National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-11
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t looks very much as II, in tho struggle
between Mr.. Morrison and the tariff, some-
thing would BIO horizontally reduced, and it
wouldn't be the tariff, either.--Rochesier Post
Express
The next republican candidate for pres-
dent will be nominated by tho free honest,
uncontrolled popular republican sentiment
of tho country. He will be named by tho
broad republican party and not by any
personal or factional Philadelphia
| Press.
Representative Bucknor believes that the
free trade cry has irrcparably impaired the
chances of democratic success in the coming
presidential election Judge Buckner may be
at sea on the silver question, but otherwise he
| appears to be an observan and level-hcaded
gentleman.-Bdliinlore Herald
We told you SO. The Illinois democrats
have formally and finally decided to camp in
tho abandoned republican quarters in Peoria,
Oh the second of July. The bacon rinds
thrown away by our folks OH the sixteenth
of April will be somewhat stale by July, but
perhaps they can DO utilized.-DdUeapoH Ga
Eetic.
IL Is clear, In any case, that if bill so
moderate and so far below the professions Of
the regular leaders Of the party as is the Nor
rison bill cannot BIO passed by the house, in
which the party has majority of seventy,
the Generalization of the party will tell
greatly in the approaching campaign-New
York Times.
In view of tho fact that the republicans
have placed state ticket in the field aud
have decided on q canvass, all democrats and
| all good citizens should cast their votes at the
| coming state election in order to prove to the
union that Louisiana is solidly democratic
and will so declare at the presidential cleo
tion.-NcW Orleans Times-DomOcrat.
Under all the circumstances Mr.. Morrison
| has severe task to perform. He must prac-
tico the art of cajolery on one hand and that
| OF intimidation on the other, and meet with
success in both, or his bill is doomed. His
predicamont is, indeed, one which calls for
the varied resources of skillful politician,
and failure will DO death to all his hopes of
future preierment.-T Troy Times.
That was bright democratic idea to place
| Game, the Mormon delegate to congress, on
the democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee. 1t is only fow days since ex-Dee-
| gate Cannon, tho able polygamist leader,
| said: 81 don't think tho house will pass the
bill for the suppression of polygamy, because
the house is dcmocrstic.-SioHG city journal.
Samuel ]. Randall is just now the recipient
OF great deal of abuse from the free trade
| organs of the democracy, and they arc
evidently determined to bulldoze him into
the support of the Morrison horizontal tariff
bill or drive him out of the party. If Mr..
Randall has the courage Of his convictions he
will make the Morrison crowd sick.-RdnSas
city Journal.
Thedemocratic national committee gravel y
| invites the cooperation of all citizens who
are in favor of pure and economical gov
ornment.' The conspicuous omission in the
| invitation, however, is the failure TO point to
a few of the moro exalted specimens of
pure and economical government for which
the democratic party is entitled to credit.
Minnesota Tribune.
Messrs. James and MacVeagh doubtless re-
| gard their retirement from the cabinet as
| great national calamity, but they will pardon
the people if they choose to disagree with
them. 1t is not anywhere in evidence, savo
in the innuendoes INDUCED in by these gentle
men, that the cause of good government has
suffered in any way by Mr.. Arthur's failure
to retain them in his council.-ChicGgO Herald.
Senator Thurman Is not exempt from the
prevailing modesty which leads nearly every
eligible presidential candidate to declare that
he does not want the nomination. But that
| does not demonstrate that he is not one OF
the most available candidates whom the de-
mocracy can put in the field. 1t would not
be to the public disadvantage to make this
an exceptional campaign, by having the office
seek the man rather than the man the office
-PHtsburg Dispatch
| We tell it again that true liberty is G
stranger in this southern land but murder
intimidation, fraud and corruption, hand in
hand, are the masters Of tho political situa
ton. Bow abjectly before the throne o.
bourbonism and cringe and all is order and
peace, but doubt its authority, oppose it, and
in the Silly hour of night the cruel lash Of
the master falls relentlessly or red-handed
murder does its work.-StdteSuiNe (N. c..
| american.
Certain it is that Mr.. Blaine's chances are
better to-day than they were four years ago
He has much larger following in New Yorl
state than ever before. and should IL turn ou
that he is to BIO candidate before the con
vention-whch he still continues to deny
he will be found very hard man to beat
Many who prefer Arthur regard Blaine as tn,
next best man, and If he should happen to b.
tho choice OF the convention. there would b.
such q campaign as has not been witnessed il
this country in many years.-Iroy Budget
Is it not time for the western end of thu
old ticket to come back to us from Europe
The presidential canvass is beginning to be
come exciting, although the farmers have no
yet begun to plant their potatoes or put il
their early vegetables. Why does Mr.. Hen
bricks daily in the lap of the European mon
arches? 1t is hardly fair to compel the sag
of Greystono to carry the fortunes of the OLE
partnership in his beautiful new drosky. Tn,
springs may break down.-Nep York. Mornin
Journal.