National Republican., 1884-03-21
PoLITIIAL NoTEs.


testimony to-day.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Bill Eaton and Sam Randall are democratic
barnacles that tho party could get along very
comfortably without.-GdlUeston NeWs.
Wattcrson's blast as the nero blast of Wat
teIson, had no more significance than tho
sBiek of a fshmonRer's horn. IL it Is blown
by authority of Carlisle and Morrison, how
ever, it amounts to bugle call, sounding n
cavalry charge against an ironclad.-PitSbug
Dispatch.
The horse was good horse, the French
man said; but tho horse is dead. The Nor
rison bill was not even good bill; but, all the
same, 1t il dead, and with IL will be buried
in November the democrats hopes of seCur-
ing control OF the government. They have
blundered once more, and once moro given
the republicans another lease Of power
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr.. Tilden shows tho way to comparative
safety. Around him and his grievance his
party-without principle it dare fight for
can rally. 1t will be an inspiring spectacle
to SEQ this old man, whose long and active
life entities him to the peace of tho evening
of life, dragged from his retirement to do SER
vice for party that is without n conviction
or an honest aspirstion.-Now lorb CONNER
Cidl AdcertiScr.
Now that Mr. Robinson has secured tele-
phonic connection with tho lato lamented
Thomas Jefferson, and is able to illuminate
his views, there remains little for the sage of
Gramercy park to busy himself with except
to pull the wires for the Chicago convention
tritle more at right angles. With a medium
and seer the democracy ought to bo able to
draw bead on tho presidency with tolcrable
accuracy Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Roosevelt is in downright earnest in
his warfare against political abuses in New
York city, and he doesn't stop whom he finds
that his reform measures interfere with
several " fat deals which the machine poll
ticians of his own party have arranged with
Tammany hall. If the young man in
politics" can accomplish what Mr.. Roosevelt
has already done and promises to do there
will be a louder call for him in future. The
war horses must look to their oats,-Bostoi'
Herald.
True to his record, and iustifying the high
opinion entertained of him by his fellow citi-
zens Of both parties, Gov. Cleveland has
signed the bill which deprives the saloon
keepers of the New York board of aldermen
of any voice after this year in the filling OF
tho great municipal offices. He took time to
write out his reasons, and the spoilsmen
building hopes on the delay, brought n great
pressure to bear upon him. They mistook
the first that it was labor wasted.-Harttoro
CoWdnt.
America is for Americans, but American,
are not only those who happen to have been
born within its geographical limits. Ameri.
canism is spirit and it is the spirit o
Amoricanism that needs at all times to bC
cultivated and developed. Not lrishmen
not Germans, not Englishmen, not Scandi
navians, but Americans. Whatever tends tC
keep up the differences of birth is un-Ameri
can, and is dangerous to the future of the
country. Homogeneity is the saving power
of this great polyglot nation.-IndianapoH
Journal.
II is as certain as the sun rises and set
that the so.cslled tariff bill cannot be passet
without a split In the democracy. 1t II
known by Morrison, by Carlisle, and by those
who claim to have power behind the throne
| that enough democratic votes will be cas-
| against it to defeat it. To adopt the bill
would be to lose New York, New Jersey
Connecticut, Indiana, and Ohio in the presi
dental fight, and to give the republicans tn
control of the forty-eighth congress- Wit
this staring the leader of the house in til
face, he is willing to sacrifice all. This be
cause for the time bing hee has the power
Cincinnati Enquirer.
While the elements at Washington are thu
warning among themselves. the news come
from Louisiana that if the democrats insis
on pushing through the clause in their bill
again reducing the duty on sugar the stat
will be given over to the republicans No
long since one Of tho oldest and ablest demo
cratic statesmen of Louisiana said: "We ar
democrats, but the interests of Louisiana ar
stronger to us than politics. We have sui
fered enough from politics one way and an
other, and, rather than submit to the ruin O
an industry in which $4,000, 600 OF SOC, 600, 90
ofcaptal are invested and which support 400
900 of our people, We will turn the state owe
again to the republican party, believing irml
that that party, ,purgod rs it now is ofsome oft
worst leaders, will do justice to the sugar in
dustry, as it does to all other industrie
which go to make up the protective system q
the nation philadelphia Press
THEY WILL ALL BE WELCOME.
| Louisville Courier journal.
| The Virginia Mahonites, according to thei
leading organ, the Richmond Wing, propose I
drop their title of 'readjusters" and their forr
of independent organization, and act hereafte
with the republicans. 1--WE want to ally oui
selves" says the WING, with that great M
tional party that favors the protection of Vii
gina's mineral, mechanical, and industris
interests" This is blazing q straight patl
which the protectionists in the democrati
party may follow if they are honest.
wHooP-LA!
Cincinnati Ne,Vs. Journal
Tho sooner revenue reform democrats un
| derstand that the caucus and o bold, vigorou
pushing on is the thing, the better. II the
would, they could not now help tho demot
racy of inacton and negatioD by failure I
act themselves. There is but one course lei
the democratic party-push the Morrison bi
through under whip and spur, or drive til
hOlting, reasonable allies Of republicans t
Let us SEQ where democracy stands and wher
they stand.