Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1902 — Republican City Call. [ARTICLE]

Republican City Call.

The Republican voters of the City of Rensselaer, will meet in ward mass convention on Friday, February 14, 1902, at 7.30 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of selecting three committeemen for each ward, who will constitute the Republican City Central Committee. The Committee so selected will meet immediately after adjournment of the covention for the purpose of selecting a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the City Republican Central Committee, and determine the manner, time and place of nominating the candidates to be Voted for on the Republican ticket at the coming May election. Ward 1., will meet in the Ladies’ Waiting Room in the Court house. Ward 2., in the Sheriff’s Office. Ward 3., in the East Court Room. C. C. Warner, Chairman, H. J. Kannal, Secretary.

Our tfoops will b a properly housed and cared for in the Philippines, the democratic min ority to the contrary notwithstand) ng. The ree-olution binding the members to seek no patronage at the bands of a republican president scattered the democrats at the recent “House caucus” like sheep. The smallness of their numbers, however prevented any disastrous panic.

The proposition to make Senator Gorman the next democratic presidential candidate looks as though the free silver element desired to make the gentleman from Maryland a vicarious sacrifice to Mr. Roosevelt’s popularity. The saying that a man eats a peck of dirt in-his life has been out done by the announcement of a German scientist that the average workman in that country takes into his system 300 grains of material of a dangerous nature in one month’s ordinary consumption of sausage. Machinery is wanted nt West Point that will clean 8,400 pairs of white duck trousers in a week. If the rules regarding conduct there, had always been as strict as the rules on cleanliness, a great deal of the “dirty linen” might not have been washed in public at the recent Congressional investigation on hazing.

Whatever the views of the American people have been concern ing the return of Richard Croker to Wantage, the English papers are not at all backward in expressing their opinions. The St. James Gazette says: “We can assure our friends on the other side that he will be a stranger within our gates, and an unwelcome stranger at that.”

The South has long claimed to be the seat of American chivalry, but Manchester, Vt., is entitled to be known as the centre of politeness. The most disastrous fire of the past generation in that town was discovered by a young lady, who, seeing the board of trade in session in the doomed block, announced: “Gentlemen, excuse me for interrupting, but the entire north side of this building is on fire.”

Only two of the great countries of the world have been exempt from the periods of depression that followed the great commercial boom of a few years ago. These are the United States and France, the latter, because she did not participate in the industrial struggle that has brought disaster to England and, Germany. The United States has more than held her own on accountjof the prosperous and pe. ceful conditions within her borders.

Edward Everett Hale, in an address to Yale students, said that the present era of unparalleled prosperity for America is apt to bring the country to a period of national vainglory. He is willing that Americans shad have a proper pride for their achievements, but says they must be careful not to' offend other countries by laying too much stress on the superiority of the United States The “American invasion” of Europe is most resented when there is bravado in the invader.

There is going to be a contest in the effort to make the census bureau permanent on account of the clause that will effect the standing of the em ployees under the civil service rules. Democrats favor putting all the clerks under the civil service when the change is made, because if this is not done their appointees will probably be thrust out under the present Republican regime. The commissioner and President Roosevelt are said to be opposed to having the present force of clerks sheltered under the protecting wings of the classified service.

The persons who favor giving up the Philippines had better say now all they have to say for the longer they wait the more malapropos will be their remarks. It must be remembered that the improvements reported by Governor Taft were made while the islands were practically dead, and the opening of the islands to the building of railroads and to commercial enterprise will make the fire of industry replace the flames of insurrection and brigandage.

A MONOGRAPH has just been issued by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, I that show the most marvelous growth > of this country in recent years, a ! growth not exceeded by any country | in any age within a like period. The bulletin is entitled “The Growth of the United States in its Material In-’ dustries” and points out tne increase j in production, in commerce and in wealth. Among the most notable things to which it calls attention are the large increase of money in circulation, of deposits in savings banks, and of the number of depositors. j