The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-31
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The Radical candidate tor Cover
nor of New Jersey, by way of electioneer
ing, bought twenty five tickets to fire.
mems ball, and, by way of economy, neg
lected to pay for them.
Nashville shopkeepers exhibit a
statue in plaster, of B. T. Butler, which
is an elegant, satire upon the weakness of
that worthy for spoons" 1t represents
Ben. with bag of gold strapped across
one shoulder, q mammoth spoon across the
other, and bale or two of confiscated cot
ton at his feet.
Carolina, in his annual message TO the
Legislature, takes occasion to speak in
commendatory terms of the fidelity and
same Wade Hampton who so fearfully
the Presidential campaign.
1t is asserted that very "loyal"
and very piOus editor in Troy, New York,
whose sympathies have always been deep
ly moved in behalf of the suffering negro,
has suffered his own father to die in an
Iowa poor house, without sending him
the aid he was amply able 30 furnish.
The poor old man had the misfortune TO
be white.
The Louisville CoTior-J0urnal is
informed from an authentic source, that,
within few weeks, the Director of the
Bureau of Statistics will exhibit, fully,
the Federal, State, county, township, and
corporation taxes of the United States,
and that the sum total will be more than
seven hundred thousand millions II the
whole human race, all the inhabitants Of
this earth, civilized and savage, men,
women, children, and babies, were TO con-
tribute a dollar apiece, the amount con-
tributed would only be just about suffi-
cient to pay our mOnstrOus debt, run up
to its present amount by the most horrid
extravaganza ever known in history.
The following is suggested as
good loyal Cabinet for..Gen. Grant:
Secretary of State-E. B. Washburne of Illinois.
Secretary of War-H. d. Washburne of Indi-
ana.
Secretary of the Navy-w. B. washburnc of
Secretary of the Treasury-C C. Washburne of
Wisconsin.
Secretary of the Interior-C. A. Washburne of
Attorney General-Israel washburne of Maine.
Foreign Ministers and COnsals-Some more
Revenue oficers-The rest of the Washburnes.
All the other offcers-The relatives of the wives
OF the Washburnes.
"A few years ago the Radical party
re-organized the Supreme Court by in
creasing the number of Judges. They
wanted the chance to appoint some Radi-
cal Judges, in the hope of giving parti-
san color TO its decisions. The expert
ment did not result in accomplishing the
object, whereupOn the Radicals re-organ-
lied the Court by providing for gradual
diminution of the number of Judges. The
experiment did not work any better in
that direction; so, now, we have third
Radical scheme to re-organiZe the Court,
by once more increasing the number of
Judges. A bill for this purpose has been
brought forward in the Senate by Mr.. Will
son, Of Massachusetts. He proposes to in
crease the number of Judges to fifteen. If,
with the Radical Judges they have at
present, the party cannot get control of
the Supreme Court by making seven or
eight new ones, the experiment may, pos
sibly, be Abandoned Chicago Times.
1t is singular how clearly the Radi-
cal press can see errors and crimes in
others, while it is blind to the same errors
and crimes in its own party. 1t comments
with lust severity on election riots in Eng
land, and says that, in fact, the elections
are not free there but says nothing about
the military despotism which has control.
led elections in our Southern States, and
the tyrannous decree of Congress that in
three of the States there should be no
election last fall. There can now hardly
be found Radical newspaper in the
country which does not denounce Louis
Napoleon for his censorship of the press
What more has he done than General Ord
did in Mississippi with McArdle. When
the latter sought redress in the highes
court of the Nation, Congress passed bill
to deprive the court of jurisdiction in the
case and thereupon the Radical press re
ioiced. 20 for forty-parson power, t
chant thy praise, hypocFlsy, - bHShan9f