, 1881-01-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

auc.ttons involved in that reform aro bet
ter understood md BY larger n',ml'Srs Of rcopto
wc.t Of tho AllcRhcnlca than On tho Atlantsc
Coast.
Mobile {Aia.> Register (Dem.): Tho qucs-
Tim now Is, shall VIC motlify our navigation laws
and let our people buy ships wherever they cnt,
hn Ind chcnrcst. or Bhall VIC nttc1npt to keep up
n Jccaylug murine mil pny lnrgu subsidies to
John linnrh 4 To. nut Of Ito pockets Of tho l'co-
pIe Of tho United Stascs?
Washington Post {Dem.): THO public has
sincere respect for tho scnnto, is proud Of tho
dignity aud high character Of TINT body, but 1t
does not believe there Is nny occastun for htdtnF
under oaths Ut secrecy such business rnuttcrs as
tho Chncse Treaties. There tnny be, on rare
uccasIons. q necessity for secret session, but
Whenever tho sunatu prnccels 10 tho consi..-
Grafton Of executive business Is simply nb-
surd.
Charleston Is. C.) Nctus and Courier:
Srhat nnsrc should be moro potent with SOUTH
cracrs than tho sla'no ot ltobcrt Edward Ice!
il !s tho symbol Of fidelity, devotion, fortt.ttlc.
Othors llaye won moro victories in tho field; or
hare gained more sl'ccesses lii tho co,sncIls Of
history sEcnks 1ns risen 10 the hight OF Ice, in
both war md penco, IN triumph md disaster, Mt
and tcachtnx tllo snIs OF his old soldiers tho
paramount obligation 1T loyalty to tho Goycrn-
inent Of tho peoples who conquered u.s.
Memphis 4lnf'ancIsc tDon,.): The reason
wby Senate Bruce will not receive 4 Cabinet mn
poIntment trou, slr. Garfield Is embodied in tho
following paragraph from Now York society
letter: "Mrs. Honator Isrlec was conspicuous
among tho cnllrrs, not only for her fine prcs-
cnec. hut for hcr good .nsse III dress. Her COS
tun,o wns bcnntitttt continuation OF tho 't!nn
ns M ss ] e nus socs %e ee caGos ane o %s
ces's wife takes prcccdcnco of 4. Cangresstnan's
wife, Ar. GARFIELD Is undoubtedly bravo mini.
k%A Anlr fsnu t.kN ,ks~t.H
combined wrhth of nil tho wives Of Republican
Congressman III tho Capital.
London Nc,rs: The United Stntcs has nlso
overcome to large extent tho perpetual drnw-
buck of distances. The Pacific Ocean Is linked
With tho Atlantic by railway md telegraph. md
both Sides nf tho vast continent nre Within
Speaking distance Of the tccnttnR contres OF
Aslatto and European commercial life. Scope
enough for production mid seif-support there
y In America. supposluE tho outside world
thut out; but, notwithstanding tho ,'sltseasc or
distance" which was onco tho buRl,otr. OF. OIL
terpriso IN commercial! ns wei! Us mlflfaty nut
IT, IT, AHsr. Sn, mnxkst5 rn @ Or tnn-
bourne. Tho scope OF American commerce fs
bounded By no ocean and limited by no nasion-
Memphis Apa|anchc {Dc,n.): Gcn. Gar
field owrs something to Wisconsin. The lladgcss
were bis friends In tho Convention from, tho be-
ginning. Besides, Wisconsin is the residence Of
aman With ii blg brain md a big honrt, who
would ht into sent In tho Cabinet 1u!sc rs well
Us any other Republican In tho United States.
The appointment of no Northern ,1an would 10
70 satisfactory to tho pcoplu OF tho South rs
!uAt OF Hei1. e. u. NHshuurtf, nurnE tho WAr.
tn command or al Important ,nilitnr. post
Mne1e corruption Among commuters WIS not
e1eeptlonHt, hc casno out nboro tho rcnch or
called to nlo over wild taso ron hni,i Of mtlits-
y law he hug left 81, 1naily kindly rorlel!-