American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
CAMPAIGN NOTES.

-Yerkes's pardon was wrongly dated
if it was really granted to him for thu
cause specified on the back-''loss of bust
ness.'' His Observation-Disclosures of tho
firm of Yerkes, Hartranft, Kemble & Co.
dealers in those rare commodities, ''addi
ton, division and silence"-wOn't bt
wound up until Pennsylvania gets al
honest government.
"A Radical estimate of Missouri's
vote in November is going the rounds. II
gives Greeley 1l9, 7SS, and Grant Ia, 621
total, 245, 459. If the Radicals could per
suade the people of Missouri not to vote
or if they had control of the registration
people from voting, this estimate might
be realized. But the great flaw in it is
that it underestimate the aggregate vote
of that great State. Instead of being 245,-
459, it will be $50, 600, and when that many
votes are cast in Missouri, radicalism will
have no chance whatever.
The first day of October was the
regular day for session of the cabinet
since the return of the Government to
at the appointed hour only one member,
Secretary Belknap, put in an appearance.
His colleagues were all absent engaged in
the work of electioneering for Grant, in
various parts of the country. A few un-
der Secretaries, therefore, submitted thei1
budgets and retired without the fOrmality
OF Cabinet meeting. The persistent
presence of Secretary Belknap and his
close attention to the business of his De
partment have given him an unenviable
notOriety from an Administration stand
point, and he has already been regarded
with suspicion of having a leaning toward
Liberalism.
The Indiana Radicals concede the
election of Hendricks for Governor, but
claim that they have chosen a majority OF
members of the next Legislature, and
thus made sure OF the return of Morton to
the United States Senate. Itseems, then,
that Morton takes better care of his own
interest than of that of his master. It is
generally supposed that Grant is making
great use of the Indiana Senator but the
truth is that the Indiana Senator is max
ing more use of Grant and this result in
Indiana proves it. The Administration
candidate for Governor is beaten in spite
Of all the fraudulent negro votes imported
safe. He did not use his negro colOnists
so as to elect Browne, but he did use
them SO as to elect a majority of his
friends to the Legislature, and thus make
sure OF his own seat in the Senate.
If Mr.. Boutwell, really wishes to
economic he should do all in his power
to encourage the growth of the sect OF
Second Adventists. A Maine member OF
that persuasion, Coolhroth by name, has
written to request that his pension be
stopped because, in view of his belief in
the immediate end of the world, he can
not longer reconcile his conscience to re-
ceive ''the price of blood" If the uni
verse were to exist for few more quar-
tiers he might go on drawing his usual
instalments, but under existing circum-
stances virtue and necessity reciprOcally
s'boost' each other to the height of self
abnegation. If the Treasury Department
could officially forestall the final cataclysm
las it has forestalled the maturity of its
own bonds), not only would the pension
list be reduced. but doubtless most of the
holders of United States securities who
could be persuaded that the destruction
of all things was to occur next month
would consent to forego next years inte-
rest.