The Washington critic., 1886-08-19

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Iimcs says he is one Of the thor
oughly clean politicians Of the State,
and that he is progressive alike in
sympathy and action. "
DEMOCRATS generally throughout the
country are indorsing the courage
ability and various other virtues of
Nj. Cleveland's administration, but
giving civil.seryice reform n tolerably
wide berth. The Democracy of Penn
sylyani0, 1t is true, make so near an
approach to the subject as to commend
the Administration for "elovatng the
civil service from the partisan deJase.
ment" to which it had been hitherto re.
duced, but this being interpreted only
means that the civil service, in the
eyes Of the average Pennsylvania Dem.
ocrat, irrespective of the tariff, has
been elevated by putting Republicans
out and Democrats in This will hardly
afford solace to the Civil. Service Com
missioners, and when they come to
read the several Democratic platforms
with the spirit and the understanding,
they will still feel very lonesome.
IT LOOKS as if the members of the
National Land League in Chicago who
stand by Mr.. Parnells policy of work
ing peaceably for Ireland would carry
the day against the advocates of dyna-
mite and resort TO force. If they do
it will be great thing for the cause
for which the league is working The
members who are present from Ireland
all say that the advance made by them
in their work is due in great measure
to American sympathy. This is, no
doubt, true, but our sympathy would
very materially abate were the repre-
sentative men OF the cause to advocate
such measures as O'Donovan Rosa
and his adherents propose.
CONGRESSMAN DoCKERY of the Third
Missouri district was yesterday made
chairman of the Missouri Democratic
Convention which is in session in ST.
Louis. There is no doubt of Mr..
DOckCry's return to the House. In
lis speech to the convention he said il
made him glad to be able to announce
that in his district there was not sin
gle Republican left in office. OF fcoursc
the great Democratic heart Of Missouri
is stirred to its deepest depths and Mr.
Dockery reelection is assured.
THE body of Gray, the Boston de
faulter, with record Of 5000 600 short
was found yesterday in a lonely spo
near Boston. There was bullet holt
through his heart and revolver by
his side. The man had fled to avoiC
arrest but could not escape his con
science. Like many others before hin
he preferred to face death rather thai
the shame and penalty of his derelic
tions. 1t is strange that so melanchol.
story should be so often repeated,
TnoUGH Congress spent week afte
week of its late session in persisten
cndeavor to convince the country tina
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finally so voted, there is still quite
rivalry springing up among the ad
mirers of various deceased Statesmen
as to which Of the latter shall con
| tribute head to the new oeomarga
rine stamp, But the fame of no sma'
number Of statesmen rests on equal
! slippery foundations.
AcCoRpEG to Professor De Voc
, Washington is to be visited the latte
, part OF next week by the seyerest storr
Of the season, He is willing to stalk
his reputation as mcteorologist o
, this prediction. He also prophesio
an extraordinary rise of temperature
reaching l0j in the shade. Now Is tn
time for the summer resorts to adyel
tiso.
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