The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-14
cuRRnNr OPINION.
SocIsicss simpson.
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SocItlcss simpson.
From ne omaha Bee.
The fame that many man has tried for
n lifetime to win with his brains, Jerry
Simpson has won in two short months
with his bare feet alone.
The Big Four.
From ne omaha Bee.
-Four Democratic governors are to-day
sitting in chairs long filled heretofore by
Republicans. They are Russell of Massa-
chusetts, Pattison of Pennsylvania, Peck
of Wisconsin, and Boyd of Nebraska. Mr..
Boyd's Inauguration surpassed all others
in dramatic interest.
Kate Field.
From he omaha Bee.
Kate Field gives Senator Wolcott very
handsome Endorsement for his speech on
the Force bill. II is interesting to observe
that when woman becomes journalist
her editorial Endorsements retain all the
fervor of her sex.
Tho Gentleman from Kansas.
From he Boston Post.
The politicians who are inclined to jeer
at Jerry Simpson of Kansas should bear
in mind that If during his run fol, Con-
gress he was sockless his effort was by no
means bootless.
Beans and Love.
From he Bost0R Herald.
Society regards il as n remarkable fact
that no less than fourteen matrimonial
engagements have been announced in
Boston since the beginning of the year.
And yet we presume that these are but q
small percentage of the happy young
couples hereabout who have pledged their
trnth ctnpp thn in There
is a vast deal of genuine happiness in this
world that Mrs. Grudy never hears about.
just So!
From The Boston Herald.
Speaker Reed is now quoted as denying
that he ever said or intimated that the
House of Representatives is not a delibera-
tive body. lie appears not to be familiar
with the old saying that actions frequently
speak louder than words.
The Bayard-Blaine Policy.
From he Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Blaine is willing to submit the
American pleadings in the matter of
jurisdiction over the waters of the Bcring
Sea to the arbitration of a friendly power.
'This," says the New York World, sis
what Mr.. Bayard offered to do" No, it
is not Mr.. Bayard offered to accept the
English pleadings, without demurrer, and
to submit them to the arbitration of q
friendly power. Mr.. Blaine wholly re-
fuses to submit to the arbitration of a
friendly power any of the propositions
set forth by Lord Salisbury as II fair state
ment Of the case.
Quay's Force Bill.
From NE New York Herald, 12N.
Senator Quay introduced n new Force
bill yesterday. 1t is just like Quay in
every line. No one but a political boss
could have conceived of such mon
strosity.
Allow us to make II vivid extract from
this precious bit of idiocy and you will at
once catch our meaning Here il is:
"When it shall appear to the satisfac-
ton of the President of the United
Statos'-just read those words again, "to
the satisfaction of the President'-"that
in any locality the provisions of this law
cannot otherwise be executed it shall be
hisduty and he is hereby empowered to
suspend there the writ of hdbedS corpus
and to employ the armed forces of the
United States, naval and military, for its
enforcement" etc.
So, then, the President, as Commander
in-Chief of the Army and Navy, is too
surround the polls with troops, order q
gunbcat or two to anchor within shelling
distance, and to insist on having u colored
vote and Republican count.
Wasting Time.
Special 10 The NeiD York Tribune.
Do Democratic Senators imagine that
the people of this country approve their
studied and insolent waste of time? They
profess great anxiety for freedom of de.
bate They beg the country to regard
them as deyoteGly patriotic gentlemen,
who want the people to know. all about
measures pending. and therefore stand
heroically for maintenance of the rules
which make 1t impossible to restrict dis
cussion. Yet what does the country act
ually see? 1t sees Democratic Senator
pretending to discuss the Silver bill, with
out any Senator to listen to him, engaged
| in reading old speeches from files Of the
| Congressional Glo6e, occupying the whole
day in that way, and going to the ante
rooms when he is tired for needed rest and
| refreshment, leaving another Democratic
| Senator to continue the reading of old
| speeches as part of his speech.
There is not the faintest pretence OF dis
| cussion in this performance or in any
! part of Democratic performances of late.
| The palpable object is to kill time. Pub
licly, honorable Senators pretend that 1t
would be a dreadful wrong to limit their
opportunity TO set before the Senate and
the country the meaning of measures
| pending. But in private they avow their
Intention to use upthe session. so that the
majority shall not be able to pass import
| art measures.