National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-29

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WASHINGTON, MAY 30, 1873.
SENATOR CONKLINGs SPEECH.
To sPply the extraordinary demand for
S.ao'or Coakiing's Great Speech upon "TmE
" EXTRA SESSION OF 1879; WHAT 1r
" TEACHES AND WHAT Ir MEANS" The
National Republican Printing Company has
PrhaN a large edition thereof in pdmpblct
Jorm, conrcHiem for ,pubIic distribution as
Republican campaign document Copies oJ
Hjs PdmpAlt mag be hdd on application at ow
cooaiiDg. Room or lab 0Gcc, at the rate Of
Soy.r Mousand Orieys rcspecysly solicitcd
a'd promptly GHca.
If the veto had been sent in yesterday
would 1t have bccna FOSTER boom ora TAFT
boom?
The New York Times says that Mr.. THUR
MAN has always had a happy knack of do.
ing the wrong thing at the wrong time'
CONGREss seems to have determined that
Washington is a safe place in which to es-
cape pcstilencc, and hence has concluded to
stay here. 1t doesn't seem to understand
that ii is n pcstilence of itself
THE boys yelled lustilym This is the
slcrcotyped phrase which comes booming
over the wires now-a-days whenever the
name Of GRANT is mentioned in Republic
can convention. 1t came from Cincinnati
yesterday.
THE Boston Trdrciicr gives out that JOHN
i. lfAsEGNs, a New York politician of Tam
many preccdcnts once Congressman, al
ways u political soldier of fortune, is the
WAR Democrat" to whom the recently
published letter Of Secretary SHERMAN was
addressed.
SHOULD the bill which proposes to take
from tile President the constitutional right
10 nominate a Public Printer and confer il
upon the Senate succeed in Congress, it will
open beautiful little garden spot in which
TO plant another veto.
TINS looks little like n SHERMAN
BOOM The Peoria National Democrat ad-
yi.cs its Democratic friends not to worry
about GRANT, but TO do their growing,
grumbliug, and swearing at SHERMAN, as
he is sure 10 lie the Republican candidate
for President.
THERE are several Democratic measures
and purposes that may as well now be filed
away to become relics of antiquity for the
study Of future generations, and to be won
dercd at if not admired. Prominently
among these we will enumerate the report
Of the POTTER committee, the promised adj
dress to the people from the court Of King
Caucus, and the KNOTT bill for robbing the
Government of the largest printing-ollice in
the wOrld-all in heintcrest Of Democratic
honesty, retrcnchment, and reform.
THE public mind was struck with unus-
unl surprise when Mr. DOUGLASS voiced his
antagonism to the negro exodus at the
South; but it appears that in doing so he
represented a somewhat formidable colOred
sentiment not only in the North, but where
slavery existed when the rebellion came
The resolution of the Philadelphia and Bal
timorc Conference Of the Airican Methodist
Church, adopted on Monday, urged great
caution upon the blacks of the South in
leaving q section and climate with which
they had become familiar, while the New
York conference adopted a report on Tues
day approving the movement.
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As this appears to be quite fruitful sea
son for propaglting Presidential candidates,
and as the State of New York has been hon
orcd by naming eone of its distinguished
citizens for distinction, it may not be out OF
place to suggest the name of another of New
Yorll's distinguished sons and statesmen,
who would not only strengthen the ma
tianal ticket but would honor and benefit
the nation by u wise and just administra-
ton of lis Government if elected. We refer
10 the Hon. HAMILTON FISH, whose name
is as familiar to the whole country as u
household word, and whose public and pri-
yote record are without spot or blemish,
TIE SHERMAN platform of National su-
"prcmacy in national matters, honest money,
and AN honest dollar" is the Solid North
against the Solid South in new anl dangerous
shape. Mr.. SHERMAN will be n strong Candi.
date before the people, If the Democrats con-
tnue to propose or vote for imitation and dis
credit in the shape Of silver bills Upou an
honest hard.money platform they can beat
SHERMAN or any other Republican, Chdries.
ton Ners gHd Courier.
We have no desire or purpose to dis
turb the cquanmity OF our amiable cotcm-
porary by breaking the alluson that seems
TO control its judgment, or by rebuking the
spiritof braggadociot hatapparentlya actuates
il upon this occasion, but when the day o.
trial comes it Will learn alike TO its surprs,
and sorrow that the Democrats cannot bca
one side of SHERMAN or amy other Rcpub
" ican.' Wait patiently and you viii
know more rs you does now"
THE BOurbOns are Caucusing again in ~
indirect way, but they go about it with {
coyertncss Of purpose which plainly show
that they are not wholly insensiblc to th
shafts of ridicule that have been fired u
them during the past two months on accoun
of their reliance upon star-chambcr dicta
iions. They have general conference com
miltce, composed Of members Of boil