The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-04
Editorial Mslangs,

The new year opens buoyantly and
hopefully, in business point Of view.
Resumption of specie payments is fixed
fact, the country is full Of substance, our
export trade is heavy and the balance Of
trade is largely in our favor. Distress
and financial embarrassment appear to be
on the increase in England. The London
Times emphasizes the details Of the paral-
ysis that has fallen on that country:-In-
dastries disorganized, credit shaken, fail
ures multiplied, wages reduced, artisans
idle and even the classes heretofore more
prosperous than artisans actually suffer
ing-these are some Of the gloomy items
which the leading English journal finds
upon the disastrous balance.sheet of 1873.
She annually receives from this country
about s9O,OO0,OO0 for carrying our pro-
duee, sum which we might as well pay
to our own tars, except that We have no
tars, or comparatively few, at least, to do
this service for us, consequently it goes
to English sailors. Europe is at peace, or
nearly SO, and the scare Of last year, about
an organized band Of regicides, is believed
to be grouudless. The vacancy occasioned
ia the American legation at Berlin, BY the
death of Bayard Taylor, is said to be fill
cd, though not publicly announced. Lieut..
Fred Grant has been given permission to
accompany his father to India, and will be
absent year. They viii travel in gov
ernmcnt vessel at the public expense,
thorough deadhcads. The government
has been ceusured for this kind Of favor
itism. ard Grant has been censured for
accepting it, as it is nothing less than
using the government property and re-
sources without authority, as the Secreta-
nv Of the Navy or the President snve no
right to dispose Of the government proper
ty in that way; but Grant IS a capital re-
ceirer, and absorbs like sponge. Con
gress viii meet again on the 9TH, Tuesday
next, having enjoyed good long holiday,
kissed their wives and babies, eaten their
Christmas knickuacks and swallowed their
eggnog, and viii be in capital trim for
hard work. We use the phrase, hard
work, only in comparative sense, for,
reader, don't you conclude that any Of
them mean to hurt themselves by over
work in the public service; not bit. In
the meantime, the Potter investigating
committee, and the Blaine-Teller commit
tee are at work, and when they come to
report. we shall see what We shall see. We
shall not be at all surprised if the latter
committee should undertake TO prove that
all the fraud aud violence and intimida-
tion were committed by the Democrats,
and that they are, without doubt, the Vi
lest SET Of scapegraces that ever went un-
hung. They will place the Democrats in
such positioa as a good mother found
herself, is one Of the courts Of this State,
some years ago. Her son had been killed
by man who knocked hiB ia the head
with hoe while they were at work to
gethes in Geld At the trial, the coun-
sci for the defense, who had the ability
TO make the worse appear the better rea-
son, pleaded SO eloqucnily for his client
and 50 twisted and contorted the evidence,
that she declared, if be had gone on It,
tie further, he would have proved that her
son had killed the prisoner ut the bar. 1t
is now denied that conkling and Blaine
have pooled their issues in favor Of Grant
for the presidential candidacy in 1880
We thought it read like canard, from
the first it would have been an exhibit
of more generosity than either Blaine or
Conkling .poascss. The truth is, nobody
isfor Grant except the Old Huukers, who
all favor his third term IN the hope Of
getting back snugy into their old nests
again. It is safe to say that Ex-GoV. |
Curtin win be seated in the next Con
gress. The amount Of Cameronian crook
eduess which he will develop and expose
to the committee on elections Of that body, |
will leave little room for doubt that he is
entitled to the seat over his competitor.
He will make his influence frlt in that
body, and also in the politics Of the Key, |
stone State. Senator Bayard is looming
up grandly as probable presidential can
didate ia 1885. The Democratic party
has many eminent statesmen from whom
to make choice. There are Tilden,
Thurman, Hendricks, Hancock, BayaFd,
Randall aud others, but We doubt If the
choice could fall upon more able, high
toned and faithful administrator Of the
public trust than Bayard. From present
appearances the honor is likely to fall mp
On one Of the three men--Tilden, Hen
bricks or Bayard-either of whom would
lift the Executive Office FAR above the lev
81 il has occupied for tho last four terms,
and reflect honor upon the position Instead
Of detracting from it. In our opicion,
victory is assured, in advance, whoever
may have the honor Of being standard
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