On The Other Foot

The Canadians are now trying their bands at putting up line tences with pretty good suceess. When Üingley and hls assoelates were building their fi nee along the ('anadian border they lef long stretches where there wás no danger from Canadian Intrusión, nnprotected. But our ueighibors on the other side of the line hare &vïdently boon making a tour of inspection and-tliey discover tliar at ach one of heso gaps lefi by Dingley the trespassing is ljkely tb cotme from our side. As a consequence oí this diseovery they are Ibusy eoinpleting the fence where Dingley neglected to do O. Thls week it is au onler from 'he Oanadlan govenwnent prohfbiting 'iw employment oí American lafoorers in ('anadian forests, ('anadian milis and in rafting logs on the waters of the Geor-gian Bay. A large part of the Canadian forests are owned and opei'ated by American capitalista and they have been in the hablt of taking Michigan labor over to rlo their wk. This order is designed to retalíate against the $2 luinlier tarifE by preventing the employment of Americans in Canadian forests. it is a case where we have no defense to uiake, bnt nutst take our medicine like mea. Of course it was said that the $2 tariff on'lumber was in the inte.-.st of American labor. It wonld now seem that it haa taxed American labor out of a large fleld for eniploynieiit. .Tolm Ruskin: "If all the mpney in the hands of all the capitalista in the world iwere destroyed. (he notes and bilis Imrned. the gold unrecoveraWe, buried, and the machines and apparatus of manufactures crushed by a mistake in signáis, in oue eatastrophe and tt&thing remained but the land. with its animáis and vegetables and buildings for shelter- the poorer popa lal ion would toe very Ilttle worse off tl'an they are at this instant, and latwr, instcad of being -iiniited.' by the destruction would be greátly stimulated. They would feed themselres irruí the animáis and growing erops heap tiere .- i there a few tons ironstone together, build rough walls around thém to get a blast and ia a foi-tnight they would have ron tools p.galn and would be plowing and ligiitng again just as usual. It is only ,ve who had the capital who would suffer, we should not be able to live idle as we do now. and tnany of us- I for instance - would starve at once!" It would seem that the Republiean machine is foeing geared for au antiPingree crusade and ver there is a well defined notion ainong lea ding llepvibllcan politicians that f Pingree la turned down the Demoerats will carry the legislaturè. It may be somewh.it humiliating for those who have been aceustomed to directing tlio afCairs of the (í. O. P. in Michigan to be placed ander the necessity of recelving the'r instructions from au interloper of Ping's pronounced Democratie tendeneiea, hut they are in a mighty tigïit box and it seems to be a case of starvation or surrender. The fact that the farmers are en.joyIng a temporary riso in the price of their producís on account of the failure of eastern harvests does not lessen ihe force of the argument in favor pf a money whose purehasing power will not constantly appreciate. In time of peace prepare for war. In this brief period of prosperity the people should take steps to prevent tüe Eecurrenee or" the eonditions which havo prevailiïd for some years and wliicii must cono agaln when the wheal flelds of Europe and India 'blossom forth with another bcuntiïnl harvest. r)'lu Itepublican organs whlch howld cociferously every month about the leficits caused by the Wilson law a-re keeping silent in seven languages iiioiii the unparalleled deficit causail by the Dlngley law during the first tnonth oí ita operation, - Jackson Press. Washtenaw's Oounty Fair will be a lummer this year. The industrial rlisplay will eclipse those of all previo us years, the special features are mauy nul excellent, the racing will be good md Governor Pingree will be there to see and te seen. The attempt of the Reptcblican press o claim for Republlcan rule that proslerity which is the result God's bcniicence to this country and the mis'ortunes of other lands, is most pitiul. The República n press is still harpng on the threadbare lie about the vrages of Mexican working men, bat some how or other skilied American fobor still crosses the border and hrives ou Mexican silver dollars. The report tliat the Brirish goverriiiii'iii Intends to purehase süyer for tüe Indian eomage sent the white metal up several cents tliis week. The closing of the Indian iniiits four years ago knocked silver dawn 20 cents in one weck. White the close ol' the uicycle season will put a stop to a very health.,and exhilerating sport it win nut líe without lts compensa tions üot the least of wliicli wil] be the -üsapp '' '■'■ anee for a time oí the unsig-Iitly eostr.mes whicli have diafigured the "ernale eyelist du ring the season. Those. who really have an dea that tho spirit of binietailism is de. ui shor.ld put an ear to the ground and listen for the echoes of the silvr camp meeting which begms in Sprin;field, Oliio, tliis weck. The grande -i Roman of thera all, Wrn. J. Bryaa, will be there and sound Uie keynote of the campaign in Ohio. The 'llichigan salt trust bas advaneed the rate in Michigan 10 ■ents and at outside points 5 cents on the stiength of the new ta.-iff bul -ncerning the reason why Michigan people should 'be taxed 7 cents more tJian people fortúnate enough to live beyond our borders the trust has a vet, vouchsafed no luformation. The 'Democracy of 'Micüig.in will view with satisfaction tüe departcr? of John .T. Enright froni the Deiroii postoffice. Originally a scuil!cn in Ifce Cleveland establishment hts deimicraey was co-ineident with liia oppertunity to pocket the proceeds of a fat ofliee. When there was no longer op portunities for men of liis stamp in Democratie ranks he quiekly deserted to the othèr side. Governor Pingree is liilleil to elasp paws and swap erop storles with the horüy-lianded sons of Washtenaw ;;t the eonnty fair on September 30. As it has been some time since the governor has .been on exhibition in this vieinity he Wili probably pláy to a full house. Reserved seats, special introductions and other ground flooi privileges may 'be o'btained of Billy Judson. The fact that the governor is now monkéying witli one of those new-faugled weapons called au iujimction, to the great annoyance of the octopus known as the Detroit Gis company, may lend interest to his exhibition at this particular time. Whetlier it was the braclng air of the past few days or a qulckêning oí the official coüscience does nol appear ou the record, but. the board of pub'lc works suffend up is spiaal eolu; ni Wednesday night s-ufficiently in uina pocket veto to some of the eouncil's extravagance. The eouneil ord "■ ■! gome 1,400 reet of gutter paved --n ïliirtcemli si., bui the board r pmblic works officially coucludes that a sutficicm; sum lias alread.v been fooled away this seasoE and refases to 4o the wort. This is a üauk movemeoit upon the par) of the board wliich wil! bo sure to have the support of the taxpayers. The Dcmocr.ii wiil wati " wlth interest, the mettiods which the . öuncil will pursue to bring the recalcitrant board to a proper appreciatioa oí aldermantc dlgnity. Evidently inspired by i "defl" of the cornmou coiuicil. the board of public works settled another vexod public "il Wednesday night by resoivlng that there shall be no more buildings moved along the streets of this city. It is quite possible that Th" board has, in this particular, bitten off more thaa it can cliew. The public streets of this city aro expressly designed for the passage of the public and the transportation of merchandise and property. The power to say that this or that speeies of property shall not be removed frota one portion of the city to another along the public streets is vested in no ïnuuicipal orlty. The board may very properly place siich restrictions nppn su -!i trafile as will proteet the rights of the general public in and to the streels, btjt the board is gettlng pretty raw wlien it demes absolutely the use oí the streets Cor the transportation n( anything which wil] not pènxuinentl; obstmct travel. The question of the éinployinen American lafoorers in Oanaiian fofosts is reapeetfully referred to the Hou. John B. Corliss, of Detroit, who has been so active in Eencing Cai.uMans out of Lis balllwick. Alaska's placer mines will do wel] to como neav the gold pfbduction in the eafly Saya of Oallfomla. in 1848, the year of diseorery, Galiforflia's placera yielded $5,000,000; in Í849, ?23,000j000; in 1850, $50,000,000; in 1851, $55,006,000; in 1852, $80,000,000; in 1853, $65,000,0001, In isci Ui . placera were still yleldlng $40, 1,000. Bertween 1848 and 1896 California lias added to the world's gold supply $1,283,115,604. Alaska. must ao1 yei in.sisi (hat it is a aecofld California. It is possible that the Hungarians, Poles and Italians of the Pemiaylyania coal región are not possessed of a very healthy respect for propei"ty rights when they feel themselves a.t;grired by the coal coinpanies. Kut they are hardly to be blamed for that. Tlie precept and exaim.ple af their aiasters siuce they have beea in this country has not been calcula tod to Inspire a very high respect for Iaw and order and a lue appreclation of the rights of others. These people were broug-ht to this country in the first instanee by the coal 'barons, to lake the place, at redueed wages, of American labor. They have been fcreated like cattel ever smce iheir loaportatiön. Is it strange that men wlio have been denied the privileges and the protection of citizenship should fail to assnine its responsib'.lities. Si long as there is one inter ycelatii D of the Iaw for einiiloyeres and .uiother for eniployers we may (xpeel tronble with large bbdles of laiboi