The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

the country to keep an eye on May
Or Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland
1t is doing 1t.
Boss Platt's announced retire
lnent from politics will probably bt
found to have several strong strings
attached to it,
Find out Mr. McKinleys favorite
for the Republican Presidential
nomination and you will be in strik,
ing distance of the candidate.
A wise MANN his own mind
says, "the South is looking after
business. Wonder if he can name
section of the country that ism t?
Senator Quay seems determined to
make all the money possible before
he gives up the control of the Re-
publican machine in Pennsylvania.
Recent news from the Transvaal
justifies President Kruger's refusal
to consider any terms of peace that
do not provide for Boer independ-
ence.
IT it be true, as stated, that Pier
pont Morgan's mammoth railroad
trust is the result of a dream of his,
the public should insist upon his
taking something to prevent
dreams.
Having discovered the poor show
that Conger had to be nominated
governor by the Iowa Republicans,
Mr.. Mckinley will allow him to re-
turn to China as United States
Minister,
Senator Aldrich is recruiting Re-
publicans to fight under a banner
inscribed, mo Reciprocity" To
a man up tree this looks like open
revolt against MIR. McKinley's new
tariff policy.
The Hanna-Foraker feud has
broke out again among OHIO Re-
publicans. 1t is good thing, push
it along. When Ohio Republicans
fall out Democrats gets what is
coming to them.
Chauncey Depew should cut poll
tics out OF his repertory and stick
to the after-dinner chestnuts he has
so long made speciality Of. His
only political duty is to vote as
Boss Plat orders.
The Morgan Hartman western
railroad trust will be the biggest
thing of its kind, with its So, 592
miles of railway, but nobody has
dared to predict that it is going to
be good thing for its patrons.
If the Navy Department insists
upon issuing Sampson medal, it
should put the only thing he is
known to have killed during the
war with Spain jackass-on the
r, verse side, instead of a warship.
Steve Elkins must have got huffy
because nobody doomed him. He
has been throwing cold water on all
the Senatorial booms by saying
that the Senate would not furnish
the candidate. BY the way how
did Steve find out.
The French editors who are so
bravely announcing that France is
not afraid of the trusts have few
things to learn, and if ]. Pierpont
Morgan should take a notion to be
their teacher, they will learn them
quickly after start is made.
The labor organizations are try
my to make the administration ,
show its hand on the question of =
-e-enactment of the Chinese ex- /
fusion law, which will expire
lext May. Mr.. Mckinley is sus-
,ected of not wishing the law
'e-enacted.
Humph! AS things go under this
personally owned Administration. :.
We suppose the inventors ought :
o be glad the Commissioner
( Patents did not shut down the !
shole business for July and An
.ust. instead of only suspending :
earrings before himself and the AS =
istant Commissioners. y
Congressman Grosvenor has :,
,ritten column and half letter ).
) deny that he endorsed the third !,
erm idea. Poor old tellowl He's :,
fraid he won't stand well with Mr..
successor, and between r,
5. he won't. not because of his /, :,
avlng been third-termer, but be- :;
luse McKinley's successor will be =,
Democrat. n,
w. S. Gutfey. who registers as DE-
ON Ouaytown, formerly Pitts
ary, Pa, said of recent high Of
anded proceedings in the Keystone til
tate: lit would be impossible for
man to express his opinion of the
Legislature in one "a
1t would take at Sleast II,
rec to do justice, and then what all
1911.