National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-25
EDITORIAL J0rrINGs.

The Republicans of Wisconsin are pre-
pairing to gain handsome victory.
Senator Morton speaks in Portland to-
night upon the political issues of the day.
-Has-he-gone-Vinia to Servia some
turkey. No, he con-Sultin the Porter bout
" cooking their goose"
The Democratic imitation bubble is a
financial heresy which ought to have long
since been pupctured and allowed to collapse.
-" Dispensary of Liquid damnation and
General Warehouse of Iniquity," is the latest
placard for the Tribune building. The young
editor winces but will not peep.
If there be any one sight grander than
another in this Impoverished country of ours 1t
is that of two able bodied men quarreling over
(Which wicket the ball went through last"
The New York Times devotes considerable
of its space to an editorial on I" Protection
from Mosquitoes" The only sure protection
that we know Of Is death, but many of US dis
like to seek 1t.
The Queen Of the lofty wire, Victoria
Anderson, 9 celebrated rope dancer from Shelf
field, fell from q velocipede on rope eighty
feet high, and went to meet her friends who
had gone before.
The Toledo BlGl e says that from the state
Of Governor Aliens health 1t is safe to say that
the success of the Democrats this fall would
make Sam Cary the next Governor. That
would kill Ohio certain.
= The end of the forty days rain occurred
last night at twelve O'Clock. At one O'Clock four
or five thunder clouds came up and peeped over
the ridges surrounding the city and then skulked
away as though ashamed of their mission.
An exchange says that senator johnson
"spoke no last words at ALL" But he did " at
few though, "Wrap me in the American flag
so that may die encased in the emblem of
freedom, equality and justice"
Moody and sankey are warmly welcomed
in Chicago. II is the city above all others that
needs the elevating influence of their presence.
Fifty lager beer saloons to every chapel and
skinned milk for breakfast coffee.
- Business is lively in the lower animal
kingdom Last week robin defeated cat in
single combat in Troy and San Francisco hen
drowned rat In water butt. Yet the Demo-
Gratis will have It that times are dull.
Carefully complied estimates 90 to show
that If the full Republican vote can be brought
out in the Ohio election, the State will go for
Hayes by at least thirty thousand majority
Under high pressure they can swell it to forty
five thousand.
New YORK wants to furnish nine Prcsiden.
tial,candidates-fiye Republican and four Demo-
cratic. For the former Messrs. Evsrts, Pierre
pont, Morgan, Fish and Conkling; for the lat
ter, Tilden, Church, Seymour and Mcclellan,
with Morrisssy in the back ground.
Gen. Soft Financial Cary went to Spring.
field, Ohio, to tell its Inhabitants about the dull
times and want Of more money. The people we're
establishments were running on
double time and prosperity was wearing her
best smiles. u s.'' a.-~ ........ r..
Spain has sent ten thousand more of her
brutal beats to be planted in Cuban soil. 1t
looks like final struggle to preserve her
clutch upon the threats of that brave people,
but like the former ones It will pass away and
through disease and carnage of battle her
minions will disappear to follow those who
came before them. .E rrr.
People blunder into some of our most
wonderful discoveries. There's that surgeon
in New York who recently cut the elevator
muscle of Mr.. Tildens eye by mistake, and
stumbled into the mystery of per-
petual motion. The possible President is now
a perpetual winkee, and q perpetual winkee
has no more right to be actual President than
q blind man has to be pilot on the St. Law
renee River. FaF g 5..#
In St. Louis 1t is proposed to pay off the
national debt at the expense Of the dogs, which
are said to represent waste Of $50, 0O0, 900
that could be put at compound interest, sc.
But does anybody want to buy the dogs at any
price iUIf, however, Missouri has dog.goned
capital to the extent Of $4,000, 900, perhaps a
few other States Will throw in their pups, and
compound interest win scarcely be necessary.
-Raphael semmes is at present making
himself conspicuous by announcing to his
what he intends to do when he
goes to Congress. Like Mr.. Beck, he believes
In the abolition of Sheridan's office, and more
particularly in equalization, That is, he be-
lieyes In the eternal justice of placing the
Northern and Southern soldiers on an equal
footing by giving them all pensions and re-
counting the deeds of both in Song and story
with equal praise. This mans influence in
the South is as broad as it is deleterious and
and from just such sources as
this arise all those troubles and woes which
are to-day affecting the country which he calls
bis home. For the peace and prosperity of
the South, such men ought to be efectually
suuelched and forced foreman silent.
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