The Globe-republican., 1893-03-31
DRIF OF OPINION.

BWhy don't the democratic papers
TEEN with denunciations of billion dol
lar congresses as they did two years
ago? The congress just closed spent
more money than its predecessor.-To-
ledo Blade.
IF it had been known six months
ago that Cleveland would not reap
point any Of the men who held Office
during his first term, every doubtful
state would have gone republican.-St
Louis Globe Democrat
Grover is said to be in good hui
NOR and cracking jokes" with call
ers If he would crack a few Offices
and let the contents run out the faith
full will be more appreciative of the
humor. Journal
1The fellows who held Office un
der President Harrison are not the only
anxious men in Washington just now.
In fact they are more composed than
the democratic patriots who have held
Office under President Clevelaud.-Min.
neapolis Tribune.
% The appropriations of the last
cong ress, democratic, were forty mil
lion dollars greater than those made
by the Fifty-frst congress. with the
republicans in control of both branch
es We trust the people of this coun-
try will not lose sight of that fact
Cleveland Leader.
Under President Harrison the
fidelity and economy, and there has
not been the slightest suspicion, even
in the minds of partisans, of any mis-
conduct or abuse either in the collec-
ton or in the disbursement of the pub
lie funds.-N. Y. Tribune.
@The southern dimmycrats are
growing restless They want more
money-rag. silver or wildcat-and
they want it suddenly. Our million
aire president is naturally inclined to
move slowly. He will soon hear the
caterwauling of the southern cata-
mount y. Advertiser.
0Free trade England has for six
months had great cotton strike on its
hands, and cotton spinners by the thou
sands are suffering because of lack of
food and clothing. In protected Amer
time and paying good wages. Comment
is unnecessary.-Tole Blade.
sEAdlai Stevenson has appointed
his son secretary and Isaac Pussy Gray
will take his son to Mexico to act in
the same capacity. Secretary Carlisle
has already appointed his son to pri-
vate SNAP" Nepotism never ruled
with more absolute hand than at
present Iowa State Register.
cSWho would think, to read the
democratic papers which are frantic
ally explaining that President Cleve-
land and the democratic congress mean
to retain protective tariff, that five
months ago they were with one accord
denounci cling protection as fraud and
declaring the democratic purpose to
sweep it away?-Trov Times.
E-The Georgia democrats nave fig
ured out their division of the spoils at
two thousand four hundred offices. and
they have arranged grand excursion
of office-seekers to Washington to de-
mand their rights. With Hoke Smith
in the cabinet the Georgians feel that
they have at last realized the assertion
of Senator Ben Hill that they are again
in the house of their fathers, and they
propose to have the orthodox treat
ment of prodigal sons the fatted calf
must be brought to the Slaughter
Chicago Inter Ocean
~A democratic contemporary
sneers: The most considerable monu-
ment left by the Harrison adminisrra-
ton was an empty treasury" But
what are the facts? During President
Harrison's administration he paid over
$3.50 900, 900 of the public debt and de-
creased the annual interest paid by
Ss4. OO0. 900. He left the s1,ooO. 600 re-
serve gold and few millions in excess
for current use. Besides all that. there
is in the treasury. valued in coin. more
than $500. OOO. 000 There is plenty in the
treasury to test democratic honesty
and craftsmanship to take care of it
Chicago Inter Ocean.
HThere was humor in the spectacle
of Cleveland discoursing on civil serv-
ice and kindred reforms, while just un-
der his platform were massed the Tam
many braves who have controlled New
York city politics for so many years by
the violation of all which the president
laude1. These fellows must have re-
garded Cleveland's address as a great
inflic.ion. for they knew that they
were the chief factors in his election
and that he cannot throw them over
board much as he would like to do so.
Wh2. he can do, however. Is to cast
dust in the eyes of the mugwumps and
! make them believe that he is still the
reformer whom they hailed as . polit-
ical messiah eight years ago-San
= Francisco Chronicle.