The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-14

aud who uepl0re certain of his political
tendencies, but there are very few, We
should think. who do not admire the
mans brilliant attainments and reioice
ir bis bold and original intellectually.
There Is not in the whole body Of Con.
gICss a more vivid and conspicuous
personality than his, and even in the
larger arena of the nation itself, II We
except Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. BLAINE,
there sre few II any who arouse keener
interest or stimulate more curiosity.
Mr.. lNGML's Is too ornamental, too
fCrCeiul, too interesting TO be spared.
THE PASSING OF COTTRELL.
with The late Mr.. CorrnErr pecu.
liar ypc loses one Of its largest mos,
iwil representatives Mr CorggaH
Wa, particularly bad man, the "yi'.
lr tenor -oue Of those character.
who arg always referred 90 by the local
newspapers as highly connected, "l
TD.!slel Ceutlcmln, etc lie belongs {
tu Tie class who are distinguished f,r
li.aIluU, manners for reckless cNpan lt.
tWc 'Or great iplIify and good fellow
shin mp toa certain stage of liquor AMI J..
after reaching or rather, passing thu.
Stage, for a savage bloolthirstlness
which would have disgustel aud ap.
palied Captain KIDD himself. It may
be- said 20 the credit of the South that
this class Is steadily diminishing ia mum.
lUs and in public sympathy Itmus,
leTecCricd % the honor Of Montgomery,
Ala. That the most effective biz Of ex-
termination was done there last week.
Mr. CorTHErL's performances at
Cedar Keys, Fla, and elsewhere are
TOO fresh in the remembrance of the
country 10 call for any further mention
now Nobody who has read the papers
during the past six or eight months will
deny that Chief Of Police GERALD rem.
deTed civilization n particularly val
liable service in removing Mr. CoTrRELL
from the field Of his peculiar activity.
Mr. COTTBELL had travelled from Cedar
Keys 10 Montgomery, intending, doubt
less, 10 renew In the latter city the
spirited proceedings with which he had
for many years made the former lively.
lie found a prosperous aud growing
city populated by a law abiding, moral
and religious community city with
out specially illustTiOus Tuiiians or lead
ing murderers. And happily for Mont
gomeTy he found a city determined 10
do without citizens of that sort. lie
found, in fact, a city that Is as yiyidly
typical 0i the new industrial dispense
tian al the South as DE was typical Of
The dark and dreadful era Of twenty
years ago.
There are no means Of knowing
whether establishment OF Indignation
pTelomiuatcd in Mr. CoTTEELL's mind,
as Chief GEENLDs shot1ul Cancelled
him from The Montgomery eIlgdou
snl, indeed, Tie country is t1l well
satisfied with HE result 10 care.
TIE PsH thinks Speaker sPErS9EH.
would have runefuI sound True
CROUCH and Speaker CBrsF wJl.d
have breezy and business sound
TIE NEW l0Es sFa has had another
problem al betting submitted FOR its
Judgment. Tie question Is a. follows.
ald p are gLav.az aarIs Tor money. A
tets that be SIN #g'E tl- game loser
at a specified UIe H .llf- ne game ssau-
neither losing -er Winning VINO sins rH-
money!
Nov most people would decide that
A had lost Tie bet ihal B would quit
"a loser, and b did Hsf guiI a loser, be-
ing exactly even. But rhe sa ie-
cilesIllat tLe bel must be considered AS
q draw The gifted editor 4y
lhe faaI Ilsr rle language Is -g explicit
- % less, aud 70 al b lad ~ visible 81 de-
EiaItl competitor. suggests -Le lIea tllr
his wager may differ from one lu hts 1er-
toIuaHee l-alus. another. or azaia5- time,
.ti ilal ile rule Hll NOT govern which
divides heis when THE result Is ne. A.
however Was backing NE game against b.
If n heat aEl Ea |.-r q WHH III B
same 4ui ahead al D., l- HHu. ala t .H.r
gut eFeu- the Stakes WHEel.l .H easg 81 .rH
rLr Donors Iae n. f.e. as -le Ts-gr
r ue, ana tle fakes ore divided.
ui more universal anH..-atIgu flal -H.5 VI
rl,l lets as t-a- ll4ie IS a and 3.
Tie has uniformly i1a.IeIgle
lions 81 q similar Kind iu ibis way, AMI
ii may De the right Way 5lt Fl IS IlH
cult 10 recognize the virtue Of lhe priu-
eiUle au which the decision Is based
lF IHE LaTE ELECTIONS melu any
fhiu- ley mean llat Nr HAE8-3S.
pr REED Mr NtEULEFl Dr. WASA-
NAEER and q others conspicuous l5r
resp0usi5Iify during political events
81 ne past year have definitely vanished
Is Presidential pa ibiIilies The Demo-
Ialc serlill Is -lat -ha alols array 5G
Republican leaders Is under ban 5f re-
puaiad9u lu tlar is not perhaps a
sound 1r rational verdict There -ll