Evening journal., 1889-11-12

to him to read, in shame and defeat, the
results Of chat policy. It. will be very
hard for him % change 81 it will be utter
ruin for him TO 80 on with it.
st. Louis Republic
BY continuing his control OF the Fed
eral patronage, the national administra'
ton can maintain Malone indefinitely as
as political nuisance in Virginia; it
win not be possible for him again TO play
any considerable part in the politics OF
the state. His viper head is under the
peoples heel.
Chicago Herald.
In the crushing reverse which the Re
publican negro party has sustained In the
Old Dominion, the President OF the Uni-
ted States is also rebuked, for no man has
done more to promote the fortunes Of the
conglomeration of scoundrelism and bar
barism which is captained by Brigadier
Malone than the occupant of the White
House. The utter rout of Malone, com
pretending likewise a stampede OF phari-
seeism in the administration, cannot fail
to have good effect upon the entire
country,
Moralizing over the Lexington Tragedy.
Philadelphia Times
Goodloe and Swope without distinct
or even implied threat from either side,
so far as we can learn, both assumed that
they could not meet, outside of the re-
straints of the social circle, without NOR
al combat Goodloe was well armed
with his knife, and how we'll he under
stood its use. is evidenced by the half
dozen mortal wounds inflicted within
L.. ~.
when sinking in death, neryed himself
to aim his bullet at vital parts.
Swope died in the tracks Of the butchery
and Goodloe fingered until the hour when
Swope's body was lowered to the tomb,
when he passed away to join Lis muir
dered foe in the unknown hereafter.
Both of these men were admittedly brave
and chivalrous as the world goes; bat it
was after all. sheer moral cowardice that
made them murder each other. Neither
had the courage 10 appeal to the intelli-
gent sentiment of the community by de-
claring that he would not become a street
assassin: both were armed for deadly
conflict because each assumed that the
other meant 1t; but as they we're culti-
waited and self.respecting gentlemen, it is
safe to assume that neither desired the
struggle and that both would have done
ANYTHING within the lines of honor to pre-.
vent it. Had they summoned the courage
to declare the truth as both felt 1t, they
would never have drawn weapon, but
moral cowardice dominated where
physical courage was admitted, and
Goodloe and Swope, each murdered and
murderer, have gone to their final
account. Good will come out of it; but
the lesson is appalling in its cost.
Republican Rule Would Ruin tbs state.
Delaware Democrat.
According TO the Wilmington Morn
ing News the factions in the Republican
party of New Castle county are fighting
each other in the case Of Chief of Police
Swiggett, whom one faction accuses OF
defrauding the city in the matter Of board
Of persons under arrest. Things are far
from being harmonious in the e. 0. p. in
that county and it is hinted
that the onslaught is made
upon Swiggett by his party enemies
for the purpose of creating a vacancy in
other faction. The News accuses the Re.
publican of wanting to split the Republi-
can party in two halves and accuses q
| CtfNhiu uhih Hhllhtu man VI pumping
factional bitterness into IT, All this goes
to show that even IL the Democrati,
party should not be perfectly harmonious
its opponents can not claim that unit,
which is necessary to success
Though the Office Of Wilmington
chief Of police is a small matter in tn,
state at large the same factional feeling
crops out in all the counties and th'
present ascendaney Of the Higgins fac
tion will be productive Of more discon
tent and bitterness in the hearts of thu
opposing facticn. party that cannof
suppress factions while in a hopeless mi
nority cannot be expected to do so wheI
!, flushed with partial success.
Departed Glory OF Yankee sea-gOers.
Philadelphia Re,ord
The Montreal Witness is disposed {,
make light OF the Maritime Exhibition il
Boston. II says the glory of the Yanke
sea goers has de parted, and that even ou