The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-04-12
Political chit-chat

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T. Political inside Dents-Grant's broth
ers.ip law.
I" The Lowell Courier calls tho Senate I,
tcnurious body. rrre. ia f,sg
Why arc . great many bills in Congress
like Holsters ?Jp Because, when read, they
I lie on the table. 4Ys .,r .5 Mi .ai :,
The revolution in Spain has ended fol
tho present in the simple declaration thai
"the future form of government shall be
monarchial."
Grant says he is cd sorry lie ever
got into this political business" There
arc many others who feel the same way
about it. 'th '' ts 'A''14ltF , f9i
Grant seems to conceive that tho ciyi
service Of the country was instituted as q
reward to the people who have done vari
Gus civil services for him. sh1s:i .2'e4i
Spragne is catching it. The Portland
Press calls him 'tho Rhode Island Money
Bng,' and says ho talks like an '..cfletc
scion of the British aristotracy.D qal
Giant. is asccrtained, has a policy
1t includes in it's scope all his family,
family friends, and according t, Drake,
of Missouri, "all his d-d cid bar
room cronies."
A paper in Davenport, Iowa, printed a
long and solemn obituary notice of a. j.,
limiting that the particular finger Of Prov
idencc was in lis sudden and dramatic
taking off. .'9r."l4.. q h'ooJ 2si' .
.A,loyal member Of The Legislature Of
Indiana is reported to have boughta plow
iwithihis "shtimcry.n and n silk dress for
'llis'wife with his allotment Of oftpostage
stamps" ,a!, f;s..s-5. ts,,,. 4; ,,srgit
G"Is'hc able. is hc honest, is he faithful
to the Constitution " asked Jefferson.
els he for negro suffrage, has he given me
q house pnd lot, is he one Of my relations 2
inquiries Grant. e" = e''H
The ratification by the Pennsylvania
Legislature Of the negro suffrage and
equality amendment to the Constitution,
was appropriately celebrated in Now York;
by the murder Of white woman by a
negro. !a % gggi btr let ~. is
I Anna Dickinson saws If wisconsin's
new radical Senator, Mat. Carpenter, that
she delivers temperance lectures in public
and drinks whisky in private" o The lat.
ter may be true--butihow did Anna find
it out. \ es lt,f.i.sl, - s-., 4
The Radical City Treasurer of.Lowell.
Massachusetts. has run off will, some $50.
OO0fof the municipal funds. Dishonesty
in Office seems to have, become the rule
among Radical officials, honesty the
rare exception. 1ai-I'.' 'gli7 2
Hero isa chance fora young radical.
It comes in New York paper: Wanted,
American youth to travel this summer
withTa young colored man: youth who
can write; 81: per month and board.--
Address, ,-----, Georgetown, D. c.
The new administration is not onlv one
ofi"peace.'s but it is fairly patriarchinl in
its realization Of a strictly family. gov
ernmcht." There has been nothing like
It since tho first Napoleon set uphis BROTH
ers in the King business. iaa p" oGo ~.
l'rigam Young's son Joe, smokes good
cigars, drinks good liquor. gets drunk,
plays poker kicks his wives and prcachcs
the gospel. Tie has all ihe qualifications
to make a good United States Senator or
a Chaplain for Congress. F's.' is.l
A young lawyer in Chataque county,
New York, having been asked 10 run for
Congress, declined, saying-"Ttis Is true I
left my fathers workshop. studied law.
and have been admitted to the bar; but I
F!!h,,y' !!h,,y' '9ong'i respectfully decllneto TO take
alN9H anot''er ,F downward VI iNTi Sep is5.,
When the Democratic and Republican
conventions of tile eighth Judicial D;s.
trict Of Nticb;pnn met ,tbev 4 un;.ed m
Judge Sutherland. who isa democrat.-
And now, Judge Turner, in the Seventh
District, lias received the nomination Of