National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-25
roL1r1oAL SMALL rAlK.


A Louisville workingman has Just fallen
heir to $3jO,0O0. Ben Butler ought to
strike him for the campaign fund.-
Louisville COmmerCid
Cleyeland's letter will sound something
like the report of the small boys toy pis-
toll that went Off after the explosion of the
big cannon.-Baltimore american,
There is n depression in values of nearly
overy description. IL Is even intimated
that Carl Schurz will consent to warble for
reform this year at 800 per warble.-
Philadelphia Press.
Brother Dana Is still holding out falla-
cious encouragement to Bon Butler. The
enemies Of Cleveland in this state, We
observe, are all pinning their hopes ON
Butler.-New York. World.
Mr. Hendricks evidently labors under
the delusion that no Is the head Of tho
democratic ticket. Some one ought TO
jerk his coat tail and toll him he Is nr,king
a mistake-Binghdmton RepuJIi@a.
"Thero is is "democre..Ic disintegra-
ton" in Massachusetts as we'll as ropubli-
can indopoDdcuce" in Massachusetts,
Aud the forlner probably effects as many
votes aa>the latter.-Proridonce Press
PMr. Tildcn has sent his congratuls-
hons TO Cleveland and Hendricks over
their nominations the fact has not been
made public. 1t is significant that the
hero of Cipher Alley has made no sign
since the convention. CioUetdnd Ledder
The political eye of the whole country
are now turned toward Mai Gen. Bon
jamin Franklin Butler, of Massachusetts.
He Is u good man, and his brain ID heavier
and better than that of any one Of the
other political leadcrs.-Nep York Truth.
Candor compols us to declare that
Brother Blaines letter of acceptance is
one of tho cleverest vOte-getting ma
chimes we ever examined. Asa specimen
Of intellectual legerdenain 1t is well
entitled to take the cake.--Ne,O York SHm
Col. Watterson's squint-oyed godd ess
of reform hasn't recovered her conscious
ness since the disaster happened at Chi
cago. She doesn't know to this day
whether she bit the end of cyclone or
was run over by meat wagon.-PhhddeI-
phia Press.
There is breadth and elevation and
simplicity about Blaiues letter Of accept
ance that testify the maturity of power,
fullness Of knowledge and mastery of tho
affairs that concern tho people ut large,
making up statesmanship.- Cincinnati
Commercial Gdsette.
We heartily indorse the suggestion of q
contemporary that Blaine and Cleveland
take the stump in joint debate, Demo-
cratic papers will, of course, second q
proposition which would at once show
how vastly superior their candidate is to
the nominee of the DECENTRALIZATION
Z dpeiier.
One of our correspondents assures US
that "the working people to-day represent
100000 votes. But where do the other
| 100000 come fromr We have had an
idea that the majority OF our American
people work for q living. 1t is not pleas
ant to find that only one-ffth of them do.
-BoSton Herald.
Encouraged by tho success of Mr..
Blaine and Senator Logan in treating the
subject of civil service reform in their
letters of acceptance, Capt. Isaiah Rynders
starts this morning for Concord, Mass,
where he will read paper before the
school of philosophy on The infinite
Ramifcations of tho Ideal. York
| Times.
1t is queer political contest. All the
republicans are going to vote for the
Gratis for the republican leader. At least,
that is what an intelligent New Zealan-
der would conclude to be the case after
reading the more strictly partisan news
papers on both sides.-Netc York CONNER
ciat AdrertiseU.
Mr.. Hendricks is considerate and
economical man. In order to put the
democratic committee to, no trouble or ex-
| ha SnrQfpUa this weak
| where no Will receive the formal notice
of his nomination. This is in keeping.
Mr.. Hendricks went more than half way
for the nomination itself, If Mr.. Nc
Donald's friends are to be believed
Indianapolis journal.
The Now York Times finds some diff
Guilty in accommodating itself to its new
democratic surroundings. This morning
it actually calls for ''an able and energetic
manager whose character and record
would beget confidence in the Canvass"
and it intimates that the Hon. William
III. Barnum is not such man. If the
Times Fuckers ut Barnum, what will it dc
when it is offered a straight Bourbon
dose Albany Journal
From the touching and beautiful senti-
Inents expressed by tho independents In
their platform one might well wonder
how they managed to exist at all in q
rude, cold world like this. How they
must yearn for some fair, fantastic com
monwealth where the good alone hole
sway" And what relief it would be tc
the rest of tho American people if they
could discover such country and get II
and dust to it in short order.-PittsJur
Commercial Gasette.
Harper'S Weekly makes desperate at
tempt to prove that it is consistent in it
, opposition to Mr.. Blaine. 1t publishes IL
, d supplement series Of ten cartoons IL
which Mr.. Blaine is held up TO ridicul
for his attitude on tho Chinese question
and for certain phases Of his foreigl
/ policy. 1t neglects, however, to repro
duce the cartoon which appeared in tn
, spring of 1876, when tho scandal monger
were seeking to destroy his reputation
That cartoon represented Mr.. Blaine a
5 surrounded by foul birds of prey, and a
4 throttling them with his strong arm AM
plucking their feathers. IL was desig
mated to illustrate his triumph over falls
accusers and unconverted brigadiers, anc
was accompanied on another page by al
/ article from Mr.. Curtis's pen vindicatin
Mr.. Blaine's character from the out
! rageous assaults made upon il. Thi
cartoon would have adorned the CALLER
now reproduced and ought to have bee
assigned the place ofhonor in the CENTER
0 NelO York Tribune.
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