Evening star., 1885-06-06


Washington, and equal 10 That of ali the
other daily papers here added together.
Indications are plenty that Senator Edmunds
Is not to have walk over when he is next
candidate for his present place, and papers un-
friendly TO Mr. Blaine are already credting
that gentleman with organizing an opposition
to the Green Mountain statesman on account
of his Iukewarm position during the late presi-
Dental campaign. The defeat Of Mr.. Blaine
will doubtless be taken TO represent the central
point around which any dissatisfaction with
Mr.. Edmunds course last fall will crystalisc
and exert influence; but such opposition to
him will be found to have much wider and
deeper springs than the mere success or defeat
OF Mr.. Blaine. Had il been only a question
whether Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Cleveland, as an in
dividual, should occapy the presidential chair
for four years. hundreds and thousands of ear
nest active and influential republicans would
have cared nothing very little for the result
But to the republican party il meant much
more than this. 1t meant their organization
slaughtered and out OF power for four years,
and possibly much longer, with the democratic
party enjoying the honors and profits of sue
cess. II meant the transfer of thousands of fat
Offices from their own hands to those of their
enemy. 1t meant ii defeat of the principles for
which they had successfully fought for "a quarter
OF a century and the triumph of doctrines and
dogmas directly the opposite.
There is every reason to believe that if Mr..
Edmunds had earnestly worked, not for the
election of Mr.. Blaine, but for the success of his
party and its principles-for which Mr.. Blaine
happened for the time being to stand as the
representative or symboi,-the result would
have been different. Though not conspicu-
Gus as Mr.. Blaine, there Were hosts of republic
cans in Vermont and in every state in the Union
who were relatively affected just as directly and
vitality by the result of the election as the head
of the ticket could be. To them Mr.. Blaine was
only one fly, with themselves. on the great
wheel, to be crushed into the earth in its revO-
luton, or given new or longer lease of life. 1t
will not be strange. therefore, if many of those
whose fortunes We're so disastrously affected. as
well as Mr. Blaine, should look with indifer-
ence upon Mr. Edmunds' efforts to- be reelected
OR work actively to secure his permanent retire
ment from official position On the other hand,
with human nature constituted as it is, it will
be very strange if they do not do SO.
Judge Hagners decision in regard to the tele-
graph poles was in accordance with law and
public policy. He referred to the running of
wires overhead rs obsolete and alluded to the
fact that Prot. Morse, the inventor of the tele-
graph, had himself suggested the underground
system, which had long since been adopted by
European cities. thus placing this country far
behind Europe in retaining the uusghtly poles
He held further that the Commissioners have
less it is for the purpose of subscribing the good
ofthe community. and their permission to
the telegraph company to put up poles on 9TH
street was manifeStly to the detriment and not
for the benefit of the community, he granted
the prayer of the citizens for an Injunction
against the erection of the telegraph poles. Mr.
r. c. Hewitt and his associates in this case de-
serve the thanks of the community for bringing
the matter before the courts to this successful
issue on behalf of the rights of the public But
1t is an outrage that private citizens should
be compelled to shoulder the expense and
trouble Of an appeal To the courts for protection
from damage to- their property attempted under
the direct sanction of the District authorities
The action of the Apaches, who have been
most generously treated by the governments
raises very serious doubt as 10 the efficacy of
our present Indian policy. Heretofore those
who have advocated the doctrine of tender
treatment have usually been able to point to
some aggresSions by white men as the exciting
course of an Indian outbreak. but here there
was no such provocatiOn. These ApacIies had
been fed, furnished with land an ! agrif.u1nrnl
implements, given the latest Improved rites
and plenty of ammunition, and yet. without
the slightest provocaton. their savage nature
asserts itself and they start out on a new cam
paign OF deviltry. The matter of ADVOCATING
the Indian treaties. placing the Indians upon
the plane of citizenship, and making them
amenable to punishment for the infraction of
any law, will probably be discussed at the next
session of Congress. j.
The circumstance is commented upon as a
fine example of parental seif-denial that Henry
Ward Beecher refused to aid the efforts of his
son in getting the eolIectorship of Puget Sound
to which the latter appointed the other
day. The fact nevertheless remains that the
young man Is the son of his father; and it is safe
to assume that the PrpS6pnt didn't xxit o16
his signature from the commission for a single
minute on account of such relationship. What
ever they may charge the President with. it
doesn't appear that loss OF naemory is one OF his
IailiDss,-the more credit to him. too,
The wretched condition of our navy was for
cibly illustrated by Prof. summer in his address
TO the graduates at Annapolis yesterday wine n
he said that il other nations should neglect
their navies have ours pirates would
again appear upon the ocean. Secretary Whit
ney made a prediction that "by and by our
navy will be where IL once was and ought now
10 pe-at the head of those OF all the nations of
the earth 1t Is To be hoped that he will be
able TO realize on his prediction.
The Illinois legislature is havin" a lively
time. Speaker Haines has made sweeping
charges of bribery against many of the mem
bers and now il seems that some fear an inyes-
tgation while others insist upon an immediate
inquiry into the charges Haines has created
SO much disturbance during the present session
that there is no telling what he may do before
1t closes. He has certainly gained more noto-
Hety than any speaker of a state legislature
ever enjoyed- And he seems to like it, too
II the police would overhaul the street arabs
who go about offering flowers for sale under
circumstances and at price so low as to show
they must have been stolen, and if citizens
would refuse TO buy flowers thus offered, a check
might be put upon the wholesale flower thievery
now carried on.
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