National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-15

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WILLIAM H,Li.- Professor Carpenter.
LfNoots HAIL Complimentary Benefit
TnE no-rcnt agitation in tho Isle of
Skye threatens TO become a regular Skye |
terror
scuwAB is in favor of Mr.. Hewitts |
plan. We hope Mr.. Hewitt now feels
more comfortable.
Tm Gar is very DESTROYS TO have
Poland represented at his coronation.
Poland would prefer to attend his
funeral.
A VERY high duty on plate-glass-such
as De Pauw makes-is to be the front
tenet of the Indiana Democratic creed
this year.
The aged editor of the Chicago Tribune
is unfortunate in having but small
number of wicked partners to share the
odium he is earning,
II is easy to hire hall, but not an easy
thing to fill it with paying audience.
This is the experience of George SCoville
with his Guiteau lecture.
Our city schools are making excellent
progress. The teachers are doing good
work, and there ought to be no delay in
the payment of their salaries.
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THE customary spring revolution in
Hayti is now on, but President Solomon
hopes to smother it in few days. Hay
ten revolutions revolve very rapidly.
Nor one iota of political capital can be
thereby made for their party by those
Democrats who try to delay or defeat the
proposed legislation on Chinese immigra-
ton.
MOODY AND SANKEy have decided, after
mature delberation, that the whole city
of London cannot be evangelical in
twelve months by any process known to
man.
AN order issued by the retiring Secrc-
tary ofthe Navy, redistributing the duties
of the various bureaus of that Depart
ment, is likely to be heard of n good many
times before Mr.. Hunt returns from
Russia.
THE Republican party in Colorado is
rich in senatorial timber of excellent
quality. The existing vacancy is well
filled but this fact need not prevent the
Democratic press from agonizing over
the matter
II is the proper thing for wealthy
Americans to travel in Europe before
they have seen any of the wonders of
their own country. The rush for the
coming summer bids fair to surpass all
presidents.
EVEN the extremes must be concili-
ated in our next national ticket" re-
marks learned pundit of the Jeffer-
sonian school. In that case how would
Ladd, of Maine, and Fitzhugh, of Texas,
do for your 1884 candidates?
THIS time it is the State Of Iowa thai
bosom ofthe Democracy-allo on account of
free trade. Never till it got into the
drooling stage of second infancy did the
Democratic party prattle such nonsense.
In coming years the student of the po-
litical history Of our times will search in
vain for any moral question in politics
in which the sympathy of the Democracy
was not for and with the side opposed to
good morals, This is a hard thing TO
say because it is so emphatically true.
TIE Democrats appear to be distressed
because Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
acquesces in the decision of his party
friends upon a matter Of policy. Did
they ever have any reason for doubling
that he would do that? He is an old
and trusted Republican leader, If ever
he opposes his party it would be because
he believes ii is unfaithful to its mission
THAT was q splendid effort in the Pos
yesterday showing how the vote Of
Florida would have been cast for Tilder
lift had not been cast for Hayes in 1876
II was like the discussion after hand at
whist of the probable effect of having led
a club on the last trick but three. But
alas for Tilden-
The mil, can never grind
With the stream that has gone past.
A FRENCHMAEs impressions Of the
United States, and particularly Of society
in Washington, Baltimore, and elsewhere
will be found on the second page Of this
issue of The REPUBLICAN. The writer wa'
one of the French Yorktown Centepna
delegation, and his views are exceed
ingly interesting to the people Of Wash