The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-20
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Editorial Opinions OF the Leading JOurnaIs
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on Friday for their own purposes, and they
took it. Such streets as they did not happen
to need they graoiously allowed Americans to
use-but otherwise ''New Ireland" was taken
possession of by men from "Ould Ireland"
and the American was hustled into the side
streets. The traffic along Broadway, and the
main avenues through which the cars run,
was completely suspended 1t is the second
timewithin few weeks that the public have
been taken by the neck and shoulders, as it
we're, and turned out of their own property.
The entire civic administration is placed at
the disposal of our Irish friends, from the
Mayor to the pelice-the Mayor, indeed, Is
largely responsible for what he must know is
great abuse of law and authority. ut
would be curious to know, says the Brpress,
how many of the people now inhabiting
the United States ''are Irish, or the sons and
daughters of Irish parents" 1t would be
still more curious to know what degree of
freedom will be allowed to the true American
when the Irish have obtained the same
asoendancy over the National Government
which they have secured without struggle
over that of New York. If we may judge
from our own experience, the Irish are no
gentle masters when they have gained the
upper hand. They do what they think pro-
per with New York, and we hope men of busi-
ness and private citizens who yesterday had
their chief streets taken from them admire
the arrangement. But as a correspondent
recently told them, CAV they don't ike it, they
can lave it.
We wish that those persons at distance
who talk about Democracy in dilettanti
fashion, and think that it would not be bad
for a change, and that it would be as we'll to
give the country over to the Democrats by
way of taking vengeance for Mr.. Sumner,
ETC., could have been eye-witnesses of the
condition of this city on Friday. We should
like them to have seen their rulers face to
will ha hat tha
Democrats of this city are not fair samples
of the Democrats in other parts of the
country. But Tammany rules the Democracy
everywhere, and the men we saw in
the streets on Friday are the motive power
of Tammany and therefore they are fully
entitled to be considered representative men.
The truth Is, that we in this city live under q
Democratic government, and we see what
Democratic principles lead to when they have
reached their highest state of development.
Wherever Democracy becomes as powerful as
it is here, it will inevitably produce the same
fruits which it has produced here-those, and
no other. There will be "Boss" at the head
of affairs, and handful of rascals doing all
his dirty work in consideration of having
their fortunes made 1t is because we know
this 80 WELL from painful experience, that we
are more anxious to see Republicans maintain
their ground than to see Senator Sumner ''re-
venged" on President Grant, or General But
Ter get even on Speaker Blaine.
long lease of power is always dangerous
to those who are in the enjoyment of it, and
our own party seems destined to find out that
touch of adversely now and then is neces-
sary to brace men mp for the vindication of
great principles. One of the worst signs at
present is the cowardice with which men
calling themselves good Republicans are
ascribiDg the blame for all that is going amiss
to the President, as if leaders in Congress and
al haH IN ha
party. We see at present clique after clique
'rallying round" this the other
distinguished" Senator or Repre-
sentative; but as for any anxiety
about the country, it seems to be the last
thing thought of. We asked the grumblers
the other day who was the man to restore
harmony to the party-who was better en-
titled to public confidence than General
Grant Not one of them has ventured to
come out and answer the question. Several
correspondents have, indeed, written to us
pretending to answer it. One, who signs his
letter ga Voice from the People, says that
what is wanted is the abolition of the in
come tax. Well, surely, Congress is the
proper authority to scold about that. An
other tells us that if the President would
declare himself in favor of civil service re-
form, he would greatly strengthen himself.
But it is we'll known that he is in favor of
such a reform, and once more Congress
blocks the way. The great source OF weak
ness is that we have too many 'leaders, and
that they are more bent upon 'paying off,
their own ''scores" than studying the real
wants and wishes of the people. If you are
going to run muck at the President, it is
only reasonable to ask you to produce the
man who seems calculated to enlist larger
measure of popular support.
We earnestly hope that our friends in Con-
necticut will prepare to silence the premature
reioicings of the Democrats over their recent
victory. On the first Monday in April they
will have an opportunity of doing their part
towards handing the country over to the De-
mocrats, or keeping it under Republican rule
"a rule, remember which has been the means
of reducing the debt about 2049 millions, and
the interest about eleven millions, which has
restored public credit, and brought gold down
to IL premium. All the abuse which can be
heaped on General Grants administration
all the cowardly ISLANDERS levelled at his
wife and children by disappointed Office
seekers-cannot get rid of these facts. There
they stand, big enough for the whole world
to see. Under Democratic rule it is quite
probable that very little of the debt would
have been paid off, although some of it might
have been wiped off. Let us not run any
risk OF this or similar dangers. We beg our
friends In Connecticut to be on their guard
against Democratic surprise. and to rebuke
the cravens and fanatics who are going about
winning that 1t is all over with the Republican
party, because, forsooth, a maioritV of Re.
pubncan Senators refused to replace Mr.
Sumner on one of their committees
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