National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-10
POLITICAL NOTES,


ElJohn sherman is not to be regarded as q
presidential impossibilty. In his long career
he has made himself very solid with the Coun-
try Wheeling InieUi1eacer
Henry Watterson is gentleman Of sub.
lime check. He wants TO name the republic
can rs we'll as the democratic candidate for
the neutrality-suspicious. City Journal.
Congressman A. s. Hewitt has been retired
from the list of presidential possibilities. He
moukeyed with tho Irish question and was
blown up with dynamite Kansas city Journal.
Bring what charge man will against re.
publican administration, none regardful Of
truth can say that 1t has failed in effort 70
stand between the nations revenues and the
rapacity of thieves.-RnOrUiNe (TeHn.) ChrOn-
icle.
The republican party sustains protection
and means it, The democratic party talks OF
tariff reform and does not mean it. As far as
the tariff Is concerned, there is no dividing
line except that between honesty and hypoC-
risy.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Mr.. Hurd has been in training for a fight
on Mr.. Converses wool bill since the first
days session Of congress Why arc the free
traders holding OFF, Is it that they fear the
wild and untamod Hurd may speed their
hour Of doom H-St Joseph Herald.
Under the existing administration tho law
appears to be working with fair degree OF
efficiency in respect Of nom rtisanship in
the disposal of patronage, simply because
President Arthur is willing to enforce it in
| spirit as we'll as according TO the letter. But
n new man In the white house, and especially
a democrat, would mako very short work OF
the whole thing.-IrOy Times
Those democrats who want the "old ticket''
ronominated in order to "robuko the fraud OF
counting in Hayes" should remember that il
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| great disposition four years ago to rebuke this
fraud by nominating Tildon aud Hendricks
the people generally will not do 80 now. II
the leaders Of tho democratic party can lot
the "rebuke" go by for eight years the people
will let 1t so by indedn ely.-Bdltimore Her
aid.
If there were no higher considerations than
the dispensation OF patronage, the dealing Out
| of places to personal favoritos, tho republican
party could present no better claims to public
confidence than does tho democratic party
The stronger tho emphasis that Is given tc
the reported sentiment OF the President, and
the more authoritative tho utterance becomes
tho higher will he DO raised in tho confidence
OF the country and the moro elevated will be
| the position he will occupy in the galaxy Of
American VALLEY ViTginidH.
The safer and more sagacious correspond
ents ut Washington all seem to share in this
view-and say that 1t is tho choice of people
setting in, with growing tide of strength, In
favor of the president. When to this is added
the fact that there are now no strong papers
in the party fighting hm-and indeed prac
tically none at all-and no party papers which
do not concede that he has made a safe ant
excellent president, IL would seem that the
situation, so far as indications go now, Il
making up for Arthur.-IOtcd State Register.
What have we heard Of late? Arthur ir
his messages and Edmunds in his bills hav,
defined their positions, Logan and Sherman
have declared themselves TO admitted extent
Blaine has heretofore and not long ago
spoken very freely-but where are the wis
words of the democratic candidates2 TIL
great free trade leader, Mcdonald is CLOSE n
an oyster. And who has heard from the OLE
ticket2 Has Hendricks opened tho bulls ey
of his dark lantern? Above all, has the vener
able statesman of Gramercy park and Cyphe
alley flashed his electric light upon the ma
tion ?-Oakland (Cal.) Vidctte.
Gov. Hale, of New Hampshire, who ha
been interviewed as to tho politics Of hi
state, says: :" don't think the republican
have formed any decided preferences yet
Ono man says Arthur; another man say
Edmunds another says aome one else. Eacl
ono has his strong points and his veal
points. We are trying to find an answer t
the question Who is the strongest man
Next to that we want to know: what abou
NOW orkf Logan seems TO nave som
strength over tho country; Arthur is we
thought of and kindly mentioned; Blain
we do not know about. / was strongly |
favor of Blaine four years ago. / believe W
shall elect to the next president. "-Erchang
All the old questions are dead. Tho tart
is the one line on which parties may divide
The republicans are protectionists or nothing
Tho democrats are free traders or nothing
Now if the policy of the government is to b
protection the republicans should not b
removed from power, because public meas
urcs ought to be intrusted to the hands {
their friends, not their enemies. | do nc
want to SEQ the democratic party come i
except as q revenue reformer. In othe
words, if must prefer to take my republi
canism pure aud simple as an honest bon
tide dose of castor oil, and not in tho form q
capsule fabricated by Philadelphia chem
ist and labeled democracy. "-Heary Vat
terSOR.