National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-30
POLITICAL POINTS.

The only living Democratic issue is free trade,
and the party Is afraid of that
Senator voorhees, recently explained his tariff
speech at Georgia, and now he Is explaining the
explanation.
President Arthur is evidently keeping his own
counsel. There has been no Cabinet rumor in mo-
ton for a week.
One of the first things Congress should attend TO
is the congressional appOrtionment The sooner
II is attended to the beter.-Au0ustd Me- Journal
(Rep)
Senator Morgan. with ill.timed Righteousness.
called him Riddle bargain, but the grand old Com.
monwealth readJusts all this, and calls him Rid
die Bourbon.
Horace Maynard, Of Tennessee, being asked re.
Gently whether he intended to retire permanently
from politics. replied: "There Is no such thing as
permanency in human affuirs."
There Is q rumor that Senator NJ. c. Butler NAV
become the leader of tho South Carolina Anti.
Bourbons This seems incredible. We shall be
told next that Wade, Hampton has deserted the
principles OF Lee ana Jackson.
1t said of contested congressional seat from Mis-
souri, that the dispositions In the case make pile
OF legal cap three feet In height that the nOtaries
would make q book of 1900 closely printed pages
81 want no greater distinction than the Liberal
party of virginia can give me, aud am conentt TO
dict recorded, aud the world acknowledges that
these people have done great good for the land
General Mdhone.
1t is now announced that the Rev. j. Hyatt
Smith, tho Independent Grcenbacker who was
elected 10 Congress from Brooklyn and Brumm.
tho Pennsylvania Greenbnckcr have both pledged
and act with that party.
The Atlanta Constitution says: "Tafiy Is a good
thing but II Is wasted In this Instance. Tile peo-
pie of the South do not believe they can serve
themselves or their section by making the entire
revenue OF the Government subservlent TO the al
ready well Allied pockets of few hundred man.
uiacturer5."
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says that the Hon.
Alexander II. Stephens expects TO spend the
greater part ofnext summer in this city, Boston,
and Philadelphia, and will probably not return 10
CrawfordYille before August. His book, which he
completed before his departure from home, he Will
not publish before next fall.
There is good deal ofshFewdness In the Malone
plan OF enlisting young men null OF fire and nmb-
tion IN the ReadJuser party I. can be received,
years which has: not the confidence and active
support Of the young naturalization Ne,os ard
cssTter.
Elk. Congressman stenger, OF Pennsylvania, seems
to he a Democratic statesman who Is able to say
Just what he thinks about the future OF bis party
Concerning proposition for the Democrats 10
nominate him for G9yeInor Of Pennsylvania next
year, he says; 1t will depend upon future dcYel.
opments. As see things now politically the clouds
have leaden lining" They have the same kind
| OF lining to every other Democrat who looks al
| them. There is nothing for the party to do but
| either put up It's umbrella or go In. Perhaps by
the year 1900 Z may be possible for them to emerge
| again Into public view without getting wet.
The Victory In Virginia Introduces liberal
methods and ideas looking to the abatement OF
| the Obstructive and repressive agencies which
have been applied 10 suppress or peryert the popu
| lar will and make mockery of the laws and Con-
| stitution OF the country. IL matters not by what
party name this result has been contaminated. The
principles involved constitute the merit of the sue.
cess and II is to the operation Of these principles
grounded In the fundamental structure of our
Institutions that the frutiOn OF this new depar.
| ture In the politics fthe South must be traced
| StduiIl0R VALLEY Pirgtaidn
II Is amusing to notice the mournfll refrain OF
the Bourbon press over the disgrace and prostra.
| ton which have come upon Virginia because q
few fOsslliZed politicians have been kicked ont OF
| place and power by their masters, the people II
| Virglnla's honor aud prosperity depended upon
| the class OF politicians who have been directing
public affairs for the past Twelve years then In
| deed was her dependence Il broken reed Twelve
months will not have passed before the wisdom OF
| the change will he amply Nindlcaed ana The peo-
| pie more than satisfied with the good work they
have done. Z" Let thu heather rage" however il
will do no harm. II will expose how dear the
| spells were to the "bCst people, and how sad Il
thingt is ~ be ont In tie liliCAl cold State and
nstonal.--SdailiJH Valley Pirghlian.
A subscriber 10 the REPUBLICAN, writes; We Of
Pennsylvania thiuk We are entitled u represent.
alive In President ArthuFs Cabinet We have
many grand Republicans IN the old Keystone
Slate who are capable Of filling amy one OF the
cabinet appointments, and We think the position
OF Postmaster. General should be given 10 Penn
sylvania, IL might not be considered inYiduous
IN me to name Colonel NJ. g. Quay, of Philadel.
TO MI that position; who is ino lawyer and pos
sesaed OF superior executive abilities having lled
with great aecectabilily the position OF Secretary
Of State during Governors Hartranil and
no man that would an Cabinet position with
greater acceptnbility not only 20 the State, but TO
the entire country than would Colonel Quay.
Then let vi have him"