Pertinent Observations

Grover Cleveland says many absurd things, but occasionally he hits the mark exactly. In a recent speech he said: "It must be confessed that both here and in other parts oí the country, those engaged in business pursuits have kept too much aloof froin public affairs and have too generally acted upon the theory that neither their duty as citizens, nor their personal interests, required of them any habitual participation in political 'movements. This indifference and inactivity have resulted in a losa to our public service. I am lirmly of the b ilief that if a few business men could be substituted for professional men in official places the people would positively gain bythe exchange. And it is slrange to me that our business men have not been quicker to see that their neglect of political duty is a constant danger to their personal and special interests. They may labor and plan in their counting houses or in their exchangeB, but in the meantime laws may be passed by those ignorant of theirbasiness hearings, which in their operation will counteract all their labor 8nd defeat all this planning."