The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-10-26
PiTHY, POINTED AND PERTINENT.

Inc green goous man WHO ssh
Senator Allison a circular invitation
to buy his goods was green indeed.
Queer people in this world. The
very men who were loudest in praise
of Senator German for the shrewd
tactics by which he defeated the Fed
eral election bill several years ago,
are now abusing him because he al
lowed the silver men by precisely the
same tactics to defeat the Voorhees,
bill.
Mr. Cleveland gives the republican
senators ''taffy," but his representa-.
tive in the senate does not even ask
their advice. 1t is only their votes that
are wanted.
If an administration has the right
to ignore one law upon the statute
books it has the right to ignore them
all and be a law unto itself, and the
country ceases to be a republic.
Perhaps if there had been less
voting in the newspaper there might
have been more Of it in the senate
In New York and Massachusetts, Tia,
Democrats are insisting that natioua
issues should be kept out Of the can
paign, while in Ohio they want tC
keep local issues ont. It's the same
old Democratic party.--all things tt
all mon; anything to catch votes.
The Republican senators perform
ed their duty as Republicans and pat
riots; they neither hesitated MOI
changed front. The people always
know where the Republican party
stands upon every public question.
Mr.. Cleveland deserves congratu
lations for having been denounced
by the renegade otticc-seekers Wayne
MucVeagh and Carl Schurz.
Tammany swears by ex Secretary
Whitney since his conviction by
public opinion Of having sold an
office. There is now a fellow feeling
between them.
College students believe in pro
gress, and instead of saying, would
that mine enemy would write a book
they say, would that mine enemy
would get a place on foot ball team"
If the present condition Of industri
al affairs be the ''auspicious begin
ming of tariff reform" as the New
York Democratic state platform says
it is. good citizens should pray that
the country be spared any more
''auspicious beginnings"
Cleveland seems to have forgot.
s|sa
wedding present, Perhaps the Shelf
field manufacturers were more
thoughtful.
EX Secretary Whitney is to be n
Iammany candidate for delegate to
the New York state constitutional
convention. Being tout of politics
seems to be tho new way to get in
to the political swim.
It's a good thing that contests OF
physical endurance" are not fire.,
quent i'll the senate.
1t is not surprising that MIR. "lcyc
land wants congress to I've adjourned
lie doesn't enjoy "A knock down an,
more than the rest of mankind
II Iammany can pull Mayuar.
through. i'll New York, it can do II
thing it plou.es in that state.
The Americas cup might get sea
sick If it We're taken across the At
lantic under a British flag.
Great Ceascr! How the once
mighty have fallen. A minstrel enc
nan now refers to him as "Grovor"
the mar who married Francis Fol
som.
A big surplus of money lying idle
i'll banks is not an indication of pros
prrity; ON the contrary, it indicates
business %stagnation.
There is no discount on the "pul!'
of those tobbaco smugglors on the ad
ministration, Perhaps they also made
10000 contribution to Cleveland's
compaign found.