National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-06

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mittce Hike bean in u barrel; the silver
men iingling the metallic dollars dehanty,
| and q Zig blizzard from Dakota raging In
| the capital, IL begins to look as II the all
minIstration would have to take to the
woods The majority seem IN hot haste to
convince the President that Congress Is a
bigger body than Dan Manning, and, not
content TO await the regular order Of bust
ness, have already fired vollcys Of wrath
into the financial policy Of their chiefs,
Brown, Pugh, Eustis, Beck, and Cole in
the Senate; Reagan and Others in the House,
have made Rome fairly howl during the
week with silver speeches, occupying much
Of the time of each house.-[The Rossylllc,
| ILL.,, Press.
We doubt very much the proprlety Of the
| United states Senate demanding of the
President his reasons for removing an OIL
cial. To appoint, and remove, or suspend
an Office holder is clearly the preogative of
the Executive, while that of the Senate Is 10
confirm or reject. Where good reason ex-
lists for the rejection Of an appointee, we
trust the Senate will withhold their CON
sent, but not TO the extent Of offensive
captousnesS The President is entitled 10
fair treatment, and his nominations should
receive respectful consideration, which the
Senate can afford TO grant. But the prac-
tice of suspending or removing an official
commissioned for four years before his
term expires without cause, is a matter that
should be inquired into and definitely set
tied - The Mount Vernon, Ohio, Republi.
can.
The Doodle gang Of Ohio Is in the midst
Of q real Old-fashioned political blizzard,
and their "toes are turning up TO the daisies"
with remarkable precision and velocity.
The probability Is that Papa Payne viii
have to relinqush his "boughtcn' senatorial
seat to some good looking Republican, who
VIII be more cOngenial to Senator Sherman,
who was the other day reelected to another
six years Of senatorial service. Ohio Is per
forming PhmniX-like feat IN arising from
the ash bed Of the boobies in all her wonted
strength and beauty. -tGibsOn County
Leader, Princeton, Ind.
The contest at Parkcrsburg was TRAN.
gular affair, there being three tickets in the
field. 1t appears that Capt. Smith, the Re
publican candidate for mayor, was "between
the devil and the deep sea.n lie was too
good a temperance man for the saloonists,
and not good enough for the third party
men, and they all voted against him. The
result is an anti-prohibition Democrat Is
mayor and the council is Republican. The
state J0,rl,di charges that the election was
disgraced by shameful use of whisky ana
money on the part of the Democrats
Mountain Echo, Keyser, w. Val
What is expected for this session from
the present administration 3? The President
failedsto refer to the Mississippi river In his
message: his Democratic friends promised a
special message on the subject two months
have passed, yet 1t don't come. The Pres-
dent Is from New York and New York has
an outlet Of its own.
The President is opposed to the further
coinage OF silver; silver Is the poor mans
friend; the heavy brokers and capitalists Of
New York want gold Cleveland Is their
friend.
The President wants tariff for revenue
only. The Mugwumps that elected him are
free trade Republicans. The south wants
protective tariff for her growing interests.
The House committees are all organized
against these interests. The committee on
rivers and harbors has a majority against
Mississippi river improvement. Committee
on education has majority of two against
the Blair educational bill. Committee on
ways and means and other committees are
in the hands Of men who are in opposition
to our industries and needed national i'm
provements. But perhaps statesman like
Mr. Gay can overcome all these Obstacles
Morgan City, La, Free Press.l
Since the establishment of the republic,
at no time has nepotsm llourished as II
does at present. From Mr. Cleveland down
the mania for placing relatives In Office has
been practiccd. The President appointed
brother-in-law named Bacon to place in
the New York custom house. Secretary
Bayard's son was given the secretaryship Of
Arizona. Senator Voorhees,, as u chairman
OF the committee on additional accommoda-
lions for the library, made his son clerk of
That committee. Senator Vance has brother
who is assistant commissioner of patents,
son who is an internal revenue inspector, an
other son In the geological survey, one I'm
the army and one in the navy, brother-in-
I'm hn lot ,t1i -
cousins in the Navy Department, nephew
who figures on the payroll of the Senate as
a "laborer,n cousin who holds an Indian
agency, and three others In the Postofce
Department, besides a stepson who draws
SO day as the senator's private secretary.
Indeed, the Vance family seems to be well
provided for under the present adminstra-
tion.-lPublic Opinion, Chambersburg, Pal
Col. j. b. Payton, the efficient and accom-
modating clerk of the West Virginia house
OF delegates, Is made clerk to the committee
on expenditures in the Department of Jus.
tice, Of which Congressman Gibson, of the
fourth district, is chairman, The appoint
ment is good one, and reflects credit on
the state. We congratulate the colonel,
and wish him as many friends in his new
field as he has in his.old.-[ The Martinsburg,
w. Va, Herald.
Perhaps If we get Dakota into the Union
we can compel her TO stop that COMPOUNDED
bad habit she has of blowing her breath SO
hard that 1t knocks the sunny weather out
Of Kansas into the middle OF the gulf. IL
interferes with the commerce of other states,
you know, and that's "agin the constitu-
shun," as Nasty would say.-IThe Prairie
Scorcher, Odon, lnd.l
The offensive partisan dogma seems to
have been remanded to the same limbo
where the marking system of the late Sol
dlers' Home commission rests SO peacefully.
The constitutional prerogative Of the execu-
tive is not only more consistent but even
seems to answer the purpose better.-TThe
Sterling, ILL.,, Standard.l
The President suggests In his message the
adyisability Of legislating against Mormon
immigration. Thus the principle of restric-
ton OF immigration appears to be cstab-
lished, ana Its extension and application
becomes simply a matter Of policy. For II
we can prevent Chinese from coming to This
country because of their race, and the Nor
mons because of their religion, we can GER
tainly prevent the immigration OF any other
class OF people whose presence in America
may become obnoxious The Gamhill Re-
porter, McMinnville, Oreg,l
During the campaign of 1884 charges
were brought against United States Mar
shal Wheeler, Of this state, and some OF his
clerks for illegal conduct of his Office,
During the past two or three weeks two Of
the clerks were tried and acquitted. The
first was that Of Mr., Hill, and his attor-
neys made no argument before the Jury,
but that body brought IN a verdict of mot
guilty. after being out but few minutes.
And this week Gen. Jasper ~ Reese, who
was also under indictment, was likewise
acquitted. But the Democrats must "turn
the rascals out The Oh ronicle, Cam
bridge, Ohio,l
This year superior court judges are to he
elected for the third, fourth, sixth, eighth,
ninth, tenth, and twelfth districts, aud So
licitors for all the districts, All the justices
OF the supreme court, as well as members
Of Congress aud of the legislature, and all
county officers are to be chosen this year,