The Washington critic., 1886-01-04

that New York thus becomes tn tar rest
Of the Union about what Prussia Is 10
the German Empire, aud believes thl
better plan would he TO provide in the
Constitution for first, second aud
third Vice President neither Of whom
shall have seat in the Senate. The
suggestion Is not a bad one, but the
average mind shrinks appalled, from
the rondcrous immcnsity Of the debate
which is certain to cnsuc, should the
iloodgatcs Of discussion once be opened
on this question. The pending bill
will answer temporarily at least a good
enough purpose, and we trust that its
discussion in the House may not be per.
mittcd to take up the time which so
many other important matters, not even
temporarily provided for, urgently de
mand.
THE BaAimoyo BNliciin is the name
of a new weekly published at our Mary.
land suburb, and an excellent paper IL
is in some respects. For instance in
its issue of Saturday last It publishes a
full column and half of matter appro-
priatcd bodily from The CRITIC, head
lines and all, without so much as
solitary syllable Of credit 1t also has
the discriminating taste to call the at
tention of its readers TO this attractive
feature of the new paper The pro.
prietors of the BUllCtia evidently know
good thing when they see II, and their
journalistic enterprise can hardly fail
to prove a success If they continue to
display the same eclectic ability in for
aging upon their contemporaries for
matter.
THE CRITrC does not altogether agree
with Miss Abigail Dodge, better known
as Gail Hamilton as to there being no
necessity for n reform in the Civil
Service, but there is much in her OK.
coriation of the cant and humbug of
what Is known as "Civil Service Re
form " which meets our hearty ap-
proval. The leading points of char
acteristically waspish article on this
subject, which she contributes to Lip.
piHcoH for January, is reproduced in
TO days paper and will be found inter
esting rcading-all the more so as 1t
may fairly be presumed to reflect the
views of Mr.. James G.. Blaine on the
same topic.
GENERAL KNOTT, the Second Assist.
ant Postmaster General, who brought
with him to his official post the reputa.
ton of being one of the best lawyers
of the Maryland bar, has familiarized
himself with the intricacies of the
postal service with wonderful rapidity.
and no doubt deserves the reputation
he is winning of being one of the best
officials the new Administration has in.
Quoted into the Government service.
Mr. FoY LEE is organizing full
Chinese orchestra in Philadelphia and
will soon give a public entertainment.
We suppose that Colonel Foy Lee is
interested in the new movement for
waking Philadelphia up. If q full
Chinese orchestra can't do it, then the
Quaker City might as well be folded up
and laid away.
THE Ohio Legislature meets to-day
with Republican House, Democratic
Senate and small Republican majority
on joint ballot 1t will shortly proceed
to the election of Mr. John Sherman rs
successor to Mr.. John Sherman in the
United States Senate.
THE CRITIC still believes that what
the President said about the newspapers
had better have been left unsaid, aud
nothing has been offered by way of cx-
pl0nation TO modify our first impress
sions on this subject.
LORD TENNYsoN's $ fortune is now put
down at 100000 The baron should
put up some of his hard earned cash
and buy him n brand new muse.
--
"The sweet Bye and Rye
DIR. Fillmore Bennett is the author of the
"swect Eye and Bye" and he lives at
Richmond, H., and is poor. This favorite
hymn was written by DR., Bennett at Elk
horn, Wis, in 1868. The writing of the
woids was based upon II remark made by
Mr.. j. 7. Webster, who composed the
music. Mr.. Webster was OF an exceedingly