National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-22

danger of destruction or disturbance even II
Uncle William and st. Geghan had been elect
ed. To give side issue the Importance of the
main issue is simply to weaken the moral eff
feet Of the victory achieved" whereto re-
plies the Times of the same city: awe ask
again, how did 1t happen that st. Geghsn ran
thousand behind his ticket here in Hamilton
county, His vote is one measure OF the indu-
ence Of the Catholic question. If the concur
rent testimony of all who saw the Western
Reserve is of value, the Catholic Issue was Of
greater influence in tie northern part of the
State than 1t was even here. Judge Taft knows
this. Hayes knows 1t. To attribute the VIC
tory to the financial issue is simply to delude
ones self. Let this matter be looked fairly
in the face. 1t does no good to close the eyes
to palpable facts. 1t is very doubtful if the
Republicans would have carried the State had
1t not been for the Catholic issue. Had the
discussion been prolonged for two months We
think the Republicans could have carried the
State on the financial issue alone. But as
things were on the day Of election-well, we
are profoundly thankful that we had another
reed 10 lean on"
The irrepressible sammybard started out in
his editorial career with,the solemn vow that
never, so long as the daily luminary should
rise;and set andi bloodthould fail on the face
of the moon and the north pole remained
standing and. the equator unmoved, never. SO
long as there was life and hope and fair pros
p,cts of the next meal, would he, under these
or any other considerations, be personal in his
editorial remarks. Sammybard has failed. In
a fated moment the venerable postmaster
jumped his vow, and called the Inter Ocean ga
wig headed imbecile and sucking Of Govern
ment pap."' This may not be an exact quota
ton, but it amply conveys the idea expressed.
Sammy is no wooden-headed man, none of
your putty pated specimens of contracted brain
humanity, but-and we say 1t kindly; aye, we
say it with all due respect for the great bard
of the State Journal-he will brim over, and
to brim over when vows and Republican har-
mony and third terms and bad post office
odor are at stake is simply disastrous. The
breaking of the VOW IS not as bad as the style
of breaking. ga wig-headed imbecile l'
What an epithet Why not bald-headed
numbskullion with some one else's hair on or
a bare-crowned whipper-snapperl Not wig
head, Sammy. That is coarse and rough and
vulgar. If you must be personal, don't, for
the sake of your glorious career while post
master, he. so vulgar and .wash-pish, samivel.
Samuel Tilden sent greetings to William
Allen and wished his election. Through the
mysterious workings of Providence, Samuel's
wishes were denied. The greetings and wishes
were well enough, but the actions of the one
were not suited to the actions of the other.
Tilden's satellites of the East assailed Allen
and his satellites of the West and a feud arose
between them, feud which bids fair to slice
the Democracy into two large pieces, the one
bitterly pitted against the other. If money Is
to be the cause of this terrific family fight,
where in the name of humanity will the end
be Ayariciousness sours even the milk of
human kindness and shrivels the generosity of
man. Look at the leaders of this unhappy
feud, those venerable political engineers whose
smooth faces and rounded couutenances speak
more for peace than war Allen now assumes
the aggressive, he hates his hoary locks and
cries for vengeance. What the East has done
shall be laid up against it IN the day of the
great national convention. "Aye," mutters
Farmer Allen, "we'l show those Eastern mo-
nopolists, those craven capitalists, those mon
eyed fiends, who is which Wen teach them
that the great South and West must and shall
be protected; that our Epeople are the chosen
hosts of prosperity marching against the army
of 'monopolized Millions that the vituperat-
ing Democratic hord, which has brought upon
US the tidal wave reversed shall feel what
men of mightIcan dol Oh, ye gods, if-boo-
hoo-hoo." Gentle reader, talk not of grief
until 20 have seen the tears of warlike men.