The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-05-05
P,rHy, POINTED AND PERTINENT.

PITHY, POINTED AND PERTINENT
There's no discount on tie cinct
that Hill has on the democrats OF the
House.
The any : body-to-beat = Cleveland
democrats are expecting an inning in
the near future.
Tic third party in the South is pro-
crossing at about the same rate Of
speed as the white republican party
in Texas.
The democrats who talked Of an
adjournment Of Congress by the first
Of June are not talking on that sub
jeot these days.
The proposed Tammany rcappor-
.tiDnment OF New York State is such a
plain steal that it is bound to prove
in the end 10 be a boomerang.
II "baby Ruth" looks anything
like the pictures of her printed in the
New York papers Mrs. Cleveland is
probably sorry she ever married.
Congressman 0,Ferrall's designa-
ton Of Cleveland as a lion and Hill
as a fox was probably pleasing to
both gentlemen, as Il a2cords With
their own estiniatc 81 @emsetves
Now that the Grant Monument
association has distributed a liberal
amount OF "taffy," and the corner
stone has been laid, how would it do
TO hustle around and raise the money
to build the,rest of the monument.
After the first of July the-iItsxhal
revenue officials will guage all LIQUORS
by weight. II does not, however,
necessarily follow that drinks will be
sold by the pound.
There must be r'gold bugs also
in Austria, as a government bill has
been introduced in the Austrian Par
lament, providing for a nineteen per
cent premium on gold taken in pay
ment for custom duties.
France appears to have adopted
the Jerry Rusk method of dealing
with anarchists, and to have found il
just as effective as Uncle Jerry did
when he was Governor of Wisconsin.
That proposed international silver
conference appears to be worrying
some Of those who have been doing
the loudest shouting about the neces-
sity for such a conference.
WheneveF-the administration sees
fit to "Gall down" Great Britain for
its acquisition Of territory in Vene.
zuela, by an exhibition Of the ''NIon.
roe doctrine" twill be supported
by every patriotic American.-
Cleveland says he has doubts aboul
his again Incoming the candidate o.
his party. They are shared by
good many other people, among
them David Backwards Hill.
One at present insurmountabl,
obstacle to electing the president ant
yice-president by popular vote is tina
one section Of the country neveI
allows a popular vote to be cast.
The latest Washington advices sa,
that a new political party is about Il
/ be born, in the interest of free coin
age, and that it will nominate Sena
tor Teller for president and Col
Polk, of the Farmers Alliance, 70
vice-president. Another bluff.
There is something illogical abou
the position OF Senator Palmer, o
Illinois. lie says IN one breath tina
"Cleveland is the logical candidate
Of bis p'rIy and in the next an
noulces himself a caId date. Til
Senator should take his logic int
executive session with his tongue.
''Harrison will be 4 candidate.
"IIarrison will not be n candidate.
"Clevel4nd will be a candidate.
"Cleveland will not be a candidate.
These are positive statements quote
from the columns Of the Metropolis
newspapers, the editors of which ar
supposed by sowe people-lhemselvt
among the number-to know every
; thing.
Perhaps the executive committC
OF the National Farmers AllianC
did not intend TO announce the fin
exit Of hat organization as a poliliei
factor when it said in the recer
r secret circular sent TO members
Never has there been as little col
[ cert OF action among the officers
the different States. rhi il allowC
to continue, must be fatal" but tn
Is the impression the language leav.
= upon close observers.
"
Bright people are the qDickcst
ercognize a good thing and buy
WI sell lots Of bright people Il
c Little Early Rijers. II You are n
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