The Critic and record., 1891-04-13

WAsWNaroN u. c. Armt lj, lSol'
Tmu 0, so coon reason why Italy
should not be allowed To- make as big Il
fool of herself as She pleases. We have
done about all that the occasion requires
ms TO do, and gone quite as far in the
direction of couciliation as is consistent
with dignity, If Italy finds herself still
dissatisfied she must help herself That's
all.
This country is getting just q bit weary
of Italian bluster and Italian sulks.
BtmNis demands have been offensycly
pNacting from the outset and they have
been couched i'm highly Objectionable Ian
uuagc beside Much was overlooked ont
OF pure good nature and much more
set down TO ignorance Of our in
siutious: but 10 seems to be
time 20 draw the line on the popiniay i'm
tcrludc and TO let Italy understand that
we have put mp with all the nonsense we
intend 20. 10 may be very polite and
diplomatic and all that sort Of thing to
speak of possible trouble with Italy as a
thing 10 be dcplorcd and to refer to war
Rs calamity. Such phrases, however,
are merely .t0row df porsr. Nobody is at
all afraid of any hostilties that Italy can
inaugurate, and only the most morbid
and pessimistic imagination can discern
in war with that power even the faintest
approach to a catastrophe We might as
well dispense with humbug at once. We
have endeavOred TO be courteous
and considcratc, and the effort appears to
have been unsuccessful. The more auX-
icty we exhibit the hotter grows Italy's
Indignation and the more offensive her
pretcnsions. Il seems good time, there
fore, TO put away our amiability and try
the virtue Of a little stiffness on our own
account.
If Italy has been misled by our manifest
desire for peace we ought to make il quite
clear that we are not willing to pay more
than reasonable price for the article, and
that if Italy wants trouble she can get it.
Ex-SENAroR INGALLS, is the champion
performer of the political "hoodlc" act.
Tur gAtK ABOUT Secretary BLAINE feel.
ing fresh inspiration to enter the race
fm the Presidency appears to be without
authority The Secretary, whether from
gout or what not is disinclined to talk
either foreign or domestic politics. lie
does not altogether approve what the
newspapers have recently had to say of
him in his official, his foreign or his do
mestic relations, and certainly when ii
comes to politics he prefers to be regarded
as not in it. He seems 10 take no stock
whatever in newspaper gossip, TO say the
least. Therefore il is presumed, in the
absence of either assertion or denial he is
willing to stand on the statement that he
will rest on the laurcls of reciprocity
achievements with South American aud
other countries. Conversation both with
outspokcn admirers of Secretary BL>INE
and with those who have other notable
men to advocate as the Republican nom.
ince for the Presidency, discloses nothing
whatever to show that Secretary BLAINE
has any other idea than retirement from
Office as soon as his incumbency OF th'
State Department is completed.
A GREAT VICTORY was won in Chicago
at the late election there. But it is having
regular ycllowdog kind Of time try
ing to locate itself.
The CONNECTICUT DI HoCRATs think the,
can pTy Governor BuLKLEY out of th
Gubernatorial chair with q crowbar.
THE PRESENT SEASON of baseball il
Washington promises TO be an interesting
one. Whether the promise will be real
lied depends TO very great extent upoi
the ability of the management to main
tain unbroken discipline until the fina
game is played. Indeed, it is the genera
belief among those competent to judg
that lax discipline has been the rock upol
which our baseball expectations hav
been so frequently broken into smithel
Gems in the past. For careless playing
insubordination, intemperance and fats
rivalries between players are consequence
which inevitably follow a weak, haI
hazard management.
PERHAPS THE MINNEsoTA legislators VIII