Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-21

not of those who believe that 1t would be polite next year to select presidential candidate from the south The time will come when sectionalism will be forgotten when the south will again become the mother of presidents" but as yet the spirit of intolerance that fosters section alism is not dead, and until a requiem has been chanted over the remains of that spirit it will not be polite to draw upon the south for a presidential candidate. We might however. demand, and be &C., corded, the second place on the ticket, and with such man as our own match less Morgan to rally the cause of Dixie to the banner of democracy, the solid south would still stand as a thorn in the flesh of republicanism. Think it over, and while the republicans are fertilizing a sickly boom for MT. Mckinley on southern soil, let's start a little one of our own in the interests of son of our state, and watch 1t grow into a strong, healthy, unquenchable call.
 The foreign complications have not re- solved themselves into matters of serious import. Spain is slow about stating what she means to do about it. but she will, probably, when it suits her convenience, say she is sorry and will not let It happen again.
 Whether anything will come of Eng lands demand upon Venezuela-any- thing that will interest Uncle Sam,I mean remains to be seen. There is preVail- ing opinion that the president will apply the Monroe doctrine to the case if Eng land becomes too VoraciouS, and as the latter country appears to have sent her largest warship to Venezuelan waters it looks a little like she might be deter mined either to try big bluff or go in for keeps to scoop in the little republic. On the whole, the secretary of state has an abundant amount of material on hand to keep his thoughts in motion, and Sec retary Herbert is doing a little thinking also, as if this country should be called upon to maintain the Monoe doctrine the navy will have to do the pHsuading.
 The Hawaiian incident has almost died out since congress adjourned, though no doubt Senator Frye and the other Maine statesmen who took such a deep interest in Hawaii are splitting on their hands and getting ready for few more speeches when the next congress reas- sembes. Minister Thurston has gone home to help his government frame re- ply to MT. Gresham's demand for his re- call no doubt The wonder is not that MT. Gresham demanded his recall, but that he waited so long before doing it..
 Members of congress are few and far between in the city just now. Most of them are at home putting in crops, though now and then one runs across member who is staying in the city for season to look after the interests of his constituents The president IS glad con gress has adjourned and so Is congress itself, except probably those members who will now be known in history as "exes," and there are great number of old-timers in this class. Most of them died, politically. of too much silver talk, but though dead, they have not found it out yet, and propose to go on singing the same old tune. Some will join the new silver party. Imagine. for instance, Sil- yer Dollar Bland of Missouri and Grand ma Stewart of Nevada occupying the same bed, with the gifted Bryan of Ne braska keeping the 6es off of them. while Sibley of Pennsylvania plays bull dog at the front door to keep out interlo- pers. It will be lovely tea party, now, won't it? MAC.