Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-22
Current Press Comm en- is.

Elkhorn Independent When the
governor was nominated for the po-
sition he has so ably filled, he was
made the target of the most slapder-
Gus shafts. Nothing that could be
said to injure him was left unsaid.
His nomination was by no means ac-
ceptable to all Republicans in the
state, because of these villifying
words, but to-day he stands as the
most popular man in the state. Re
publicans, and, in fact. members Of
all parties, honor j. M. Rusk for the
honorable, capable manner in which
he has discharged the perplexing
and arduous duties of chief execu
tive of this commonwealth.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: The Demo
cratic party will please remember
that when it dominates Tilden, it
should also nominate a coffin The
two seem inseparable.
Chicago Journal: Two express
sions fairly characterize the present
Wall street disturbance. The first
is a closing sentence of letter from
New York wholesale house to a
Chicago merchant, dated Wednes-
day night; "The cigarette-smoking
dudes Of the Stock Exchange have
suddenly discovered that their cigar
cites have gone out and their little
match-safes are empty" The other
is the remark of one of Chicago's
oldest and solidest financiers: cat
such a time wait until all the small
sap-heads have gone under, then
there'll be chance tor the level
heads to make money" Study those
two sayings carefully, and you will
very soon see the whole philosophy
of the situation. This excitement
is the burst up of the stock gam
blers, and that is all there is of it.
1t will soon be over, and then the
real business interests of the coun-
try will be able to see their way
more clearly than they have for
some months.
Oshkosh Northwestern. The New
Orleans Times Democrat, that in
1868 was defending slavery and Sc
cession, contains a long editorial de-
nounciug Mormonism as pernic-
ious institution, and its devotees as
traitors to good government; and in
It's rage of Indignation the paper ex-
claims:
ais not this country large and
strong enough to make itself respect
ed, at least at home?"
Surely the boot must be on a diff
ferent foot from what it was in 1868.
Orators to good government Gre
spected at homem That's good
The Times Democrat probably found
out that this country was strong
enough to make itself respected AT
home about twenty years ago.
Milwaukee Sentinel: Ben Butler
is in favor of pensions to all who
were in the war, Union aud Confed
crate soldiers alike. IF the Mas
sachusetts demagogue thought il
would improve his chances of get
ting something, he would advocate
pensions to all who didn't serve il
the army.
Same: Mr.. Watterson asks th,
Democrats "VYhat is the duty of tn,
hour?" Ii be means q clock, The
duty is 30 per cent.
Same: \ patentmedicine adyel
tisement says chat awful feeling o
all-goneness is due to dyspepsia.
Perhaps, then, Mr.. Morrison ca
find relief in drugs.
Same: The letter-heads of til
firm Of Grant ~ Ward had tn
names in this order "Gen. Z. )
Grant, Jas. D. Fish, L. 5. Grant, Jr
Ferdinand Ward" Like the It'll
bee, the business end Of the firm wa
in the tail.
Same: Watertown has been su'
cessful again in its suits, there ha'
ing been no proper service Of th
papers, because there are no city Q
E.;o1s 80, ,rba,,, 70 caY.,fe them IL