The critic., 1890-12-24
CURRENT PITH AND POINT.

The Senate seems about to try the dangerous
experiment OF putting the country on Its
motal.-Boston Post.
The return of u certain amount of boarded
gold to the bank deposits, as disclosed In the
last weekly statement, H. mt once a sign and
cause OF returning confidence. The opinion
has gained ground In the last few days that
there will be no more silver legislation by
the present Congress, although very ominous
bill has Issued from thei Republican Senate
caucus. II II too carly to affirm anything IA to
the fate of this measnre.-Ne'o York Post
should the President, ne now intimated, ap-
peal 10 Congress In n special message In rela-
iion to the Behring Sea controversy, It will be
in effect a confession of failure on the part OF
Secretary Blaine 10 carry to successful con-
clnsion negotiations which Mr.: Bayard left In
admirable condition and ready for settlement.
--BosfoR Post
Above all other times, when war talk il in.
dulged in there should be no mincing of words
or Disgusting the situation. Against invasion
the United states IL imprcgnable. The world
In arms, SO far NJ 1t could be brought to her
shores, could not successfully operate within
her borders But her coast cities are help
les-ly exposed. A million infantry without
coast guns could not save one OF them.-CiR-
cthnoN Gazette.
We spoke recently with considerable feeling
concerning one lligdon, OF Owenaboro, Ken
tucky, who put on his mothers black alpaca
dress and his sisters back hair and drove to
Indiana with his sweetheart, where they were
We DcliCNc tnut We Tightly tct lib
down AZ blot on the nations history, and our
idea that the national honor could only be re-
deemed by vigorous foreign policy on the
part Of Mr. Blaine found many supporters
Neao Fork Tribune.
The people OF this country are neither
paupers nor tramps, and when q Senator seri-
ously suggests that II would be good scheme
for Republican administration to hold mort
cages aggregating one hundred millions on the
farms OF the West and South, we are driven to
one OF two conclusions--either he wants to
bribe the mortgagor to vote the Republican
ticket or else he has lost his mental balance
and should have guardian.-Neo York
Herald.
"Recent events In financial circles have
brought the people face to face with the menac-
ing fact that It Is in the power OF few pluto.
Gratis to throw the country into q panic when
ever 1t suits their purpose. We do not care
what specious pleas may be urged In behalf OF
tho pnnc-makere. No distortion OF the truth,
no cxaggeration OF the facts, can make them
ont anything but gang OF robbers. When a
few or these echemcrs are able in weckg
time TO throw the business OF the country into
commissions, and pocket, each one OF them, a
profit ranging from S:p,0OO,00O all the way
down to little pickup OF $l,000,001, no bland
| palavor, no amount of blarney and no jugglery
| OF words can convince the people that they ara
| not the victims OF u wicked conspiracy A
| great danger confronts us In the shape OF the
| money power, and there Ia no time to lose In
| meeting II, IL " time TO decide whether to let
the plutocrGts take charge OF us, or whether the
| people shall take charge OF the plutocInts. -
| Atlanta Constitution.