Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-08

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MI. Tilden, been working quietly to effect
careful and thorough organization. They
(the democrats) hope to gain something
IRON the republican divisions In the first
and fourth Congressional districts. In the
nrst district the friends of Representative
Burieigh are much exercised about his being
dropped in favor of Thomas b. Reed, of Port
land, and the democrats hope that enough
OF the disafected will vote for their nominee
John NJ. Goodwin, of Biddeford, to elect him.
In the fourth district q fierce local opposition
TO the republican nominee, Llewellyn Pow
ers, OF Houlton, has resulted In the nominal
ton OF Lyndon Oak, OF Garland, as Q bolt
Ing candidate 1t Is the belief of good judges
OF the political situation that both Powers
and Reed will be elected by small msjori-
ties. These district dissensious will not AZ
fect the state ticket, and the republicans
expect to make heavy gains upon their last
years majority OF 8 s72, II they do not quite
come up TO their gubernatorial majority OF
j., ZIG In the last Presidential year, 1872.
The Baltimore Gazette is q good newspaper,
but IL will have to hold Its impassioned DO
litical leader writer by the coat-tails or he
viii DO Mr.. Tilden harm. That fiery ink
singer has brought down all the northern
press upon bis paper and party by calling
for the enrolment OF minute men to s'oppose
III
resisting the United States marshals acting
under Attorney General Taft's order OF in
struction. the Gazette this morning rises to
explain, and says Its position mas been mis-.
represented; that IL declared distinctly that
no law must be broken. II believes In fact,
"that resistance is the very thing the repub-
Hcans want in the southern states, )" and that
II will be unwise to accommodate them.
The Chronicle says that Cornells geography
1.-THE one displaced by our talented school
board) has defects as well as the newly
adopted one, Swinton's. We have no doubt
OF IL; In fact TEE STAR opposed the change
10 Cornell's geography when 1t was made,
On the ground that Ii was probably no better
IMAM the one displaced then. And now that
CornelPs is In We see no reason why IL should
De displaced for one that is certainly no Inn
provement upon it. We oppose all these
continuous and persistent changes In school
books, which are made In the interest, ap-
Parently, OF nobody but the publishers, and
which throw such unnecessary burdens on
The parents. Oae thing Is quite certain from
TIE astounding plumbers In the new geogra-
ply upon matter so prominent as our own
District, that not one member of the COM
mittse on school books that recommended
1t. or OF the school board that voted for its
adoption erer looked tVithtn Us covers, Its
Whatever TO do with the question Of Its adop
ton.
Governor Hayes makes . definite and ap-
parently thoroughly complete answer to tn
charge that he had not listed his property at
Its true value. 1t would appear from this
statement that in his returns he rather over
estimated than underestimate the value OF
his property. Now let Governor TIlden show
that be has overvalued or at least not under
valued his income. The two candidates will
then stand Immaculate before the people on
The tax business.
The intellectual department Of the New
York Herald insists that gross treachery on
the part Of the latter has widely separated
President Grant and ex-Secretary Bristow,
and Its sporting department seems to be
doing its best to bring on an open and bitter
fght between them. The allegations of that
paper to that effect are no evidence that any
grave differences exist; but II 1t should hap
pen that the President and his late cabinet
minister have any dirty linen that must be
washed IN public, 1t Will be the part OF pru-
cence with them TO postpone the unsavory
job until after the November election. Their
relations past or present are not vital issues
In the pending campaign. Present appear
ances all indicate that the tide Is setting
strongly In favor OF the Republican cause
but q few slight indiscretions ON the part o.
members OF that party may serve to turn IL
quite as strong II the other direction before
the election. The machine is not In q con-
dition TO stand much fooling with just now.
"Sense and Statesmanship at Last" is the
triumphant remark OF Mr.. Bowies over the
announcement that his Mr.. Adams has
been nominated for governor by tine democ-
racy. "The best single move on the politi-
cal chess board this year." adds Mr.. Bowles.
The New York Post thinks thedemocrats
nave done q sagacious thing In nominating
Cnarles Francis Adams for Governor of
MASSACHUSETTS, but that Mr.. Adams makes
blunder In accepting the nomination. He
Is no longer independent OF party, but is
henceforth democratic, with all that the
name Implies His position now Is very
like what that OF Mr.. Gladstone would be n.
NJ the next session Of Parliament, he should
take seat upon the ministerial benches ana
appear as candidate for Mr.. Disrasli's
place rs chief of the tory party; or what that
OF Mr.. Disraeli would Be II he had been made
Earl OF Beaconsneld TO commemorate Lib
eral chang OF convictions. In the supposed
circumstances these eminent British states
men might be a. pure and patriotic rs they
now are; but IL II not too much to say that
their political influence would be destroyed.
The Pos win "not be surprised II bis embar-
rasament becomes more painful to Mr..
Adams a. the real nature OF his new sssoci-
A.es becomes more apparent to him, and II
~ ne close OF the CANVASS he should dislike
uemoeratic party even more heartily
insn ne has done hitherto.D
secretary NORTH has made q hit In pla,-
ing ohiteo States bonds bearing a low inter-
est, at parse say all the financial author
ties.