The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-12
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
KANSAS CITY TIMES.


KANSAS CITY TIMES.
1t is considered by Washington ladies g
great treat to drink the communion wine
out of the cup which has been touched by
Mrs. Cleyeland's lips. In fact, to such an
extent is Cleveland worship carried by the
snobs of society that it is rather to the
presidents credit that he not infrequently
avoids DR.. Sunderland's church. The
Lord has not thus far vented his wrath
further than to take it out of the Wash
| ington base ball club.
| PHILADELPHIA RECORD.
The school of music developed by the
Able Liszt, and the compositions of the
master in which its principles are en-
bodied, must remain for many years as
lights set far in advance of the general
front of musical progress. Liszt is the
last of q coterie of executants whose
genius lent phenomenal brilliancy to the
musical events of the second, third and
fourth decades of the century. Paganini,
Chopin Thalberg and Taussig were his
compeers, and it is with their achieve
ments that those of Liszt must be classed
AS a pianoforte virtuoso he leaves no
pupil and no successor; as a composer
his works and the proper estimate OF
them belong to future generations.
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There are many evidences that Presi-
dent Cleveland continues to grow In pop
ular regard. In a recent interview ex-
Senator Thurman aptly expressed a gen
eral opinion. He said: "Mr. Cleveland
has demonstrated one thing, think, to
the satisfaction of everybody, and that is
that he is an honest, courageous man,
and intends to do as nearly right as he
knows how. There is no doubt of his
sincerity and his courage. People ad-
mire courage, and they appreciate hon
esty. Knowing Mr.. Cleveland to possess
both, they can overlook minor defects"
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1t is shown by the New Xork Herald
that Mexico can place in the field 100000
well-equipped troops, with experienced
military leaders, and the probabilities are
that these soldiers would do some very
fair fighting. An antagonist with such a
force at command, and an effective navy
to boot, is by no means to be despised. If
the United States go to war for Cutting
sake there will certainly be blood on the
southern moon.
ST. LOUIS GLoBE-DEMoCRAT.
American citizens would be much better
employed in fighting Mexicans than they
were in fighlng each other.
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Sooner or later the motto for this coun-
try as to Mexico will be, "Turn the greas-
ers out, and put the yankees in"
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The Cutting case may be amicably ad-
justed, but one of these days there will
be big military picnic on the other side
of the Rio Grande.
BALTIMORE SUN.
The president approves the oleomar
garine bill, but suggests the amendment
of certain of its provisions, with view to
greater defniteness and clearness of
meaning. The argument that has been
used against the bill, that it increases the
revenue at time when the governments
income is already excessive, the president
meets with the remark that the income
obtained from the manufacture and sale
of artificial butter will justify larger re-
duction of the taxes that bear oppressively
on other articles. Tariff rates ranging
from 45 to so per cent. on articles of ne
cessity will be less excusable than ever,
now that the revenue they produce is less
needed. That an incidental result of the
operation of the new law will be to bring
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rine under the inspection of government
officials. is not, in the presidents opinion,
its least recommendation. Honest manu-
facturers will not object to having their
processes known and their product sold
for what it is. If those who wish to profit
from fraud find their business broken up,
they will but get their deserts. That the
law will injure the manufacture of oleo-
margarine from proper materials the
president does not believe; if he thought
it would operate to prohibit the manufac-
ture, when legitimately conducted, he
would veto it. But no such bad result is
likely, he thinks, to follow, while the far
mer, the dairyman and the consumer will
all be likely to profit from having oleo-
margarine sold under its proper name.
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN,.
The republican press of the east makes
light of the insults to the nationality in
the detention of Cutting and the murder
of Rasures, but throughout the country,
especially in the west and southwest, senti-
ment in favor of indicating national
honor at whatever cost is not checked by
party lines, and the war feeling grows
with Mexico's delay in conceding the just
demands of the state department.
If Mexico still refuses to make surren-
der and reparation after the demand has
been reiterated by President Cleveland by
advice of congress, war will be declared as
matter of course. In view of the present
attitude of Mexico such a result is not at
all improbable. Even if President Diaz
has no ambitions to be advanced by war,
the tenure of his government is so unsta-
BILE that he would invite revolution by at.
tempting to cOerce the states of Chihua-
hua and Coahuila, which deny Jurisdiction.
Moreover, the Mexican national spirit is
strong against the United States, and if
he recedes from the arrogant position into
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