Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-29
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Mrs. Lease has gone from populism to pulpit Her husband is said to regard this as a new Lease of life--New IQTk Journal.
 More than two-thirds of the democrats in the present congress have voted Tor free silver, yet the others insist that the democracy is the party of honest money. New York Mail, Rep.
 George Washington was a great and good man. If he were here today, It IS doubtful whether he could be elected to represent his ward in the city council Chicago Dispatch, Ind.
 Some gentlemen take places in the line of presidential candidates for the same reason that the bootblacks get in the string before the box office at a Paderew- ski sale The place in line can be sold at a small premium.-Aurora News.
 It may be doubted that MT. Benedict has full authority to talk for MT. Cleve- land. Probably the only man with con- fidential commission in his pocket rom the president is Secretary Lamont, and he never talks about anything.-Clncln- nati Enquirer Dem.
 MT. Mckinley has to contest for many of the Ohio districts. In Maine they say that both the United States senators from that state are really against Reed In Iowa there is no such feeling toWdro Senator Allison. Here is whole state back of a whole candidate.-loWa state Register, Rep.
 The level 10 which Tom Platt's leader ship has reduced the republican party in this state is revealed in somewhat startling manner by the cool announce ment of Charlie Hackett, chairman or Platt's state committee, that he IS a can didate for United States sehdtot.-ASe" York Post, Ind
 Elkins of West Virginia announces his presidential candidacy, following the news that Matthew Quay is bona noe aspirant for the nomination. FaVorite sons are multiplying-not because any one of the lesser lights hope to win the nomination. but in furtherance of the plan of the political wire pullers to de- feat McKinley.--Lafayette Journal
 The demoralizing effects of the use of money and other forms of bribery Tn our elections defar more to degrade the mor- als of the people than horse steallng or petit larceny. The vice of intemperance cannot be compared in magnitude with that of bribery and corruption, poth Tn official and private life. Drunkenness does not usually destroy the integrity or it's victims Bribery always does A drunkard is the enemy of himself, while the brber is the enemy of humanity Columbus Press.
 The prize fight bill goes through with hurrah. The revenue bill lies in sen ate pigeon hole a thing of unconcealed contempt. The grave and reverend se-
 
 hands are moved to feats of almost su- perhuman energy in expediting meas ure affecting a few hundred roughs and betting men now gathered at El Paso. These same grave and reverend seniors have nothing but indifference, neglect and animosity for measure af- fecting every legitimate business inter est in the whole ry.-Washington Post, Ind.
 Now that Carlisle has practically said -l~k hA hn tnf1 democrats who are preventing that re- suit by casting their votes in the air should join the republicans and bring about the election of sound money sen ator.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Rep.
 In it's home life. in it's social life. in it's civic and intellectual life Brooklyn is as far apart from New York as 1t is from San Francisco, and it sees noth- ing to regret in that circumstance The attempt to unite the cities is as unseemly as would be the proposed union Of any great American town with one of the centers of population abroad-Brooklyn ooln