Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1893 — RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LAW. [ARTICLE]

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LAW.

.Louisville Courier-Journal: To Mr. Depew and ail others uho find it difficult to live under a Government administered by Democrats, it is well to say that if any mischief comes from existing laws, the laws were made, net by Democrats, but by Republicans. The laws were made in opposition to Democratic protests and in a spirit directly contrary to the Democratic spirit, principles and purposes. There stands the McKinley law, passed with the avowed purpose of interfering with international commerce.

To-day the country realizes that what we need is not less, but more, commerce; not more protection, but more freedom. Bide by side with the McKinley law is the twin evil--the Sherman silver bill, provided for the forcible inflation of the currency with a depreciated dollar, every one of which threatens to drive out of circulation ten other dollars. Certainly Democrats can not be charged with party responsibility £>r these laws. A republican senate rejected every act meant to modify the iniquity of the McKinley bill, and a republican sen ate refused to repeal the Sherman bill. Mr. Cleveland has no authority to repeal either bill, l oth of which he condemned. They were fastened upon the people by republican leaders it congress; they can be repealed only by cone, gress. The im patience expressed by the republicans with their own laws is swift cqndemation of vicious legislation. A Democratic congress will be called together in due time to rid the country of these two examples of republican statesmanship—the McKinley bill and the Sherman bill, it does not take one famils iar with Hebrew scriptures to see tbar these measures are working mischief.

.. Bernard Qmst, a white-haired Scandanavian boy, aged seven yrs, is probably the only human being living, or who ever did live, to undergo | the experience of be ng swallowed by a monster serpent and escaping alive. The incident occurred at Baraboo, Wis., where a large menagerie had wintered. Among the curiosities were several enormous boa constrictors, on 3, it is said, exceeding 30 feet in length. Young Bernard took a boyish interest in observing the proceedings, and despite the warnings of *hc men engaged in transferring t)ie serpents from o».e cage to another, persisted ill hinging about the place. During t he operation of changing the quarters of one ol the smailer serpents, a faint cry wtfs heard, rut the men wer3 so busy in handling their dangerous charge that they d d not give immediate attention, and it was some minutes ere a bystander noticed that the largest boa constrictor hail seized the boy and was in he ac; of swallowing him. Of course chere were shouts for helD and an immediate rush of the rttendants ensued, but at first glance young Quist se med bsyond the reach of human rssistam e, for the boa had swallowed him head first as far as the knees. A large rope was pro* cured and fastened around the body of the serpent just below the point where the boy’s head was supposed to be, and willing hands tightening the noose, further efforts on the part of the snake to continue swallowing were rendered futile. Bars of iron were procured and the reptile’s jaws were pried asunder and the boy dragged forth mo-e dead than i live. He soon revived under the care of a ohysieian, and was sent bo.i e, where his mother first cried at the thought of what might have beeu his terrible fate, then thrashed him soundly for going about the menagerie, a spot she had strictly forbidden him to visit, Bernard will get well; indeed, he has already recovered, for he is again going to school, but it is not likelv that he will forget the ex* jerience of being engulfed in a boa cor strictoi’s maw. —Ex. Hi Day has marked out the plot preliminary to the erection of a buildmg on his remaining lot on Weston street. Hi is a hustler.

The announcement of the suspension of the Columbia National Bank, of Chicago, (our former townsman, Zimri Dwiggins, President) together with the closing of a number of small banks in dis. ferent loccalities to some extent connected with the Columlian, was thb main excitement in this vicinity during the past week. A run was made on the Citizens’ State Bank, of this place, but all demands were met promptly, and the bank came out ahead. President being inquired of as to its condition, remarked:

“The bank is perfectly solid and has paid all demands made upon it. We have plenty of money to pay all claims; we have passed through the crisis aud confidence is rapidly being restored.” A large number of the country banks have resumed, and it has been announc.d that when the government closes its investigations the Columbian, too, will resume business. Let the Republican and Pilot contain their souls in peace. The Democracy will inaugurate the reforms promised in good time. Congressman Hammond went to Washington City last week and will no doubt return with the scalps of numefous republican postmasters dangling at his belt. As the country is subject to the laws enacted by Republican law makers and approved by republican executives, it is encouraging to note the Rensselaer Republican anxious for an eorly move in the direction of leferm,

The supreme court has recently decided that a township trustee has no right to employ a teacher when a majority of the patrons of the school decide against such employment. In rendering the decision the court held: The right to declare who shall teach the children of a oarticular district is one which should reside in parents and guardians of pupils, inasmuch as it is a salutary cneck upon the almost autocrat powers of the trustee. —1«• • 1 An amusing child story comes Valparaiso. A bad smal 7 boy there crawled under the bed when hi's mother wanted to punish him. She couldn’t get him out. and she lett him there until his father returned that evening from the city. When the father came and was told about the case, he started to crawl under the b.-d to bring forth his disobedient son, but was almost paralyzed when the little fellow saluted him with: “Hello, paid is she after you, too?”

The Republican psriy is tiring of the “nigger.” At the meeting of the League last week ways and mehns were discussed to keep the colored brother fn.m having such a loud “say” in future republican conventions. It was contended bj some of the irate leaguers that the l ist republican national ticket was nominated' by ignorant and purchaseable niggers from the south who were controlled by the presi dent’s officers. With emphasis they condemned the practice of permitting niggers and carpet baggers to nominate republican candidates,

Tne Waterbury American says that the Die. ent dressmaker’s device of balloon shoulders was denounced as long ago as the time of Ezekial, that prophet having uttertd the solemn warning: “Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the wonp-n who sew pillows to all arm roles!” The doubting can verify this curse by turning to Ezekial xiii, 18. The old Hebrew prophets, by the way, were >evere critics of women’s fashions. Tnafamous passage, Isaiah denounced |the fashionable women of hie daj, with their tinkling ornaments around their set t, their ear-rings, , nose-rings, chains, bracelets, mani ties, yvimples, crispihg pins, and other elegant trifles; which goes to show that women have not changed much since that period. But if Isaiah disapproved of th' se women it is pretty certain that they just as ; strongly disapproved of him.New York Tribunt.

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