The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-10-30
POLITICAL ITEMS.

And God defend the rightl'
All three gone under-seymour Pendle.
ton and Vallandingham, N. Y. Herald.
The next Legislature of Pennsylvania will
be more largely Republican than the last.
Miss Jennie Collins, of Boston, is making
some first rate speeches in that city for Grant
and Colfax.
Another celebrated General has become
identified with the democratic party-Gen-
eral Defeat.
Republicans are offering odds that New
York will go for Grant.
Vallandgham has made an application to
join the Catholic Church of Dayton.
Blair said, "Unless the democracy carry
no possible hope of success lie gghSsGEs IL
up.
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Este and Pierepont have pronounced for
Grant. Push on the column.
Pennsylvania has cast her electoral vote
for every successful candidate for President
since the foundation OF the Government.
Montgomery Blair says the Democracy
is "bottom side up" Oh Gummy Gummy !
Why this reflection upon Mr.. Seymour's
badness.
Seymour to Grant, 1868: Where are
your victories? Grant to Seymour, 1868 ::
Where are your victories
Blair and Seymour have been nailed TO the
mast by Messrs. Tiden, Belmont and Schell
Very well then they will go down with
Semmes' pirate craft.
Blair to the democracy of PENNSYLVANIA
before election You must carry the State
The democracy to Blair, after election We
couldn't carry it, with you.
Mr.. Seymour, of Utica, is no longer in
the watermelon line. Four States which
are reckoned " some pumpkins have degcen-
ded upon him with a squash.
Little Phil Sheridan" never made a
more brilliant charge than when he flashed
over the wires that ringing battle cry -
Every man who loves his country should
vote for Grant"
The Nashville GAZETTE predicts that Ken
lucky Twill year hence be the most Radi-
cal State OF the Union. The moment Grant
ls elected and free speech and free thought
becomes possibility, the rebound will be
tremendous"
The Cincinnati CHRONICLE says Strader,
the democratic candidate from that city, was,
on the morning of the election, engaged in
circulating fraudulent tickets in such a way
that he committed a penal-ofence.
James Kilbourn an Albany carpenter is
making some of the most effectual campaign
speeches in the Empire State, and with his
coat off and sleeves rolled up, gives his hear |
ers what he calls "jack-plane argumentA
In 1860, the majority in Pennsylvania on |
the Presidential vote was increased over the |
vote on the State ticket 26,454, though the |
whole vote cast was over IS, 900 less. The
democrats simply gave it up as a hopeless
case. And so it will be this year.
A Western paper believes that the Repub-
licans will carry Tennessee by large ma
jority. Nowhere has the foolish action of
Hampton, Blair and Forrest, excited more
indignation than among the Conservative
men of the South.
An estute Western politician and ex-Gov-
ernor remarked month ago. "The Repub-
licans will achieve successes at the October
elections, and then looking for wholesale
desertions from the Democratic ranks -
This is what We may now look out for.
My friends, l have sent my adiutant to
Washington to stop the draft, said Seymour
to the New York rioters. No use for him
to send his adjutant to stop the draft from
Pennsylvania and Ohio. 1t can't be done.
The draft must chill his very marrow.
The NATION, which has heretofore been
'ather democratic, says the democracy have
low "nothing whatever to hope for except
within the limits of New York city even
DIR. Hofmans defeat, it would seem, is se-
,ured by the decisive victory in Pennsyl.
'ania, and that no selling out Of Mr..
seymour can now give the State to Tam
many