an-
nually. This seems like a tremen-
dous amount, but when it is borne
in mind that this sum pays the
wages of 180,000 persons it need
not appall anyone. The average is
only $500 a year.
Gbover wishes it distinctly un-
derstood that the simple recommen-
dation of a congressmen for ap-
pointment of postmasters is insuffi-
cient. Applicants must be en-
dorsed by the patrons of the office
to secure recognition.
President Cleveland has de-
clared positively that he will, in no
instance, veto a constitutional bill.
This declaration should operate as a
renewed incentive to the silver ad-
vocates.
The Cleburne Chronicle declares
that the prospect of an increased
acreage is already having an unfa-
vorable effect upon the price of cot-
ton.
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State or Ohio, City of Toledo, '
Lucas County. j.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior parteer of the firm or F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in th« city of Toledo,
county and state aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay tbe sum of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that <^n not
be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in mv
pretence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
r* o i A. W. GLEASON,
«• ' 'J Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Core is taken internally and
acts directly cm the blood and mucous snr-
faces of the system. Send far testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists. 756k
The Government employs 23,000
clerks in Washington.
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THE SPRING TRADE!
My Spring Stock for 1893 will begin to arrive
Monday, February 20.
MY LINE OF
Dress Goods,
Fancy Dry Goods,
Ladies' Corsets,
Clothing and Shoes,
Will be complete. No stock has ever been
brought to this city, that has its equal.
Inviting all to call and hoping to have a
continuance of your valued patronage, which
has always been highly appreciated, I am
Respectfully,
R HOFFMANN.
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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 9, 1893, newspaper, April 9, 1893; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth486623/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.