National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-15

IT now looks as if the vessel owners on
the Chain of Lakes would be able to dictate
their own prices of freight this fall instead
of being dictated to us heretofore
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SENATOR HERMAN was voted failure at
Syracuse. He is clever man and good
lawyer, but an Indifferent statesman, and
worse politician than he is statesman.
THE political compass points unvaryi2Gly
to GRANT and TILDEN for 1880. Every
effort to divert its finger fails, for it flies
back to that point incontinently whenever
interlered with.
II is said that there were more robberies
committed in Syracuse during the sessl on of
the Democratic convention than had been
known in whole year at any previous
period.
IT is now contended by political tyros
that the Syracuse ticket is not q machine"
nomination. Oh, no probably not. TIL
DEN, who is machine of himself, prob
ably had nothing to do with it,
SENATOR HAMLIN, of Maine, is emphati-
cally an old political stager, having taken
part in every campaign in his State for forty
three years, and what is more and better,
he ..''S lc'e' lA'oe "n appointment " DieaN
it.
IT is now stated that Colonel =. A. SCOTT
while in Europe made arrangements for the
necessary means to complete the Texas Pa
cihc railroad. This is well. Indeed, it is
much better than badgering Congress for
subsidies.
Mr.. CORNELL had hattering serenade
at his residence in New York on Friday
evening. 1t now looks MS ifhe will annoy TIL
DEN and his cohorts much more than JOHN
KELLY by his detection. CORNELL is very
popular in that Democratic stronghold.
THE prosperity of the country is knock
ing the stufling out of Democratic speeches
this fall throughout all the West. There is
no sound so dismal to the average Demo-
crt as the music of the forge, the spinning
jenny, and the general hum of business.
He cannot stand these.
II is now rumored that President HAYES
will make political speech in Ohio durin 9
his visit there. If he should, he will eX-
hibit a cOmmendable degree of Independ-
ence of SCHURZ-though the Secretary may
dismiss him when he gets through with the
Indians, for a violation OF order number
one.
THE New York HeraM expresses the
opinion that JOHN KELLY made u mistake
in leaving the Democratic party. Inter
view JOHN, and see what he thinks of his
mistake. Two to one he regards it as the
proudest act ofhis life. 1t will no doubt be
the mistake of his life if he returns to a
party which cyinces no respect for his
opinions and services.
THE Democrats of New York are taking
soothing-syrup in three forms. One resides
in the prospect Of supplanting ROBINSON
with some other name on the ticket more
acceptable to john KELLY another thai
KELLY's bolt will strengthen the ticket il
the rural districts, and still another in tht
hope that KELLY will repent aud play th'
returning prodigal. Soothing'syrup is still
in order, and 80 is Crow in that State.
THE Argus is the title Of weekly papo
which has just made its appearance in thii
city under the auspices of our coloreC
fellow-citizens, and is edited by CHARLIE
N. OTEY and j. H. BRUCE with good ability
1t is, of course, stalwnrt Republican il
politics, and though not as large in form ii
some of its contemporaries, there is plenty O
room for it to grow, as it will, in size ant
circulation, if judiciously conducted.
THE Chicago Tribune thinks that tn
CHIsHoINIs will be avenged, but not by tn
fox-hunting officers of justice in Kempe
County. The people Of the North will tax
the contract of punishing the Southor
brutes who murdered the CHIsHoLMs. TIL
press will put q tongue in every wound q
CHIsIloLMs to cry thestones in the North
mutiny and rage, Those wounds wi
stump for the Republican party in ever
State north of MASON and DIXoN's line.
BEs BUTLER and WENDELL PHILLn
have been harnessed together and put TO til
GreenbaclS cart in Massachusetts,. This
hard ON PHILLIPS. lie has tugged at man