The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-28

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The Bell Telephone Company and its ally,
the Western Union, would like to name an
Attorney General ofthe United States. They
forfeited this right when they failed to elect
Blaine in 'S4.
In speech 10 a Massachusetts Democratic
club Congressman Springer beseeched the
Bay State Democrats to be patient, assuring
them that three years hence there would not
be an office that would not be filled by an
honest Democrat.
The District Commissioners are gradually
awakening TO the fact that our public schools
need more money than they estimated for.
Perhaps If this session Of Congress lasts long
enough they may increase their school es-
Inmates to proper sum.
Three years from the coming spring will
be the one hundreth anniversary Of the birth
of American constitutional government and
the inauguration Of Washington as Presi-
dent. 1t should be ftly celebrated by an
international exposition at the Capital.
Mr.. Jake Sharp would have been a good
man to have around Congress in the Credit
Moblier and Pacific Mail Subsidy days. He
kept no memorandum book, and had non
registering memory that was as free from
impression as Dorsey's mythical books.
One of the rules of courtesy" in the Sen.
ate is that If Senator objects to the confr.
nation Of any appointee from his State the
Senate will reject him. Thus the one-man
power rules the Senate, and the caprice OF
whim of one Senator is sufficient to clog the
wheels Of the orderly administration Of the
laws.
Besides the usual amount for street and
sewer improvements the Commissioners ask
for an extra million for streets and hun
dred thousand dollars for District building
II the District treasury is sufficiently Pile
thoric for such expenditures, surely it could
spare little more than the twenty-odd
thousand asked for school accommodations
Corea on entering the family of nation:
shows her good sense by applying for som'
OF Uncle Sans Army officers to teach the ma
tives the art of war. There is no good ex
cuse why this request should not be granted
and the proposal that Corea shall pay thei
salaries while so employed is yankee
higgling over small things that is neither
neighborly nor creditable.
The Committee on Ways and Means hav'
decided to hear the various "business inter
tests" before taking final action on thu
tariff bill. The respite to the protectionist'
is not to extend beyond the 18th Of March
This is but brief time in which to "ar
"range" things, but the protected interest,"
will make the most of it. They alread,
proclaim that "there will be no tariff legisla
"tion this session.
The New York Times is very much afrai'
that Governor Hill will use the patronage O
New York so effectively as to elect Demo
cratic Assembly next fall. In this even
the Tines sees visions OF Governor Hill
election to the United States Senate. Well
there are good many Democrats who Sc
visions Of the same kind just now, and
really does seem probable that Governo
Hill may capture Senator Miller's seat.
II the Executive Department cannot b
trusted with the construction Of our wa
vessels, engines, machinery, and ordnance
it certainly ought to farm out the collectio
of the revenue to private contractors, an
let out the renewing of the whole machiner
of the Government to the lowest bidder
And yet it is in just such matters as preps
ration for the public defense that our Gov
eminent should be independent potential
ofprivate enterprise.
When the Senate tied Andrew Johnson
hands it had behind its back three fourth
majority in the House Of Representatives an
an overwhelming majority Of the people {
the non-seceding States. To-day the pos
tion is reversed. In fight with the senat
on the ground of the exercise Of its self al
sumed power to participate in the exscutiv
business of the country, II takes no son Of
prophet to predict that the Senate will con
out with tattered banners.
Mr.. George NJ. Slearns, of Massachusetts
urges the necessity Of giving the MugwumI
seats at the feast. "Can't we learn SOM
ching" says Mr.. Stearns, "from an ol
"artful enemyi There never was Dem
"crat in the world that ever limited he woul
"like to be a Mugwump that they did M
"take him in. They took home the elast
"Loring, the miraculous Butler, the etern
"Boutwell, the sonorous Banks, the somn
"lent Key, and the grasshopper Mahon
HThera was no guilt no treason, no rebe