Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-02

Tie republicans Of Pennsylvania are f1niing the
road to reform a harder one to travel tbs n they.
seem to have anticipated. They have a majority
OF the state senate, while the democrats control
the lower house. The program OF the thermometers
has been to make the organization OF the senate
The key to party unity. But that the time
has arrTei for the organization, the two factions
IND themselves as Tar apart as ever. The Stal-
warts have candidate fur president OF the SEN
ate, whom they aTe not willing To abandon. The
independents also have candi late, but they are
hot so stubborn as are the stalwartS IN behalf of
their man. The inleprnd -nt5 offered TO Withdraw
their candidate If the staiwar;s would do Ike
wise. and iet man be sele, ted. This profftr
was rejected, and ballot in the csucuS-Or con-
ference as II Was c4lled-shn wsd fifteen yotes Tor
the stalwart and eleven for the Independent.
Another attempt 10 bring the factions together is
to be made TO day. Should the TWO faction, hold
out in opposing each other, 1T would delay the
Organization of the legislature. as the democratic
minority In the senate cannot elect president
without republican help. nor can the republicans
eject unless both fa,t.o act together
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The vicious habit OF fast driving over foot
CT >ingS and around street corners, without the
slightest gard TO the rights safety of others,
so commonly practiCed by drivers in Washington,
came near resulting fatally last evening. when
two Carriages came in collision from that cause
at The intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and
Jill SiIttC nome Oh occupants Vi
either carriage were injured. but this fortunate
result was due more to good luck than care On the
part of the drivers. 1t Is high time for this
dangerous abuse 10 be broken up. Ii there is any
Law prohibiting it, it ought TO be enforced; II
There Is none, the passage OF one ought to be Sc
cured at once IL was thought when Senator
Lamar was run over and severely hurt some time
ago that a reform in this respect might be brought
about; but probably his rank not high enough
or his injuries sufficiently severe to insure action
on the subject. By and by a District Commits
sioner or the Chief of Police may be run down and
MANNED for lie, and then the public may reason
ably hope for some measure of protection.
Governor Cleveland, OF New York was yester-
day inaugurated with brief ceremony and w thout
any special display. He has now entered upon the
discharge OF duties watch are likely be rendered
more than ordinarily trying by the eXactions OF
party factions. The TamInanyiteS Clam large
share OF credit for the election Cleveland, and
tbs history OF that organization shows that it
never fails 10 demand IuI payment for all Its
Claims. The anti-Tammany wing of the party
which proclIims its adhesion to reform is con-
stlntly whispering warnings to the new governor
against the Vaccinations Ct Tammany II Gov
ernor Cleveland undertakes to steer his aJminiS-
tration by political chart he will lind himself
afloat In a ''Sea of troubles" IT, on the other
hand, he ignores politics or makes political mat
tiers secondary TO the interests OF the state at
large, he may prove stronger than the warning
factions OF his party.
Herr Most VIII talk himself into prison, even In
This Tree Country. II he is not more careful His
addresses in Chicago, wherein he advised his
hearers TO prepare powder and bombs to get
ready 10 kill. Kill, KILL, and to help themselves
from the pOSsessi0ls of the rich, show that he
neither appreciates the power the laboring man
enjoys IN this government the privilege of free
dom OF sp ech- Such harangues when persisted
In, Will naturally produce some mischief. Among
the crowds who listen TO this adyenturer there
are some in whose minds the vicious seed sown
viii bear evil fruit
The postal savings bank system is again being
urged upon Congress, and its success in Europe is
pointed out as an argument in its favor Those gov
ernments which maintain this system have per-
petual n@tionll debt. This country has national
deot which. IN the ordinary course OF its affairs,
Will Be extiagu.Shei before many y,ars After its
payment waat basis would there b. for the postal
no