The Washington critic., 1886-07-03


ing power and although he was author.
lied by Mr.. Eaton to have them, such
authorization was not necessary. From
those lists he selected his men and he
boldly says that 1t was no business of
the Commissioners how he made his
selections Mr.. Neazey also points out
that after the civil service law became
operative and while the Baltimore
postoilce was in Republican hands,
forty-nine out of the fifty one appoint
mcnts made there were of Republicans.
He also says very bluntly that what
Mr.. Lyman really objects to is the
right of n Democratic official to ap.
point Democrat instead of a Repub.
lican when both have passed the civil
service examination. Mr. Veazey seems
to have the best of the controversy. At
any rate the letter reads as If he was
mighty glad of having the chance to
get some fellow "Bourbons' positions
under the Government.
PRESIDENT GILMAN of Johns Hop.
kins University yesterday delivered an
address on "Universities" at Harvard
College, in the course of which he re-
ferred to the new Catholic university.
He does not believe so much in null
tiplicity of educational institutions as in
their strength He said. however, that
if the Catholic university should prove
success it would very likely lead to
the establishment of a kindred institu-
ton through union of Protestants.
AS the members Of the Catholic Church
are known the world over for their
thoroughness and ZEAL there is every
reason to believe that their university,
which is to be located here, will prove
successful. and our Protestant friends
may as well take the prediction of
Professor Gilman into consideration
and begin to think about the establish
ment of a similar institution.
THEY proposed to contest Mr.. Glad,
stones Midlothian seat and he was
overwhelmingly returned. Aud yester-
day the canny Scotchmen in Leiths-
burgh got NAL because their UnionisL
candidate, Il Mr.. Jacks, attacked Mr..
Gladstone and returned the latter for
that district also, The e. o. IN. seems
to be pretty well elected TO the next
House of Commons. There can be no
going behind the returns and there is
nothing in his case or rather in his two
cases that is olipHde the record.
THE Richmond Suite notes the death
at Manchester, Va, of James A. Rob
inson, worthy citizen and survivor of
the Mexican war, lone of that unpen-
stoned and unhonored band who car.
ried the flag of the Union to the halls
of the Montezumas. Let's see. That
war was fought about forty years ago,
and still there isn't manly patriotism
enough in the American Congress to
vote the old men who did the fighting
money enough to buy their tobacco.
SENATOR LOGAN prefers not to
swing around the circle just yet, but
has shot off on tangent, as it were,
giving Ohio wide berth for the pres
ent. lie was in ST. Louis yesterday
and expects to be in Ottawa, Kansas,
in time for demonstration there to-
day. On Monday he will whoop things
up at Bismarck Grove, where mon
ster meeting is advertised. It's only
two years now till the next National
Convention.
FIVE persons convicted of boycott.
ting were sentenced in New York yes
terday TO Imprisonment for terms rang.
ing from one year and six months to
three years and six months. Judge
Barrett, who sentenced them, was very
severe in his remarks. One of the men
sentenced was not an American citizen,
and he must have felt very weary when
Judge Barrett got through with him.
The boycott is not indigenous to Ameri-
can soil.
SO FAR the Conservatives and
Unioni,ts are ahead of the Gladstone
Liberals in the pending English elec-
tions. But what has been done Is no
forecast whatever of what will be done,
1t has been known all along that it
was going to be a tough fight ana that
the result would be close. We shall
watch the elections with great interest
and do as we were advised from
Florida in 1916, "Wait until the boat
from Pulatka gets in"
GOVERNOR HILL Of New York Ia,
signed the bill providing that both
mothers and fathers may legally vote
at school elections and for doing so ha'
received the thanks Of the Woman'i
Suffrage State Committee. That's
right Governor. The quickest way tC
reach the husbands, sons and brothers,
is through the wives mothers and sis
ters
JUDGING from the itemized account
Of expenses Of the late Board Of Visit
ors 10 Annapolis, member Of Congress
can have almost as good a time serving
on that board as he can accompanying
the body Of deceased fellow. mem.
Der to Its resting place.
The English yacht Galatea sailed
yesterday for Boston, passing the
Lizard" easily. Her next endeayor
viii be 10 pass the Puritan.