National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-23


A NEW version of the tragedy Of the bull
and the locomotive is now being enacted
up in Maine. Sooner or later the Fusion
lists will be bounced off the bridge.
THE Home Rule movement here in the
District will take tangible form tonight.
The suffrage meeting will prove to be the
beginning of the end of irresponsible NUM-
cipal government at the Capital Of the
Nation.
SENAToR-ELECT MALONE, of Virginia,
banqueted the coored members Of the leg
islature of that State, at Richmond, one day
last week. The Chivalry were indignant,
of course; but General MALONE has way
of doing things to please himself regardless
of their Indignation
Mr.. HoRATIo SEYMOUR is of the opinion
that Senator BLAINE is q man of vio-
"lence," and will not, therefore, receive the
Republican nomination. This is good, very
good, rs coming from an ex-Democratlc
candidate who once addressed a turbulent
New York mob as my dear friends"
Now that the Republicans of New York
have spit on their hands preparatory to
taking n new and firmer hold upon their
share of the electoral votes of that State
their isn't so much talk about choosing
electors by State Legislatures in the South.
There are some games that two can play at.
u nj tha VI A hOnn hos
been stolen At any rate, it has disappeared;
fact that may be accounted for by the
circumstance that it was left lying around
loose in the vicinity of Gramercy Park. A
certain resident of that locality has, it is
known, habit of surreptitiously prigging
inconsiderate trihes.
AFTER all the gossip and comment about
the nominations to the Russian and Eng
fish missions preceding their public an
nounOement, it is gratifying to note the fact
that no serious objections are now made to
them. The entire press of the country, re-
gardless of politics. so far as heard from,
speaks Of them approvingly.
THE fact is perhaps worthy Of note that
none of the county delegates to the Penn
sylyania Republican convention have been
instructed" The Philadelphia Times ex-
plains that many of them are BLAINE men.
and then adds that two weeks hence
"when the convention meets people will
abe wondering where all the BLAINE men
"are.n
PHILADELPHIA puts in n bid for the
questionable honor of being chosen as the
place for the next National Democratic
Convention. The Times Of that city argues
that this selection could not be construed t.
the advantage Of any especial Doom. There
upon the HancOckites must droop theil
feathers. IfHANCOCK is not Pennsylvania :
fayOrito son, what is he?
THE Hon. Z. b. WAsHBURNE is il
lively demand out in Illinois. Some of hi;
friends insist that he shall run for Gov
ernor while others are holding him in re
serve for the Presidential nomination. As
matter of encouragement to the latter, il
is admitted that the Republican party al
ways had good luck with its Illinois candi
dates in National contests.
To read and accept as truthful all tn
Opposition organs have to say about tn,
several Republican booms, one would thinl
that the machine" is loaded for Genera
GRANT, and that all the other candidates
are relying upon spontaneous Outbursts, a.
it we're, for success But the truth is, tn
wire-pillng is all against GRANT, ant
" the machine" whatever that Is, is no
under tho control of his friends
THE fact that Senator-elect GORMAE, o
Maryland, was formerly member ofour Ma
tioual Baseball Club has given to the press
iolsers ample scope for their punning pro
pensities. But all of these efforts have nov
come nearly to a short stop in view of tn
suggestion of the Chicago Tribune that "t
doubtful if he can make as clean home
'run as DAVID DAVIS" Evidently TIN
Tribune punster is good at the bat, for hi
strike was daisy-Cutter.
The Chicago Inter Ocean earnestly sug
gests that Mr.. Secretary ScuURz and edito
HALsTEAD shall "move out" of the Re
publican party, because it is reported the.
will not pledge themselves to support tn
Chicago nominee whoever he may be. TIL
10 wastes its bre ath when it condescend
to discuss this question seriously. The ex
perience of 1872 shows that when such mel
move out of the party, as they did then o
their own free will, more than enough o
the Opposition will move In to take the
places
That magistrate the Presidentl is
be elected for four years and IS TO be y
eligiJle as oftea as he people Of The Unit
States shall think him worthy Of their COM
dsaee In these circumstances there is
total dissimilitude between him and Kin
of Great Britain who is an hereditary mon
arch, possessing the crown as a patrimon.