National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-20
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
The $4,000 which George H. PendIeton
earned in five days time would take an honest
man sixteen years to secure.
Belknap took $4,000 for his famiy's sake,
Hester Clymer sent Marsh away for Pendle-
tons cake, and Pendieton took $50, 900 belong
ing TO poor widow for his own sake, all OF
which were grave mistakes.
We have had a shower of mutton in Ken
lucky, shower Of fish in Indiana, and now 1t
is rumored there is ten. acre. cloud of ex-
posure ready to descend upon the heads of
certain prominent Democrats just as soon as
the investigating committees can screw them
selves up to the exposing pitch.
The New York Tribt,Rs, which has been
acting as wet nurse to the Democracy FOR the
past three years, is now strenuously endcayor-
ing to prove that the Republicans purchased
Democratic votes in New Hampshire. II
Democratic votes are for sale in New Hamp-
shire, what would Democratic official integrity
be worth pound in Washington
Governor Tilden as Democratic candidate
is dead. His sun passed It's meridian last
November and set last THURSDAY in the State
Democratic committee, which repulisted his
political programme. He has gone TO meet
George II. Pcndleton, and will soon be joined
by two or three other prominent Democrats,
wkO are Iervously awaiting the exposure OF
their questionable acts, which must inevitably
come.
For two years the Democrats of Rhode
Island have been unable to get enough Of
themselves together to nominate candidates
on the State ticket. But now in the rosy
morn of balmy spring they come carefully
from out their musty and moss-g grown holes
and hold State convention. This simply es-
taBlishcs the fact that somebody wants to go
to the national convention, which is, in its
way, harmless, meaningless thing.
''Ho SAM" cried venerable darkey to his
companion, ''hab you hurd dc news" "What
am it Z" returned Sam. 'Why de vesigashun
hab stopped. You sec, when Massa Clymer
struck de bed rock and found Massa Pendle-
ton dar he squealed right out, and said he, dis
yere thing hab got to stop heah or we lose
man, and the whole thing cessated. No use
OBJ talking, Sam, dey can't stir up none OBJ dere
holes oil corruption wild out bringing up cop
perhead, shuah."
The Democratic House has had four months
of life, and what has it accomplished! What
has it done to heal the gaping, bleeding wounds
of distressed country: What has it done
with all its legislative facilities, urged on by
ha ipsr IF bar ID IN
single important problem for the public veal?
What streams of comfort has the legislative
rod, welded by these pretentious men, ex-
tracted from the barren rock of hard times
What seeds have they planted in the statute
book of the nation whose germs shall unfold
a future blessing. On the other hand, how
many thousands have they given work accord
ing to their solemn promises! How many
manufactures and machine shops and mills
have they put in motion How many thou
sands racked and pinched by the result of long
continued idleness, tortured with doubt and
anxiety for the future, agitated with remorse,
darkened with continual disappointment and
concern, have they cheered and comforted by
any single act of theirs now recorded on the
great book of legislative enactments? Not
OuS. Hol
The Democratic press of the country, cha
gtAed and disappointed by the triumphant
sweep of the Republican tidal wave in New
Hampshire, arc croakine bitterly at their Sc
rioUs defeat and charging the victors with
having bought the election. This is really an
unliind reflection upon the moral stamina of
the Democracy of the Old Granite State. Last
year the Republican majority was but 172;
this year it is nearly 800. Therefore, accord
ing to the assertion of Opposition journals,
3,}2S members of the Democratic party sold
themselves and theirrrprinciples, their honor
and their party for paltry sum..of money or
a drink Of rum. Surely this speaks i'll of the
moral atmosphere which pervades the political
regions OF Boul bondom. If members of their
own party will insist on selling themselves for
the country expect of these men when once in
control of the Government! Principles thrown
on to the market. " so much for so much
rum - honor put up at auction to the highest
bidder the Democratic individual body and
soul at seVenty-fye cents or one dollar a
Bourbon vote flor dime. Certainly these
figures speak very discreditably of Democratic
faith in the righteousness of the Bourbon
cause. If Democrat will sell his vote for one
drink Of rum while enjoying the blessings of
civil life. it proves quite conclusively that the
market price of his honor and integrity in
official capacity would be exceedingly cheap
indeed.