National Republican., 1879-03-07

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WASHINGTON, MARCH L 1879.
iLGARFIELD has no opponents!
How LONG will it take the next House to !
organizes
The Democratic organ begins TO mutter |
threats against the tenure of Senator KEEL
LooG's seat in the Senate.
BRICK PoNERoYs Grecnback convention |
proved to be fzzle. But, as usual, PoNtE- |
ROY filed his pockets For this is be |
Greenbacker.
THE BECK programme will 90 down 10
the exeerution of history handcufcd with |
the seditious preparations of the Democracy |
for rebellion In 1S60-'61.
PLAINLY put, the Democratic proposition |
to the Government is Permit MS to debauch |
all the national elections or we will cut of |
all appropriations for the public service.
INSTEAD of permitting the theft Of the |
Government Printing Office the honest and |
sensible members OF Congress voted $4,000
to make Hre-proof extension to the build |
ing.
WHEN President HAYES vetoes an np-
preparation for his own salary the same
constitutional embargo will be laid upon
tue salaries of his Democratic opponents in
Congress.
THE spring freshet in political affairs is at
hand. 1t comes prematurely because of the
extra session, and the Grceuback wave IL
brings with it threatens to overwhelm the
Democracy.
a GREAT many persons would like 10
know by what species of legerdemain the
theft of the Government Printing Office was
countenanced by the majority of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
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MCMAHON, of Ohio, looms up as pos
sible Greenback-D Democratic candidate for
Speaker. And then be looms down as
partisan, within the Democratic party, of
the hideous Cipher Ogre of Gramercy Park.
WHEN the hungry Democrats in the COM
ing session of Congress find that they can
not get their own salaries without the
Executive approval of the legislative appro-
priation bill they will discover that there
nre two sides TO the BECK programme,
TIE contest between the Executive and
especially severe over nominations sent to
that body. Southern Unionists who may
have made record for eminent service in
the loyal armies during the late war will
have a red-hot gauntlet TO run for confirm
Rton.
WE have neither time nor space to de-
vote to the business of mud Singing with
the Baltimore Gazette. We have exposed il
months ago rs n shameless liar and dirty
blackguard, and we have no disposition 10
relieve it from that estate by imparting TO it
the slightest respectability or countenanee
by future recognition. By-bye.
THERE is no danger that President HAYES
will ever succumb to the demand of the
Democrats for repeal of the supervisor
law. That demand is based upon the vio-
lent assumption that every official of that
grade is periurer He will hesitate some
time before joining the Democracy in this
wholesale execration of reputable class of
American citizens.
ZACH CHANDELIERS speech on the propo-
Bition to pension JEFF DAVIS touched hard
pan. Compared with the efforts of some of
the so-called Reformers of the Republican
party it stands as common-sense to sub
limated theory. 1t continues to attract
public attention and TO be commended IN
contrast with the ordinary set speeches in
Congress and rs honesty, sound sense is
with hollow pretense and namby y-pambyism.
LOOKING back in the light ofaccomplished
results it appears that GARFIELD, HALE,
and CoNGER, all in the minority, were the
real leaders OF the last House. The so-called
leaders of the majority, it appears, did not
do anything of consequence to confirm Their
titles TO leadership. WOOD ATKINS, KNOTT
BANNING, Cox, and the entire gang of COM
mittee chairmen rolled together wouldn't
have made an average manager on the mi.
nority side.
THE advanced guard Of the hordes OF
Democratic Office seekers has already reached
Washington in expectation of an extra ses-
sion. They are one and all disgusted to find
the rear guard of their predecessors in the
Forty-6fth Congress lettering about the
scenes of place and plumber. This would
ordinarily be good news to the boot and shoe
trade but the trouble is these industrious
patriots hang around town until their funds
and hopes for appointments are both ex.
bausted before they start to walk home.
Mr. HULL, of Florida, will have an op
pOrtunity TO visit Washington after all be-
fore he takes up his abode in Albany. I'll,
extra session of Congress intervenes to per.
nit him to occupy temporarily n seat in tho
House before his trial, conviction and sen.
tence. This is letting him down easy but
the gradation is apparently natural. There
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