The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-03-30
CURRENT COMMENT.

cB- Any man can get democratic
nomination this year who is willing To
pay the expense OF printing tickets
and making a few cheap Transparent
cies. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
CB~As soon as Prof. Wilson takes
charge OF the post Office department he
will probably find his fame as a reye-
nue. reformer tucked away in some
dusty corner Of the dead-letter Office
~ Y Tribune.
s9-Gov. Mckinley says that IIarri-
sons administration was a bond-pay-
ing, not a bond-issuing administra-
ton. There is wide difference be-
tween that administration and this
Chicago Inter Ocean.
sB- II Is possible that in the years 20
come we may have a congress that will
be more incompetent and wrong
headed than the Fifty-third, but God
save the United States OF America IL
such dispensation should for is sins
befall it.-Buffalo Commercial.
TO- Three important states elect gov
errors this year, Iowa, ohio and Ken
lucky. The republicans are assured OF
two and have a fighting chance in tho
third. 1.-THE democrats are prepared
for the worst, is the way one demo-
cratic paper puts it.-Iowa state Regis
ter.
sS-Mnny democrats in speaking OF
the unlamcnted Fifty-third congress
are saying IL the elections were held
now their party would be beaten worse
than IL was last November. Probably
they a<e right. The republican wave
seems TO be still rising. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
sB-The democratic yellow ours arc
barking at Thomas b. Reed because he
refused TO vote for the resolution OF
thanks 20 Speaker Crisp They appear
20 forget that the democrats OF the
Fifty-hrst congress refused 20 vote for
similar resolution when he was
speaker, Crisp among them. lie was
fully justified In his refusal. Toledo
Blade.
eB-Mr. Wilson claims that the fail
ure OF the late congress In dealing with
financial questions was due Go the fact
that under our system OF government
congress Is the mirror of the peoples
views, and the people have not YET
ters But they appear 20 have made
up their minds not 90 let the democratic
party do any more tinlSering with such
things, at any rntc.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
tH-The Belfast board Of trade Is can
did enough 20 admit that "England's
commerce with sixty-lvc million pee
pie under the stars and stripes amounts
20 quite as much as her trade with the
three hUadrcd and sixty-cight million
under tba British flag" This explains
fully why England wants 20 see dem
ocrats tear down the custom-h houses in
this country and allow her 90 trade
here as freely as in her own territory.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
eD-The democratic managers place
the appropriations Of the Fifty-third
congress at $500, $40, ooi.0i But they
neglect 90 say that this does not include
provision for interest ON the new bond
issues, or several contracts authorized
without providing the money which
will be necessary 20 pay the contrac-
tors. Thus more than So, 0OO,0 600 OF the
expenditures OF this congress do not APP
pear In the appropriations. In reality
the outlay was about S1.0i5,0o0, 900.
and this large total was reached In
spite OF reduction OF S42, 900, 900 In the
pensions account. The Fifty-third con-
gress broke the record for general ex-
penditsrcs.--Troy Zines