National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

The English drink of calf and 'alf''
would suit David Davis 1t would be SO very like
his politics.
The Democratic Senators refuse to
pair with Malone. But they were willing enough
to trade with him and give him fat positions when
they thought they could capture his Yote-1iog
Times
Senator Mitchell, of Pennsylvania,
defines the deputy Democratic variety of inde-
pendence as opposition to everything which the
Republican parry organization approves That IS
teTse and accurate.
The impression prevails atWashington
thatthe Democrats will hardly continue the contest
long after reassemb,ing on Monday. but the indi-
cations of returning reason on either side are as
yet but the yaguest-Nelg fork Times.
The Governor has written to Wash
ington that he Is not in favor of RObertsons con-
firmation. He stands by Conkling in this affair
Is the expression imputed TO him There is no
such break in the Stalwart ranks as has been al
leged.-Rocteser Erpress-
General Mahone's declaration Ofinde-
pendence has stirred up the Bourbons as they have
not been stirred up since they captured the Capt.
tol.' The more they fume and fret the greater
damage will they inf1ict upon the Solid South. Let
the debate in the Senate continue.-Enchange
Has the President no higher aim than
to be the cafspaE of resolute, daring Secretary.
whose career has passed from the dream of ambition
to the enjoyment of revenge, and who already has
contriyed TO seduce him into as cold and thankless
position as that of Hayes at the close Of four
years?-Nete York Herald.
1t is little too soon after the CAM
paign for Senator Bayard put his old air of Su
perority to his party. The memory of his speeches
is yet fresh especially in this city, where he made
labored effort to show that the Democracy had
consistent record i'll favor of honest money and
resumption. If that was not defending his party
through thick and thin, what was it ?-Tf6aae.
MIR. Butler asks the Senators from
the North how they would like to be heldresponsi-
bic for all the murders committed in their Sec
ton during the past six months. If any Northern
Senator had been closely connected with whole
sale massacre like that of Hamburg it may be
imagined that he would not like to be held re-
sponsible for it any better than Senator Butler
does.-ErchdBge.
The Washington papers say that
Frank Hatton. of the Burlington Haackeye, is a can
didate for the Office of Government Printer. While
Hatton deserves all he can get, and more, too,
solemn protest Is entered against his removal to
Washington, unless he takes the Raackeye with
him. He has made il one of the best and bright
est papers in the West, and every column of it par
takes of his Individuality Ocean.
The question among politicians now
is, who was inaugurated after all? Or who Is the
Presidents president? Mr. Hayes president was
commonly supposed to be Mr.. Evarts and there
was certainly great deal Of that eloquent gentle
mans opinionated uncertainty about the late ad-
ministratiOn. General Garfields first and only
real Cabinet choice was to me dismal omen of
his gumption from the first. president should
not take minister of ten times his own personal
force. unless he is humble enough to think him
elfquite out of place and to accept a regency
Correspondence Rochester Erpuss.