National Republican., 1883-01-06

n pau OVCrnHnBS our beloved lanu. Dlre
disaster has come. The depression il causes
has extended even into the usually joyous
circle from which emanate those cheerful op-
timistic editorials on political subjects one
sees each day in the New York Times. The
overwhelming defeat Of the republican party
in November last seemed for time to have
exalted the Times and It's kind to the third
heaven. QUILP was not happier when tor
turing his wife than was the Times when ex-
ulting over the triumph of the democracy.
That journal thought it had done most
Of the mischief. Organized independ-
entism had elected democratic gov
ernor in Pennsylvania as unorganizcd indie
pendcntism had done in New York and else
where. PATTIsoN and CLEVELAND were
the twin babes in the Times cradle. But evil
things in robes Of sorrow invaded the happy
nursery. Nine republican Independent sena-
tors wero elected in Pennsylvania. The
Times thought it had elected them, and that
they would not dare to disobey its orders.
What use is there in being the proprietor Of
q great New York daily if you cannot die
tate to nine insignificant dependent inde-
pendent state senators in Pennsylvania. How
much better is virtue than vice, if independ-
ent senators are going to set up for them
selves in Harrisburg after being given their
commissions by Mr.. GEORGE JONES, of tho
New York Times2 How can state senator
be really independent unless he does as he is
told by nonresident in newspaper pub
lished in another state? Here is the sad sit
uaton as told by JoNEs's Times. 1t is speak
ing of the election of REYBURN as president
Of the Pennsylvania senate. We quote the
narrowing details. The italics are ours:
The election of JouN f. REYBuRN fulhlls the
prediction then made that the independent
senators, or some of them, would betray their
trust. There are thirty republicans and twenty
democrats in the senate. Oftho former nine have
been set down as Independents. The rest are un.
mistakable stalwarts. REYBURN was the nominee
of the stalwart caucus The bCSt ddt can be said ot
him is that he Is honest The ivOrSt is that he is a
thorough representative of Cameronism The in
dependents, unfortunately, selected rs thSir can
didate Senator j. w. LEE, who showed himself a
very unworthy leader in such n contest, as with
somewhat surprising disregard of the feelings OF
his supporters he Uoed for REYBuRN in each of the
| two ballots taken, and on the second it was his
dectding rote which gave the place to the candi.
date OF the boss by majority of one The twenty
democrats were willing to give their support 10
any respectable independents They appointed n
committee TO confer with the independents, but
Senator LEE repeled hem by declaring that he
would not accept the office If 1t came to
him by democratic votes. The democrats
therefore put up a candidate of their own
ana cast their full vote for him in both bal.
lots Seven independents voted for LEE on the
first ballot. on the second ballot there were but
four, AGSEw EMERY, McFARLANE, and STEWART.
REYBURN receiving twenty-six voes was elected
Only four were faithful to the task given
them by the Times. The other fl We voted for
the wicked REYBURN, of whom says the Times
"The best that can be said of him is that he
is honest" Away with such himsy excuses
for voting for him. The five miscreants who
deserted the independent cause--stop, VIC
mistake. One of the five was Senator LEE
himself for whom the four faithful ones
voted, while he voted for the caucus candi.
date. As LEE was voted for by the four sena.
tors who were alone virtuous he was no mis-.
creant, but a good senator. But in respect oi
his voting himself for the honest candidate
of the bad men he was naught.
| Was ever such comedy? REYBURN q
stalwart with nothing better than honesty in
his character. LEE an independent, inde-
pendents supporting him. A newspaper in q
foreign state communicating LEE from its
party for voting for REYBURN and excommu.
picating four other independents for not hay,
ing voted for the excomm unicated LEE
The Times refuses to be comlorted, and de,
clares that the refusal of the twenty-one
regulars and five independent indie.
pendcnts to obey its four independent
dependents rivets anew the fetters y
which republicans lately thought they
had shattered forever" and the worst Of
IL is the ietter shatterers look on apathet-
ically" while the riveting is going on. Then
the Times, madly realizing that it is "au
accursed thing" recklessly remarks: "The
| few Independents in the senate are no doubt
| Representatives Of such dumb and passip,
herd as these Pennsylvania voters who fancy
| that they are the enemies of the boss systom. y
One does not know whether the Times is try,
| ing to make him laugh or cry Its article has
the comic sadness with which FALsrAFF
asked, I" Is there no more virtue extantTn
The Wrongs OF Egypt.
The operation of wringing blood money
from Egypt must cease in time. The debt
which hangs over Der is an iniquity for which