Judge — April 4, 1885 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE. The Political Chameleon. Americans do not take kindly to adven- turers. There is too much earnestness and intensity in Anglo-Saxon civilization to toler- ate the man who openly makes merchandise of his convictions. That character whom Gen. Kilpatrick described as ‘a soldier who plunders the corpses of both sides with judicial impartiality,” was an excresence of the excresence, w and he was more hated than the foe by the fighters of either side; more abhorred than a draft commissioner by the stay-at-homes. Even the substitute- broker and Knight of the Golden Circle de- spised him, and there is no record of Mr. Hendricks’ having ever said anything in apology for him. Everybody kicked him. But, all the same he came safe and well off out of the strife. Americans laugh at everything; our English y we have no reverence—make fun of everybody. But wedo not laugh at the turn-coat. There are some things too mean to be made fun of by the most reckless paragraphist. ‘The man like Mr. Sarl Schurz, with brilliant talents, high culture and an esthetic conscience for sale to the highest bidder is not a specta- cle to make human nature feel very comfort- able; somehow, a well dressed, refined-look- ing, lovely woman intoxicated isa sight that few men are so abandoned as to smile over. The sense of the fitness of things is too much violated and one sighs, “The pity of it, Tago! the pity of it!” cousins say The instinct of political self-preservation is back of the repugnance. Civilized society is held together by confidence. Trade, law, peace, property, finance, government, the family, safety to life, are possibilities only because men believe in and trust each other. Hence, exhibitions of self-abandonment for gain, in men or women, laying the axe at the root of confidence in human nature, strike at all security. It is a source of national gratulation that the chief of our political tramps is an exotic, an importation. And it is among the com- pensations for defeat that the Republican par- ty is for a time rid of adventurers. ‘Tramps do not infest the poor man’s back-yard. ‘The Outs are at heart happy in having no favors to bestow and no assistant Democrats on their hands. With humble hearts and chastened thankfulness we can raise our eyes to heaven and say, ‘ Thank God, that in this hour of affliction we are free of that long-legged bummer!” THERE seem to be a good many greedy Democrats, and their hunger is out of all proportion to their size. Several places, including Buffalo, are accused of “ wanting theearth.” It isnoted, ‘in this connection” that a good many of them don’t seem to want The World. THE ANNULAR, AND AN “As the close of the stru s near, the Prospect for a victory for the Democracy grows dimmer, ‘The fate that awaits them is duc to their and debs ate small band of grumbling Sun, Oct, 28, 1884 folly in allowing an ¢ to be forced on them b Republicans."—. ¥. Rulings. Tue staff of the New York Sun seems to devote its time principally to producing catsup. ‘Tue opinion of the Court is that the illus- trated press is not putting the best face on the new administration. Brer Brecuer approves of the cabinet. He “believes Secy. Vilas will turn out well.” So will all the secretaries. That's what they are there for. . Tuts was to be a ‘ working administra- | tion,” and its organs are already demand- | ing fair play for it, and the on five months away. acation Miss CLEVELAND is said to be opposed to to dancing. The waiting Democratic seekers are said to be opposed to dancing —attendance on Grover. | | Hlice | Some of the bad appointments of our new | President call for the plea of absent minded- | ness. Mr. Cleveland’s absence of mind seems to date back about forty-eight years. THE potato peelings at the White House, it is said, are saved religionsly, under diree- tion of President Cleveland. The Demo cratic papers ought to ring with the glory of this economy. Brer INGERSOLL is not the personal friend of the Father of the Democratic Party that he is orthodoxically credited with being, when he only proposes to give the devil his due. A true friend would offer a shower, or a plunge bath. ‘UAL, ECLIPSE OF ©THE SUN." One thing is pretty certain, If Mr, Cleveland rood a President us Mr, Hendricks may onto make a Vice-Presiden will be reelected, And why not both?’ March 5, 1885. make be relic Sun, The Easter Bonnet. pw the bonny, With the fairy 1 She'll wear unto the blithesome bonnet, wers upon it niet church on sunny day; And she'll mark the envious glances From th es ber hat entran Of those whose hushands Lonnet-bills have not the cash to pay. Ob! she'll pretend she's pray While unto her» *Lknow that Mrs. J. would like to have a hat like mine! nd 1 know that Mrs, Denvy Is just dying with her envy, And wishes that her bonnet was just similarly fine! If she's saying “But Dm really not attending ‘To the service, and ‘tis endin TN hie me homeward now unto d we'll dine. And Tl send to Mrs. Deny For she’s poor, an A charming E: ir Charlie, and reen with envy! F bonnet costing just as much as in [ She really sent it.] pewy. 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