Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

placed two hOuSu iNi00iS SH t'-N-' tcket last Saturday.
 Some body should whisper into the ear Of the Czar of Russia that the way to disarm is to disarm. General Miles probably realizes by this time that be is not the mill tsry dictator of the United States
 There is only one General Miles in the world. He is at the head of the American army. How fortu- nste-for Miles. A few more eminent suicides m the French army might result m greatly simplifying the Dreyfus case, and possibly in justice.
 Alas. the man who knows just how every hing ought to have been man aged Is now insisting upon having his inning.
 1 Colorado politicians go heeled to their conventions. To addition to the man killed three days ago an other attempt was made on Friday by a delegate to kill another one General Miles seems to have very severe case of swell head. Re ferring to army matters recently he said to some of his subOrdinates; "Never mind what Alger says.
 What a country We have! Most coun, ries find themselves cramPed for cash at the close of a war, but Uucle Sam finds his treasury m an overiowing condition, and the cash increasing every day.
 How Whitelaw Reid, one Of the peace commissioners. says We are under as great obligations to see that the Philippines have a better government than Spain gave them as in the case of Cuba.
 The water question forced itself upon the notice of this community again by the fire on Tuesday night. With a good pressure of water at the time of that fire, two human lives and about S2,500 worth of property could have been saved. Having no issue upon which to make the congressional campaign, the democrats are trying to make abuse of Secretary Alger take the place of an issue. What the people think of this sort of politics will be shown when the votes are counted. ,, The troops were not so anxious to
 parade in New York as General
 Miles was to have them. On pro- testing against it, the order for the
 parade was rescinded. General Miles
 will, therefore, be unable to exhibit
 his fine form to the public gaze ID
 the streets of New York.
 Colorado seems to have more
 kinds of republicans this year than
 was ever heard of before. There are
 republicans-those of the true blue
 kind, whose fealty to party does mol depend upon their own persona a like or dislikes. Then there arC
 Teller silver republicans and anti Q Teller silver republicans.
 - Among the explanations that dC a uot ezplain is the declaration O . Congressman Bailey, of Texas, tha Q ne did not try to defeat the renomi T nation of Congressman John Allen
 of Mississippi. He only wrote tn
 other fellow a letter, wishing hin s success, and saying he had just tn
 qualities needed by a congressman
 President Mckinley was popula
 before the war, but he is much nor
 so now. as IS shown by his reception
 everywhere he goes. He has me
 and exceeded every expectation
 under circumstances which sho'
 the material of which a man Is made
 The New York Sun closes an abl , editorial on the war and its result 70 by saying: "It has been awondel II ful war, after which, after 1t IS al - finally over. the marks of grief an
 misfortune will be marvelously few the marks of national glory will b 'i be broad, deep and indelible-" Tru as gospel, every word.
 If That national convention of mid h. dle-of-the-road populists may nc a- have been very important, but afte
 all, who can blame these men fC in objecting to help the democrats ge ,e offices without any chance of gel ,e ting anything worth having fc xt themselves.
 is General Pando seems to be .
 handy with his mouth as "Our own :. Miles. While in New York he too .L occasion to severely criticise Gener;
 Toral and Premier Sagasta. Crit = cism of superiors in the SPanis - language is a more serious offens -a than among charitable American n and if Pando goes tO Spain. he wi Q probably fare worse than "our own
 Miles will at Washington.
 h Nothing on earth but over-couf in dence can prevent the republican " increasing their majority in th ,e house at the coming congresslons r. elections. The country Is under oE Id legations to the republican part " for the successful conduct of th
 war. and those obligations will no Ir be Iessened by the carPing and faul finding over minor matters that | I now being indulged in by democrat e. and assistant democrats.
 Prescott promises to be quit
 lively from a political stand poin r. within the next few days On tn
 l4th instant, next Wednesday, th
 county democratic convention wi a -,,-. n, tho 1Etb +ba ranr,blioa