National Republican., 1873-03-07
THE TRIUMPH OF TIE DISTRICT.


In the closing hours Of the late session the
District and the District government won a
magnificent victory over the obstruclionlsts
and their anles, to which the pressure Of mat
tiers Of national Importance and the crowded
condition Of our columns has, up to this, pre-
vented more than bare alluslon. Every one
who has the least interest or pride In the fu-
ture Of Washington cannot but feel rejoicod
that Congress so nobly sustained our author
tiles, and enabled them to carry out the I'm
provements that have been projected. The
action Of Congress was the answer to all the
ISLANDERS and misrepresentation that have
been 30 freely uttered In the press and in the
House during the last three months. 1t was
the answer to the charges Of fraud and cor
ruptlon against the gentlemen who wo be-
llevc arc doing all that they can do faithfully
and honestly to build up our city, and make
1t worthy Of Its position as the capital Of the
country. II was the answer to Roosevelt
and the gang whose mouthplecc he was In
the House to the lying circulars which
they uttered broadcast over the city and tho
country.
The late attacks upon tho DistrcteSceeded
va ullA III NhN lhNbahANa NhlNh NNlN
taken to make them successful all the past
efforts Of the opposition. Roosevelt again and
again obtained the floor by trick, aud made
the grossest and most wanton assaults upon
tho Board Of Public Works. An opportunity
was denied Mr.. Chapman and the other
friends Of the District to reply to them, and
the calmuuics went to the country unan.
swored and unrefutcd for days and days to.
gothor. Under tho thin disguise Of revising
and correcting his venomous assaults, Roose.
yelt kept hls speech out Of the Congregational
0looe, while slips were furnished TO the New
York and other journals hostile to the Dis.
trict who endeAvored to forcstall public opln.
ion by printing only one side Of the case.
The game was entirely worthy Of the des.
perate and unscrupulous party who have
been so signally and thoroughly beaten.
Their success could have been the greatest
calamity that would possibly have befallen
the District, as their defeat IL In every respect
cause for public eongratulatlon and re-
jolelng.
Now that We have triumphed over these
Of hope and OF promise, II Congress had
adjourned without having decided that the
work Of improvement shall 60 on, the effect
upon the country would have been exceed.
lngly unfayorable. It would have given
color to tho impression which Roosevelt and
his friends have been cndeavorlng to create,
that the administration OF the District Is moi
what 1t should be. The action Of Congress
is, as we said, conclusive on that point. Sc
far as the future Is concerned, II seems to u,
that the plain aud obvious duty Of every citl
zcn who desires to soc the city prosper and
become what she ought to become Is to sus
tain by word and decd, In every way and al
all tlmea, the gentlemen who have beer
making so gallant q fight In the face Of OBJ
loquy and calumny. Tho future Of the city
belongs to all Of us. We arc all interested
In its prosperity and advancement. Self.
interest, to say nothing about civic pride and
patriotism, commands that we should give
our authorities the most cordial support. In
the very nature OF thlngs 1t IL, Of course
impossible that there should not be individual
cases Of what may seem harsh and oppres
slve action but the general result Is better and
more satisfactory than the most sangulnt
had reason TO expect.