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

Senator Hill says that those who put
themselves in the hands of their friends
usually find themselves in the end in the
hands of their enemies This is espe-
cially true of the politicians in Ohio-St.
Louis Republic, Dem.
Perhaps in May Secretary Smith will be
able to tell us whether he Is among the
several cabinet officers who propose to
bolt the Chicago convention If the gold
monometallists are in the minority.-At-
lanta Constitution, DEM
Delegates go unpledged, but it is safe
to predict that they will be found in the
band wagon at st. Louis when the first
ballot is taken, and present indications
certainly point to Mckinney as the driver
of the wagon.-New Haven News, Rep.
The man does not live who can predict
with any certainty the course of this d.
vided Nutmeg delegation to st. Louis,
for evidently 1T is very like it's predeces-
sors of four and eight years ago, what
ever preferences it's members may ex-
press at this time.-Springfield Republic
can, Mug.
If loan for Cuba could be made which
would actually purchase her freedom it
ought to be encouraged in all quarters,
in Spain most of all, considering her re-
duced financial condition So far how
ever, the efforts in this direction have
proven chimerical.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press, Rep.
All sorts of questions relative to the
currency and to the merits of different
banking systems are now under discus
sion. and If a good currency and banking
system do not result we of the great
American republic will have to acknoWl-
edge that we are not so wise as we had
flattered ourselves we were.-Richmond
Dispatch, Dem.
No man ever reached in the eye of the
world the position obtained by Baron
Hirsch without having leveled at him
the shafts of malice and ridicule, but few
have lived and died upon whom they
have so harmlessly fallen. He was, in a
period conspicuous for philanthropy, one
of the noblest benefactors of mankind
Baltimore American, Rep.
oh, no. Mckinley isn't paying for the
bands and halls and powder used in this
BOOM Nobody believes that Mckinley
has any money of his own. But the man.
ufacturers who expect that the tariff will
be ripped up again for their benefit are
paying. All they ask Is that the fat col
lector shall be responsible person.
Utica IN. " Observer Dem.
Breathes there an American woman
with soul so dead that said soul will not
thrill with pride over the announcement
that, at the next court reception, the
Duchess of Marlborough will wear a
gown which will simply knock the spots
or every other gown in sight. not exclud-
ing the gown of their royal nibsesses
the princesses ?-Chicago News, Ind.
The announced programme of home
rule for Cuba under a Spanish governor
general is calculated to make one tired.
1t would be repudiated with scorn by the
insurgents, and it is an impossibility as
great as the final subjuga ton of the
island by Spanish arms. The Madrid
government is making a brave bluff. but
III won't work -Ra
The national debt of England has been
reduced within year f8,134, 900 sterling.
Happy and proud America has democrat
ically increased her debt during the year
a much greater sum. There Is not the
slightest doubt that one of the things
that has helped England has been the
democratic tariff reform in this country.
which has aroused so much enthusiasm
in England.-BroolIlyn Standard Union,
Rep.
Lord Salisbury's budget shows a larger
surplus in the British treasury than was
ever there before. The British national
| debt has been reduced during the last
year by over S4O,00O,00O. The size of the
| surplus is about IS, 500, 900, and Salisbury
proposes to apply it to a reduction of the
| taxes on land. This is a judiclous SOP
| thrown to the British farming interest
which has been for some time past in a
most depressed condition.-Nsw York Re-
| corder, Rep.
| The grand success of the recent bond
sales is shown In the official figures
| which state that the sale of 500 900 00C
| in bonds Melted total return of $107,-
| 777 ,S26.s6, which, considering the low rate
| Of interest to be paid, speaks volumes for
the confidence of the people in the ability
| and good faith of the government. II
also shows what an abundance of money
| there is in the country, since so much OF
| 1t Is seeking investment where security
| Is of more consequence than large profit
-Philadelphia Ledger, Ind.