National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-03
POLITICAL SMALL TALK.

Randall, il is said. is holding his boom
la reserve. II is TO bo hoped that no will
not strain himself Philadelphia Call
Tho Rocky Mountain Ncus speaks of the
prevailing "Hadcan heat" Walt till II
hears from the Chicago convention next
week.
A Cincinnati manufacturer who has
seventy lrishmcu in his employ declares
that sixty of them will vote for Blaine.
This may be regarded rs straw.
We are in painful doubt as to "who
heads the Ohio delegation whether it Is
Thurman with his red bandana, Ward
full of democratic bullet holes, or Mclean
with his oil tank.-fnior ocean.
The New Orleans Picapuuo makes q loud
call on Gen. Hancock to lead the demo.
Gratis this year. Gcn. Hancock was called
so loudly four years ago that ho won {
stay In the game now.
1t is entirely proper for tho New York
Times to use the plural pronoun us
when speaking Of the republican free
trade rcformers of that city. Curtis,
Schurz and tho Times man are enough to
mako IL srammaticaP-Intcr Ocean.
Prof. w. q. Sumner, of Yale college, has
has "boltod." Boltcd from what and to
what2 From tho republican party, of
which ho has not been u member for Mt
least eight years, TO the free trade indo-
pCndents, Of whose tariff principles he
has long been one Of the ablost advocates.
--Prouidcncc (Ri) Press.
For our part wo entertain no doubt
whatever that were Gov. Tilden to ro-
coivo the democratic nomination for pres
i1cnt ho would fed IL to be his duty not to
decline. We believe, further, that whom
elected he would bo physically equal to
all tho just expectations of the American
peoples. LoWs Rcpubtcn.
The grcenback congressional commit.
tee in the sixth district has Just decided
to call the groenback congressional con-
vcntion to meot mt Ottumwa on July
22, the same day and place of the meet
ing Of the democratic congressional con-
vontion. 1t would have greatly simplifled
matters for Weaver if the grecnback kers
and democrats had simply held n joint
onventiOn.-SjoUr CITY journal
The bolt Is not u dangerous ono. Hdr-
pcr'S weekly represents tho Harper Broth.
ers and nothing else. The New York
Times represents the English merchants
in Now York tho American agencies OF
English manufacturers, who are to o man
democrats, the few who have been natu
rallied always voting the democratic
ticket. The Boston boilers do not repre-
sent the republicans of Massachusetts, .-
| IOlcdO Bidde.
Tho campaign will go on all the more
! lively, the republican meetings will bt
| larger, the brass bands louder, tho torch
| light professions moro numerous, the
| speakers more eloquent. and the major
| tiles of Blaine and Logan creator on &C
count of tho cphomcral opposition of the
| independents Tho lofty mir Of tran
sccndontal superiority Of few gentle
men Of "culchaw' in New York and BOs
| ton does not inspire any great awe amonl
the republican voters of the country
Cierciand Lcadcr.
In tho published speech of Representa-
| tive Chalmers, of Mississippi, on bcinj
/ admitted to his seat recently il th
| following farewell address: "Sir, | ono
loved the old democratic party with nj
| the fond devotion of 4 son TO his mother
My venerated father received many o
tho highest honors in its gift and be
queathod tn his children the love ant
gra titudo he felt. But | should feel tina
dishonorcd his grave and his mcmor.
wero | to cling to tho loathsOmo carcns
of modern democracy. 1t is better tina
the body, clothed with tho triumphs q
years. should bo buried ont Of sight sine
the soul that once made il glorious ha
fled, in the hope that resurrection mori
may como when tho vcstal fires shall b
kindled on its altars, and when, Phoenix
like, it shall rise from its ashes clothe
in tho imposing grandeur of youth
strouyth and benuty and live alone fO
.|---L"'"- '"njr,rc and glory of on