The Washington critic., 1886-03-30

now trying to show that General Logan
wants the army increased so that 1t
may be used to put down labor strikes,
and that he wants the pay Of the army
increased while he would do nothing
for the workingman. As THE CRtTIc
has previously remarked, the fight for
The Republican nomination of 1888 has
opened very early in the season, and
not under altogether balmy auspices.
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GOVERNOR DANIELS of Georgia has
issued pardon to negro named Gus
Akers. Akors was serving life sen.
tencc for stealing two dollars worth of
cotton. Two other men were sentenced
for life for the same theft. One of them
died while in prison. and the other was
pardoned some years ago Akcrs is
now free, but broken down old man.
The sentences of these three mon, 1t
will strike everyone nowadays, fit the
crime too much. But they were sen
tenccd under the law of iSjj-when
neither life nor property was safe in
the South. There was also a law that
made burglary in the night time pun-
ishablc by death, but before it was re-
pealed only one execution took place
under it. 1t was true that the times
were desperate in 1865, and required
desperate remedies, but II was most
unjust oversight after quiet aud peace
Na rautprn1 n a11pt,y thnon 20.
tinuc In confinement for the theft of
two dollars worth Of cotton, especially
when we remember that cotton was
then worth about twenty-five cents q
pound.
PRINCE AUGUSTA LEoPoLDo, n mid
shipman in the Brazilian navy and
grandson of the Emperor, is now with
his ship at New Orleans, and the re-
cipient of much hospitable recognition.
The best of feeling exists between
Brazil and the United States, and con-
sidering Dom Pedro unvarying friend
illness toward this country, some means
must be devised for admitting his EN-.
pire TO participation in the grand frater-
nization of republics which Is to be
held in Washington in 1880. 1t may
safely be assumed that Brazil is on the
way to republicanism, though it may
take her some time to get there.
THE measure introduced in the
House of Representatives by Hon. r.
j. Campbell of New York giving the
Government clerks a Saturday half
holiday is an immensely popular one
all through the departments. There is
a good deal of sound philosophy in it,
too From present appearances the
new Administration is going to kill
itself with ovcrworll. Let us have
some such measure of civil-service re-
form as Mr.. Campbell proposes.
ARBITRATION is an excellent thing,
no doubt, but requires consent from
beth parties. 1t takes two to make a
bargain. Enforced arbitration sug.
gests wilderness of possibilities in
the shape of mandamuses, injunctions,
habeas corpuses and other processes
known to the courts, that once being
ent, red would leave all hope of AMIGA
BILE settlement behind.
SAYS the esteemed Philadelphia
Press: "The news that Secretary Man
ming is holding his own is no news at
all. Secretary Manning is Demo.
crat." In this respect Secretary Man
ming differs from some gentlemen in
both parties. They not only hold their
own, but not infrequently hold some
body else's.
PARIS is disgusted with the "Me-
moirs" of that noted adventures, Cora
Pearl. The woman, it appears, has
written very tame book with scarcely
a soupc0n of scandal in it. No wonder
the French capital is shocked.
CHAIRMAN BELMONT is right on the
Chinese question. The subject of i'm.
migration is only to be settled by
treaty. The question of indemnity can
be promptly disposed of by legislation.
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
The New York Times this morning doubts