Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-16
Political Paragraphs.

Eloh OuI w washington Correspondence
Mr.. Harrison will probably dis
cover ere the ides of November 1872, if
he has not already done so, that the
possession Of a son who controls the
editorial utterances ola newspaper,
without being overburdened with
either experience or discretion, is
very expensive, not to say dangerous,
luxury for a President with second
term aspirations to have around.
Senator Ingalls, declines to be inter
viewed unless he is paid for it. The
New York World spoiled him when
it paid him $1,000 to submit to the
celebrated instantaneous photograph,
ic interview at Washington last year.
Mr.. ingalls, has only to stick to his
determination for year to drop as
completely out of sight as if he never
existed. He was made by newspa>
pers, and if they drop him that's the
end Of him.
The New York Herald continues
to insist that at least one.third of the
enormous amount paid out by this
government for pensions is paid on
fraudulent claims. The democratic
House will have fine opportunity
to prove whether this charge be true
or not. If true, the frauds should be
dropped from the rolls and the
money saved, there can be no two
opinions about that.
The Italian Government thinks the
discovery Of America by Columbus
was blunder of the first magnitude,
and to emphasize that opinion it has
decided that it will take no part in
the celebration at Genoa next year,
or in our Columbian Exposition in
1898.
The report Of the New Orleans
grand jury which has been investi-
eating the lynching of the Italians in
that city is not surprising to those
who have familiarized themselves
with the condition of things in that
place for some time previous to the
lynchng. OF course it seems queer
that no indictments were found
against the well-knOwn leaders of
the lyncherS, hut before condemning
the grand jury for this apparent neg
lect of duty, ask yourself if grand
jury in any locality would be likely
to condemn what was approved by
ninety.niue one hundredths of its
citizens.
Mr.. Blaine's candid opinion of
Russell Harrison, the young man
who is doing his father considerable
harm through his newspaper, would
make "mighty interesting reading"
but it is doubtful whether it could be
f printed in a family newspaper.
Notice has been served by the adj
] ministratiOn on all the other would
be republican Presidential candidates
S that they must give way for Mr.
Benjamin Harrison. So far there
= has been no outward objection raised
= but there's still time enough for the
! biggest kind of a row before the
nomination, and many shrewd OBJ
= servers already see signs of it.
S Chief Justice Fuller's name has
been mentioned as a possible demo
,. cratic candidate for President. 1t i!
r no disraragement to other gentle
: men, who have also been mentioned
i to say that the Chief Justice would
: make model candidate.
u The decision of the Supreme Cour
!, of Nebraska unseating Gov. Boyd OF
e the ground of his not being a citizen
:, he having been born in Ireland ant
: his father having ne 'lected to tax,
y out his second naturalization papers
- is one of great importance, and it i
Is deeply to be regretted that it is ting
n ed with partisan politics. The cas-
:. will go to the United States Suprem
IS Court on appeal. 1t is claimed ant
Y was so held in a dissenting opinion
n by one of the judges, that havini
been a citizen of the Territory of Ne
Is braska when it was admitted as
State, the enabling act made MI
Y Boyd a citizen of the United States
It The republican press pretends t
Of think it revolution that the legisla
e ture of Michigan, in the exercise c
t, its legal and Constitutional right
s. has provided that the Presidents
) electors for that State be elected b
y Congressional districts, with two eleC
l. tors at large.
Chattanooga Times: The dry spe
, has brought compensations, thong
- it is now discouraging farmers an