Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-04

PARAGRAPHlC POINTERS.

III MchlnteylSm Was Otunuer IN
1890 and 1892, it threatens to become
crime in 1898. philadelphia Telegraph
(Rep.1.
Mr.. Cleveland's inaugural hat 10
not an heirloom, nor will he use it for
oratorical purposes during his admins
tration.--N. Y. World.
--Gov: Mckinley is still for McKin-
leyism. of course. Tho paternal 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 republican
governors are about the same Us those
of Mr.. Harrison 81 evcrlastingly hate
to let go, but suppose I 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-
pedition 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, 900, 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-
ceal treasury deficit 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 .
palterng with the tariff, will be re.
freshed by the blunt but forcible reply
of Mr.. Cleveland to the Syracuse rs-
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bill will be repealed.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 president-elect. And every true
( democrat in the land will say: "Amoni
amen.'-St. Paul Globe.
1t does not speak well for the
army that nobody could be found IN
/ the list OF deserving soldiers ht ts
serve the country as paymaster. and
that President Harrison was compelled
to appoint civilian who has been
doing duty for the past four years o.
less as his private secretary. We are
glad to learn from the Indianapolis
Journal--whch is the newly-made pay.
masters paper--that the honor cano
to the major" without any solicita
ton on his part. II is q great thing 10
have the Office seek the mnn--ana n
rare as it is great -~iletroit Free frcsk
The mere saegestioa that shsrs
should be thoroasa inTestigaticn y
| the pension rolls, such as that sag
gested by President jackson sixty
wears ago, is resented and denounced
as a display of enmity toward the union
survivors OF the late war. It u re-
sented even in the face Of declarations
like those of the distinguished veteran.
Mai Gen. John Gibbon, who recent
ly asserted that there can be no ques.
tion that there is very large mum
Der of fraudulent pensioners Snd thai
.'the present system degrades patriot
ism to beggar's level."-Bnffalo Conr'
Ter.
---Grover Cleveland, president-clscA
is not remiss in urging tbs repeal q
the silver purchase law ypon mepDsn
of the present congress- Bcnjsazia har
risou, president de facto. who 49,
has The authority 10 speak tsrcrssy sssa a,
congress on this subject, Is dumb q - \
oyster. Yet only month n4o Mr. iaer II
rison officially announced ~ ~
ton OF sending u message 70 cone
on the silver question. he ~ ~
waiting, he said, for tts sbssesess s
ference to adjoaru. Ins coelsss
| iur w worss crerr dry. sna MI. Harfance
,nsIo,sIps his siIsncs. tloalua ~
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