Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-25
POLITICAL.

goes LOT Grant anH w Hson.
Encouraging reports continue to arrive
from Pennsylvania. The business men VI
that State do not propose 10 trust themselves
in Greeley's hands.
Senator Joshua Hill Of Georgia, who has
been declared a supporter Of Greeley, has
declared emphatically for Grant and wilson.
Sam Bowles thinks Gratz Brown can carry
fewer states and more whiskey than any can
ididate ever presented to the American people
for their sufferages.
Even the graves are robbed in the endeav-
or to find "Greeley men," says the Troy
Wing. David Wilmot, of the Wilmot PRO
wise" fame, is paraded as a supporter Of Gree
| ley and Brown, Notwithstanding that he died
in 1868.
Colorado has given 1900 republican ma
jority. This does not look like falling
away of republicanism In the West. Colo
RADIO was supposed to lean strongly toward
democracy.
In spite Of the Tribune's assertion to the
contrary, says the New York Times, Horace
Greeley has not yet made good to the govern
ment the amount for which he became liable
by the defalca,ion of Norton.
The anti Greeley democrats of Delaware
exhibit so mush strength that the Will
mington Commercial Is confident that the
vote Of the State will be given to Grant. 1t
further thinks that Laland (republican) may
| he A.
The Louisville Courier Journal insists that
the defeat of Greeley won't leave anything
but grease spot of the. democratic party.
Nothing short of this "grand contamination
will now entitle Horace to that epitaph he
once coveted.
I The Toledo Blade is moved by the present
f attitude of the Chappaqua Sage to say
"Horace Greeley was born to make Andrew
q johnson respectable by contrast Andrew
;, treason looks very light indeed when com.
pared with that of Horace"
The coalition movement don't thrive in
O Wisconsin. Straight democratic opponents
> are running against both Eldridge in the Fon
du Lac and Michel in the Milwaukee districts
and with good prospects of serious effect in
. the latter. Doolttle dwells in Wisconsin.
, "With thirteen ex.rebel generals on the
floor of Congress- remarks the Hartford
CO.. Courant, "and with suffrage universal
at the Sonth, the democratic candidate for
the Presidency is travelling over the country
q believing like bull Of Bashan for amnes-
~ nd inn W. md tho
q Union soldiers of reminding the bitterness
!. Of the war"
: The Missouri Democrat says: There is
: the largest sort Of a row in the bowels Of the
n democratic party, respecting the next Sena.
9 torship from this State. Frank Blair is u.s.
ing his best endeavors to have legislative
:, candidates instructed in his favor; but he has
several warm conn etitors who want free
fight. The indications are that Frank viii
:. have hard time to retain his seat, ever
v should the democrats carry the legislature
: which is not at all likely
A Greeley's Pittsburg speech, both in regsre
r to his expressions concerning secession ane
!. the gross attack en- soldiers, seriously dam
aged his cause, and his attempt to make il
appear that his remarks had been erroneous
ly reported only made matters worse in Pitts
burg, where it was known that Mr.. Greeley's
speech was reported by shorthand writer's
that he took with him from New York to fur.
nish reports to the press, and that his speech,
after it came from the reporter, was revised
by Mr.. Greeley himself.
The Greeleyites claim Gov. Curtain again !;
and say he will be liberal and democratic
candidate at large to the PENNSYLVANIA Con-
stitutional Convention.
Mr. Greeley told a Herald reporter just
starting on his Western stumping tour, that
he "should not speak on politics" and dur
ing the same day made ten political speeches
between New York and Altoona, Penn.
There are twenty prominent candidates for
the New York mayoralty. Tammany is all in
a snarl over the matter. The probability is
that the true reformers will unite upon can
didate untainted of Tsmmany, will put up
man friendly to the ring, but not prominent
in its stealings.
The account of Carl Schurz as minister
to Spain has been adjusted by the fifth audi
tor of the treasury, and a balance certified
against him of Sl0l3,9l. The account will
be certified by the controller, ard suit at
once commenced against Schurz for the bal
ance. There is nothing like giving these re-
form doctors little dose of their own medi-
cine.