The Washington critic., 1886-09-20
Observation-Disclosures.


Senator Blair of New Hampshire was
interviewed in New York the other
day in regard to the anti saloon move.
ment of the Republican party, which
he regards as in no sense antagonistic
to the interests Of the party, but
strengthening power that eventually
will lead 1t on to victory. Mr.. Blair,
however, is not at all definite as to the
time when this great triumph shall be
accomplished.
'1f we don't succeed in 1885," he
Gays, 1--WE will try again in 1892, and
again In 1896 and 1900, and so on until
we do succeed. The young men of
the country will yet see in this move
ment one of the active principles of
American politics.
There are only three difficulties in
the way, that we can see, One is that
all parties, in obedience to the de-
mands of better public sentiment,
are sooner or later bound to condemn
the saloon as a controlling power in
popular elections, and consequently
the Chicago movement cannot be mo-
ropolized as an issue by any one
party.
Again, there is the Prohibition party
already in the fed, which shows no
disposition whatever to haul down its
co'ors, nor to affiliate with any other
political org lnizat'ol, and least of all
u S and ide TO let any new scheme in.
More than all, there is no large ele.
ment of the Republican party which
will be willing to forego the possibili.
ties of success for an indefinite period 4
as suggested by Mr.. Blair, in order to
secure the passage of a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufac.
ture Of liquors in the District of Co.
lumbia and the Territories, or even to
bring about high license or local op.
tion in the States.
The battle of 1888 is to be fought to
win, liquor or no liquor. Mr.. Blair
and his associates will never succeed
in SO plugging up the nostrils of the
politicians as to keep out the SAVIOR of
the loaves and fishes. The spoils of
1883 are not to be risked upon any hy-
pothesis of realizing chimera in 1900.
1T MUST BE that there is law of
etiquette regulating fishing among
ladies whose social or official positions
are supposed to make their exploits of
sufficient interest to be telegraphed all
The way from the innermost solitudes
of the Adirondacks. We are Informed
that on Friday last Mrs. Cleveland
caught five fishes and Mrs. Lamon
four, while Mrs. Folsom is credited
only with a beggarly two. The re
porter who thus enlightened an anx
iously waiting world, it must be as
sumed, apportioned the fish with dut
regard to the supposed social status o
the fishers. No doubt the latter would
have been more grateful II he haC
omitted the distinction by neglectin!
altogether to make note of the incident
PoLITIcs is q delightful study. AZ
ItI tuG nOI1luullOU VI luc bClDOCIUll
Secretary Of State in Ohio Grim con
case was instituted against him il
Cleveland. A howl was of cours
raised that it was done for politica
purposes. Now that it has done al
the harm 1t could, the prosecuting wit
ness magnanimously suspends actor
until after the campaign, TO show tina
1t was not for political effect. As re
marked earlier, politics is delightful
study.
THE convicted Anarchists, who d
not expect to be granted new trial
have announced that not succeeding II
that direction, they will go into tn
Supreme Court of the United States
but there are grave doubts In the wa!
oftheir getting before that body. Chic
Justice Waite, who Is out West, ha
just been interviewed on the subject
and what he says can be by no means