Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1894 — CURRENT COMMENT. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT COMMENT.

War in the Orient. If the Japs do not see what they want, let them ask for it—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. He who fights and runs away will lose his head another day if he makes his home in the Orient —St Louis Republic. The Japs can fight at sea as well as on land, and no one knows it better than the Heathen Chinee. —Pittsburg Dispatch. It is to be observed that there is not so much poetry about the Japanese method of warfare as there is about the Chinese. But it is a great deal more prompt and thorough.—Washington Star. Twenty-five millions of dollars has been appropriated for the ceremonies observing the birthday of the mother of the Emperor of China. At the same time the Chinese soldiers are starving. —Baltimore American. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. The laundry’ trusts and other consolidated washee-washee institutions watch the progress of the demolition of the Chine .e by the Japs with a joy akin to that that fills the soul of the coal dealers at the approach of a blizzard.—St Lous Star-Sayings. With so many interests involved in China it is not rurprising to find the British press unanimously of the opinion that the time has arrived for friendly intervention of the powers with a view of bringing about a settlement of the Corean troubles. John Bull is extremely sensitive when his pocketbook is exposed to possible assault.—Pittsburg Dispatch. The Drf»:tted “Willie.” Those prayerful Kentucky women are now crying triumphantly “Ah, men I ” —Exchange. “Old Kaintuck” has done well in putting a sullied Congressman out of public view.—New York Tribune. Breckinridge s refusal to talk is the firet thing in the whole business that we can commend in him.—Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. . The opposition to Colonel Breckinridge was not the offspring of hatred or malice, but of conscientious conviction. —Louisville Courier-Journal. No stronger evidence was ever given of the positive power woman can wield in politics, even though not armed with the ballot, than the outcome. —Toledo Blade. The district should be proud of the result, proud of the loyalty of its manhood and the fight that was made against the man who had brought disgrace upon the State.— Wheeling Registe r. His defeat teaches the young men of America that educati n, mental brilliancy or great, oratorical gifts ,are_ of no real value when their possessor stoops to indecency.—Washington Star. Bismarck is quoted as saying that ‘‘it is an extraordinary advantage to a man’s career if he can make his journey through life without any feminine baggage. ” A certain Kentucky Con-gre.-sman will indorse this statement. —Exchange. A great many people have been opposed to having w men mix in the "dirty pool of politics.” There couldn’t be a much airtier pool than in the Ashland, Ky,, district, but out of very self-respect the women had to mix in that. As a result there has been a wholesome cleaning out. —Indianapolis Journal.

As to Forest Fires. It looks as if the government w.ould have to take hold of this matter. — Philadelphia Call. No such catastrophe -has visited the country since the terrible Johnstown flood.—Bost n Journal. The enormous waste of marketable timber is as nothing compared with the losses of homes, often representing the labor of years, and the extinction of whole families. —Baltimore Herald. The Charleston earthquake of 1886, which brought for its victims succor from every part of the Union, was less disastrous than have been the forest fires of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.—Phi adelphia Ledger. The destruction of numberless farmhouses and cottages, with no one left to tell the tale, is a story of disaster and sudden death such as has never been told in the history of the Northwest. —Nebraska Stats Journal. T 1 e time may come when such disasters can be averted and safety secured to the settlers on the great Northern plateau, but meanwhile the more fortunate residents of other parts of the country can only open their hearts and come to the relief of survivors in the stricken towns. —Indianapolis Journal. About the Sugar Ring. The sugar trust can ba laid out at the next session of Congress without reopening the tariff question.—Rochester Herald. What is firmly believed is that many Senators did make thousands and that these were the pri< e of their votes for the sugar tariff bill.—Portland Oregonian. If the sugar trust has no particular emblem or figure for its letter-heads or bills, we would suggest the appropriateness of a big scoop.—Philadelphia Times. The sugar trust contributed heavily to the campaign funds of both political parties in the la'e election. It did this for the purpose of putting both parties under obligation to itself. The point to be considered b/ the people is as to how long this scandal of controlling both parties by money in the interest of private leg.slation shall be permitted to continue.—Boston Herald. The Vanderbilt Scandal. Now the Astors have a big scandal of their own. Thev can afford to have anything the Vanderbilts have. —Buffalo News. Is it possible that W. K. Vanderbilt wants to run for Congress? He is “acting up” as though he did. —Omaha World-Herald. Mrs. Vanderbilt will hardly compromise unless Willie makes an unconditional surrender of his night-key.— Washington Post. The fact that neither Mr. Vanderbilt nor Mrs. Vanderbilt is in the slightest like ihoedof utilizing notoriety for histrimic pu poses may strike the public as a red eming circumstance in the unfortunate affair in which they figure.—Washington Star. Gov. Waite’s Renoniinntiou. Gov. Waite has performed many unlignified acts during his administration and has disgraced his State in the eyes of t.e country.—Philadelphia Ledger. It is sufficient evidence of the character of the Colorado Populists that they have renominated Gov. Waite aftor’the record ho has made.—Providence 1 Journal. From one end of ' the country to the other he is recognized as the most blatant of all the mountebanks who have succeeded in reaching high public station, and the prospect of his continued ascendency is not to be regarded without feelings of humiliation and shame.— Brooklyn Eagle.