The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-03-24
PITHY, POINTED AND PERTINENT.

PiTHY, POINTED AND PERTINENT.
A change of methods, not of name,
is what the people demand of the
Standard Oil monopoly.
Henry Watterson sees no man
worthy of the democratic nomination,
except when he stands before q
mirror.
Can it be that Lord Salisbury is a
silent partner Of the Canadian seal
poachers? Indications that he is are
not lacking,
If John Bull really wishes q fight
as bad as the English tory newspap.
ers say she does he has only to tread
on the tail Of Uncle Sans coat, which
is purposely trailing, to get accom-.
modated.
Why did the Missouri democrats
leave one congressional district for
the republicans, after taking fourteen
for themselves! The theft would
have been no greater had they taken
them all.
While the Cleveland and Hill men
are hunting each other with daggers
drawn Senator German is "sawing
wood. Keep your weather-eye on
German, she is sly, devilish sly.
Senator Hill may be right in saying
that Representative Harter's open
letter TO him was promoted by an
itching for notoriety, but that does
not answer the plain question Harter
asked.
Holman, the great cheese parer and
objector, has mistaken the sound of
the grumbilng of those affected by
the adoption of his tive.cent ideas Of
economy by the house for the buzz
zing of the presidential bee. Poor
old man!
Spain, France and Nicaragua are
the latest additions to the nations
which have found shelter under the
hospitable roof of Uncle Sans reci-
procity mansion. There's room for
more, and q cordial welcome awaits
them.
No democratic speaker has given
even one good reason why the Free
Wool bill, now being debated in the
house, should become a law. There
is, however, a good excuse for them
there is no good reason to give.
Nothing but a stupendous blunder
can prevent the election of a republi.
can president and house of represen.
tatives this year, and there is no
reason for believing that any blunder
will be made.
Judging from the cable news the
Car is doing his part towards giving
the German Emperor an opportunity
to attempt to carry out his recent
threat of pulverizing Russia, indeed
he is doing more, he is preparing to
do some pulverizing himself.
The president has every patriotic
American behind him in his contcn-
} ton with Lord Salisbury. 1t is not
the value of the seals but the prin-
ciplc at stake, which the people will
stand by the administration, evcn TO
the extent of war, in maintaining.
No lics on that ADLER financier who
succeeded in having = bill introduced
in the house providing for the issue
: by the government of 81 ,0G0 900 in
T treasury notes TO each congressional
2 district. He could get the united
, support of the ''hoodlum' element if
he would add an amendment direct
! ing that the money be divided pro
rata among the voters in each dis
trict.
Mr.. Cleveland is also learning how
to hedge on public questions. He
= said, referring to the Springer tariff
r policy, which he was bitterly opposed
to only Il short time ago: II am
willing TO defer TO those who are on
the ground and who have the battle
! in congress to ight'. Yes, Just about
5 as willing as the victim Of the high.
way robhcr is to give up his money
? at the point of a pisLo'.
/ This is the way q New York clergy
f man, in Il sermon attacking Tammany
= methods Of running the municipal
affairs Of that city, speaks of the
y gang that IS now, III supreme control
I of the national democratic organiza'
c ton, and which is determined 10 die,
tate tho democratic nomination for
, president: ANY n who, with al
: the easily ascertainable facts in view
: denies that drunkenness, gambling
and RIGHTEOUSNESS in this town are
municipality protected, is either Il
r., kuave OF and IDIOT
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