National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-08
PolitIcal I,robrihilitlna.

There are many Democratic dangor-slg-
nails flying. Our immediate neighbor, the
Washington Post, which is International organ
OF it, party, II the Democracy has any such
organ at all, declares that the Democrats
agree in nothing: disagreeing on all prlnci-
pies, policies and measures touching pub
lie affairs. Nor do they even agree TO dis
agree; for here and everywhere the strife Is
bitter and the discord loud. The Democ-
racy, in fact, is q house so completely d.
vided against itself that II cannot stand, II
ancient proverb and holy writ be true. The
Post, to he sure, notwithstanding It's con-
fession that a confusion Of tongues has fall
len upon It's party, and notwithstanding
the known differences and hostllities
existing at various points between the ad-
ministration and Democratic senators and
representatives, ondeavors to support, after
fashion, both its executive and legislative
bosses, with lofty disregard Of the people;
but this effort to carry water on both
shoulders is evidently an irksome task, and
Is sure TO come TO grief. Even as It is the
Post occasionally vents its poignant and ir-
repressible inwardness by now q kick
at the administration and then kick at
the House Of Representatives, seeking gem
eral relief, however, from the aggraya.
lions Of the situation by constant abuse Of
that small Democratic squad in the capitol
who take their inspiration from the masses
of the country, and who cringe TO none Of
the party bosses or whippers-in.
On the other hand, the Posts only rival
| in Democratic national organising, the New
York World, is in open feud with the Presi.
dent and his Cabinet, and its owner and
editor has resigned his seat iu Congress
| through sheer disgust at the party con-
ditlon here. At the south, the base and
stronghold Of the Democratic party, all the
real opponents Of southern interest aud
opinion write in disappearing President
Cleveland's Mugwumpian, Wall street, and
British procllvities, while they protest in
dIgDantly against the course Of the Demo-
Gratis In the House on the tariff, on the
Blair bill, on the internal revenue, and on
other matters of special moment to states
| lust rising from crushing disaster and en-
tering upon a new line Of progress and de-
velopment. In Virginia the Richmond
Dispatch leads the chorus OF Democratic
|
lowing
| The people may not understand the silver
| question: but they do understand the education
question. They are of different minds as 10
whether the country should have single or q
double standard of values, but they arc of one
mind in holding that the nation should lend
its aid to the states in the matter of educating
| if nobody else, at least "the nations wards"
| They do not know whether the price Of com.
modities would go up or down as the result Of
the free coinage Of silver, but they do know
that the congressman who votes against the
Blair bill will be apt to Ego down" whether he
is Republican or Democrat
Speaking Of the overslaughing OF the
Blair bill by the Grain bill, the Dispatch
Quoting from Democratic contemporary
says:
The Norfolk Le6gr says OF the Blair bill
1.-THE action which has been had, however,
will kill the bill, and candor compes us TO say
| that whatever political capital is to be gained
thereby will inure to the Republican party. 1t
would have been better to have amended the
Hill which the Senate pissed, so as to have
eliminated such features as tended to permit
federal supervision than TO have virtually pro.
posed new measure which can scarcely be-
come law. By pursuing the latter course no
|
Democratic party
The Democrats in the House of Represents
lives have certainly shown ntts disposition 70
| strengthen the hands OF tho Democratic con.
| grcssmcn from Virginia Those of these who
are candidates FOR reelection will DO com.
PEELED 20 meet upon every stump Republican
candidates advocating the Blair bill as It
passed the Senate
With scarcely an exception this is the
tone Of the Democratic press all over Vir-
ginia and throughout the south; and this
tone is maintained toward Demo cratic &c.
ton here with respect to the .aFiff-a tone
whose keynote. is given in the Petersburg
J,des-4pPedi thus:
n Cannot the governor be called upon to is'lc
APPROXIMATION calling the citizeus Of all the
counties and cities Of the commonwealth tc
assemble in public meetings TO protest against
the MoIrlson-Hewitt tariff bill? to petition
Congress not TO pass It, and TO request thell
representatives TO do all in their power to de
feat II? II is true that the legislature has no
instructed him to do 50, and 1t is also true tha
VIC do not know what views he entertains a
10 protection and free trade; yet II Is sur thai
the people Of this state are lily for pro
lection, aro decidedly against the Morrison
scheme and the theory which inspires IT, ant
are decidedly convinced that free trade, ever
IN the disguised form II now assumes ut Wash
ingion, will do US far more harm than the pay
mcnt oftaECs in coupons can possibly effect.
The Democratic attitude in Congress
toward the internal revenue, especially a
10 the taxes on tobacco and fruit brandies
incites similar utterances from the Potomac
TO the Rio Grande.
. Meanwhile the proposed Democratic re