National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-03

GREENBACK contestants for the seats TO
which Republicans hold certificates in the
next Congress are becoming more numerous
and at the same time burden upon the
Democratic exchequer. These contests can
not be made without some cash in hand
WHY didn't Mr. THURMAN send Chair
man TELLER copy Of one of ELI PER-
KGNs' letters and be done with it. 1t would
have served the purpose of a basis for his
charges regarding frauds in the late cleo
ton as well as that now famous editorial
in the Washington Posi'
THE POTTER Committee has pcttcred its
way to New Orleans, has pottcrcd around
there until it discovered Mrs. JENKs
budget, and now it is pottering its way
back again on lively chaSsc toward the
National Capital. 1t is a pottering affair
al best. Will it potter over the cipher dis
patches?
THE colorcd people in every Southern
State should organize, not for aggression,
but for the defense of their rights and their
sination have gone far enough to justify a
pooling of issues on the part of the remnant
Of 100000 of people, who are trodden down
and oppressed by the heel of Democracy.
THERE must be very small number of
modest, unambitiOus, and satisfied men in
the Senate if the remark of the Nicksburg
Commercial is true that all the Presidential
aspirants in that body refused to serve on
the TELLER committee. Bat it is certainly
true that none of them improved their pros
pects by so refusing,
Mr.. HOWARD CARROLL has been doing
some very good political work in the Now
York Times lately by exposing the true in
wardness Of the career Of FRANK MOSES Il
native post beiium Governor of South Caro-
lima, and then showing how the South Caro-
lima Democrats used to cheat and defraud
the State long before such a person as the
carpet-bagger was known down there.
THERE was no excitement when business
opened at the Sub-Trcasury yesterday
morning There is 4 volume of sober argu-
ment in this simple statement. 1t shows
with what care and wise prccauiion the
Government successfully provided for the
transition from the instability of paper cur
rcncy to the substantial status OF specie re-
sumption.
THE perpetuity Of popular form of gov
crnment for n long period depends more
upo. the purity Of the ballot-box than upon
the strength of its army. The army can
crush rebellion and conserve the national
power for a season, but it cannot purify tho
balot-boX and protect the right of suffrage.
That duty is with the people and the dan
ger is greater than that produced by IAN
army with banners"
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"BUsINEss progressing as usual was the
dispatch received by Secretary SHERMAN
from Assistant Treasurer HmLHOUsE of the
New York Sub-Treasury yesterday. Where
now are the wild prophecies of the inla-
tionists, the llatisls, and the grumblcrs gen.
orally, Of q grand raid on the Treasury for
gold? If the irredeemablc grecnbacls prom
ises-to-pHy with which these false prophets
are so violently in love were afoat, such a
raid might he possible, As ii is, business
progresses as usual.
THE late Governor GEARY is said Ia
have had curious pleasure in saving all
paragraphs and articles written about him
He had large number Of scmp-books
filled with these things. Wonder if TIL
DEN would find a curious pleasure in the
exercise Of such habit? Or SAM Cox
Or LAMAR? The frstis generally recorded
in the paragraphs referred to as an income.
tax thief, the next as a clown, and the last
as n red-handed recipient of the bloody
profits of wholesale political murder
IT is currently reported that Genera
Phil SHERIDAN has said his "say"-il
writing, toO-regarding the new army bill
also that General TERRY has made som,
not very feeble remarks on the same sub
lect, and that both Of these gentlemen ar
opposed to it, SHERIDAN neverwrites any
hing that would not look well and reat
we'll in print BY all means, let the publi
Iave the benefit Of his letter on this i'm
,ortant subject. In short, let Us have boil
ides of the discussion.
GENERAL LoNGsTREET has accepted tn,
office of postmaster at Gainesville, Ga, Iii
waning days, now that he Is in the sere an,
yellow leaf, will be eked out in tho secu
sion and obscurity of country Wlagc
simply because, while he was the creates
General the Conlederacy produced, he wa
also the noblest aud most honest leader il
he South when peace came, and he set tn
patriotic example Of laying aside foreye
his reasonable faith, together with tn