The critic., 1891-02-26
EDITORIAL PERSONALS.

NnuIleyr OstcT, tnc CALICO stutcSlnul Vi
Ohio, has had long experience as a
barrels, but it would hardly seem to quail
ify him for the position of Secretary of
the Treasury. II Chicago Herald.
North Dakota elected former tramp
printer United States Senator and South
Dakota a former tramp preacher. The
press and pulpit will represent the Da-
kotas in the nations councl.-Ba6alo
ElpresS.
The election of Mr.. PETER in Kansas and
of Mr.. Kyle in South Dakota, both Inde-
pendents, reduces the Republican majority
should be chosen by the Democrats and
the Farmers party in Illinois that ma
jority will fall to two, with the possibility
of further loss after March 4, 1S93.-M-
didndpois Nens.
The Sioux Indians who were taken to
Washington to plead their case are now
on their way home, much dissatisfied
with the result Of their visit. 1--WE had
some promises" said Young-Man-Not
Afraid-of- His Horses, "but they are like
all other promises Of the great father, only
made TO be broken. ."-Latdyette Jourital.
Every time one of the Democrats Tom
Reed sat down or at odd times looks at
the Speaker Of the House he has to run
right out into the cloak-room and laugh.
They declare that Mr.. Reed shall be
leader Of his party in the next House,
and whenever he rises to say anything
they'll hit him over the head with one Of
his own rulings and put him to sleep.
But all this has been devised without con-
sulting Mr.. Reed, who may possibly have
q little joker in his hand.-&. Paul Pioneer
Press.
This Congress will go down in history
as the most remarkable one since the
formation of the Government for the
number of deaths which have occurred
among its members. Eleven Representa-
tiyes have passed away since it opened
viz: Cox and Wilber Of New York, Kel.
ley, Randall and Watson of Pennsylva-
MIA, Burnes and Walker of Missouri,
Townshend Of Illinois, Gay of Louisiana,
see.-Burington Ha,cheye.
Assurance is given that the grave of
Mary, the mother Of Washington, will at
last be appropriately marked. The Mary
Washington Monument Association is a
national enterprise, and its leaders are
influential and energetic persons.-Cii,-
ct,a,dn Commercial Gazette.
With Charles Foster Of Ohio sitting in
the Treasury and acting as John Sher-
mans phonograph, there Is no reason
| why Wall street shouldn't organize
another Black Friday squeeze Of some
sort. The gamblers and spectators can
| get anything they want out of the Treas
| ury when John Sherman has charge OF
| it.---Atlanta Consultation.
| About half q century ago we flew into o
| rage with Dickens. Then Southerners
| lost their heads OH, account of novel
| written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. And
| now, because Rudyard Kipling has writ
| ten some adverse criticisms, sensitive peo.
4 pie are indignant.
| After all Dickens was not far wrong in
his estimate of us, when he made ar
American say: "What our people want
sir, isto be cracked up.n We are all mort
or less addicted to the spread-eagle style
We not only say pleasant things aboui
ourselves, but we expect foreign travellers
to praise MS.
This is our weak point.--Atlan,a Consti
tuition.
The appointment of the Hon. Charlie:
| Foster OF Ohio as the successor of Mr.
Window, in the Treasury Department i
very well received by the country, no
because Mr.. Foster has made any recorl
that Identifies him as financier, but be
cause he is accounted q man Of affair
and of good sense. He has had suflicien
prominence in public life to be acceptabl,
TO his own party and not unacceptable I,
his political opponents. He has has
| sufncleDt experience 10 avoid nasty am
ill-adyised action. He comes from a Stat
which is now, whatever 1t may have beer
in times past, conservative in its views o
currency and fihance.-Me,o York Egenn
Post
William Mckinley refused to give nj
his chance 10 be the next Republical
nominee for President for the Secretary
ship of the Treasury. The President wa
somewhat eager 10 have Mckinley to tax
the place, but finding the 0hioan unwill
ing did not press the matter and turne
his attention to Foster. tits said by thos
who pretend To have some acquaintanc
with the facts that the President has con
slered only four men in connection wit
the Treasury portfoli0-McKinley an
Foster and Senators Spooner and Aid
rich. Neither Of the Senators wanted tn
place, and with Mckinley posing as
Presidential aspirant himself, and there
fore unwilling to merge his political fol
tunes with those of Harrison, Foster wa
the natural choice. All the Ohio polit
clans favored Foster because his appoint
ment removed from their way troubl,
some figure lInshington Coirespo,'dei
Chied9o Herald.