The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-05
POLITICAL POINTS.

Kentucky wanted the earth. AS 1t stands she s
glad she's alive.-Loufsctie (kg,) Commercial.
"Mr. Pendleton is almost as great an Improvement
upon sargent ana hasson las az Garland Lamar ana
says the Chicago Times Ind)
1t is predicted that the next House will IN solem-
nifty and dignity rival the Senate. The funny ~
and hilarious members, Cox. Belford, and Horr,
will all be gonc.-Dett'oh Mtch) FREE Press
There is nothing ukewarm about the Endorsement
of President Cleveland from the South The sayan-
nah (Ga.) NerS (Dem) says: "The President is
Keeping his promises. There are none who deny
that he Is. II he continues he has begun and
places the principle of civil service reform on such
thing Of politicians he will nc accorded place In
history as one OF the great Presidents
The report In the Pennsylvania newspapers that
the farms in that State will not sell for more than
the cost OF improvements In buildings and fences,
and the remark that that statement may he applied
to other OF the older sections OF the country leads
the Vermont Wdtcl,ndn 10 say: But they do not
tell how Is that farming falls so low, in the midst
order to live. These things that ought to set
men to thinking for neither agriculture nor manu-
features are doing well under The coddllng system OF
the last quarter of q century, perhaps It would he
hest to try more braclng treatment"
According TO the "Md-week Echoes " OF the sun
the appointment OF Mr.. Phelps Minister TO Eng
land does not meet with much approval in Wall
street. The feeling Of the street II that everything
ought 10 be done TO restore confidence IN England IN
American securities. That confidence has been
and over again shaken, but In no instance were
Engllshmcn more punished than IN the Emma Mine
affair. Swindllng and the Emma Mine are
almost synonymous In British minds, and they
will soon learn that Mr.. Phelps was the counsel OF
Gen. schenck IN that transaction. OF course we
know very well that Mr. Phelps was merely the at
torney of Messrs. Park and schenck, but Walstreet
people who see a long way beyond their noses pre-
diet that his appointment will bepe dstrust In the
British Investor mind. lie will doubt be repre-
scented In the English 9nti-Amerlcan journals as the
exponent OF poker ana the slepfather OF spurious
enterprises
| These Independent Republican newspapers are
going too far. they have almost reached the point
OF declaring that those who worked the hardest and
most intelligenty for Democratic success-which II
must be understood, IL for the country's good-art
| those who shall he last considered when the hOnols
| and rewards are to be distributed II may suit Re
| pubcans, who merely make use OF the Democratic
party to serve icetiDg purpose, TO take TINS view
| The Democrats who approached nearest TO zero, In
action II not In conviction, are sure TO be the mos
| paaiable TO our political opponents. But Democrats
| who have borne the heat and burden OF the ngh
must look with some chagrin upon eHutation whicf
takes the shape OF faclt condemnation OF those wht
were most conspicuous, by Their Intelligent and faith
| ful service in the campaign which resulted ia tht
election OF Mr. Cleveland as President OF the United
| States, and which gave 10 the present Cabinet tn
| power aud opportunities which had been denied u
| an Dem0crais for about quarter OF a cenluTy.-
| Charleston Courier.
| The Rochester Democrat (Rep.) for several week
allowed reason and It's own better Instincts 10 asser
themselves In its comments on President Ceyelandl
| administration. II has however, become lnoculate'
with the disease which has seized such nrII
hold upon the TribiiHe. and is driven to make m,
following rhetorical appeal 10 llslless and unmag
netlzed party: " Let there be no mistake. The Con
federaoy mas captured washington. Our lndepend
| ent and Mugwnmp' friends aver that this N al
Right, They Insist that we have swept into ih'
younger day, when the Issues OF the war are al
| dead and The memories Of the war are imperlnen
aud even OdlOus. But let men VINO sin feel the I'M
pulse Of loyalty 10 their country, whose neInoIlt
are still tender concerning the bright and brave boy
| who died In defending the nag who Bt belley'
! that a premium should not Oe placed on rebellion
and lhhl hOhOrh are lll-behlowtu upon lhpse Who u
I Tie North, pratcJ OF governmental tyranny, rldl
culed the IartyTed President, ana Hngered at thi
conduct OF the war recognize the situation pTecsel!
| as II Ii. 1he COnfederaies are IN, the Republican
! are out, or are going out