The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-13
POLITICAL POINTS.

Miss Sweet and Mrs. Mullgan performed a new
version OF " Miss or Mrs." In the Chicago Pension
ONCE on Friday
Mr.. Sherman appeared in the first act of his New
Rebellion attired In q bloody shirt and Mr. b. Fu-
rlosos boots, singing Voci lie sabre de frere"
Mosby fingers no longer In the land of his dearly
loved Celesiias, but he writes friend that he Will
make his permanent residence In san Francisco, in
CLOSE contlguity to the joss house and the opium
Joint.
providence newspaper exultingly exclaims:
"There are $50 people to the square mile in Rhode
!slandn True Rhode Island likewise has more
united states Senators and less voters to the square
mile than any other State.
"Who is that ~ was asked as tall, erect man on
crutches, with but one leg, walked through the
large parlor OF the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga
and took his stand In the centre OF the room. "Oh,
av aay Is Sem Sa scEies was ne reply of Washington
cal Museum In Washington"
The Richmond State remarks with truth that
"when some obscure Southern paper of no influence
and small circulation, makes an Incorporate re-
marx the Republican press pounces upon 1t as a cor
IT, ,ec. gauge OF southern opinion but carefully passes
ny te patriotic conservative ntterances OF the mass
OF the journals OF the South"
Republican papers are daily learning new lessons
In the fundamental principle Of government. The
newest convert to sound theories is the New Haven
Palladium, which has discovered that sin a gov
ernlnent by the majority numbers are not to be de-
splsed." Hitherto the doors OF the primaries have
been closed In the faces OF all but the faithful few
1t Ia really hard case for the Republicans II
this thing goes on much longer they will positively
be compelled to put that bloody shirt into the wash
When they nnd that they cannot talk about the
spirit Of Rebellion, still uncrushed, they will have to
P Wi isa siana before the country making no motions
saying aloud.--N u. Herald.
In his Essex Club speech Senator Hoar made this
assertion: "At this moment throughout fifteen OF
the thirty-eight American States no man can get
ONCE, or receive any mark OF public honor under ihe
present Administration II he loyal to the country
~ ,. tne time 81 its extremity" MI; Hoar evidently
i0rgets that Mr.. John q. Carlisle, Of Lexington, KY,
lB alive. ~
The Republican General Committee of Kings
County has resolved that ut shall not be ground OF
challenge In any member OF Republican ward or
town association regularly on the roll that he did
noI voie AZ the last Presidehtial election the Repub
lcan electoral ticket" They won't draw the line ON
Inc Cleveland Republicans. They may vote the
Democratic national ticket whenever they like, az
long as they Will vote for Republican State officers.
The Newark Journa, has pronounced ideas on
the subject OF civil service reform and party duty
It says: "ThOse who covered by the Tenure Of
Onice act, and who cannot he disturbed except for
cause without violating the law, must AMI should be
retained; but where there is no conclusive reason
ior retaining Republican In ONCE every last one OF
tncm should walk out, and do 1t, too, without squeal
Ing or kicking"
friend OF Senator Hawley's said to reporter
OF the New York World: "Senator Hawley will not
be the first OF the Republican Senators to attack
Cleveland's nominations think he has very
friendly Keeling for the President, but Hawley Ia too
much or politician and too much OF Presidential
candidate to oppose tic wishes Of his party. Let
sherman, Logan, and other partisan Republicans OF
tnat stamp call caucus and decide to oppose
Cleyelands nominations then all of the Republicans
with possibly the exception OF Van Wyck, will fall
INTO ne. Certainly no Senator whohopes for future
preiermen at the hands OF his party viii dare Kick
over the traces"