National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-11
the tabulated statement. In most of the

the tabulated statement. In most of the
countries specified it is obligatory upon
every male citizen between the ages of
twenty-one and forty-fve years, and
capable of doing military duty, to serve
for certain period with the eolors. This
is most notably the case in France, Ger
many, and Russia; hence the large num-
bers of organized or trained reserves
available to those Powers in time of war.
If the unframed militia, or that not in
cluded in any permanent organization, be
taken into consideration, it will be per-
ceived that the actual fighting strength
can be nearly if not quite doubled by re-
tanning the latter for depot, home, and
garrison duty, and relegating the or
ganized and trained reserves, or most of
them, to the field. It seems impossible,
however, that any contingency calling for
such an armament can arise. The
enumerated war strength is amply suf-
ficient to meet any emergency within the
bounds of probability, and SO vast are the
numbers which the firing of single
hostile cannon can bring into collision
that thoughtful minds do not wonder
when humanity trembles at the bare
thought of an European war.
Old Remus and the Administration.
The humorist of the Atlanta Constitution
merrily groans because President Garfield
welcomes General Malone as friend of
his administration and an enemy to Bour-
bonism. We say he merrily groans, for,
while he affects sadness, we can imagine
the sense Of mirth which overcomes him
as he tells us of the Presidents blunders.
There were "new developments of senti-
ment and feeling in the South" says our
sprightly friend. And "they had their
most conspicuous manifestion in Georgia
in the election of Ex-Governor Joseph E.
Brown!" The tender passion for the
Nation and for a free ballot which the
State of Georgia mincingly murmured in
sending that awfully good old man, "Joe
Brown" to the Senate has been rudely
cooled by the President because "he has
chosen to ignore the disposition of the
Southern Democrats to support the.public
policy of his administration" Isn't that
good? "Old Remus" can't beat it. Just
think of the blushing and shrinking
Southern Democratic Senators trying to
support the administration and Garfield
" fiouting" them. They knew that the
administration needed old hide-bound,
shell-backed, moss-eovered Bourbons to
have control of the Senate committees,
and were anxious to concede this admin
istration necessity. They were foiled by
the conduct of Malone, who went in with
the Republican wing of the supporters of
" the public policy of the administration
and put the committees in the hands of
the administrations friends. The Presi-
dent has actually expressed his satisfac-
ton with the result, and now the Bour-
bons are discouraged. Again, the Bour-
bon organ referred to is discouraged be-
cause the President stands by the Repub-
Hcan side of the Senate in the deadlock.
How can he ever expect the support of
his enemies so long as he remains on the
side of his friends? If things go along in
this fashion the Southern Bourbons will
go over to the Democracy. Indeed, we
may even lose old Mr.. Joseph Brown
himself We shudder at the possibility!