The Washington critic., 1885-10-14

STRIKING example Ol the raplulty with
which our national collections and
other attractions Of the Capital are
multiplying. The liberality of the
Government must keep pace with indi-
vidual enterprise in cxpcditing the
progress of Washington and clevating
her position in the list of the chief cities
of the world
The STORY printed in u Wisconsin
paper about ex-senator Conkling hav.
ing procured the lIalstcad Grant letter
while in Europe from Mrs Kate Chase
Spraguc and having given it to the Gin
cinnati EUqUirG is as foolish rs it is
disgraccful to journalism. Yet it is
printed, despite the public statement of
Mr.. Schuckcrs, who was private sccrc-
tary to the late Secretary Chase, that
the letter was in his possession and was
stolen from his desk in Philadelphia.
Senator Conkling has always been an
open enemy. There has never been
anything of the low and treachcrous
about him. Even his bitter political
enemies have always admitted this In
view of these facts we repeat that the
Wisconsin publication is mean and
shameless. The writer of the story is
of about the calibrc of q man who
would himself do what he charges the
ex-senator from New York with doing.
WE ARE advised that Minister Pen
dleton proposes to come to some salts
factory agreement with the German
government about the Bancroft treaty.
as the cases of expulsion and enroll
ment in the army of German-Amercan
citizens are largely increasing. Mr..
Pendleton has a task of considerable
difficulty before him. Outside of Bis
marck's policy of dragging into the
army every man that he can lay hold
of he is not so friendly toward the
United States rs he might be. We
seem to constitute grievance in his
eyes, and he has repeatedly shown that
he does not entertain any great amount
of respect for country that has drained
the empire of so much of its best blood.
But Mr. Pendleton is persuasive
gentleman as well as able diplomat,
and may succeed in bringing the man
of iron to reasonable terms.
SOME sensational reporter recently
started the story that Mr.. Justice Miller
Of the Supreme Court was in failing
health and contemplated resigning in
consequence. The absurdity Of such II
report is quite apparent from glance
at the Judges robust form and active
step as he daily walks from his house
to the Supreme Court and return. The
fact is, Judge Miller was never in
more robust health and vigorous mind
than he is to-day, and bids fair to con
tinue so for many years to come.
WE present to the readers of THE
CRITIC to-day an admirable portrait of
General A. L. Stevenson, the First
Assistant Postmaster General, one
Of the most popular gentlemen
holding Office under the present
Administration, and politician Who
has shown TO the satisfaction of
the country that old Jacksonian
Democracy is not incompatible with an
efficient performance of public duty.
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Now for New York. There are eX-
asperated Democrats hereabouts who
say that lIoadly was defeated because
he was Mr. Cleveland's candidate. On
the contrary, Hill will be elected in
New York because he is not Mr.. Clcvc-
lands candidate. Men who can squeeze
comfort out Of this sort of reasoning
should start factory for making Gu
cumber pickles out Of sunbeams.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, went Repub.
lican yesterday, and Colonel Sharpe,
lately chief of the Postoilice Depart
ment inspectors, was elected mayor.
Colonel Sharpe was an excellent public
official, and that fact was recognized
by POstmaster-General Villas, who en-
deNyored to retain him in the Govern
mcnts service.
OLEoMARGARIEE seems to have come
to stay A law was passed in Michi-
gan prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of that delusiye article, but the Su-
preme Court of the State has decided
that the law is unconstitutional because
it prevented men from engaging in Il
legitimate business"
INDIANAPOLIS yesterday elected q
Republican mayor, We fear that Vice.
President Hendricks has been travel.
ing around too much and not paying
sufficient attention to his own State.
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The Ohio Democrats are so mad
this morning at the way the Germans
voted yesterday that they are ever
threatening to boycott their festive
lager beer.
IT strikes us very forcibly that Ohio
went for Blaine last year. Is it so very
very strange that it should vote agains
Cleveland this year?
WE JUDGE from the way something
has dropped out in Ohio that the
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