The Harrison times., 1900-07-07
CURRENT COMMENT.

It's a cold day in St. Louis when
woman can ride on the street cars
and keep her clothes on. Possibly
this is a joke, but the chances are
that it is a disgrace.
Cadet Clarence Curry went to
Eureka Springs today, where he will
enter the service of the geological
survey and will spend the summer in
the eastern counties. Fayetteville
Democrat.
If the Sultan of Turkey doesn't
pay those missionary claims before
the campaign is.over, the admins
trgtion will be likely to rrake a ra-
val demonstration as methou-,.a-
vote-getting-
Editor Kohlsaat of the Chicago
1ines-HearId, comedies that the
Democrats will carry New York this
fall. Now, if Mr.. Platt will concede
Illinois, we can worry along with
out the rest of the doubtful states.
CONGRESSMAN AMOS CUMMINGS. of
N. Y, said the other day: Il am go
ing to Kansas City to see BRYAN
nominated, and Lam going to see
him elected just as sure as live to
see election day" Amos, old boy
you have leyel head.
Our townsman, c. NJ. Greene was
appointed as one of the committee
to notify President Mckinley of his
nomination. The committee will
meet at Canton, Ohio on the 10Th
of July and notify the President in
his home
SENATOR DANIELS, of Va, is being
doomed for second place on the Brv-
an ticket. Bryan and Daniel would
be silver-tongued ticket; as Senator
Daniel has long been known as one
of the finest orators in public life, as
well as hard working democrat of
the most uncompromising principles.
A NORTH Carolina negro preacher
has seen a great light. He declared
that the negro was unfit to vote
and that the best thing to do was
to take the ballot from him. This
was at Asheville, and it required the
lPolice to protect the preacher from
: tine violence of a negro mob. He
ism t the frst!man to get into dan
ger by telling the truth.
Roosevelt is a splendid candidate,
but the conservative people of the
country will contemplate the posi-
bility of his accession to the Presi-
dency with dismay. His aggressive
manner of carrying a chip on his
shoulder, while excellent to catch
votes, would be destructive of the
business interests of thecountry.
The Philadelphia convention could
have wound up in a single day for
everything was cut and dried before
hand, but it remained in session for
three days in order to enable the
landlords TO get even. Kansas City
hotels have made their contracts for
four days, whether the covention
continues so long or not. Thus the
rivalry between the cities continues.
WE note considerable talk in some.
quarters about America being the
only power that can save China, etc.
This is probably intended to prepare
the public mind for action on the
part of the administration. 1t NAV
be Just as well to remark at this
stage of the game that the safety of
China isn't worth enough to the
American people to justify war
with any great power.
OF all the asinine stories, that of
the gold that the Beers are said TO
have on that train is the most asin-
inc. A million dollars in gold
weighs some three tons, and the
$50, 10000 that Dom Paul is said
to have would weigh 1SO tons. re-
quire about ten freight cars of the
sort used in South Africa to carry it.
This is rather a good sized load to
run around the country with isn't it.
In every city and State of this
mighty country can be found Re-
publicans involved in schemes to
plunder the people by means oftrusts
and kindred devices. In one city
alone New York there is a trust
composed of Democratic officials.
And the discovery has set the Re-
publicans wild with delight AMI
caused their national convention to
froth at the mouth. To find such a