National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-13

called the Georgia peuitentlary system as
dld tie men In charge Of the affair IN At
laLta'-l Weekly Sentinel, Augusta, Gal
The Evansville Courier says the Iudianap-
ellis journal TAKES the position ia favor OF
LEGAL option, and In certain localities In the
state, Of high Incense, aud the Courier re-
marks that "these two principles will prob
ably take the place Of actual prohibition In
the temperance agitation OF the future = I"
The position Of the state organ Of the Re-
publicans will naturally have its influence.
snd II will not be surprising to see that
party take strong grounds on the question
IN its next state convention. "-lGibson
County Leader, Princeton, Ind.l
The new Republican state committee will
be composed as follows: First district, Good
let Morgan, Of Petersburg; second district,
Col. G. Z. Schroeder, OF Huntingburr; third
district, John Overmeyer, OF North Vernon;
fourth district, Charles +. Jones, OF Brook.
Vile; fifth district, w. +. Browning, of
Bloomington; sixth district, j. N. Huston,
Of Connersville; seventh district, Daniel NJ.
RGmsdell, OF Indianapolis; eighth district,
John II. Burford, Of Charlottesville; ninth
district, Col. James Tullis, OF Lafayette;
,enth district, Or. II Pattison, of Wlnamac;
eleventh district, John ]. Ollie, OF Hunting
ton; twelfth district, F. II. Barnard, of Fort
Wayne,-t Huntingburg, Ind, August
Senator Catch, of Polk county, is doing
Food work In the direction of legal reforms.
He is now trying TO have the number OF
challenges given the defendant in criminal
aotions reduced to ten. Why do well-edu-
Gated modern lawyers and statesmen 20
back to the English state trials Of two cen
turtles ago In search of presidents favoring
common criminals at the bar of our courtsY
The circumstances are now exactly reversed.
Ten guilty men now escape where one
is adequately punched, while in the ancient
English state trials judicial murders were
the common lot Of the leaders of defeated
political parties. To-day the very AIR reeks
with the breath Of villains escaped from
ius'iee.-tBoone Qowal Republican,
The financial measures OF our bourbon
Legislature are so corrupt, and of such an
Intriguing, trencherous, and indefinite ma.
ture that even one Of the great journals of
the same party calls out In a warning voice.
Again we say to the legislators Of Vir-
Rtnia, beware OF the trap idden under the
thaf1 Of the Massey bill.u Just think of
III The sainted Massey, already accused of
setting trap" for the le2islature Only
o few months ago this same Massey was
loomed for, talked for, and voted for by
the same people who now accuse him OF
treaehery by intimating that that great and
good man would be guilty Of setting a
trap" under little chaff, to catch the
innocent and unsophisticated mullets,
sometimes called bourbon lawmakers.
Truly, bourbon bosses are unfortunate In
their selection Of candidates, for they soon
show to the gaze Of the world that, posing
In the self-rigbte0usness of the Pharlsee,
they are guilty Of all the sins of the Publi-
CAM Winchester, Va, Leader.1
II is reported that Collector of Internal
Revenue Shields will not be confirmed by
the Senate because Of the part taken by him
IN bulldozing and ballot.box stuffing
several years ago in Northern Louisiana.
we regret to see the reviving Of these ques-
uons, but, like Banquo's ghost, they will
not down; and II must be admitted that he
who has been guilty of such nefarious
practices should be taught lesson by
which he and those like him may learn to re-
spect the rights OF their fellow-citizens and
the sanctity OF the ballot-box.-[ Louisiana
Standard, New Orleans, La.
Dan Dalton says the reason why he will
not give up the election return OF fourth
ward, precinct A, is that the Republicans
want to photograph It aud make cuts
which will be printed In all the newspapers
as campaign document against the Demo
cratic party. The forgeries were acts of
individuals who call themselves Democrats,
but who would Just as quickly have com
mitted forgeries to help the Republican
party II they could have got pay for It. The
Democrats, as party, cannot be made re-
sponsible for the forgeries except as they
are counted by Democratic officials, con
firmed by Democratic courts, defended by
democratic newspapers, and covered up by
Democratic legislators. II there are any
Democrats who believe these forgers ought
to be punished II is time they were making
themselves felt In their party.-[Scioto Ga
zette, Columbus, Ohio.
The great state OF Ohio has been bavin
its papers discounted by counties 70
mouths, and now Chairman Brown, OF the
house finance committee, finds that the
estimate for the present year for current
expenses are 81 400, GOO In The excess of the
income Of the state for that time. Either
the state must stop part Of its work aud
institutions or issue bonds. This is the re-
suit OF two years of Democratic reform In
Ohio. II Gov. Foraker leaves the state In
such condition as this at the end OF the
year 1887 we put ourselves on record now
as saying that the public office was not
held as public trust.--lFairHeld County
Republican, Lancaster, Ohio.l
In the halcyon days OF the Baltimore city
council ring, 1t win be remembered, baby
carriages came under the head Of ''station-
cry" Our statesmen at Annapolis will,
doubtless, be equal to classifying demijohns
as postage stamps" = Bel Air, Nd,
Times.l
The Pan-Electric telephone scandal is the
most brilliant achievement Of the first year
OF Democratic administration. But its
brilliancy comes from the "flash in the PAM
-[Guernsey Times, Cambridge, ohio.l
Would 1t not be fitting retribution of
the wicked workings Of political corrup-
tioDists 10 see, as among the results OF their
humiliation, those two stalwart statesmen
and clean-handed patriots-Allen G. Thur
man and Roscoe Conkling-again in the
toned abilities to its power and inauencep
There would be season OF graduation In
the land II the mills of the gods would
hasten suchIa grist.-[ Mahoming Dispatch,
Garfield, Ohio.
Mr.. Morrison has decided to set his tariff
trap again. II Mr.. Morrison and few
other tariff cranks would Join "Mikado"
troupe, and let the country gain little
rest from overproduction, and recuperate
from the last attack OF the tariff thinkers,
they would receive the thanks OF a grateful
people.-[semi-weekly Republican, Mount
Vernon, Ohio.l
During the few years in which the order
known as the Knights of Labor has been
In existence, II has brought about settle
ment In cases OF differences between en-
ployers and employees, perfectly satisfactory
TO all parties concerned, In twenty times as
many instances as all other labor orgauiza-
lions put together. 1t has never sustained
strike only in exceptional cases where all
other means have failed, and In cases where
1t has sustained such action, II has in a
very large majority of instances been sue
cessful. This shows the wonderful power
OF organized labor when guided and con-
trolled by fairminded and Intelligent leader
ship.-[The Eagle, Marlnette, Wis.l
Congressman Glover has sued the Repu5-
licaR for 100000. We hope he will recover
the full amount, but II he should get q
chance to compromise for spring over
coat, we advise him TO jump at it. Law
suits are uncertain, but spring overcoats
nre always useful and sometimes orna-
mental,-[Wrght County Republican,
Hartyille, MOL