St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-18
1ERsE COMMENT.

1t is not to be expected that Eastern
mllliOnaires would take kindly to an
income tax.-IOledo Bee.
Thomas Bracket Reeds gorgeous
waistband and tow suit are looming up
cOnSpicu0uSly OH the horizon OF presi-
dental possibilities. Herald.
Does Mr., Cleveland still think he has
congress OH his hands, or is he waking
up tn the fact that congress has him
very largely OH its hanLs?-New York
Recorder.
Carter, of the Republican national
committee. resIgning is better than get
ting the dump. As Its head he had
sad experience with hats Philadel-
phIa Times.
I Hon. ID. b. Hill and Hon. Sanford B.
Dole, of Honolulu. ought to inter
change congratulations for their success
In knocking out d common enemy
Chicago Times.
all his ardor, will succeed in making the
tattered overcoat hold the place in popu-
lar interest that the bloody shirt did,
Washington Star.
What we need is a cable to Hawaii so
that our minister's can be promptly in
formed when the state department finds
that something has fallen with dull
thud.-Cincinnati Inquirer.
The drafts upon the senate's courtesy
have been so heavy during the past
twelve months that there is none left for
1.-THE man at the other end of the ave-
nue.. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Could Hawaii hear all the talk that is
made about her in America her little
islands would expand to continental
proportions, and Honolulu would feel as
large as Chieago.-Boston Globe.
When Gov. Waite begins ito wade in
blood'' he will likely begin on the Colo
RADIO senators first. They refused to
print his message to the special session
out OF state pride.-Chlcago Inter Ocean.
The governor of Colorado cannot get
his message printed. This is rather a
strong suggestion Oh the part OF the leg
lslature OF what they think of the type
Tom Johnson, OF Ohio, declares that
he is not happy because the brethren
have not fixed up free trade measure.
Nevertheless = push the Wilson bill!
Get it out of the ay!-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
A majority of the Democratic mem
beers Of the ways and means committee
have very sensibly voted against sad
ding the obnoxious income tax PROPOSE
ton as rider OH the tariff bill New
York Herald.
EX-President Harrison's assertion
that he Is not a candidate for a renomi-
nation comes through another mouth.
Perhaps it would be better. therefore,
to have it accompanied with an affidavit.
Boston Herald.
Congressman johnson, of Ohio, may
go as far WRONG ON occasion as the next
man. but he was altogether right in
saying that the one thing worse than a
highly protective tariff policy is an un-
settled tariff pollcy.-New York World.
Jerry Simpson introduced an old coat
into the tariff discussion III the house as
point of Illustration. A pair of socks
might have anSWed the purpose, but
Jerry is short OH socks.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The, very worst evil about protective
tariff is that it never can be fnaiity.
When the right of the government TO
protect is once conceded, there Is al
ways pressure for change at one point
or another Or all along the line.-De-
troit News.
Minister Willis has shown much more
good sense in this Hawaiian business
than either the president or Secretary
Gresham. He has obeyed his instruc-
lions. but he has not shut his eyes 60
obvious facts.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Col. Bland has secured a favorable
report on his bill directing the secretary
OF the treasury to coin the silver
selgniorage, and. what is worse, this
implies speech from him on an issue
that is too dead to skin.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Not to be outdone by Brother Simp-
son, Mr. PETER is liable to euliven the
tariff debate in the senate by introduce
ing Model of the shack he was COM
PEELED to dwell in under protective
tariff until delirous Kansas mistook him
for statesman.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Had MIR. Mckinley talked with Mr..
johnson instead of listening to MIR. Car
negie he would have got the truth about
the steel industry and the exposures of
the steel pool would aot have occurred.
A statesman should know something
about what is going into his bills.-.St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.