The Washington times., 1901-08-22
POLITICAL COMMENT.

The Iowa political campaign as yet has
reached only the lawn tennis stage The
football season will be due in October
Burlington Hawkeye.
Our Minister to China, Mr.. Conger. has
arrived in the East. where a cablegram
may have preceded him telling of the
progress of his unhappy boom for the
GoVernorship of Iowa. His small vote in
the convention should reconcile him to a
few years more in China out of the sight
of his ungrateful fellow citizens.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The chances are that traffic across the
Isthmus of Panama will not be inter-
rupted or disturbed b. the Instruction in
Colombia But if it should he there is Il
wen prescribed remedy, which would
doubtless be promptly and effectually ap-
plied.-New York Tribune.
Perhaps-pray note that perhaPs-Presi-
dent Schwab bought that Bethlehem steel
plant in order to give it to the Bethlehem
steel oyes.-Philadelphia Inquirer
Mr.. Chandler declares that the growing
curse of the trust must be met and ex-
tirpated. He holds that there is no hope
of relief from the Democracy and the
great work of saving the country must be
done by the Republican party. This is
truly amusing when it is considered that
the Republican party is the creator and
the upholder of trusts and is their special
beneficiary, being largely kept in power
by the vast campaign fund contributed
by the trust Interestingly Orleans Plea
yune.
The latest theory of the Brooklyns
loop" at Santiago is that an absent
minded seaman did it all by himself That
seaman should beware of historians
New York World.
King Edward. to judge from his speech,
is satisfied with his Parliament and
the progress Of his war. He must be
easily satisted.-Chic3So News.
If Congress shall do its duty promptly
and convincingly the President of the
United States will call TO the attention Of
the army in the Philippines the Consti-
tuition of the United States concerning
slavery or the President e the United
States will b. put on the path to i'm
peachment.-ChicasoC Chronicle.
These be trouble some days for the Ad-
ministration managers. While worrying
about how to keep the negro in politics
in the Southern States they are worrying
about how to keep the negro out of office
in Northern States.-Omaha Worid-Her-
aid.
The average despatch from the seat of
war in South America reads like u collec
ton of Cuban cigar labeis.-Baltimore
Herald.
The crowned heads of Europe are again
finding ii necessary to look under their
beds before retiring.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Admiral Sampson is a victim of the lust
for fame. He was ambitious and his am
bition should have made him great nav
al officer Instead, it has wrecked his
constitution and embittered his life. Fame
touched him lightly with her hand and
he was not content. He sought 20 wreSt
the IalireIs from another'S brow and place
them on his own. Generosity would have
won him a place in the hearts OF the
American people avarice has made him
practically man without country
Omaha News.
When Ireland begins to ship potatoes
to the United States the balance of trade
will be turned unless Mr. Gage inter
yenes-Atlanta Constitution.
Buffalo would be pleased IL Colombia
and Venezuela would transfer their war
to the Pan-American Midway.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Mr.. Morgan's latest proposition is To
Incorporate the Atlantic Ocean and be-
come president Of it.-Dotroit News.