The Washington times., 1901-07-20
POLITICAL COMMENT.


The shrewd and veteran Republican
politicians did bottle up the strenuous
Roosevelt. II was a wonderful case OF
suosidence.-Mexican Herald.
Those Maryland Republicans counted
ii,ooo dead men in the recent census. They
must have thought it vas an election
Atlanta Journal.
If the Navy Department oficials-who.
by the way. did no fighting-don't stop
this jealous fussing, a good many people
VIII be sorry there ever was a Spanish
war.-tleveland Plain Dealer.
We let Britain get ahead of us In fos-
tering her merchant steam feet in the
North Pacific. Now we are letting her get
ahead of us in laying Pacific cable
Under all the circumstances had We not
better pause little before we brag again
that America "licks creation?'-Boston
Journal
Mr.. Maclay doesn't seem to know the
difference between history and vilifica-
tion.-Baltimore World
1t is said that the Steel Trust strike
is costing both sides to the controversy
$4,000 day, all of which goes to show
how much arbitration would be worth
to the country in this one bit OF trouble
alone--Boston Herald.
If not Roosevelt, why not Long? Why
should Massachusetts, with its loyal
record to the Republican party, always
take back seat?-Worcester Spy.
The civil war may be regarded as for
gotten, now that Colonel Mosby. the
famous Confederate leader. has been APP
pointed special agent of the Land Office
and assigned to duty in Nebraska.-Bos-
ton Globe.
When little brown man gets killed by
the United States of America in the
process of benevolent assimilation 1t is
for his own good.-Hartford Times.
Only few days ago the dispatches
contained an account of how creditor
had to wait thirty years for the settle
ernment: This Governments slowness in
paying its debts to its own people Is
national scandaL-Savannah News
The silence OF Roosevelt is becoming
oppressive. He and Tom Reed are run
ming a close race at saying nothing
Montgomery Advertiser.
Carnegie is still perplexed with $3.50, ,o00-
coo on hand, which he took from con-
sumers under the robber tariff. and re-
fused to divide with his workmen who
made the money.-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The keynote of the speech of Sir Henry
in England. was, according to the Speak
er." the argument that It is foreign to
the British genius and foreign to the
traditions that have made the British
Empire to attempt to govern a white
people without its consent" This puts
the Opposition party in England on the
platform of the American Declaration of
Independence-from which the party in
power in this country has "side-stepped'
a bit.-New York World.
President Schwab of the Steel Trust is
now in position where he should be able
to use part of that good advice he has
been giving to little boys.-Chicago News.
1t is announced that Secretary Long has
decided to ask the next Congress to pro-
vide the necessary appropriations for the
of two battleships and two
cruisers. And this is to be the extent of
his naval programme. How absurd! III
we are to be a world power We should let
no year go by without authorizing the
of at least twenty-sfx battle
ships. forty-nine cruisers. ana eign.y MY
nothing of few dozen submarine craft
Buffalo Express.
BY ordering yacht 70 be Made in this
Emperor William not only con-
Iers a mark of distinction on the Ameri-
,an shipbuilder. but also distributes
marks of another sort.-St. Louis Re
public.
Senator Hanna said at Washington
Monday: IT am not a candidate for
President" But then he quickly added: |
L think 1t would be very bad taste for |
lnybody to say he is Just now t-Des |
Moines Leader.
The busy. practical American. accus-
omed to the plain and democratic GUS
oms of the courts of this country, will |
egard the trial of Earl Russell yester- /
ay. before the British House of Lords.
s. great success as comic opera. but
n other respects q farce.-Baltimore
Herald.
If all the beneficiaries in the United
tates of the divorce laws of Nevada, the
)akotas, and other Western States were
into court ard convicted. the
risons of this country would have
1rge and varied assortment OF inmates
Baltimore Sun.
The Beers will conquer the American
1ule or die.-Houston Post.
Ex-secretary Algers proposed hook on
he Spanish-American war will go into
he chemical features of it in detail
t. Louis Globe Democrat.
Russia will have TO take care of itself
his year: Kansas has no corn crop
.tchison Globe.
Some of the Republicans in Kentucky
re demanding the nomination of w. S.
'aylor for Governor. 1t was supposed
hat Kentucky would want a candidate
nth nerve enough when accused of crime
0 stay in the State and demand trial.
'ittsburg Dispatch.
The only people In this country who
AXE the British side in the South African
rar are those who have mules to SELL
Ledger.
Maclay's Naval History" takes the
redit of Santiago from Schley. Conse-
uently his pen is mightier than Samp-
on's sword.-Philadelphia Times.