The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-21
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.
French Blue Laws.


Fton, ne Philadeiphia Times.
What blessed and comfortable thing
It is to be French Government Tight
rope walking is mere bngatelle COM
pared to IL. The head that wore crown
was the only type Of insecurity known to
Shakespeare. Had he lived till our day
he would have chosen the heads Of Mes
sieurs the ministers OF the third and now
What is the matter ut present? Simply
that the Chambers have been putting
stop to the Paris mutuals and to all forms
of betting on horse races and that the cx-
istence Of the Ministry Is threatened if
the prohibition Is continued. Tombera,
tombera pas? This question forms the
basis of present wagors in France, bet
ting on the favorte being temporarily
impossible.
Where Shaving Is a Crime.
From he Philadelphia Record.
The business men of Philadelphia are
themselves to blame for the failure or re-
fusal of buyers from the West and South
west to come to this city to make pur-
chascs. Unjust railroad rates have I'M
doubtedly influenced many persons to
favor other cities, but is il not true that
even If the rates from the West to Phila-
dclphia should be less than half of the
rates to New York, many buyers would
hesitate to stop over Sunday In city
where shaving on that day is crime?
european Eff'eteness."
From ne Chicdgo Mems.
II is becoming serious question
whether the rugged, workaday qualities
of normal American civilization can With
stand constant contact with the dcmoral-
...l r LII rat.
ness. II is quite natural that an Indian
who has been feastcd and toasted by the
European nobility should rebel against
the humdrum occupations of frontier
farming life. In similar degreea white
Americans capacity for work and accom-.
plishment is reduced by too many of the
so.called reiinements of European civil.
zation.
The Lottery Fight.
From ne Chicago Ne,cs.
1t Is evident that the Louisiana Lottery
Company has not been wholly subdued
by the recent Anti-Lottery law passed by
| Congress, although its business has been
| heavily curtailed. The lottery company
! is an adept at the evasion of laws, and
having unlimited means at its disposal, /,
| still able to keep its agents at work il
most towns and cities throughout tn,
country.
Recently the lottery company has
opened branch headquarters in Montreal
Canada. and is flooding the United State
with lottery matter through the Canadian
| mails. This circumvention of tn,
American anti-Lotterv law has beer
called to the attention of the Canadian
authorities, but II is possible that th'
Canadian Government may be prevented
by technical reasons from interfering
with the use of the mails for lottery pur
poses. The Canadian laws prohibit tn
use of the mails to all illegal and fraudrl
lent lottery companies. But. as the lot
terry in question is chartered under tn
laws of the State of Louisiana, it !
doubtful whether the Canadian posta
laws can be made to fit its case.
So long AS that company has the rgi
of its State charterlt will continue to def
the Federal authorities. This is VIII
there is now an agitation to securs til
passage of an anti-lottery amendment t
the Federal Constitution, prohibiting an
State from licesing u lottery company.
Corporation Ridden States.
Fyom ne (ourier-Joufaa.
II is fact that the worst corporatio
ridden State in the Union is Pennsylvania
and yet in its constitution and on il
statute books it has more restriction
remedies and patent relief jobs than an
other. California comes next. Ther
government by the people is scarcel
known, and yet in its constitution and |
its code of laws monopoly and the corpo
ations are marked for slaughter.