The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-14
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IT is reported that the French EN-.
barge on American pork has been
raised.
The postoffice at youngstown was
burglarized Oh Saturday night, and
eighteen dollars and sixty-eight cents
in postage stamps and registered
package were taken.
TIE Republicans of Virginia don't
seem Opposed to fraterniZe with Ma.
hone, the 9. boss" of that party. The
Republicans of Alexandria and Fau-
quier counties held meetings on Sat
urday and resolved not to follow Ma.
hone. but to maintain the regular Re-
publican organization.
SENATOR BEoKs idea is a good one.
that the Republican Senators should
raise pOny-purse TO provide for Ma
homes man Riddlebefger until next
winter, and then 60 on with the I'M
portant business the President con-
vened them in special session to trans
act. =4a-e-
AS the railroad bonds of Republican
Minnesota fall due on the 1st of De-
cember next, and no provision has
been made for paying them, it is more
than likely they will go to protest as
repudisted securities. This may score
another triumph for Readjusterism,
but can hardly be called revolt
against Bourbonism.
The Republicans did not wait twen-
ty-four hours after the election of
Democratic Mayor in Cincinnati, be-
fore they introduced bill into the
Legislature TO take from the hands of
the man elected by the people all con-
troll of the police, and to give it to the
control of a Police Commission. And
this is the party that pretends to be-
hsve in the right of the people to con-
troll their own affairs.
On Saturday night burglars entered
the large jewelry store of William
Wise, 239 Fulton street, Brooklyn, n.
Y. They made an effort to break open
. safe containing 100000 worth OF
diamonds, but after drilling several
holes and breaking their drills, they
abandoned the task, and directed their
efforts to another safe, from which
they abstractsd one hundred watches
and quantity of jewelry, valued at
about $4,000.
HONEST Republicans must look with |
pride upon the work being done by |
their party leaders, in the way OF
building up in the old commonw ealth |
of Virginia party that advocates the
reputation of honest debts, and in
stalling as the leader of that party an
unrepentant ''rebel brigadier.' ISM /
the party of loyalty and great moral
ideas driven TO desperate straits when
I'm the very flush OF victory it is forced |
to stoOp so low in order to conquer? |
LAST winter Democratic Congress
passed the three per cent. funding bill,
which saved the Government over a
million dollars q month. This bill
was defeated by the veto of 4 fraadn-
lent Republican President, which was
generally approved by the papers and
politicians of that party. Sill, that
party is lond in its professions of be-
ing in favor OF economy and the in
terests of the people.
The u. S. Supreme Court has deci
dsd that the laws for the suppression
of poIygamy in Utah are insufficient,
and that under them ii is almost i'm
possible to procure the evidence nee
essary to convict those guilty of the
practice. 1t recommends that the
statutes be so amended as TO authorise
the giving of evidence by a wife
against her husband, for by that means
only can convictions be procured. As
President Garfield has announced that
he will do ell in his power TO stamp
out the iniquitOus practice, we may
expect that he will call the attention
of Congress to the defects in the eX-
isting laws at as early day as posi-
BILE.