National Republican., 1877-07-03

The snbioincd ecii,ortal extracts from promi-
~ent American newspapers, irrespecfire cf party
are pSbiished just arg other ae'cs hens, solely
for the Information of,oNr vcdders. Orr ornl
opinions and rieu. riH, as usual be expressed on'y
iH our editorial columns:
True Republication Recognizes Merit.
From the ihhdciphin Evening Telegraph
This talk of the colorcd men of the "rccogni-
tion Of their rucc Is foolish; Il will be recognized
individuals OF it-whcnCvcr they cuincnlly dC-
serve 70 be- over and bcyOud their fellows. white or
black, and faithful rrpnblicankm can do no more.
We do not Want Any More Mexican Terri
tory.
From the syracuse Standard .
We already have a territory acquired from
Mexico, having more inhabitants than sonlc or our
states, YET We would hesitate long before adyauG.
filled with a rough, illltcrnte mass Of humnn
beings whose origin Is Involved In mystery, and
Whose addition to the body polite would bca great
| misfortune.
Important Information Called For.
| From the New York Evening Express;
Tho public would like TO know why Swecny
| was dealt with 30 lcnicntly and let on without n
trial, while Tweed Is not only held In jail but even
his ocr To surrender all his property aud to serre
the state a willing witness is refused.
The Cabinet Must Cooperate In the Reform
From the New York Times.
One thing Is certain II will not do for the
President TO proclaim formally that civil service
tttuttN u W fthitty, tneu W
OF the Cabinet or their deputies In the departments
10 carry II out according their individual notions
TO gct rid of one -c OF pafttans that another set
OF partsaus may be put iu their places IL not the
way inspire cunhdcnccin the sincerity Of thcpcl'
icy ayowcd
A New Lease Of Bargain and Sale.
Prom the st. Louis aiobe-Dcmocr.t,
Hendricks friends are now starting the
story that when an Eastern delegation to the 81.
| Louis Convention stopped at indianapolis 70 see
| the old he made bnrQuiu with thCtn That "
he took the second place Ia 1876 nnd failed 70 be
elected he mas to get lhs i,si Place In sS & The o
much like reform.
| A Conspiracy 10 F1sksh TiIden.
From the WISCONSIN State journal:
Now that Tilden Is going to Europe, the
Manhattan club Is ngitatng the question Of giving
| another wake Hcndrlcks friends are fhyoring
more speech from Tfldcn will cstrangc the few
friends ho has len.
II Is the Omoes that Draw.
From the New York worldi
The offices are as much fixture of party
politics with the Uiccs len out would be like the
play Of Hamlet with the character Of Hamlet len
out They wouldn't draw.
Decisive Action Called for Against Mexico.
| From the Norfolk Day Book:
II Is plain that the Administration must
make up Its mind To deal dccisiyely and promptly
| with the Mexican question If desires TO avoid
other side Of the Rio GraiIdc.
Tho People of Both Parties Want Civil Ser
vice Reform.
From the Phil adeiphia Times;
| The merchants, manufacturers and business
men Of Philadelphia have now had their say,
through representative hOus.s Of both parties aud
they speak for the great mas Of the whole pc,I'c
when they declare that the elevation and puriiCa-
ton Of the public service is the great need OF the
| country.
Judge Rayner. the New solicitor Of the
Treasury.
From the Baltimore sun:
President Hayes has given another marked
evidence Of his kind and conservative feelings to-
ward the South by the appointmcnt OF the above
gentienan TO tho responsible position of solicitor
of the Treasury.
Packard Not Authorized to Speak for the Re-
| publicans.
From theCinclnnau Times
Perhaps there Is more said about Packard
than the facts justify. The real thing to realize in
this business Is that no one man, he his hnne
Packard or anything else, can mold the opinions o
the Republican party.
Give the Experiment Fair Trial.
From the st. Louis Journal:
1t will be some months yet before the full
effect aud results Of the Presidents policy arc man
iicstcd. In the mcanilme there Is the utmost con
dciice In the integrity Of his motives, and his dr
sire to secure the general good.
Tho Enect of Paeknrd's Grievances.
Prom the saint Paul Pioneer Press:
II Is easy to see how the presence Of Packard
, special ebuiIition Of feeling and sympathy TIA
, would give shape and color to the platform.
Spelling Books and Morality.
From the RIchmond wLig:
/ President Hayes goes a little too far in Us
summing that education will inevitably produce mo
rality aud industry. II Is true that without cduca
, ton vice and aud yagrancy have every advantag
of the opposing virtues but spelling books an
I women, or prevent them from being "dc,peratel
y wicked and an educated devil Is much more dan
gerous than II devilish ignoIamus.
: why Men Of All Parties In tho South shoul
Q support Hayes.
From the Pensacola (PlaJ Herald;
l 1t is more than evident to all reading
reasonable thinking people Of both parties that tn
S President is firmly resolved to serve the countr
q regardless of party dctation. This constitute
HIM at ah h Ss fshs rnse tSe Il 'Ss opon
i mpracticables Of bath parties to the contrary moi
S withstanding Such statesmen rs A. II. stephen
support sS Se @ ea on the the eS%lied aid
= = tudc OF wise and enlightened craftsmanship, Thi
U Is just as II should he.
What the OfHcc-Hoiders Used to DO.
:, From the Milwaukee Sentinel:
The office holder will bo missed from tn
y conventions. Heretofore he has made out the prt
y gramme month In advance, deciding who sha
e he speaker, who shall compose the committees an
It who shall he the nominees
J. The Absurdity Of the Iowa Platform.
y From the Davenport Gazette:
n OF course, no one who had attentivel
k watched the premonitions Of the Stute conventiO
expected that body to distinguish itself In the pr,
ductinn of a platform. II might have been @,
peCtod, however. that In such an effort OF col
structiye skin absolute absurdity would have bee
escaped.
D. The President Orders n Relief to Omccrs
From the Sacramento Record Union;
The Office holders will be the first
III realize that they relieved from CALLING serv
ie tude and that they are no longer at the beck an
r call Of Ccngressmen who have ambitions TO grauf
Of friends to reward or enemies to punish. Heret
"A fore the office holders have been active in polite
" not so much because they liked II, ~ because tn
~ activity far than their official capacity, col
70 stituted their hold upon position.
T. The Iowa Platform Sound.
Prom the Albany Evening Journal:
y II repeats the very terms Of the nationi
o. platform upon which all Republicans agre
Y What room then, for any division? What gr0un
:" lDr any conflict? What sense In disputing over d
4, tails2 The Iowa platform is sound on This que
of ton and 1t points the way for the union OF all
~ publcans.
~ Noble Words from Florida Democrat.
q From the Pensacola (Fln.) Herald:
Some people calling themselves Democrat
,r are abusive OF the Herald, because 1t supports Il