The Washington times., 1901-07-18
POLITICAL COMMENT.

Once more tin plate has been elevated
to place in the rank of public issues
in this country ry-Bostou Globe.
1t would be interesting to know on just
what technicaiity the American sentry
who missed an offending German officer
and hit an inoffensive German soldier was
sentenced to a months Imprisonment.
Was Il for missing the German officer or
Tor hitting the Teutonic private?-Baiti-
more Herald.
VIII the big strike of the iron and steel
workers affect the value of the securities
Carnegie is scattering with so lavish a
handH-Detroit Free Press
The only thing that seems to dim the
prospective splendor of King Edwards
coronation is the elaborate preparations
for the State bigamy trial of Earl Rus
sell-kansas City Star.
Something of the greatness of J. Pier
pont Morgan can be gathered when it Is
stated that Senator Mark Hanna went all
the way to Philadelphia to visit him,
| merely. according TO Hanna, to pay him
his respects. II we are going to have an
emperor it would look as If Mr.. Morgan
might be the man. Mr.. Hanna would not
go so far to call on a lesser dignitary--
Galveston News.
1t really doesn't matter to the Repuoli-
can boss who gets the nomination, just
so it's Hanna.-Houston Post
The revelations of spoils scandals at
Washington suggest that for every job
there should be two appointees, one In
competent to satisfy Congressman and
another to do the work.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Governments arrangements for not
placing Mr.. Nicely and Mr.. Rathtone on
trial appear to be perfect.-Philadeiphia
Times.
After all that is said of the portentous
character of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion's strike. the Billion Dollar Trust Is
not absolutely Identical with the steel in
dustries of the United States. If the trust
should collapse these industries would
still survive-Philadelphi Record.
Is Independence Hall worth anything to
Philadelphia, or is the old Liberty Bell of
the least value to Pennsylvania, so long
as the people are recreant to their trust
and willingly remain the slaves OF cheap
political wire-pullers ?--Boston Transcript
We imagine a bull fight in Massachu-
sets would draw such crowds that II
would take army of policemen to Keep
the thrcng from injury at the gates as
they tried to sweep through he entrances.
-Brockton Enterprise.
1t is not matter to be proud of that
richest in the world, is too niggardly to
pay a competent consul enough to live on.
Savannah News.
A battalion of West Point cadets is to
visit the Pan-American. Perhaps each
cadet will carry bottle of Tabasco and
do the spread eagling' on the Midway
for the entertainment OF the VISITORS
Hudson Register
Tha flag of the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture should be large ensign depicting
a black porker with a god ring through
his nose.-Boston Advertiser.
General Grosvenor. of Ohio, went into
frenzy over the disfrar chisement of col
ored voters in the Southern States. and
indorsed the Governments treatment of
the brown men of the colonies in the
same breath in his Fourth Of July speech.
General Grosvenor as mental acrobat
has no superior in the entire circus
Detroit Tribune.
If Secretary Root carries out his threat
to suppress various newspapers in Manila
which are critieising the new military
civil government, he will give the country
an emphatic illustration of the fact that
when the military is not subordinate to
the civil power 1t is paramount--ChicaSo
Chronicle.
Abdul Hamid can now see the American
Minister coming down the street without
suddenly remembering that he had for
gotten something and starting of in the
other direction to get it-kansas City
Star.
The United States Government had no
other course open to it than to refuse
to permit the manufacturers of steel and
machinery to contribute 5000 annually to
the salary of the consul at Cape Town. so
as to keep Colonel Stowe in the position
The offer, however. may be regarded as
fine compliment to Colonel Stowe.-Buf-,
falo Express.
General Chaffee urges American army
officers to employ good tailors on their
uniforms SO as to set q useful ex-
ample in dressiness to the privates. The
fact that the American army captured
Santiago and Manila in its shirt sleeves
and without its boots blacked must be
lived down. if possible.-Chicego News.
THE STEEL STRIKE.