Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

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The anti-Cameron element in Pennsylvania pol
itics has Effected an organization, and henceforth
the dividing line between the two factions is to BE-
distinctly drawn Twenty-Five members Of the
party, of more or less prominence, including Con-
gresham Bayne. OF Pittsburg. and eight or ten
members OF the legislature, participated In the
ganizatOn- Their purpose Is to reform" the party
from the inside, If that can be accomplished. The
first step Of the independents viii be to get control
or the state convention next year and nominate
Candidates who are pledged against the machine.
This opens upa very pretty fight in Pennsylvania,
for II i not To be supposed for a moment that the
ruling element in the party Will yield without
struggle IL is evident that large proportion OF the
republican party in that state IS restless underthe
present method of party control, and dissatisfied
with machine rule. Wolfe, a self-nOminated
CANDIDATE pOlled nearly 5O,OOO votes in the recent
election, more than three-fourthS of which were
cast by republicans. This large vote hiss ten
dency IN make boiling respectable, and if the arbi
trary sway of the machine continues to Cypress the
party, the dissatisfied element may leave il en-
tirely This is the view the independents take OF
the matter, and they insist that the overthrow OF
The machine is essential to the continuation OF re-
publican ascendenCy in the state.
There are signs all round the political horizon OF
disfntegratiOn and changes. The democratic party
has sustained defeat in its strOnghold-the
Southland a revolt against the dominant element
OF the republican party has been organized In
Pennsylvania, OF the strongest republican
states in the Union. Old political issues are dis
appearing and new questions of public policy are
looming up.
WHEN Texas was admitted into the Union there
was stipulation that its territory might be divi-
ded into five states of convenient size; but the
consent OF the people OF the present state is neces
sary 20 this division. The subject of carving four
more states out OF the present one is discussed in
come, ton with the talk of admitting Dakota.
Texas has population of 1881 500. and contains
274.356 square miles OF territory, enough to make
five states larger than Pennsylvania. The obsta
Gle to the subdivision OF Texas appears 10 lie with
the people of the state who have decided prefer
ence for letting her remain as she is.
Mr.. T. p. O'COnnOr. member of the British par
namenI, in a lecture delivered in Baltimore last
night, spoke confidently of the ultimate success OF
the Land league agitation in Ireland. He predicted
that PsTnell would be in his place In parliament
next February, more determined than ever to con-
tinue his fight. MIR. O'ConnOr counts upon the
continued and determined resistance of the Irish
people to the extOrtonate demands OF the land
LORDS. He advises and expects passive, quiet re-
sistance, however.
President ArthurS reported declaration that he
will appoint no one 10 public Office whose fitness
has not been demonstrated, and that he will re-
move none except for cause, is recognized as
having the right sort of ring but the opinion IS
pressed that the President will have to carry on
pretty hard fight with the office-SeekerS and poll
tcanS before he Will be able to succeed In estab-
fishing his wholesome policy.
The fire underwriters OF New York are pointing
out the danger of serious conhagrations from the
conducting wires OF electric lights. Even when
properly insulated these wires are dangerous as
means of conducting light through a city.
Even if the electric principle OF lighting houses is
ever perfected, the danger that turks in the
Illuminating current will apparently remain a
drawback to its popularity.
killed his man in a blizzard room in that city is
now setting up the plea Of emotional insanity as
his defence. Emotional insanity differs somewhat
in its symptoms, we suppose, from the chronic
neutrality-suspicious. kind, but its effect ON
1tS victims seems TO be pretty much the same.
The talk now is that Mr.. Riddleberger, read
Juster has made his calling and election sure for
the Us. Senate from Virginia. The friends OF Mr..
Lewis, however, do not give up hopes. Should he
Uewis) fail to get the Senatorship, it is said he
will not accept the Office OF acknowledgements
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