The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-05
Editorial Notes and Comments.

soons to meet all demands. The
concern is deficient in everything ex-
cept blunders.
Germany growls because American
hreadstuffs are seriously affecting her
AGRICULTURAL interests. The trouble
with Germany, is that she raises
bigger armies than crops.
The Democrats will have no leader |
in the next Senate, but that will be a
cain for them. They would be in
better condition to-day if they had
had no leader for the past two years.
Mr.. Randall max IS great mistake
if he supposes he can deceive any
body with his bogus economy. lie
has national reputation as the
champion quack on that subject.
Sitting Bull surrendered to the
United States authorities by proxy,
but the Canadians may keep him if
they choose. Uncle Sam has as little
confidence in the big Injun as the big
Iniun has in Uncle Sam.
President Hayes has appointed
lStanley Matthews, of Ohio, to suc-
tceed Justice Swayne on the bench OF
the Supreme Court of the United
| States. 1t is generally conceded that
the appointment will be confirmed
| by the Senate.
The Democrats cannot forget that
General Grant helped to pat down
the rebellion, aud they will never
! forgive him for it. 1t is because he
served his country we'll that they
would now put the country i'll the
false position of refusing to recognize
his services.
In all probability, Mr.. Randall
will be the leader of his party in the
next Congress. In that way he Will
be of great service TO the country, for
he gives proofs Of most unusual
ability for demonstrating his party's
incapacity. Under hin, the Democ-
racy can be depended upon to settle
snugly into its position as hopeless
and bilious minority.
1t scarcely required the laughs and
sneers of the Democrats in the House
to convince the country that their
sympathies are still with the officers
OF the army who resigned their com
missions at the time when the Union
stood most in need of their services.
Mr.. Conger was Lot long in convicn-
ing them that he laughs best who
laughs last.
Mr.. Ben HIPS inability to decide
upon which side OF the 'reyolution
, of 1861" he is willing to deposit his
vote Of approval is probably caused
mainly by the uncertainty of Presi-
J, dent Garfield's course toward the
!; South. If that course should take
, the form of handsome Federal office
to Mr.. Ben. Hill, that hesitating
patriot would probably see his way
clear to voting Tor a pension to Gen
erai Grant. Mr. Hill yearns to be
Irecohciled that's what's the matter
with him.
A white man has been convicted in
South Carolina of voting tWenty-one
ballots at once. His color, the liberal
number OF ballots and the fact that
he was recommended to mercy. sug-
gest that he is IL Democrat. The fact
that he was convicted at ali seems to
render it impossible that he should
be a Democrat. Or is this the local
tscapegoat, whom South Carolina, to
vindieate again her belief III State
| sovereignty, hath set up for herself
Senator Logan put the Democratic
opposition to the Grant bill in nut
she'll when he reminded the majority
in the Senate that they had already
put two men On the retired list who
retired themselves at the opening oil
the war, while now they were resist
ing the same action in the case OF a
man wins went to the front when the
war began and emerged at the close
the greatest Of its soldiers! Demo
cratic legislators are usually on the
side of the other kind of men.
Governor Blackbu of Kentucky
who is an authority upon fever and
cholera epidemics, predicts the early
appearance of cholera as an epidemic,
He says the disease has already APP
peared in Chicago in a modified form,
amt is called cholerine. His theory
: is that cholera always follows an in.
, fluenza epidemic. such as has lately
been prevalent.
: The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
! pany in Maryland has rendered to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company the sum of $293.9S award
and costs of the Viaduct crossing
which was declined by Vice Presi-
dent Keyser. The Baltimore and
Ohio Company are also requested tC
put in crossing according to law.
Special policemen are guarding the
property of both railroads.