BANKER'S row in the Ohio peniten
tiary is full to overflowing. It all
eomes from making the mistake of us
ing the money of other people as if
it belonged to the bankers. Cannot
stricter bank supervision prevent most
of the heavy losses?
SECRETARY HAY will visit Berlin,
London and Paris before his return
aud will meet some of the most promin
ent statesmen of Europe. Mr. Hay can
give them all valuable ideas in regard
to running international affairs in a
just, wise and able manner.
SOME blind republican leaders may
imagine that they can indefinitely post
pone all action on tariff reform and re
ciprocity measures but the people de
mand these and if republicans will not
heed the popular demands then there
will be revision by some other party in
power.
the anti-trust law. He can at present
very profitably give his exclusive at
tention to the monopolies whose extor
tions are making the life of the farmer
burdensome and are forcing them thus
to cooperate in their own interests.
The cooperation of all citizens is de
sired in order to make our new census
returns complete. All actual residents
of the city who mav be temporarily ab
sent should be enrolled. There is dan
ger that many may be omitted because
they are out of the city for the time
being. All who claim a residence here
belong on our census returns.
FRANCE should not forget what
Great Britain had to pay to the United
States for the Alabama claims after the
war of the rebellion. Japan is no
doubt keeping careful account of all
the treacherous aid which France is
giving to the Russian fleet in the far
east and will exact payment with good
interest after the Russians are whipped
out.
