The Washington critic., 1886-11-09

vor and deserves to be strongly al.
yocated. 1t is that Congress provide
q relief fund for pcnsiouing tremon
who become disabled in the service
Not only should those who are dis
ablcd in the performance of their
hazardous duties be granted pensions
sufficient TO keep them from want
but men who are retired by reason OF
age or other in1rmily deserve to be
likewise remembered.
1t is to he hoped that no pains viii
be spared to impress upon Congress the
importance of extending liberal con.
sldcration to the Fire Department Of
Washington in all respects 1t should
be made as complete and effective as
money can make 1.-THE model depart
mcnt Of the country.
Ar the Harvard Alumni banquet in
Boston last evening the President made
one of those short common-sense
speeches which are peculiar to him.
lie also paid his respects to the news
papers again, but not in a general way,
referring only to a particular class, In
the columns Of which are to be found,
day Qfter day, "silly, mean and COW
ardly lies, which "violote every in.
sinct Of American manliness, and, In
ghouish glec, desecratc every sacred
relation of private life" The Prcsi
dent, as is well.known, does not enter.
tain an exalted opinion of newspapers
anyway, and has, on more than one oc
cusion, spoken Of them ne prcyaricl,or'
by choice aud thereby made a very
glcat mistake. But his dcnuucintipn
Of the papers which make practice Of
pryiug into the domestic affairs OF the
White House, writing Of It's inmates In
u manner that would promptly bring
forth the cowhilr, were the family Of
any private citizen likewise invaded,
was none too severe. There is at least
one correspondent in this city who can
take the Presidents language rs aptly
personal to himself
AccoHprNG TO the vote Of Tuesday
last, the Electoral College, consisting
of 40l electors, would stand as follows:
emocratic-Alabama, 10; Arlansas,
| Z; Colorado, g; Delaware, 5; Florida,
I; Georgia u: Kentucky, 13; Louisi.
ana, 8; Maryland, 81 Mississippi, o.;
Missouri, 1G; New Jersey, o. New
| York, 30; North Carolina, II; South
Carolina, .; Tennessee, 12; Texas. 13;
! Virginia, 19j West Virginia. 6. Total,
POI.
Observation-Disclosures, %; Iowa, 10;
Kansas, 0; Maine, 6; Michigan, 49, Ne.
braska, ); Nevada, 3; Ohio, 30; Oregon,
3; Pennsylvania, 30; Vermont, A. Wis.
cousin, II. Total, 1872.
Douhtful-Californi 8; Connecti-
cut, 6; Indiana, Is; Massachusetts,, II;
Minnesota, :; New Hampshire, 4;
Rhode Island, i. Total, SO.
CONGRESSMAN BINGHAM of Philadel.
phia having remarked in one of his
speeches during the campaign that
Congressman Randall, also of Philadel'
phln, was coward and paluoon,'
Mr.. Randall naturally took vehement
exception TO his language and so in
formed Mr.. Bingham. The latter,
recognizing the indefensible position
in which he had placed himself, has
made ample apology. II was the manly
and gtntlcmanly thing to do.
SUPERINTENDENT POWELL woulC
not he surprised If the attendance a
the city night schools. which openeC
last night, should run up to 800. w
hope it may These schools can b.
made valuable in more ways than on
10 the many Young people whose even
ings are otherwise liable to be wasted
- -
IF THE President desires to max
himself percnniully solid with old IiNr
ward, and at the same time strik
terror to the souls of insubordinate OF
lce.holders, he will inlerject n few O
Mr., Lowcll's Latin quotations into hi
I next executive order.