Every Tax-payer Who Has The Good Of

the city at heart, will vote to dónate 85,000 toward the $25,000 improvemente to be made by the Michigan CeDtral railroad in building a new passenger house, and bridging Detroit street, Whkn " Sunset" Cox, now minister to Turkey, was a member of oongress, he was a great reformer and favored reduction of salaries. Now he would like to have his salary as minister raised, that of his clerk also, and an appropriation of $2,500 for a steam yaoht. It is about time that we heard the name of Edwin Wallace mentioned for some village offioe. Perhaps supervisor would suit him best. By the way, we have heard it intimated that he would like to make the oanvass at the coming eleotion. Of course, it will depend on how the democrats feel whether they let him run or not. Perhaps he might "work" the prohibitionists of Saline, or the members of the old reform club, but it ig doubtful if any of them would now stand by him. ■ i ■ The New York Sun gives laboring men this sensible advice: "Never bef ore in the history of labor in this country was it so united, and, consequently, sopowerfuL lts cohesión and unity of action are unexampled in the annals of trade organizations. Therefore, at this of all moments, we say beware! Be moderate and be températe. The true interests of the emyloyer, if he be wise, are identioal with your interests, and see to it now that no misuse of victory lead you to change places with the oppressor." Tkekb are several persons in this city who are working tooth and nail against the contemplated improvements of the Michigan Central raürad, conditioned, however, on the city's giving $5,000 to aid in the costruction of a bridge over the track at the foot of Detroit street. enterprise fall through, did all they could to defeat the water works project. If the citizens of Ann Arbor are indifferent on the subject of ñne depot buildings and other improvements that will necessarily f olio w, the railroad company can stand it. They virtually say they will expend their money elsewhere. Of couBe, a $20,000 passenger house, with a ñne park on the south side, tastefully sodded and shaded, with fine walks leading to it, would not be an improvemenl on the present old tumble down structure. That is the way some persons look at it. They are opposed to improvements and never let an opporlumtv pass to ehow their displeasure. ui, m spiio ut their opposition, we believe that uur enterprisingfellow citizens will set down on them as they did on thoao opposed to the water works, which question was carried by such a handsome majority. ReFEBING to tho stafomont that the Archbishop of Quebeo had condemned the Knights of Labor, Vicar-General Conroy, of Chicago, said: "I doubt the authenticity of the report and advise that it given much credence. If the good Archbishop found fauit with the Knights of Labor he would not refuse Mr. Powderli's offer to elimínate the objectionable feature. We see nothing reprehensible in the Knights of Labor or other Trades Unions as we have thein here. . They are no worse, no more oathbound, than our Hibernians or Foresters, and I am chaplain myself in several such orders. There are few priebts in the diocese who are not. Their secrecy is a business secrecy and intended for no evil purpose. The Labor organizations believe in settling their troubles by arbitra, tion. They do not teach the destruction of property. I think the workingmen are made better by.such orgamzations. There iuar be lucal abuaea in IIib urilers as known to the Archbishop of Quebec of which I know nothing. In any event nis jurisdiction does not extend to the United States. Were we to pronounce afcainst suoh societies it would affect 10,000 of our members in Chicago alone. But, as I said before, we see nothing reprehensible m Labor organizations, but feel rather like encouragiug them. So far as I know, there is not the least clash between their principies and our church teachings." Two teabs ago Captain E. P. Allen of Tpsilanti, was the unanimous choice of the repubhcans of this county for congress. He was nominated at Adrián and made a thorough canvass of this congressional district . Inasmuch as it was his first effort, and as he was only defeated by a very small majoiiy.it is safe to say that hi frieuds will insist on his making the run the sei-ond time. We see, from democratie papers published at various places in the district, that they have either predented or suggested the name of some candidate in their respective localities, for representative in congres. This they have a per fect right to do. They may preent as many names as they choose; they may talk of the availabihty of this man, or that man; of his qualifications for the position, of his popularity, etc, but right heieiii Was itenaw theilemocracy expect and will demand thnt the nextcandide.te for congressioual hoaors shall be a WashteDawcounty democrat, and for a number of reasons which it is not necessnry at present to meution. It is well known that there resides in a neighboring c'ty in this county a young mau who has been tried a-d never found wanting. He has uplield the banner of democracy through many a well fought campaign. He has given his time and money to the cause . When we say that no man has a better reco: d, that no man in this congressional district is better quahtied for the position, and uo man could make a stronger canvass, whose majority for regent in this district was over twenty-tive hundred, those who are acquainted with the Hon. Charles R. Whitman of Ypsilanti, and are not blind through prejudiceor jealouxy, will subscribe to the truth of these statements. As we have iDtimated, the democrats of this section will demand that the next candidate be a resident of old Washtenaw.