Throwing Jonah Overboard
Why ia it that tlie elections of last year and of tliis year have goue against the democrat party ? Why did it lose Indiana and Virginia and sustain serious losses in North Carolina and West Virginia ? Why was the party utterly demoralized and nearly wlped out in Cincinati, Cliic.igo, Mihvaukee and otlier western citles Why Ikir its majority been ent down onehalf in Kentucky on the largest vote, it now appears, ever cast thcro? Were all these states and communities aft'ected by "personal dislike" of the President? The voters have expressed at the ballot box what "The World" has exjiressed in its columns, a sense of deep disapointtnent and dissatlsfaction at the lack of actual achievements by the idininistration of their choice. We do not consider that President Cleveland is so niuch responsible for this failure and Out consequent disafTection as are the editors of the party journals and its leaders. They have been silent when they should have spoken. Tliey liave flattered him hypocrltically when they should have told the trulh. How could it be expected that even a well-meaning and honest man, inexperienced in national affairsand uuacquainted with the country and its public men, should correct bis mislakes and act wisely when both the Mugwumps, on whom he has leaned and his own party friends have persisted in representing to him tkat hls errors were marvelous exhibitlocs of discretion and that li is blunders were most eagacious etrokes of etatesmanship? The Chicago Tribune of Monday contains a long account of the cbasc and capture of Tommy O'Brien and three pais. Tommy is the same fellow wlio eonlidenced ex-shcriff Brown out of $2,700, some time since, and tlien evaded the oftlcers wben they captured liiui at Chicago. He is in jall now for indiscriiuinate shooting, and tlie Cliicago offlcers are deternained to seud him up. Prof. Wm. Streeter. late principal of the Lapeer public schools, has (been nppointed State Agent for the State Public School at Coldwater. His duties will be to travel about the state and look after the welfare of the childrcn who have been put into homes from the institution, of wliom there are are now about a thousand subject to visitation. Prof Streeter graduatcd from the University in 1882, and is well known inthiscounty. There is no use of cryingover spilied milk, it neitber brings back the lacteal fluid or belps out the loss. Tliere is no use of devoting 8 pace to the weaknegs and fraiity of humanity, it neither strengthens the one or renders more from the other, tbere is no use of mak ing a great bue and cry over something tbat is bevond the power of man to recall no matter bow much we may regret what bas been done. Harsh words may wound but silence heals. Regrets are idle. Unkind allusions are npt Christ-like. So is it not better to let the past rest in peace? Inanumberof books brought to the Courikb bindery to be rebound by Kirwen White, of Chelsea, there are eome quite aged ones. One in particular, printed in 1798 "by T. & J. Swords, Printers to the Faculty of Phyfic of Columbia College, No. 99 Pearl-ftreet," looks queer to our eyes. It Is cntitled: "The Botanie Garden, a Poein in two parts - Part I., conüüaina Tlie Economy of Vcgetation. Part II., The Loves of the Plants, with Philosophicnl Notes." The book contains many very creditable steel and wood plates, among the former being a picture of a black man with sbackles upon his anus, with the title "Am I not a Son and a Brother?" foreshadowing tlius early the great contest that was tobe witnessed ncarly a century later in America. Another volume printed in 1825, is "A Catalogue of American Mincrals," by Samuel Hoblnson, M. l). It was printed by Cummings, Hllliard St Co., in l!oton. There are also two other8, quite aged, "The History of Upper and Lower Cunadii," printed In Lomion in lsljfi, and "An Early History of New ' Entrlainl," printed at Concord, N. H., in ' 1845.
Article
Subjects
Ann Arbor Courier
Old News