Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-09-19
Political Paragraphs.


1t has been said that Mr.. Wanna
maker is no politician; but if his
scheme to organize grand national
political machine embracing every
postmaster in the United States,
with the county seat pOstmasters as
local bosses, isn't the idea of poll
tician we-should like to know what
it is. The plea of improving the
postal service by this method of
county inspections, while an ingene-
Gus one, will fool nobody. What
Mr.. Wanamaker is after is improv-
ing the chances of Benjamin Harri-
son for a second nomination.
Ex-Speaker Reed is a candidate
for party discipline. He calls
Blaine's Pan-American reciprocity
ian attempt to carry on commerce
by diplomacy" and adds that "the
commercial world can only do bust
ness on great commercial principles,
not on correspondence between State
departments" This is treason of the
rankest kind, and Mr. Reed will
probably find that he has no influence
with this administration when he
tries to get an official plum for some
of his constituents.
The proprietor of Cincinnati no
tel refused to allow an Ohio negro
politician to eat in his dining room.
If such refusal had occurred across
the river, in Kentucky, the negro
loving republican editors would have
raised a concerted howl about the
"denial of lawful rights.
The republicans of Maryland are
devoting as much energy to their
family row about who shall boss the
campaign this year as if they had a
chance to win.
Democrats should not forget that
when they abuse any of the
candidates for Speaker of the
House they are furnishing the repub-
licans ammunition to be used in
fighting the entire democratic party.
A ccording to American Army Off
GERS the much talked of smokeless
gunpowder is for small arms utterly
worthless. 1t may be that the Eu>
ropeans from whom samples Of this
powder have been obtained inten~
tionally furnished worthless powder,
or else there has been some extra
ordinary lying going on. The
smokeless powder used by the armies
of England, France, and Germany is
secretly manufactured by the res
pective governments of those coun-
tries and no samples will be furnish
ed to any one.
The proposed new German liquor
law, which is said to have originated
with Kaiser Wilhelm, must have
been intended by that young man as
sort of peace offering to those of his
constituents who had become more
or less disguised by his numerous
Gags"
Secretary Foster is credited with
having ordered his subordinates in
the Treasury department to make all
the delay possible in the erection Of
public buildings authorized by the
last Congress, so that he may use the
money which should 60 to pay fol
them for other purposes. Mr.. Foster
appears to confound trickery witt
craftsmanship, but what is to be eX
pected of man educated in the Johr
Sherman school Of politics?
Having disputed with Providence
the credit for the good crops of thu
present year it is not surprising t.
find the administration claiming
credit for the removal of European
restrictions upon American pork
which properly belongs to the mea
inspection law, which had its strong
, est supporters among the democrat
when it was before Congress.
Instead Of Benjamin Harrison be
ing ready, as has been asserted, t.
retire in favor of Secretary Blaine, h,
appears to be putting himself il
training to fight for the Presidential
nomination of his party.
: The postOffice at SummertOwn wa
blown up with dynamite last Mon