The Washington critic., 1886-11-29

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nois an appeal for executive clemency
in the case of the condemned Anarch-
lists, which Mr.. Bayard has duly for.
wardcd TO Governor Oglesby. The
motives of our French friends are
doubtless good, but they are based
upon a misapprehension The Anarch-
lists have not been adjudged guilty Of
political crimes" rs seems to be
thought in Paris, but of murder, an
there is no more ground for the exer.
else of clemency in their behalf than In
that Of other murderers. The Gov.
ernor of Illinois may find mitigating
circumstances to justify commuta.
tion Of sentence, but the political elc.
ment is entirely lacking in the crimes
for which these men have been con.
yicted.
THE meeting at the National Rifles
Hall Saturday evening, in the interest OF
Arnold and Kelly, showed not only that
these gentlemen have many warm friends
who would like to see them rcinstated
on the police force, but that others, in-
cluded In the recent sweeping decision
of the District Commissioners, are not
without sympathiaers. The Commits
sioners themselves came in for some
pretty rough criticism, and there were
members of the meeting who sought to
convert II into a general expression of
condemnation against the District Gov.
ernment. 1t is TO the credit of the
meeting, however, that it gool.nl.
turedly, but firmly, confined itself to
the special object for which 1t was
called, instead Of complicating the IN It.
ter with irrelevant issues.
SENATOR RtDDLEBERGER's paper,
the ShcHaDdodh Hgdid, published al
Woodstock, Va, is very friendly to.
wards President Cleveland, and says
that he may close his administration
with much Of the general appreciation
that marked Mr.. Monroc's Gdministra.
tion as the era of good feeling. 1t then
goes on to say:
"1he PRECEDENT has given abundant evi.
donce of his political aud partisan prefer
ences. Outside observation would say that
these evidences ought to satisfy planning
Democrats. Republicans and others who op-
posed Mr.. Clevclaud's election are hardly
competent critics his qulrres with his po.
litical fpmily. The Presidents course, or
policy, Us 1t Is sometimes called, has unques-
tiouahly opened the way IN the South TO can
did discussion of public men, and to a higher
plane of political thought than that resting
upon mere personalities and preiudices. For
that result, at least, the President, whether a
conscious or unconscious agent, Is to be
greatly commended, or, perhaps, 1t were
more accurately stated that the fruits of his
policy were much needed"
SOMEBODY out in Ohio has been
passing himself off upon the unso.
pbisticated people of that province as
the Hon. Wabash @. Waxem, the new
Member from Wayback. The Co.
lumbus Cou1ier is notably deceived in
this respect. Private advices from the
Wayback district intimate that the
Jedge is preparing an eXtradition
treaty with Ohio and will submit it to
the State Department Immediately
upon his arrival in Washington, for
the express purpose of bringing "such
arrant impostures to condine justice. "
The conventions of representatives
Of the trades. unions of the country,
which has been called to meet in Co
lumbus, Ohio, December 8, will en-
deavor to bring about more amicable
understanding with the Knights OF LII.
Dor and suggest some policy whereby
the two organizations can more effec,
lively pull together. The difference:
between them should all be adjusted
upon some settled basis, ii for no other
reason, to bring all the stronger pres.
sure upon Congress for such legislation
as they desire
THE nomination Of Mr.. Mcneil
for Maynr of Rnstnn di.nlnsnJ n con