National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07

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cease. The Republicans of the North
cannot understand how divisions can
continue in a minority party in Southern
States if there is any honest intention of
becoming a majority. The spectacle of
Republicans in Southern States excom-
municating each other from the party
and blackballing each other at the De-
partments in Washington is simply an
exhibition of total Indifference to the
party itself and shameless struggle for
personal benefits. 1t would be entirely
fair if the Administration were to COM
pei reconciliation or ignore all the bellig-
crents in making its appointments. As
for Republicans who insist upon straight
out party contests for the purpose of in
surfing Bourbon victories, they have no
more rights as party men than have the
Misunderstanding Bourbons who use
them.
The Administration will of course
gradually determine what sources of in
formation are most reliable as to affairs in
Democratic States. 1t is already safe to
say that the Bourbon Democracy will
not be among them.
SUPPOSE nine-tenths of the State of Nir-
ginia had been cut off and called West
Virginia, would all the old debt have be-
longed to the one-tenth still holding the
old name? Or suppose four new States,
comprising four-ffths of the Old Domin-
ion, had been created would the whole
debt have remained binding on the one.
fifth retaining the original name? There
is but one answer, of course but the logic
of those who try to fasten the stigma of
reputation on the Rcadiusters compels
them to hold that the debt clings TO The
name, even if ninety per cent of the land,
population, and taxable property are
erected into new States. So long as the
old organization exists, no matter how
much of its territory may have been
Topped of, it must pay the old debt!
This sort of stuff passes for argument in
Bourbon and Assistant Bourbon circles.
THERE were thousands of Democrats in
every Northern State who were true to
the Union from 1861 to 1865. But the
Democratic organization, in each of the
States during that period, and in its Ma
tional Convention of 1864, was uniformly,
and almost aggressivcly, obstructive to
the Union cause. 1t is this great fact OF
Democratic history that must forever
prevent that party's return to power.
The "National Democratic organ "
need not permit itself to be phcnome-
nally distressed over the question: "Who
will lead the House on the Republican
side?" Inasmuch as Republican mi
nority in the last Congress was able to
dominate the majority the most o. the
time there would seem to be no ground
for serious apprehension as to the Re.
publican side in the present House. :
NTHERE is no law on the statute-books
that has contributed so much to the
prosperity of the country during the past
three years as has the arrearages of pen
sions act. 1t has put millions into the
channels OF legitimate business, initiating
the circulation at the time and in the
manner best calculated to promote tho
general prosperity.
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Missouri and Kentucky hold their &C
customed prominence in the tidal wave
of crime that is sweeping over the coun
try. Has this fact any connection will
the immense Democratic majorties o
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sofa infested with few criminals as com
pared with leading Democratic States?
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WE can have an American policy vic
orous enough for all purposes withou
making ridiculous threats of what we vii
do in certain improbable contingencies
The Irishman at Donnybrook Fair, defy
ing anybody to "shtep on the tail of M
coat" is not the best model for American
diplomacy.
RANK and pay are very desirable things
but if the officers of the navy would lie
these matters rest for a few years, so fa
as Congress is concerned and give thei
attention to united and earnest eilor
to build up the navy their conduct woul'
commend itself to general approval.
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IT is an unpleasantly suggestive fac
that those Democratic organs which dis
play the most soldering toadyism to
ward Mr. Blaine are the most bitter i
their malgnity toward Senator Mahou
and those who sympathize with hir
throughout the South.
A VAIN delusion is the Bourbon hop
to indemnify the Democracy by Nortl
, ern gains for the losses they sustain i
, the dissolution of Southern solidity. TIL;
, marty docs not happen to possess III
, kind of record that makes party pop
, lar in the North.
. LOOK at the Shoestring District on IL
Q map, read the story and the purpose
), its construction, and then confess tn
: science can't measure nor figures EXPIRE
: the bra2en insolence of Democrat wi
g claims seat in Congress from that di
trict.
TIE tariff is a question which the ID
: mocracy can't ignore, and. on " hliich thu
: cannot possibly .aeTre. 1t is n junk
. dynamit2.tmat fate compels them to ella