The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-07-27
POLITICAL.

The Democracy last year was tearing
mad because the revenue derived from
taxes was too large. ard the taxes conse-
quently oppressive. We reduced the
taxes SO, O,00O,O 900, and this year the Dem
ocracy is bowling because the revenue
has fallen off 40, 900, 900. Cheerful idi-
ots.-U Chicago Post.
The Republicans of Texas are working
earnestly to rid themselves of the profes
sional offce-holders and political specuia-
tors who have rendered party politics
there disgrace. Unless they reform
the party management, they feel that
they cannot carry the State.
The Springfield Republican says of the
ambition of Simon Cameron for the Vice
Presidency: ''Simple Simon may as we'll
give it up first as last. His little game
will not work He stands no more chance
of being elected Vice President of the
United States, than going down to pos
terity as model of political purity and
private integrity"
The Chicago Post remarks: "George
B. Mcclellan wrote to the Tammany pow
wow of the Fourth, that the negro should
not be deprived Of the right to vote, but
should be reared in the nurture and ad-
monition of the Democratic party. He
says the negro should be taught that the
Democracy are his best friends, but cid
not suggest that his order in Virginia,
sending fugitives to his camp back into
slavery, should be part of the lesson.
He must have forgotten it.
The Providence Herald favors the
Democratic new departure, and regrets
the course the party took in 1860 Tt says:
"Viewed in the light which subsequent
events have shed upon the proceedings
of the National Democratic convention of
1868, it is apparent that the failure to
nominate Salmon P Chase for the Pres
idency was one of the greatest political
b,unders recorded in history
General Batler's expressed readiness
to accept nomination for Governor of
Massachusetts, is not favorably responded
| to by the leading Boston papers. The
| Aduerttsel thinks it rather early to accept
| a nomination to be made so far ahead
and intimates that Governor Clafflin may
be induced, if the political situation de-
mands it, to run again. The Journal says
| that there Is no question but that the
! Republicans, in convention, will act with
/ proper discretion, and nominate for all
offices gentlemen who will strengthen the
party and continue its beneficial rule.
Commissioner Pleasanton has written
a letter to Assessor Jourdan, of Brook
| lyn, in which he expresses his deep sym
pathy with the family of Clinton Gilbert,
who was killed while discharging his du-
tv, and concludes the letter as follows:
''In view of the growing perils OF the
civil service, it is my intention to recon-
mend to Congress. through the proper
channels, that pensions shall hereafter DC
granted to.those disabled and to the fam
lilies of those slain in the Internal Re
venue service, who merit the same con-
sideration as sailors or soldiers manned
or killed on the battlefield"
Orders have been sent to Gen. Cook
of Arizona, to cease the warfare on the
Apache Indians till the Peace Commis
sioners have an opportunity of trying
their influence.
The Republican committee in Ohi'
pays postage; the Democratic COMMITTEES
uses the frank of Senator Thurman
The Omaha Tribune calls the nomlna
ton of Horace Greeley for President TIN
joke of the season, and adds that the,