The Iola register., 1891-05-01
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

The fifty-second congress will prob
ably be ''billion-dOllar congress too.
Cleveland Leader.
The Illinois legislature goes right on
wasting time and money with utter in
difference to the fact that it ought to
have dispersed for shame's sake as soon
as It made a senator OF John NJ. Palmer.
-GlObe-DemOcrat.
The late commercial congress at
Kansas City was saved from general
absurdity only by the fact that the pro-
ceedings included the reading of very
sensible and practical letter from Pres
ident Harrison. -GlObe-Democrat.
The mean, snarling spirit the
northern democratic press is showing
toward President Harrison presents a
striking contrast to the friendly cordial
spirit eyinced by the southern people
and press irrespective of party.-Pitts-
burg Commercial.
Without inquiring into the motives
or the reservation OF thought which
NAV have been behind the speeches
which President Harrison delivered in
the course of his Journey through Nir-
ginia, there can be but little difference
OF opinion as to their general excel
ence in expression and sentiment. We
will not permit ourselves TO doubt his
entire sincerity in uttering them
Richmond, Va, Times
By the time President Harrison has
made his round it will be plain to all
the land that reciprocity. the leading
policy of the present administration,
leads all recent steps in the tariff in
popular approval. The honesty and
the efficiency OF the administration will
be seen to be known and approved Of the
people. Its broad record is supported
by them. President Harrison will
enter the white house visibly stronger
before the country than he leaves it
Philadelphia Press.
What do the democrats propose to do
about the ''billion-dollar congress?"
Will the next house cut off the soldiers
pensions and refuse to make apprepria-
tions for the necessary expenses Of the
government? Some of the wisest dem
ocratic financiers acknowledge that
they do not see how appropriations can
well be reduced to a very great extent.
But a great difficulty confronts this
idea The last congress had a big sur
plus to work on. That surplus is gone
1t looks as if the next house will find
that revenues from the tariff come
quite handy.-Commercial Gazette.
What speeches they are thus far, 1t
IS pleasure to read them. Nothing
short Of the extreme Of partisan unfair
ness can find in the little Pullman ora
tions anything to ridicule or despIse.
Candor compels the statement that at
thetail end of the Vucaua. surrounded
by the hundreds and thousands OF his
fellow citizens who throng to inspect
the wonders Of the presidential train
and to gaze upon the nations Chief
Magistrate, Gen. Harrison is at his
very best. Whether prepared carefully
in advance or extemporaneously excog-
itated, his occasional remarks along
the route have been nearly faultless.
Modest in tone, interesting in matter,
local in their application while general
in their character, lively without being
sensational, moderate without being
commonplace, full Of ideas, consistent
without being monotonous, exceuently
and often eloquently expressed, they
deserve recognition by political friends
and enemies alike as models Of Pull
man platform oratory.-New York
Sun