Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-01
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

The populists are the most hopeful peo- pie on earth. Their national executive committee entertains no doubt that the populists will carry nine states for their presidential ticket.-Omaha Bee. The English papers are very much sur prised at the neutrality of the United States in the Transvaal matter. The
 English are beginning to learn that Un-
 cle Sam is very much in earnest in regard to his own business; but that he never | meddles with the business that does not concern him.-Albany Knickerbocker. The fierce rivalry of presidential aspi- rants is bound to stir up bad blood in the republican ranks. Perhaps it is just as well that ambitious democrats are taking their time about pushing their claims.- Rochester Herald.
 The news that Russia will build new warship for every one added to England s fleet is more encouraging for the armor plate mills of America than the nations
 of Europe.-New York. Journal. Turkey is said to be in need of money.
 If that is the case it might be well for
 the subjects of the sultan to stop killing
 Armenians long enough to go to work
 and earn some money.-Chicago News, Ind.
 The British government could not do
 better than to put it's Venezuelan case
 in the hands of Sir Frederick Pollock,
 who is esteemed and respected upon both
 sides of the Atlantic and is animated by
 the kindliest of feelings toward Ameri-
 cans.-Boston Journal, Rep.
 Speaker Reed has discovered that only
 one president of the United States was ever elected who wore only mustache,
 and that the large majority were smooth
 shaved. Armed with a razor and fierce
 determination he has sacrificed a little
 fringe of hair that used to adorn his
 upper lip.-Albany Argus
 Clara Barton's faith was not too strong.
 The sublime porte comes down to the ex- tent of granting permission to anybody whom the American minister at Constan- tinople may vouch for to distribute relief in Armenia, and there is no one more de- serving of official indorsement than the head of the Red Cross.-Boston Herald.
 The newspapers in this state who few years ago were doing their utmost to make the democratic party protection st party are now trying to make it a free coinage party. They see in free coin
 age. as in protective tariff, a means of obstructing international trade, and they
 want that trade obstructed.-Macon Tel egraph, Dem.
 The decision of Judge Shiras of the
 United district court for Iowa declaring
 that Indians who become citizens do not
 forfeit their old tribal rights is of consid-
 era ble importance. It restraints the red
 mans aruenI Ir1enuS III tHelT Wiue-
 spread efforts to civilize the Indian first
 and then to steal his patrimony from
 him.-Toledo Blade.
 According to the latest advices from
 Cuba there is a reign of terror on that
 island. All who can do so are preparing
 to fly from it, while those who are com
 peled to remain shudder at the prospect
 before them. Has not the time come
 when, in the interests of humanity, our government should in some effective way
 interpose its power to put an end to this
 awful conflict ?-New York Recorder,
 Rep.
 Perhaps nothing could be better for the country than for the 16 to 1 free silver
 men to carry out their threat of separat ing themselves from both the old par ties and setting up party of their own.
 Both the old parties have been debauched and degraded by their subserviency to
 the free silver craze in the fear of losing votes. When they have once definitely lost the free silver vote their courage and conscience may reassert themselves New York World.
 The new plan of registering land titles, known as the Australian system, is like ly to be adopted by the legislature of Maryland. It was adopted in England | twenty years ago. and recently it found | it's way into the United States. The last place to adopt it was Cook county. Hi | nois. It is to be hoped that this matter will be brought to the attention of the next legislature. If it is good for other | countries and other states it will not be | bad for Pennsylvania-Pittsb Com | IYnercipl-Gazette