Strict Econony Necessary

The republican party is now in power in this country. The people, after a quarter of a century, did in November last, resolve to make a change, and let the other party have the offices for a time. Now it behooves the republicana holding these offices to pay the strictest attention to business, and to so conduct the affairs of the country that the people will be pleased and gratified therewith. The people are suffering because oí the hard times. The strictest economy and the saving of every cent of taxatiou possible to be saved is what is demanded. If this can be done the republicana may be retained in power, indefinitely, but if they do not adhere strictly tliereto this country will fly back, where it has been so long, into the democratie column. There can be no return to the tramp business of a few years ago, or anything approaching it. The prosecuting at torney will have to see that the justices do not exceed their authority, and he will be forced to hold the Unes with a strong hand and lirm grip. With the country flooded with idle men with tramps on all sides and everywhere, seeking food and shelter without work ing for it by every conceivable means known, there will be a great temptation if care is not exercised, to send them any where to get rid of them. Every republican official in Washtenaw county should be on his guard, and the euemy should not be allowed one inch of ground on which to stand in their battle for the next yictory. Dixie ü. Hall being about the only democrat left in Ithaca, President Cleveland lias appointed him postmaster of that place. It has finally been decided that the mernbers of the New York Legislature must either pay fare upon the railroads or walk. It is now intimated that a bilí will be passed increasing the mileage allowance to the law makers. At any rate it is certain that for once there will be honesty in the relations of the members of the Legislature with therailroad companies. Mexico will not permit President Cleveland to act as mediator in the dispute witli Guatemala. We are not surprised. In view of the Hawaiian fiasco and the snub which the President received f rom Japan, it was not to have been supposed that Mexica would have submitted to any such proposition. Mr. Cleveland should from now on seek to avoid "entaugling foreign alliances." Mayor Piugree, of Detroit, got along passably well until he feil in - or out - with the doctors. He didn't know, but will know kefore he gets through with it, that they can out-wit Satan and outtalk the most volatile shrew. No two of them were ever known to agree more than a day or so at a time, and it is hard work to find oue who will agree with himself any very great length of time. It is suggested that Pingree was ledinto this pit by some of bis enemies who had had previous experience with doctors. Wayne County is continually carrying her dirty linen to the legislature or to the state political conventions to get it washed. The Wayne county people are always in a fight of souie kind. If the democrats are in power theu they fight like cats and dogs until the rank and file of the comniou people get tired of it and turn them down. Now the republicana are in power and they are having a regular Killkenny fight of it, and will soon get turned down if they don't let up.