National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-23
EDITORIAL JoTTINGs,

Sam Cox's chances for the next Speaker
ship improve with the Southern Democracy,
as his free-trade record is discussed, while
those of Sam Randall are gradually disap-
pearing as his high tariff record is made ap-
parent to the same class. Thus the two Sans
are pitted against each other and while one may
sing psalm of rejoicing, they both may be
overwhelmed with grief at the success of some
other aspirant. But Cox stands better than
any Of them as regards his back pay record.
They have what the newspapers call q
shameless water ring" in San Francisco, and
q criminal whisky ring In st. Louis.
Governor Tilden says that "honest re-
form" will be the main question in the coming
Presidential contest, and the interviewer who
secured this bit of information adds, "and he
said 1t with an absence of all consciousness of
self, that was quite noticeable" We have
always thought that he wouldn't be President
under any consideration, and this unselfsh re-
mark convinces us.
The fragrant bigotry of religious fanatics
has refused space in the poets corner of West
minister Abbey, to the mortal remains of
Byron. If this boon was denied the poet be-
cause of his religious looseness, then It would
be well should few of the corpses of Eng
lands Kings be removed to the Potters Field
in the outskirts of the great metropolis.
= Mormon Young has only twelve genuine
wives; the rest are simply sealed to him. 1t
must be q grotesque sight to see . man with
about forty women sealed to him.
- Miss McCracken is one of those Illinois
prairie besuties who don't put up with any
nonsense. She was lately travelling on the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. The
conductor of the train was so smftten by her
charms that, while STOPPING over to punch her
ticket, he deliberately robbed her virgin and
peaehy cheek of kiss. She blushed and
vowed vengeance, The upshot of the affair
was q verdict against the company of 1900
damages for the amorous trespass of its en-
ploye. Upon appeal, the Supreme Court
affirmed the verdict of the jury. We are too
gallant to quarrel over this award. Miss Nc
Cracken's cheek was her own, and the kiss
ruthlessly snatched from 1t was clearly stolen
But let US suppose that that train
had "teleseoped" or run of the track, or tum-
bled through a rickety bridge and deprived
Miss MeCracken ef an arm or leg, would the
Court and the jury have been so prompt to
grant her pecuniary reparation7 We are
afraid they wouldn't. And doubtless the rea-
son for 1t is this : that while the young lady
could, If she felt disposed, supply the place of
her natural leg by wooden one, kiss, stolen
from her under such circumstances, is q lost
replace. -Brooklyn Argus.
- The destruction of the peach crop this
year is considerably later than 1t was reported
Il would be. They were nipped in the skin
his season, and not in the bud.
A rabid Southern organ exults in the
TACT that during recent Conservative con-
7ention in the State House at Jackson, Gov
ernor Ames "passed through the throng rep
resenting the intelligence and wealth of the |
State without obtaining nod of recognition"
-"Bristow and Anthony" the Boston
Journal thinks are the coming men.
= The indignant people Of Knoxville ap- |
,lied tar and feathers to Copeland, the ibeiler
If Andrew johnson, and showed him different
portions Of the town by rail.
While men like Wilson and Gordon, and
number of other gushing politicians, are
dihlng Ol tue Ocdutice VI CouclLlAIlOu anu
,eace and good will of the South, the good
,eople of Illinois are arming themselves to
protect their fresides from the remorseless in
7ssion of hordes of the Infamous Ku-Klux who
ire overunning their State, leaving waste and
Hood in their tracks.
= The journal Of Grimwood, Donaldson's
companion, which was found upon his body,
vas headed, cup in Balloon" and is as
ollows:
"From the earliest dawn of childhood Ihaye
Ilways had presentiment that at some time,
DONOR or later, / was destined to rise. There
ire some people who make sport of PRESENT.
nent, but, after all ,presentiments are handy
hing to have around. Where would I be to-
ay If / had not had presentiment. / have
isen, as it we've, to point of order. Like 3
reat many politicians arose by means Of
as. regret the fact that there are only two
f US, Professor Donaldson and myself, as 1
Yould like to belong TO the upper ten. Pro-
,ssor Donaldson seems to be very pleasant
although q philosopher and an
Although It is scarcely an hour
nee l struggled into eminence, the restraint
+ my position Is already beginning to be irk-
ONE to me, and wear upon my spirits. / can
OF help rejecting that If we fall we fall like
ucifer out Of the heavens, and that upon our
rival upon earth, or rather upon water-as
e are now over the middle of Lake Michigan
we would be literally dead.n
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