Passaic City record., 1892-01-30
Short, Sharp and Snappy.


Perhaps the reported scarcity of
water in Chicago may have inf1u-
enced thedemocratic National COM
mittee in making its decision.
Political conventions have such
little use for water.
1t was crusty old bachelor who
said that the 5oo,ooo woman who
signed the peace petition sent to
Congress did so because of their
fear that the killing off of a few
thousand men might reduce their
chance of getting one. There are
women, not a thousand miles from
this office, who would gladly sign
petition for war, if they could
thereby get rid of the man they
have been unfortunate enough to
get possession of.
Now that the Virginia state debt
has been satisfactorily settled it
ought to occur to some individuals
that this is good time to go and
do likewise.
Scientists have discovered the
microbe of the grip, but nobody
has yet been smart enough to dis
cover way to kill the pesky little
thing, or to keep it out of the hui
man system.
There are numerous prominent
democrats who would like to join
the big three-Hill, German and
Brice, in order to make it a quart
cite. Mr.. Cleveland, however, is
not one of them.
Should Congressman who
travels on free pass be allowed
to draw mileage from the Govern
ment? A wreath of fame as big as
horse collar awaits the Congress
man who has the moral courage,
and the right personal record, to
vigorously stir up this question.
Cleveland has withdrawn from
the race" says a big headline in
one of our exchanges. Has he
been in it?
Representative Shell, of South
Carolina, who is an Alliance
man, summed up the Congression-
al situation, as far as it affects the
democrats, to dot, when he said.
Most of them are on strained rela-
tions with themselves"
What is the good of Congress
making laws against the employ
ment of alien contract labor if the
authorities fail to enforce them?
The question would seem to be
pertinent in view of the following
extract from the official report of
an inspector who has just been
through the mining section of Pen
sylvan1a: "I..am convinced that the
letter and spirit of the alien con
tract labor laws are being con-
stantly violated by managers and
operators of the mines and by
steamship agents"
New York lawyers are happy.
A Nebraska man who is rich has
set up claim to something like
forty acres of land right in the
heart of New York City, and pro-
poses to carry his claim into the
courts.
The New York Zyibune has dis
covered that in this age of general
knowledge no single man knows
SO much more than his fellows as
to have acquired the right to throw
stones at the ignorance of others.
This is by no means new dis
covery, but the throwing of stones
goes right on.
The man who Thoroughly knows
himsesf is seldom conceited.
Perhaps some of the men who
were in such a hurry to enlist for
the Chilian war would moderate
their talk if the government really
needed volunteers.
There is one serious objection to
getting our navy into fighting trim.
1t will offer inducements to some
body to get up war, if the Chilian
business does not bring it.
Notwithstanding leap year has
cotton well under way Miss Canada
has not proposed to Uncle Sam.
Perhaps John Bull is mistaken in
thinking that her intentions turn
in that direction.
Ultimatum is not synonimons
with apology, but it brought it all
the same from Chilli.