Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-12

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1886.


tariff; but most. much the most of 1t,
popular lack of stomach-power to take |
down the policy of the Executive, and
to concur in the spirit in which the Adj
ministration has been carried on. The
energies of the Democracy have been
benumbed by the distance, GOODNESS anu
unsympathizing bearing of their elected
head, and the fact that his aims and
their aims haye not been the same. Ex-
Senator Mcdonald of Indiana says that
the back. set in his State does not arise
from the execution of the Civil Service
Law, for that was the Presidents duty,
but from the eager way in which 1T has
been done, and showing the Presidents
penchant to have been athwart the in
terests and feelings of his party. From
Virginia we hear several prevailing
causes. At Norfolk thousand votes
were lost by reason Of the queer doings
in the Navy Yard there, and elsewhere
the slight which appeared to be put
upon an innocent guest of Governor
Lees at a most inopportune moment
when number of representative men
happened to be at Richmond, had par
alyzing effect. In New York the blow
was severe, and it would have been
worse by the loss Of Judge Peckham,
but for Governor Hills forethought in
respect to the New York City election.
In Buffalo, the Republican candidate
Court of Appeals has more than o.Ooo
majority. Even here in Maryland, not
excepting dyed-in-the-wool Baltimore,
the party has derived no strength from
the Executive. No President, or any
other sort of political chief, can help
his own side with one eye in the pot and
the other looking up the chimney. One
unpleasant feature has displayed itself
all along: an irresistible adhesion to
merely personal chums. AT no time
has the inviting call been adeste tdeles,
but decidedly rather is opposite, procml
este profani. lis true; It's pity; and
pity tbs, It's true.
1t happened that in their way North
ward Mrs. Cleveland and Miss Winnie
Davis were in the same train, bu. there
was no intercourse, though each knew
of the others presence. Mrs. C.. was
on her way to Boston; Miss ID. to be a
guest in New York of DR.. Thomas En-
ory, son Of General Emory.
In view of the results Of the recent
elections (about Is or Is Democratic
majority for the 50th Congress) mos. Of
the official reports will be mighty dull
reading. The chief interest in the
Presidents message will be to see how
he regards the sockdolager suffered by
the party on Tuesday last.
1t is thought that the next session Of
Congress will be very lively, as good
many members are coming in. Well, if
they will only do their duty to the pub
lie instead of thinking of nothing but
themselves, they will be well and profit
ably engaged, but change of past habits
may prove hard.
The President was offered doctor of
laws diploma, but very judiciously re-
fused.
The President took an opportunity in
his speech at the Harvard celebration to
strike back at those newspapers, and in
plledly those people, who have not
fallen in love with his policies and ac-
tions. copy thus:
1.-The relation between President and
people ought to leave but little room in
popular judgment and conscience for
unjust and false accusations and for ma
lcious SANDERS invented for the purpose
OF undermining the peoples trust and
confidence in the administration of the
government. No public officer should
desire to check the utmost freedom of
criticism as to all official acts, but every
right thinking man must cOncede that
the President Of the United States should
not be put beyond the protection which
American love of fair play and deceDcy
accOrds to every American citizen. This
trait of our national character W ould not
encourage, if their extent and tendency
were fully appreciated, the silly, mean,
and cowardly lies that every day are
found in the columns of certain Dewspa-
pers which violate every instinct of
American manliness aud in ghoulish
glee desecrate every sacred relation of
private life. There is nothing in the
highest office that the American people
can confer, which necessarily makes
their President altogether selfish, schem-
ing and untrustwOrthy."
Whatever else these remarks may be.
they are certainly not the "soft answer
that turneth away wrath" 5utare calcu-
lated to act like those "grievous words
which stir up anger" At times in the
lives of all of us, Presidents and people
alike. the prayer of the poet well applies:
"Oh, may the Gods the giftie gle US,
To see oursells as ithers see us;
1t wad frae money a blunder free us,
And silly notion"
The public sentiment, as expressed
in the late elections, was no corner-cup-
board affair, but widespread as the great
Country itself.
Our Police teapot is in state of tenn /
pestuous ebullition over charge that |
Major Walker, its Chief, gave an order
some weeks ago to his subordinates to
keep a watch over certain Members of /
Congress, their habits, haunts, associ /
ates, and the like. This, with view to /
offsetting the influence of those mem
bers in certain investigations expected
to be made next session. Lieutenan |
Richard Arnold is the other party, but |
who is plaintiff or who defendant it is |
not easy to say.
Yours, &c, JADIs.
Twelve thousand employees of the Chi. |