The Forrest City times., 1892-03-04
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Pertinent Opinions of tho Prcss of Arkan.
 sas and Elsewhere.

sas and Elsewhere.
 Blackburn's Free South: A man named Rockafellow gave five thousand dollars to the starving Russians. He was able to give it, but his is another case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. He owns big interests in American indus tries which are made to produce enor- nous industries on the plan of starva- tion wages to employees.
 Helena World: Any number of pres- idential possibilities are being paraded before the people. This man and that one is brought out and the dear people are told he is the man you want. Cleveland however, continues to tower above them all, and will continue to do so ap to t!e meeting of the convention. Just what action will be taken by that body, no man can tell.
 Hot Springs News: The News is not for Hon. W. NJ. Fishback for governor unless he shall receive the nomination. In that event it knows nothing against him which would hinder it from giving him cordial support. Whether he favored secession or not thirty years ago cuts no figure in this race. It is the silliest sort of foley to attempt to lug the issues of the war into local politics and such bosh will render any person ridiculous who tries to use it, while not injuring him against whom it is directed.
 Little Rock Gazette: It cane ont in . debate in the senate the other day that, as a result of the action of the unlamented "billien dollar" congress, not only have tariff taxes been in- creased and the Sl00, 0,O00, 900 surplus left when Cleveland went out spent, but in addition treasury notes to the amount of S90 0O0,0 900 have been is- sued and paid out. Of the tariff in- crease and the $l00, ,0O0,0 900 disappear ance the country had knowledge; but the issue of the $90.0O0. 900 treasury notes to pay current expenses is a late and startling revelation of the effects of republican waste and corruption.
 New York Voice: David B. Hills canvass for the nomination to the presidency on the democratic ticket has become open, active and surprls- ingly formidable. His hold on the Democratic party of this state while he was governor, and had vast amount of official patronage to deal out, was not surprising; but that he should still, now that he has become senator under a republican administration, with no patronage at his disposal, maintain his ascendancy in unfinished degree, was not to be expected. As we write, his clans are gathering in the state con vention to select delegates to the Ma tiOnal Democratic convention, and it is next thing to certain that all the state convention will do will be to as certain his will and then obey 1t. His strength in other states is not to be despised. It is likely that his popu larity among the rank and file is but slight; but the rank and file are not counting for very much nowadays in the making of nominations by either old party. The machine politicians regard him with favor, for the reason (l) that, if president, they could count on an administration run on the spells system; and (2) because he has proved his ability to carry New York state without the aid of the independents. With the Southern states solid and with New York and New Jersey req sonably sure for him, Hills election would resolve itself into the securing. by purchase or otherwise. of two more states. The two most powerful ele- ments in politics today are the liquor traffic and the commercial interests that find their chiefly tariff legislation. The latter element would contribute far more heavily to defeat Cleveland than to defeat Hill. The former ele- ment would be far more active in sup port of Hill than of Cleveland. The election of Hill would be disgrace to the country, and yet it would be the natural and logical outcome of the drift of politics in both parties for the last twenty years. After all is said. Hill and Quay stand today as two of the most truly representatives men in American politics-representa not of the people nor of American institu- tions, but, we grieye to say, of Ameri- can politics, of the forces that domi- nate in the choice of candidates and in their election. One holds with grip of steel the largest state of the union by means of the liquor power; the other holds the next largest state with a grip equally strong by means of the 'protected" interests. Each truly rep resents the forces on which his party