Official Paper Of The City

When the defeated party in a pclitical (.■ mvass, af ter recoving i'roin the shock of ii unes out in a manly way and upholds the suecessful party, using every possible means toadvancel tlit' welfare and general interests of our country, it furnishes to the world a new guaianty oí' the perpetuity of our form of goyemment. Just sueh an example is fumished today by Chas. 1). Lañe of S;m Francisco, chairinan of the Xational Bimetalist committee. In an address to the bimetalists of the country he advise3 a continuation of their organizations, expresses conlidenee in the uprightness of their cause, and has li s opinión about the methods of their defeat; bat in spite of all, he advises that all active agitation be for the time dropped, and that all the forces of the bimetallic party join in upholding the new adminstration. and support the president in all his efforts to increase the prosperity and well being of the citizens of this republic. We are glad to read such sentiments. They are those of a patriot, and just so surely as the republican party succeeds in bringing prosperity then all will share in its benelits; should they fail, then no less surely will the principies the silver men fought for be strengtened for the conflict of 1900. In all events, the people having chosen, their choice should have full chance to vindícate itself. The Demockat sincerely hopes the faculty will put a i uietus on the socalled Palladium frats if they attempt to hold their animal party out of the city. It may be that as individuáis they have a right to engage in any proper form of amusement they may desire, and to have that amusement in sueh place as they may desire, participated in by friends of their own ehoosing. liut, in the minds of those not c inversaut wilh affairs here, they cannotmake this a personal affair. It is understood to be a l'niversity atïair, and a elass affair. To the great ma jority of those who hearof it, the insand outs of the strife cannot be known, and the carrying of the party to another city, vea, even the holding of a sepcrate party in opposition to the majority ■ of the class, simply creates a feeling that the l'niversity is fostering a spirit of snobbishness that the people of the ' state do not care to pay for. They are liable to hear this themselves some time in arguing for better support of the University. They owe it to the L'niversity to talie this into considera tion, and if they will not do so, the faculty should. Uimetalism is not dead. As heretofore stated in these columns, a great many people believe that the outcjme of tlu last electiOD was a decided gain for it. The Senate of the United States has appointed a strong committee to take action tovvard international bimetalism. The committee is composed of Senators Wolcott, Iloar. Chandler, and Gear. The membersof the committee are all men who have faith in ts objects and believe they can be [ accomplished. The policy was not represented in the last campaign. only the two extremes of gold and silver monometalism being in issue, although the Bryanites laid some claim to the title of bimetalists. We believe that before the nexl administration doses. permanent recognition of silver will have bien attained. . i; If you want a pretty good idea as to how the people of the different seotions of the country feel on the Cuban question, watch the aetion of the senators from each state. They know the pub lic, pul e very well, and citer to it. Mills of Texas, is a pertinent example. He is receiving congratulations and approval from all over the state, because he was reatty to light at the drop of the nat. A prominent farmer living uear the city gave the street authorities a good roasting in our hearing the other day. He would like to see them lly around some of our streets at a fast trot, just for the pleasure of watching them get jolted out of the buggy. -, A caller at The Demooeat office lasl week said he rode in on his wheel, and had good roads till he struck the city, then had to get off and walk. A niëe comparison of country roads and city streets. Tuk board of public worka probably receives more kicks and curses than all the other departments of our city govermnent Almost everybodyhas a reason why what they have done is not right. And yet the members of that board give tlieir time and att ention to that work for not hing but tlie public good, use tlieir best judgment as they would in thi-ir own business, and hardly a man cares enough to comearound and attend their meetings so as to know what they propose to do. There are no star chamber sessions of this board, and we suggest that some of the people who know it all come round occisionally. and teil the board part of it in advance. The tramp question is abroad in the land again, and we trust our citizens will co-operate with the anti-tramp society in helping to abate them here. The poor of the city must be kept warm. the wood for thein must be sawed, and who better to do it than the tramp who wants to be fed. If these gentry apply to you for help send them to the engine house.