Evening journal., 1891-05-23

Every Democrat should register to-
day. It is the final registration day.
Eyes, am aware Of the fact that there
Is third party" said Representative
Grain Of Texas. 1T will help the Demo-
Gratis and hurt the Republicans
only that and nothing more.
David E. Buckingham, Republican
statesman Of Washington, late OF the
Higgins kitchen department, is here
experimenting the registration Of his
colored friends.
The Democratic ''camel" can carry
such man as Colonel William b. Norton
without the least Inconvenience The
Republican mule will have TO hump
itself very much in order to carry such a
load Of Kilkenny cats as Wiley, Short
! lidge, ct al
II the city of Philadelphia wants to
drive away the atmosphere of Bsrdsley
fraud that hangs around the city. it
should call TO its aid such man as ex-
Comptroller Robert f. Pattison, who is
now the honored Democratic governor Of
Pennsylvania.
Let us hope that the prophets who are
predicting that the end Of the world is
near, may be wrong How would the
United States look on the Day OF Judg-
ment with Republican Administration
and an empty Treasury louisville
Courier-JournRl.
Samuel H. Baynard says he is not an
applicant for the position Of police com
missioner under the Metropolitan Police
bill passed by the late General Assembly.
His defeat at the hands Of Wiley and
Shortlidge seems to have taken all the
spirit out of him. though It put an
excess Of spirits IN the colored voters.
The Every Evening and Morning News
are having an editorial love feast .over
the divorce bill business. They have
| fal len upon one another's necks and the
NJ orning News says editorially that "all
| will be forgiven" Two papers that are
working for a common political object
and the sheriff'a printing cannot afford
to be at loggerheads.
The Morning News takes up the
Slaughter tax receipt matter and says
1T was stated last evening on unques
toned authority, that the receipt which
l yOecpu DAhuku ubcA pEbntuttu 70 Nhe regis
tration officers last Saturday is genuine.
That Is all very well. Tax Collector Nc.
Kee has not said so. Do not carry on an
anonymous war against young Mr.
Carpenter. Place life-sized likeness Of
Franklin B. Cotton upon your banners ii
the black and bloody" Fifth and name
your authority.
County Comptroller Stats has alread,
shown that he is made o. the right stuff
In refusing to countersign warrants
drawn before he assumed Office he die
perfectly right. The action of the Levy
Court In meeting his communication By
adopting resolution passing them ovei
his head, shows conclusively that theJ
did not wasn't some of the bills to bs
scrutinized too closely by him. To b,
sure it would have occasioned some In
convenience to pass them al
again, but inconvenience and red
taps are the requirements oil
law. The bill for the payment Of the
expert accountant" Lawrence e
Brewn, and his assistants was amone tbs
bills passed over the head Of the comp
troller. The Republican Levy Court hal
paid him for searching Democratic figures
for fraud It has paid him for showing
that the Republican cry Of ''FrApd. Cor
ruption, and Extravaganee. was polit-
ical gas his is the only redeeming
feature about the bill. Comptroller
Stats would have doubtless thought that
such showing was unnecessary 20 max,
up an intelligent public and would hav,
refused TO countersign the warrant.