Editorial Notes

The gamblers of Chicago raised 25,000 to help re-elect Mayor ('reiger, the democratie candidato in that city yesterday. What a wonderful sigh of relief Uncle Sam gave when Italy decided not to fight ! Didn't know but he would actually be obliged to spank the little fellow. The grippe is ravaging this country with as fieree a hand as it did about one year ago. In the large cities the death rate is alarming, Chicago and New York being especially afflicted. Sorne of the scientific observers claim that a decrease in the earth's latitude - a shrinkage of the earth's'surface - is in progress. Any democrat will teil you that has been caused by the McKinley bill. The crushing defeat of Parnell, and triumph of McCarthy in the recent Irish eleetions, brings forth a ray of hope for borne rule yet. Mr. Parnell, after this last vigorous kick, better retire. It wcre better for him and for Ireland, had he retired some time ago. Mr. Fridlender acknowledges himself a bigamist, and now seeks a divorce to right the wrong to his second wiíe. How about the first wife? Will a divorce right her wrongs? Shame apon a man who will consent to blacken and disgrace such ao honorable position as heoecupies; and thrice shame apon a party that will by fraud forcé such a man into such a position, simplv tu earry party end.s. " Arkansas will not be represente. 1 at the World's fair at Chicago, because her legislature refused to appropriate money therefor. But that same legislatura voted a tax on its people oí 4' of a mili on all taxable property to pay pensions to ex-rebel soldiers. If a republican runs lor congress in Arkansas lie is murdered in cold blood. Good state for anarchiste and mafia. These ought to all go there. An Ypsilanti husband was lltted $l'" the other day, merely for whipping his wife, and an Indiana man hanged for shooting his mother-in-law. Gradnally the liberties for which our fathers fought, are passing away ; and vet the eonstitution guáranteos, aniong other things, "the pursuit of happiness."- Adrián Press. But if a man marries two women, and one of them a squaw at that, he is torced iuto a front seat in the Michigan state sonate by the democratie party. The clerk hire at the capitol for the tirst three months under democratie rule shows a decrease of $10,000 from the I amount paid during the last three months of republican rule.- Adrián Press. The above is given simply as a specimen of the. rot indulged in to capture votes last Monday. There has not been a republican removed at the capitol but a democrat has taken his or her place, and you can wager your sweet existence that not one has had his or her salary cut down a penny. AVhy does not our Stearu friend say sometiiing about the State officers putting in as clerks none but their own relatives? That is a sore spot with the other democratics who are thufl kept out of the trough. Tlie certifícate of election given to Morse came through fraud. More than 00 Canadians, who never before voted in Alpena county, who never were naturahzed, and not one of whoni is a resident in the county to-day, or is known by the supervisor or any town offleer of the towns, where they were lumbering, nere voted by the republican bosses, and Morse paid the bill. To cali him honestly elected a senator, would be a travesty on justice and honest franchise. - Adrián Press. The above is given as a specimen of the bare-faced lies resorted to by a few of the democratie press to excuse their party for fraudulently unseating a gentleman, honestly elected by the people of his district, and thrusting in his place a self-confessed law breaker and bigamist. There has not been a partiële of evidence that Morse received a vote that was not an honest one, and the above assortion originated in the ïnind of the editor of the Press, and is given to its readers as a specimen of his remarkably brilliant wit. The editor of The Courier happened to take a trip through Morse's district a few weeks ago, and found that even the democrats there did not claim that any money had been spent by Morse, nor that fraud had been committed. One of the democratie members of the investigating committee said when they had gotten through that they had gone up there on a wildgoose chase and luid made nothing out of it. The truth of it was that many democrats in that district had bet heavily i on Fridlender and when they saw their ! money lost they set up a loucï erv to trv and get it back. They squealed'so loud that they had to rake up something to make a showing. But they did not, so the necessity for another vöte led them to steal Morse's seat at all hazards. They were playing a reckless game and had to win by any means, fair or foul.