The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1896-10-03
coNTEMPoRANEous OPINIONS.

/ coNTEMPoRANEous OPINIONS
Hobart, the republican vice.
presidential nominee, is at tho
head Of the big coal trust which
has increased price 90 per ton
on an output Of 10000, 900 tens.
Meridian News.
Some people wonder why tia
indianapolis convention nominat-
cd such old candidates. TIe raa-
son is plain. They could not oet
nybody who was young enough
TO have IL political future to walk
into the death trap. Augusta
Chronicle.
1t is perhaps not a matter of
much moment, but really the pen
pie are beginning to take notice
Of tho fact that Foraker haa not
visited Mckinley at Canton.
though invited 60 do so before he
went to Europe Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
. Alabama is safe for Bryan and
Sewall, and those populist who
populists who vote for Watson
will be practically throwing away
their ballots; or worse, will be
casting halfa ballot for McKin-
ley. Every voter who wanbo
see Bryan elected shouldter 10
ballot for Bryan audi ~ s.,sa.o .o
Birmingham Riora'1i.
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The gpand labor demonstration
in Brooklyn in honor Of Mr.. Bry-
an 10 one " the most significant
and gratifying features of the
campaign, so far. TIL, affair left
no doubt as to the position of
the labor element IN this fight Of
the people against protected
oligarchy Houston Post.
"We are conceding nothing"
is quoted rs one Of the most re-
cent utterances Of Chairman Han
ma, of the republican national
committee, But Chairman Han
ma will soon have to admit that
the Dutch have taken Holland.
The country still belongs to the
people. Savannah News.
Gen, Palmer, the ''sounI i mon
ey' candidate, in his speech at
Madison Square the other night.
said: 81 am here in the attitude
OF candidate for the president Of
the United States" That is the
hugest joke Of the season. He
should have said, ~ am here as n
striker for Bill Mckinley" but
Ledger.
A. olnta..rlebate> betMecm the>-
democratic and republican presi-
dental candidates might throw
considerable light on the financial
question. 1t would give Major
Mckinley an excellent opportuni-
ty to explain his dismissed views
on the issue, and Mr.. Bryan could
assist him materially by pro-
pounding few pertinent quec-
tions. BY all means let us have
the debates. New York journal.
Gen. Weyler has evidently TAX
en- advantage or the present alb
sorption of the United States in
the presidential campaign to re-
new his atrocities. Much is said,
and very justly, about the cruelty
Of the sultan. But we seem to
have a sultan on this continent in
the person Of Gen. Weyler. The
civilized world is growing very
tired of those Cuban butcheries
Boston Globe.
Mr.. Mckinley seems to have
discovered "the cause of the hard
times at last" In a speech Thurs
day be asked what was the cause.
and Immediately added: "The
reason is not hard to discern.
For more than thirty years we
tlFcd III IillS COuHtiy hhuSI pIO-
tectiye tariff" Just 50. He pro-
ceeded to qualify and hedge lit
tie, but nothing he added could
modify or negative the truth he
began with.-Chicago Chronicle.
Senator Hill is now the nations
al political orphan. The gold
element of the party II New Yo k
shut the door against him by nom
mating an old time enemy, Dan
icl Griffin, for governor, and the
regular clement has repudiated
him for his trickery in foisting
Thacher upon them. He aud
Paul Vandervoort of Omaha,
ought to be able to find solace in
each Others company. New Or
leans Telegram.
Readers of the Times-Demo-
crat will thus easily understand
whv n IA that the pnldbuu sDeeca-