National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-16

Campbell, Walworth Sully Potter, aud
faullS constitute the seventh district. The
change Is q needed one, and the counties
will not be necessitated to keep prisoners In
jail, or cases pending, for year on account
OF the Judge not having time TO hold n term
OF court--[The Pioneer, Scranton, Dak.l
The Congressional Rccord, revised version,
does not give all that was said in the Senate
the other day during the debate on the
selling Of liquor in the capitol The debate
was exceedingly spicy and would have
been enjoyed by readers as II was by listen.
ers. No one objects to the correction of
congressional grammar after the debates,
but the cutting out Of whole passages from
speeches is an old abuse, and gives CON
gressmen chance for their tempers aud
judgment to run away with them without
visiting upon them the sensation OF seeing
their oratorical sins preserved In cold type.
1.-The Wright County Republican, Cokato,
Mimi
William II. Walker, of Evansville, Ind,
% years old, has head thlrty-threc inches
In circumference, and thlrty-Ave inches
from chin TO crown. The Democrats will
nominate him for President In 1898, 90
Boone County Republican, Boone, Iowa.1
A large meeting Of the best farmers of
Collin county was held last week at
their court house. Speeches were made
lieved, will result in q farmer representing
them In the next legislature. They will
adopt n platform on which their candidate
must stand. Isn't IL about time that the
old party organs would begin to instruct
the people that lawyers only are capable Of
making laws g-tWise County Messenger
Decatur, Texl
The prohibition party have adopted the
policy of eliminating their cause from poll
tics 1bay ~ III onnNt ha Local f,tin al
and work up county after county tat II time
until they capture the state, and then make
1t a state question and have the prohibition
plank inserted In the constitution. This
IL appears, Is the most sensible thing that
can be done.-[Republican Banner, Dam
bridge, Tenn.1
The Englishman is essentially man of
business, and Will have no prejudice In put
ting his money where It VIII do most good
Only let him feel that Irish investment I'M
der the new order of things will be safe
and Ireland can have all the money she
needs for her material advancement We
renew our congratulations to our Irish
American fellow-citizens on their judicious
moderation, while we take leave TO remind
the few who are inclined to violence and
hard words that ',more flies are Gaught. by
honey than with vinegar --[The Mon
mouth Inquirer, Freehold, n. j.
n lew uays hlJer III was KNOWN mere tuat
Senator voorhees, would not get up at
O'Clock in the morning to get the collector
OF this district confirmed, the following APP
peared In Washington dispatch sand In
few instances the enemies of senators,
who are Democratic, were appointed
through the work of members from their
states, and these nominations arc being OPP
posed by the senators interested. The situa-
ton is growing interesting indeed.n Judge
Holman, the creator Of the collector Of this
District, and Senator Voorhees, are on such
terms that II there is any opposition to
Hunter, Holman will know where II came
from.-[The Weekly Press, Lawrenceburg,
Ind.l
Some mems prejudice gets tho better OF
their Judgment. The state papers that are
opposed to Mr.. Teller are now abusing the
senator because he introduced that bill pro-
| Viding for free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, calling the act "all buncombe.n
| Give the devil his dues, and you must ad
| NIT that Mr. Teller did one good act when
he introduced that blll.-[The Rico, Col,
| Record.
Mr.. Sparks, OF the land Office, has sue
| ceeded in getting 10000 land cases in such
a tangle that three years win be required to
straighten them. 1t is not likely, there
fore, that Mr.. Sparks will do the straghten-
| ing. There will be division of labor In this
matter, and Mr.. Sparks, having attended to
one part Of the contract, should be invited
to step aside and allow some one else to
complete the job.-lThe Republican Citi-
zen, Atwood, Kan
| President Cleveland has been writing of
the venality Of journalism. lie ought not
to be tendcr-footed on that subject, since
the more truths the press told about him
the stronger he run. IL was fortunate for
him and unfortunate for the people that
| fbay tbpnubt m inI oh rba
result of the mistake on the part Of the
| people is Democratic administration, with
| its depressing effects upon the material
business OF the country. Had the warnings
| Of the press been needed things might have
been different. AS Mr.. Cleveland has made
the broad aud unqualified charge that the
| journalism Of the day Is venal, journalism
| will see to II that he steps down and out at
the end of his term. His contempt for
| Journalism, however, does not prevent his
appointing Democratic editors to the most
important offices, as postmasters, &C.
| bradford Republican, Towanda, Pal
The Chronicle will go as far as any man
to secure bona fide prohibltion-not the
kind that increases the number Of saloons
and makes practical free whisky-but n
total suppression. That's our kind of pro-
hibition, and If you can't do that, then do
the next best thing If you can't prohibit
entirely, do 1t in part. Throw all the re-
strictions around II that's possible, In order
that the community may be protected as
much as is possible to do in this country
where the people rule Blufrton, Ind,
Weekly Chronicle.l
Quite strong sentiment in favor Of the
appointment Of Hon. Thos j. Heating as
collector Of the port Of Baltlmoreiwas de-
velopCd among the Democratic politicians
who met in Baltimore on Monday to dis
| trib 10 ha 1anioIatft,a
be popular appointment In Hartford. Mr..
Heating has many warm friends here
bel Afr, Nd, Times.l
In speech at Leavenworth Monday night
st. John threw chunk Of comfort to the
saloon keepers Of that city by stating that
they need not be scared by the present
movement against them through Attorney
General Bradford-that 1t didn't mean any
thing. st. John is afraid that prohibition
will be enforced without his aid, thus taxi
| ing away his occupation, and he's ready to
down any such movement The Miami
Republican, Paola, Kan.l
Senator Cullom has introduced a bill into
the Senate providing for buying out the
Western Union Telegraph Company on the
basis Of allowing the yearly income to rep
resent per cent. Of the property. II the
charges Of eXtortion made against the com
pany are true this basis is entirely too lib
eral The government should have an &C
curate estimate Of the cost Of duplicating
the property, and offer this amount with
probably small advance to the company,
and II refused build its own line Wright
County Republican, lIartyillc, Mol
The sudden death of Hon. John b. Ray
mond, at Fargo, last Sunday, was great
shock to his wide circle of friends and
acquaintance. Elsewhere we publish au
account Of his Illness aud death, which APP
peared In the 1rgS. His death is certainly
a great loss to Dakota. During his term in
Congress Capt. Raymond was an untiring
worker in behalf Of our territorial interests
and his constituents. brave soldier, q
warm.hearted and genial gentleman, and a