National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-17
Tho Advantages Of prreat.

esteemed editorial brethren Of the repub-
lcan persuasion seem TO realize tho truth
OF this statement. For months past their
gigantic mtollccts have been restricted
By tho ca5t-iron exigencies of the CAM
paign To narrow field of labor. The
necessity of holding up tho moral delin-
qucncics of Cleveland to the detcstation
of mankind has operated to prevent any
thing but tho most hasty and superficial
notice of the little unpleasantnoss in
progress between France and China.
With the country agape for fresh in
stallmonts of Tom Hendricks's villanous
war record, 1t has been impossible to
give space to perspicuous accounts of tho
remarkable ups and downs of III Mahdi
and Gordon. With millions of patriotic
voters impatlently waiting to have
tho hopeless corruption and hid
oous delinquencies of the bour-
bon democracy depicted in lurid
colors and all the fresh shades possible
for human ingenuity to invent. the mad
ness of Beruhardt, the paciAcation of
Ireland, tho franchise bill, Koely's mo-
tor, the terrible danger of longer neglect
ing our seacoast, and, in short, multitude
of tempting subjects have been perforce
shamefully neglected.
We observe that within tho past few
days our esteemed republican contempt.
rariGs have lost their interest in politics,
and now give the editorial intellect FREQ
play ut a variety of fresh and interesting
topics. We have no doubt tho readers of
the New York Tribune are delighted and
edited with the learned and scientific
essay upon "rhe Evolution of Base Ball."
which adorned its editorial page in yes
terday's edition. Similarly, tho graphic
style in which Emperor William aud the
czar Of all tho Russias arc held up to
scOrn and ridicule in an able editorial
entitled Smashing tho Record" because
those unfortunate potentates do not own
2:l5 American trottor, must have power.
fully braced up tho hundred thousand
odd republican households that the Trib.
me instructs and guides.
We observe that the Philadelphia Press
now takes consuming interest In the
noble game of cricket, aud in choice
terms informs its readers Of the manifold
beauties of the game. Incidentally,
"rhe Coming Worlds Fairs" "Col. Lud.
lows Salary" and the "Cronstadt Soa
CanaW received that degree of otis. tion
, WHICH has long been c=uGlly denied them.
1t would hsrd!y be fair perhaps to class
the Sm as republican newspaper, still
its light did not shine unkindly upon Mr..
Blaine in the late campaign, and the
Gagcrness with which Mr.. Dana's able
editors now turn their attention to tho
olucidation Of New Chances for Tour.
ists,' Taxing Personal Property" and
the causes thut have lod to the depression
in tho railway share market, indicates 6
refreshing aud proper desire to lead III
readers away from narrowing reflections
concerning the extraordinary shrinkage
Of "'1ho Peoples Party"
Our western republican contemporariei
give proof that their intellectual depart.
ments share in the disposition of theiI
eastern brethren to leave politics for the
present to the dcspiscd democratic press
and put in their time in leading their
subscribers to give their minds TO noblei
subject of thought. The Cleveland
Lcader displays a remarkably able edi
torial upon the interesting subject o
Taxing Bachelors" and supplement-
this by thrilling column devoted to oil
examination of tho Bottom of tn,
I Ocean" The Pittsburg Commercial Gdzett