Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-17
Political Matters.

Andrew Jackson, colorcd barber of Pitts
eurgh is out rs candidate for Mayor of Pitts
burgh. lie atiliatcs with tho Democrats, an d
is therefore described by them rs a colorcd
man of superior intelligence.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer aptly illustrated
tho waiting and anxious condition Of tho
Democracy, by relating this little story;
"a boy was observed intontly watching for
d 'woodchuck' to come ont of his hole. do
you suppose you can catch him p asked a
passer-by. Catch him ? contcmptuously-
answered the boy. I've got to catch him
stranger. Woarc out Of mcat.''
Brigham Young tells his wvos they can vote
but must not talk politics.
In unravelliug tho Savannah Custom 10 use
frauds, it appears from tho vouchers that one
cmpoye performed 73o hours :labor in tho
month Of September last Ho must have had
o :stoady sit"
The friends Of General Butlor in Massa
chcsctts oppose the change-of tine for hold
ing tho State Convention to an earlier day
than September ~. They think that Gen
eral Buffers chance for tho nomination in
crcases with discussion. The Loring men
want the timo changed. Tho opposition to
Gcnroal Butler seems to be concentrating upon
DR.. Loring, and may confidently predict his
nomination on the first ballot.
Judge S. W. Dwindlc, of tho Twelfth Dis.
trict, California, who has just boon nominated
by the Democrats for reelection, tried Mrs.
Fair. lie is q Republican, and was first NOM
mated by nearly all tho lawyers of the city.
lie will probably be nominated also by the
Tax-Paycrs' Union, IN organization on which
all tho RI EubIicans and many Democrats of
San Francisco have usually united for tho
purpose of nominating city and local j judicial
officers, without respect to party affiliations.
Colonel John n. Connncll, of Lancaster,
Ohio, ha~ing been invited by the Dem cratic
State Executive Committee to enter tho pend
ing canvass as speaker, responds by a letter
addressed to Senator Thurman, chairman,
which falls in tho Democratic ranks like a
bomb shell. Colonel Council declines to
enter the canvass on tho ground that
tho party is conducting it under false preten-
ccs, and with q leader Colonel Nc Cook) who
did not receive tho nomination. lie saws that
when ''tho convention undertook to say that
tho Democratic party pledges itself to tho full,
fathful and absolute execution and enforce
ment Of tho constitution as it is, so as to Sc
cure equal rights to all persons, without dis
fiction of race, color, or condition. it exceeded
its authroity, and simply asserted what was
known to DO q falsehood,'.
Tho new departure Democracy rest their
claims to public favor on tho pretcnse of have
ing become "modcrate Republicans" The
great difficulty lies in tho fact that they arc
SO excessively moderate. As early as We can
mako out their meaning, they have only
reached the position of admitting that tho
constitution of tho United States is obligatory
as long as they prcmit it to last, and, if acct
dcntally successful, will work with Il will to
repeal those articles which they profess to
have adopted. In point Of moderation this
could not be improved upon. 1t is n dilution
that will not stand the test of national chem
stry.
And now the Enpublicans have carried
Montana. Clegg ct the Republican candid
ate for delegate, is elected by 1000 majority.
Montana has heretofore been represented by
n Democrat, Jim Cavanaugh.