Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23

| this republic is to be regulated according 10
the demands of the best interests of the
people, and not to foster this. that or the
other interest except 50 far as the good of
| the whole country demands it,
"a TIMERS DAM"
We haze the high authority Of Mr.. Ben
amin f. Butler, Democratic bolter, Green
| back nominee and demagoSic candidate
that the caption of this article is not pro-
| family. Whatever else may be said of the
heavy-eyed man of political failures, he
has the quality of humor, and there is no
man i'll the length and bredth of the land
who can more adroitly defend himself in
the arena of caustic Wit. 1t appears that the
Boston Herald which is one of the rosy
checked independents and altogether too
truly-good newspapers, recently assailed
Butler 1t went for him." rs the saying
is, with sort of kid-glove vengeance that
was amusingly tragic, and, in It's own es-
tiinatiOn. laid Butler low. As a climax to
his TRADE the editor asked; Can any
body believe that a man with his record
pies of any party? There was good
deal of truth in the chinks of the question
to be sure, but the old soldiers reply is al
together too good to be lost. 1t is one of
the brightest examples on record of crush
ing an opponent by patronizingly erasive
contempt and incisive satire. Buffers re-
Spouse was brief, and at the same time re-
moved the odium popularity supposed TO
attach to a "tinkcr'S dam" 1t clears up
the character Of that much abused exple-
tive, will render it useful to these who de-
light in harmless Oaths, and places it
in the same category with the innocently
vigorous, and mildly expressive, "not
worth continental" Butler thus wrote:
The editor of the Boston Herald does not seem
to know enough 10 be wicked when he wants to
be. He closes an article on your humble servant
in the Herald OF Sunday, as follows: "Can
anybody believe that a man with his record
cares tinkers maledictiOn for the principles of
any party" Now he evidently thinks that
thinkers dam" is cuss word. viii you inform
him that i'll Olden tine when travelling thinkers
went about the country mending holes in the
kettles and pans, he frequently found one that
was ragged and rusty, so that the soldering iron
would not take, and he was obliged to fill it up
with u massS of solder. To keep that solder en-
mass over the hole while in the molten state,
he was accustomed 10 take some crumbs of
bread and moisteu them and make little ridge
around the hole with the moistened crumbs TO
hold the solder in its place rs he melted it in.
This is what was called the thinkers dam"
which he brushed away after he had finished,
az ii was utterly useless, So that Pilgrim
Fathers used the words. mot worth Il tinkerS
dam, not dreaming that they were profanc.
The editor OF the Herald evidently thinks that
he has been swearing all his life when he
hasn't, and that he must soften the word down
to "maicdiction."
BANDMAS. the actor, after twenty years
study OF the matter in Europe and this
country. comes to the conclusion, as he re-
Gently informed this Journal, that the only
with dignity and deccncy that is its due. is
to subsidizc the stage by Governmental
act; to have semi-censoship cxer-
cised over it by law-that i, to the extent
of excluding the impure, and all calculated
to degrade public tastes BY these means
he believes the following of the dramatic
art can be dignified and improved, and the
representations upon the stage purified of
all vicious quality, and thus command the
respect Of the whole community, instead
of now melting the antagoniSm
of a large proportion of the
people. On the other hand, Irving,
the English actor, declares that thcaters
subsidized by the State are a curse TO the
dramatic profession, 4 clog to the feet
Of genius and the means to vicious ends,
since the policy deprives the stage Of self
hclpfulncas, and prevents it working out
its own destiny The Current, briefly dis
coursing on the same subject, says: 1t is
certainly fact that those thcaterS seem to
thrive best which depend solely upon the
patronage of the general public without re-
gard to subsidies from either States purse
or the pockets of the few rich. The poor
mans ticket is the mainstay of the stage"
We concur with the latter judgment The
people do not need State aid to direct their
judgments or form their tastes, and art is
not so helpless us to need a crutch.
SENATOR DAVIS, in recent speech made
for the Republican candidates, declared
that there was nothing in the special eX
cuse for boiling that justified the act. He
knew Mr.. Blaine was not what the hide
pcudentS picture him, and no man had
better opportunity to study the man. lie
added
know all that is said about him I have in
my pocket all the letters which are made the
occasion of the opposition to him by the So
called Independents. There are two sentences
III those letters which It is possible for human
ingenuity to turn against q man of perfect pro-
bity They are capable of q construction per
fectly honorable 10 him. In view Of a long and
conspicuous life without faint or corruption, |
prefer to put that honorable construction upon
those words. There are those calling themselves
independents who prefer 10 twist and torture
them into something that they deem dishonor-
able. ] have read lately a speech of q diStin-
guished individual, taking two hours or more
Tor its delivery. devoted to an argument of great
ingenuity 10 satisfy himself and his hearers with
understand the man who prefers thus TO put
an evil intent upon words capable of good in
tent ! cannot understand of what stuff man
is made who is willing to turn his back upon a
long life of distinguished service without fault
that ne may the more successfully make the
worse appear the better reason.
THE street car-drivers of New York have or
game a Blaine and Logan Club There is q
fitness i'll this that is full of meaning. Had
Governor Cleveland signed the bill guarantee
ing these men the right to ordinary rest, and
freedom from species of slavery, he would