Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-05

The independent republicans or Pennsylvania
ar preparing for active opposition TO the machine.
They are IL hold a conference in Phiiadelphia on
the 12th instant, and there is great deal OF in
terest manifested In the meeting, especially by
politicians. as the action taken may have very
decided effect upon the campaign this year The
preliminary arrangements for the conference
appear % have been matte I'm a busineSs-Iike man.
ner, showing that the 1nager5 OF this movement
not inexperienced in politics Every county in
the state has been invited TO send represe
and reduced railroad rates have been secured on
all the roads The central committee OF the
Independents now contains a representative
IRON nearly every county in the state,
whereas, when it was organized, not more
than half the cOunties were represented.
The conference will be respectable in both mum
berS nj character, some OF the most influential
republicans of the state having signified their In
tention of attending. Several lines of polly will
be discussed One plan suggested is to make
coalition with the democrats; another to nominate
an independent republican ticket and keep it In
the field. Whatever promises TO infCt the most
serious injury upon the machine will, no doubt, be
adopted. 'Deatn to bosses and the machine" Is
the war cry of the independents, and under the
leadership OF Wolfe. they propose to attack the
ruling dynasty all along the line during the COM
ing summer and fall All Idea OF attempting to
control the state convention seems TO have been
abandoned. The machine Is too strongly en-
trenched TO be overcome in that manner. The ex-
pressiOns of the independents now indicate that
they contemplate maintaining their own organi-
zation and leaving the republican convention in
the hands of the machine. They believe that TO
defeat the machine ticket after its nomination
Will be the most effective manner OF procuring
''new deal ia Pennsylvania politics"
The question Of saving the forests of this coun-
try from devastation and destruction is beginning
to attract the attention il merits. A large meet
ing was held I'm Cincinnati Tuesday TO in2ugurate
movement for the holding of national convel
ton In the interest OF forestry. permanent or
ganiz ton was effected and correspondence will
be had with all sections OF the country with the
view .: bringing together a convention that will
accomplish something. The subject of forestry,
In all It's relations will b. discussed, and parties
are expected to be present whO viii be able TO give
scientific and statistical Information, as to the
elect the destruction or forests has upon land and
its productive qualities, the length OF time the
timber in this country VIII last at the present
rate OF cutting, etc With comparatively little
llbor AMI trouble the coming generations may be
as well provided with timber as the present the
past 1t Is 10 be hoped that the proposed conyen-
ton sill be a success
h
The proposition To extend federal aid to the
Cause OF general education meets with consider
able favor. The fact that the proportion of
niterGte population is large in some of the
states that those states cannot at any reasonable
Fate OF taxation provide adequate educational
facilities is generally recognized. The federal
government Is in receipt of an enormous surplus
reseEue yearly, ana it is argued that no better
disposition can be made OF this surplus part
OF 1t than TO educate the rising generation. The
amount appropriated by the government should
not, it is held, be made TO depend upon any con-
ngency, as, for instance the sale OF public lands
As has been proposed il some OF the bills intro
doeed in Congress
SennOr came very near making a hit I'm his
prophecy OF sleighng for Washington on New
Year. Though the snow is a little behind time
Just here, he can claim that the promised article
was duly supplied in this latitude and even further
south On the LIST OF January. At Petersburg, Fort
fess Monroe and other points in this neighbOrhood
mere were several inches OF snow on that date.
The Guiteau trial, " like a wounded snake drags
IT'S slow length along" but the end is now within
sight The pleas and rulings cannot occupy
many days, and Ii is believed that the jury will
not require many minutes TO reach verdict.