Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-04-26
EDITORIAL NOTES

Mir. Bryan's book against expsn
 sion nay make some money for him
 but it will also make his polities
 grave
 A mir up between Sam Jones, To
 ledo's mayor-eleet, and Rev. San
 Jones would be worth the price oI
 admission.
 4 Chinaman of Sacramento, Cal ifornia, when called m court to plead to a charge of murder said he wal willing to plead guilty but he ob jected to being hanged.
 Gen. Grover Cleveland says be wasn't invited to any of the Jefer son dinners, but as he has been en- toying some good trout fishing he probably doesn't care.
 The JouRNaL-MNER called the turn on that Quay case The jary rendered a verdict of scquittal. Gov ernor Stone then appointed him as United States senator until the next session of the legislature.
 California's new law compelling all newspaper articles to berigned, went into effect last WeenesiaY. A few of the papers tn the state have complied with the Jaw. but the ma iority of them have de6sntly ignored it. The larger papers of the state have all ignored 1t.
 It begins to look as though some of the territorial papers which have been strongly in favor of expansion heretofore. are now trimming their sails to get in line with Bryan. While not openly opposing the operations in the Philippines there is a sort of leaning in that direction.
 The Spanisrds never put up enough fight in the Philippine is- lands to bring out the fighting qual- ities Of those copper colored people. They have demonstrated that they are possessed of all the qualities that go to make a foe worthy of respect.
 Tom Johnson predicts that munic- ipAl street railways will in the future carry people free. Why stop at that, Mir. Johnsoni If free street cars. why not free rent, free groc- cries, free dry goods, etc. It is just as easy to get the whole hog, when one enters the prediction 6eld.
 d guard at the penitentiary had a fine opportunity to use the Gatling gun with telling effect during the escape of Miller and Smythe recent ly. They passed through an open space in easy range of the gun but the guard says he lost his head at the critical time and forgot to use the gun. He was so disgusted with himself that be resigned, taking all blame of the escape ou himself.
 In recent letter to a California editor, Colonel Wm. J. Bryan said: "I feel confident that the sober, sec ond thought of the American peo- pie will sustain those who believe that the Filipinos should be treated like Cubsns, namely, given their in- dependence and protected from out side interference" If the Colonel can read sright the policy of the present administration he will dis cover that that is just about the thing that is being contemplated. We are just now drubbing those Filipinos into doing as the Cubans do. When that is accomplished then the other will follow.
 A petition has been received in Washington from Porto Rico asking that exclusive military control over the island be withdrawn and mat ters relating to various branches of the civil government of the island be turned over to the control of the departments in Washington, having jurisdiction over criminal matters in the United States; that troops on the island be reduced to tke number necessary to garrison the forts and military posts; that the people of the island be granted all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States and the island be granted territorial form of govern meut.
 The Filipino junta in London claims to have received a telegram ! from Manila containing startling in- formation. As given out it IS just . such an one as they would like to re- ceive, as 1t states that General Law ton. whose object was to proceed to Baler and effect junstion with the Yorktown" was iuyeigled by Fiiipiupo tactics into "carelessly e1- tending his line, with the result that a column, consisting of l40 officers and men, on reaching place called was ambushed by a large Filipino force, communicating with the main force, was severed, and the entire force was captured. When an individual starts out on a calamity bowling crusade he can ind plenty of raw material to man lfacture his howls from. If it is not : exactly applicable to his purpose be ,an easily twist and Gistort 1t until be gets 1t into shape. During the administration of Grover Cleveland { will be remembered that the coun- .ry experienced very serious fnan-l nal panic, during whicG a large pro portion of the banks of the country yerS compelled to suspend payment. Even after Major McKiuleys cleo { lon, and during the first few months O 'i hls administration, the effects of ae panic were still felt To a certain d