The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-10
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.
Benn Babies.

1senn Babies.
From, he Courier Journal.
There are not so many babies in Massa-
chusetts as in other parts of the Union,
but then are they not a superior. kind of
babies?
How He VIII Go LAUNDERING Down the
Ages.
From ne Tniladeiphia Press.
We were the prophets of the rise and
decline Of Sateens. JOHN WANAMAKER.
Not so Had MS Lord SackvilIe VESTS
slip.
From he Boston Herald
Sir Julian Pauncefotc didn't know It
was an interviewer anv more than Minis
ter West know that his California cor
respondent was dccoy duck. Sir Julian
should have learned wisdom from his
predecessors experience.
Blaine and Business.
From NE Boston Herald.
II is reported from Washington that
Mr.. Blaine is very much elated by his
success in negotiating reciprocity treaty
with Brazil, as well as by the prospect
which IL opens for similar arrangements
with Cuba and Mexico, and even with
some of the more reluctant South Amer
ican republics. He sees with his minds
eye in these treaties of commerce sound
planks for the construction of Prcsi-
Dental platform, on which he can take
his stand next year as the nominee of his
party, and carry the country to the rally
ing cry OF Blaine and business"
Tho Rich Mans Party.
From he Atlanta Constitufion.
II the signs of thetimes mean anything,
the Republicans will be defeated in the
next national election, and II Is no rash
prediction to say that they will be OH the
losing side for a long time to come. But.
although the party is essentially q war
party, 1t Is safe to say that 1t will not DIS
has gradually become the aggressive repre-
sentative of the political, economic and
social theories advocated by Alexander
Hamilton. In word, the central idea of
Republicanism Is that this is a rich mans s
government, in which the poor should
have no rights and no voice.
The First Duty of the Next House.
From the Ne,o York World
Congressman Springer Of Illinois and
Wilson of West Virginia gave in the Sun
doy World yesterday a patriotic and ra-
tional outline of what in their view
should be the policy of the Democrats In
the next House.
Both these leaders agree that the first
thing to be done is, in Mr.. Wilson's words,
ito restore the House to its constitutional
dignity by giving II rules that will insure
orderly and deliberative proceedings and
protect the rights of all its members"
The Pension business.
From he Neto York Tribune.
If the present Congress desires to do the
best thing possible for Union veterans it
will set on foot an inquiry which shall
clear the pension rolls as far as possible,
Of names fraudulently added and re-estab-
lish public confidence in the fidelity of
the service and in the real merit of the
great body of pensioners. II may be q
mistaken idea, but it is nevertheless an
unfortunately common one, that mere
fraction of the sum which is now i'm.
properly paid each year to those who have
no rightful claims upon the Government
would cover all the expenses of such an
inquiry If conducted in straightforward
business way, with no aim to attack any
body, to smirch anybody or to help any
party, but solely to establish as fairly rs
possible the rights of the Government
and the rights Of pensioners.