Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
March 20, 1896.

His satanic majesty seems to have sue
| cessfully introduced the favorite-son idea
| in the Salvation Army.-Washingt
| Post, Ind. o
| Secretary Carlisle is the one man in
| the democratic party whose arithmetic
| might enable him to figure his election
| TO the presidency.-Boston Journal, Rep.
Mr. Mckinley has kindly explained his
financial views. Now if he will explain
his explanation perhaps the matter can
Times.
Kentucky's first republican legislature
was monumental failure and dismal
disgrace to the state. 1t goes without
saying that the blue grass state will new
er inf1ict on itself another of that politi-
cal stripe-Springfield Register
But however harmless these demon
STATIONS are intended to be, they are
dangerous. A nation cannot be forever
playing at war without the peril of the
bloody reality Many a fool has had his
head shot off for trying to intimidate
somebody with an empty gun.-Memphis
Commercial-Appeal, Dem.
An American ambassador who should
venture to criticise debates in representa-
tive bodies as De LONE has done would
purchase a ticket home very shortly
thereafter, as Mr.. Lodge clearly shows.
The noble Castilian presumes too much
upon the liberty of language common in
this country.-Boston Traveller, Rep.
The Spanish minister's action was a
breach of privilege SO gross that the state
department could have at once demanded
his recall but 1t was suggested as an
act of courtesy that Secretary Olney
should inform De LONE that the repeti-
house of congress would result in mis- be-
ing Immediately banished from this coun-
try.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Senator "Bill' Chandler has learned
something. He tells William Mckinley
that his fat frying must stop and that
the republican party cannot afford to
go to the country with a presidential
candidate whose nomination was obtain
ed by the fat-frying process" This is
just as true, however, as If Chandler were
not for Reed.-St Paul Globe.
There is no possible doubt on logical
historical grounds that Senior De LONE
should be dismissed. That would be a
mild punishment compared with that
which Mr.. Taylor would assuredly re-
ceive should he attempt similar inter
ference with a debate in the cortes. Not
all the civil guards in Madrid could pre-
vent him from being torn to pieces at the
street corner nearest the legation.-New
York Press, Rep.
The supporters of Reed Morton, Quay,
Cullom, Allison, Davis and the rest of
the growing tribe of republican presiden-
tial candidates seem to be unanimous in
one respect and that is that they must
unite to head off William Mckinley at
st. Louis. Indeed, two or three of the
western booms seem to have been or
ganized expressly and only for that pur-
pose. Indeed, If it were not for the
shrewd tactics of the party leaders, with
their "favorite-son" policy Mckinley
would probably have a substantially
unanimous west with him at St. Louis
Philadelphia Bulletin, Rep.
General Weyler is popularity known as
the Spanish butcher, and DR.. Peters has
come to be dubbed the German butcher.
But with all the aggressiveness and per-
sistence of the representative butchers
of the great European powers, it Is OBJ
served that nobody is butchering in
Meneleks territory or in Krugers BALI
wick to any great extent. If Maceo could
be superseded by Menelek, or IL Italy
could borrow Weyler from Spain for a
few months, there would be the liveliest
reading in the Geographic columns of the
newspapers since Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons chased each other over the state
of Arkansas.-Chicago Evening Post.
After typhoid fever, pneumonia and
other prostrating diseases take Hoods