The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-11


nately misguided Democrats during the
Civil War and reconstruction period too often |
deserved oensure. There is plenty OF cam
paigu material in the past history of the
Democracy for Republican writers and speak
ers TO work at, and they would be foolish in
deed TO abandon the war cry with which they |
have so often won. On the Civil War issue
the Democracy is always on the defensive.
Sherman knows that the sectional issue is
the SAT, ST one for his party to raise. Better
that than the hopeless task of defending it's
long record of official rottenuess and corrup
ton.
Muswumpism stands at last self-convicted
OF consisting of personal spite aud factional
prejudice The mask has dropped of and
every Democrat can see that a desire for ad
ministrative reform is not the ruling prnci
pie with the Mugwump. And that it would
have been utter folly to try to run Demo-
cratic administration on Mugwump ideas is
at last clear to the meanest comprehension.
The New York election fortunately has pre-
cipitated this revelation a. good time.
The flop of the whole corps of Mugwump
journals in New York is almost ludicrous in
its absolute Inconsistency with the professions
of exalted principle they have been making.
They praise the acts of President Cleveland
and vet propose to cripple and destroy the
usefulness of his administration. They re-
fused to support Blaine, and claim the credit
of defeating him and eleoting Cleveland, and
now they turn around and support for Gov
ernor of New York an ardent Blaine man.
This course cannot be dictated by common
sense or by regard for the principle OF re
form. The doctrines of the Democracy are
precisely the same as they were when the
Mugwumps voted to place the Government
in Democratic hands. The moral claim of
the Democracy upon their support is stronger
than ever, for the new Administration has
and has commanded the applause of these
very Mucwumps for its wise and conser-
vative course. Yet with this unbroken
record for reform these professors of
reform coolly desert the Democracy and
go over to the Opposition. The lesson is
tndt Tue DtulDCrdVy uuSt heieaitci uoHch'a
upon its own organization and friends to
make the administration successful by secur-
ing control of the Senate two years hence.
We are glad to see that the Chief of Police
places himself on record in favor of high
license-a measure of municipal reform that
has often been advocated in The SUNDAY
HERALD. There are other encouraging indi-
cations that the movement for diminishing
the number of places where liquor is sold is
gaining strength. The Commissioners, ".
believe, are also believers in high license, and
it is hoped that they will not only in theiI
forthcoming report pronounce in its favor
but personally press its Importance upon tn,
District Committees of the Senate and House
The officials are fully sensible of the evil 0
multiplication of small groggeries, but Will
all the good will in the world they can d
little to check the evil without Congress
gives them the power to act. There are in
deed grave doubts whether they have thu
right TO refuse license when all the re
quirements of the law have been compiled
with by the applicant. The Attorney 70
the District, we understand, does indeed hol
that the Commissioners have discretion il
the matter of granting licenses, and tina
they can, if they choose, lawfully refuse 4
grant one. But the question has never beer
tested, and many hold that where all tn
forms, such as obtaining the consent of ad
joining property-owners, etc., have bee
"a Al. t,l
At all events it is not desirable that tn
revenues of the District should suffer by
restriction in the number of liquor vendors
and Congress should therefore be asked
provide for a high-lcense system. Tru
friends of temperance, and especially parent
and the public spirited in general, will
well to aid in pushing the demand for thi
most desirable reform.
Gold.is now coming into this country fro
Europe at the rate of million and ha
dollars each week, or six million dollars
month. And in the face of this convncr
proof that their predictions have up TO til
hour proved false the monometallists a
asserting that the addition of third of 81
yer TO our coin reserve has brought us to u
verge of financial disaster. Now the chi
reason originally urged against the COMA
of silver was that il would expel gold fro
the country aud reduce us to a silver basi
Yet notwithstanding the most gloomy pr
dictions have been aided by the combine
efforts of the bankers they have failed
bring about the evil results predicted fro
the coinage OF silver. Gold continues
flow from Europe TO America, and there
every reason TO believe that the country
in fair way to enter upon fresh era of
dustrisl activity and prosperity. Mills Z
starting up all over the country, and lab
ployment.
But as the natural laws of trade LA
failed to bring about the promised disast
artificial means are to be invoked. 1T
patient will not die Of his (pretended) dise'
he shall be killed with medicine. T
bankers who have conspired TO discreC
silver not being strong enough TO do mo
than infict little inconvenience on their G
toners, are now straining every nerve to
duce the Government to do their wol
While gold certificates may be allowed
save the trouble Of moving the coin abe
no such convenient substitute for silver
be permitted. Unless people are compel
to handle the coin itself they will never
derstand how mean thing silver is-in
avas of tha ,nonay.laudsr