National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-02
VOICE OF THE WEEKLY PRESS.
Selections from the Issues Of Members
of Our Cooperative Press System"

of Our Cooperative Press Systefn."
The conservative temper of trade aud
speculation everywhere Is stlll asserting It's
supremacy The past few years OF depres-
sion and depreciation have given common
sense a strong foot-hold IN the practical
administration Of business affairs. Even
the hot-hCaded, abnormally active, and adj
vancing stock market has succumbed to
these influences. Il Wayne County Detroit,
Mich.) Courier
II any person can give valid or substan-
tial reason why Col. Allen Miller, OF Perry
county, shall not be elected chief clerk OF
the Ohio house Of representatives. should
like TO see him step forward and give his
pointers The colonel would make an
excellent officer, is a genial whole-souled
fellow, and has done MS much hard work
for the party MS any man Of his inches IN
the state, Nothing would please us more
than the election OF Col. Miller TO the posi-
tion.-[Mt. Vernon (Ohio) Republican,
Congressman Holmes has introduced IN
Congress n bill TO quiet the title OF the set
tiers on Dcs Moines river lands In the state
Of Iowa, and for other purposes; for the
pensioning Of prisoners of war who were
confined In confederate military prisons;
appropriating 100000 for the erection OF
public building at Fort Dodge; to establish
agricultural experimenting stations in con-
nection with the colleges established In
several states under the act OF July ., 1862.
-[Boone Uowa) Republican,
In his message TO Congress the President
has recommended TO Congress the suspen-
sion Of the coinage Of the silver dollar. He
sees IN the present system occasion for
alarm, because the government Is buying
silver bullion, the product Of the miner, Mt
the market valae, aud coming 1t into silver
dollars. The intelligent business element
Of the American people have not discovered
the alarm he fclgns TO see. They have not
seen the beacon light OF warning against
the financial policy Of II half dozen Repub-
lican administrations. The truth Is, the
President and his Cabinet are opposed TO
the silver coinage, and will, If they can,
dcmonetlZo silver by n suspension OF coin
nge.-t West Fork tArk.) Republican,
The new Congress, with its Democratic
majority In the House, starts IN with the
most bitter party antagonisms. On the sill
yer question, and the tariff, decided
majority of the Democratic representatives
are hostile TO the sentiment OF the message
Of the President on these subjects. - Brad
ford (Towanda, Pa. )Republican.l
II the estimates Of the executive depart
ments are verified, the federal treasury bids
fair to be as empty at the close Of President
Cleveand's administration as the Virginia
treasury was when the Readjusters came
into power in 1s79.-[ shenandoah New
Market, Na.) Press.
Young man, do you want to build you n
home? IL you do, and before you get your
means tied up, remember that you can buy
and own In North Carolina a farm, with
buildings, with what would be required TO
make first payment on land In the north,
just remember that the world Is much
larger than the limit Of your present SUR
roundings.-[ Bladen Bulletin, Elizabeth
town, N. CT
Up to Monday evening lonly III Demo-
cratic patriots had signined their willing
ness to accept the Berlin mission In case Of
Mr.. Pendletou's resignation. When the
Office gets ready to go forth and seek the
man It will find 200 of them In the white
house front yard Nowalk tOhio)C hroni-
Gle.
In southwest Virginia there are thirteen
counties where the roar of the railroad has
never yet been heard, aud the people live
in ignorance of the events of the outside
world. Very little money circulates among
them, the products OF the farm being used
us the medium Of exchange In most bust.
ness ransactions,-[S South Branch Gazette,
Petersburg, West Val
Some OF the Democratic state press Is ad
| vocating q return to the expensive ant
useless practice Of publishing the laws Il
| the county newspapers. This law wa
abolished rs concession to the reform sen
tlment which threatened to turn the stat
over TO the Republicans, but II may be tina
| the deluded ring will now feel stronl
enough to throw of its cloak of shan
] reform. We shall see.-[Bel Air md.
| Times
In the first place, the battle next fall 4
to be fought on the question Of free trad,
or protection-of making the United State.
n tributary, industrially, of Great Britain
and running our manufactures, or sof con
tinuing the policy which has given such al
enormous impetus to our national growtl
and rendered us independent Of the world
| The result OF square fight on this issue &
not hard to foresee. The solid common
sense OF the people can be depended upon
| The sophisms Of free trade cannot hood
wink the Judgment Of q majority of tn
| voters. The Republicans are squarely com
mitted to protection, and they will sweel
the country from the Atlantic to the Pacif
on that issue. Even the south cannot re
main solid on this question. There are to-
many Of her citizens who see that an eXten
sion Of manufactures throughout her rlcI
mineral fields will be enormously advanta
geous for them 10 stultify themselves b.
supporting free trade, even IL 1t is Demo
cratic doctrine Morgantown (W. Va.
Weekly Post.
1t looks as though the Louisiana deleg0
ton would stand solid for the protection o
the sugar interest OF the state. Should tn
tariff question be agitated In Congress thi
te m, II is to be seen whether they will re
main so and, by uniting with the high tarli
| nm nf tha north and Wpgt tNraunnf lhn do
struction of our valuable plantations, o
go into the free trade Democratic caucu
and be made to sacrifice the prosperity o
their constituents, under the crack OF til
party whip. - Morgan City (La) Ere
Press
The country is listening In solemn a tier
ton to hear the voice of any national Den
ocratic leader who may feel moved to n
buke his raEeally, thievish brethren In Ohio
Who will speak ilrst?-[Juniata Herald
Mifiiintown, Pa.
The Ohio penitentiary lost last year
hard cash 100000 over the last year G
Gov Fosters administration. The las
year Of Fosters administration IL cleare
Tor the state $4,000. Last year II lost Sl55
600. This is the measure OF difference bI
tween Republican administration OF stat
affairs in one department, and a Democrat
| lClOlih uuhlluiptiuliuh.- lhN pClObo NNul
licothe, Ohio Gazette.
The present administration bids fair
become famous by Its wants rather than Il
acts. The boosted economy Of It's part
has proved a myth and the great amount
which the Democracy was 10 save for I'll
people by 'an economical administration
the government are still as visionary &
they ever were,-[ Public Opinion, Cham
bersburg, Pal
According to Senator "Joen Blackburn
California theater manager who put up
sign, saying: "Please don't shoot u
pianist, she is doing the best she CAM Q,
pressed the feelings OF the Democrats I,
ward President Cleveland exactly Law
renee Guardian, New Castle, Pal
The Greenvllle Bulletin man says he b
longs 10 the party Of Gems. Mcclellan, Hal
cock, Ewing, and Palmer. Why didn't yC
put in old Rosecrans and the rest OF the o
stays who left the Republican party becau
| they hadn't tho brains IN hp rapnOniye1