The Prohibition State Convention Will

be held in Lansing, Jiily 30. To a man up a tree, it would look a little as if the Demócrata had acted somewhat childishly with regard to the silver bill just passed. Agaim the dreaded cyclone has suddenly caused deep sorrow to fall upon scores of happy families. It needs no ecriptural passage to remind us that "in the midst of life we are ia death." Tuk Republican part; has set out with the idea thut only the majority eau govern. At ai. y rat,i doesnot believe in niinoiity role. And thar'w why the Democrats sobitterly denounce Sp Reed. The recent death of Gen. John C. Fremont will tend to recall to mind many of the , oircumstances which attended the birth of the Republican party. Seldoru has any organization had a nobler beginning. It behooves thoee who are guiding the party in 1890 to see that it never sells its birthright, and the indications are that it never will do so. The Washtenaw Post takes The Reuister to task for having offered a few words in behalf of the Detroit exposition. Theeditorthinksthat the smaller towns should "puff" their own fairs and let Detroit take care of itself. In short, he seems to be permeated with that local prejudice which never looks beyond the city and seldom beyond the ward. There is no reason why the Detroit exposition and the county fairs should not both thrive at the same time, inasmuch as they occupy almost entirely different fields. No.Mr.Editor, it is not for The Register but for the Post to "repent." It is amusing to see how little respect our esteemed contemporary, the Argus, has for the intelligence of the average farmer. It does not expect any returns for its puffs in the sketches of its former constituents. Oh no! When itbecomes more generally known that the editor is a candidate for a public office, this fall, and that he will expect a vote for each "free" puff, his claims for having given many columns of his valuable space as "pure reading matter" (no ads.) will vanish. He will wish then that he liad more fully appreciatedthe shrewdnessof his country patrons. The Argus had better follow our example again, and let its readers know just what its purpoee is. Ye editor will find that it will pay in the end. The candidacy of Mr. James N. McBride for superintendent of public instruction is a decidedly good one. It is juet that kind of a man who is needed in such a position. We have known Mr. McBride for a number of years, both while a University student and since he left school, and the more we know of him, the more strongly are we persuaded that he would add much strength to our p iblic echool system by being elected to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. As a strong and enthusiastic supporter of Republican principies, Mr. McBride does not take a back seat to any one, but this does not, and should not, count for much, when it comes to ( onsidering the special qualification8 necessary to fill successfully a position of this kind. These latter,and all important ones, Mr. McBride certainly has. This fact should, and we believe will, settle the matter in his favor when the time comes. We certainly believe that the Republicans of Michigan could not do betier than to place the name of Mr. McBride on thtir ticket. ______ The Abqbs, last week, makes a strong attempt to show that The Register is wrong in its views in regard to the special election for an additional tax for crosswalks. Thk Register believes that we need, and need badly, many additional crosswalks. We never for an instant supposed anybody would interpret what we said to mean anything different. Our object was to criticise the couneil for causinf, as we believed, the defeat of the scheme by expending certain moneys at their disposalin such a way that thepeople were notdisposed to grant them large special sums to handle. Had it been more generally known that the board of public works had especially recommended this appropriation, theresult, we believe, would have been different. There isaltogethei too much politics in many of theactions of the city couneil, to inspire the utmost confidence in their judgment. This will explain morethan one voteagainst the tax, as well as the great anxiety ol The Argus to persuade people that there are other reasons Ihan that we have given. The natural beauty of Ann Arbor excites favorable couament from all vistors, and is one of the advantages, which is, every year, influencing men of means to lócate here. With the expenditure of a comparatively small ainuunt of money, rnuch might be added to this natural beauty. One of the rneans of still further embellishing our fair city, is the establishment of a park at Cedar Bend-ave. Considerable talk, favorable to the project, bas already seen indulged in, and there is hope that a number of our influential citizens will take the matter in hand and carry it to a successful ,'comnletion. Of course, anything of this kind will cost money, but it is certain that the return to the city will much more than compénsate for the amount spent. A fine )ark on the river would lead to the juilding of cottages in the vicinity, and strangers would be led to come to Ann Arbor for the summer, instead of going to other places less attractive. The merchants, and other business men, would reap the benefits of increased trade, and in every respect, Ann Arbor would experienoe a boom. We have the Univereity, and we are proud of it, bnt tbere is no reaou why Aan Arbor should not present other advantages, i.i which shö hhoukl feel au equal pride. Kor that reason, Tue Register wishes to place itself on the siie of progres n every directlon. Ann Arbor inay not afhieve l'ig'iess, but slie already isa rreatness and beauty, and the extent to which the latter qaality may be develoned iá unlimiteil. Let us have a park now, and at some future time, it may be that we shall have a magniücent boulevard also. The government of the United States s based upon law, and can exist only so long as that law has binding force. The constitution very explicitly says that the suffrage shall not be denied to any one, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude, but wenty years of experience have demonstrated the fact that this fundamental aw has been, and is,openly and shamefully violated in the southern States. The constitution also gives to congress the right to regúlate the time, place and manner of holding elections to the senate and house of representatives. On these two very definite constitutional provisions, resta the legality of the proposed federal-election bill. The justice of the measure is apparent to any right-minded person. Why then the fierce opposition on the part of the Democrats? It is true that the opposing party will gain additional repreeentation in the south, but even if it does, is it not entitled to what belongs to it of right? Who are the most narrowly partisan: those who advocate a good measure, which will redound, perhaps, to their own advantage, or those who desire the wrong to be perpetuated in order that they may retain what really does not belong to them ? It may be said that the propoued measure will lead to continual conflicts between the white and negro races in the south. Whether this would be so is extremely doubtful, but even if such a state of things should arise, who would really be responsible for it? Would the white race dare openly to oppose a righteous law? If so, there is great damage ahead. The opposite of law isanarchy, and it is toward the latter extreme that the ship of state will inevitably drift unless there is, in the future, better obgervance of the constitution than is the case at present. Archbishop Ireland delivered a notable address at St. Paul, the other day, in which he stated the position of the great church, of which he is a distinguished prelate, with great force and candor. The Catholics, he urged, are not opposed to the public school, per se; they are opposed to it, simply because it is irreligious. In fact, so thoroughly does the archbishop believe in education, that he would have it made compulsory - he would niake provisión, however, for that religious instruction, which, now, the public school does not afford. In short, he is in favor of governtnental aid to sectarian institutionf. These schools, although owned by the state, would be supplied with religious doctrines, according to the taste of the tax-payers. Every sect would have a chance. Here, a public school would stand, prepared to uphold episcopacy; there another would stand, imbued with Methodist principies. If the American constitution isto be followed, no discrimination could ever be shown, nnd even the agnóstica would be entirely justified in demanding a separate educational institution for their children. In this way the entire schoolsystem would be thrown into great confusión, and constant bickering woul] be carried on between the various sects In view of this fact, all level-headed men must agree that even the archbishop's plan will not solve the great problem. Ia fact, many conservative thinkers question whether there ie any such problem at all. Are not the public schools all right just as they are, and are they really irreligious, as it has been claimed? It is not desirable that a public school should teach dogma although it can, and should, teach morality. Religión is too delicate a matter to be trusted to this, that, or the other hired teacher. It can best be taught, by the loving mother or the spirituallyminded pastor.