National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
VOICE OF TIE WEEKLY PRESS.
Selections from the Issues OF Members
of Our "Co-oporative Press SYSTEM"

of Our "Co-oporative Press System"
''There is still an American peopleln
Let those who dethrone American honor
and in disregard Of solemn treaties drive
peaceful, law-abiding residents from their
property and homes take heed; let those
who kill and do violence to innocent per-
sons, seeking livelihood within the pale Of
law, hear these words. Let polygamlsts
and anarchists, corrupt lawmakers and
criminal law-breakere, bribers and bribe-
receivers, corrupt politicians and corrupted
voters, monopolists and merclless employ
ers, legal sharks and licensed robbers, and
let all who would disregard and defy law,
and also, all who would make II an In
strument Of legallzing crime, know that
there is still an American people having
conscience and principle, patriotism aud
honor, and with the voices and votes,
courage, pluck, and power TO sustain law
and order, liberty and freedom in this land.
Behind the issues that float on the surface
are the deep principles OF honor and hon
esty, of right and execution OF law, of pro-
lection TO person and property. These the
true Americans respect, love, and will up
hold.-tJournal. Lanesboro, Mimi
While the spectacle of hundreds Of
thousands Of men in self enforced idleness
Ia not n very pleasant one TO contemplate
yet 1t is one that will set all classes Of
people to thinking Of the real causes that
lie at the bottom Of all this restiveness
among the workingmen. The working
men have been shown their possible
strength through compact and thorough
organization. They have also been
thinking-deeply thinking over the prob.
lens Of the time. The more Intelligent
among them see the inevitable tendency
Of events. They see before them a degrad-
ing, hopeless, and embrutlng slavery In
this country unless by peaceful revolution
II can be avoided. They feel that the
economic adjustments are wrong. All
classes Of business men, outside OF mo-
nopolles, feel this too. AS yet, there is
to the solution OF questions that are
pressing upon public attention, but the
great majority OF all the people agree
that II is not the worllingmen OF this
country that are to blame for this I'M
| fortunate state OF affairs. While the
laboring men, smarting under the con-
seriousness OF suffering wrong, commit in
which, for the time being at least, renders
their condition worse than before the per-
petration, yet the people generally, as we'll
| as the wage workers, recognize the fact
| that the system that makes such moral and
| financial monstrosities as the Standard Oh
| Company and Jay Gould possible can have
| nothing but the worst Of evils in store for
|
| fraud and public robbery is fostered and
suffered to continue.-tThe Eagle, Mari
nette, Wis.,
A very striking feature OF the reform aud
| economy farce being enacted by the admin
istration is the marked increase In the de-
fciencies reported by the various depart
ments. Secretary Garland, who reported a
deficiency of $4,000 in the Department of
Justice for the first year Of his administra-
| To- ar1 NTH al
deficiency Of $4,000. This is decidedly
suggestive in the face Of the fact that every
blatant demagogue In the Democratic party
| made the administration Of the Department
Of Justice his pet theme; charging that II
was political machine run in the interest
OF the Republican party, and that hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars had been squandered
by this department for political purposes
Mr.. Garland has been In Office but little ovei
year, and his administration has cost the
people quarter OF million more than wher
the department was under the charge OF
any of bis Republican predecessors. -[Soutl
West Missourian, Lamar, Mo-
It is estimated that not less than 10000
people have come to California since the
cut rates in railroad fares, and that fully
one-half Of these have come with the In
tention of making this state their future
home. There never was time when the
state presented such a magnificent picture
OF productive prosperity, and when the at
mosphere was more inviting, except the
spring rains, which have been somewhat
more liberal than usual. Our great Valley
present an almost unbroken wheat field
from Caliente to Red Bluff, and from tn,
Sierras to the coast range Of mountains
The smaller valleys present the aspect of
magnificent Eden OF fruits and flowers, AM
the foothills are waiting for the application
of the genius of industry, with here ant
there garden spot as an index to the richie
that await development. Our very noun
tains are grand sentinels, wrapped in coat
Of vernal beauty, while the mines are pro
ducing ores that have been neglected TO
years. Herald, Modesto, CAL