The Washington critic., 1886-09-02

would not have had them stultify them
selves by voting otherwise. But all
this falls short Of convincing us thv
their action was just, or that their prac.
ticol condemnation of the Administra.
tion was warranted by any serious
failure of the Administration to disrc-
gard It's political duty towards tine
party which elevated 90 to power. la
other words, It was bad politics, 10y
which much might be lost and nothing
whatever gained.
llR SToCKsLAGEH, Assistant Com.
missioner of the General Land Olice,
has formally withdrawn from the cou.
test in the Third Congressional Dis.
trict Of Indiana, although he claims to
have received the Democratic nomina.
tion in perfectly regular manner.
His Withdrawal will close the split in
his district and insure the election OF
Democrat Mr.. Stockslagcr says that
the reason he withdrew was because
his fealty to his party would not allow
him TO remain longer i'm position
where IT could be said to him after the
election that he might have prevented
defeat, but would not. He hopes that
in the other Indiana districts Il spirit of
ConCiialion aud self-sacrilce may also
prevail to such an extent that there
will be but one Democratic candidate
in each 1t is probable that MIR.
stock. lager action viii have its effect
upon the other candidates in Indiana,
who by their pcrsistcncy are greatly
reducing tho Democratic possibilities
in the coming Congressional canvass.
! Sir. srocksHger has certainly set very
good example and will mot hc the loser
by 1t in the long uu
THEHE are 10 lelsJ four ChinImea
who evidently have uu ta,ught of ro
turning to lhc Flowery King ion.
They mc young mgn and have cut oil
their queues, donugl the uniform of
the Salvation Army aud are nov cam
puigning in ChilltoEn. Slu NHucAeo,
with tGmbourucs anil other ancts.
SUI as AlNNlllNNl 400 lI' tl 90 900
2ation to a successful warfare ON the
devil. They attract great crowds Of
their fellow coun'ymcn, who look
upon them slolidly and listen to their
music and harangups without any sign
that they are gifted with the sense of
hearing. They have made no converts
to date and ii is not likely that they
will gain any. The solemn and quiet
Chinaman is the last person in the
world whom we would suppose to be
endowed with Salvation Army tendon
Cies.
GENERAL JOIN NEWTON, the new
Commissioner Of Public Works in New
York, yesterday met with the new
Aqueduct Commission for the first time,
and began TO look into things. Some
thing rather sensational was developed
in connection with the taking of lands
for purposes of the aqueduct by up.
Jraiscmcnt. 1t was discovered that
eight parcels of land were taken at q
cost of $50 600, while the expenses of
merely appraising and advertising it
was 910400O, or nearly twice as much
as the land cost. And yet there were
found on file no vouchers or copies of
vouchers for any Of these expenditures.
Evidently New York did not get a new
Commissioner Of Public Works and u
new Aqueduct Commission any too
soon.
THE resolutions Of the Hin lis Re.
publican Convention which met ut
Springfield yesterday and nominated
John r. Tanner for State Treasurer
and Richard Edwards for Superiu'4u-
dent Of Instruction, are oC the styreo-
typed brand In this respect how
ever, they donot differ materially from
the resolutions Of o,'icr conventions Of
both the great parties. As rule they
are not only slereo,ypgl, but consider
ably weather worn Ii there are any
sharp issues TO cuJeriHto the next cam
paign the platforms have failed 20 make
them apparent
TuE platform Of the Illinois Repnb-
licons is disiugcnuous ia its reference
TO Democratic policy on the Treasury
surplus. Itis evidently not the dispo-
silion of the party to let it lie idle and
accumulate, as the platform says; and
although the Morrison resolution failed
TO become a law, the Treasury Depart.
ment is showing marked inclination
to substantially carry out the ideas ol
reduction which that resolution EN-
bodied.
Mr., HARRY LIRBEY, representative
in Congress from the Second Virginia
district, got strong send of in the
Senatorial edition of the Republican,
but somehow failed to catch on at the
Norfolk Convention. 1t remains tC
be seen whether the District has fared
better by going further and defeating
Mr.. Libbeys denomination.
IlANLAN and Courtney rowed race
yesterday and IIanlan won easily by
ten lengths There is nothing unusua
in this. The unusual thing is the state
mcnt Of Courtney that he was beatel
fairly and that nothing was the matter
with his boat, nor was he the victim o
sunstrokc, Courtney is evidently
improving
NUTEs ANp GOSSIP.
Miss Bessie HArroS, daughter Of Mr.
Josef h iIatt0u, Uc London correspondent
9 and uutnor, Intends going on the stage.
Z MIS-. JAMES Blows Potter has returne