The morning call., 1894-10-18
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The calmness with which Senator Hill lis.
tened TO Chairman HilPs committee advising
| him that Boss HilPs convention had nominated
David b. Hill for Governor showed what care.
| ful dress rehearsals will do for man VINO ap-
preciates the value of theatrical effect in the
political show business. Mr. Hill is a mighty
| fine actor, but The trouble with him this year is
that he hasn't any support.-New York Tribune
Miss Anna Gould has displayed so much
sound sense in eluding the matrimonial fortune
hunters of Europe that Americans generally
VIII regard her as young lady of superior in
tellectual attanments. The average run of
American heiresses do not discover the sinister
motives of these adventures until after il Is
too iate-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Japanese are moving right along. and il
they are not interfered with they will haye-L Ii
Hung Chang whipped out OF his last remaining
garment before Christmas The Chinese have
taken 10 blocking their harbors TO keen out the
dreaded Invaders. but this Is manly important
as an indication of a prevailing state of terror.
Philadelphia Times.
Happy Mexico! "Plenty of money !" That
looks blest. Plethora OF money In the Mexi-
can banks" That looks bad. The banks are
the worst place for money. 1t ought to be OUT
That is the true sense of money. When the
banks hold plethora of the stuff the people
are in lack OF 1t. Out with 1t New York Sun.
Gene Field says that the number of women
opposed to woman suffrage is surprisingly
large, and that few In Illinois will avail them
selves OF their first opportunity to vote. Where
man and wife are of opposite politics they
might save trouble by pair.-SL Louis Post
Dispatch.
The story of how an influential Chinese Of
fetal bought 100000 worthless guns from Ger
many for two taels apiece and sold them to bis
own Government for nine taels each reads just
like one of our own taels of an army contrac-
tor of the 1861. 65 period. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Hon. Tom Reed, who is firm believer In
hoodoos, and who would not think of passing
black cat in a back alley without turning
around three times, wirked his other eye when
he read OF Mckinley making thirteen speeches
in one day.-TOedo Commercial.
A New York Democratic organ encourages
Brer MacVeagh in Illinois by telling him ''if he
don't win he Will come so near it that there
will be no glory for the other fellow" But is
not that rather cold comfort from a friend p
Chicago 1nter-Ocean.
Governor Tillman of South Carolina is once
more cunning for the "bind tigers" and their
hides Will presently be decking the fence rails
of the Palmetto State in pleny.-Philadelph
Record.
The man who writes those open letters for
MIR. Corbet; and Mir. FitZsimmons ought to
have position in the diplomatic department of
the Chinese GOyernment.-DetrOit Journal.
William c. Whitney is d very able man and a
pretty good Democrat withal, but he cannot
make silk purse out Of a sow's ear 10 this
year of our Lord.-Boston FL raid
Vice-President Stevenson dares not come
very far west OF the center of population for
fear he might upset the equilibrium OF the
country.-Omaha Bee.
Forget is an ominous name for Lexow wit
ness. but Mr.. tioff succeeded, nevertheless, in
tying him up into for.get-me. not.-New York
Recorder.
The Pullman Palace Car Company takes the
| negative side on all questions, even 10 tipping
| It's own p0rters.-Pittsburg Press.
Americans are patient people, or they would
never put up with such oceans of campaign
oratory.-Indanapol News.
As 1t looks now. the two great parties in
1896 Will be the Republicans and the Popu-
| lists.-New York Recorder.
The trouble I'm China seems to be that she
| can't get ogether.-IndianapOlis News.