National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-26
NEWSPAPER OPINION.

The fall elections seem to indicate that the
people have not come to the conclusion that
the party is worse than its political rival
San FraEteiSeO Chronicle.
Congressman Cain, of South Carolina, says
that the war of races is simply ga chimera."
To be sure, Mr.. Cain ought to know, but then
it's astonishing how that same "chimers" has
raised the price of burial lots in the Niger
cemeteries.-NelC York Commercial advertiser.
We are very glad to know that Attorney
General Williams 1oes not intend to permit his
subordinates in the Southern States to begin
Quixotic career against the occasional exhibit
tons of foolish and perverse fondness for
flag which, since the surrender of General Lee,
has been little more significant than piece OF
white cotton cloth. The man who hoisted it
in 1861 was a dangerous traitor. The man
who rigs it upon his bean pole in 1874 is q ri
diculous fool.-Net0 York Evening Post.
The Tennessee correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial thinks the prospects were
good month ago that the Democrats would
make large gains in Congressman throughout
the country at the ensuing elections, sufficient
to pull down, If not entirely overthrow, the
Republican party in Congress, but this is
knocked in the head by the Kentucky riots, the
Gibson county butchery, tn e Louisiana revolt,
and the Alabama murders. In the Southern
States, owing to the stampede of the white
Republicans on account of the civil rights bill,
he thinks the Democrats will gain twenty
members that ia Tennessee the prospects are
very good for making clear gain of six.
Commenting upon the cry to drive the car
pet-baggers out of the South, the Little Rock
Republican says: at is not because they have
violated the laws, but because they hold the
offices and control the government that the
cry is raised-away with them! cruelty them!
We are of opinion that with the facts before
them, it win be long time before the men of
the North will repudiate their old comrades in
arms, merely because the red-handed White
Leaguers make the demand. But are the car
pet-baggers in Office 'the real cause of all our
illsp How, then, shall we account for the
condition of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and
Texasl Are they more peaceful than South
Carolina, Florida and Mississippi
The resolutions adopted at Utica are terse
and comprehensive. Taking pattern of the
Democrats, who had the good sense to put
their platform In the hands Of an editor, the
Republicans have presented the salient points
in their policy with unmistakable distinctness
and force. There are no ambiguous phrases,
no swelling rhetoric in their resolves. They
refer TO the history Of the party as its best
pledge for the future, supportthe Government
in its efforts 70 preserve peace and maintain
order In the South, insist that the public faith
must be maintained and the national debt must
be pain in coin, oppose imitation and call for
speedy resumption of specie payments, demand
equality in taxation and an economical admin
istration, commend the general policy and re-
suits of President Grants administration, and
fully indorse the official course of Governor
Dix. There is little in this programme that
any one VIII object to, aud IL Is remarkable
bow slightly it differs in most respects from
the Democratic platform, except in its Indoors
ment of President Grant.-NeO York Graphic.
The third-term discussion has been fairly
started and is likely to be carried on. Is is
question that the people cannot well help con-
siderine. Tradition and usage are against a
third term. But their verdict is not final A
great many good things are done contrary to
precedent. There is no reason in the nature of