Arizona republican., 1901-07-18
CURRENT OPINION.


 Albany and various other cities in that part of the state are about to be rid of the detestable nuisance of having people stand between the seats of open cars. We shall not be surprised if all cities except this follow their example, and New York ds left alone in the un- enviable eminence of tolerating the vile practice. e.---New York T.ibune.
 Hilary A. Herbert sat in congress for sixteen years and for four years was secretary of the navy. His voice car Ties further in the south than McLau- rims. In his address to the Alabama Bar association last Fnday--which was really an address to the constitutional convention and the Alabama democ- racy as well-Mr Herbert echoed Mir. McLaurin's counsels. He was opposed to the taking of the Philippines, he said. but he has nothing but approval for the way in which the administration Is governing them. The declaration of in- dependence does not apply to inferior races over whom we acquire dominion, he said '"The south contended that before Nhe war" He wants to see in- telligent Alabamians emarcipatei them selves from party serfdom and bring their intelligence t. bear on public questions independently-aoki mo- body's leave. We need freer thought and freer action in the south" he said last Friday. "The party managers should understand that they must put up good men whom we can approve. and that they can get our votes only on the men and the platform. ."-Hartford Courant.
 NJ. De Witte regards Secretary Cages explanation of the petroleum question as beside the point He is quoted as saying that Russia has adopted reprl- sals in the form of increased duties on American goods for the second time rot because a certain shipment of pe- t-oleun was taxed at an unduly high rate. but because Russia does not ad- init the correctness of Secretary Cages interpretation of the tariff law of the United States Section 626 of that law, he says. places naptha and the products of naptha on the. free list. unless the country whence they are exported charges duty on similar articles from the United States Russia does not ad- [ Iflil lfldt lne ldW 'oii''- tion of duty on paraffne made In Great Britain from Russian naptha as decrted by Secretary Gage in his cir cular of March saist.-Bradstreet's
 During the present week a cyclone of calamity will sweep through the United States from ocean to ocean, from lakes to gulf It will leave in its wake smoulde ring ruins. suffering and death. Yet far from trying to avert this hor- rid visitation, we are deliberately pre- pairing to make 1t as destructive and deadly as possible. Conservative citi- gems. humane fathers. tender hearted mothers are smilingly at work planning d Fourth of July which shall be memor- able for patriotism is. for fiend- ish noise, for brutal assault upon the nerves. for accidental" confagratlons. "accidental' maimIngs. ''accldental' deaths--New York World.
 It is impossible to imagine result more undesirable, so far az concerns the Grand Army. than the success of war upon Commissioner Evans under these circum.tances. If Mir. Mckinley. acting as the political manager of his campaign a year ago. had promised flatly that President Mckinley would sacrifice the then pension commissioner to the spirit of dissatisfaction that Gen. eral Sickles's present effort represents. the Grand Army would owe 1t to its own good name to see the very idea of that promise swept out of the pub lie mind and Commissioner Evans re taned against any fierceness of hunger for his official head New York Sun.