National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-24
POLTTICAL SMALL TALK.


A democratic bolt is talked Of in Bos-
ton. IL seems TO DO impossible for any
body to please Boston this year.
The democratic marty is the Keoly
motor Of politics. II is always ready TO
start, but never gets Acknowledgements
Journal.
The New York Sun is squirting toward
Ben Butler. Tho lattor seems to be squint-
ing at some object very far away.--A-
didnapoiis Journal
The democrats complain bitterly be
cause Blaine's letter of acceptance has so
much to say about the grcut prosperity Of
the country. They always did gloat over
national Disaster -Ctercidnd Leader
Eugene Field has invented n new color,
which is cross between purple velvet
and the dark brown tasto one has in his
mouth after an all.night hurrah. llo
calls it Missourian's breath.
Post.
Con. Logan's letter accepting the repub-
lican nomination for vice president af.
fords evidence that, like Mr.. Blaine, ho
has carefully road the party platform, and
is in hearty accord with its principles
Boston 1Tdrelier.
A straw in the wind The circulation
of the New York daily Tribune has in
creased $4,000 since Blaine's nomination.
1t went up 5000 in one day. 1t would
bo interesting to know how many thou
sands the Times has lost in circulation
Prouidence Press.
Gen. Green b. Raum. ex-commissioner
of internal revenue, has just completed
work entitled "Tho Existing Conflict Be-
tween Republicanism and the Southern
Olgarchy." This work will be issued
next month simultaneously from Boston
and Chicago Chicago Tribune.
John @. 8. Harrison, Of Indiana, will
not be ablo to wreck tho republican
party, but he appears TO have done the
business for his little bank right up to
the queens taste. The assets of Mr..
Harrisons bank, wo are advised, consist
principally of an illumited calendar and
fractured spittoon. philadelphia Press.
Mr.. w. II. Barnum's unwillingness to
head the democratic national committee
again may be duo to tho fact that light
ming has taken to striking mules" this
year. When Mr.. Barnum is left without
the support of his mules he is weak in
decd and with them he doesn't always
accomplish great things. .--Boston Herald.
A Cleveland Boom stepped into the public
library and picked up u translation Of
Esop's fables. 1t was soon moved to
weep conclusivcly. "Why this agony"
inouired the kind-hearted Newspaper
File. "Oh, I've Just read n terrible story
about frog that tried to swell up as big
MS an OK and busted" "Well, don't see
how you need cry about that" was the
reply. Nobody will be enough of fool
to expect you to swell up as big as an
ox."--Lincolt (Neb.) State Journal.
Even tho temperance convention has
its "bar'p candidate-a millionaire who
has already spent great deal of money
trying to got nominated for president,
and who is willing to spend more if he
should win the coveted honor. There is
no accounting for tastes. There are
prown-up men who pay large sums of
money for old postage stamps, and the
nomination Of the temperance party for
president is Mt least rs valuable as u can
celed stamp.-Phiiadelphia Ledger.
The political dudes of Now York have
invited the other dudes of the country to
confer with them. When the meeting
takes place tho public will learn the ex-
act size of the republican bolt, for tho
conference will embrace all the boilers.
Tho peculiarity of the present alleged
reform movement is that it is composed
entirely of leaders. The leaders may be
very sagacious, but if they have no fol-
lowers they cannot win an election any
more than an army of generals without
soldiers could win battle.-San Francisco
Post.
Democratic regard for civil service re-
form is well illustrated in the conduct Of
the democratic congressional committee.
The committee has sent out circulars, not
only soliciting contributions from en-
| pIoyes of the house Tor campai gn "pur-
poses, but assessing every democratic
senator, representative, and delegate S25
each for the same object. This is in di-
rect and fragrant violation of the law,
which prescribes fine of 5000 or i'm
prisonment not exceeding three years, or
both, for sending out such circular, and
forbids any member of congress or gov
crnmcnt employe to 80 solicit or to con-
tribute funds in response to such solicita-
tion. The government officials are fully
warranted in prosecuting the persons
guilty of this brazen defiance of the law,
but should they do so what howl about
federal persecution would be raised by the
| democracy !-lrOg Times.