Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Major Mckinley will go into the ma
tional convention not only with the
united support of the delegates from ms
own state but with the prestige OF
solidly united party in Ohio behind MIN.
New York Tribune, Rep.
The ministerial crisis in Italy Is over
and it seems at first sight to have had no
consequences beyond Signor Crispfs
compulsory retirement from the pre-
fniership. 1t Is his programme, which,
on the face of things, will be carried OUT
New York Sun, Dem.
Mr.. Platt is reported as heroicaliy calm
in the face of the Mckinley wave that is
agitating the politicians OF TINS sta ,1a
Well he may be. A man VINO couio
subject his alleged presidential protege
TO the ordeal of the Raines excise Dill
must be insensible to alarms from any
ouarter.-New York Telegram, Ind.
The southern republicans waste too
much energy in fighting among them-
selves, and the result is that the demo-
Gratis carry most of the elections.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Rep.
The present attitude of the republican
oarty in Indiana toward outside presl-
Dental aspirants is that OF Jefferson
foreign policy-''honest friendship with
all, entangling alliances with none. Ill
napolis Journal, Rep.
Senator Dolph has declared himself IN
favor of sound money" by which ne
means gold monometallism, and lntends
to stand on the goldbug platform In an
attempt to succeed Senator Mitchell
San Francisco Chronicle, Rep
Opinions very widely differ as to which
IS lust the wisest course for this country
to pursue in reference to Cuba. But the
majority of the people feel that they can
rely upon the sound sense of President
C,evIand in this mattr.--Boston GLOBE,
Dem.
Mobs in Spain may buster and riot.
hut that will not change the opinion OF
the world that SPANS misgovernment
of the island of Cuba is the most cruel
and vicious undertaken in modern times.
except that of the miserable Turk.--St.
Paul Dispatch.
Why is Mckinley a long way in the
lead of all his republican competitors for
the presidential nomination? Simply be-
cause he is the one aspirant of the whole
hatch whose name stands for DEFINITE
and popular principle in American poll
ttcs--Troy Press, Dem
Senator Cullom of Illinois bravely In
sists that he is simon-pure presidential
candidate and not a ''stool-pigeon" for
any, one And there are others. Mander-
son Quay. Elkins and several of minor
note claim to be in the same category.
If all the favorite sons are to stay,
where are the votes of the nominee COM
ing from p Minneapolis Tribune.
IS better for a man to be statesman
than to aspire to no more than partisan
popularity; to demonstrate independence
in Office than to take his tone from po-
ijtical atmosphere about him: to assert a
conscience and to illustrate an individ-
uality than to acquiesce in what is ex-
pected of him by men who are nothing
more than partisan politicians.-Boston
Herald
The demonstrations against Spain In
this country are foolish, to say the least.
We find fault. with the excitable Span
iards who trample upon the stars ana
stripes and indulge In bitter denuncia-
lions of everything American, but at the
same time equally iIl-adyised individuals
on this side of the ocean are retaliatfng
with similar insults to the Spanish gov
eminent and Observation-Disclosures Jour-
nal, Mug.
The persistent efforts of members Of
congress to add, without authority of
law. $1,000 year to their salaries of $1,000
are morbid symptoms that 1t would be
well for the people TO consider. 1t Is gem
ersiiy admitted that the annual appro-
prlalion for this purpose now enjoyed