The morning call., 1894-05-02
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

sAAA~ ~ I'M vi NA~NOs
To take money from the Carnegie Company
and then cover up the offense for which the
money was taken as "a fine" IS not an Ameri-
can method, for in America even the courts
nave the right TO Impose fines only after
puDlc presentation OF the evidence. The light
must be let in this scandalous business.
1nere must be full and searching investlga-
tion.-New York World
The city of Thebes, whittier Cadmus brought
letters from Egypt and sowed the seeds OF lit
erature, has been shaken to pieces New York
Is ABOUT 10 undergo similar experience from
POLITICAL. not physical, CONFUSION. Tbebes
has been well shaken before taken; New York
mas been taken already and Is about TO shake
its takers.-New YORK Commercial Advertiser.
The story that Mrs. Palmer is to write his
tory OF woman's work at the Worlds Fair Is
calculated to evoke panicstricken eDtreaty
that the fair historian will suppress the history
OF that part OF the feminine work constituting
the demonstration OF female ability to conduct
very lively debates at the woman's board
Plttsburg Dispatch.
1t Is 10 be hoped that the position OF lord
high cxeculloner Will soon be vacant In some
OF the South Sea islands. That would afford
the proper opening for the honorable Judge OF
this district, who would like to be In a country
where he can drop few heads in the basket
whenever he has fit of emotional insanity
Omaha Bee.
Governor Timan Of South Carolina comes 10
very sensible conclusion after the decision
OF tue Supreme Court against the dispensary
measure. He says about the best thing for him
10 DO now is to "shut up shop, do absolutely
nothing and obey the law" II we only had
such Governor In Missouri!-St. Louis Star
Sayings.
1t is not surprising that Mr.. franklin Ian.
GERS mas furnished barracks for the army
which wants the Government to "create''
money by the millions. He was one OF the
original Greenbackers, it will be recalled. Per-
maps the real wonder is that he did not set up
as general himself indianapolis News.
"The reason" says the World. "why this city
is The victim of gang of corrupt politicians is
because so many citizens Of character and
wealth are not patriotic enough to do their
duiy." just so. Many of them prefer living In
Paris 10 living In New York.-New York
Recorder.
Reformer Stead tells London interviewer
that he had no intention OF writing book on
Chicago when he went to that city, and that the
idea came to him all of sudden. The work
certainly reads as IL it were case Of spon-
taneous combustion.-New York Press.
The loan of the municipality OF Paris for
s4O,OOO.OOO at 21a per cent has been sub
scribed for ninety eign: times over! The
world will not need to be told after this that
Paris is well-governed city. Her credit an.
swers for that.-Phladelpha Record.
President Cleveland inclosed contribution
with his letter TO the president of the national
association Of Democratic clubs, but it was not
as satisfactory as fifteen or twenty heads OF
Republican Office holders on a platter would
have been.-Fort Worth Gazette.
The time of the year is here when people all
through Philadelphia will sigh and wish they
lived in Venice-the only city III the world
where the streets are so we'll watered that
nobody can make the least complaint about
the dust.-PhiIadelpha Item.
The Tory press having failed to overthrow
Lord RoseDery's Government at the first fire.
the statement is now given wide publicity that
the Premier writes poetry. II he survives this
last attack there will be high hopes for his
future.-PiItsburg Dispatch.
The decision of the South Carolina Supreme
Court declaring the dispensary law unconsttu-
tional will be received with qualification by DR..
Kelley and the distlllers. who foresee an i'm
mediate increase In their business.-Chcago
Herald.
The omnous threats OF Mayor Hopkins and
the preparations OF the Chief Of Police having
failed to defect General Kelly's army on its
march to Chicago. that city has organized a
smallpox epidemic.-St. Louis Republic.
The statistics show that the average number
of daily murders In London Is zen and the
suicides seven. Editor Stead need not have
come 10 Chicago to hunt the devil-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The divorce lawyers are understood to view
with alarm and indignation President Carnors
decree forbidding French diplomats TO marry
American ladies.-Chicago Herald.
1t is to be hoped that George Gould will race
the VigilaDt in European waters. We should
like to see what our crack boat could do on the
other side.-New York Tribune
The monopolst patent pavement layers won't
submit samples OF their asphalt for test. Thy
don't want to give anything away.-Philadel.
pnia Times.
Senator Morrill, is within three or four months
OF being as old as Gladstone and he is in grand
physical and mental shape, Ioo.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Speaker Crisp, under the new counting rule,
is mo Gar" He only appoints two suo.Czars
TO do his work for him.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
What South Carolina stands greatly in need
OF is q temperance revival of immense persist
ence and Observation-Disclosures Star.
The public ra her COMEDIES with Uncle Rus
sell Sage's opinion that $4,000 ia too much
for saving his life.-Kansas Journal
II Coxey's army ever reaches Washington 1t
can be frozen TO death by shaking hands with |
Senators.-New Orleans Picayune.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
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