The morning call., 1894-04-13
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

Hating received The electoral franchise the
Colorado women are TO be commended for hay-
Ing gone to the polls on Tuesday and voted.
The men who have had the right TO vote for
years, but who never cast ballot. might follow
their example without injury to themselves or
the conntry.-Philadelphi Enquirer.
In this deluge of evil reports OF public officers
the record Of brave fire chief who has prob
ably suffered mortal Injuries In attempting to,
save humaDs life comes with striking force.
There is still plenty Of good in the world II the
selfish and rapacious rascals 10 office Will only
give il chance 10 show itself-N. Y. CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Lords OF the Admiralty are still consid-
erng plans for the systematic destruction of
derelicts interfering with navigation. 1t would
be simple matter to give each maritime nation
a zone to police prop0ttioned to Its commerce.
and then destroy the dereiicts found in that
zOne.-Phladelphia Ledger
Philadelphia is always behinG the times. The
Aide men OF that city relieve 1.-The tedium OF
Council meetings by exploding frecrackers,
which Is poor and feeble substitute for the
amusement OF the Chicago city fathers. who
throw spittoons at one another. = Chicago
Herald.
Mr.. Irving refuses to be interviewed in
London on his Impressions OF America. Miss
Terry, however, has compromised with tbe
Interviewer by two-line message In writing,
assuring the public that she and Mr. Irving are
quite well and had royal tour. = Bostct
Herald.
Colonel BreckInrIdges ruling that "a promise
requires mepta al act as well as verbal slate
ment," ought to be of great service In all future
breach Of promise cases. 1t ought also to be
invaluable to all persons intending to go into
debt for groceries, etc.-St. Louis Post-Dls-
patch.
Times are so hard In Estil that the birds won't
sing.-Irvlne Eagle.
What, not even the cuckoo? The Estill folk
should import cuckoo. The cuckoo sings
most n hard times. Indeed there are no times
as hard as his singing is.-New York Sun.
II Chicago hasn't had some experience with
cheap, wretched cable systems. several thou
sand inhabitants of he north and west divi-
sions have lmperiled their immortal souls by
fervently and enthusiastically damning some
thing that doesn't Chicago Herald.
The Hon. William NJ. Stewart scarcely needed
to explain that he was Populist. There are
Populisls that have better action than the gray
destrier OF the Nevadas. higher steppefs,
fiercer snorters; but for a l0ng-distance PAGER
he takes the oats.-New York Sun.
The court-martial which conyicts Commander
Heyerman OF the Kearsarge c0mmeDds hing 10
executive clemency. But the American peooie.
who loved he famous ship, believe that tEis Is
an instance where cemency would be- mis-
placed. Boston Journal.
The Oklahoma CORES pondents are ION the
warpath again. The small body Of troops from
tortsReno will have 10 be largely re.esforced II
the war continues as long az the correspondents
can find market for their vivid battle scenes.
st. Louis Republic
Melba. Nordica and Calve have called down a
Chicago paper for publishing los OF impudent
and malicious gossip about them. The paper
owns up and apologies. l,'s to be hoped that
the lesson will prove salutagy.-sBoston ID erald.
In Denmark the AK Is used for executions.
In this city It's not so. but many patriots think
its use were preferable 10 such dreadful hang
Ing Ia suspenses-Philadelph Times.
There are s0me men who ask the Lord to
make them thankful for what they are about to
eat and then abuse their wives because tile
cooking doesn't sult.--AtchisOn Globe.
The elements were as unkind to kossuth In
bis death RS were the conditions 1t was his lot
TO meet all through life. No more forbiodng