Show republicans RATING EATING republicans P tim THE washington republican I 1 lle lic an a republican paper receil recently v had an editorial of a peculiarly barly pungent character in which the par party tys and especially some hiromi aromi 1 nent members vero were severely scourged urged here are some extracts 1 1 in the fourteenth year of its power it cannot be denied that the party enters into info the co contest cutest under burdens which it has not known in the past that its chances cliance for success are less less than they have been in any one of its previous lous years tha that t if we win it will be owing more to good luck than good management 41 the party itself elfand its and icalone it alone is responsible for the position in which it is now placed there ther elare are fearful odds dodds that stare us in the face we may win and probably we filial but the mass of the party should net have bave been placed where it is and we charge that it has been put there ty by so called le leaders affers leaders without any element of leadership who in their legli legislation have dragged the tho party down from its commanding position held even two years ago till today to day it is at the mercy of the enemy we have still a majority of the people of the country buts but that majority j has been so demoralized by its leaders in congress that it is unconscious of ita own strength K X we charge upon mr dawes and mr garfield the responsibility lity for the position in which the party is placed today to day and in d doing so we in ow that we re represent presen t the feeling of every thoroughbred republican in the land of every thorough republican in Con congress congles gres cutting from fron the appropriation of this bureau ten dollars from that la is not statesmanship dawes did seams ago for the leadership dawes and garfield and Foster have brought the party to the pass it is in today to day still holding a majority of the country it is led to slaughter by rs who ought to be only corporals by statesmen who do not possess the first requisite of statesmanship i under such management no party can live and all history cannot show in a popular government a single case of imbecility cowardice coward leo ico and treachery that we have not been guilty of the last three years f the country flooded with defamation fa and slander suspicion cast upon every chief of the party what wonder that the confidence of the people is shaken shahen that the issue of the battle next tuesday with the republican party still iii lil in the majority is a matter of doubt and uncertainty kb party could support the burden even if it had the tho majority the republican p party arty has today to day we stagger into the campaign under a load of stupidity for which our party leaders in congress and oda out are responsible it is hard to be patient when we think thick or of all the party treason cowardice stupidity ignorance of the plainest needs of the country and neglect of the most palpable duties what wonder that tha t there is distress and dissatisfaction on every side sido that the republican majority of nearly in the elec avo ave branch of the government seems likely to be blotted out in the contest of tuesday elext thus ihus is ii the laity party iii in power powei gon condemned by its ifa own na partisans and ou out of their own mouths Is it any wonder that I 1 tg opponents condemn it bind bina that the general popular vote last tuesday took a revolutionary turn |