National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-23
POLITICAL NOTES.


Oregon has declared for Tilden and Hen
bricks Oregon created good deal of noise
eight years ago, when Mr.. Cronin cast her
electoral vote for Tldon, and it is but natural
that the state should fondly cling to the old
ticket. Hanta Constitution
The trouble about the navy is that 1t Is not
quito like tho snakes in Ireland. There is
enough of IL TO wiggle and make people won
dor there is not more. But with little, very
little, less the United States could set won.
derful example of disarmament to the world
and save millions without being whit more
defenseless than at present.-GatreStOn NelCs.
We arc sincerely supporting Gen. Chester
A. Arthur, of Now York, for president, ana
Hon. Robert I. Lincoln, of Illinois, for vice
president in 1894. But If for any reason
| these men should not be chosen as tho ropub-
| lican standard bearers, we will support the
nominees of the Chicago convention, No. !,
heartily and hsndsomely.-DdnD (hy)
| Tribune
The revenue reformers organized the house.
despite all extravagant predict ons the other
| way. Morrison had his way in the demo-
cratic caucus, in spite Of contrary assertions;
| no had his way in the vote upon the PROPOSE
tion to deal separately with wool. He may
fail now, but, despite confident assertions, no
may substantially get through his bill.-Cin-
Ciandi Nous Journal
Those who believe Mr. Tilden "old and
feeblo' will reckon without their host. IL
| seems palmer than ever that neither of the
extreme tariff wings of the party can hope to
| bring out their candidate, and that man of
conservative tariff opinions will win the
prize Mr. Tilden's tariff principles arc &C.
ceptnbo but whether no will consent to
accent the nomination as the result of q
compromise may well DO observation-disclosures
ton Post.
If we arc to have more than hundred
tariff speeches. If the greater portion Of the
present session Is to be devoted to this sub
iect, let us have something new and fresh,
less oratory, and more facts; something that
will show tho country all the points of this
discussion aud enable it to pass ntellgently
on this great issue. Tho friends of protec-
ton have every argument in their favor; let
them be produced in such form and manner
as will show all tho danger of free trade
NeD Orleans Times Democrat.
We are panied to loarn that Senator-elect
Blackburn, of kentucky, and several other
democratic statesmen have gone OF on a
junketing trip to Fortress Monroe aboard the
United States steamer Tallapoosa. few
weeks ago, when naval vessel was placed at
the disposal of Senator Edmunds to enable
him to bring his invalid daughter away from
the unfavOrable climate Of New Providence
island, great many able-bodied democratic
organs sprainod their threats in denouncing
the proceeding as an unjustifiable aud scan
dalous act. These organs, of course, Will be
too hoarse to say word condelnning Senator
Blackburns jolly junket on the Tallapoosa.-
Philadelphia Press.
Sorehends in Washington are growing be-
cause President Arthur did not give the office
vacated by John 9. New to some political
{ striker but to poor devil clerk that has
been for twelve years in the treasury depart
! ment, and in all that time has not voted. ut
was a civil service promotion" say the
h,N 1A sErtNN rtNya 10
place to some man of influence who would
have aided in securing the president the
; nomination" Trifes of this kind may dis
t gust political strikers, but they suit the
people, and President Arthur is safe to con-
tinue this line even though it should cost him
the nomination,-S. Joseph Herald.
Mr.. Tilden is one of those Christians whose
! habitual duplicity is calculated to make the
! world regret the decay of honest paganism
. He could not go from New York to Chicago
, unless he went in o hearse If no were as
9 strong as Hercules and as idle as a lotus
8 eater he would not have gone to a meeting OF
: that club He gave as an excuse for his
absence: II have been for some time and am
S still exceptionally engrossed with business
. which have no power to defer or abandon
His engagement must have been like Polo
nius's, with tho worms" His aim is to leat
those democratic chieftains to think that hi
e strength ia enormous and his method is q lie
: city,
g We do not sec how Mr.. Carlisle can discuss
Q the Morrison bill without denouncing it
y That measure proposes to establish tariff
a similar in principle to the tariff which Mr.
q Carlisle exhibited as Ubiquitous in his famous
speech of March % and 30 1882. All that Mr.
3 Carlisle said in regard to the Inconsistency
It inequality, unjust determinations, and per
5, versties of the tariff which he was then con
y sidering applies with equal force to the tarit
Y proposed by the Morrison bill. If the speake
r should be induced by his personal friendship
. for the chairman of the committee on way
@ and means TO recant pri nciples of faith whicl
y he declared two years ago the fact would
y attract universal attention. There are il
& circulation as free trade tract more thar
C 100000 copies of the former speech, an,
y undoubtedly its text would be compared will
: anything that Mr.. Carlisle might say now
If line with line, and argument with argument
Is -NeW York Sun.
,, Ex-Gov. ID. +. Butler evidently consider
II himself as q very likely dark horse in tn
l. race for the presidential chair. According II
n common report he has arranged with tn
% managers of the anti-monopOly-work
% mon s.greenback- labor party to have bimsel
put at tho head of their hybrid natona
~ ticket, with Congressman Reagan rs vic
III president. 1t will strike most people tina
y this means great waste of effort on Ger
:, Buffers part, as he could not be elected b
any possibility Dub beHutaib
friends know that he really hopes by som
such move as this to get much support frot
r the democratic party, and thinks he ma
n win. 1t will DO we'll under those circum
at stances for the democratic leaders to guar
d. the doors and windows Of the national col
q, vention at Chicago with great care. II the
as don't they may find themselves capture
N. bodily by Butler just as q democratic stat
an convention in Massachusetts, was once upon
10 time.-NeD York Tribune.
at Tho swift mutations OF American polite
w are often startling One year ago Blain
OF seemed to be wholly withdrawn from I'll
I'd presidential race, and Arthur and Grant wei
mt both regarded as impossibilities. To-da
Us Arthur leads all in delegates for the fir
TO ballot, Blaine is second and closely pressin
OF him and H""ut has an undeveloped strengt
or quite cpua, greater than either if the o.
O. portunity offer for hopeful presents
az ton OF his naulu. The convention Is yet 81
weeks distant, and mono can venture to for
cast tho changes which may be wrought
that brief time. 1t may mako the brghte
I'M presidential stars fade and wake the feeble
+. TO become the most lustrous, but 1t is in
he probable that Grant shall become weaker
rl tho convention approaches. If democrat
va dissensions on tho tariff shall be an enterir
,rs wedge TO divide the south, Grant Is the OF
nv candidate who could revoutionize the reco
i structed states. Grants nomination is by
l. means assured, but he is one Of the livest
ar. tho Chicago possibilities. Philadelphia Tim