Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-16

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Democratic machine politics In Pennsylvania
have, according To the declarations OF prominent
lnen of that party. reached as low an ebb as the
Independent republicans charge against the regular
organization of their party. IL Is generally admit
Ted that the success OF the regular republi-
can candidate for state treasurer I'm the re-
crnt election was due to trading with
the Democratic bosses Of Philadelphia. A
dcker was made with the notorious ex-Alderlnan
"Billy" McMulGn, whereby he was to vote his
gangs for Bailey in return for republican machine
votes for certlln local democratic candidates
Election tickets bearing the names OF the candi-
d9tes To be voted for by the machine elements OF
both parties were printed and tn the disgrace OF
thousands OF voters in that city, the bargain
was ratified at the polls. The voting that
day exhibited the spectacle of the very
men, on both siles, who continually howl
for "plrty' working for the success of
political opponents. Democratic bosses were
helping to defeat the man they had helped to
nominate for a ttte Office, and the republican
chine was working against local candidates 1t had
put in the field. The bosses seemed to regard the
bargain as legitimate transaction. No special
efforts ut cOnco alTnent We're made. The defeated
democratic candi late for state treasurer
was beaten by his own party. No
wonder the people of Pennsylvania
cry aloud for reform. They have
been ruled and robbed In the name OF
politics by both parties II the Independent voters
will pcTscvere, however, they will have the salts
faction OF Ovrrthrowing the machine before great
while. When the bosses of opposing parties are
driven to the necessity OF trading off OF their
candidates to save others, the end is not far OF.
The press quite generally compliments Judge
tnyu pnO nf no
OF tine common law rule. Din force in this DISTRICT.
In regard To the qualifications of jurors The
New York Post speaks Of 1t as "the sensible de-
cision OF Judge Cox that man need not be either
grossly ignorant, or of grade OF intelligence only
slightly above that of idiot, In order to give
. honest verdict in a case OF public Interest,"" and
says that g. under the rulings which have pre-
vailed In some cases it would be impossible TO
empanel jury to try Guiteau anywhere in the
n1ted StateS-or perhaps In the c1Villzed world"
The Springfield Republican notes with pleasure
that IL terms the zone pleasant feature In this
diSEracefu 9Th regiment episode" and that is the
display OF good sense and good temper on the part
OF the respectable southern press The Richmond
papers suppressed all accounts of the rufiianism
On the morning after its occurrence, and only
published the facts, finally, when 1t became ReceS-
siry a. part OF the defence OF the city and its
Inhabitants In all the comments of the southern
press the bad behavior has been stated as strictly
confined to the few drunken rOughS who We're
guilty OF 1t. and neither Massachusetts, nor the
north were held in the least responsible for it
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The true fnwardneSs OF the late Newark bank
failure Is fast coming to light 1t is now learned
fTOlu Wall street brokers that cashier Baldwin was
frequently and largely engaged in stock specula-
tions,-operating mostly in the name or on ac-
count Of his wife and brother. 1t appears that
concern alone was at one time carrying stocks for
htru viii
AZ the same time he was interested in other VEN
lures equally hazardous, il not so large. This SORT
OF thing is certain for bank officers the famous
western remedy was for fits. 1t knocks them every
time
some Of the Georgia papers are using the oc-
casiUn OF Gen. ShermanS visit tn Atlanta as an
opportunity for arousing local feeling against
him there. on account OF his famous march
through that state, and the part he took generally
In the late The better part of the press con-
deInns these efforts, but the fact that they are
made in any quarter shows not only bad taste
and bad feeling, but they must tend In the end to
work far more injury TO those who make them
than TO him against whom they are directed.
Cincinnati has brought to light telegraph
OPERATOR OF uncommon business Sagacity and pro-
fessional enterprise. He detected in selling
The contents OF the others private dispatches TO
each OF two rivals in railway stock operation in
That city, and In addition to this stroke OF sharp.
practice was doing little occasionally in the
STOCK business on his own account based On the in
formation he thus obtained. The proper field for
This young mans genius is Wall street The bank
account Of a millionaire awaits him there.
The predictions OF the astronomers appear TO be
no more reliable than those OF our weather proph-
cts Az least the meteOric display advertised for
night before last and last night failed put In an
appearance To any apprecable extent In this local
ny, so far as heard from. 1t could hardly be said
70 have been postponed on account OF the weather
either, for all the atmospheric conditions were adj
miraDly adapted for complete and satisfactory
exhibition OF whatever celestial attractions were
ready for the public eye Was there anything
wrong In the calculation, was the promised en-
eertainment largely matter of guess work?
- Mr.. MacVeagh does not explain" Is the remark
or the New York Herald in reference TO the latest
s-called "explanation" by the ex-AttOrney Gen
eraL The Herald again asks Mr. MacVeagh TO an
swer in direct terms what he means by saving
that his usefulness las representing the govern
ment In the star route cases" came TO an end when
Mr.. Arthur became President
The Richmond Whtg readjIster organ declares
that the next legislature viii readjust the Virginia
site debt 1t says the RiIdleberger bill .'will
become law; and IL The creditors refuse to
aceede 10 II they viii get nothing. Mark our
words" IL anybody has had any doubt as TO the
repudidting purposes OF the readjusters they need
DOT doubt any longer.