Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-12
CURRENT COMHENT.

San Francisco Alta Californian: BOs-
ton has just built Il monument to CriSpus
-AttucSS, the cOlOTed man who fell in the
Boston massacre III l770. Now let Mr. {.
Harrison put negro in his cabinet, and
so Guido Boston.
Buffalo News: The old chestnuts :,
which always follow presidential elections
of pensioning and making life senators
of ex-presidents are again revived. The
trouble IS, too many Americans lose sight
of the fact that this is q democratic re-
public in which officialism and hereditary
nonsense are not at home.
Philadelphia Record: In view of the
fact that more than $500 900 voters
would cast their ballots for Cleveland and
Thurman-nearly or quite 100 600 more
than voted for Harrison and MortOn-why
should Democrats give up the battle for
tax reduction and tariff reform? And
why should not Republicans, il they real
i respect the viii of the majority, at
temper their legislation with compromise
i'll Difference to popular demand?
Louisville Times: Malone is going to
be big man in the next administration
When he joined the Republican party all
his political sins were forgiven. Ii was for
nag: it was condoned that he had been
repudator: it was held for naught that
he had been a bulldozer of colored voters,
and it matters not that since his CONVEX
sion he compelled manned eX-federal
soldiers employed in the Norfolk navy
yard"to exhibit their tickets TO his inspec-
ton before they were deposited i'll the
ballot-boX at the election for congress-
man in 1888. Leo X sold induigences to
commit sin; the grand old party viii in
dulge any rebel of them all in considera-
ton OF Il vote.
Boston Post: The debate in the house
of representatives Yesterday, i'll commit
tee OF the whole upon the bill 10 refund
to the several states the direct tax levied
in 1861, serves to Illustrate the direction
which legislation would take under the
demoralizing precedent created by the
passage of this measure. The amount
which the bill viii take from the treas
ury is not so great, i'll the pres
ent dlstended condition of the sur
plus, as TO count for a great deal. 1t is
estimated that something more than Sl5,-
600 900 would be required; but this is less
than One-nfth of the sum which would be
squandersd by the educational bill of the
ingenious Mr.. Blair, and much smaller
fraction of the wealth upon which the
claim agents would lay hands under the
provisions of the new dependent pension
bill 1t is only one of the smaller schemes
for the depletion of the treasury in the
interest of the protected monopolists
who seek to maintain the war taxes
upon industry, but in principle it is
one of the most vicious and reprehen-
sible. For the first time, in direct Ian
guage, the real character of the proposed
measure Is proclaimed i'll the debate
which began yesterday, and which is to
be continued through the coming week.
1t is now characterized, in appropriate
terms, as nothing but a gift from con-
gress to the states. And what renders
such donation the more outrageou the
money which it is proposed that congress
ttIrn over to the state treasures is that
which has been taken from the earnings
of individuals. The scheme is anomalous
and indefensible on any consideration of
justice or policy.