The Washington times., 1901-09-11
POLITICAL COMMENT.

There is no good reason why the afro
cious attempt upon the life of the Presi-
dent should affect the value of stocks or
anything else. The act of the assassin
was that of an individual and of a COM
paratlvely small number of unbalanced
and desperate men. 1t is not Indicative
OF any revolutionary tendency.-Chicago
Chronicle.
New Mexico has been kept out of state
hood for political reasons. Rotten bor-
oughs like Nevada were admitted because
they could be relied upon to vote Repub-
lican, while New Mexico was kept out
because she would add one more to the
certain Democratic States. New Mexico
has failed to receive the advantages of
capital and immigration that would have
followed statehood and under which there
would have been vast improvement in
her condition. Even now New Mexico is
far ahead of some of the new States that
have been admitted d.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Anarchists, rattlesnakes, and mad dogs
are three classes of evils that no commu-
nifty can afford to tolerate.-PhiladeIphi
Ledger
There is need Of a general law covering
crimes or attempted crimes against the
person of the President. Such an offence
could well be classed with that of high
treason and punished. as 1t is. with death.
1t should not be necessary that Presi-
dent should be killed by an aSSailant to
make the full penalty operative; in fact,
there should be but the one penalty.-Buf-
falo Express.
''The passionless patience of American
Justice is historic. but little haste in
administering 1t to anarchists will be par
doned.-New York World.
Anarchists who rave against all law
have cause to be most grateful to the law
at present for the protection it gives
them. If it were not for the law. and for
popular respect for the law. not an an
archist life in the United States would
be worth a moments lease. AS It Is, the
life even of Czolgosz is quite safe.-New
York Tribune.
The failure of the strike in the iron and
steel trade is now admitted by practically
everybody concerned. except President
Shaffer. of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion-and he counts for little, because he
has shown himself incapable of reasoning
on the subject. The only question remain
ing is how much more harm TINS lncom-
petent head of a great labor organization
can do the unfortunate men who have
followed his lead-New York Evening
Post.
If it requires the determination Of the
whole pestilent brood of anarchists to en-
sure the safety of American Presidents
the people are in the mood to apply the
remedy.-Chicago Tribune.
The streets of Jerusalem were kept clean
because the ordinance in force provided
that each citizen keep clean that portion
of th,. street in front of his own premises.
In like manner anarchy and anarchists
would disappear if each nation attended
to its own rattlesnakes.-Cinclnn Com
mercial.
The annexation of Cuba is inevitable.
But it is a matter that ought not to be
forced. 1t will ripen as naturally as fruit
on the tree.-Scranton Republican.
In pr posing that the regular meetings
of the state Legislature be limited to
session of fifty days once in four years.
the Alabama Constitutional Convention
has taken Il long step in the right direc-
tion.-Baltimore Herald
Admiral Crowninshield ought to hail
with delight the approaching date of his
retirement He may then get rest from
newspaper notice and from himself.-Cin-
cinnau Enquirer.
Senator Mason has written a paper on
How a United States Senator Earns His
SALARY" In the opinion of a good many
people some of our United States Sena-
tors would earn their salaries in a much
more satisfactory way If they would Kind
" refrain from performing all their al
legged Senatorial duues.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The enemies of representative govern
ment who think it may be easily toppled
down by serious mishap will find no com
fort In reading of the transactions yes
terday at the stock eXchanges-the bar
ometers of financial health and confi-
dence And London was as strong as
New York.-Philadelphia Record.