National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-03
VOICE OF THE WEEKLY PRESS
Selections from the Issues of Members
OF Our aCo.orerativn Press gyste,n ~

heiecuOns from the Issues OF Members
or Our "Co.orerative Press system"
The Knights OF Labor seem to be becom.
ing more arrogant. They refuse TO accept
tie terms offered them by the Missouri Pa
ciiic railroad, aud threaten that IL matters
are not satisfactorily adjusted in few DAYS
they Will order u general strike, In which
event not q freight train will move from
Chicago or 81. Louis. Public sentiment is
strongly against the strikers, aud they will
have TO yield. They will find out their
mistake, perhaps when II is too late.--[Ne-
braska Reporter, Seward, Nebl
The congressman who asserts that he Ia
ready and willing to do anything and every
thing that the laboring men want, II he eau
only find out what II Is, needs watching. A
member of Congress IN this crisis OF indus
trial affairs who confesses either his ignOr-
anco or his hypocrisy by inquring With
mock solemnity, "What do the laborlng
men wantY' Is no ut man to trust in the
= present emergency. With strikes going on
all over the country, thousands begging for
bread, while very few have amassed NIL
lions out OF their toll, sweat aud suffering,
any man OF common sense ought to see
that the economic adjustments were wrong,
and should go TO work with will to pro.
cure the passage OF just laws that will give
tie laborer reasonable share OF the wealth
they create by their labor, aud to all equal
opportunities In the battle of life The
Eagle, Marinette, WISH
The "coat Of arms' adopted by Cleye-
land, as q suggestive adjunct 10 the boosted
"Jenersonian simplicityp with which this
administration was to be carried on, is n
very tame and commonplace affair. We
propose as something unique, appropriate,
and in accord with all the proprieties the
following: A withered Garland, rampant,
on field Of western prairie, in perspective,
emblagoned by a cluster OF Sparks, rover
SAINT, the whole enclrcled by pan.electrc
coil with bell pendant, surmouutlng a
Broadway elevated railway track cabouchel
upon ground OF argent, coined in treas
ury, statant. Additions will be offered as
they occur TO us without extra charge
fDavid City, Neb., Tribunel
Hon. r. w. Townsheud was In this place
yesterday, and numbers Of Democrats from
all parts OF the county were here to greet
him. The information he received was all
Of the most llattering character, and 1t is
safe to predict that the Democratic prima-
ries all over the district will be solid for
Townshend. The "defaulter's brigade"
the "sorcheads," the "Democrats for reve-
nue. OnlY,n &c, may make a sale of their
brethren In this county, but they cannot
deliver the goods or come anywhere near
doing it.-[The Leader. McLeansboro', ILL.,
Several of our exchanges have mentioned
the named of Senator Moon, of Muskegon,
IN connection Win CONGRESSIONAL nOnOrs
from the Dinth district. In last weeks
Outline Mr.. Moon sets t. en-. Cutcheon out
in glowing terms and say that he has no
doubt but what Cutcheo will be nomi-
nated.-L Reed City, Mich, lariou.l
The President has pro1 sed that Gen.
Wilcox shall receive his men dpromotion,
II not now, then surely before his retire
ment, which will occur In about fifteen
months. And when 1t has been done all
fph Nxutn rInn
gan greenbacker seems opposed to further
fusion with Clevelan Democracy. Some
of the high muck a-mucks of the party dc.
clare emphatlcally that Cleveland and Dan
Manning are firm supporters of Wall
street-and that the whole administration
is the undoubted supportti of national
banks, railroads, monopolics, &c., Mar
shall, Mich, Statesman.
The Missouri Enterprise OF last week
called attention Of its readers and the pub
lie generally to the Importance of publicity
in the sheriT's sales Of land for taxes, in
order that the men of small means may be
able to get the benefit of the low prices
these tracts are generally sold for, instead
purchasing them secondhand from specu-
lators at an advanced price. Hundreds Of
young men are frittering away in idle dissl-
patton the means which would enable
them TO buy large bodies of grazing lands
in scattered tracts, at less than the govern
ment price, and, by securing a home for
the future, have an inducement to become
producers, with an encouragement to estab.
Itch reputation as good citizens.-[ The
Warsaw, Mo-, Times.l
In the interest of American shipbuilding,
vessels of foreign make should be debarred
from registry. If Mr.. Cameron's friends
are anxious to secure the privileg, OF reg
istry for their ships, let them purchase
their vessels from American builders and
thus obtain It, American shipbuilding is
too important an industry to be destroyed
in order to crafty Mr.. Cameron's desire to
benefit his friends. Mr. Cameron has made
mistake In seeking to benefit some Of his
friends at the expense Of an important
American industry, and the sooner that
he acknowledges his error and helps to kill
the perniciOus measure that he sought to
create, the better. Already the advocates
Of free ships are demanding the repeal Of
the navigation laws, and the country cam
not afford to have precedent established
which would open the way to the success
of such a scheme. Let Mr.. Cameron
pocket his bill and sit down. His proposed
measure Is step toward the accomplish
ment Of that which the free. traders desire
TO see, and as such 1t should be suppressed
or defeated.-[Public Opinion, Chambers
burg, Pal
Morrison is about to change tactics with
his tariff bill. He is now satisfied his bill
cannot pass. He proposes to take from the
free list, as the bill now provides, all ores,
iron, glass, and pottery, and leave them
where they now are. He next proposes to
blow at Ohio, because h ethinks the Ohio
Democrats have not given him the encour-
agement he had expected Lawrence
Guardian, New Castle, Pa.
Congressman Springer has the temerity
to pronounce the prevailing fashion Of So
ciety ladies' dress as the low. and-behold
style.-[The Pioneer, Scranton, Dak.]
So far only one aspirant for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor has been
heard from-a Mr.. Gillespie, Of Aspen
while ON the other hand there are dozen
or more seeking the Republican nomina-
ton, The empty honor Of Democratic
nomination in Colorado is sought after by
but few.-[Rico, COL, Record.1 -
Senator Teller is one Of the most able and
active statesmen In the Senate, and Is doing
much for Colorado. He has already got
through more bills Of interest to this state
than any other senator for any other state
lRico, Col, Record.]
It would therefore seem to us to be the
most sensible thing for the knights to ac-
cept the situation, earn all the money from
Gould they can, extend and multiply the
order, take possession Of legislation through
the ballot box, and through the forms Of
law toke control of this and all other cor
porations which are grasping at the throats
of the people. The present situation is full
of danger; the knights feel they arc injur-
ed, and the temptation is great to right
themselves by force. But any relief Of this
kind would be temporary and inadequate.
But when the workingmen of the nation
unite TO enforce rights under the forms of
law through legislation they will find the
remedy adequate, effective, and permanent.
And every man In the land whose interest
is not bound up in cooperative monopolies