National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-08
WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 8, 1881.
Population Of the National Capital. 10000.
Our Long-Lost Democratic Brethren.

Our Long-LOst Democratic Brethren.
The prodigal Democracy are inclined
to dine. The most benighted of the
Bourbons are again ready to accept the
situation-indeed, any number of situa-
tiOns. The shotgun Senators are in
forgiying mood, and are ready to be borne
upon the shoulders of the negroes of their
States to a second term in the Senate.
The Southern Bourbon papers sing an
thems of praise to our new President, as
they did TO his immediate predecessor,
and pronounce the utteranccs of his inau-
gural address conservative with a few
exceptions" The :" few exceptions"
were Of course those pledges he gave
that crimes against the ballot
shall be punished. Oh! how pleasant it
is to see brethren dwell together in unity!
The dear old threadbare Democratic party,
which comes in tatters and rags to the
Republican side after every defeat, and
protests that it is now in favor of the
than any we know Of except that of the
witless Republican fools who rejoice that
their ancient enemy has finally decided
TO abandon his wicked ways.
Take the Democratic newspapers, and
Is their best representative the Wash
ington Post. What a jaunty vagabond it
is. How provokingly familiar it is in
Republican company. How gaily it
whistles the Republican tunes Not a
word now of the filthy ISLANDERS Of the
campaign. 1t seems to have been rather
invigorated by the mephitic gases it in
hailed in the sewers where it gathered
the filth it cast on our candidate, and now
comes up smiling from its corner"
where its party had been thrown, to take
4 leading part in the management Of the
new administration. How fippantly it
discourses of the men who are knocking
others over the mazard in this party of
ours. It champions one leader and dis
misses others to the rear with all the airs
of tlae grand marshal of torch-light pro-
ce8sion.
There can be no doubt that the devil is
dead when he comes to the church door
at the head of all his imps and offers to
wipe out all lines of distinction between
them and the members Of the church.
How uncharitable it would be to think
otherwise.
The Democratic party will support the
administration as a Democratic measure
within the Democratic organization.
They win vote that wolves are sheep
dogs, and that burglars are constables;
they will promise that foxes shall kill no
more geese, and that negroes may vote if
it does not lead to Democratic defeat.
They are for the administration, if that is
the best road to the defeat Of the admin
istration party. There is no end to their
promises, and no beginning to their per-
forInances. They blow political soap
bubbles to distract the attention of
Republican simpletons while they
piifer the portables Of the latter.
They are an everlasting swindle
and q perennial fraud. They have
carried negro scalps upon their warrior
belts while preaching undying fidelity
and devotion to the fifteenth amendment.
They have alternately denied and de-
Tended the outrages perpetrated by the
murderous bull-dozers upon black and
white citizens for political opinions.
While half Of them gushed and made
love to President Hayes in 1877,
the other half rent the air with
cries of fraud against his right to
occupy the Executive chair. In the
campaign of 1880 they were all united.
That contest will always be remembered
as the one in which great political party
descended to willful SANDER, libel, per-
jury, and forgery against the candidate
of the opposition Now that he is Presi-
dent they are all his long-lost brothers,
with the largest of strawberry marks on
their left arms. Well, it is all Exquisite
fooling." Let the comedy go on.