National Republican., 1888-03-19

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Harmony in Sharps.
Several species of harmony have been dis.
,o,,red 10y the industrious Investigation.
There is harmony in music, which is said to
have charms to sOOthe the savage breast.
There is social harmony which proverbally
makes one love his ncighbor better than him
self There is harmony in the air, which
prevails when the weather prophet Is on his
nod behavior, aud when the Republican
party, as now is on the home stretch with
no competitor in sight. And there is Dem
ncratic harmony, which is like oil and water
seasoned with the essence of carpet tacks.
Ethnologically as well as chemically,
Democratic harmony is peculiar. The orig
iHal and genial Reed, Of Maine, has located
its origin and it, objective point in his sug
sustiun that hell and harmony begin with
The same letter But even his keenness has
failed to observe that the article which
Satan's Kingdom furnished in the original
package the spirit Of Democracy has i'm
proved upon, so that now it is rs alcohol to
water or as vitriUl unto milk. Ever since
ihe meeting Of the iiftieth Congress every
good and faithful Democrat has been adding
down the harmony of hades into solution
beside which fiery caustC is feeble.
To the lsophistiCated observer this Demo
cratic harmony is nn enigma, We are told
daily by the organs. which squeak and creak
cut of time and in all sorts Of time, that the
Democratic party is united 50 firmly that 1t
could not he drawn apart by any appliance
within the possibility Of human invention,
4 broken plate reunited with forty horse
power cement is nothing to the determna-
iion Of the Democratic party to throw itself
into its associated arms, with the vow of
eternal love, doing and dying together.
one OF the materials that has thus ce-
mcntcd the brotherhood Of Democracy is
.,,,r free trade policy of the administration.
Randall yearns for an opportunity
antanr-ih,-rsrms about the neck of Brother
Cleveland. and ISfJrr-~r Brown, the vcnera-
hlc senator from the m6Sn.TrStt--,eesgs OF
Georgia. would fain mingle tears of-52S
with those of Brother Beck, of the whisky
ring. The brethren Of the protection jour
mails in hourbOndUm are writing daily pane
pylics upon their GOOD Brother Mills, who
becomes in their Wow brilliant free trade
crank or q pitiable fool, as the weather and
other stimulants happen to strike them.
Then, on the other hand, Brother Randall
plan for abolishng the internal revenue
system inspires the love Of all the other
Lr,tlrcm from the white house down TO Lit
lie Boss Mills, BY way of expressing their
love for lis author, they kindly relieve him
Uf all party cares and labors; they will per
form his duties for him. The report that
good Brother Scott will sharpen his knife on
the white house steps, for testing the quality
al Brother Randal's blood, is only a new
way of describing the arlor Of his affection,
All the Democratic brethren favor general
rDmningling of each others blood on the
tariiI issue for harmOny's sake
Other qualities of cement have served to
stick the Democratic fragments together,
Brother Beck poice hishard money brethren
under the ribs with tenderness character
islic Of bears hug, Brother Vest sharp.
ems his constitutional blade on the shinbonc
rf an crring supporter of The Blair bill and
iri.s is edge ON the calf of another who
votes for pensions just for love, you know,
Brother SpoflOrd sends evidences of his
distinguished consideration for Mr.. Bayard
and his foreign policy, and Democratic sen
utors considerably rcpudiate his treaties,
The adhesive quality Of the cemcnted fac
tions when they come to the presidential
question Is positively insurmountahlc, The
men who love Cleveland for the enemies hc
has made are searching everywhere fol
compliments and bouquets with which tc
decorate the Danas, and the Voorhecses, aud
the 1fllmans, and the other brethren whC
cherish Brother liill as a thing Of beauty
that should he II Joy forever to the ardent
Democratic heart In turn, these brethren
urc IN secret converting their implements o
war into plrugllsharcs with which to pre-
uarr the SOFT for the Cleveland free trad,
harvest Brother Hill goes so far as to al
wise his friends to make it pleasant fo
Brother Cleveland in the preliminary can
Vass and to refrain from knitting hin
at the polls should he bear the har
mnious Democratic standard Brohe
Cleveland meanwhile /, rclieyln!
Tie friends of Brother I'm ms wei
as the RandOlltcs Of the cares Of Office, fore
ing such. burdens upon others, and wOrkin.
after Office hours otherwise to disseminate
Uf the two brothers in New York are pre-
pairing 10 bury their tomahawks peacefully
in each others abdomcus, The PcndletoI
aud Mclean brethren in ohio, the Abhct
aud Blodgctt admirers in New Jersey, ant
the amoruus Harmonious In Indiana are cul
iiyuting the olive branch to conceal the poi
sm,d cllalicc calculated for each other
eternal enjoyment, All, all are aching goo,
natmcdly to knife the other fellows who arr
conspiring against Democratic harmony ol
tlis fellows line
Aud all this lime-agum to strike a cen
trOl chord in this harmonic arrangement
Brother Randall is keeping up tremendou
silence; he knows nothing Of what Ia,
brethren ofhis wing are about, of course; he 4
all alone philanthropically deyislng ways anC
means to promote the happiness of hi
Brother Scott, and not forgetting to inser
The name Of Grover Cleveland IN codici
10 his political testapept Brother Randall