The morning call., 1894-05-22
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
II Senators should be elected by the people.
and especially il the shopping women OF the
country had vote, the Senators who now
treat the wants OF their constituents with lordy
Indifference would study 10 please aud fairly
rival the shop folks in the activity and def
erence OF their movements. - Philadelphia
Record.
The fathers Of tariff reform in the House
were going TO have 1t "a law in March" The
Senate bosses declared It certain "the last week
in April" Brer Brieo now sets "June s." and
offered to bet but was easily blufed by an
other Democrat. who offered him odds that "it
would not be law on july 4."-Chlcago Inter
Ocean.
John T. Crlsp's scheme to capture the com
MERGE of the world with a feet of a thousand
fast cruisers recalls the failure OF the scheme
Of the colonel and his friends 10 capture The
commerce OF the United States, together with
the capital thereof, and few other incidentals.
ST. Louis Star Sayings.
The Governor of Alsace- Lorraine has wisely
revoked the order OF the authorities of au
Alsatlau city prohibiting French play This
was an oyer-zealOus attempt TO prevent the use
OF the French language ID Alsace, which the
sible.-Phiadelph Ledger.
Ex-Seeretary Proctor has been assigned 10
the committee on fisheries. Mr. Proctor is an
expert marble man, and that, doubtless fits
him for the work which the committee on fish
cries has in hand. II is always in order 10 send
the horse editor 10 report an operate perform
ance.--Omaha Bee
Portugal is begging Brazil not to take up
arms against her. on the ground that the former
Is the mother Of the latter. The comlcal aspect
OF the situation is that Brazil Is about as big as
the United ates aud Portugal about the size
OF an average Texas county.-Memphis Ava
lanche
The authorities OF Chicago have ordered every
person In the city TO be vacclnated. This
o der indicates that the smallpox plague Is
making great ravages there or that the author-
lies are panic-StIicken. We are afraid thai
Chicago is TO be "pilted."-St. Louis Republic.
Bombs and dynamite still continue to be daily
finds 10 the streets and houses of Paris, YET an
effort is being made in the Chamber of Deputies
10 abolish the death penalty for certain high
CONGRATULATIONS Ledger.
According to Attorney OIney his
business is not 10 prosecute under the law az
he finds it, but to make prosecution useless by
st. Louis PosI-DlspaIch.
Shock-headed Johann MosPs, anarcbistie
newspaper has just been forced 10 suspend for
want of funds. This stringeEcy that has been
bothering US is not an unmixed evil, after all
st. Louis Star-Sayings.
If DR.. Talmage has a streak OF superstition
In his nature, he will be disposed to think IT
was never foreOrdaIDed that he should es alb
fish permanent tabernacle in BROOKLYN
New York Tribune
Legal proceedings TO dissolve the tin trustn
looks we'll in the head lines, but as they are
without Attorney-General Olney's consent the
lin trust is losing no sleep over lhem-New
York World.
Before we become Greater New York we
want to be Better New York. great step
has been made in the way OF amelloration, but
there is long tramp ahead yet.-New York
Commercial.
Now that the model of New York's statue OF
Diana Is known 10 have been a man. the identI-
~ Of the model of our Columbus statue may be
guessed. She must have been a woman.-Chl-
cage Times.
1t Is said that "Grover is disguised with
Congress-" The President Is a patient man.
He has waited until after the entire country
was disguised with Congress.-ChicagO Herald
Germany demands that she shall be permit
TED TO assume absolute control of Samoa, and
Secretary Gresham is willing and even anxious
that she shall do so.-New YORK Press.
Chief Brennan says that nothing OF especial
interest TO Chicago was done at he convention
OF chiefs Of police in st. Louis. That Is always
the case In that town.-ChicagO Times.
Many OF the politicians of this age owe their
prominence TO the opposition OF newspapers
that dared 10 condemn the fallacies upon which
they DATED and misled the people.
Mrs. Cleveland aud her babies are the only
popular members Of the present administration.
and they will retain their popularity TO the last.
New York Recorder
Regarding axes and Winchesters used In
these coal strikes folks generally would rather
see The hands working than the employment OF
arms.-Philadelphia Times.
AS Bill Dalton has lately been seen on rail-
road train In Missouri his regular semtweekly
demise may be expected at any moment
Chicago Herald.
A number of Senators have knives for the
tarin bill, but the best use for them will ps to
cut the talk short.-Philadelphi Times.
Commune is word that ought not to become
TOO familiar to American ears.-New York Sun.
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Senator Stanford's Debts.
Judge Coffey has made an order direct
ing Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, as executrix of
the will OF her late husband, Leland STAN
ford. to pay claim of S204, 247 %, presented