The Washington times., 1901-09-23
POLITICAL COMMENT.

1t is a compliment to law and order
that Chicago anarchists object to habeas
corpus proceedings to get them out OF
Jail.-New York World.
The last speech of President Mckinley
will stand as a mentor to Congress at the
coming session, though the man who ut
tered it is forever silent.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Now that the battleship Illinois has been
placed in commission, all we need to have
the greatest navy in the world is trifie
more of the kind of caitiff cowardice
Schley showed at the battle of Santiago
Chicago Journal
Every book on anarchy in the country
should be seized and burned and every
anarchist locked up or deported--Balu-
more World.
The hotbed of anarchy seems to be New
Jersey In one of the large cities mob
of sympathizers tried to rescue one of the
anarchist tribe, who was disorderly and
violent, from the police: New Jersey
good name would greatly beneht by
thorough course of purifcation--Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
1t has been pretty well demonstrated
that the business of the country is on
firm basis and that it cannot easily be
shaken. Professional bears have tried to
beat down the stocks in Wall Street to
their own sorrow. 1t is evident that
large capitalists have united on support
ing the business fabric and 1t will take
panic of tremendous proportions to snake
it down.-Indianapoli News.
Admiral Howison said that he thought
he could clear his mind" so as to give
fair Judgment in the Schley Enquiry but
his muddy way of describing the state of
his mind on the subject caused the other
members of the Court 10 disagree with
him on that point--Chieago Chronicle.
Not a state in the South gave Mr. Nc
Kinley an electoral vote; nevertheless.
there Is every reason to believe that in
no section of the country was the crime
against the life of the President more
generally deplored or sorrow more genu-
inc or universal. The South has taught
us in this incident that when elected the
President is the President OF the whole
people and not of a party or section
indianapolis Journal
General SickIes active hostility to
Pension Commissioner Evans. whose one
offence has been his careful adminissra
ton of the liberal pension laws. has not
impressed the public as sincere. 1t would
have been unfortunate for the Grand
Army If it had acce pied him as its spokes-
man. General Sickles had succeeded in
making n public scandal that attracted
wide attention. The failure of his plans
is therefore gratifying and it may be
hoped that it will have a salutary effect
Philadelphia Times.
The insane dodge is to be relied upon
in Buffalo. II they must be insane. then
remove them from tcmptation.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The fact that American theatres were
open on the evening after the Presidents
assassination might be misconstrued by
anyone not knowing the American spirit,
which is slow to admit q national calam-
ity, even in the light of a possibility
Mexican Herald.
The stock of the Sugar Trust is to he
increased from $75 600 TO 500 000. eco. The
value OF Sugar Trust stock depends upon
the brittle thread of Congressional whiT.
Ii is evident that the managers are max
ing ready for n safe exit for themselves
either In the event of success or failure
Philadelphia Record.