The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-17
CURRENT PRESS OPINION.
The Boston Comam wants the President
TO appoint colored man to the Treasury
portfolio, but does not specify the color.

The Boston Courdnt wants the President
TO appoint n colored man to the Treasury
portfolio, but does not specify the color.
The Labor Question.
Fran he COurieT-J0urndi.
If labor is to be kept down in the State
of Pennsylvania, too much money can
not be spcnt on her militia. What
money goes for militia is not spent for
Pinkcrtons.
The Indian Horror.
From ne Richmond Dispatch.
The recent Indian war, which was
brought on by Government agents and
Republican officials starving and robbing
the Indians until brought to destitution
and frenzy, cost, II Is said, $1,000, 600.
Shooting women and children at that
rate is an expensive proceeding. Every
woman and baby killed by Miles forces
cost at least 100000.
The Copyright Bill.
From he NeW York Timos.
There is hope, strong hope, almost a
feeling of confidence, that the Interna-
tional Copyright bill will pass the Senate
unchanged and 20 to the President. The
Senate's action on Saturday effected this
change in the prospects OF the bill, and
that action was as unusual as 1t was graft
flying.
The Subsidy Bill.
from he NctU York Times.
The Democratic party is uniinchingly
opposed to every form of protection that
is an indirect subsidy collected by the
beneliciaries of the tariff. How can it
fairly support direct subsidies collected by
the tax gatherer and paid over TO the
bcneiiciaries of the Shipping bill1
watterson's Mistake.
From he Philadelphia bulletin.
Henry Watterson probably intended no
harm when he wrote his remarkable let
ter to Governor Hill. Neither did he
when he declared that 100, 600 armed men
would seat Tilden in the White House or
when he slipped into the Democratic plat
form of 1880 that famous declaration for
tariff for revenue only. The impulsye
Henry means well, but he causes more
trouble to the Democratic party with his
good intentions than all its artful mis-
chief-makers. Both Tilden and Hancock
felt the effects of his injudicious friend
ship, and Cleveland is now coming in for
his share. Watterson writes some of the
most readable editorials that go to press
in this country, but nature never intended
that he should be politician or to take
part in that game with such experts in
the craft as David b. Hill.
''NIr. Cleveland is Wrong"
From he 81. Louis Republic
Mr.. Cleveland is wrong ON the coinage
question, but he is no more wrong ON
that question now than when in 1888 the
Democratic party nominated him for the
Presidency in the ST. Louis convention.
lie is standing on the rarity platforms as
much as the Republic is or as any Demo
crat in the country is.
We call this fact to the attention of
some gentlemen in Washington who seem
disposed to read him out of the Demo
cratic party ofr-hand. That shall not be
| donc--at least not until he abandons the
| Democratic party and opposes it on its
| principles as they are authoritatively
enunciated in its platforms. He has
never done anything of the kind and no
one who knows him has the remotest
| idea that he ever will do il.
| II has been said, and truly said, that he
is not greater than his party. OF course
| lie is not. He is not nearly so great,
| Democrats are not hero-worshipers in
this country. When we select oui
servants it is TO do our work.