The critic., 1891-02-21
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.


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Fromsho Richmond Times.
There is now no room ON American soil
for those sectional animosities which so
long gave an antagonistic bent TO the re-
lations of the Northern and Southern peo-
pie. These relations are now adjusted
upon the lines of new interests which
have been rapidly uniting in the bonds
of common sympathies the populations
of the different parts of the republic.
Senator waitbaii's Letter.
From the Memphis appeal dUdidnche
This letter should commend itself to
every Alliance member in Mississippi and
out of IT, II deals with the Sub-Treasury
bill and disposes of IL effectually. Whether
his constituents agree with him or not,
they must feel proud to be represented in
the National Congress by man who is
not afraid to speak his sentiments. His
letter Is in splendid contrast with the mys-
terious silence of political towards or the
meaningless mouthings Of political trim
mers.
"If Not, why Not?"
From he Richmond Dispatch.
Now comes the Judiciary Committee of
the House of Representatives and reports
q resolution inquiring whether any state
is TO be punished for denying or abridging
the right to vote. Will the provision of
tie Constitutions of Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts, and other States, requiring the
prepayment of a poll.tax as prerequisite
10 voting come under this headP II not,
why not? VIII the provision requiring an
educational qualification (as in Missis-
dppi, Massachusetts. and other Statcs)
come under this headP If so, will the
penalty Of disiranchisement be enforced?
Wp shall gra what wQ ahQlt
"The Chief Justice"
From ne NeD York sun.
The Hon. Melville Weston Fuller seems
TO speak of himself in the third person in
his answers TO invitations. Doubtless this
is a very majestic way of regarding his
Office and adding higher heels to its dig
nifty. "Thc Chief Justice" wrote Mr..
| Fuller to the Chicago meeting of the Sons
Of Maine, sincerely regrets his inability
TO attend the banquet" But the Chief
| Justice was not invited. The Maine Boy
was. II is q triile ridiculous for Mr.. Fuller
! to put on his gown to answer invitations.
| There may be too much assumption of
| dignity as well as too much mustachio.
Senator PIumb's Little Game,
From ne NetC Yo,k Times.
However, Mr.. Porter was not himself
| picked out to make an honest or accurate
census, and for the work expected of him
political appointees were undoubtedly
better fitted than intelligent, sober and
trustworthy men, such as the departments
| generally now secure under the reform
system would have been. But the class
Of persons who find favor,in the sight OF
Porter cannot with any decency be foisted
upon the Departments, and they would
not stand the remotest chance of getting
into the Departments except by legisla-
| tive juggling of the sort proposed by Mr..
Plumb.
Plumb's scheme is to authorize the
tranfer of these persons without examine
ton. He first undertook to smuggle this
scheme into an appropriation bill. In
this he failed; now he, with his friend:
and "coparceners," is trying to accom-
plish the same object by means of join
resolution. We do not believe that h,
will succeed We are confident that th,
Census Committee of the Senate will no
report such measure without giving ;
hearing to the Civil Service Commits
sioners, who are the official, instructed
and disintcrested guardians of the mer
system as applied in the Departments.