National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-05
VOICE OF THE WEEKLY PRESS.
Selections from the Issues OF Members
of Our "Co-operatiye Press System,D

Selections from the Issues OF Members
of Our "CO-operative Press System,'
The prospects for the Republicans to cap
ture the control Of the House this fall are
decidedly good. Ono of the chief factors
to bring about this desirable end is that the
Democratic party is in state Of "innocuous
President Cleveland. The failure Of the
administration to "turn the rascals outn has
acted as a wet blanket on the Democrats
and well nigh taken all the fight out of them.
Then, too, the tariff and financial views of
a majority OF the party are opposed to the
views OF the administration, which has a
disheartening effect. In addition to all
these woes, the party OF purity and reform
is handicapped by the Pan-Electrlc scandal,
which doubtless will play an important part
in the coming campaign. The Republican
party, however, is in u good condition to
make strong fight. Its defeat IN the late
presidential campaign ought to- aud doubt
less will, have II tendency to sOlldify and
harmonize all late aud existing conflicting
interests. II this is done, and order is thus
restored out OF chaos, the grand old party
will be in position to obtain new hold
upon the affections Of the people. The
Christening the party received In the fall Of
1854, instead OF being q damage, will prove
blessing, II the warning is needed by the
party managers.-lThe Pioneer, Scranton,
Dak.1
Every citizen of our country remembers
well with what vehemence the Democrats
and the Democratic press of our section,
until the last twelve months, denounced In
the most scathlng way and with the most
select and loudest oaths that class OF gov
eminent officials which, In their veruacular,
they termed ''infernal revenue imps, pimps,
and gougers." They could not exhaust
their vocabulary Of vile epithets and SLAM
der against those officials Of the govern
ment whom they, as true, law-abiding clti-
zens, should respect.
In our section the two men most flercely
denounced were Messrs. A. T. Starritt and
M. t. Browning, both gentlemen Of the
highest type, and tho latter a native Of
our own county, graduate of Emory and
Henry College, and a member OF one OF
our Oldest, hest, and most respected fami-
lies. These gentlemen were denounced
and slandered, and the people were told
that no respectable man would be caught
in their company or even speak to them.
Now, have they put more respectable
men In the serviceS Who are the men they
have put In to clean out the Augean stable
Echo answers who
Now, since the appointing power has
changed, we find u host OF them, with their
arms extended, ready and willing 10 re-
ceiye any Cf the offices which the party for
merry denounced as being SO degrading, so
loathsome. Virginia Protectionist, Leb-
anon, Val
The statement of Capt. N. b. Humphrey,
In The Republican convention at Portland,
that "Mugwump is the meanest creature
on earth, +" voiced the sentiment OF the con
vention exactly, and 1t was greeted with
yells OF delight from the delegates aud
audience. The same sentiment undoubt-
eddy prevailed In the Democratic conven
ton, q few days later, In Il more intense de-
gree, II possible. The Mugwump has few
friends IN either Of the great political bar.
ties OF this country. He may now and then
get postOfIlce or collectorship, but pollti-
cally he Is nobody, and like the Ishmaeite
OF old, every mans hand is against him.
Like the mule, he has no ancestors and will
have no pOsterity. When he Is gone both
the Republicans and Democrats will rejoice
that they are no longer worried with
the sight OF him, and will hope that
they may never behold his like again.
And the professional civil service re-
former, who is usually n very fanatical,
Ignorant sorehead political crank. stands Ia
the estimation Of the public very nearly on
a level with the Mugwump. In fact, these
twin monstrosities that buzz around the
political parties Of our country like hor-
net or a hOrselle, and continually disturb
and annoy the party workers who have
earned the fodder and don't get IL, are kim
dred links In an unsayory sausage made
from the same dog, and that dog a NANCY
cur to begin with.-Istate journal, Eugene
City, oreg.]
1t Is well for the Republican party that
these riots, strikes, murders, aud boycott
ing did not occur under It's administration.