Fair play., 1893-02-04
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

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1890 and 1892, it threatens to become Il
crime in 1898. Philadelphia Telegraph
tRep.).
MIR. Cievcland's inaugural hat is
not an heirloom, nor will he use it for
oratorical purposes during his admins
tration.-N. Y. World.
---Gov. Mckinley is still for McKin-
lcyism, of course. The patcrual in
stnct is too strong to permit of his re-
pudiating the brat t-Boston Herald.
The sum and substance of most
of the farewell messages of republican
governors are about the same rs those
of Mr. liarrison'S-l cvcrlastingly hate
to let go, but suppose l must.-N. Y.
World.
ten. Clartson, of the republican
national committee, is credited with
the intention Of setting out upon ii
tour around the world. Perhaps he
proposes going upon an exploring cN-
pcdition to see for himself just how far
that November landslide slid.-Louis-
vile Courier-J Journal.
When President Harrison was in
anguratcd four years ago, he found
500, 900. 900 surplus in the treasury,
the savings of the Cleveland adminis-
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
ceal a treasury deticit-St. Louis Re-
public.
Those democrats who have begun
to fear that the sincerity of the party
in its declaration for !, 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, will he re-
freshed bv the blunt but forcible reply
of Mr. Cleveland to the Syracuse re-
porter who asked him if the Mckinley
bill will be repealed I'D like to know
what else we are in power for. said
the presidcnt-elcct. And every true
democrat in the land will say: Amen!
amen.'-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 Pres ident Harrison was compelled
to appoint civilian who has been
doing duty for the past four years or
less as his private secretary. We are
glad to learn from the Indiana polls
.Iourual-which is the newly-made pay
masters papcr-that the honor came
to the major without any solicita-
ton on his part. IL is a great thing to
have the Office seek the man-and is
rare as it is great.-Detroit Free Press.
Tho mere suggestion that there
should be 4 thorough investigation OF
the pension rolls. such rs that Sug-
geS:ed by President Jackson sixty
years ago. is resented and denounced
as a display of enmitv toward the union
survivors of the late war It is re-
sented even in the face nf declarations
like those OF the diStin nruished veteran,
Mai. Gen. John Gihbon. VINO recent
" asserted that there can be no cues
ton that there is very large num-
bcr Of fraudulent pensioners. and that
The present system drgradeS patriot
ism to begyar's level. ."-RutfalO Cour-
ier
-Grover Cleveland. presilent-elect.
is not reuI>S in urging the repeal ut
the silver purchase law upon IneEl begs
OF the present congress benjamin Har- |
rison, president de Eacto, who alone
has the authority to speak directly to |
congress on this subject. is dumb as an
oyster. Yet only Il month ago Mr.. iiar- |
risou officially announced his inten-
ton of sending a message 10 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 e-e-y day: AMI Mr. Harrison |
maintains his sj.eace. .-Bostoa Pos.