The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-10
PRESS OPINIONS,
Acting Like Soldiers.

Acting Like Soldiers.
From tie Indianapolis JoUrndL
II is to the credit of the regular Army
officers that every one Of them ON special
detail, belonging to the regiments under
General Miles in the field, promptly asked
to be relieved in order that they might
join their commands.
A Little Extravagant.
From ne Pyor,deHce J0uTBd.
Senator Farwcl calls President IIarri-
son flea. This is more complimentary
to the Presidents animation than the
facts will warrant.
Hoary.
From he No,D York World.
Senator IIoar is too lugubrious. If the
dtching of the Force bill means "thc
death of the Republican party il is time
it died. No party deserves to live in
free country by force and fraud. But we
suspect there is considerable vitality in the
old party yet.
"An Act of Theft"
From he Netc York Times.
The proceedings by which the llcpubli-
cans gained control of the New 1Iamp-
hire Legislature and thereby elected the
Governor of the State and are TO elect u
United States Senator was simply an act
of theft. II Is not unlikely that III the
conditions had been reversed the Demo
Gratis would have done the safne thing.
The Senate Not "A Shelf.
From ne Ne,D York World.
The Senate of the United States Is not u
shelf. 1t is the most powerful parlia-
mcntary body in the world. II contains
a great part of the ripened talent and ma
turc experience in politics and in govern
ment of the American people. II is the
centre of the national arena. II seems
necessary to direct attention to this fact in
view of the apprehcnsions felt by some Of
Governor HiIl's friends lest his acceptance
of the Sonatorship shall have the effect of
shelving" him as q political force and u
Presidential possibility.
II is not shelving military commander
to send him to the front where the fight
ing is going on, and in the political CON
test now waging the Senate is the front
where strategic skill may most easily and
certainly win lourels.
Cleveland at His Best.
From no Nep York Times.
In his speech to the Young Mems Demo
cratic Association at Philadelphia last
evening, on the anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans, Mr.. Cleveland showed
himself in some respects at his best. Mr..
Cleveands conception of "thc principles
of true Democracy" Is clear, broad, Just
and practical, and his vision is pcnetrat-
ing enough to see the actual bearing OF
what he accepts rs Democratic principles
upon the requirements of the present. 1t
is true that Mr.. Cleveland is not without
partisan zeal of very robust and aggrcs-
sivc sort. He sees the humor of the typ.
ioal Jacksonian who would vote for his
candidate long after his disappearance
from the political arena, but there is in
him a half-conscious sympathy with such
stubborn fidelity. The quality of his ma
turc that makes this possible is the secret
of much of his acknowledged strength, and
since he is rs resolutc in seeking to know
his duty as he is in his purpose to perform
it, that strength is of undoubted value Il
the politics Of the day.
Suspension of the Death Penalty.
From He Ne,p York Herold.
The second appeal to the United State
Supreme Court in the Jugigo case is enough
to show that there can be no certain EN-
forcement of the capital punishment law
| in this State until Congress amends thu
| Federal statute governing the writ Of habed
| corpus
Under that statute, as 1t now stands, tn,
| attorney of any condemned murderc
| awaiting execution may apply for thi'
writ. The Federal judge may deny th'
application ON the ground that there is II,
| plausible reason for allowing it, that t.
| grant il would in fact give judicial sanction
| to an abuse. An appeal from this decision
| lies as u matter of course to the United
States Supreme Court, and such appea
| operates as n stay of execution.
| From this statement of the law it vii
be seen that 1t is wholly within the powe
of any condemned murderer to stay hi
| own execution.
In short, the enacted will of the poopl
that death is the penalty of murder ma,
be set ut naught by any criminal, an.
| legal hreling any moneyed concern.
This is as true of every State in tin
Union as II is of New York.
1t is q scandalous condition of affairs.
The remedy lies with Congress ant
should be applied without delay.
Senatorial Elections.
| From tie Nep York Tribune.
The elections of United States Senator
are about TO take place in several State,
with better prospects for Republican
than were discoverablc n month ago
| The Democrats will gain New York am
Wisconsin, giving them thirty-nine q
the cighty-eight Senators. They will no
gain New Hampshire, where tho decision
of the Supreme Court makes the election
of n Republican probable. They are nc
likely to gain Senator in Illinois, whcr
| the candidate proposed by the three indC
pendent farmers who hold the balance q
power is protectionist who has acted Il
many matters with the Republican:
Either Senator Ingalls, will be reelected i
Kansas or candidate who will act for til
Alliance and not for the Democrats, an
if Senator Moody should he beaten ]
South Dakota it would be only by q cand
date of the same stamp. The Republican
| will have at least forty-siN Senators, wit
three possibly elected by Republicans G