National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-08


tant matter, which must be rs apparent I,
people here ms in Boston, viz: that young moi
At this day arr too much in the habit Of spend
ing money as fast Us they earn it. The Fos
Slys with great force:
There Is no royal road to success of any kind, hu
every one must travel II tor himself and step J.,
| ,cp; and In the simple habit uf using money pfu
lcntly nnd prHCtiCing sclfdcninl l. involved prctt!
| much the whole problem. That habit secretly
stimulates virtues to growth IN the character TIM
| ~rvn give II frmnCS Of shape md enduring qua
ty.. To see lGvishncss in those who as yet hay
nothing whatceCr tn lavish suggests but too plainly
what the end will be and how soon Il viii come
Let the hrt serious obstacle throw these yonni
| men out If their accustomed employment, ant
| they are obliged to fall back on their parents. (
| they have any, after having contracted spcndthri
habits which incapaCiiatc them for either shaping
| Dr executing any plan Of life thereafter. SUmt
thing j. In the times, some faulty In the young nn
| tIrc that seems To mculcatc scoru Of the al,
| methods by which success has always been won
and u spread the hollow belief that the world I
| not conquered by system hut by rush Of luck
aud that the way t. make fortunes is 10 act AZ !
they were already In hand. And the wild nntiui
prevails, too at time when business is consuming
It's capital, aud money earns the very lowest Inter
| cst, and debt aud taxation act like II paralysis 81
| the nation. Tie manner Of doing business may l.,
| much changed from former days but Il true kuuwl
edge of the use, q money Is just as ndsEensGhh
~ Il ever was Where this Is lacking, the rsi stCl
toward success has not yet been taken. and H. pd
mary condition has bctn disfcgnrdcd. The, met
80 greatly changed only makes more necessary N,
saving habit on the T.Gr; Of the latter which now
seems To bc among young mems discarded virtue.
| Civil Service Reform.
! The efforts of President Hayes to inauguratc
civil service reform are indoTScd everywhere
East and West. The 81. Paul Pioieer Press says
For II there Is ono political fact morp certain than
any other i Is that the principles laid down ~
President Hayes for the regulation uf the Ciyii
,crvirc are heartily approved by the prevailing
public scutin, nj Of this country and that their en-
ivrCcmcnt will he demanded in all state aud mum
ripal governments as well Is in the Federal Ad
al. t.Htss IL Ittf AMI aud
sisicnt effort on the part ofthC National Executive
to eradicate the abuses resulting from the sTu!l'
SysiCm to Cnlist the whole strength Of public
opinion and II this aroused and active public son
timcut shnll prove strong enough to CclC with the
gigantic evils If that system 1t win nGt stop with
reforming the Federal service, hut will carry the
llugicRl application uf the principle into every
branch Of our local administrations.
stin Eating Dirt.
The Harrisburg Pa Telegraph is clearly Of
Che opinion that the dUuChiaCc Democracy still
lives. Here is what II says on the subject:
! tfthcrC Is d man who imugnCs that the benz e
ur that they are les uf dirt eaters than their prcc
rrssnrs who gruyccd NJ the feet Of the slave iowcf
yOlvCrS fur the Democratic nomination Cor SrCukpr
Of the next House VI Repre-, CHieiivcS. The sub.
Mr.. Samuel J. Randall makes his olesicHrc To the
south with all the bringing cancellation OF EaTics
| iClluwplush, and Is At his wits end for language
which viii property convey the profound rvsuc"'
Ia which he holds his colleagues OF that section.
sam. Cox II not behind the cN-SpCAECr. lie hGs
h.rn IN the business longer than Randall and hRs
IL liner taste FIR Southern hOutcatHCT. The slcc.
tacc pJrzrntCd by this gentleman at th!s time j.
one 81 the most humilUtng we have lchcld since
the days Of slavery, when IUOmls. in the Senate
aud Bnlly lrnnks, IN the House, reared the man.
dates which forced Northern dpughIhCCs to their
knees Arv those days 10 he returned Ia US. and
are We again To have Al Democratic party CullurCd
and hullird a. when jeff nI;is drove II ntn rebel
lion? twill take time to solve this question: but
actions Ot suCh men as the two Sams--Rnudall and
lCON-is proof TINT the dUughncc Nt!ll lives
Political soreheads.
The New York HcrdH says there arc politi-
cal sOrchcads who seem determined to make
trouble in the next Congress. 1t alludes par
ticularly to Gen. Buffers threat of an invcsti-
CATION into the Louisiana Commission, and
Democratic threats Of an inquiry about the
letter which the President is said to have
written to Gen. Garfield, aud says
We have In this country II set Of politicians who
arr not great deal better than the fellows who
keep unhappy Mexico In hot water men who care
nothing for the country and who aim IL keep II In
II constant turmoil In order To keep themselves
before the public. The Presidents wise and pa
riotic policy has deprived these men of the qics-
tiOn over which they have quarrclcd for ten years,
and they are furious ut their loss Gov. Hampton
said very truly the other day that there were evi.
IDENTITY Northern Democrats who would have been
glad 10 sec the troops kept in South Carolina be-
cause It would have secured them grievance IN
lsse but for his part, lie was happy that his state
was NJ peace, aud he meant To keep II Sn. He Is
right, aud We warn th0sc Democratic leaders whose
anxiety for grievance Is leading them 10 foolish
attacks un the President. that they will ALLEVIATE
large part Ofthcr followers fthcy go into Congress
in October with the determination to make merely
iactous opposition. The same Is true Of those Re.
publicans who seem disposed To become permanent
surchcndS. The country wants peace and rest; II
wants 10 come To real questions and NhUtcVCT the
, Ieripatctic grumblcrS may plan we believe there
will b. enough sensible men in the next Congress
To put them down, and Ia go to useful and ncccs
, .nry legislation This Is not Mexico. What II the
President lid write private note To Mr.. Garfield,
suppose, even, that II contained what II asserted
an opinion that 'nriclds chances for the Speaker
made Speaker, but II the GROWERS will only keel
I on threatening aud making fuss 1t would not sur
Q prise us If they ended by puttng him In the chair
G The Swecny settlement.
3. The New York papers as II rule speak dsap
{ prOvingly of the settlement with Peter
e Swecny. The World says
1t is perfectly plain from this settlement Of tn,
l Swceny ease, Us II has long been plain from tn,
v manner IN which Twecd's confession was sup
and plan ~ keep from the public any turtle
! knowledge than II now has Of the transactions q
i the Ring. No credltable motive can be imagine,
4 for such disposition. Nor can any good result
: frDm such plan. The public Is entitled Ia the IN
" formation which we must assume TINT somebody !
. trying tn keep from H. II is absurd 10 tell tina
u 1t Is necessary To the ends Of Justice that hclplcs
>, old man like Tweed should lie left to languish II
Q prison for lack Of bail although he is willing Il
make null confession and restitution as full as h
can. II Is n mOckery to tell us that the estate q
James NJ. swecny is TO pay considerable sum
when We are not even told exactly what the sum Is
and assured from the bench that the scttlcmen
y involves no reflection upon Peter H. sweeny. II
such a case as this plain wordsarc best 1t will no
/, do for public prosecutor III these Ring suits 4
L wrap himself up IN mysterious reserve, like
: foreign Minister on the floor of the English IIOus
u of Commons and assert that the public service vii
n not permit him To answer questions great pub
+ lie suit cannot he managed like caucus. Every
. body who has followed the Ring suits with any a,
I reads Judge Wcstbrook's speech this morning
/ must know that the Ring suits have been manage