Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-06-13
RANDOM SNAP SHOTS.
Taken from Exchanges Expressing
Opinions on Various Subjects


Opinions on Various Subjects.
The Missouri democratic onventiOn
prepared for an emergency by nominat-
ing a Cook and a Crow.-GlObeD Demo-
crat
The advance in sugar is offset by
the decline in iron. and the public is
urged to cultivate Il taste for IRON
Globe-DemOcrat.
st. Louis citizens who ran away from
service ON Sheriff Polman's posse cOmi-
tatus possibly were frightened at the
last word in the phrase.-Chicago Re
cord.
Bryan is now busy writing articles
for the magazines which used to send
back his stuff. His efforts TO be presi-
dent have not been vain after all
Chicago Times-Herald.
When the enumerator gets around
TO Colonel Jack Chinn some reliable
statistics ought to he gathered as to
what proportion of the state arsenal
he has concealed about his person.
Ex.
The Missouri democrats declared for
IL TO l as a living issue. The demo-
cratic conventions in New York, Mary
land and Indiana treated the same
subject with the silent respect that is
due TO Il political cOrpse.-Globe-D Demo-
crat.
Admiral Dewey has planned another
trip into the north. That's just the
way. When hero gets into the
habit of chucking the girls under their
chins he keeps on until he gets into
trouble. Mildred had better take the
bridge Il while.-Rochester Herald.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York,
has but one reply to make to report
ers who ask him about his holdings
of ice trust stock. 1t is Il amt got
nothing to say and the reporters put
it down verbatim. Only among gram
marians does Van Wyck fail to cut
ice.-Boston Herald.
The populiSts are generally supposed
to favor anything in the nature of
government ownership. hut the con-
gressmen of that party were careful
to vote aginst the proposition to equip
a government institution for its manu-
facture of armOr -GlObe-DemO-
crat.
Ii is stated at Washington that the
affairs of the fiscal agents of the gov
eminent in Cuba and Porto Rico are
now undergoing Il thorough investiga
ton by the auditor of the war depart
ment. and it is reported that these ac-
counts. especially with respect TO Gu
ba, are in Il very bad tangle. 1t is
quite safe to say that if an honest at
tempt is made to straighten out the
tangle a mass of fraud will be discov-
cred in both islands.-New Orleans
States.
The best way for congress to legis-
late for the army and navy would be
to find out Just what the military and
naval bureaus don't want and then
crystalize it into law They have
both been a curse to army and navy
dignity, and Il strain upon army and
navyhOnOr. and the sooner congress
cuts loose from the bureaucrats both
in the army and navy and legislates
on common sense principles. giving
equal and exact justice to all accord, /
ing to their merits. the sooner will
army and navy scandals cease.-Phila- (
delphia Times.
While the elder Jeffries does not ex-
actly approve of the prize ring per Sc. /
he feels that it may be an instrument
for the winning of his sons to a better
life. Il am opposed to prize fighting.
he has said. but Jim will keep it up
until he gets thrashed; then he'll quit. /
He is making a short cut through the
prize ring to salvation" 1t would be a |
comfort to believe as Rev. Alexander |
Jeffries does. but James is distressing
ly slow about getting licked into a 1
state of sanctificatiOn and Jack shows
the same disposition to duck the pearly /
gateS.-Minneapolis Times.