Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-15
Chance for a Pel,,ic.A millennium.

The democrats are disposed TO take comfort
In the reflection that though they are deprived
OF absolute control In any Of the departments
OF government. they can exercise negative
power that will be formidable. An aggregate
popular vote OF nine millions was last Novem-
Der so equally divided between the republican
and democratic parties that 1t has not yet been
positively determined which candidate received
an actual majority. though the republicans
claim It, and probably have 1t By preponder-
alec, however, OF only few thousand votes
The thirty eight states were divided equally
nineteen for each party. The republicans have
the Senate by one majority, and counting the
three vacancies existing Cd their side, they
will have the next House by the slim majority
CT one also. 1t is said by those who have for
years been prominent IN politics that never be-
fore, In the history OF this government, was
there such narrow margin between the ma
5crity and minority parties. One stroke Of the
hand Of death may transfer one house Of Con-
gress from one party to the other.
There Is lesson of more Importance to the
country than the question OF which party shall
control Congress in this nearly equal division
OF politics. IL may be read In the rarld growth
OF Independent thought and action politically
N all the country-1n the overthrow OF machine
rule and bOssisin, and In the desire manifested
In every direction for rest from heated partt-
sanshfp and Seetionalism. All sections are en-
Dying prosperity. The south, which naturally
and necessarily suffered most from the rebel
ion, never, even In its best ante-bellum days
enjoyed such prosperity as now. The men who
we're active in the days of secession, and who
were welded to the old I6gime, have to a great
extent, passed away, and their sons and heirs,
2 new generation, have taken their places
TEis young generation has come Into its lnheri-
" in R0r1x xytth fha
md each year marks progress and increase Of
y aalth IN the south.
The people Of the whole country, In the full en-.
oyment OF peace and prosperity, will keep a
watchful eye upon politics and parties, and the
over rests in their hands 10 approve what Is
proper and right, and condemn what Is I'M urtous
and wrong Ia Congress, They care not rap for
the few offices at the Capitol, but they do care
for and demand legislation that Will continue
and Increase Rational peace, quiet ana pros
perity.
The proposition made some time ago by The
STAR 10 publish announcements of births as
wen as those OF marriages and deaths, has at
tracted the attention OF its cotemporaries In all
parts OF the country, and in almost every case
not only the propriety but the re al usefulness
OF the proposition is warmly urged. In one
locality III the state Of Maine (the city of Lewis.
tom, the publication of births Is nearly as COM
mon as that OF marriages OF. deaths. SO also In
some parts Of California has the custom pre-
vailed quite generally for long tima, and
there, as In Europe. its advantages are we'll
understood AS rule, however, and strangely
enough, Ii may be added the practice has
gained very slight foothold In this country.
IL was quite common In ives tern Mas3a.
chusetts for while, but appears to be less so
there now than formerly. The reason for this,
rs assigned by the Springfield Union, is that
Inc word went forth In that section some time
ago that such announcements are not "good
Iorm," 10 use one OF the phrases of snob1om.
This Is little curious" that paper adds,
considering the prevalent tendency In this
country to ape English customs, and it can
only De explained On the ground that the peo-
pie who set the style here never see the Eng
lish newspapers, and are ignorant of what the
fashion there Is In this respect" In England
Inc announcement OF birth Is regarded as of
quite as much Importance, both to relatives
and society at large, as the Intelligence OF a
death OF marriage, and It VIII become so here
L time