The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-13
POLITICAL COMMENT.

| One of the saddest features of the strike
| is that it once more sets all the artists
| of the land to making pictures Of the typi-
| cal workingman wearing a square paper
hat, such { no one ever saw in this coun-
try, so it Is said, except in Puck" which
imported it from Germany--Boston Her
aid.
And yet Kitchener will have to catch
the Beer commanders before he exiles
them.-New York World.
An Indiana man was fined 81 the other
day for calling another Mark Hanna"
1t really ought to be made a felony
Atlanta Journal.
These are pretty revelations about the
Manhattan police, aren't they? They make
one ashamed to be known as citizen of
New York.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Porto Rico puts her cigars into the
United States by the shipload and free of
duty This is one of the blessings of be-
ing American soil.-Mexican Herald.
SIMPSONS unparalleled and undignified
actions are probably the most disgusting
examples of a sickering and cowardly
jealousy.-Norfolk Pilot.
Kansas City has just organized 1901
Roosevelt Club" The promoters OF this
organization need hardly expect a fiatter-
ing reply If they seek to make certain
statesman named OdeIl ar honorary men,
ber.-Chicago Record-Herald.
OF the Presidential candidates. Hanna
leads at present but the people have not
been heard from.-Chicago News.
In recommending Senator Hanna for
the Presidency Mr.. Stewart might have
adopted the words of the London music
hall song: You'll like i'm when you
know i'm. but youv got to know i'm
fust."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the purchase and sale of transports.
Uncle Sam is not a brilliantly successful
trafficker For the Mcpherson and the
Terry he paid more than $350.0O0 originally.
and his total outlay on the two vessels,
including repairs and improvements, was
more than $500 900. He has now sold the
pair at auction for a total of less than
$4,000. AS dealer in ships our honored
uncle is not likely to amass fortune in
a hurry-New York Tribune.
One member of that investigation board
is spoken of as Sampson man and an
other as a Schley man. What's the mat
ter with their all being the peoples mem
Philadelphia Times.
The ground was soft and the coyotes
got away from Vice President Roosevelt,
so says despatch from Colorado Springs.
Superstitlous persons might regard this
the foreshadowing of another disap-
pointment In store for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Coyotes are not the only quarry he is
supposed to be after.-Boston Transcript.
If South Carolina remains true to ele-
mental Democracy she must renouncc
McLaurins pernicious policy. The man
who favors a ship subsidy. protective
tariff and an imperialistic policy besides
refusing to meet with the Democrats in
caucus is a Republican despite protesta-
ons.-Indianapolis Sentinel.
Germany is complaining of many mis-
fortunes now but most of the prostratiGn
of her iron industries. The contentious of
the rival labor and steel trusts of the
United States are most timely for the
Germans and other foreign competitors of
American labor and American capital
Chicago Chronicle
Hanna has shaped the Republican party
of his day into the LIKENESS or his own
image. 1t ceased, under Hanna's cap
tainship, to weigh the right and WRONG
of any public question. 1t took the sordid
side Of every issue. 1t retired from
places Of authority in the party councils
the conscientious men who could not sub
scribe TO Hanna's creed. 1t put forward
the bold and INSCRIPTIONS political adj
venturers who hailed Hanna leader
after their own hearts. 1t became an
opportunist party. with the dollar domi-
mating all else as establishing the stand
ard Of aspiration,-St. Louis Republic.