The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-08-25
Vol. XIX--No. IL

IOIeuO blduS. f1enfS W aJIefSOn
writes as though he had just won a
30-cent jack pot on full hand,
Minneapolis Tribune: 1t is the work.
ingman who pays in reduced wages.
. the cost of Democratic tariff reform.
New York Tribune: Mayor Gilroy
mas gone TO Europe for his health. but
the sick Tammany tiger is left behind
to languish.
Montreal Gazette: Somehow or
other when free-trade theories come III
contact with hard facts the theories
always get the worst OF it.
Philadelphia Press: 1t is the Ar
kansas Breckinridge that goes to
Russia. Now cannot the kentucky
Breckenridge be sent to Africa or
Greenland:
New York Advertiser: We under
stand that the State government of
Illinois with great difficulty restrained
itself from half-masting its flags when
Santo fell.
Brooklyn Standard-UniOn: There
should be an executive committee of
Democratic editors TO get up schemes
of harmony. What is wanted is a
system of compulsory arbitration
Detroit Tribune: If the Prohibition
lists will only add their Endorsement to
that of the Populists. General Weaver
will find himself between wind and
water in his Congressional race.
NewYor Recorder: Poor Mr.. Cleve-
land is reported to be sufferer from
malaria. We should think he would
have the writer's cramp when he comes
TO sign German 5 tariff bill.
indianapolis Journal: OF course.
the President will give the pen with
which ne signs the tariff bill. if he
does sign it, to his friend German.
who did so much to secure its passage.
Kansas City Journal: y reduction
in the size OF postage stamps is the
only retrenchment so far accomplished
by the Democrats which doesn't rob
Union veterans of the pensions.
ST. Paul Globe: There is grim humor
about the forming of People 5 party
club by 800 coopers at West Superior.
If there was ever party that needed
/ heading up it is the Peoples.
/ Cleveland Leader: Instead OF re-
sorting TO pop-guns the Democrats in
the House should have provided them
selves with boomerangs. President
Cleveland could have told them how TO
make them.
( Terre Haute Express: As Il letter
writer Mr. Cleveland shows some OF
the traits OF Mr.. Micawber. In spite
of the late turn down his next letter
will show that ne is waiting for some
! thing to turn up.
/ 81. Louis Republic There is lone
widow out in Hawaii who might be IN
duced TO go on the stage if she could
get play to suit her. Judging from
accounts of her habits. it ont to be
tank drama.
Buffalo Express: The negro Demo-
Gratis in session at Indianapolis refer
to Cleveland as the greatest President
since Washington. Black men who
have so soon forgotten lincoln de
serve TO be east off by their race.
Utica Observer: This fact is worth
taking into account: \ student Of
Bradstreets has been investigating
failures. and finds that about so pei.
cent of business houses that go to the
wall are those that 90 not advertise
Milwaukee Journal: The Detroit
Free Press is in error in saying that
some of the Senators are worse than
Chicago aldermen. They have done
worse because they nave had greater
opportunities, but just let the Chicago
Council get a chance at tariff bill If
you want 70 see the record broken.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: The Re
publicans of Missouri have nominated
a good ticket on a good platform.
and will make thorough and vigOr-
Gus campaign. They do not make any
extravagant claims as to what they
propose TO do in the election. bat they
expect to poll larger vote than ever
before. and to put the State in the
doubtful list for 1896, TO say the least.
New Orleans Picayune Dem. J: The
country has got on under ali the evils
of the Republican reign, and in spite
of them. As for the present Congress.
probably there never was a weak5r
one. for it has absolutely done moth
ing. except to enact a mongrel tariii
law which satisfied nobody. In the
meantime. the country has been left
without any financial system, and it
has only pittance of gold to main
tain the silver and paper money on a
gold standard. The situation bids
fair to be worse when free silver
House of Renresenfa+ +ives sha II assem-