National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-05

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rent American nc,rspapds irrespective Of party,
arc psbiished Just any other petrs items, solely
for the Information Of our readers. Our o'r1
opinions AND pers wil, usual, be expressed only
10 our editorial columns:
Our Relations with Mexico.
The Troy IN. W 7imes approves o. the
policy of tho Administration 10 pursue MeSi.
can robbers across the Rio Grande. II says:
President Hayes is infcxible in his determine.
ton that marauderS are to he pursued to their
homes, punished and deprived Of their booty
whenever that Ia practicable even though nc.
comes necessary to invade Mexican soil for that
purpose Possibly knowledge of his resolve may
result in stirring the Mexican authorities up TO
something like decent performance Of their duty
Cioyernment OF Mexico viii take umbragc, and re.
sist inynsiOns OF its territory by force Of arms thus
innngurating condition Of war informally, hut,
whatever may happen. the administration at Wash.
ington is under the strongest obligations to protect
the people of Texas from further spoliation by
their unprinclpled and Inpacio,iS ncighboIs AZ A.,
hazards. one result of the Presidents resolve VIII
probably be more placablc feeling on the part OF
southern Democrats in Congress toward the army.
The i've representatives from Texas may DC DC
pended on 81 vote for Just appropriation in DC.
tobcr. and they will doubtless be joined by Others
Of their party from the south and West 10 such All
extent as to defy opposition.
Mr.. Randolph fuckers Heresies.
The Albany Journal, referring to Hon. J. r.
fuckers address to the law graduates In
Baltimore on Friday, says that the address has
at least the merit OF frankncss. and adds:
IL has all the old State rights hcrcSy of John
Randolph himself 1t i bold. unqualified declara
tion OF the most extreme doctrine Of state
sovereignty and square denial OF every vital
principle which Is essential to the life OF the nation
Under the plea Of condemning ccntralism. Mr..
Tucker essentially repudiated the national idea.
OF course. he denounced all military intcrference
within States criticized the suspension OF the
hdb.Is corpss even in time of war; denied the
authority of the President IN determine between
rival STATE and was sh Ssi Al ,hI s
Is part Of the common Democratic stock.in, trade,
and there was nothing surprising In IL. But he
went further. He rcprobatcd the spectacle of the
governments of eleven states superseded" That
expression can have only one meaning. u refers
tp the eleven states which seeded. aud 1t menns.
that, even though they did scccde. the Federal
power had no authority over their governments,
and that the whole Of the process OF reconstruction
w Mi9 ,s Any w"G JMa L, S SnS az be STS rhs
and privileges. That's the open arowal OF rcpr'.
sentative southern man who Is no time'Scrrcr, but
worth understanding even though 1t may not now
have any practical importance.
Ultra Prohibition.
The ultra Prohibitionists Of Iowa have been
holding convention at Des Moincs, and
although the most extensive preparations were
made for 1t, IL was not only not success but
was d markell failure. The fact Is that the
prDnlDltlDn cause ~ an III pDltlcs
growing more and more out of fashion. The
disposition to make temperance political
issue. an issue in every election and test t.
be applied to every candidate for office, is not
strong. The Burlington Ha'eteys has the fol
lowing remarks on the subject, and their ap
plicatiOn is not limited to Iowa:
II seems also to bc demonstrated that In tn,
minds OF the people We have law enough upon thi
subject at least Of the prOhbory kin all that cal
be enforced and more than Is enforced In thu
urcatpr portion Of the state. Practical men tina
no gaer 0E ;oTia be psrPf,,,s S even q o
lish THRU pnrty upon that issue. II might max,
| a diversion from the Republican party, and BY
possibility such a diversion would throw tit
control Of the State into the hands of the Demo
cratic party. This would not benefit the cause o
| temperance hut would result In the repeal Of tn
laws we now have upon that subject. sometime
this has been done In States where the old partic
are Of nearly equal strength. hut we have yet Il
That ,b ,nr pfi In oS r ~ Sey
| York. Connecticut and other states Temperance
tickets have been more frequent, but their aggrc
gate vote seldom exceeds three or fpnr thousand
and gives little II any signs Of increase. In low
| the running Of a temperance ticket was tric'
| two years ago, and the candidate for Governo
had a little over five hundred votes Evidentl.
| the temperance people of the state do no
! believe in that mode Of prosecuting the work
If the record Of the Republican party IN Iowa 70
the lust twenty ycaT, shall he examined 1t will b
found that It's candidates for all offices have been
a rule, and with scarcely an exception, men q
aillripty ana rtttttlerS Di hiWNN
men in favor Of pruhibitory law, but certainly
htir share of such. The party Is made up of TEN
peratc men, and it is fair to presume that in futurt
is In the past. the candidates II put, forward vii
| he representative men in this particular: To as
for more than this Is unreasonable To insist 70
example. that every candidate for Office shall stan
upon the platform made by the prohibition rad
Gals at Des Moincs the other day that they mui
subscribe u all OF its principles. and that no ma
can be temperate or worthy oil support nnless =
surd. The people are not ready for such lntempe
ance this, and the party which plants itself o
that narrow basis will never be 80 large as TO
formidable or dangerous.
For Free Cuba.
The New Orleans Times thinks there is
better day dawning for the Cuban patriot
and declares that the next six months will d,
tcrmins whether or not Cuba Is to have
local self-goyernment. The Times says:
There will sail from United States port, in
very short time. the most complete ami thorough
organized expedition that has gone tn Cuba sin,
the commencement OF the revolution at iara,
October 1853. The forces thht will be landed vi
arrive the island in three bodies OF so pick'
and trained men. They viii have two light NJ
| gun batteries OF artillery equipments for two rev
ments of cavalry and improved breech, loadiI
muskets for twenty thousand soldiers. The cor
I missary and quartermastcr's departments will
better provided for than ever before and there vi
be supply of everything required by the medic
body of men ever went into active seryi
. better fitted for two years campaig
The difficulty heretofore has been In landing al
considerable force without interference from spa
ish gtinbOats, that carefully watch the shores an
stop every suspicious cnift. In this case there "
be a swim. light steamer. one which will carry
much heavier battery than anything opposed
her AMI will be mlnnggd by a crew OF tried Sc
men, who understand that they are going whc
they may get into fight. and are ready for IT,
they should ind Spanish glnbOat alone she "
2 he captured and sunk. This new Cuban cruiser
course hics the Cuban flag. She will carry two hy
inch rifles, two scven-inch smoOth'borcs, and n 81
inch rifle how gun: and with her armament al
crew on board can make twelve knots and will
! daring of English sailors. Her other officers q
American. except one Italian. While these PREF
rntiOns have been going IN the Cubnns have n
been idle in another quarter II Is well known III
: Mr. EYarts Is an ardent Sympathizcr with them M
has spoken In their favor at public meetings. II
also known that the President before his inaugii
ton and since. has expressed his intention TO
v auglrate u vigorous foreign policy In regard
Mexico and Cuba and particularly the latter cou
try The Cuhans have In the Inst two ycars rccciy
assurances from men Of national reputation
, both parties TINT If they are at all successful Co
grcss at its next session will recognize their inc
. pendence
The Plan of Resumption.
l. The New York Tribune has some sensible I
' fiections On the Administrations plan of T
d sumption. and argues with force that
y he who refuses to sustain the Administration In
plan of resumption insisting that some 9th
A | method ought Ia have been preferred Is doing Il
n measurably more IN defeat resumption altOgrtl
p than any avOwed inhationist or rcpudiatOr d
y power 10 do.
, | II than aruuaa that the choice IL hetva