The Evening critic., 1882-03-09
Political Points.

The indianapolis Times doesn't speak of
him as President, but calls him simply Ches-
ter A. Arthur. Editor Holloway is not so loyal
as Postmaster Holloway was.
Nine out of ten of the weekly Republi-
can papers in Northern and Northeastern Ohio
bitterly denounce the appointment of Mr..
Conkling. The Western Reserve papers are
unanimous in their condemnation OF the acI.
There are sometimes funny things said
about Pennsylvania politics. For instance,
Mr.. Randall was selected for tho member OF
the Democratic Congressional Committee from
that State in preference to eX-Gov. Curtin, the
objection TO the latter being that his selection
would not be satisfactory to Senator Don Came
ron, Republican.
The principal business Of the great men
in Washington city seems to be tho giving and
absorbing of banquets. Fair and Sargent, and
all the rich men, have stood treat, and tho
general condition of the Washington fish mar
ket is buoyant.-iost-Dipatch. Eads dimes and
wines statesmen; so does Flower, of New
York, and Hutchins, Of the Post. Uncle John
Roach and Capt. John Goldman, however, fail
to come to time. Perhaps they have mutually
agreed to do their own eating and drinking,
and let the statesmen furnish their own grub
CT 60 hungry. Thus they save money for
"business" when the "crisis" comes.
The Hartford Post thinks that what the
Democratic party needs "is q great leader"
We fear that If the Post could produce such
leader the next difficulty would be in finding
followers for him. What the Democratic
party needs is to believe In Democratic prin-
ciples with all its mind and soul, and stick to
that belief. 1t will then 60 right, with or
without leaders.-Bditi0lOTe Gdzette. The
trouble with the Democratic party is that 1t
has too many principles now. There is the
Hon. Beck with his free-trade principles and
the Hon. voorhees, with his protection prin-
ciples, for instance. II the party could get on
one side of a question and stay there II might
have chanco-but 1t can't; 1t tries to get on
both sides at once.
Col. w. w. Dudley, Commissioner of
Pensions, has written letter to tho New York
Times, the lying and venal sheet in which
was published n long canard some days ago
| from correspondent at Columbus, Ohio, about
| the Indiana campaign. Col. Dudley's lctter
| completely does away with the stupid and
| malicious tales of fraud, tricks and chicanery
| by which the Columbus letter said
| the wholesome impression on tho mind
| Of the reader that the Republicans carried
Indiana because they had more voters than
| the Democrats. The is the real and sufficient
| reason for that elections going the way IT
| did. About the cock and bull story that ex-
| Senator Dorsey had $250,O00, and only ex-
| pended some $4,000 10 $4,000, 1t may be
lican Central Committee, that the money,
| much or little, sent TO that state
| by the National Committee, did not
| pass through Mr.. Dorsey's hands, and that
| that gentlemen, therefore, could not have en-
| beZZled any part thereof. as Is charged by
| George Jones, editor OF tho lying and venal
| New York Times, 1t Will be remembered that
| dler OF obscene books at Albany, n. Y,
| and barely escaped Imprisonment In the
| penitentiary therefor by q technicality, and
| that he has moro recently collected $25O,00O
ms a fund for Gen. Grant, and has so far failed
| 10 account for the same.