Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1891 — CURRENT COMMENT. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT COMMENT.

Open or Shut ? The movement to close the World's Fair at Chicago Sundays is a movement hostile to the Fair itself.—New York • World. There does not seem to be much occasion for difference of opinion. The debate is all on the side of Sunday closing.—St Paul Globa What the people will indorse is the application of common £ense to the ques- . tlon. Beyond this neither custom nor law can go.—New York Press. By a vote of 56 to 36, the lady man agers of the World’s Fair registered themselves in favor of the l air closing its doors on Sunday.—Milwaukee News. The wise course, and the one that will in all likelihood be adopted, is to admit the public to the Fair on seven days in the week with certain restrictions on Sunday.—lndianapolis Journal. Whatever position the reader may take upon tho question of opening the World’s Fair on Sunday, he must adm : t that the American Sabbath Union made a powerful protest before the Board of Managers.—Omaha B?e. Open Fair gates would Immensely diminish drukenness. disorder, excursion's, crime, and depredations of a various nature by engaging the attention and time of tens of thousands in an orderly, pleasant, and profitable mlnner.—Troy Press. The exhibition is being conducted under the auspices of the government, which hqs invited all other nations to participate therein, and it would be anomalous indeed it the managers should tramplo upon the laws which hedge the institution of the Sabbath and fling an Insult Into the faces of every Christian in the land.—Prttsburg CommercialGazette. The machinery of the Fair may be stopped on Sunday to prevent the noise and give its attendants rest But to cloze the Exposition on the one day when hundreds of thousands of people can alone visit it would not only be an injustice to them; and a fatal blow to the financial success of the Fair, but a foolish concession to a superstition which no longer dominates America or any other civilized country.—New York World.

Foreign War .Clouds. Everybody has been watching so long for an outbreak of war in Europe that it would now be about the most surprising thing that could happen.—Philadelphia Inquirer. There is one good material reason for keeping the peace at present Russia has just ordered a new rifle for her infantry and wbuld probably rather not fight until rearmament is completed.—San Francisco Bulletin. Certainly if the Emperor desired war he could find a bettor pretext in this (Dardanelles) Incident than has served for many a previous’ outbreak, and an occasion which would give him an active ally in England, whether this latter country desired it or not But William has said he was for peace, and evidently meant it—Springfield Republican. The Dardanelles incident would probably have caused war had it occurred a dozen years ago. At present, however, France is on Russia’s side, Turkey is partially acquiescent on account of her opposition to England on the Egyptian question, and England will make no formidable protest unde:’ present conditions. Slowly, but adroitly and surely, Russia is forcing her way to the southward, and the old Muscovite dream of establishing its headquarters at Constantinople may be verified earlier than Central or Western Europe imagine.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Short crops will not stand in the way of war, but may precipitate it The French are eager at all times for a row. The masses in Russ a and Germany would welcome a campaign to relieve the monotony of semi-starvation. Austria and Italy have their Internal troubles. England has vast interests on the continent and in As a and Africa. If there is any big disturbance going on she will be dragged into it France and Russia cannot much longer contemplate the triple alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy. without making an effort to smash it, and the first flash of gunpowder will light a lurid blaze throughout Europe.—Atlanta Constitution.

Minneapolis Says No. St. Paul—hot the apo t’e, who was not a matrimon’al enthus ast, but the neighbor of Minneapolis—asked’ Minnie so marry him. Minnie says “No.” —Detroit Journal. St Paul has proposed, but Minneapolis has rejected his suit She says she won’t marry the fellow who is so badly in debt and can’t get within five miles of her. — Buffalo Times. Miss Minneapolis forbids publication of the banns that were to make her one with Sfr. St Paul, and lets out the secret that five miles of comparatively open space lies between them.—Louisville Journal. Minneapolis prefers to go it alone, and respectfully declines to unite in bonds of municipal wedlock with St Paul. The newspaper fight between these two cities will be fanned into fresh flame for a while. —Buffalo Commercial. St Paul made a very bad move when she proposed consolidation with Minneapolis. The spiteful flour city makes the suggestion the occasion for mud slinging at the other twin, and at the same time booms herself In the most vainglorious fashion. Kansas City Times.

Grunts and Squeals. There can be no' doubt that this decree will prove a direct blessing to this country.—Burl ngton Hawkeye. A hungry man does not examine his breakfast with a microscope before he tas'es it—Philadelphia Record. The popular clamor for cheap food compelled the . government to break the blockade which has lasted for ten years, although a great deal of our pork has entered Germany through Holland and Denmark as Danish and Dutch smoked meat —Minneapolis Journal The great American hog seems to have at last got the German bars to such a height that it will have no trouble in jumping over. Hurrah for the hogl— Kansas City Times. This action of the German Government will very materially inciease our exports es pork and Its products, and it is therefore a matter of very great importance to the West —Omaha Bee. Germany has removed the prohibition placed upon American pork. This news will be deceived with a grunt o,jj-ap-proval in Chicago and Kansas City.—* Minneapolis Tribune.