The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-12
Here, There, Everywhere.

= We make this criticism at the outset be-
cause the expressions in question may to
some minds break the tremendous force Of
Gen. Miles statement, and because it Is the
only criticism to be made upon that state
ment 1t is as evident from this deliberate
review Of the military history Of the war
with Spain as 1t has been from the reports
Of interviews with Gen. Miles that have been
published in advance of his return, that he
is looking for trouble" He has been look
ing for II with particular eagerness ever
since the secretary of war encouraged Gen.
Miles subordinate, Gen. Shafter, to insub-
ordination, and in effect promised him pro-
lection in INSTRUMENTATION. Gen. Miles has
smitten the secretary upon one cheek and
the secretary has turned the other. There
upon the general has smitten him upon that,
and tweaked his nose and buffeted both his
ears. After these vigorous operations the
lacerated secretary announces, with what
calmness Is left to him, that Gen. Miles can
not get up any controversy with his depart
ment"-New York Times
If other reasons were not as thick as
blackberries the proposition to abdicate such
a proud position as we now hold for the
monstrosity Of an Anglo-American alliance,
would stand condemned for the friends it has
made in this country.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
There seems to be no doubt that the pres-
dent is loath to order any investigation into
the war department scandal, and Is inclined
to wait and see if the storm will not elbow
over" But a careful reading of the Repub-
ltcan press must convince him that simply
as matter OF party politics, this would be
a very short-s!ghted course to pursue. Day
by day prominent organs speak more and
more plainly as to the absolute necessity of
taking some notice Of the scandal and the
terrible folly Of indorsing Algerism-New
York Post.
One of the Democratic agencies in the cam
paign in North Carolina is an organization of
white government unions. These unions are
being established in every town in the state
and it is the purpose to maintain them after
the campaign as a means of perpetuatng
the rule Of the whites.
There are worse things possible to the
Republican party in New York state today
than Republican defeat" says the Syracuse
Post (Rep.). Zone worse thing would be a
Republican victory in the ensuing November
that should give new lease Of life and new
opportunities Of public mischief to the ma
chine gang, whose engineer-in-chlef is Sena-
tor Plat, and whose stokers and hewers of
ty in the state"
The Philadelphia Press denies the current
statement that the grave Of Gen. Hancock,
at Norristown, Pa, is neglected. It seems
that this statement gets into print every
summer. Gen. Hancock" 1t says. "lies in
tomb of his own devising. It was nearly
twenty years after the Arlington cemetery
was established that the then commandant
of Governors Island, N. Y, visited the
scenes of his happy boyhood days and Sc
lected the location of his tomb. He built II
big. strong and ample for the reception Of
six bodies. In the matter of architecture
he improved on the tombs or vaults of those
in the same cemetery, mostly those Of the
Weather residents of the town The only
mistake the general appears to have made
was in the selection OF material for the
facade, which is not as durable as it might
be. Gen. Hancock lies buried as he desired
No name or letters designate the place Out
Of respect to his wishes his most cherished
friends have emblazoned no epitaph above
him. He lies amid the grandeur of unosten-
tation His tomb is visited regularly and
carefully kept in order
There is "a politician on the shelf, in
Ohio named Charles Foster, who, as secretary
Of the treasury in Harrisons cabinet, was
regarded as about the weakest man who ever
held that place. He was reputed to be a
millionaire banker, but after retiring from
the cabinet his various enterprises went to
smash and he entered the lists Of the "anan-
cially ruined" his neighbors sharing his
losses to a very large extent. In his efforts
to pull through his embarrassments Foster
received certain financial aid from his friend
Russell A. Alger, the Michigan lumberman
And how was the debt paid? Foster, as an
ex-governor Of Ohio ex-mernber OF congrese
and ex-secretary Of the treasury, still had
few friends IN the Ohio legislature, and by
the control Of these votes he was able to
serve notice on Mckinley and Hanna that
In order to elect the latter senator it would
be necessary to give Alger a place in Nc
Kinley's cabinet-Hartford Comm Times.
Reports from the Philippines Indicate that
If the Americans only give young Mr.. Aguin-
aldo enough Manila rope he will suspend
himself in due season That youthful agi-
tator has trouble with his throat, caused by
too much talking through it.-New York
Mail and Express.
Gen. Patrick A. Collins, of Boston. once
our consul general in London, has no diff
GUILTY in answering the question, What shall
we do with the PhilipPines?" IF the Phil
ippines are not fit for self-government," he
says. I'VE do not want them; If they are, let
them set up for themselves"
The insular prejudice Of Englishmen
against the American passenger coach has
practically disappeared. Announcement Is
made that the principal express train of a
leading railway over there Ia to be equipped
with coaches having American interiors The
American sleeping paved the way for
this revolution The great advantage that