Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
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If McKinleyism was blunder in
1890 and 1899, it threatens to become a
crime in S9S.-Philadelphia Telegraph
(Rep-).
MFR. Cleveland's inaugural hat is
not an heirloom, nor will he use 1t for
oratorical purposes during his admins
tration--N. Y. World.
Gov. Mckinley is still for McKin-
leyism, of course The paterual in
stinct is too strong to permit of his re-
pudiating the brat-Boston Herald.
The sum and substance of most
of the farewell messages OF repu blican
governors are about the same as those
of Mr.. Harrison's-I everlsstingIy hate
to let go. but suppose 1 must-N. Y.
World.
Gen. Clarkson, of the republican
national committee, is credited with
the intention of setting out upon a
tour around the world. Perhaps he
proposes going upon An exploring ex-
petition to see for himself just how far
that November landslide slid.-Louis-
vile Courier-JournaL
When President-Harrison was in
augurated four years ago, he found
500. O00. 600 surplus in the treasury,
the savings of the Cleveland admins
tration. He has squandered all this,
together with the appropriations of
the billion dollar congress, and the
last weeks of his administration are
being spent in frantic attempts to con-
cea1 a treasury deicit-St- Louis Re-
public
Those democrats who have begun
to fear that the sincerity of the party
in its declaration for a reform of the
tariff was being discounted by the pro-
tectionist wing of the party, and that,
after all, there might be nothing but a
paltering with the tariff. viii be re-
freshed by the blunt but forcible reply
of Mr.. Cleveland to the Syracuse re-
porter who asked him if the Mckinley
bill will be repealed nd like to-know
what else we are in power for" said
the president-elect- And every true
democrat in the land wilLsay: lament
ameni'-St- Paul Globe.
1t does not speak well for the
army that nobody could be found in
the list of deserving soldiers fit to
serve the country as paymaster. and
that President Harrison was compelled
to appoint a civilian who has been
doing duty for the past four years or
less as his private secretary. We are
Journal-which is the newly-made pay
masters paper-that the honor came
to the major without any sclicita-
ton on his part II is great thing to
have the Office seek the man-and as
rare as it is great--Detroit Free Press
The mere suggestion that there
should be thorough investigation of
the pension rolls. such as that sug-
gested by President Jackson sixty
years ago. is resented and denounced
as display of enmity toward the union
survivors of the late war It Is re-
scented even in the face Of declarations
like those of the distinguished veteran,
Mai Gen. John Gibbon, who recent
1y asserted that there can be no ques-
ton that there is very large num-
Der of fraudulent pensioners, and that
1.-THE present system degrades patriot
ism to beggar's level "-BuffaloC o1r-
Ter.
-Grover Cleveland, president-elect.
Is not remiss in urging the repeal of
the silver purchase law upon members
of the present congress Benjamin Har-
rison. president de facto, who alone
has the authority to speak directly to
congress on this subject, is dumb as an
oyster. Yet only a month ago Mr.. Har-
rison officially announced his inten-
ton of sending a message to congress
on the silver question He was only
waiting. he said, for the Brussels con-
ference to adjourn The conference
has adjourned; the situation Is grow
ing worse every day; and Mr. Harrison
maintains his siience.-Boston Post