National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-12
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The Honorary Title D q. ".
The Hartford (Cunul 6orron thus dis
cour-eth OF TIN proposition Of Oxford TO confer
the degree Of d. &. I. oa Cen Grants
u I, a grat pity that there Is not some high mill
tary deyrc that can ~ conferred On distinguished
professors nf the art Ut war. There i something
with the title bclorgng to prntcicn, III ciyil law
The act Is honor IN the soldier and II u no credit
To the Institution Of learning that cnnicrs the de-
gree. To be sure. nobody grndgcs Gen. Grant the
degree of d. G.. D.. which oxford University olers
him: on the contrary, America j., or ought to lCcl
murh oblis,Si fnr the happppria,c clyility; Bit
(Dpcfts BRi, the net would only not he civ but
appropriate. II might better give D. u, than D. g.
o.. for the u, D. Is the sign Of militant organize
tim, which has caucus IN H. and c2nrs ~ H. aud t.
on the whole, belligcrCiit aud prepared tn Hight
doctor Of the civil law Is not fighting char.
acter in,lecd, in the midst OF war his laws are
silent, while Il T. when the banner Of battle Is I'M
folded that the bishops Of Kehcncrsnd Of Western
New York rnsh-uo, tell somebody else To rush-tp
Coke wills Il s0r' Gcn. q. s. Grant, d. D., would
therefore mean something. but d. G. IL. j. an
" Law and law knows nothing of him. Besides II
his degree Is bestowed without any reference to the
CIVILIZATIONS Of the recipient Il lo.es all It's value e.
such men as Motley AMI longcilow and Lowell
who have hal II from the same university. Gfant
Is worthy OF all the honor that Oxford. az fight
ing COLLEGE, give him, anu he will no doubt en-
Joy being yelled At In the theatre when he gbes
dpwn to receive II. by the civil young gentlemen
who MAXI an annual becr garden o. that venerable
should all acknowl ledge the fitness Of the honor.
u has no power to bcstow the devrrc Of u. H. not
being an academy OF war We'll; u gives the dc;
music. Many may think that this II an over re-
iincmcnt Of criticism, and say that these degree.
do not mean anything, are ncre compliments, aud
consequently may be given To onyhody,
as they are, without rcfcnnce to Illness;
that in this country, successful brewers and
merchants and spectators receive the i.,D.,
fbr nothing. We think this IL a mistake.
Generally the H.; D docs mot go for nothing.
h uon,rsmet n' II Srts s' new Iiidins which i
doesn't know what to- 10 with. OF n foundation Of
some sort some people are rrvo'icd nj the notion
money god fur Il il won't bring honor: and what
i a degree good for II won't bring money. Can't
ns sse Sss !h1 Z ss pTSs Of sG e. n p M
wOods. aud from slUtOO to SOON as a tidcw water
unNprsity-it becomes OF more value tn everybody.
and that when by chance II ialls upon poor
scholar il Is all the more valued by HIN: The ar
rangcmcut would bc perfect, however. " the rich
.Pe"ulator could have the dcgye, and poor scholar
sN0HD To return tn Grant We trust that he will
accept the token OF ,ppd will from Oxford. He
absolutely need, some title while yelling abroad.
He has laid aside all his military hld civil titles
Or" Grant will be handy. Useful, but not nj all
ornamental
Industrial Education.
The Boston Post advocates revival Of the
system Of popular education. so a. tn include
that of an industrial nature. While its re-
MARKS have special reference to Massachusetts
schools, they are of force everywhere. The Post
says:
II T. because while trusting to our mechanical
aud agricultural industry for our prosperity. we
send out the boys and girls from public schools
totally disqualified to engage In either branch, ex
ccpt h#Rinucrs and bnnRlers, The most precious
year, OF life thus wasted for the young and the
productions of the state OF course not advanced
In their value We have followed classical trTdi-
tions in purely popular matters and undertaken to
establish public school system that leads up tothc
university rather than out into the world and life
Of selfhclp and usefulness The condition Of Our
industries ~ compared with th1se abroad al last
forces us to turn back aud seriously consider
whether elementary education ought to be so com
pletey discovered from all ideas of use The three
hundred thousand children in the Commonwealth
who to become the staple and tissue Of Its con.
more than 4 thrSe hundred thousand mcmSriiins
puwer with iuency IN the repetition Of phrases
! that drop from their Tongues without any special
| relation to their untDlding mnds. Look at this
matter ~ We will, 1t all resolves itself into the
simple question Of object teaching. The book Is oi
small account By the side Of the real object that
state schools Its children theoretically that they
may be able tn make good and useful citizens.
nlrOduee into such a school system Instruction IN
matters that pertain directly aud at the start the
opening life Of its children. out OF these three
hundred thousand children a very few hundreds
viii ever reach the level OF liberal education aud
these chiefly by the concurrence OF circumstances
cbnies esS @ ~ n9, ,r inrDc Ipin nic IN,
struetion that the real advancement and elevation
Of all Will Ire vastly niUrc secure for first having NJ
their hands the means OF providing for their physt
| cal necessities.
Politics and the Public Service.
The Albany Brening .JonrnGi under the above
head, discusses the relations of parties to the
Government Ut the country, and shows that
| party machinery Is always bound to be q
power. Ii says:
| How Is politics to be eliminated from the civil
| service OF such a Government? How IL is ma
| chnery To be run with disregard Of nil political
| considerations: The people begin by clcCihIg tin
President beeause he represents the pnrty who's,
| by naming members Of the Cabinet from the samC
| Organization. The membeIs of the Cabinet sciec
cause they wunt assistants with whom they arc In
sympathy. Is IL To he supposed that the President
and secretary OF the Treasury viii appoint a col
lectSr for the port of New York without any
thought OF his political relations? II they arc Re
publicans, does any body imagine they Will name
psmGfrat for such p2sitiSn And IL The elemcn
10 be expected that he will entirely ignore IL in al
the service below him: fparties are good enough
be sustained Irthe people have confidence enough
In one To entrust IL with the great Interests of tn
nation, they have confdenee enough In Il i
be willing that il should MI the public places
When IL abuses their trust, they will try another
This does not mean that men are To b
appointed merely because they are pArttSans
II does not mean that the esseniia quaiiGcation
Of character and capacity are not 10 receive tn,
frst and the chief consideration. It does no
poliilcai purposes. Not at all The highest per tG
sonal fitness should be sought. The most fnithfi
public service should be exacted. We should In
sist upon appointing the best men and requirinl
the best work. But 10 secure this result II Is no
| necessary TO abjure all political thought In tn
| appointment. and to place the political oppoucn
| on precisely the same footing n the politica
friend The service ought To be elevated in ton
/ / and emaneipated from the evils which hsy
marked 1t, first, by good selections and, next, b.
! providing against removals during the term excep
FOR cause. That would give stability independ
ence aud character. It Is not necessary to q
farther and assume what l. practically paradox
that pDlities and faithful public service are incom
Is not 10 much when they see an officer appOinte
without regard 10 politics as when they see u goo
man appointed that they exclaim, this Is civil sci
vice reform
The New Loan.
The New York Tribune gives its opinion O
The new loan in the following language, to wit
The agreement with the syndicate for the plaG
ing of the four per cent coiisols which WINS con
GUIDED on Saturday, Is an important step towari
the tultillment OF tile provisions OF the resumption
act BY IL the issue OF tho four md half per &c nj
| bonds will be discontinued when the svudicai
| have subscribed for 49, 90 additional so as b
make their total subscription 500 200 OO0 and IN
remaining slDU0O0 will be Withdrawn: Tn
syndicate start the new four per ceuts with tn
subscription of s3l0O00i0. OF this sum S. 90 Oh
and Of the sum subscribed toward the four and
half per cents sl00iJUO or Si5CO 900 In all are
be applied at the rate OF S. OOD.COO month TO IN
striking features of the new loan Is the popula
! guhgcFiDlIOn Nb