Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-24


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The suggestion OF q democratic Congressman
recently that the opponents o. Mr. Randall for the
Speakership may combine on Mr.. Cox OF New
York, was not, there Is reason to believe n mere
ran1om utterance. The plin has been favorably
considered by some or the most influential and
active anti-Randall democrats In order to give 1t
any chance OF success, Carlisle. Blackburn ana
Springer must retire, so that al the elements OF
opposition 10 RlndaiI may be united on Cox. The
point OF adgant ige Cox Is over the other sandt-
dates against Randal3 that he can command the
support OF the New York democrats. IL Is repre-.
sented that they viii ttni Soiily By Cox, but
that as between Randall aud any other candidate
except a New York man, rnpra tam half OF them
VIII support The Pennsylv lnian. In the estimates
or Randailsstrength when he nrst entered the
race New York was count II upon for eight Or ten
votes His opponents now contend that Cox IS
the only candidate vino can weaken Rantau by
keeping the New York votes from him, and that It
Is the duty cf the Others who are In the race rs
opposing Rindalfs election on principle and
party policy 20 give the New Yorker a fair field.
Mr. Randall IS one OF the most thorough ana
effective political organizers IN either party. aud
his democratic opponents begin TO realize that IL
thy lF:tter their strength away upon several can
difateS Randall Will probably bent them all 1t
looks as II strenuous eff Drts TO unite the anti
Randall men upon some candid tie will be made;
but the trouble viii probably be TO impress the
several aspirants now In tn Held with the coayic-
ton That duty calls upon them to sacrifice their
ambition Each one may think it the duty OF the
Othe Is to do the sacrificing
The editor OF West Virginia paper, who has
undo rtaken TO Investigate the condition o: the
negro in the south Says, lugubrousiy: "He Uhe
neBro1 has long and hard road 10 travel whether
II ends In Anal Sh rrent a HIGHER p}sno
OF Development" IL needs DO personal inyestIga-
ton to show that there IS no danger of final
tnguishnent" The census statistics contain
abundant evidence that the negro is not tending
In that direction The truth Is that the progress
of the negro towards higher plane of develop
mcnt " since emancipation has been remarkable.
Proofs OF this exist on every hand. The race have
become property owners and ax-payers I'm every
sontEern state They have inteiiigently conducted
newspa perS. they avail themselves OF school priv
feyes have built up churcl es. and in many OF the
states or the south they have tiOuriShing colleges
There should be q Iet-up of the abuse heaped
upon the police authorities until they have been
afforded a fair chance to show what they can do
In the way OF reform. They have very likely made
some mistakes, but we believe their aim is 10
NIKE wholesome and effective reorgan!za tion OF
the force. The talk in the interest OF the dis
charged detectives, to the effect that there are
more ro5beres and burglaries committed now
than under the late force, Is all nonsense The
experiences OF the public during the late reign OF
terror, when the city In the Tull possession OF
the gang OF thieves who robted in open daylight
and burgl@rlzed whole ne!ghbcrboods nightly. are
too fresh in the memory OF the sufferers to allow
this silly talk TO deceive any one.
The starters IN the race FOR the English Derby
stakes yesterday were fewer than usually COM
pete In this great national event. and scratched
hNr fr. to,lS
DERBY, ana that was enough to excite British
sporting enthusiasm to high pressure It is the
fashion Of the high and the low to go to EPSON
bowno on this occasion, ard any sort OF race
would empty Lon Ton. The race OF yesterday
tnUagh not up 70 what it would have been with a
Dig Held OF starters, WAS exciting. Several of the
horses wee pretty evenly N itched, and Highland
Chief press ID ST. BlIise hard for the first place
The ceremonial opening Of the great bridge, con-
Meeting New York ana Brooklyn, to-day is httingIy
spoken OF rs the marriage OF those two cities It
INKS them more closely together In business and
social relations With a common passage-way
spanning East river that stream as dividing line
VIII b. lost sight OF AMI Of iHtercourse and
mutual interests will finally merge the two cities
Into one vast and rapidly growing rival of London
The bridge structure is grand triumph OF engi-
neering genius, and will stand as monument of
American enterprise and skill
The expression of opinion is so universally In
mVor OF having regatta on the Potomac Course
early enough In the season to make It a national
anair, that the boat clubs will doubtless yield
gracefully to the public demand and reconsider
tnen action In postponing the race until October
Inc proof that Mr.. DeZcndorf formerly assessed
the Norfolk navy yard employees for politica! DUR
Poses TOO plain TO be questioned. But his critics
should remember that that was before he re-
formed.
Inc New York papers just now have consider
able 10 say about bridge they have been
building there.
tiThe platform OF the kentucky democratic con.
'ehuoh goes TO show that the party pilots are not
gong 10 run their political ship on the tariff
breakers il they can help It.
one democratic paper declares itself for TiI,en
but single organ cannot start q boom A well.
directed literary bureau, how Yer, might swell the
humber. 1t worked well In 1874
The whole administration is out Of town. Pres,
oeh'' cabinet and ali, hut the ship OF state sails
serencly on, all the same.
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