The Washington times., 1901-07-01
POLITICAL COMMENT.

Admiral Ceryera has happily escaped
any controversies over the question whose
picture should go on the medal. Perhaps
his immunity is due to the fact that he
was present at the ngagement.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
General Sickles is not a Goo Goo in any
stage of development. but he has conduct
ed this controversy like an amateur rather
than like the expert political operator he
is supposed to be. Incidentally, he has
done the public great service. for he has
shut the pension sharks out of the
Treasury for another long and probably
interminabIe period.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
1t is well to remember that parties do
not make issues. If it were so. the issue
that first elected Mr.. Mckinley would
have been protection. but. on the con-
trary, it was sound money. In spite of
every effort OF the party leaders to put
protection forward then. the people put
it back and insisted that the settlement
of the currency was the issue. They had
their way. They will have their way now
If they say that the time has come for
tariff revision, no party mana nagement can
evade it; the party will have to meet it
Indianapolis News.
On the Isle of Pines the police force has
been compelled by the aIcalde to hustle
borrow or bully votes enough in his favor
to secure reelection Cuba Is not so slow.
Cuba is learning self f-goyernment. of the
Philadelphia kind--Brooklyn Eagle.
Fer a veteran of his experience. Cen
eral Sickles is easily satisfied with prom
ises He has been insisting that he had
a solemn pledge, before the Presidential
election. that Pension Commissioner Ev-
ans would not be reappointed. and that it
was up to- President Mckinley to carry
out this pledge. but for which. according
TO General Sickles, the old soldiers would
have voted for Bryan and elected him.
Philadelphia Times.
If American-buIlt ships engaged in for
eign voyage are to be subsidized, there is
no reason why an American citizen who
wishes to sail fcreign-built ship in for
eign voyages, and does not care for a sub
sidy, should not be allowed to hoist the
American flag over her if he wishes so to
do.-Boston Herald.
To have too close a relationship with
Wall Street is hardly consistent with good
banking Observation-Disclosures News.
Can Pennsylvania purify herself, or
must she continue to carry the reputa-
tion of being the most hopelessly rotten
and degraded State in the Union? In this
characterization we bar no one, for Penn
sylvania's s great past and increased
its offencss the more rank and injurious
to the national morals and national good
name.-Boston Transcript.
There is some talk in Iowa about hold
ing another banquet in honor of Minister
Conger. AS the gentleman was a promis-
ing candidate for Governor before the
other dinner was given, il is 10 be inferred
that this one is expected to put him com
pletely out Of the race.-Chicago Chroni-
Gle.
Mark Twain has been suggested as a
good man for Mayor of New York City.
1t would be the death of Mark Twain.
He would have to be elected as Sam
Clemeas.-Chicago Tribune.
If the decent Republicans and Demo-
Gratis VIII pull together Philadelphia may
yet administer a crushing rebuke to the
dominant party for its shameful perfidy
and dishonor.-Chicago Record Herald.
Every member of the United States Su-
preme Court is a college graduate. Three
of them-Justices Brewer Shiras, and
Brown-are Yale graduates. Justice Gray
is the only Harvard man. The others
are: Chief Justice Fuller, Bowdoin; JUS
tfco Harlan, Center; Justice White,
Georgetown; Justice Peckham, Albany
Academy; Justice McKenna, Bonica Col
legiate Institute. All Of these magistrates
might now be engaged in some honorable
commercial calling and drawing salaries
from the trusts If they had not gone to
college and had been wise enough 90 hold
to the notion Of Mr. Schwab. President
of the United States Steel Corporation
Kansas City Star.
United States Attorney General Knox
it is announced. lis investigating the
trusts, with a view to their punishment
If they are violating the law" The audi
ence is requested not to smile while the
announcement is going around.-Charles-
ton News and Courier