Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Ex-Governor CampbelPs plan for har-
mony in the democratic party is all
right but the party is too mad to con-
slider it.-W ashington Post, Ind
Secretary Carlisle is in many respects
| the ideal and logical candidate of the
democratic party for the presidency
Cleveland Leader. Rep.
Perhaps 1t would be Well for Chicago
not to do much in the way of preparing
for the democratic convention until it Is
assured that the convention will actually
be held.-New York Press, Rep
1t is surely unreasonable to suppose
that the senate needs 1853 officers and
employees, at an annual cost of $482, 000 to
enable 1t to transact It's business, and
such waste of money should be stopped
as soon as possible.-St. Louis Republic.
Mr.. Boutel1e of Maine had the honor of
being the only member of the national
house of representatives who was ready
to pretend that he still dlstrusted the
REBELS" so-called What contrast be-
tween Blaine and Boutelle, or Grosvenor
and Boutelle, or any other man and Bou-
telle, whose love of country excels his
hatred of "rebels. Richmond Dispatch
Dem.
So that 1t must be admitted that on a
preliminary canvass the issue is doubtful.
The continued business depression tends
all the time to strengthen the silver fac
ton, and the carrying of the issue by
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office has all the effect upon the outs"
of accommodating to their support every
discontinued element in the party
Springfield Republican, Ind.
The republican legislature Of New York
spends its time principally in legislating
for the cities and the republican congress
at Washington devoteS itself chiefly to
running the universe For a party which
claims to exclusively represent the bust
ness interests of the country the republi-
can party seems to have an exceptionally
large store of incapacity for minding its
own business.-Philadelph Record,
Dem.
This uprising in the Soudan will doubt
less afford a pretext for European land
grabbing powers to lay plans for further
expansion 1t is true that the Mahdist
empire is barbarous, ignorant. cruel and
fanatical and that 1t shuts out vast and
fertile regions from civilization but its
downfall is really wanted by Europe SO
that 1t may more quickly bring about the
complete partition of Africa.-Philadel
phia Inquirer, Rep.
The spectacle of three gubernatorlal
autoboomers trying to outbid each other
for the support of the American
Protective association at Kansas
City s not calculated to promote en-
thusiasm among the republican masses
of the state, to whom the personal ambi-
ton of candidates is trivial matter.
can party Is a very important matter
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat. Rep.
The patriotism which makes men
ready to fight for their country and to
talk of fighting when there is no fighting
to be done, is one of the Hottest impulses
of our nature And the lion is noble
animal But the timorous cow or the I'M
dignified mule is, for daily use, q more
serviceable quadruped than the king of
beasts, and the unpretentious sort of
public spirit which impels a householder
to keep his stretch of sidewalk clean Is
an excellent sentiment for daily use.-
New York Journal.
There is no doubt a strong influence
is at work in the present British minis
try looking to freer use of silver as
currency in the British empire for many
years, the leader of which movement
and influence is Mr. Balfour, the govern
ment oracle in the house of commons.
England is throwing off her unslver feel
ing and Is beginning to recognize that
all the rest of the world has granted her
to be a great power with intricate COM
mercial and governmental relations ex-
tending into every quarter Of the habita-
bic globe.-St. Paul Dispatch
Nothing is more probable now than the
nomination of Mckinley. Nothing Is
more certain than that the st. Louis con-
vention will make declaration for pro-
lection as ultra as was that of 1883. 1t
Is equally certain that, despite the efforts
of an element. the convention will exc
cute another straddle on the money ques-
tion more elaborate than was that of 1892,
adopting some cutter device to hold now
the gold and silver standard men. Should
the Barker movement gain strength
among the manufacturers 1t is altogether
probable a declaration for some form of
free coinage may be adopted.-St. Paul
Globe, Dem
Though South Carolina refuses divorce
for any cause she does justice to women
in according them full rights of property.