The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-03
PITHY, POINTED AND PERTINENT.

The unkindest cut of oil is the sug-
gestion that Hill take the second
place on the ticket with Henry Wat
terson.
Should the Springer free wool bill
become o law the United States would
simply increase the business of Brit
ish manufactures $4,000, 900 q year
by taking precisely that much from
American manufactures. There is
little probability that a republican
senate and president will agree to this
free trade step.
W~ashington's birthday will long be
remembered by Grover Cleveland as
the coolest day in his experience.
The long expected collision be-
tween the Hill and Cleveland trains
wasn't much of q collision after all /;
the Hill %cowcatcher hadn't the slight.
est difficulty in sweeping the Cleve-
land train from the track. The Gle
veland conductor telegraphed to
friends ahead of the train asking
them 20 saw the trestle supports in
all the bridges. 1t remains 10 be
seen whether the Hill trackwalkers
will be able TO defeat this scheme and
keep the track clear.
Tammany's wal whoop at Albany
sent cold chills up Mr.. Cleveland's
spinal column, although he was away
off in Detroit.
The democrats at Washington have
made several Intellectual attempts to
draw the administration into their
silver wrangle. Up to this time no
democrat has pulled any perceptible
amount of wool over the eyes of this
administration.
The Washington correspondent who
telegraphed his paper: "Congress is
moving slowly" must have referred
to the return of the congressional
party, as the expression is hardly ap-
pllcable 10 the ordinary proceedings
of that body, as seen from this dis
lance.
Statues to men on horseback are
plentiful at the National capital, and
Congressman V. A. Taylor, of Ohio,
wants to know s'what's the matter"
with Uncle Sans erecting one to the
boys who went through the war on
foot the private soldiers.
Early bird Hill has gobbled up the
largest worm in the democratic field,
but hunter Cleveland is lot on his
trail with his hammerless double-bar.
relied gun heavily loaded.
Gen. AlgeT can we'll afford to thank
the New York Sun for making that
attack on his military record. A few
more such attacks would make him
president.
The democratic leaders of the house
appear TO be just about as anxious to
tackle the free coinage bill as the
the little bruisers of the country are
to haye a bout with John l..
The Washington agent of the Lou.
isiana lottery has endorsed the can.
didacy Of Senator Hill. So also have
the rest Ct the gamblers and thugs of
the country.
Rifles will not be Extensively used
at the New Orleans Mardi Gras; but
no guarantee will be given, as to the
coming Louisiana state election.
Representative %IIarter, of Ohio, is
rather hard on his democratic col
leagues; he characterizes the attempt
to pass a free coinage bill as an at.
tempt to commit a robbery.
The pro-English press of this coun.
try is again beginning its howl for
the recall of Minister Egan. What's
the matter with Egan, anyway? Is
il his Irish birth that these people OBJ
ject to.
1t remained for the,entcrprisc of a
republican newspaper to practically
demonstrate to the taxpayers of New
York that the filthy streets of that
city can be kept clean for much less
money than the Tammany street
cleaning brigade gets for Keeping
them dirty.
Hill breathed easier when lie dis.
covered that Jones, she pays the
freight was against him, although
his satisfaction was considerably |
d%ampened by the knowledge that
Perry Belmont had declared for him.