St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-30
PRoNGS FROM THE TRIPOD.

Senator Cameron has his coat off in
his attempt to sound his political death
fredericksburg Dispatch.
1t is undoubtedly desirable to get Mr..
Van Allen out of the country. but think
OF poor Rome Washington Post.
No right start toward bimetallic cur
rency can be made until the Sherman
act is removed.-St. Louis Republic.
EX-Speaker Reed still inclines to the
opinion that Speaker Crisp's recent con-
duct 'Tas the least bit czarish.-W Wash
ington Post.
Perhaps the senate means to reserve
action on the financial aeestion so as TO
nang 1t Oh the nation Christmas tree
Washington Star.
Senator Turpie is right. The United
States senate is the refuge of minerities,
anu very unreasonable minOrlties at
that Boston Herald.
The great difficulty with Thomas B.
Reed IS his lack of ability to look pleas
alit While doing business from beneath
the political debris.-New York World.
IGIhe United States congress is COM
posed or representatives elected by the
people and talking machines sent to
washington by the legislatures.-Phi
delphia Item.
Don Cameron was elected to the SEN
ate oy the votes of Republican members
OF the pennsylvania legislature. This
Is the only sense i'll which Mr. Cameron
Is Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
MI. Voorhees, may succeed in retain
ing his reputation for courtesy, but the
probability is that the silver senators
could get even that treasured possession
from him by asking for it.-Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
AS the Nevada silverite has about ex-
hauSted every other obstructive re-
source, he might read the Bible to the
senate There are some Interesting
passages in that book.-Lousville Cou-
rier-JOurnal.
Senator Dubois says he SIS opposed to
the introduction of a closure rule "in
the midst OF an exciting debate" Good
ness gracious, does lie call this silver
GREATNESS an exciting debate?"-
Washington News.
The announcement that the senate de-
bate will not terminate until the sem
ators are physically exhausted shows
tlat these statesmen are much more
vigorous IN body than in mind.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Some of the good people of Phila-
delphld have discarded progressive
whist. The only reason seems to be
tlat Philadelphia has an instructive OBJ
position 10 anything progressive
Detroit Free Press.
The session of congress is not only
ION the hands" of the president. but il
Is upon the hands and breaking backs
OF trade and commerce and of every
legitimate Industry throughout the
land.-kansas City Times.
Both of Wisc0nsin's senators deserve
praise Tor their extra session taciturn-
lty. they saw that the speech market
was already oyerstocked, and wisely
kept thelr wares for use at more sea-
sohaole time. -Milwaukee Sentinel.
Ii IS becoming more and more evident
tlat vice President Stevenson is not
among those upon whom President
Cleveland may rely TO resort to extreme
measures III order to carry out the ad-
mln!Stratlon projects. Bee.
Senator Voorhees, says he is assured
that there are a dozen silver speeches
yet to be made in the Senate. Out of
any dozen silver speeches Stewart Is
GOOD Tor ten OF them; but who delivers
the other two? - Louisville Courier
Journal.
There IS point beyond which COM
parsons cease to be merely odious and
oecome insulting. There will be trouble
WIN England II this thing of comparing
the United states senate with the Eng
llSh house OF lords isn't stupped.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
ihe United Stated senate has ire
solved to sit seven hours" Mr.. Cleye-
land had better send senators home and
hire tirst-clasS incubator that will
hatch something. A "seven-hour setn
VIII not produce spring chicken. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t is no longer the silver question that
lshnvolved. 1t is the right of the people
to rule the hight of the majority TO
SHAPE and control national polly. Will
the senate resist it? VIII the majority
permit the minority to DESTROY that
right?-kansas City Times
Jhe Democratic party is pledged TO
wipe out ShermanlSm. Davenportism
and McKinleyism. The house is nobly
responding 10 the mission of the De-
mocracy. The senate is spawned badly,
but we believe VIII soon be brought up
with round turn by the tremendous
pressure OF public opinion.-Toledo Bee.
Senator Cam erOn miSrepreSents the
sentiment of Pennsylvania, ana is false
to the principles of the Republican
party when he stands in the senate of
the United States as the faltering and
shame-faced advocate OF quantity of
money as against quality. Sehator
Cameron should eSign.-Pittsburg Com
Inerclal Gazette.
Senator Stewards attack on the presl-
dent would carry more weight with it
# the senator himself were not occupy
ing position OF defia ce to tile spirit
or the constitution. When he denies
ria nj fNf fInkar
feltS respect, aud his words fall upon
ears that are tired OF his voice and his
VagarleS--Philadalph Inquirer.
Neither the secretary of the interior
nor the commissioner OF pensions has
shown the least desire to deprive any
man OF pension VINO is honestly enti-
tied to one under the present laws, but
lhey are determined to purge the rolls
OF fraud and clear the bureau of scan
qal, and III this effort they will have the
ENCOURAGEMENT OF the people and of
every patriotic veteran. New York
Times.
Senator Voorhees, has not been very
successful SO far in carrying the repeal
OF the purchase of silver through the
senate; but he has made decided point.
whether Intentionally or not, in bring
ing to the notice of the nation the very
emphatic discrepancy between the
fundamental principle of Democratic
government and the practice of the SEN
ate.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
If compromise IS necessary, it is so
because senators who pretend to be in
favor OF unconditional repeal make it
necessary. If all who profess to be un-
conditional repealers were so in reality.
they could carry their point in less than
week from the present time without
choking off any silver argument offered
III good faith. without any appearance
OF undue haste, and without adopting a
rule that could possibly be USED for the
oppression of minority at any future
tlme.-Chicago Herald.
Old Pease Scores a Scoop.