National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Under oil the circumstances Chester A. !
Arthur is the best man tho republican party |
can choosc.-iiuron (Dak,) Times.
If we have got tho exact hang of the pro-
posed opposition Of the rcformors of the
Presidential he IS nominated, they intend to
turn to and holp elect worse man.--ROchcs-
ter Post Express
Arthur is undoubtedly gaining. This, be
IL understood, is declaration for no one nor
against any one, bat nero attempt to read
the situation as it presents itself to-day
Aidmosa (Cot) journal.
ono Of tho complaints against Hayes was
that he was too ready to promise what he
could not or would not perform. This is
certainly not falling with Arthur When
he promises a thing II is done, and he doesn't
often promise. MilWaukcc Sentinel.
The New York SIN has changed its mind
and now declares that Mr.. Tildou will be the
nominee Of the democracy. Let not the
democratic heart be troubled. A greater
| than Dana has spoken. Mike Mcdonald has
nominated Flower and pledged him Mr.
Tildens support Centrdiid (IH) Sentinel.
Even If John s. Wise did actually say aud
mean what was reported is that just cause
| that the negroes should indorso bourbon
| funder democracy and the Danvillo shotgun
policy2 If John Wise he a devil, should
that turn all the negroes against the liberals
and join hands with tho fre.eating democ-
racy.-PetcrSJurg Lancet
"Aurum potable" says the Latin proverb,
and never was gold more potent in Rome
than 1t is in the democratic party Of to-day.
Happily the republicans have not sunk to
any such degradation as that Candidates
| for president or governor are not measured
in the republican party by the mete wand Of
gold and rent rolls, Of coupons and interests
checks-C Chicago Inter Ocean,.
The free trade majority of the democratic
congressman are in almost exactly the same
position ms the graded liquor tax majority Of
the democratic members of tho Ohio legisla-
ture In each case there is q stubborn and
noisy minority trying to save the party from
the ruinous policy to which the majority is
committed, and in each IL looks like beau
tiful family row which will end in the worst
action possible lcreidnd Leader.
The caucus will indorso tho Morrison bill
by an overwhelming majority, and demo-
Gratis who arc prepared to rebel may as well
do 1t early rs late. There will DO plank
, quite big enough for all such to walk, and
the way into tho republican camp is about
MS short as that OF tho transgressor is hard
In word, the poker Is in the fire, and, ii
there DO democrats who banker after IL
, they can take the hot end, and may get this
, sooner than they imagine.-Henry VdHerSoa
, II may be distasteful to some democrats tc
> find themselves nearer the republican CAM
: by reason of their needs, but a man caught
. in storm is content to ontor barn fol
shelter, aud the right Of self preservation il
gravcr ono than any party can assert to
mans fealty. In fact, If IL fails to respont
to his true needs, IL forlclts its right TO hi
interest in 1t before he himself rcnounces II
1t Is about time that the sugar planter
"took the most extreme ground in favor o
o protection" and announced their dotormina
| tn with nthnr iulu trias
A They have right to select who shall b
: their allies, without tho permission of an.
y party directory.--Ne,g Orleans city Item.
y We would like to know by what right Ger
u tain people always the same crowd) appea
$ at regular intervals in public and resolve
u regulate the republican party, reading GU
y of the party in more than an implied way
u all, everything and everybody not in accor
o with their own arrogant, cranky notions
y The latest exhibition of this kind Of censor
ship is now being played by the Brooklyn
Boston Swallow tails, who have hired
a halp ut 100 Broadway and installed work
6 ing committee to see to it, that the Chicag
republican convention shall put up no cand
u dates identified with machine or ''plebeian
II politics. These persons are constantly a
" tempting to build political structures troi
ID the apex" downward, with no foundatio
II on tho solid ground. The reason why the
D. build in that manner is, because they wal
e to DO ION top without subiecting themselv
< to the formaities and necessities of primal
choice by the voters.-Der NelO York. Rep,t
10 Hhduer.