The Washington times., 1901-08-03
POLITICAL COMMENT.

| Europeans are learning the name of an
| other American city besides New York
! and Chicago, and that is Paterson.-New
| York World.
! Reread in the calm light of cool sum-
mer day that Washington forecast of
what the August weather is TO be
amounts to the saying that the August
weather will be hot provided it is not
| cool.--Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t will be necessary for a foreigner to
live in Cuba eight years before becoming
naturalized. Still there are ways of con-
trolling elections other than by voting
Chicago News.
Latest advices are to the effect that ].
Pierpont Morgan will not be made an
| honorary member of the Amalgamated
Association until a little later.-Chicago
Journal.
Compared with Great Britain and
France, our summer maneuvres with
three battleships and tender are small
indeed, and remind us that we are not
building bit too fast if our officers
are TO acquire practice in handling fleets
Boston Transcript.
The dollar is the product of civilization
and industry. 1t is the mans faithful
servant. and the better dollar 1t is the
more faithfully will it serve him--Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The most cruel thrust at Admiral Samp-
sons Dretensions is Admiral Cervera's
courteous and innocent declination TO
make any criticism of that officer on the
ground that II don't know Admiral Samp-
son. sampson wasn't at the battle of
an introduction.-Wheeling Register.
For purposes of identification all Ven
ezuelan revolutions ought to be tagged
and designated by number - Chicago
Tribune.
There will surely be something of a
tariff fight in the coming Congress.
whether Representative Babcock begins
it with his anti-Steel Trust proposition
or not--Cleveland Plain Dealer
1t is odd that American naval officers
who Were not there can find so many
flaws in Admiral Schiey's strategy, while
the Spanish commanders who were there
could discover none at the time, and have
not been able to see any sInce.-PIttsburg
Despatch.
The mosquito now has a pretty formid-
able competitor in its struggle for ex-
istence. The Standard Oil Company has
donated 800 and an oil wagon TO the
Staten Island health officer In his CAM
paign against the pest AS matter of
course If it can be shown that petroleum
will destroy mosquitoes. the Standard
company can hope to get its money
back.-Boston Herald.
The formation in Kansas City of a
Roosevelt club. whose avowed object is
TO secure the coloneTs nomination to the
Presidency in 1904. shows where the Vice |
President is strongest as a candidate |
No such club has been formed in his own |
State of New York or anywhere in the |
whole East.-Spr!ngfield Republican.
Paterson still appears to be the Anar- |
chist recruiting Standardization Journal. |
Admiral Crowninshield, Of the Navy |
Department. keeps n strict watch upon |
Captain Parker while the latter is exam
lining papers bearing upon the Schley
case Some people always measure men
by their own administrations World. |
The way stations are developing large |
number of gentlemen who claim to know
much more about the tuberculosis theory
than DR. Koch. There are electricians
who claim that Edison is an amateur,
but the world continues 10 look to the |
wizard for its practical electricity. The |
peopIe who tear down and never build
ming of the world.-Philadelphia Times.
When Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Schwab and |
other holders of United States Steel have
worked their whip-saw to their utter sat
isfac action then again. as Mark Hanna de-
clared on a memorable political occasion,
peace will reign and the Government live |
North American.