Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-12-22

and burn the bridges behind him. MIR.
Frye's new rule of representation in the
convention, which was defeated, would
have given General hogan an admirable
advantage over Mr.. Arthur or any other
candidate who is not distinctively repre-
sentative of the soldier eTsnent-an ele-
ment which is rot going to allowaitself to
be ignored in convention. PerhapSZSince
the ORGANIZATION of the Republican party
there has never been q time SO nenr the
meeting OF its National convention when
some one man of the party could n0t'sbe
designated as available enough to insure
success at the polls But now,.with the
convention already called, there is no more
idea, or formulation OF ideas, between the
most sagacious of the party leaders ast0tts
probable candidate, than there is of fore
ne W illinois senator, ex-Governor Cullom.
scored q brilliant triumph by his success
full argaiRent before the committee in favor
of Chicago. as the defeated delegation from
Cincinnati can testify.
Out of the omnibus of bills presented in
the House last Monday relating to railroad
land grants, there is likely to be some pretty
lively tits between the railroad and anti
railrOrd members. The fun, however,
commenced in the Senate upon a resolution
offered by Senator Hill, OF Colorado, who
desired to inquire by what authority Sec
retary Teller directed the transfer of q
lapsed land grant from one railroad COM
pauy to another. This bomb-shell moved
Mr.. ingalls,, of Kansas, to remark that it
was the skirmishing advance guard of a
general war-frst upon the Interior De-
partment generally, then upon the Pension
Bureau, with an enfilading attack upon the
Land Office and Indian Bureau, to all of
which Mr. Teller invited attack at any time
and in any place. 1t is known that there is
no special affection existing between Sena-
tor H i'll and Secretary Teller, and, as the
Senator has been occupying himself all
su1amer long in accumulating evidence to
be used in these lapsed land grant cases, it
is reasonable to expect that there will be
lots Of material this winter for keeping the
public mind excited.
There will be no end to the reforms in au-
gurated by the present Democratic Con-
gress, as there was no end to the reforms
promised by the Democfatic Congress six
years ago. The trouble with Democratic
reforms is that they are not of a kind that
pose to abolish outright the whole internal
revenue system, root and branch, without
furnishing anything to supply its place;
while others propose towipe out the entire
breath deOare that the National debt, to
which alone the National banks owe their
existence, is a National blessing. Nor do
they propose any substitute for the National
tariff, but whether such reform extends to
tariff for revenue only, tarin for the
protection of home industry, or tariff th at
| simply pays its own way, are questions
upon WHICH Cne party may De Salu 10 DC all
torn up. How they can effect reconcilia-
tion among themselves upon these differ
ences en- broad National questions is past
| all finding out.
Robinson. of Massachusetts,, the newly
elected Governor, will remain in the house
until the holiday recess. Ho has been the
subj ject of a great deal of congratulation
since Cong convened. lie Will be
greatly missed in the house. He is not
what is known rs AN orator, but he is one
of the best makers of hve-miEute speeches
ever upon the floor of Congress. He can
say more in five minutes and produce more
effect than the average member who talks
five hours. 1t is said by Massachusetts
people that he is the coming successor of
Senator Dawes. A story concerning tue
breezy red headed member from Colorado,
Judge Belford, is told by Secretary Teller.
According to the Secretary, Belford was
intended by his father for the Baptist min
i.try. Young Belford made no objections
when the proposition was first made, hut
W hen lie came to investigate he found that
the rite of baptism in that church was by
immersion. BelfOrd would net consent to
disappear from the public gaze for even the
short period inv olved in this ceremony, and
SO one of the most ardent of eKhorters was
lost to the church, but saved to Congress.
JCNIIS.