National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-06


SwINToN declines the honor of running |
for President on the Kearney ticket.
BuTrERwoRTH says he will run for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket next fall, no
matter who should be the nominee for
President.
"THE calumuies of his enemies may force
governor SEYMOUR to the front" says the
St. Paul Globe. And the candidacy of
GRANT will send him to the rear, say we.
BEALE, from the First Virginia district,
thinks "if TILDEN be nominated his party
"will lose three Congressional districts in
"Virgnia.n That's just the number the
Democracy will lose if fair elections be
held--no matter who is the nominee-Mr.
BEALE's being one of them.
MONEY, of Mississippi, is candid. He
says that TILDEE or anybody else nomi-
mated by the Democratic party could carry
the solid South, including Mississippi"
MONEY has great faith in the shotgun
policy and the devotion of the masses of his
party to the behests of its leaders. In this
interview alone we see great hope for TIL
DEN's nomination.
IL referring to the late border rufIian at
tack upon the Liberal Of Alexandria, Va,
the New York Herald says In the days
"of Kansas border rulIianism, wrecking
newspaper Office was a mere trihe, but we
have made long stride in advance since
"then, although some of the citizens of
Alexandria, Va, do not seem to have dis
covered the fact"
TIE Philadelphia Ledger thinks that ira
ditons concerning the Presidency that
rome down from the fathers Of the repub-
lie are fine things 10 quote when they suit;
but is there any tradition that WASHING
ton ever mounted the stump and an
nouneed himself as candidate for the
Office of President? II there is one it
might be sent out to Ohio.
CHALMERS, of Mississippi, says that if
TILDEN be nominated by the Democracy,
eighty per cent. Of that party in Mississippi
would stay away from the polls. If this
should be so, the Republicans in his dis.
trict would have an excellent chance to be
represented in the Forty-sevehth Congress
by coming out and voting for their candi-
date. When the bulldozers are not out,
the Republicans Of the Sixth Mississippi
district can always elect their Congressman
whether TuLDEN be running or not
THE Canadian weather prophet has made
another prediction: A cold and wet May
"and same to the middle Of June. After
shat, dry, extremely dry, and fine dry
Aweather will extend till the end of the
"year." This prophecy, however, only OPP
plies for the latitude and longitude of New
York, so farmers hereabouts need not worry
about their corn, etc. VENNoR will have
to make prediction for Washington and
vicinity with a trifle of wet weather about
July aud August.
If General GRANT would mako as frank
and straightforward declaration of his
wishes and purposes ms Secretary SHERMAS
did the other day it wouldn't hurt his pros,
poets any, aud IT might help him great deal
--NeD York Tribune
General GRANT could not aud would not
under any circumstances, in our humble
opinion, do what Secretary SHERMAN die
the other day, make public proclamation L
the country that he seeks to be its Presi
dent. If the Presidency, through the pop
ular impulse and will, should seek Genera
GRANT he may accept it, but never other
wise. He has never, nor will he ever max,
himself n candidate.
THE fue hand Of TILDEN is being shown
In the South. The South-the section il
which all the heightened and honorabl,
gentlemen Of this country reside-is com
ing up gradually to the support of SAMUEL
]. TILDEN for the Presidency. The pres
of that locality have at times been fearful
In Its anathemas against him it has de
nounced him, his bar'l iscipher telegram!
and, above all, his lack of pluck in no
stealing the Office to which he was not elect
ed. All this has been done in the most I'm
measured terms and without qualification
Yet the influential papers are beginning al
ready to eat crow. They will support hir
If nominated, but they do not desire hi
nomination. Pshaw That bar'l is ire
sistible.
WHATEVER men may think Of JOHN SHET
MAN, his position as a Presidential canddat
has been manly.-Rdnsas city Journal.
Personally, this may be true and just, bu
incidentally it is not true 80 far as his fol
lowing is concerned His henchmeu or
doing some very unmanly things 1t
not manly " to print in pamphlet form an
circulate a scurrilous attack upon Gener'
GRANT personally, giving the credit of it
the Cincinnati Commercial, a vile calumnG
tor of him, and putting it in circulatio
through the henchmen Of Secretary sHEE
MAN in such a manner as 10 lead to th