The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-21
DUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

q from our Regular Correspor dent.l
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 1G, 1884.
| conscience in politics is not only a
pod thing to have, hut with a great
number of people of both parties it is
an essential requisite in matters of
party dealing. But when Il newspa-
per forsakes the Republican party to
l8ck hands with the Democratic ca
IAver on account of a regard for its
Conscience, the jig is up with it COM
lAetely. The weakness that begets
Exposition to the principles Of a great
Fpitical party on account Of the par
pular person placed in nomination,
4 manifest, but the weakness that
sters encouragement for the success
IL Democratic principles (if there are
.Enyl and Democratic candidates, is
ae,saad human tolerance. Who is
that he Should receive exalta-
ton as the embodiment of the great
Republican party, whose principles,
not men, have dominated this grand
free Government for a quarter of a
century? + Blaine should die to
day, would lis death solace the New
York Times II the extent Of renounc-
ing its opposition? Not a bit of it.
This plea of Conscience in politics,
with its conc0mitant ofindependence,
Is simply one OfthOse springs of pO-
litical action that thrust themselves
forward either from motives of sell
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or to come up with
somebody, every month in the year.
The Republican party has been af,
f1lcted with these conscientious news
papers, and the men who mOurned
for conscience in politics, ever since
it was organized, and it has outliyed
them all, and will continue to out.
live them.
Mr.. T!lden has no notion of meas
uring swords with Mr. Blaine, and
herein he shows pecu lar political sa-
gacity. Why the old fellow should
go out of his way to talk about the
"moral standards Of the people, u
with the cipher dispatches so fresh in
memory, is ascribable to one Of the
political liberties that politicians
take with the PRONUNCIATION of poiit-
ical literature. Mr.. yiiden has the
same old s0licitude for the people and
the Government that he has harhOr-
ed, cherished, nurs' d and fOstered
for half a century, hut with all of it
he is not willing to just put in anoth-
er Four years even to save the count
~ from the demnitiOn bow vows,
whittier Republican NAL administra-
ton is fastening it. Mr.. Tilden
does not even give the Republican
party credit for the payment Of at
itGSl lWO-tillIuN vi lilt bllul lllJuO Ilc-
t0nal debt that his party created,
nor for any Of the great reforms that
his party promised and the Republic
cans accomplished. 1t is not likely
that with so many leaders in the par
ty, all Of whom have been accust0m-
ed to periodical drubbings, the can.
didacy of the unterritied will 90 beg
ging, though as against Mr.. Blaine
Mr.. Morrison seems to have special
hankering to get wiped up.
If the House resolution to adjourn
on the 30th instant should pass the
Senate, Congress would leave an in
tinitely much larger amount of bust
ness unfinished than ever before,
while if Congress should continue in
session long enough to di-patch the
business already laid out for it, there
can be-no adjournment before the time
for the regular meeting in December.
JUNIUs.