Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-05-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

conventions.
 IL would take more than foreign war to elect Mr. Cleveland president again.
 Senators German and Vest on the stump for Cleveland will be sight worth going miles to see.
 Spain is preparing to send 4O.OO more troops into Cuba in October next.
 It looks like it would be Mckln- | leyism against Clevelandism, which will mean a walkover for the former. 1 Small fayors thankfully received and larger ones ID proportion" IS the motto of the democrats towards : Governor Franklin.
 Il want an office, is the whine of hangers-on as they daily form in ] line for the governors office" says the Phenix Gazette.
 Fruit growers in California have just discovered that iron filings ] thrown around trees greatly i'm prove the color of fruits. ! Joe Pulitzer has hoodOoed the . third-term movement by offering 10 support it, conditionally.
 A citizen of Bryan, Ohio, became insane while listening to com psny of amateurs in the production of PinGfore.
 It is safe to say that neither Ser- atOrs Tillman nor Vest are included in Nr. Clsveland's scheme of 6 har- monious democratic party.
 The Inistortunes of thestricsl folk have been so numerous during the past season that one suspects a ma iority Of them to be democrats. NIT. Cleveland's s dream of perfect civil service means asmoothly work ! ing Cleveland machine, which can be controlled from Washington, in every state.
 The new battle ship Oregon has beaten all previous records in Ihe matter of speed, on her trial trP. making au average of l67s knots per hour.
 Colorado republicans sent an un- instructed delegation to the St. Louis convention, but it is under stood that Mckinley is the personal choice of a majority of the dele gates.
 It is alleged that Judge Barnes, of Tucson, is working to get dele gation from Arizona to the national democratic convention favorable to Morrison. Barnes and Morrison hail from the same state.
 here is always occupation for the professional liars. By the time the rainy season drives them out of ] Cuba the democratic editors of the United States will be bidding for their services.
 Prince Bismarck would, fl prop erly approached, give Gen. Weyler some pointers on what comes of threatening to resign every tune the game doesn't go your way.
 Tho Mckinley siraddle of repub- lican conventions, of the present. SO much talked about by democratic papers, is not a circumstance to what the Mckinley strsddle of November will be when his admirers will strsd- die the democratic party.
 Palm Springs, California, disputes the honor with PheniX of having Ae first ripe apricots of the season. Phenix apricots came in May s, while the former place claims to have mad the ripened fruit April 2S.
 That this country is making great strides in knowledge of art mus; be acknowledged by all, but moro rapid progress is hindered by labelling monstrosities of all kinds ''art pro ductions."
 Lieut.. AVerill, the young officer who pursued ana scattered the In diaRs, killing one buck and captur- ing a squaw and PaPPOOse, besides lot of plunder, deserves great credit. Lieut.. Averill is just out of West Point.
 As smoke blower" our friend Wolhey, of the PhehiI Republican, takes the cake" He dOes not seem to be able to get a proper focus, however, on the citizen member of the board of control. That West Virginia editors idea of nominating a dead man for presi- dent on the democratic ticket, wasn't such bad one. His chance for election would be better than that of any living democrat, and he would be sure to make no campaign "breaks."
 We'll, well, Mr. Bookwalter. once 6 prominent Ohio democrat, pokes his head out of the valley oi ob- scurity long enough to predict that the Chicago convention will adopt a free silver platform and nominate Cleveland. Truly, that would be democratic combination, indeed.
 The officers of the North Atlantic squadron having tired of Hampton Roads, Secretary Herbert kindly