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National Republican., 1885-08-03
INDISCRIMINATE CENSURE

A newspaper cannot afford at any
time or under any circumstances to do a
palpable wrong. 1t can afford to make
such mistakes as cannot be avoided by
the exercise Of reasonable care, but the
intentional preparation of a wrong is a
heavy blow inflicted on itself.
The more intelligent and respectable
the constituency of newspaper the more
strongly is it bound by the ties of inter.
est to be fair in its treatment of all ques.
tons and just TO all persons on whose
acts it finds occasion to comment.
The love of justice, of square dealing,
of fair play is inherent in the American
mind, and the newspaper which fails to
take due account of this makes n fatal
blunder.
There are few, if any, partisans so
hide bound as TO believe that one party
contains all that is good and the other
all that is bad, There are no intelligent
readers Of newspapers who are not aware
that good act may be performed by an
official of either party, And that politi'
cal paper serves its party best which
makes the nearest approach to absolute
fairness in commenting on the public acts
Of public men,
A newspaper which habitually in.
dulges in indscriminate abuse may be
spicy and entertaining, but it cannot be
National Republican., 1885-08-03
BOMBASTIC BOURBONS.

The Virginia bourbons managed to
get into their Aatuent platform almost
everything that wiser men would have
left out. Equal success attended their
effort to leave out that which prudent
politicians would have insisted on Put.
ting in.
In the light Of the experience of the
last twenty-five years, one would natur.
ally suppose-we mean any one but
bourbon-that Democratic state con.
vention would tread softly and speak
low on the question of state sovereignty;
not state rights, but the theory that
state is superior to the United States in
the things delegated to the latter.
But these Virginia bourbons are af.
Hcted with chronic and incurable in.
capacity to learn any lesson from expe.
rience. When they put their wagon on
the track belonging, by the federal con.
stttution, to the general government and
have seen it smashed into kindling wood
by the federal locomotive, they immed.
"'S'J PN' ""O'hCl WhBOu OH lue SAINT
track, and, if warned that it is going to
meet the same fate as its predecessor,
they eject a pint Of tobacco juice per man
and exclaim with one voice: "Begawd.
sab, it can't be done-leastwise not in
Virginia."
In their feariuly and wonderfully con.
strncted platform these deliciously
asinne bourbons rise up and declare
that the question is "whether the state
OF Virginia shall be arraigned before the
federal courts, controlled by Republican
judges, adjudicating upon the sovereign
rights of the state in the interest of the
bondholders."
If that is the question, and ''the state
of Virginia" is "arraigned before the
federal courts" what are these bump.
tious bourbons going to do about it?
We do not propose at this time to dis.
cuss any phase Of the debt question.
That and the question of federal author
ity are distinct. The Virginia Republi
cans take issue with the opposition upon
any and all threats of disobedience of
the federal authority. Rebellion or
hints or threats of rebellion are not
National Republican., 1885-08-03
rHE MEMORIAL EDITION.

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will issue
on Sunday morning, Aug. o, n memorial
edition in honor Of the memory of Gen.
Grant. 1t will contain an excellent
portrait, as well as other illustrations, q
full account by telegraph of the funeral
ceremonies, and n large amount of orig.
inal and carefully selected matter appro.
pirate to the occasion. The thirty.two
columns Of TnE REPUBLICAN, will be
devoted exclusively to the sole purpose
of the memorial edition, which will, Of
course, exclude all advertisements.
Parties desiring to have this number
will be able to obtain it at the business
s&ce, corner of Tenth and d streets, or
from the carriers Of the paper (who will,
if desired, deliver it at the residences Of
our patrons), or at the news stands, at
cents per copy.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

IT is remembered to the credit of Capt.
Howgate that when he got cold wave
started and had it billed for this region
he always delivered the goods. He
didn't go before the country apologiaing
for the loss Of such a consignment. And
it ought not to be forgotten that the three
great wheat crops of the century were
matured under Howgate's administration
of the weather bureau. With larger ap.
preparations and an increased number of
stations, Gen. Haaen has produced more
destructive storms and less wheat than
Howgate ever did, even in his worst
year. Let us be Just to the wicked and
unfortunate
National Republican., 1885-08-03

influential. No matter how many col
umns it may print, no matter how bril-.
liant may be its editorials, or how high
its professions, if it is known to be reck
less in its disregard of facts and careless
of the truth or falsity of its assertions,
it can have very little to do in the work
Of creating public sentiment.
There are number of Republican
newspapers in various cities that are do.
ing their party much harm and no good
because they are carefully following the
example set by their Democratic con-
temporaries during the long period of
Republican ascendancy.
In those days it was the habit of most
Democratic editors to abuse all Repub.
lican officials, merely because they were
Republicans. They had not word Of
commentator for any act of Repub.
lioan administration. They became
habitual maligners aud chronic scolds.
They had no influence in intelligent
circles, because they had such redun.
dancy of zeal and such paucity OF dis.
cretion.
1t is not an agreeable spectacle to See
Republican newspapers picking their
models out of Democratic muck heaps
and filling their columns with assaults
that are based on prejudice. And it
ought TO occur TO the conductors of such
journals that the Republican party is too
intelligent to be satisfied with general
denuuciation. If you call an official a
bad man the honest reader demands a
bill Of particulars. lf you say that an
official is dishonest, the honest reader
asks what lie has done, when he did it,
and all the surrounding circumstances.
TIE REPUBLICAN, is desirous of pro.
noting, in the most eifectual way, the
interests of the great party whose name
it bears and whose principles it desires
to see carried out in our government. 1t
is because of this sincere desire to ad.
vance the interests of its party that The
REPUBLICAN objects to the lrittering
away or belittling of the influence ofthe
press.
When false reports from Washington
are habitually made the basis of editorial
assaults, and when this practice is car.
ried so far that Not Republican in this
city can deny or defend it, there is
danger for tile party whose membership
is more intelligent and conscientious than
that of any other party which has ever
existed in the United States.
The new Democratic administration
has furnished abundant ground for can
did criticism and honest censure. 1t
may be relied upon to do so in the
future. There is no necessity to invent
fictions or to falsely color facts. The
only proper policy-the only policy that
can, in the long run, be Of any service
to the Republican party--is to confne
censure to censurable things, TO have
done with indiscriminate attacks, to
make no assertions that are not based on
facts, and by all means TO avoid such
folly as the utterance Of charges which
the public must know are not true.
TIA dozen statements are made against
a man, an administration, or party, and
there are eleven truths and one false.
hood in the dozen, the accused has only
to expose the one lie, ignoring all the
truths, and he stands indicated in pub.
lie opinion, while his accusor is pilloried
us q slanderer.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

needed in the management of Virginia
finances.
The New York Tribune, referring to
this blast of hostility TO the federal
power, says of the bourbons that
They mean to ovcrpower majority Of the
people Of the state, to deprive enough of the
right Of suffrage in defiance Of the constitu-
tion to give minority the power, and to null
lify acts Of Congress designed to protect citi-
zens in the exercise Of the right of suffrage by
means Of these acts Of the Virginia legislature
which give to partisan officials unlimited op-
portunity for the safe exclusion of voters and
for fraud. The Republicans of Virginia have
only this one obstacle to overcome. If they
can uphold and enforce the laws and the con-
stitution Of the United States. they are sure to
prevail. But the rebellion led by Lee. and
appealing to the people TO set up state SOW
eroignty against the United States authority,
will conquer if it can, by putting down the
constitution which onfranchised the negroes
and the laws which were designed to protect
all citizens in their rights
We may add that there is not in the
city Of Washington an intelligent man of
either party who will even pretend to be-
lieve that the Virginia Democrats intend
to have an honest election.
"We should be id fools to let Ma
hone get on top again, under any cir
cum stances, when we have the election
machinery in. our hands," was the re.
mark made by one of the most infuen.
tial Virginia Democrats last Friday.
The only hope for the Republicans is tc
create such condition of public senti
ment as will compel the plotters TO sub
nit to fair vote and an honest count.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Minister LOthrOp presented his ere dentials
TO the clar on Saturday.
Col. Sam @. Reid has returned to the city
from a pilgrimage To his mothers tomb, at
Wheeling, W. Va,
Mr.. David Walker, of Lewis johnson x Co.,
and Mrs. Walker have taken u suite of apart :
monts at the Portland.
Minister Cox has been specially instructed,
y is believed TO resume negotiations with
the pOIte for u modification OF the Tu rkish
tariffs on American imports.
Mr., Walter StilsOn IIutchins, managing
editor, of the Washington Post, LETT the city on
Saturday evening for the White Sulphur
Springs where he usually spends portion of
the heated term,
II Is reported in Cincinnati that Michael
Hirsch, owner of the building 0t Point Pleas
ant, Ohio, in which Gen. Grant was born, has
sold II for $1,000 cash If true, the building
will be removed to one of the New York
parks,
National Republican., 1885-08-03

IMPRESSIVE memorial services have
been arranged to be held tomorrow in
Westminster Abbey in honor of Gen.
Grant. 1t is pleasant to notice, in this
connection, that Gen. Wolseley takes
occasion to show that he has changed his
views with regard to Gen. Grants mill.
tary services. In letter to the COM
mittee of arrangements for the memo.
rial services, he pays warm tribute of
respect to the dead hero, speaking of
him as lone Of the greatest soldiers of
our time and as Zone of the most
brilliant leaders of men, This is not
very important SO far as it relates to the
fame of Gen. Grant, but it is highly i'm.
portant TO Wolseley.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

The extreme penalty Of the law would
seem to be insufficient punishment for
the wretches who deliberately attempted
to burn the building at No. 2G Canal
street, with the seven families it con.
tanned. The elaborate preparations
made would in nine case ont often have
assured the success of the plans, but in
this case the damp sawdust saved the
lives and the property. There seems to
be hardly room for doubt as to the
guilty persons, and their arrest and
prompt punishment ought to be equally
assured. Arson is becoming altogether
too common crime. The fire losses in
this country last year amounted to
over Sl00,000,000 in property alone. A
great part Of that loss was doubtless due
to deliberate purpose to burn property
to secure the insurance. That is thought
to have been the motive Of the men who
were foiled in the attempt TO burn the
building in Canal street. 1t is clear
that nothing but the severest punish
ment should be meted out in such
cases.-New York Tribune.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
MONDAY, AUGUST 3.

TuE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN proposes to
publish a memorial edition in honor Of Den.
Grant. It will contain, in addition to original
matter, many selections from various sources,
but It is especially desired that those of our
renders who havo facts not heretofore pub
lishcd, and which would be appropriate for
fuch m occasion, will furnish them to us ut an
National Republican., 1885-08-03

The ROBBERY RECoRD.-Mrs. Eliza.
beth Steel, Gil Sixth street, reports
stolen from her house within the past
two weeks gold watch and chain, valued
at $50. John Sledge, 1920 Madison
street, reports stolen from his home one
pair of pants, valued at So. John w.
Wall, 1907 Twenty-third street, reports
stolen from closet in his bed room Sat.
urday tin box containing $50 in notes
and Sl5 in gold coin. Dennis Conroy,
Third and L streets southwest, reports
stolen from a cigar box in show case S25
in money. George W. Gray, 023
street northwest, reports stolen from
mantel Il small clock, valued at 81.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

THERE must be many interesting
"reminiscences of Gen. Grant in posses.
sion of residents of this city. THE RE.
PUBLICAN hopes that those who are able
to do so will furnish recollections OF the
dead hero for publication in oar memo.
rial issue.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
WANTED-UEIp
WANTED-HOUSES.

WANTED-TO BUY FOR CASH. TWO
w small houses, not TO exceed $500 each,
or one house for 5000. Address NJ. f., Re-
publican Office. 3-l
National Republican., 1885-08-03

If Mr.. Carlisle possesses the moral
courage with which he is credited he will
not repeat the bad blunders of the
forty. eighth Congress in putting four or
five solemn simpletons at the head of
important committees.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

The religious zeal of the Virginia
Democrats had to have vent, or it would
have been likely to explode the party.
Happily it found the desired outlet in the
nomination of that devout man, dear
Parson Massey, for lieutenant governor.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

I.ORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is not
great man, to be sure, but there is more
of him than his party can afford to dis.
pensc with in its present feeble condition.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

TnE approaching parliamentary cam.
paign in Great Britain promises to show
more filth to the square acre than even
the last Presidential campaign in the
United States.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

CONGRESSMAN BYNUM, Of indianapolis,
was not suspected of eloquenCe until he
lifted his clarion voice in dcnunciation
Of civil service law violations in the
Washington departments.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

WAYMAY GROVE CAMp.-At Wayman
Grove camp meeting, seventeen miles
from Baltimore and twenty three miles
from Washington, yesterday there were
over 1000 people present. Rev. A. NJ.
Green, of Louisiana, preached stirring
sermon in the morning, and in the after.
noon Rev. Mr. Skinner, of Baltimore,
conducted the service. The grove is
under the supervision OF the A. M. Il.
conference. On Wednesday last me.
mortal services of Gen. Grant were held.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

A VERY complete and graphic report
of the funeral ceremonies of Gen. Grant
will be published in the memorial edi.
ton of The REPUBLICAN, next Sunday
morning.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

News dealers who desire the memo.
rial edition of TnE REPUBLICAN,, to be is.
sued next Sunday, should send in their
orders as early as practicable.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR COAL
REFORM School or THE ID. c..
WASHINGTON, July -. 1885.
Sealed Proposals will be received by me up
to noon of MONDAY. AUGUST 10TH, for
the delivery ut the Reform School of
$50 tons White Ash Furnace Coal. more or
less.
$50 tons White Ash Range Coal, more or less
70 tons Cumberland Coal more or less.
All to be of best quality, free from slate and
ties and ut such times as may bo directed by
the Superintendent of the school, To weigh
22lO pounds to the ton; and fec of % cents a
ton to inspector and wegher. to be paid by
contractor.
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for
Coal"
Right to reject bids waive defects is re-
served.
GEO. W. ADAMS,
jy3l-6t President Board OF Trustees.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

STAGE RoBBERIEs IN TExAs.-The
PostOliice Department received informa.
ton on Saturday of two stage robberies
in Texas by masked men. One regis.
tered pouch and one letter pouch were
taken away by the robbers. One of the
robberies occurred between Rio Grande
City and Pena, and the other between
Cisco and Brownwood. They are not
supposed to have been committed by the
same persons.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
AUCTION SALES.
RY THOMAS BOWLING, AUCTIoNEER

TRUSTEES SALE OF BUILDING LOT ON
VIRGINIA AVENUE, BETWELN- SEN-
ENTEENTil AND EIGHTEENTH SIS,
by virtue of deed of trust dated January
3 1873, recorded Lib. S77, f. 800. ct seq. Of the
Land Records Of the District of Columbia.
shall offer for sale at ,nnblie auction, IN front
Of the premises ISR Ib THHRSPA&H TIE 80
o'clock. p. m, original lot a. in square li7, in
the city of Washington.
Terms of sale-Indebtedn secured and ex-
pe9ses Of sale in cash; balance at TX, twelve,
of sale secured by deed of trust on the prop
erty. One hundred dollars, deposit at time Of
sale. COnVeyancng al purchasers cost
GEORGE r. HERRlCK,
au3-m,th0t Trustee.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
SWEETHEART.

IT'S tho prettiest word
That ever was heard
From lover to his near one;
II means much more
Than fifty score
OF darling, pet, and dear one.
To lover tall
Doth 1t recall
His little lady slender:
Ter cheeks ripe peach
His heart doth reach,
His heart both strong and tender.
And be her eye
Like summers sky,
Or be 1t black and cleaning;
And be she small.
Or queenly tall,
This word for her Is seeming.
Sweetheart. sweetheart,
If not one part
BE hers Of beauty's power;
ler heart so true
Beats sweet for you,
You crave no iairer dover.
Ii loved were l.
And should die,
By him who'd learned to love me,
Might on my stone
Sweetheart" alone
Be sadly cut above me.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
'ersons desiring the General Grant memo
number of THE NATIONAL REPuBLCA>
n =
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Now THAT Aquilla is acquitted, let the
great republic grid up the loins of its
faith and take up the burden OF life
again
National Republican., 1885-08-03
For RENT--ROOMS

FOR RENT.-NICELY FURNISHED
= rooms, single or en- suite, with board; with
N Q, few minutes walk now Pension OlIico.
30i Ind. ave. rs
National Republican., 1885-08-03
R6- CARD.

The undersigned having Withdrawn from the
late firm of CLARKE Il GIVEN, proposes to
continue the business in which he has been en-
gagged for the past thirty years. and he hopes
from his past experience in the selection of
pure coal from the most popular mines will en-
able him to merit and also to receive his share
of the patronage of the old house, MS well as
the favors of his friends and the public.
All communications or orders sent by mail
will reach me at my central office, 1913 lOtn st..
bet. d and Il sts. N. W., 5 doors north of gas
office, where l will be permanently located.
locality, cor. of Sth and Water SIS. s. w. 6lice @
telephone Ca'l. 603-i; wharf telephone call,
H5-l. jy3-1m JNO. II, GIVEN.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
rial number Of TnE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
to 30 issued Sunday, will please leave orders
streets or by mail
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
rial mum ber Of TnE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, to
be issued Sunday, will please leave orders at
the business office, corner Of Tenth and ID
streets, or by mail
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
ria number of THE NATIONAL REPuHLICAN, to
be issued Sunday, will please leave orders at
the business office, corner of Tenth and d
streets or by mail.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

LoNDoN's shipments of her surplus
stock of scandals has glutted the Ameri.
can market.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

ED- FROM AUG. l TO SEPT. Is MY
business place will be closed DAILY at 5
O'Clock sharp, and | request my customers to
aid me in giving this extra recreation to my
employees by doing their shopping before that
time. Il. II. TAYLOR,
jy3l-3t 1913 pennRylyanin avenue
National Republican., 1885-08-03

No ANY PERSON SELLING GASOLINE
or other yapOr fluids representing them as Dam
iOrth's Fluid will be proceeded against Accord
ing to law. Persons not receiving the genuine
article will report to
DANFORTH FLUID COMPANY.
jy20-lm 703 9th st. n. w.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
SPECIAL NOTICES,
RD-HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
THE POTOMAC, q. A. r.,

BD-HE.ADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
THE POTOMAC q. A. II.
AuGTsI 2, 1885.
Special Orders, Nor.
Comradcs who propose attending life fune-
raj Of Gen. Grant, and who desire to 20 at the
FIVE DOLLAR RATE. MUST report to the
assistant adiutant general on or before
THURSDAY, the 9th instant.
All Posts or comrades of this department
going will report at these headquarters on
FRIDAY, the 7th instant, mt $50 p. IN.
S6.5O tickets can be procured ut these head
quarters on Thursday and Friday evenings.
The assistant ndjutnnt general will be at
headquarters 10Th and ID streets every even
ing until time of starting.
by command of
N. NJ. BROOKS,
department Commander,
JOHN Q. s. BURGER.
Ageigt Aliutont annro1 % a., o., A,
National Republican., 1885-08-03
PERSONAL COMFORT.
DIR. WHITE. FOOT SPECIALIST,

Corns. Bunions, Club and Inverted Nails,
Vascular EXcrescenccs, and all diseases of tho
feet treated ut his establishment, lll6 Penn
sylyania avenue Opposite Willard's IlOteD.
DIR. WHITES twenty-hith consecutive year
Of practice in WASHINGTON. Baltimore cstab-
lishment, II North Eutaw street,. Office fee.
81 q sitting. Hours, a, IN. to p. m.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
CHARLES q. BISHOP.
REAL ESTATE, LOANS, AND INSUR
ASCE.
No. zoos St.. bet. 10th and llth SITS.
FOR SALE.

Elegant residence in northwestern set ION
SECOND to none in Washington: price. $50, O,Oe1.
Fine residence on Iowa Circle, Is rooms any
all modern improvements, price, $4,000 4
Three-stOry brick dwelling. NJ street nortl, J
west. modern Improvements; price, $4,000.
Three-story brick dwelling on Ninth streV
northwest, modern improvements, IL rooms
price, $1,000.
Three story and basement brick dwelling. II
rooms, modern improvements, near East Cap.
itol Park; price, $500.
Nice residence near Georgetown. II rooms
and two acres of ground; price, Sll,000.
Two new brick dwellings on il street, nll
modern improvements; price, 800 and 100
each; terms easy.
Brick store and dwelling. 1886 @ street south
east. rooms, modern improvements; price.
$1,000.
Two-story brick building, 20 by 60, lot % by
30. o rooms, including store. Eighth and
streets northwest; price, $1,000; terms easy.
Two dwellings, rooms each, on Ridge
street; price, 81, 200 cash.
Two-story franc dwelling, 1877 Seventh
street northwest; price, 81, 500.
National Republican., 1885-08-03
SUMMER RESORTS.
DOCK ENoN SPRINGS AND MINERA.
III BATHS.

DOCK ENoN SPRINGS AND MINERAL
IN BATHS.
Great North Mountain. near Winchester,
Va. About seven hours ride from Washing
ton. Two mails daily and telephone connec-
tions with all points reached by telegraph.
OPENS JUNE Ii. 1885. No bar. A safe and
delightful summer resort, Altitude over 1000
feet. Atmosphere dry. No swamps or fogs.
Four different mineral waters of great value
in the cure of kidney or liver complaints and
dyspepsia, A rare chaybeate spring Che
strongest in the United States, containing per
gallon over / grains Of iron in the best form
known, viz, carbonate of protoXide. and
nearly 10 grains sulphate of nagnesa. These
mineral waters may bo used singly or COM
binod in hot or cold baths. An immense
swimming pool heated to an agreeable tenn
perature.
Terms very moderate.
Round,trp tickets from Washington $3.50,
good for the season.
PRATT X SONS, Manager, dOl 9Th street
northwest, Washington, ID. q.
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Mrs. DR.. Semmes the wcll-known Chiropodist
and Dcrmatololgist, will DO open all summer.
1222 Il ST. iyl5-3m
National Republican., 1885-08-03

Persons desiring the General Grant memo :
rial number of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
I ODE issued Sunday, will please leave orders
at the bus mess office, corner of Tenth and u
streets or by mail