Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-06-04
EDITURIAL PARAGRAPHS.

IL Is possible LnaL MT. bl&lHc
gout is = part Of his diplomatic out
Public office is family snap 10 the
ancieot eyes OF the republican ad-
ministraiion.
Quay, Clarkson, and company
should employ the Ranm family to
manipulate the American tin in next
years Campaign.
Had the CzarowIth followed the
ancient adage when in Rome do as
the Romans do, he would not have
been dubbed by u Japanese cop
The Prince of Wales is now a
gra@dfathcr, but in at least one re.
spect his mother, the Queen, contiD-
ues TO treat him as If he was q child
She still has to pay his debts.
Mr.. Harrison would probably
give something handsome insthe
way Of Federal appointment
that wouldn't cost him anythingF to
know whether MIR. Biaine's ailnent
was g0ut or sulks.
Democratic victories won in fair
contest are nullified by the action of
partisan republican courts. (See
Connecticut and. Nebrska.) How
long will the people Of this country
stand this sort Of thing?
Commissioner Raum says there is
u conspiracy against him. That's
what every criminal says when
brought to trial. The conspiracy in
this case represents the honest peo-
pie OF the country demanding that a
man above suspicion be put in
Raum's place.
Those states that are not repre-
sented ut the Worlds Fair bv the
fullest possible exhibit of their pro-
ducts and attractions will simply
be like the ancient individual that
bit of bis nose to spite his face. Ii
will be an opportunity for world
wide advertising ut moderate cost
that will not be again given to the
present generation.
Commisslonr of Pensions Raum
will not resigu, says a new para.
graph. OF course he will not. He
will walt to be kicked out. and up
to the present time Mr.. Harrison has
lacked the bacKone to do the kick
ing, although his trends say that he
would wiling 9aye gladly accept
RAum's resignation.
The. jag whethQr constructed with
wh;skcy, champagne, or plain beer,
is no respector Of royalty, and
makes a f.ol as readily out Of the
Emperor ofGermany rs it would out
OF the commonest tramp. Kaiser
Wilhelm will testify to the truth
fulness Of this statement.
Nepotism, which has done SO
much in the past to make the re-
publican party odlous, is again on
top at Washington. Commissioner
Raum. has only followed long line
OF republican precedonts There will
be chat ge when we have demo
cratic administration, and unless all
present indlfations are false tha,
time is not far distant.
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There is no tariff on creduIity;
therefore any ono who pleases is al
| liberty to believe that Mr.. Harrison
paid $4,000 as the expenses of his
recent junket, as has been stated by
those friendly toward him. It's dol
lars TO peanuts, however, that those
figures with the ciphe1$ erased would
represent u larger sum than the trip
cost Mr. Harrison. He is far too
thrifty man to give up six months
salary tor picnic lasting just fac
weeks.
Instead of crimlnally prosecuting
Green B. Raum, jr. for malteasance
in Office. he is. presented with .
months salary and allowed 10 re
sign. And the best reason that As
sistant Secretary Of the Interior
Bussey could assign Tor that very
/ queer proceeding was that Secretary
! Noble had directed that il be done
on account of the financial clrcum.
stances of young Raum and for tht
sake OF his family. What right had
Secretary Noble TO give away te
this young man q months salary
The money in the United States
Treasury-thcrc isn't any too muct
Of it these days--helongs to tht
people and not TO the men who hap
pen for the time to be ut the head o.
The government departments. When
Secretary Noble wishes to donate
r.