National Republican., 1882-01-03
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PICKED UP BY OUR POLITICIAN.
News from thc Capitol, from the Exchanges, and
from Other sonrrcs-What is Going on
in the Political World-BOur-
bon Rascalitics.
Speaker Eoifcr was wounded four times during

bon Rascalitlcs.
Speaker Keif,r was wounded four times during
the war.
Congressman Page, OF California, says that every
reputable man In the fur West Is for ex-senator
Sargent for Secretary Of the Interior.
Those who know state that short men do not
live Ms long rs tall ones This accounts for the
mortality among newspaper men; they are always
short-BU6dio Ncics.
Rumors say that one OF the Won steubens left
about it-CHicago Tribune Personal. Meanwhile,
he is hcart-less young man.
When in Paris jefferson Davis attracted very
little attention. He lived in n hotel on the Ave.
muc FriCdland and was much Of the time alone
Exchange We'll isn't that what he wanted?
hin 70 abolish the whippipg;;post has been IN
troduccd in the Legislature of Nirrtnin by n col
Republicans nor Rcadjusters are barbarians
,, Tho sprimgaed RGa3hicag says; Mr. Blaine
In 1854 The Springfield Rcpubiicda is bound to
get there even IL all the rest OF the boys are len.
right whale gets len when the harpoon
docsn,! strike OIL Who will blubbcr now 2nNe,C
York NCiCs. If somebody would whale the lights
right?
1t is suspected by many that the glorious Democ.
racy is IN the throcs ofdissOlution We trust not.
N0C YORK Tribune. of course. The Tribune wants
the Democratic party to last until II get bnck
into It, where 1t was In 1872.
NfHtINl liNNlCN SWNf' ! ne country VIII not DC
safe until every American is politician" The
General needn't lose any sleep over that PROPOSE
ton. Even the untaScd aborigne is politician
enough 10 be for an appropriation.
The 81, Louis Rf,gIlicdn is conprntuating itself
on the mistakes the Republicans In Congress viii
make this winter. The Democrats always do this
Just before an clcCtion-ncvcr HflCr For pre-.
Niousness the Democrats are too too.
The jefferson (1cxas) Democrat has another
grievance against cN.GOvCrnOr L. J, Davis. The
Dc1hocrdt says he innugnrated the independent
In lnI Giutp ~ nd Ihn hpi n
bourbon organ dislikes him therefor.
General John NJ. Schoilcd who preceded Gem
cral Howard MS superintendent at West Point is
still In Euro.o, and is now at Nice Italy. engaged
IN preparing his report of the manwuvres ut the
French camp ut Autun last September.
Colonel John Hay, in u recent address, Is re-
clear. minded young fellow Of twenty. .one, with.
out amy special reasons for joining either party,
and lie Is almost sure to become Republican,"
II President Arthuris ambitious, as wellihe may
be, 10 be his own successor, nothing Will so surely
md greatly couducc to his success as the pnrsu'
nncc OF the sensible and dignifcd conduct which
has marked his course thus iar.-PyOriicnce Press.
a great calamity Is impending Mr.. Atkins alb
soutey threatens TO resign his position OH the APP
preparations Committee. Who will hold the conn
Try up by the tail IL he let's go?-Criic Holman,
There be other watchdOgs of the Treasury that can
object
Governor smith, of Wisconsin, has issued his
proclamation announcing that the proposed bicn-
NAL elections and sessions amendment to the con-
stitulon of that State was ratified by the requisite
vote of the people at the late election, and IS
in force.
The Burlington Hd,rLcyc says pure Democracy
is the genuine article in the little brown jug, as
distinguished from the mixture containing
strOndiS, strychninC, Brazil wood, sugar oil lead,
cucculus &C. But little Of 1t is to be found on the
market
What arc tho representatives In Congress from
the great, grand. progressive prairie State of ILL
nois thinking about that they offer but Ill bills,
while Pennsylvania gets in lsi and Ohio 1902
| Don't the delegation down there mean to earn
their money?-Chtcdgo Times.
| To New Orleans reporter JEFF Davis said the
idea of his stealing any ol the confederate moneys
was prcpostcrouS. If all reports be true Mr.. Davis
at the time he is alleged TO have done the stealing
| WAS busy getting himself up lay figure for u
| millinery stOrc.-DGlrcr Tribune.
Congressman Chalmers Of Mississippi, has in
| troduced bill to improve the civil service The
| Chalmers and award his seat to the man who was
honestly elected tot.-Denrer Rep,tblicGn,
The fight against General Dumont, supervising
inspect0r.ge Of steam vessels, has about died
out, aud there seems TO be no doubt that lie will
| retain his position.-Sdr. Wrong again, us usual
| There are several able candidates for the above
| named position, who do not seem to be idle.
| Colonel William Irwin, of the Fifty-eighth Ohio
| Volunteers arrived last evening from Kansas
The Colonel comes to take place on the soldiers
roll in the iouse. As he lost leg in the late un-
| pleRsantneSs" THE REPUBLICAN, congratulates him
on being honorcd with solid delegation and II
| solid place.
|
| town, but declines to give the name Of the girl
"Alicr wedding party had assembled In church
at Bloomington, ILL.,. the father OF the girl offered
| her S5OO If she would back out. She took the
| money, remained at home, and sent word TO the
minister TO dismiss the assembly"
| The vote of nineteen cities in Massachusetts was
very nearly equally divided last week on the sub
| jcct OF license for liquor selling the aggregate
| being: In favor of licensing, 81 ,6S7; against IT,
20,5G!. Eight Of these cities decided to try the ex.
| pertinent of local prohibition BOstons vote Is moi
| included in the foregoing figures.
Before the Maine Legislature adjourned last Sat
urday the executive council acted upon large
number Of nominations for county officers recently
| made by Governor Plaisted. As far as possible they
| confirmed the nominations of FusiOnists in Fusion
| counties and rejected the nominations i'll eoun'
ties where FusiOnists were named TO succeed Re-
4 publicans.
! The Navasota CTexas) Tablet, Democrat speaking
OF the political situation in that State, says; Lei
| Colonel Jones organize his forces and proclaim
| platform OF principles separated from 'gltterinl
generHlitics and guaranteeing substantial reforms
and s,atesmanlike Institutions and he viii dignliI
to political parties In the South since the war
The proposed municipal code for this District
introduced in the House by Mr. Neal, has come
| perhaps the most vouminous ever before Congress
1t consists Of seven hundred and seventy min,
sections and fills three IS hundred n % and twenty, iy
| from committee, without amendment, withOu
useless discussion otherwise 1t will never pass.
J. Medill, acting editor of the Tribune insist
This il, of course, most important and thrilling
| question, and should be thoroughly discussed. w
are glad, however, that there is no mistake ab0u
| Arthur acting as President, We have had som
| Chief Magistrates who had o way of letting SOM
other man act in that capacity, whilo they sup
| Lorted only the dignity of the namc,-iRter- Ocean
Members Of the House Committee on Commerc,
will read the iollowing,. from the Chicago Times
with great delight: "St. Louis thinks 1t ought Il
| have had n man OH the House Commerce Com
| mittee. So IL ought And so ought Chicago hav
| u representative. What do cross roads Congress
men know about commerce2 City Congressmei
may not have particular acquaintance with tn
subject, but ner constituents are In position 10 IN
form them"
The New York Tribune Is getting farther ant
farther away from the administration. Presiden
Arthur Is to be congratulated. Avowed enmity
better than mercCnnry iriendshipi and that tn
Tribune Is capable of no other Kind Of iriendsh
in politics was pretty clearly shown by itsdemand
upon the late President Garfield for alleged ser
found the Tribune to be heavy burden.-CR
cinndH 1imes'Hdr.
Mr.. Defrees says that II he is remove,
j it win be because of his opposition {
| Grant and for no other reason. Ism
Mr.. Defrecs little hasty? And hast
IL n grieyous fault In as old a man as Mr.. Defrees
Ills haste lies In his assumption that he'wil re
reason than because Of his opposition to Grant
"OppOStiun" is n mild term To characterize tn
malicious and mendHciOuS ISLANDERS Mr.. DefTeCS
in the ignoble smallness of his mind, circulated
about the hero whose shOelOtChcs he is unwOrh
TO loose But aside from tins, IL has been whis
mcOmpctGncy and msmanagcmcnt Of his olct
Perhaps Mr. ncirees will demand mn inveStga
ton, aud perhaps he will not But he will &
just MS hard in either event.