National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-11

America has been called the spoiled
Z" child of diplomacy which means that
European powers have let her have her
way because there was no help for II.
"Wherc nice work was to be done the anna
tours Of America have not been more fortu-
Z" nate than those of other nations, as wit
3" ness the duel of wits between Sir HENRY
BuLwER and Mr.. CLAYTON. Mr.. MOTLEY,
admirable as a writer, was a poor nego-
" tiator, and ended by getting himself dis
" tinctly recalled-the most grievous aifront
that can be offered to minister"
AN anti-dueling association has been
formed at Camden, S. c., the frequency of
duels in that vicinity having aroused pub
lie sentiment against the practice. Thirty
nine gentlemen signed the resolutions, and
Judge j. b. Kershaw was elected president
of the association. lis objects are declared
to be TO educate and organize the moral
sense Of the people against the wicked and
pernicious practice; to take proper measures
to procure an adjustment of all personal
difficulties in the county, and to enforce
the laws against dueling in every case of
their violation.
THE young scratchers of New York,
whose tender sensibilities were outraged by
the nomination of CORNELL for governor Of
New York last fall, are now amazed to find
the governor terrible scratcher himself
He has run his veto pen through 139 items
in the deficiency bill lately passed by the
state legislature now adjourned, thereby
reducing the bill by the sum of over one
million dollars. We doubt, however, if
there will be any demonstration on the part
of the scarifiers. They are only useful as
directors. The vocabulary of the band is
limited to adjectives of detraction.
THE New York Times, in its comments
on the platform of the party sent forth
from Chicago last week, says that it is tame,
inadequate, and almost completely without
an appreciation of the true issues in which
we are to meet the democracy in conflict
during the coming campaign This is an
eminently just criticism, but the reason for
such lack of political wisdom is but
vaguely referred TO. The main difficulty is
that our politicians are insincere and I'M
sympathetic; they distrust all others
as they distrust themselves, and Ian
guage TO them is but a means to conceal
their thoughts or plans to mislead their
hearers or constituents. In the mass they
| fail TO comprehend or appreciate the COM
mon sensibleness-th force and character
of the popular life which is beyond the con-
vention or the legislative body 1t is be-
cause of this lack, this inability, produced
as it is by the limiting, suppressing
influences of their method of life aud asso-
citation, that they thus present common
places and dreary platitudes, instead of the
true issues which the common people recog-
nize as dividing them politically. When
one Of this class succeeds in placing himself
in sympathy with the popular life away
make leader Of him. Whena leader real.
ICES that great public sentiment is behind
and about him, supporting and urging hin
forward, he can be honest and sincere Will
profit, for "'tis prosperous to be just" i
is the possession of this unity Of mind will
the commonalty which has made GLAD
STONE the remarkable figure Of this century
and it is happy combination of great in
tellectual qualities with this attribute o
true craftsmanship which aslfted up thu
high the young senator from Ohio Genera
GARFIELD.
The State Orpn nizntIons