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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
1 healthy condition without resorting to
"bond issues" or hard times—was volun-
tarily "cut down" by the political party of
which our President is a shining light.
This policy has truly been of great benefit
to foreign countries, while it has worked
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no end of injury to our people and to the
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trade of the United States. What is the
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remedy? Well, Congress is struggling
with
it just now.
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HE Administration has another bond
issue "on its hands," and the people
at large are the sufferers in a general dis-
ruption of business. It is well to bear in
mind that the present financial condition of
the country has not resulted from natural
causes. The amount of revenue which the
Government was enabled to raise through
tariff duties previous to the Wilson bill—
which kept this country in a normal and
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MANUFACTURERS READ "THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW," THEY
EIND THAT IT CONTAINS ALL
THE
NEWS
OF THE
TRADE
SERVED UP IN A CONDENSED
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N important decision is reported in
another part of this paper in the suit
brought by Mrs, C. D. Lee against C. L.
Gorham & Co., of Worcester, Mass., in the
Supreme Judicial Court. According to the
Judge's ruling, a piano comes under the
heading of "furniture and other household
effects,'' contrary to the general understand-
ing of the statute* in which pianos and
organs were considered altogether apart
from general household effects. The de-
cision, which is given in full, is worthy of
perusal. It marks a precedent which is of
interest to every piano dealer, unless re-
versed on appeal.
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HE business men of New York, irre-
spective of political belief, are work-
ing enthusiastically toward securing the
Democratic National Convention for this
city. The sum of money already sub-
scribed—amounting to $50,000—attests the
liberality of our citizens as well as the pub-
lic interest in this matter.
The Board of Trade and Transportation
Committee have issued an appeal to the
press and business men in which they say,
"New York, a great commercial city, with
interdependent interests with every section
of the nation, cannot better increase and
render more pleasant its relations with the
other communities in the nation than by
having among us in business and social
touch a great gathering of their representa-
tive men."
The purpose of the subscriptions now
under way is to meet the legitimate appeals
which New York is expected to assume if
the convention is held here; that it will be
properly used is obvious from the names
of the leading business men who compose
the committee. Mr. Wm. Steinway, Mr.
R. M. Walters and Mr. Samuel Hazelton
have given proof of their interest in this
matter in the form of liberal subscriptions,
and they have done so because they believe
that the business interests and trade rela-
tions of New York will be bettered by the
presence of thousands of dealers and buyers
from all parts of the country who would be
present were the convention held here.
It is said that the National Committee is
rather favorable to New York, but in order
to secure proper action it is necessary that
the appeal made by the Board of Trade
should meet with a hearty and cordial sup-
port. The business interests and prestige
of New York demand this. We are certain
the piano manufacturers of this city will
give a generous response to the appeal
made to them. They are always in the
front when the public interests of the me-
tropolis are at stake.
WAR IN THE WEST.
E said last week that the horoscope
of 1896 included lively times.
We were correct.
War has broken out with all its attendant
luridity.
It is neither in the country of the Boers
nor in the part of America where the mel-
liffluous Spanish tongue is spoken. It is
right in the heart of the bounding, billowy
West.
Near where old Fort Dearborn cast its
protecting shade over the adventurous early
settler, whose evening slumbers were often-
times disturbed by the sharp ping of the
bullets from a prowling and inconsiderate
red man.
Right in the city of Chicago. Where the
madding crowd surges, jostles, plunges in
pursuit of the dollar which shineth and is
worth one hundred centavos in spite of
Grover and the Morgan syndicate.
War!
War to the knife!
Without Clevelands, Salisburys, Krugers
or Kaisers.
The Musical Times has entered suit
against The Indicator for alleged libel.
Mr. Harger has evidently received from
the factory his "tocsin and culverin" where
he stated they were in evidence, "having
new strings put in."
The strings were presumably attuned to
the war pitch instead of international, as
the Times is fairly aglow with warlike
W
ardor.
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Mr. Harger sweeps the strings, and lo!
they dance—they thrill, they fairly exude
war in all its wild staccatos—thrills, frills
and furbelows.
Before one's eyes appear visionary armies,
Majuba Hills, Plevnas, Putnam's wolf den,
Wagner's music, Norse gods, Valkyries—
all in a hopeless and bewildering tangle.
Seriously.
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To allege libel is serious.
To bring suit is accentuated and punctu-
ated seriousness.
We have read carefully the article which
brought forth the declaration of war—and
in all fairness we fail to see where the
plaintiff in this case has a peg to hang his
sombrero on—metaphorically.
Can he disprove that these "rumors"
existed ?
Can any man prevent the circulation of
rumors?
Cannot the defendant prove that they
existed as "rumors?"
Therefore, when a paper prints matter as