The critic., 1891-02-20
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.
woman's Ballots.
H.. ~ NY.au Nf...y tf..a.


From TIC Mw FORK SIN.
Even in these days of national womcn's
congresses and councils and the multipli
cation Of womcns clubs the demand for
the ballot does not increase among women.
Probably the number of women who
want to vote is not any larger proper
tionately than IL was forty years ago in
this country, and the agitation for the in
novation is less strenuous now than II
was then.
Not "Judgo" Blair.
From, he boston Herdld.
The failure of Senator Blair to get the
New Hampshire iudgeship for which he
was so warmly recommended by his Sena-
torial brethren goes to confirm the report
that President Harrison does not contem-
plate providing for the numerous victims
of the November cyclone. This is well.
Besides there are not enough places to go
around.
Quite True.
From ne Charleston Nous and Courier.
The South cannot afford to pout and
fret and fume about the political outrage
which the Senators from New England
and the North attempted to perpetrate
upon her, but, If she wishes to keep pace
with the progress of the country and to
attract into her borders the population
and wealth and industry of the world,
she must show the world what she has
in the way of material resources before
the world will come TO her.
Weight or Cowardicc.
From he Cincinnati Times star.
Yes" sad the farmer to the deacon,
"Pll either attend the prayer-meeting my
self or send hand" But Mr.. Cleveland
will neither attend the Jeffersonian ban.
quct at Springfield nor send a hand, and
the banquet is declared on. IL Grover is
to keen the banquetng up and his adj
pose down he can't start his proxy day
too soon.
The Negro Problem.
Fran ne COuFier-JoWrHai.
The effects of freedom upon the black
race have been altogether miscalculated
The negro does not breed so fast in freedom
as in captivity. That the birth rate is
| regulated by the price of bread is q truth
tersely expressed and since he became his
own master the negro as well as the
white, feels the operation of the rule. In
slavery, while compelled to work and
to obey, he took no thought Of the future;
but now he knows the difference. Sur-
rounded by a constantly advancing civili-
zation, he is dragged up a little himself,
and the increase of responsibilities throws
some chccRS upon the animal law by
which he was formerly almost entirely
controlled.
During the last thirty years of slavery
| the negro increased 80 per cent, while
| during the first thirty years of freedom he
has gained but GO per cent. The contrast
certainly gives the negro problem a more
| cheerful aspect.
The Copyright Bin Passed.
From he Ne,o YORK Times.
Honest Americans may hold their heads
a trihe higher to-day and feel little more
| respect for themselves. The principle of
international copyright has been rccog.
nized as right and Just and necessary by a
| majority of both houses of Congress.
| House bill l0,SSl passed the Senate yester-
| day by vote of SO to II,
| Unfortunately, it passed with som,
| amendments that will ncccssitate its re.
| turn to the House for concurrcncc. a
| conference committee will be necessary,
| and that would involve delay extremely
| perilous to the bill since only two weeks
| remain of this session of Congress. II
might be wiser and better for the House
| to accept the Senate amendments at once
without conference committee, and the
| friends Of International copyright in the
| House and at Washington will take this
| view of the case and press the amend
| ments for concurrence.
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