The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-20
Politieal and News Items

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Eserys person detected 10 enbezzle-
ment in.off1ee is Radical.
RADICAL LoeIe.-Governor Fletcher.
of Missouri, blubbering for peace, and
arming thirty thousand militia for war.
The new style Of petticoat is to have
plaits instead of wires--:at least, SO says
our "mailboy," who is curious in such
matters. t 6p
The doctors in England are frighten-
ing the women from railroad travelling,
by declaring that none grow old as fast
as those who ride in the cars, ~
+ Who were the first Kp-Klux?y RI, The
patriots who disguised themselves rs
Indians to throw the tea into Boston
harbor. a...s1 ,ks.
Is the Union restored9 Three Of the
States VIRGINIA, Texas, and Mississippi
are under the ban of law which makes
bit felony tovote within them 7esa sl.i
An election bet in San Francisco com
pels the loser to ride through the prtnci
pal streets of the city mounted sonsa
jackass, facing the tail, with a. negfo
leading. 31Fise risa1
Five negroes from Arkansas recently
set up a dictatorship over county IN
Mississippi, and when the neighboring
blacks refused to recognize their author
|ity they hunted them into the woods.
Every shoddy contractor during the
var is now hurrahing for! Grant.
All ofthat class expect another batch of
fat contracts if the Radicals are success
full -a .--'s =
aa Every defaulter in Federal Office is
exerting all the influence in hispowert,
elect Grant His election is the enly
hope which that class has to continue
their plunderiAg. o}'ey-
Every public defrautler supports tks
Radical national ticket, and is anxious for
the election of Grant. He knows that
the Radical party, if successful, Millpro-
tect him in his operations. iela tTs
General Grant at his Home'nsis a
pleasant sketch which the Republican
journal are now circulating, to prepare
their readers for more extended paper
on the same subject in Noyember.A9
BY dint of four years mismanagement
the Radicals have brought the country
to distraction, and now make that dis
traction an argument why they should be
allowed to mismanage fer four years
more.
The RICE CRoP.-It is stated that the
rice crop of the Cape Fear, North Caro-
lima, is estimated at from 25,000 to
10000 bushels. 1t would have been
much greater but for the bad stand in the
earlier season and the want of discipline
n labor.
The SrooN THIEF.-The Cincinnati
Commercial, radical paper says:
"Alex. H. Stephens door plate is on
exhibition at Boston. Other interesting
relics can be seen at General Buffers
Lowell residence" jl-;tYf
This is the way the Beast punished
rebels, by stealing oil he could lay his
hands on for his own private benefit. and
then charging the government. for his
services. 8i%
WoRKING.-Our men ara all working"
says Radical paper. Some of them
are, beyond doubt-Callicot and Con-
over, for instance. If several thousand
more Radical Treasury thieves had their
! deserts they. too, would be working"
| for the benefit of the public. assl
A TRAVELLING FAM1NE. The army Of
cormorants and leeches going around
the country trying to get the people to
endorse four years more of Radical rule,
Radical stealing and Radical oppression
are about played out The people are
disguised ana have made up their minds
to have change.
MATCHES tax of one cent a box
on matches last year netted the Govern
ment revenue of 81, 100000 Matches
before the war retailed at one cent per
box. Every man who uses matches pays
tax equal to the former cost. ALet lis
have peace" s5i
Mr.. Wendell Phillips formally an
nounces that he shall support General
Grant, and if what Phillips says in the
same letter concerning his candidate is
true. there are times when the General
needs some ones support sadly.
Can't somebody prevail upon Akin
son to make another financial speech.
He might succeed in allowing that the
debt was all paid, and so large balance
in the Treasury that there would be no
necessity for taxes during the next gen
Grafton.
The last electioneering dodge of the
Radicals is to get up a quarrel among
themselves, resort to brickbats, stones
and other missiles, and then charge that
they have been assaulted by the Demo
Gratis.
We are happy to learn from the Times.
which has investigated the subject, that
.'the Grecian bend is matter of dress,
not of posture" 1t is, then, a new
inposture on the part of fashion.-Ea-
Qui,er. <sf
To Mexicanize the American Govern
ment by having persons of all colors
and races participate in its administra-
ton, is the controlling idea of the Radi-
cal reconstruction policy. a
The Radical reconstruction policy
aims to place the Government of the
United States on the same political basis,
as to race and color, that the Govern
ment of Mexico rests on.
1t is said that the Englishmen in Can
ada patriotically avoid placing green
spectacles on their noses, lest it be con-
strued into hosting "the green above
the red"
WILLIAM B. OGDEN FOR SEYMOUR We
learn from the Plain Dealer that VIM.
B. Ogden, of Chicago, late President of
the North Western Railway, and the
foremost man of Illinois in every public
enterprise for the advancement OF, the
business interests of the West. has writ
ten letter in favor of Seynours elec-