National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-23
VOICE OF THE WEEKLY PRESS.
Selections from the Issues of Members
of Our "Co.operative Press System"

has been settled by sort OF compromise.
The son Of one will marry the daughter Of
the other, and thus keep the office In the
Baraboo, Wis, Republic.l
Republicans all over the country are
pleased TO see that sold Resumption John
Sherman has been unanimously ronominated
by the Republican caucus OF the members
OF the Ohio Legislature for the position Of
United States senator. Ohio could not nf-
ford TO 20 back on such an illustrious SON.
and the way is rather bright for his nomlna-
ton to the presidency In 1885, Boone,
Iowa. County Republican,
The Blair bill Is again before Congress
VIII II become law2 A Republican Senate
did and will again pass that bill, but q
Democratic House did and from indications
will again smother the bill. Democracy Is
opposed to. the education of
the masses, as all legislation by that party
has heretofore shown. With the record the
Democratic party has made on the subject
OF public education, can II be expected that
bill as far-reachlng for good TO the people
as the Blair educational bill would prove
viii be passed while the Democratic party
holds the reins Of government The Demo
cratic members In Congress from this state
are pledged to vote for the Blair bill, but,
like the Democrats In the Virginia lcgsla-
ture, who promised free books TO free
school children, when the time comes 10
keep that promise they will be found dodg-
ing Shenandoah Press, New Market, Va. !
That Speaker Carlisle has shaped his
committees In accordance with the wishes
OF President Cleveland few will doubt.
That Cleveland has In an undetermined
manner assisted IN the overthrow OF Ran
dali Ia now evident. Mr.. Randall has been
led to believe that the President was his
friend, aud no doubt depended largely
upon the support Of the administration In
his contest with Carlisle and Morrison. 1t
would seem that Cleveland aud his real
friends are determined to punish the Penn.
sylvania Democracy for the 81 900 Blaine
plurality The Curwensvllle, Pa, Herald. ]
Next week will witness fight between
Randall and Henscll, on the one side, and
Wallace and SANITY Bob on the other, over
the succession to Iensell. The fight Of the
Kilkenny cats will BIZ nowhere. Won't the
fur ilyg
Judge Blacks declaration that no man
can be Democrat who Is In favor OF pro-
lection has been adopted by and is now the
rallying cry of the free trade Democracy
1.-THE Juniata Herald, Mifllintown, Pa. d.
In the selection of congressional com
mitteemen, Hon. /. +. McComas secured q
more important place than any other Mary
land representative, having been assigned
to seat In the appropriations committee.
An honor well merited.- Rockville, Nd,
independently
A Democratic member of Congress OK
plains why so large a number of his party
were spending their holiday vacation In
Washington. He says that they don't dare
60 home and meet their constituents with
out having secured any Offices for them
[south Branch Gazette, Petersburg, w. Va.
There is some talk of electing Roscoe
Conkling as successor to Warner Miller In
the United States Senate. 1t is said that
Mr.. Conkling's friends are in the majority
in the New York legislature and that Mr..
Conkling can have the senatorship, II he
desires II, unless there is some mighty and
unlooked-for change ina different direction.
That Mr.. Conkling would be an honor to
the state there is no doubt, and II the sena-
torship would prove sufficient balm TO his
wounded pride TO bring him back to labor
In the cause Of Republcanism, the price
would not be too great. 1t is therefore to
be hoped that the rnmor OF his return to the
Senate will not prove unfoundcd.-[ Public
Opinion, Cham5ersburg, Pa
The President recommended the dlscon-
tinuance Of silver coinage, and Senator
Beck, of Kentucky, the leading Democrat
in tile Senate, joins issue with the nations
head In strong, clear, and well-arranged
speech, showing that to comply with the
Presidents recommendation, disaster In its
worst form will follow us result should
Congress agree to the advice given in the
message, There is not the slightest rea.
son for believing that any legislation what
ever will be had upon this question during
the present Congress. That bills will be
Offered aud discussed is not doubted; In
fact, several bills have been prepared and
no doubt Will consume much time before
they are finally disposed Of. The silver
question Will remain as an issue, to be de-
cided by a succeeding Congress, elected, as
we hope, in the interest of the whole peO.
pie, and not that OF section or class.-[The
Martinsburg, w. Va, Herald.l
The notion that Congress has the right
to exclude Dakota is last lingering rem
nant Of the policy pursued by the slave
power. The only argument alleged In de-
Tense Of this exclusion is that the admission
of Nevada was such blundcr as warrants
the closest scrutiny of all claims to state
hood. Nevada was only mining camp.
Dakota is one of the richest agricultural
sections of the northwest, and is filling up
with population as sound and steady rs
any in the whole country Bradford Re,
publican, Towanda, Pal
Reports upon our range mines for the
past year have been somewhat like history
ms they only repeat themselves. The llmi
ted amount of work done circumscribes the
range Of the report. With copper at pay
ing price, and a good force Of miners al
work, our mines hcreabout would soon show
that they are not by any means played out
but can be made as productive as ever II
they only get half a chance The Ontona'
gon, Mich, Herald
Owing to the racket made by the dis
charged rascals, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury has made call for the redemption OF
$10,000,000 in bonds, the first call made
since Cleveland became President. Under
Republican rule about twice rs much was
paid in the same time. 1t begins to look
now as II the rascals had been turned ill.,
1.-THE Republican Citizen, Atwood, Kan.l
Political straws Indicating the course Of
events In the future are many, but the latest
is to the effect that Congressman Thoma,
j. Henderson would made anseXcellent can
didatc for governor Of Illinois in 1883. And
so he would.
In the arrangement of the House com
mittees, Speaker Carlisle seems to have
gone at his work blindfoldcd The mem
bers Of many Of the committees are totally
ignorant of the matter that will be RELOCATED
TO them. 1t is said that but one of the
committee on shipping ever saw ship, the
members being from the interior states
1.-THE Cambridge, ILL.,, Chronicle,
The history of the Democratic party II
Ohio has been tainted and bolstered up by
fraud for some time. First comes the elec
ton of Payne, which was secured by the
hlthiest kind of open lobbery. We next
find the frauds In Cincinnati by which mer
are returned to the Legislature by the basest
and most corrupt means. And lastly comes
the supreme court, which, having a ma
jorlty by fraud, used its prerogatlve to per
petuate a fraud.-[Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Re
publican,l
Congressman Davidson was given place
on the committee of agriculture. The
colonel's knowledge of that branch of In
dustry viii aid him considerably in shaping
legislation relative thereto The Dallai
Post, Selma, Ala.l
We do not see but what things move
along at the Morgan City custom house lusl
as well us they did when we Republicans
and Mugwumps were encamped there.
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