National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-28


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WASHINGTON, MARCH %, 1879.
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The Democrats are beginning to yell
"TLDEY and Victory!' again. As before,
they are welcome to TiLDEN, and we will
take the-victory.
No United States bayonets at the polls
for the preservation Of peace; only the bay
onets and pistols of the rifle clubs for the
preservation of the Lost Cailsel This is the
new Bourbon doctrine
Ex-SEcRETARY GoRHAM's succinct de-
fense of President HAYES in the matter OF
political assessments during the last cam.
paigu has been very generally received as
complete and satisfactory.
Is IT kind in the Louisville Comier-.T Jour
nal to be reminding the New York Tribune
of its occasional change of base 2 We should
think not, after the campaign of 1872 when
they were as loving as two kittens on a rug.
The Solid South belongs to the white
Democracy. The eolored citizens of that
section seem to be recognizing that fact ut
last. They are transferring the untold
value Of their industry aud muscle to other
sections as rapidly as they can.
WHILE the Democrats are bowling so
franticIlly for repeal of the bayonet act,
wouldn't it be proper thing for them TO
bring forward some proof to show that
single voter was ever prevented from exer-
cising the right of suffrage freely and unre-
servedly by the agency of United States
troops2
THE amazing concession was made by
Mr.. LAMAR in a late Democratic CAUCUS
that Congress really has something to do
with the manner Of the election of its men,
beIs. y full report of his speech on that
occasion is now required to prove that he
did not add qualifying admission of the
superior authority Of the States.
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THE idea of reducing the army in the
face Of the threatened war with SITTING
Bulls band OF Indians, as we'll as the APP
parent necessity for additional troops all
along the frontier this spring, is simply and
criminally absurd. But it is n Democratic
idea, and would have prevailed in the
House yesterday if the Republican vote had
not been solid against It,
THE House began operations in a COM
paratively timd way on the army bill yes
terdayi but the majority party seemed to
be troubled with nightmare of impending
responsibility. The Democrats didn't 20 at
their work with as much vgor as the pub
lie had reason to expect of them. We are
still of the opinion that they have "bitten
OIL more than they can chaw"
THE idea that the Confederate Congress
adjourned at Richmond in 1865 to meet in
Washington, Is a mistake. 1t is true that IL
has reassembled here in part but this re-
assembling was not contemplated when
they broke up' ut Richmond in the hear
ing of GRANTS guns The members there
OF were then intent upon taking "the pa-
role " instead of seat in either House.
But somehow things have changed.
They" say that the South will not
count so much in Democratic nominating
convention as II does in Democratic Con-
gressional caucus. Count so much of what ?
TILDEN's barl? But, however this may be,
the dominating power in the caucus is the
one which sways the legislative destinies OF
the country, and therein arises the influences
which will in turn sway the voters of the
nation. 1t is, therefore, of very little con-
sequence who or what it is that will count
so much in the convention.
IF any one thing more than another
would challenge our deepest pity it would
he to see enterprise struggling first with
TILDEN's bar'l of money, and then sweat
lug away to set up a Hoe perfecting ma
chine which will have the easy task of
rushing off some twelve reams OF white
paper daily, The press will have an easy
time, but the sweating faculties OF enter
prise and TTLDEN's bar'l are rather severely
taxed.
The colored exodus from the South is
really becoming matter of serious import
once. In one day recently 400 of them
arrived in ST. Louis on their way West and
Northwest. No better evidence than is
hereby furnished could he required of the
truth of the assertion that their "old mas
tiers are their best friends But the pc
cuIiar manner in which this friendship is
attested has its corresponding peculiar re-
suits. When these peculiarities are ex-