Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-05-07
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

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OF the citizens for having given them
nonresident negro for, postmaster.
Oh yes, we've heard about that
white republican party in the South
before, but it isn't likely to material
ize until the back republican party
disappears.
fit took Secretary Tracy two years
to discover what cancer the navy
yard patronage was upon the body
polite, how long will it take him to
cut it out?
Mr. Harrison said in one of his re-
cent speeches: 1--WE are many of US
looking forward to time when we
shall have 1-cent letter postage in this
country Yes, we are all looking for
ward to that veTy desirable thing, but
we do not expect to get it until dem
ocratic Congress gives it to US.
Lr Harrison will probably discover
in due time that the democratic House
of Representatives will object to fur
! riShing tho money to construct the
Nicaragua canal. unless that water
way be absolutely turned over to the
United States
II is, puzzling people to find out
whether Major Sanger. U. S. A.. who
Invariably stands, in full uniform, be-
side Mr.. Harrison, when that gentle
man makes a speech from the car plat
form, is being used as a protector or
as an additional attraction.
Jerry Simpson is now posing as the
special friend of the Union collier and
advocates the payment by the Gov
4 ernment of the difference in value Of
the greenbacks paid them during the
war and tho value of gold at that time.
Better look out, Jerry. there is suoh Q
thing as having too many irons in the
i fire at once.
i 1t was unkind, not to call it disloyal
j for Ex-Governor Foraker 10 tell tht
4 National TepuUIfcan League conven
< 'tion that mir. Blaine has2given us 8
magnificent administration. and it i.
lrlnot likely to have a soothing effec'
j upon the already very much perturbed
Il gentleman who draws the President
salary. and who is now travelling
around upon u royalty equipped spe
{ cial labelled .sthe Presidential train.
| There is disposition on the part Of
Z the would-be prophets to get in their
work before tho close of the nine
teonth century. A Yae professor
Claims to have figured it down to a
mathematical certainty that Christ
j Will make his second appearance in
1893, and farmer in Pennsylvania,
4 who claims to have been informed by
a voice from c.oisd. that Before the
century closes the world will end aud
man shall be no more i, organizing
q now religious society under the
worldly suggestive name of ..anticipa-
i tors"
/ The Chicago municipal election
should prove valuable object lesson
to the democratic party everywhere.
ana especially to tho democrats of the
House of Representatives, Chicago
! .
is democratic by an Overwhelming
majority; but owinglto split in the
party and the running OF two demo-
cratic tickets the citygovsrnment has
fallen into the hands of the repnbii-
cans. United we stand. divided we
fall, I" is good motto, if it isn't a new
one, and had the democrats OF Chica-
1 go lived up to it a democratic mayor
would have done the honors for that
city during the Wo.li's Fair
Senator Hoar doesn't fancy the idea
OF having been charged with saying
! that he could if disposed, turn Massa-
3chusetts oveg to Harrison in 1892 lie
said. when questioned about it: 1T is
liz, in gonsral. ale in detail. lie
II gross. and lie in partcu.ar,n be-
ing about ali the kind Of lios he could
at 4 At time think OF Those best in
formed be ieve that tho electoral vote
ofM A'sacauset will be ca It for the
sdomocratic nominee, no matter who he
may be.
F9s tia three months ending March
81, 1891, as compared with the same
period last Year, there was decrease
IA our isexports OF about So per cent.
tie heaviest decline being iu farm
products, This is q direct result OF
4 tho Mckinley tariff act. which the
democrats IA Congress predicted would
uftail oti' fereiga markets. No won
DIR Mr. + inc Is srr~eling s. hsSd