National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-09

his own party, draws near 20 New Years
not much happier than business men In
general who do not count 1885 prosperous
year The change involved in his election
is ashes, not fruit, at the lips OF the work
ing, agricultural, and debtor classes
Washington County Press, Washington,
lowa.1
The Republican party claims that our vast
manufacturing interests have been built up
under the protective tariff laws, passed aud
maintained by the Republican party, and
that one of the principal bcncfciaries of the
protective system Is the man who lnbOrs
with his hands At this proposition the
Democratic party hootcd; they proclaimed
from the house-tops that protection was
only a system Of taxation by which the poor
were compelled TO pay the taxes OF the
iich; that II tended to foster monopOlles
and place the lohorer at the mercy Of the
capitalist Now comes Mr.. Cleveland again
with that mirth-produclng document, his
message, and says: "Justice and fairness
dictate that In any modification Of our pres
Cnt laws Ielatin. to revenue, the industries
and interests which have been encouraged
by such laws, and in which our citizens
lave large Investments, should not be ruth
lessly injured or destroyed. y - lChamois,
Mo-, Liberalistl
We notice that most OF the Washington
correspondents of the eastern papers speal,
IN praise oftener of the Kansas senators and
representatives than OF those Of any other
state. While each and every one Of them
Is complimcnted, we notice that Senator
Plumb and Congressman Tom Ryan are
credited with being the hardest workers
and most useful member Of the branches
TO which they belong. IL is evident that
during the year 1886 there will be more rail
roads built in Kansas and the west than IN
any previous year, and II is quite probable
that Paola will get two-one from Kansas
City TO Paola, thence west, and Onc-whch,
In our opinion, Is the most useful-from
Leavenworth, through portion Of johnson
and Miami counties to PaOla; thence In
southeastCrly direction to the coal and
mineral fields Of southwest Missouri The
Miami Republican, Paola, Kan.l
Speaking Of the Joint resolution instruct
ing the commissioner Of the general land
Office to so modify his order suspendng the
issue Of patents as to allow nil homestead
and presumption entries to which final re-
ceiDt has been issued to he patented ac-
cording TO law, save where specific charge
OF fraud rests against II, Hon. James Laird
made some telling points against bigoted
and Over-zealous official In which every
lover of fairness will be interested, and In
which thousands OF Nebraska people will
feel vital personal nterest.-lDa City,
Neb., Tribune.
There is not a reasonable doubt IN the
mind Of any honest man that the men
claiming election to the legislature OF Ohio
from Hamilton county upon the Democratic
ticket are claiming under fraud so plain
as to be apparent to everybody. The entire
object OF this conspiracy is the defeat OF
John Sherman for senator, and in this
aspect the fraud,broadens out into question
nVNN to aN...l
states Senate could doubtless get along
without Senator Sherman, but that does not
alter the fact that to-day he is among that
ablest OF the statesmen who compose the
august body. Such man driven from his
place by any course would be bad, but by
fraud at the ballot-box would be a blow full
of disaster. II there is an honorable citizen
In the state OF Ohio who, either through
personal prejudice or through a desire to
inherit Shorman's place, should give aid
and comfort to the schemers who are thus
trying to defeat the wishes Of the voters
as expressed in the ballots cast at the last
election, II Will bring him the worst In
heritunce he could posi- ply have Wayne
County Courier, Detroit, Mich.l
Besides bowling for "an economical ad-
ministration OF the government" Demo-
cratic campaign orators were most earnest,
prior to the last Presidential election, In
their appeals for 'u return to that sim
pllcity which marked the administration of
Thomas Jefferson" When their efforts,
assisted by judicious stufllng Of southern
ballot boxes, were rewarded with success,
the boosted ECONOMY of their party was
notlong IN being proved mere figure Of
speech, and now It appears that the Jeirer-
sonian simplicity which was to have been a
charming feature of Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration is also purely imaginary. Be-
sides indulging In eXtravagant expendi-
lures, the President and his official advisers
have set up an order OF things which would
put to shame the court OF an eastern SOW
ereign.-LPublic Opinion, Chambersburg
Pa
Should Capt. Winchester decide not to
accept the appointment as judge Of the
nineteenth judicial district court, we are
reliably informed that 1t will be offered to
our former townsman, Mr.. p. II. Mentz.
The gentleman has the advantage of not
belonging to either Of the Democratic fac
lions OF the parish, and we learn that he
would be very acceptable to the good peo-
pie OF observation-disclosures City, La,
Free Press.
Senator Beck's onslaught upon the ad-
ministration was not without effect, Secre-
tary Manning having made a call for $l0,-
100000 OF per cent bonds, payable on
Beck is WONDER Southwest Missourian,
Lamar, Mo.
The country newspaper is the most use
| full and least compensated Of all the ageu-
cies which stamp the impress Of progress
upon villages and inland cities Without
the aid OF local newspaper, local towns
are, as q rule, thriftless and dead. II Is
common with small great men to speak
with contempt Of local newspapers, but the
| village newspaper makes more good meu
out Of less material-more bricks without
straw-than any other factor In politics
and It is the one ladder on which mer
climb to local distinction as the beginning
Of local fame.-[ lreton, Iowa, Clipper.l
| OF course the 10 and IL year old kids who
served year or two at the last and CANT
out without scratch and with health un
impaired, are not yet suffering for pensions
to any alarming extent, Thousands Of
them yet feel indebted to Uncle Sam fol-
being allowed to participate In the picnic
At the same time II would be better and
fairer to pension every last man who served
thirty days or more than to keep so many
deserving cases waiting SO long. The prop
ositiOn TO make a clean sweep and pension
them all is not without merit, IL Sterling
ILL.,, Standard
The most important present demand o
/
prompt, vigorous, and general attempt a
the enforcement of the law. This SHOULD
be the desire Of every good citizen, no mat
ter whether he be a believer In efficacy o
prohibitory laws or not-all the more so
perhaps, II he Is not, because no satisfac
tory and final demonstration OF his theOr,
can ever come so long as the law is evadet
or ignored. This view Of the case has beef
rapidly growing Of late, and was given
strong impetus by the slaughter ut tn
election Of Senators Bills, Graves, an,
other prominent license men, by the salool
power-LThe Upton, Iowa, Advertiser.l
Next Jan. 90 will be the twenty-flth an
nivers0ry of the admission of Kansas int
the Union, and the State Historical Soclet
has very properly proposed and is arrang
ing for celebration of the event. Tn
celebration is to take place ut Topeka
White Cloud, Kan, Revlew.l
We are heartily tired of some Of the RI