The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Every Oalce IN the United States Filed
by Party AdhcrentS.
Remedy Experimentation Folly.

WASHINGTON, d. O., July % -[Corres-
lit is most unjust to ascribe 10
all lrishmen the traits of an lrishman. An
individual is not race, and the vices of an
Individual belong to him alone. 1t does
not follow, because every Irish conspiracy
promotiye OF the freedom oil the island, has
been etrayed by lrishmen, their insiqCer-
ity distinguishes the whole race. Men have
even said that hollow ceremonials of formal
religious obseryances, practiced through
generations give hOllowuess TO the charac-
ter OF people aud thus do one class OF 10.
llglOnists seek TO make n church or super.
sutton odlous, aud beyond THIS there is
little foundation for theories inducing con-
illusions here repudiated and condemned.
was reading last night letter from
scholarly Dublin lrishman, who, after adj
verting to theories OF raCe.Character, de-
hned above. sand lac believed they were
baseless, and that Ireland would be fee.
Whether capable Of maintaining independ-
ence, or whether the religious sects of Ire.
land, Romapists and ProIestants, could be
wisely liberated, that they might cut one
another's thr0ats, was an inquiry which he
would not discuss VERY certainly
says this philosopher, "the Romish church
IN America owes its peace aud security to
the freedom Of American laws from the
stains and vic OF seCtarianism, and very
certainly II the Protestant churches did not
discover a common enemy IN Rome, worthy
OF their steel, they would soon be engaged
IN the delightful Amusement OF burning
and naying one another. Therefore is Ire
land, with its church, most serviceabe to
America" | wasinduCed to advert to these
questions. which deserve, Intelligent discus
sion, not only by the Irish lawyer s letter r.
ierred to. but by the fact that | hear II
stated every day that il General RoseCrans
were not II ROmanist he would surely be
the next president of the United States
II happens that Rose Grams is thoroughly,
by birth, education and traditions, an
American. He did not inherit his religiC US
faith. It's forms or creeds or liturgy have
never affected his character, or that of his
lather or grandfather, who had no religion,
so TAR rs ! coud learn. | suppose Rose.
Grams believes, a an historical fact, that the
mother church" is oldest and has best
preserved the faith and story and traditions
OF Jesus Christ, ana that ceremonies enyel-
0ping them In the church neither derOgate
from its verify nor lessen the purity and
honesty OF its children. The simple honest.
e nllne trankness- of Rosecrans, a broad
philanthropy that proClaims itself in his
lace, words and acts, would not tolerate the
suspicion that any hereditary moral faint,
or llliberal prejudice, or vulgar fanatiCism,
or hereditary hollow iusinCerty or formal
ism had been wrought in a nature, shaped
rather by the tree American institutions
than by the traditions and homiles of a
church. He adopts the Churchs tenets of
religious faith, while his political faith Is
Ihn fuf dor.
later alone concerns ia as citizens and as
VOTERS, and Rosecrans, beside the highest
qualities of statesman, is endued with
lhose OF the greatest soldiers. If elected,
no Will be naugurated Sheridan and
Graut nnd-their iacile tools will never be
heard from or seen II RoseCrans be hon.
e'uy counted In or dishonesty "count,d
OUT lie Id no granny rilden, and the
knaye who swindled Tilden will attem,t no
such practices if old RDsey wins the race.
TllE MODERN GNFANY.
see what foul wrong has been perpe.
trsted by the raSCals, aud how the mon.
strous swell, Lord George Pendeton, the
grand-daddy of civil service reform, has
wronged the people and the democratic
party. lie so legislated that every officer,
possible and impossible, under the govern.
ment, and every sinecure, conceivable and
lnconceivable, is tirsJ file 4 by Arthur and
his satellites. Then Lord Georges act
closes the doors and the. tools Of the ad.
mlnistraLion are in for life. How can there
he equity OF distribution OF offices when all
offices are Fl led during good behavior OF
intu NIB. mt 7, when the republican masters
OF tne country, including honest Brewster,
alone select place-holderS aud determine
what is good BEHAVIOR When we elect
u democratic president next year. as we
will unless we have other idiotically vain
Lord Georges to rob us in advance of the
fruits OF victory, it viii come to pass thai
none but democla $ can be guilty OF good
behavior, and bad will be such prevalent
Disorder that h II the fellows in office will
die of il in six wsel 8. Wanna.