The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-25
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS.

.."Give us peace, says Grant. "Give
us plunder." says his party.
The Radical htany: ''Gaunt us thy
peace" The Democratic response: ''Good
Lord deliver us.''
The local of the Ohio Statesman says
bs / for Pen1leton all the time and can't
be chased away from him.
"A Western Radical paper calls Wade
the Jonah of the party. Prentice says he
pities the whale that swallows him.
Somebody having stated that Gl ant
has no will of his own, Prentice thinks he
had better make one as soon as possible,
in view Of his political death.
hn exchange suggests that Grant
clubs called Tanners should appropri-
atcly enlarge their names by calling them
selves ''Black and Tanners
The Seneca Adrertfser, Ohio, says
GA dog fight would have made a better
show than the Grant ratification meeting
did in this place." We don't doubt it,
for a dog fight might have brought ous
Grant himself
.."Mack," the Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, says
that "Don" Cameron, a son OF Simon, is
n candidate for Senator from Pennsyl-
vania, vice Buckalew, whose term expires
in March next.
The time for holding the Pennsyl-
vania State Convention of ''White Boys
in Blue at Philadelphia has been changed
from June 80 to July 2. Delegates
should take notice of this fact, and govern
themselves accordingly.
Grant was promoted from tanner
Of hides to be a butcher of men. The
RAIDS have now set Kim up to be politically
butchered and tanned in his turn. Ac-
cording 20 that eternal law of compensa>
tion by which no man escapes his dues, so
be it.
The Radicals almost everywhere
seem utterly destitute of enthusiasm over
the nomination of Grant and Colfax.
Their attempts in the way of ratification
meetings have almost, without exception,
either been entire failures in point of
attendance, or have been seiritless affairs.
Rcpublicanism is now playing its
farewell engagement. This is positively
its last appearance before the American
people. And the closing act, like that
@! other n enageries, will be a grand ring
performance of a monkey on a pony,
with tumbler of whisky in enc hand
and a star spangled banner in the other.
The name OF Andrew. johnson has
been stricken from the honorary roll of the
Union League of New York. Since the
memorable hour In which a naughty boy
provoked from his beaten schoolmate the
awful menace, 81 can't whip you, but L
can make faces at your sister," there has
been no such instance of speedy and shock
ing retrbution as this
Several gentlemen were on a railroad
train recently on which Gen. Grant was
passenger, and one who knew the General
pointed him out to the rest. An incred>
uIous Radical in the company declared
that joke Of that kind could not be play
ed upon him He was assured, however,
that it was no joke, when he offered to bet
that the person pointed out was not Grant,
declaring that no party in this country had
ever nominated such looking man for the
Presidency. The bet was taken and the
incredulous Radical lost. Ulysses was
there, but the monkey was not on his back.
The dumb candidate and represent
alive of the bendholders, General Grant,
is said to be getting restive and occasion
ally reaches for an inkstand. This is
checked by his trainers, and the policy of
''wouldn't you like to know" remains for
The people. 1t is said he will be hurried
off to Utah or some other out of the way
place until after the election. What a
pitiable condition party must be in, with
candidate too stupid or afraid to give an
opinion, and the party itself afraid or un-
willing to speak out. They may think
they are humbugging the people, but they
are not.