The Forrest City times., 1892-01-29
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Pertinent Opinions oFthe Press of Arka
 SaS and Elsewhere.

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 Hot Springs Graphic: As to Minister Egan. 1t Is clear that he should have been withdrawn before being sent as minister to Chill.
 Grand Prairie Chronicle: We favor an early primary election this year. as it will he leld under the new state law. 1hIs will give party differences ample time @ subside before the gen eral election is held.
 bnckner News: We do not think 1t is good policy io extend the term or of- iicehOiders ad intinitum. Chronic of ice holding becomes a species of or- thodcNy which eventually rots and stinks in the nOstrils of the people. Let us make some changes.
 Gate City Graphic: However much Cleveland may hs admired for his many noble qualities. he is not tie man to head the national ticket in tke coming campaign. He is not tn fg.l sympathy with the people on all qnes- tions. Western ideas must prevail in the administration and Western man should be selected so carry them out.
 Grand Prairie Chronicle: The pro- test Of the democracy against cZarism and the suppression ot debate under Speaker Reed was protest of princi- pie. and applies to democratic ma- iority as forcibly as to a republican lajsTi;y. The temptation to pay the republicans back in their own coin IS a stroug one, but it should be firmly resisted.
 Helena World: Those Texas cranks who declared that If Mills goes down him v certainly do not mean what they say. Mr. Mills has a number of friends and admirers outside of Texas. but they do not look upon him as the entire Democratic party. It is safe to say that Mir. Mills does net endorse. any such foolish manifestations of friend ship.
 Philadelphia Siftings: Chicago, the fortunate, has been selected as the place for the Democratic National convention, which will meet Tuesday, Juue 2l. It is hard to predict with any degree of certainty who will be the man selected on that momentous oc- caslon as the staadard-bearer of the great party If the people, but if we had tO guess for wager, we would say Goiman.
 Little Rock Gazette: It has been de- cided by the New York Democratic State committee to call state c0nyeus tion at Albany, February 9, to chOose delegates to the national convention. This is understood to mean, and un- douDtedly does mean, a solid delega- tion for Senator David B Hill, aud that New York will press his claim be- | fore the national conventional which will meet in Chicago on the Fist oi June.
 Pine Bluff Press Eagle: The Farm CTS Alliance ticket ill North Carolina i has been abandoned. the members having concluded that, so farsss state politics are concerned, they will their fight inside the D1m- ocratic party. If state democ- racy is good for the redress of farmers grievances, national demOc- raey IS better, for 1t reaches the source of the trouble. Vie predict that all the Southern Farmers Alliances will be lighting under.the banners of deinoe- racy next November.
 Memphis Commercial: The fact that over 800 bllls have been introduced III the national house of representative, for the payment of Southern war claims is a very signincant ,sand suggestive one, and proves to the st. Iouls Globe-DemocTat that the democrats 0f the South are ready to make raid on the treasury at the slightest opportu- nity." But this is not a fair way Of looking at it. If the claims these bills represent are not just they ought not to be paid. If they are just Ihey should be paid. And if paid for this reason. such payment could not, by the widest stretch of partisan zeal, be construed into raid upon the treasury.