New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-16
it. Nash gives sign. one way CT another, and they
are shocked at his duplicitY.

it. Nash gives sign, one way CT another and they
are shocked at his duplicity
What does it mean that all the Democratic papers
of the baser are bowling for General Arthur to
assume the Presidency
1t is significant fact that nearly all the men
prominently concerned in the late boiling Straight
out Convention at Lynchburg hold Federal offices.
Perh ps they want to keep the Republican party in
Virginia so small that the offices will be to go
around among them.
Mr.. Pocketbookwalter does not intend to make
any speeches in the Ohio canvass. He is wise II
he should go on the stump some hardened old Bour-
bon wonld be sure TO rise mp and ask him. at every
meeting he addressed, how long he had been a
Democrat.
Here are few figures for students of Virginia
politics. taken from THE TRIRUNE ALMANAC. Re-
publican vote last year S. Readjuster Demo-
cratic vote, 81 ,527; combined Anti Bourbon vote
10, 1861 Bourbon vote, 96,449 majority of com
op"i Anu-BourDon vote over Bourbon vore,
1S,tlI.
Governor Luke Blackburn. of Kentucky thinks
the President will not He has theory that
the ball struck the spinal column, affecting the
great nerve The Governor is a physician, and once
had national reputation a medical expert. That
was in the time, bur his fame was in connection
with the spread of contagious diseases and not with
wounds. We never heard that he was shot. We
remember, however, that Mt time a good many
people wanted to shoot him.
movement is on foot to settle large number Of
Swedes on the wild lands of Eastern Kentucky. 1t
is good thing in two ways. The immigrants will
help develop the resources of the State and will
vote the Republican ticket The Swedish colonies
OF the Northwest are strongholds of Reoublcanism
One reason for this is that every Swede can read
and write Kentucky will be lucky if she Sc
cure hundrcd Thousand of these air-hared strong
Imbed, clear-headed Scandinavia S.
nator Dawes publishes in The Springfield Repub-
another and CONCLUDING left fbn cuh
OF " Civil Service Reform" 1t is not more law that
is needed, he thinks, to effect wholesome change
In the civil Service, but healthy, positive public
opinion. He says: There has been on the statute
book for more than ten years authority of law am
pie and comprehensive enough to work ont every
possible reform IN the service ever suggested-lf
only those who make laws and choose those who ex
ecute them willed it," The essential of real reform
he believes to he first to absolutely eliminate Con-
gressional interference in appointments to Office ;
and second to relieve the President of the large
share "toifclal patronage by devolvng it upon the
hea'ls OF departments and chiefs of bureaus under
thein, Drlng ing responsibility and authority TO-
Eethe 10 the same person. Mr. Dawes criticises
the Pendleton bill at length, and summing M his
argument against n saws rs coupulsOrv features
IN hands of an Executive whose he art went WI th
the execution of the law and whose back rested
against aggressive public sentiment woui6 ar-
complish only what can already be accompi1s bnd
Under EXISTING law If he people demanded and the
ment of the PcnI e 5e IfF hand s6 6s &
partisan or the indifferent. would aggravate many
lod the evils under which the service now laboTs,
The colored men of Virginia want the capitation
tax abolished; they want the power taken ont of
the hands OF Democratic Justices of the Peace to
convict men unjustly of slight offences and disfran-
chlse them for life; they want free schools for their
children, and fair ballot for themselves These
are thelr main reasons for supporting the Liberal
hht-ibourbon movement They may he ignorant
but they know which wav their interests lie IN noii
Ties as well rs the smartest white man in the State