National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-24
EDITORIAL J0rrIHGs.

The Georgia aConsptracy" ''has folded
Its tent Like the Arab, and Is silently stole
away" rs-a. -.. r-.
Get Up In the Morning and go Down-to-
Drink and several other indian delegates to the
Red Cloud Convention have suddenly banked.
"White man heap big cheat; can't have
Black Hills; scalp 'em frst-whoop," Is
what they said, and suited actions to the
words.
Mrs. Durham writes that Jay Gould has
. two months old baby. In proof Of les pre-
cocity, it's alleged that 1t IL already leading
contributor TO the editorial columns Of the
New York Tribune, It's fathers organ
Brooklyn Argus. That's no proof Of It's pre-
coaty. Agrest many innocent babes write for
the Tribune. ...s
Governor Tlden, P. P, has pardoned .
number Of notorious burglars recently, and as
q result worthy citizen of the great me-
tropolis was Drained on his own premises In
the most brutal and fendish manner. Good
Judgment is quite as necessary for President
Is "honesty." samivel wink he never 50
blinkingly.
The Philadelphia Tunes makes the following
statement in its column of Theatrical dots"
s'Victoria Vokes recently knocked q man down
In the street, with an umbrella who attempted
to kiss her." That must have been Mcclure
umbrella "who" attempted to kiss Victoria.
We don't know of any other species of umbrella
that would have been 50 bold.
She found him in Seventh street res
taurant idling his time away. She didn't say
"Father dear father come home with me
now, /" but she clenohed her fist, and shaking 1,
lively remarked, 'sYou'd better git down to
the ranch, old Seeding, before the clock strikes
again, or mother'n mash your head in with
crowbar," and he wandered out like one in q
dream. r s..E-.- .. - -r
When popular preacher stoops to folly,
And finds too late mutual friends betrsy,
What charm again can make him jolly,
What art can make bad thing payi
The only art the shame to cover,
To stop his church from crying fie
To prove his plaintiff smart free lover,
And wiring his bosom, is - to lie.
Skirt Davis, secession Inauguration and
general disturber of the public peace, has
planned Sewing around the CIRCLE" under
the auspices of several agricultural societies
In the West. The American people are patient
and long suffering, but the unblushing effront-
~ which this superannuated political parasite
seeks to give them at every offered opportu-
nifty is becoming insufferable, and the time
is nigh at hand when this useless item of hu-
mainly will be q once and forever squelched.
- They gathered at Boston, the Hub of the
Universe. Theirs It was to form some great
party; 9 party which was to be as broad
and deep and massive as American patriotism
itself; party which would act like q charm
upon the minds of the people, and at once en-
gender the elements of q tidal wave that
would float them on to sweeping victory.
The enthusiasm was intense, and amid wild
burst of applause and martial music, the
names of General Banks, of Massachusetts,,
for President, and L. Q. c. Lamar, of Missis-
sippi, for Vice-President, were announced as
the candidates of the great National Union
party of the people, for the people, and by the
people, Then, with one accord, they agreed
to telegraph the happy results to General
Banks, which they did, and then patiently
awaited q reply. It came. "I haven't time
to be your candidate for President" 1t is
said by an eye witness that "they crawled
into their holes, and pulled the same in after
them"