People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1897 — An Agreeable Variation. [ARTICLE]

An Agreeable Variation.

lowa follows the example of Ohio and Indiana in amending their election law to make fusion impossible. Gov. Bushnell authorizes the announcement that he will appoint Hanna to the chair made vacant by Senator Sherman's retirement. At the recent meeting in | Washington of the National ; Farmer’s Alliance editor C. Vin i cent of Indianapolis, was made j vice president. Jesse R. Grant, yougestson of the great general, is to be the; Populist candidate for mayor ol San Diego. California, at the coming election. The new arrival in ex-presi dent Harrison’s household wil be made almost, as welcome as if it were a son, which is said to have been the fond desire of Russell Harrison’s lather, A. Rozelle, chairman of the state populist committee in Missouri and secretary of the National Reform Press Association, has received the appoint merit of Labor Commissioner at hands of Governor Stone.

M. C. Rankin, treasurer of the Populist National Committee, and the oldest member in continuous service on the committee, in a published-interview standout squarely upon the origina greenback principle, with silver as a secondary consideration. Widespread interest prevails in the Mother's Congress lately held in Washington, and the announcement comes most welcome that the entire proceedings with papers and addresses in full are soon to be published. Every progressive mother or mother prospective will desire lit at volume. The senatorial deadlock in South Dakota came to a close "Wednesday night, by the repub licans furnishing sufficient voteto re-elect Kyle, populist. It was the work of the leading republican aspirant, Pickier, who lined up his forces in Mr. Kyle’s interest. Speculation is rife as to its meaning, and bitter dis satisfaction is reparted in populist circles. The sugar beet is occupying a large amount of attention just at this time, and it, will no doubt come to the front as one of the money crops in a iarge portion of our country in the near fut ure. At the recent meeting of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, Prof. F. W. Taylor of Nebraska, said that forty per cent of the sugar used in this country i made from- beets. In Russia about $3.75 per ton is paid for beets. This is the best paying crop that can be raised in tbe czar’s domain. Nebraska last year produced 10,000,000 pounds of beet sugar, 20 per cent of the total amount consumed in tin state. The average productiop of land planted with beets was 18 tofis per atire, which brought §5 per ton at the factory.

In the forth-coming change of administration the country manifests a feeling of peaceful 1 acquiescence. So positive were i the pledges for a return of pros- | perity there is manifest in no quarter a disposition to impede such progress as shall be outlined by those in charge of the precious cargo. j In building his cabinet Mr. i McKinley has made a radical : departure from the policy of his predecessor. He exhibits a pur-

pose to have about him a household of advisors and counsellors, not mere figureheads, or clerks, which has made Mr. Cleveland's administration a stencil to the party electing him and a hum 'i ation to his countrymen at large. From an offensive egotistic se;i wanderer the country heaves a sigh of relief for a change Ur policy to that extent at ieUst. even if in it they see no benefits for the nation at large. /Ks citi zens of the greay c&tmnonwea’ih the popular pi Lae will enjoy one iittte thrill of/agreeable sensa tion. It has been notorious in the Cleveland regime that nom of his underlings were entrusted with appointments in their respective domains. It was tin > humiliation that sent Gresham to an untimely grave, that drove ilisseil back to his law practice and unquestionably influenced Joke Smith's later retirement. No man who was unwilling to be art abject panderer at the shrine of this impecunious and go • monarch could enjoy latitudes retention of place beneath him The change is not marked w general confidence in the dm ■

-ion of the executive, so m-c •• as a.belief that his cabinet.;,- -<> ciates, at limes when the exe.cu tive will not be abie ti> tiw - for himself which will ab ail the time can assist i.uu i>; dignified discharge oi 0.. y, which the Cabinet as'a who. - ’ . « not the president aioue v. -hare the responsioiiity. Not the (Oast emba; ra-i feature for Mr. MeK announced poiifiy of tim i-’iiii • opposition, popu'lsts an I it, ur C als, to pronnit iy co-o’a r o> what,ever tariff' or othei- • tion the executive may en removing ail quarentiue t tious at the port where' pro uy is announced to be usntu. Nothing better could v<* sired by the populist- ami forces than an i mined hoe -. an extra session, If M M-: •. has a restorative no ino lime will be lost in 1 opportunity for its speedy plication,, however radical.