The Washington times., 1901-07-09
POLITICAL COMMENT.


Mr.. Morgan In few hours obtained a
thorough grasp OF the situation" Mr
AAlorgan's grasp is the largest on record
New York World.
a native of the Island Of Guam has been
refused American citizenship at H0nolulu.
ihus does the colonial question continue
70 pile up complications for future soi.s~
non.-Rochester Herald
The more the action Of the mission
aries over in China is investigated. Ire
more certain Il becomes that there were
some men over there who should not have
oeen there in the character of mlssiona-
rles.-Peoria Journal
Russell A. Alger goes to Carlsbad 70
say tiiat he did not resign because Of the
beef Why then did he resign2 The beef
Smeiied bad enough 10 drive him out Of
washington n.-Philadelphi Times
VIII it not be admitted that with an
the protection surrounding him. Minister
~ u was in more danger of being robbed
IN Philadelphia than OF being assassinat-
ed!-Pittsburg ed Times.
What may be the fate Of Mr.. Evans
cannot be told. but it seems incredible
that the President win consent to hold
himself bound by any such agreement as
that which was made between his man
ayers and Sickles. 1t is easy enough to
carry out such bargain If the fact of
us existence is not widely known. But
IL Is dlherent matter when The carrying
OF IL INTO erect involves the public ad-
mission that the deal was made. The
President was not, as far as is known a
party to it. And we cannot think that he
VIII openly confess that his action in an
important matter is dictated by a desire
70 pay Tor votes that might otherwise
have been withheld from him.-Indianap-
oils News.
Those Eastern editors seem to feel as
if they woald have the best Of the bar
gain if they could trade off Chief Moore
OF the Weather Bureau for a second hand
Observation-Disclosures Plain Dealer.
If the United States was as careful
about the expenditures that flavor Of job
berry as it is about the redemption of
petty amounts Of unused stamps a whole
lot OF taxes could be epealed.-Pittsburs
Dispatch.
people is about as tenable as the propo-
sition that medicines are made by pa
tients.-Broolslyn Eagle.
Those Omaha bunhghts are getting
rather too realistic. We trust that while
we are sending abroad up-to-date civiIi-
zation we shall not also import the me-
dieval brand--Boston Transcript.
Nearly everybody is praising the Amer
lean soldier these days except a few of
his fellow-eitizens who are Ioath to for
give him for sustaining the honor and
glory Of his country in ways that did
not suit their preconceiyed notions
Pittsburg Times
London is entertaining 300 Italian organ
grinders-a sly scheme on the part of the
Government to revive the English war
spirit.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
America will yet have that Henley
~
Pierpont Morgan TO organize a boating
trust for its capture. Britain may as
well make up its mind TO yield it cheer
fully, for give it up it must.-Philadelphia
Item.
The shipload of American miH4onaires
arrived in New York yesterday. They
would not be interviewed SO that the
country is still in suspense as to what
future disposition they intend to make of
it-or made OF it in crossing -Indianap-
oils News.
In Germany directors Of broken banks
take their disgrace much more to heart
than do their fellows in this country
over there they take their lives. Here
they generally take the depositors' mon
ey and emigrate.-Kansas City Star.
1t was mistake to suppress that Bos-
ton newspaper because it printed what
was construed to be an insult to the
flag. BY doing so. the alleged libel. which
would otherwise have been confined to
that papers readers, was spread all over
the country, and has been, or VIII be,
printed erywhere.-Philadelph Ledger.
Probably the beginning of the ceIebra-
ton so long before the Fourth was for
the purpose of doing proper honor to the
anniversary Of Schleys famous victory at
Santiago. with Sampson nine miles away.
Topeka Journal.
The United States. through the South
Omaha Festival Association, has had its
first bull fight One American bull was
sensible enough - refuse to fight and was
led away. He deserves a monument
Boston Globe.