The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-25
evening state ap.waat.
SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. %, 1871
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

leadership, are all gone.
This is more noticeable in the South tha
ever before. The people of that sectio
have been hard at work all the fall to crea,
sentiment in favor of the Democrat
party, but with very little success. M
existence of any organized or systemat
plan OF murder and intimidation was denie
and o desperate attempt made to civ
the lawless communities a character fo
peace and quietude. The odious Ku.Klu
act was denounced in unmeasured terms
martial law for the restoration of order wa
asserted to be violation of the constitu
ton, and the Judges of the United State
courts compared to Jeffries.
TO these people the result of the Octobe
and November elections was as great a sur
prise as that Of the war. 1t was an in
dorsement of the policy of the President
and demand that it may be made NOR,
rigorous and extended over every State i,
which the rights of citizenship were i'm
plnged. 1t has caused natural revulsior
in the Southern mind. The better-disposef
counsel, an absolute passiyism in politics
or an entire withdrawal from the Democ.
racy, while the lawless spirits are ceasinp
their ku-klux operations and disbandine
their klans. philadelphia Press.
MIR. SCHURz ON CIvIr. SERVICE RE.
FoRM.-Senator Schurz is making tour
through the country ostensbly for the pur-
pose OF enlightening bis fellow-citizens upon
questions relating to the civil service re-
form. 1t is probable that Mr.. Schurz
would like to see a civil service reform that
would put all his friends in office, but it Is
doubtful whether majority of the Ameri-
can people desire any change in the manner
OF making Federal appointments that would
increase his influence and patronage. But
it occurs to us that under the guisc of
lecturer MIR. Schurz is really feeling the
public pulse, and is trying to ascertain
whether there is sufficient disaffection in
the Republican ranks to warrant him in
making the attempt to organize a new
party. Under the rallyng cry of Liberal
Repubicanism" he succeeded in turning
Missouri over to the Democracy. and he
would now like to perform the same service
for the whole nation. This being his mis-
SION, 1t is quite natural that he should try
TO persuade the honest people of the coun-
try that our civil service needs reforming.
and that himself and Mr. Gratz Brown
assisted by something like million and q
hall OF Democratic voters, are the persons
to do it. 1t is not the first time that a
quack doctor has attempted to induce a
large consumption of his medicines by de- |
scrlbng fearful symptoms of disease that
he proclaims to be universal. It is also a
fact OF common experience that men refuse |
to take the widely advertised panacea. and
nevertheless, continue to live. -BaRtmore
american.
The Cincinnati Eaquiye,. saws that tbe |
payment of the five-twentv bonds in creen-
backs was "the original understanding of |
the law Of their issue.n The Tribune pro- I
nounces this as untruth, and relies on the |
lacts adduced in General Garfeld's speech
in Congress on this question. Thaddeus
Stevens had asserted what the En0aiJ,er
now does, and was present to answer Cen
eral Garfield had any answer been possible. I
Will the Enquirer look that speech in the
face ?
The Enquirer adds eve will favor
the '1f1bMae's plan whenever we hear of
anybody who has greenbacks to loan of
1853 interest, and cannot find borrower
To which the Tribune responds that if
Is very easy to find borrowers al much
higher rates--lt Is good payer that is re-
quisite. We propose that the lender Of
greenbacks to the Government at 3 65-1oo
Shall be absolutely certain of their return
with interest whenever called for. Mean
tune, the funds themselves would be cash
IN hand for every purpose but that of legal
lender, as hardly any one would hesitate to
lake them at least for the sum expressed
on their face.
Now we have no doubt that the Enquirer
tselI has often had few thousands on
nand winch, pending an expected call for
mem, 1t would gladly have exchanged with
ne Government, for twenty, thirty, or
orty days. for these convertible bonds,
IND would have profitted by the transact
ion.--N. Y. Tribune.
The st. Louis Republican having been
,harged with favoring Governor John Nj. I /
'almer, of Illinois, for President, saws that :
has not suggested Governor Palmer or i
my other man. "The passive policy.u it .
ontlnues, "means the standing aloof of the
democracy, including that part of the
'ress which sustans democratic principles.
the next presidential election. 1t means
or the liberal Republicans, the anti-Grant
to choose for themselves the
nan who they think can bring the greatest
republican strength to bear against the pre-
ent administration. We might name half
dozen statesmen who in our view occupy
n attitude beftting them for this race but
ne passive movement, so far, at least. as
ne Republican is in it, is one wholly ,m-
ominitted by pledge or thought to any
ian. Let the democracy, in an authorita- p
tatlve manner, abstain from nominating a
residential candidate, and we will guaranty .
liberal Republican convention and an anti
rant ticket. Our conviction is also very
+rong that with such movement Grant
Ill be overwhelmingly defeated" T
10 Democratic writer who proposes
GOVERNOR Palmer as candidate for the
residency, to be run by the Democratic :,
arty under the "passive policy the -
Qll.) Journal says: "Govern- !,
Palmer is Republican, and, as such, r
takes no stock in any little game of that
md which they may propose to inaugu- O
tie. lie is for the nominee of the Ma
onal Republican Convention, whoever he
ay be, and nobody else. The mere fact Fl
lat he differs from some of his Republican
lends in the State in regard to the matter
the military occupation of Chicago, after
e great fire, does not IN the least change
relations to the Republican party. %
eemocrats may as well understand this o.
ing at once.o
The Rural Ne,o Yorher has few earn Ii
words upon the right of suffrage stIf