National Republican., 1882-12-19
POLITICAL POINTS,

Governor-elect Ireland, of Texas, will be
inaugurated on January 16, 1888.
Such spokesman as Senator Brown, of
Georgia, would have given great comfort to
the soul of Andrew jackson.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN says Colquitt
looks like Sankey. Its no two to one that
Sankey can beat him singing-Macon Iele-
graph and Messenger.
Children and fools and Senator Joe Brown,
of Georgia, tell the truth. As well make
hawks the protectors of chickens as trust
civil-service reform to the democrats.-BoSLOn
Traveller.
The bourbons of South Carolina are now
agitated with real live question. They
want to know whether the use of the state
house for ball last October was not o "pros-
titution of the building"
"If grave robbing had been as odious a
month ago in Connecticut as it is to-day in
Philadelphia, old William Eaton would never
have been dug up and elected to congress-"
says the Philadelphia Press
McAdoo, Fielder, and Ferrell, three demo-
cratic congressman elected in New Jersey last
month, were in the last legislature of that
state, boarded at the same place, and voted
together on all important questions.
Among the names l heard of recently in
the west for president were James Russell
Lowell, Ex-Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin
Andrew White, of New York George f. Ed
munds and Philip Sheridan" Gath.'
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN says Sunset
Cox is becoming cross-eyed watching the an
tices of Randall and Carlisle. Probably one
of his eyes will become free trs and the
other protectionist.-Scrd R,H.tlblicdn.
Gen. Allen Thomas, Gen. Leon Jas,. emen-
ski and at least eleven other prominent dem
ocrats of the sixth district of Louisiana are
candidates for the nomination to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Gen. Andrew S.
Heron.
Civil-service reform, as explained by Sena-
tor Brown, means, in bourbon contemplation,
every restriction upon the republicans and
none upon the bourbons. The explanation
as such was unnecessary. Everybody knew
it before. Still, it is not to be underrated as
a confession.-Richmond Wing.
Editor Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, has level head and sees danger
ahead, which he vainly hopes to arrest. With
a show of feeling which does his prescience
credit, he calls for fool-killer to operate
among the democratic ongressmen-elect. The
fields affords opportunity for very sanguinary
results.
Senator Browns offer of $4,000 as fund
for the education of poor young men having
been rejected by Georgia, he intends to mako
a similar offer to South Carolina, his native
state. The people of Georgia are excited
against the legislature for the rejection of the
gift on the ground of unconstitutionalty,
when the members have already, without
question, violated that instrument by holding
annual sessions in order to draw extra pay.
President Jackson nominated Van Buren,
for minister to the court of st. James, though
the senate refused to confirm him Van
Buren,, however, succeeded jackson as Presi-
dent. Pierce sent Mr.. Buchanan to England,
it being well understood that this was part of
the plan which subsequently carried Bu-
chanan to the white house. And now tits
said General Arthur, has offered Mr.. Lincoln
the English mission, and the offer has been
accepted, to take effect in January.-Erchange.
Mr.. Emory Storrs occupies a position in
Chicago between the old stalWart faction and
the necessities imposed 0on the republican
leaders by an aroused pJtblic opinion. met
him few days ago and asked him who could
lead the republican party out of its wallow.
He said: General Philip Sheridan is my
candidate" Said |; "StOrrs, you are original,
if nothing else, What are the points in favor
of Sheridan?' "Why," said Storrs, "he is
one of the best executive spirits in this coun-
try, He never loses his head. The worse the
occasion the brighter Sheridan is" "Wel,"
said ], "Storrs, fear that the public will
think that to nominate Sheridan is only to
put up Grant, for whom Sheridan was so earn
est at the convention here in 1880" "Sheri-
dan is an individual" said Storrs. she is no
persons man," Gath"
Congressman Blackburn, of Kentucky, had
followed Mr.. Carlisle, of the same state in
formally announcing himself as a candidate
for speaker. Mr.. Blackburn denies that he
has made a combination with Mr. Ran
dali to defeat Mr.. Carlisle. To a Wash
ingtOn correspondent of the Louisville Cou-
rier-JourRal he said on Tuesday, "Three
years ago / made fight for speaker of
the house against Randall, and was only
beaten by nine votes. Recognized pre-
cedent and common courtesy should have
prompted Mr. Randall to give me the head of
one of the important committees, but he did
not do so. Instead, he placed me down on the
list of the committee on appropriations and
otherwise snubbed me. i received more cour-
tesy and lavoron committees from Mr.. Kcifer,
a republican, than received from Mr. Randall.