The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-05-04
p,THy, POINTED AND PERTINENT

III Wow VI bue khoWh opihioh W
Secretly Carlisle, it would seem that
Mr.. Cleveland rather overdid the
thing with my emphatic contra
diction of the statement that the re-
demption of any kind Of Treasury
notes except in gold has at any time
been determined upon or contem-
plated by the secretary Of the treas
ury."
So far the new administration has
maintained the financial policy as
its immediate predecessor, and as a
natural consequence disaster has been
averted. What will happen if it
J attempts to cross the financial sea in
a boat Of its own construction remains
to be see.
What will those who have claimed
that reciprocity was good Democratic
doctrine say when this administration
carries out its declared intention by
destroying it?
OF course the cabinet is harmon.
ious how could It be otherwise when
Its members dare not even express an
opinion without first obtaining the
consent Of their master.
Twenty,three women were gradu.
ates from a single law school Mon
day last. Woman's sphere is GER
tainly widening.
Every boy knows that human bodies
are used in dissecting rooms Of all the
medical colleges, and yet whenever a
body is discovered in transit to the
college q sensation is made out of it.
The proposed administration tariff
| bill is giving spasms of intense de.
light to the editors who worship every.
thing that's English. One OF them
prefaces a commendatory editorial
thusly: "As the country grows in
population and wealth we are
approaching more and more in M;
tional legislation to the methods prac
ticed in England" These toadies
would welcome a king and hereditary
House Of Lords.
II an extra session Of Congress is
not called soon it's advocates may
give the President a new tille-''Old-
man-afraid-of-his-C Congress.
Had Wayne MacVeagh been nomi'
mated to a big position his civil service
reform society would probably have
been less caustic in its criticisms o.
the president.
The suggestion 10 put the White
House ushers in livery is probably
only another evidence Of the reign Of
" Jef~fersonian simplicity " at Wash
ington.
Hon. William r. Morrison'i
Horizontal Bill" and the Democrats
President are miles apart or the tar
if question.
Popuiist ideas must have been in
troduced into the banking business il
, Australia At least that is the in
ference drawn from the frequent an
disastrous bank failures over there.
One of Attorney General Olney'
friends says the proper way to pro
nounce his name is "Oney". Som
people are calling him emery.
1t must be highly pleasing to thu
laboring men who helped to vote The
, democratic party into power to learl
l that sugar and coffee, both put upoI
the free list by republicans, are to b.
again made to pay duty, by the al
t ministration tariff bill.
:. Unless Secretary Carlisle change
his mind the silver souvenir quartz
dollars, which Congress authorized
him to mint for the board of lad,
managers of the Worlds fair, vii
, be the first United States coins eve
issued with Il royal crown on them
Minister Stevens does right in re
t fusing to remain il Hawaii until hi
successor is appointed. Hawaii is II
place for him to stay, since his AT
S thority was unconstitutionally usurpe
e by Mr.. Blount,
Senator Hansbrough, of North d.
kota, says: 'The men who are buyin
= gold and shipping it out of the couI
try because it is profitable, are NAL
ing new converts every day to the fro