National Republican., 1884-04-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

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POLITICAL NOTES.
One of tho funniest things connected with
modern politics is the fact that Mr.. Blaine
always sweeps tho country before the repub.
lican convention meets, but always manages
to get left Wheeling Register.
The democratic house of representatives at
Washington seems to DO doing its level best
to show the country how exceedingly danger
Gus it would bo to entrust that party with
the control of the national government.-0h
State Journal
Mr.. Henry Watterson says he proposes to
write the free trade plank of tho democratic
national conventions platform and settle the
matter. After election it will be in order
for the vanquished democrats to settle Wat
terson.-Albany Journal
The democrats read out of tho party by the
fiery editor Of the Courier.Journdl appear to
be ignorant of their position. They go on
democrating just the samo as ever. The
editor of the COurier-JOurndL will be under
the necessity Of composing another tole-
graphic ukase.-Atldnta Constitution.
The ''star.eyed goddess of reform" has now
become an eagle, according to Congressman
Forney, of Alabama-an eagle that is OBJ
viously sailing low at present, he says, but
which is arranging its wings "for a loftier
flight" If Mr. Forney will take the trouble
to consult an expert he will ascertain, we
think, that this bird with the dropping pin
ions, and most of its tail feathers missing, is
not an eagle at all, but an ordinary dung-hill
fowl in a condition of unmistakable sickness.
st. Louis Giobe-Democrat
We fail to see that there is anything left
for the democratic party but to return to the
tariff platform af 1872 on which they nomi-
mated Greeley at Baltimore. Therein they
declared that tho tariff question is one on
which the voters of tho democratic party
differ, and that each democratic representa-
tive should obey the voice of his own dis
trict. The most useful thing that can be
done, SO far as promoting the interests of
the republican party constitutes utility, will
be to keep the bill before the house and call
out the fullest possible debate.- Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The presidential campaign won't open until
the nominations ore made. But while the
candidates have yet to be evolved, the people
are doing good deal of quiet thinking. Tho
moro they reflect the stronger will the repub-
lican cause become. The election of a repub-
lican candidate means the continuation of
the present successful policy of the govern
ment and the continuation of prosperity.
The election of a democratic president means
the adoption of n totally unknown policy,
which will be dictated by party which has
steadily opposed the present policy.-Dubuque
Times.
PARTY OF TO-DAY AND ONE OF THE PAST.
StateSvAle ~ C) American.
There is no duplicity nor deceit about the
republican party. Its principles are known
Of all men and the same tenets are held
alike in Maine and Texas, in Massachusetts
and South Carolina, in North Carolina, and
in Illinois. The unprecedented prosperity of
tho country, north, south, east, and west,
and that prosperity made possible and
achieved under protective tariff, sttests the
wisdom of the republican party, and hos won
for 1t the esteem and confidence of the
people. The handiwork of tho republican
party is the financial credit of the country
established in tho face of q vindictive and
bitter opposition; and to-day, taking no
thought of making political capital, it has set
itself steadily to work to devise some plan
and inaugurato measures to remove from this
land the curse and blight of ignorance. In
the meantime the democratic party, whose
shadow even now is falling athwart its
grave, is engaged in constitutional hair
splitting and invoking the ghost of state
rights in opposition.
1T LAGs sUPERFLUoUs.
GdluestoR NelUS.
If the democratic party Is not q protection
ist party, but the opposite, then there is q
great deal of gratuitous alarm among demo-
problem of democratic unity as affected by
tho tariff question. IT. however, the demo-
cratic party is u protectionist party In tho
sense of not meaning to undo the protection
policy now in force then with respect to the
tariff question the democratic party Is merely
duplicate republican party; and if-as Mr..
Watterson contends and as intelligent obser-
yation of current politics testiiies-there Is
no other living question on which n square
issue hetwoon the parties can be defined, then,
in the name of common sense, in the name of
economy, OF energy, and organization in the
political world, what sufficient reason can
republican party No, 2 plead for its existence?
IT IS TOO LATE.
Hartford IOa.
Connecticut democrats are emphatically for
Tilden, if Tilden will consent to be a Cand-
date, thus agreeing with the sentiment of
democrats throughout Nav England 1t is
strange what spell feeble old paralytio with
money can weave around a party in search of
power. Tho pleasant fiction that "liden
was elected In 1876" which the democratic
press of the couutry repeats from time to
time, is probably the basis of all the affection
Tor the Gramercy park sage. The democrats
feel that somehow, they can't tell how, the
name OF Tilden can pull them out of the
slough Of tariff reform discussion aud place
them on their feet. IL is too late. Tho issue
has been made up, and no attempt to dodge
IL behind tho massive form Of Mr.. Tilden can
succeed.
THE CALL TO "WAH."
Charleston News and C5urier
The tariff clock has struck with sound
that has reached every city and hamlet in the
land. The time has come when every public
journal, every public man, every voter must
show his colors They must either wave tho
r0bhor Gag of protection or the proud banner
of revenue reform. There Is no middle
course for any one who would command q
hearing. IL is not enough to say, "We are
opposed to all agitation Of the tariff system"
aud dismiss an argument exposing tho in
iquites of that system with simple wayo OF
the hand. The tariff system will be agitated
and its selfish aims will be exposed.