National Republican., 1884-04-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Secretary OF the Navy.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Henry Watterson plaintivoly asks: "IIave
we q democratic partyf" We are sorry for
you, Henry, but the truth compcls us to say
that You have democratic party and no mis-
take. In fact you arc disastrously long" on
the democratic party, while the market has
gone to the demntion bow-wows ever since
156l.- Indianapolis Journal.
Tic cry for free iron" means the closing
Of every iron mino in Virginia, and the i'm
portation of free iron from abroad. Raise
that cry in Southwest Virginia, and the
democrats would soon realize the difference
between the state of things existing. here in
existing here now.-Richmoad Dispatch.
What glorious sight IL will be to see the
democratic party standing with its face
toward free trade and its back to the
presidency! What q touching but elevating
spectacle to behold tho kindergarten states
men with their eyes fixed on their star of
hope, tho Morrison bill, tumbling head over
heels into the river of cfeat!-Now York
World.
The protracted silence of Bon Butlor Is
past finding out and is creating considerable
anxiety. 1t is q month since Mr.. Butler has
been heard from, and IL is certainly high
time a description of the man was sent out
and a reward offered, If any ones grief takes
such q wild turn. If Butler isn't lost tho
| people arc lost without lm.-Cincinnati
| Enquirer
While the esteemed free traders In congress
are trying to whistle up courage for their
final tussle with tho protectionist bull they
might worry properly devote themselves to
legislation giving force and effect to the
Mexican treaty. That treaty Is designed to
| promote freer trade between two American
republics aud II the FREQ traders are sincere
they. will SEQ that 1t is made operative with
out delay.-PhiiddsiPhia Press.
Business men naturally test governments
| by business principles They never discharge
| those of their own appoiltees who are true
| to the confidence reposed in them and who
| bring to their work q sufficient degree of
| energy and intelligence. Why, thon, they
ask themselves and one another, should the
people displace competent man who has
been in Office barely long enough to become
familiar with hisduties ?-Ne,O York Herald.
| The democratic party can be nothing else
nothing less, than the party Of relief and
reform. If it is not going to reduce taxation
it is not going to do any good or useful thing
| The present house was elected for that pur-
pose. 1t was organized to that end. How
shall the party go to the country any hope if
it has falsifed both its antecedents and its
| promises? Those who arc resolved that it
shall are either welded to the painted harlot
of protection or they are mad.-LOHispW
| Courier Journal.
When Senator Pendleton lectures before
| the next Young Mems Democratic club on
civil service reform as a truly democratic
measure, he should get Mr.. John Il. Mclean
to introduce him with an explanation of how
the ex-senator reformed himself out of the
United States senate. This would prevent
| misapprehensions, and give the young demo-
! Gratis practical lesson which could not fail
| to Impress tho adolescent bourbon mind
| PittsJurg Dispatch.
| The practical politicians are hard at work
| again this year. Instead of dividing as they
did in 1880, they have combined and are
handling the now machine with great skill.
| They are trying to nominate Mr.. Blaine and
defeat Mr.. Arthur, who resolutely abstains
| from initiating the action of the contestants
for his present position. United they make
a formidable showing; but will they succeed
any better than they did four years ago?-
NeW York Commercial advertiser.
There is an organized movement looking
| TO the nomination of Grant and Lincoln at
| Chicago. Its managers, recognizing Blaine
as at present the most formidable candidate,
hope to concentrate all the opposition in sup
port Of their candidates They have an un-
Outstanding already with Logan. As soon as
|
tion he will turn his strength over to Grant.
One of the features of the Grant Lincoln can
vass will be q. A. Il. meetings all over the
| country such as was held here Friday night
Grant will attend as many as possible and
| will be represented in the rest. He will be
represented in ex-confedorate meetings too
| He is a candidate.-IhO Capital.
The Payne family is becoming dreadfully
mixed up. A little while ago the old gentle.
| mi Xyag hu Vipu In ri
| his presidential aspirations, while his son
Oliver was loudly declaring that pa should
not be candidate under any circumstances
Now they have been turned topsy-turvey
and it is the old gentleman who positively
declares he will not be a candidate, while
Son Oliver is beginning to intimate that he
will. The Payne family should hold acaucu:
and come to some definite understanding
among themselves Chicago Ne,cs.
More suppostitious talk from Tilden, re.
puted to be the same Tilden who ran for the
presidency in 1876. He Is very we'll, but nc
nomination for him, thank you. The neXt
superserviceable visitor at Gramercy will
report its illustrious tenant sick unto death
The variety of reports is confusing. 1t leads
up to the suggestion that perhaps there isn't
any such man as Tilden, and that the de-
mocracy quote him as Mrs. Camp quoted
her esteemed and sagacious friend Mrs
Harris. There was Tilden some years ago
but whether OF not he survives it would be
difficult to say, There was time when this
Tilden could write letter. but If he is still
in existence-on this point there is no evi
denCe but the report of Munchausen-likC
travellers who discredit themselves by the
great variety Of their testimony--he seems
wholly to have lost the art lie is never
seen in the streets; he never dimes out
when brother dies he doesn't attend the
funeral; no ono whose oath, much less hi,
statement would be taken really certi6et
that he has seen him, and the fact may bt
that he has long since ceased to exist but
that, as is sometimes done by the adherent'
of monarchy to push the fortunes Of theii
own cabal tho democratic party is fearful o
announcing that he is no more.-Chicagt
Herald.
Hancock Elected Mt Last.
The war department yesterday forwarded
to Gen. Winfield S, Hancock, U. S. A., com
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