National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-22

BrOuuu WutTt NC Will SWIM Iut ecd VI eiduSuICi
and scalp the whites no more.
The Democratic party is all head and no
tail. Hendricks insists on riding ahead on the
party horse, and Tflden is humoring him.
The leading Germans and Liberals are rap
idly announcing their intention of fighting un-
der the leadership of Hayes and Wheeler.
Please remember the protest signed by John
Kelley and other prominent Democratic poll
ticians, declaring that if Tilden was nominated
he could not carry his own State.
The idea of striped stockings was taken from
the custom the Sioux squaws have of painting
their ankles with iron ore. The original idea
is cooler and by far the cheapest.
month has passed since bright army of
lovely young female graduates descended to
the walks of active life, and yet the world
does not seem moved by any mighty impetus.
Is this not hypocrsya The Democratic State
Executive Committee of New York, at the
time when Tilden was pretentiously fighting
the canal-ring, made an assessment on Jarvis
of $1,000, which was paid, for political pur-
poses. Using thieves money to advance re-
form is novel way to be virtuous.
No efforts are being made to secure the es-
capped thief, Tweed. The New York Demo-
cratic authorities are as silent as the grave in
the matter, and Governor Tilden has done
nothing to secure his capture. The truth of
the matter is, Mr.. Tilden and his accomplices
in this affair dare not bring VIM. NJ. Tweed
to bay, as he would make disclosures which
would be ruinous to them.
1t is said that the Republicans of New York
have evidence in their possession and will soon
make it public, which goes to prove that Til
den advised Tweed to submit to imprisonment
without making any disclosures respecting the
crimes of Tammany, and that at the proper
time he should be liberated either by pardon
or official collision. Ii this can be proven Mr..
TilGen will have to withdraw from the Presi-
dental race.
The Democracy get up lively and interesting
programmes for their ratification meetings in
the South. They are SO fresh and original
"a
them for the entertainment of our readers:
Music by the brass band; prayer for the saliva
ton of the lost cause; Grafton by an Exon
federate general; cannon firing as prelude to
a negro massacre; negro massacre: general
jollification; fireworks.
The most abject come-down on record was
that of the Augusta ConStitutionahst, which
ventured to say that General NJ. c. Buffers
conduct in massscreing negroes would be
universally condemned" After a "call"
from the General it stated that "the types
made us say condemned when we should
have said regretted" "These little slips
will happen" and emo one who knows the
kindness of heart and intrepidity of General B.
could imagine for an instant" &c. Certainly
not.
The business failures which are increasing
every day in England help to tear the mask
from the falsehoods of the Democracy that the
hard times in the United States are the out
growth of Republican rule. All over the
world business is depressed, enterprises are
checked, the forces of commerce by sea and
by land are dorment, and cry of hard times is
heard. The times in this country are easy
compared to the situation in Europe, and the
Democracy give lie whenever they refer to
existing business depression as the result of
Republican supremacy.
A picture, perfect in all its colo-ings and
conditions, of the uncertainty of human exist
ence was forty hours ago painted by the cruel
hand of fate on the bay of New York. The
yacht Mohawk, magnificent in its proportions
and strong in its structure, was anchored
quietly within the bay, freighted with the
precious forms Of loved family and its
friends. In a moment, struck by squall, the
gallant bark went down, and the happy lives
of three of this merry party were sacrificed to
the perfdious waves, where now
The forms of love and beauty
Sway to and fro in watery graves.