The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-28

than 1t formerly was as campaign |
factor Public sentiment Is rapidly !
formulating in the opinion that a
"barr man as % leader Is rather to be |
avoided than sought
There is another thing in New York !
politics to which undue prominence is
given, and that consists in the return
of the Ec,aing Past and the 3ines to
the Republican party. The course of
these two papers has shown for some
time that they were only waiting for
prctcXt to resume their o'l relations,
but neither Mr.. Flower gcclination
nor the Hopping of the 7, and Past
rises to the importance Of u material,
much less a national, issue.
THE religion of Mexico is Catholic,
and rs in all other Catholic countries,
the Mother Church has great deal of
influence over her dcyotecs. as the
Mormon Church, according to Mexican
adviccs, is soon likely to realize. One
of the strongest tcnets Of the Catholic
Church embraces the proper relations
between the sexes and strict adherence
TO her marital regulations. 1t is not
necessary to say that polygamy finds
no favor in the eyes of Catholicism.
That Church looks upon the introdua-
ton into Mexico of the peculiar reli-
gion of the Latter Day Saints as some
thing abhorrcnt, and the public senti-
ment of the people rises in hostility
against IT, Ii is said that n demand
has already been made upon President
Diaz to rcscind the grant of land that
was recently made to the Mormons in
Northern Chihuahua. If the Church
is really at the head of this movement
the Saints had better keep out of
Mexico. There is no Zion for them
there. They should stay in the United
States, where, being a thrifty and in
dustrious people, they are perfectly
welcome-providcd that like others in
our midst they will conform to the laws
of the country and the matrimonial
usages of civilized people
THE citizens of Richmond are al.
ready making arrangements for the re-
ccption of President Cleveland, who is
expected to visit that city on occasion
of the approaching State fair. The
programme will be finally agreed on,
so far as the city authorities are con
ccrncd, at the meeting of the Board of
Aldermen next Wednesday. 1t also
remains TO be determined whether the
reception shall take place at the Gov
crnors Mansion or the Westmoreland
Club House. That Mr.. Cleveland will
be welcomed in manner worthy of
his great office, and lavishly illustrative
of Nirginian hospitality goes without
saying.
IT Is almost as essential for the
House of Representatives to have
sort Of self-constituted censor as 1t is
for steam engine to have governor.
In the last House, Congressman White
of Kentucky was the man who tried to
regulate everything. He was dubbed
the "fretful porcupine" by some of the
newspapers. Mr.. White will not be
member Of the next House, and it will
be interesting to watch the proceedings
of the new House that may or may not
develop commanding genius like unto
the Congressman from Kentucky
THE law in Maryland against wife
beating has produced some good re-
suits. But the husband who thinks
that his wife should receive n drub-
bing, yet docs not want to come under
the lash himself, has struck an eXpedi-
cnt which might be called reciprocity
in maintaining domestic dicipline. Two
husbands, for instance, think that their
wives deserve cas- tigation, 50 one of
them will thrash the others better half
and the latter will reciprocate in kind.
The Maryland husband is great citi-
| zen.
Two or THE best appointments yet
made for United States district attor-
neys are those of Daniel O. Fincll, for
the Southern District of Iowa, and
Fabius II. Busbee, for the Eastern
District of North Carolina. The ap-
pointment of Mr.. Finch, who has long
been prominent member of the Des
Moines bar, will be peculiarly accepta-
Bile to the Iowa Democrats and the
people of the district generally
KING HUMBERT has gone to Palermo
to lend helping hand to the cholera
stricken Sicilians. The Italian mon
arch takes sagacious and paternal
interest in the welfare of his subjects.
AS for personal fear, he never knew
the meaning of the term, but no one
better understands the value of personal
popularity.
THE promotion of General Absalom
Baird to be the senior lnspector-Ge
eral of the army was long ago urged
and predicted by THE CRITIC, and this
paper hereby dofTs its hat to greet the
return Of the gallant general to Wash
ington.
THE scramble for the place on the
Civil-Service Board made vacant by
Mr.. Eaton's resignation is not in the
nature Of a panic. AT least we have
heard of nobody's being crushed to
death in the squeeze.
Really "OIcnsive" Partisanship.
IL we were in a critical mood we would
say it was a mistake of the Republicans OF
the great State of New Yorl, in convention
assembled to include men of integrity like
Aquila Jones and Eben Pillsbury among
the accidental appointments Of thosC
''whose names appear upon the prison re
cords Of the country In the resolution Of
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