The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-12
SPIRIT OF THE POLITICAL PRESS.

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dent, Governor Robert X. Scott.
The st. Paul Pioneer complains of the
inactivity of the Democratic leaders. It
thinks that they should have something to
say in relation to the coming national can
vass.
The Columbus CGa.) Sun objects to the
singing of " Hail Columbia" at public con-
certs at the South, because " it is the ma
ti2nal air of the section that is trying to
ruin u.s."
The Cleveland Leader says: "The
New York Tribune strongly objects to
Senator Conkling's resolution of inquiry in
regard to recommendations for office. OF
course. Dads under the hay.'n
Chief Justice Chase is living on a fifty
acre farm just outside of Washington, and
since he visited Wankesha Springs and gave
up politics he is said to have regained much
of his former health and elasticity of
spirits.
The New York World, discussing the
Cincinnati Convention, the call for which
was unanimously gotten up by Bill and
Joe, assisted by Gratz, says its basis is not
broad enough, and that it lacks moral and
political influence.
The managers of the New Party move
ment say that if the Democrats carry New
Hampshire to-day, it will set them wild,
and make them bold enough to put in
nomination Democratic candidates for
President and Vice-President.
The Pittsburg Gazette says: 'Senator
Schurz says that none of the charges made
by him against the administration have
been disproven. The Senator's charges are
very vague, but it has been proven that if
his insinuations had been charges they
would have been lies"
Senator Trumbull, it is said, no longer
conceals his intention to desert the Repub-
lican party, and cast his lot with the Gin
cinnati Convention. Very well he will be
less able to injure the party that made him
Senator, by open desertion, than by pretend
ing to be Republican, when he is not.
The st. Louis Democrat says there is
no division in the Republican ranks in Mis-
souri,, and that there is no dissent from the
general accord of the Republican press of
that State. Where the 'possum and its
tavorites were born they are virtually de-
tunct. What is the next proposition :" to
be at Grant?"
IHe iItSoulS ua@eue says: Inc
latest charge against Grant is that he talks
too much. We believe that if the New
York World happened to come across
Niobe, and should, through near-sighted-
ness, mistake her Tor Grant, It would, IN Its
next leading article, accuse him of being
too hilarious and jocular.
1t turns out that Judge Davis reply
to the Labor Reform Convention, though
good, was not original. In Theirs Ellis
tory of the French Revolution" he says
that when Bailly was pressed to become
candidate and assured that he would be re-
turned, he replied, "That honor should
neither be sought nor declined"
The New York EUe1aing Post, in speak
ing OF the late National Convention of the
Labor Reforners, at Columbus, Ohio,
which nominated Judge Davis for Presi-
dent, says: ut was not representation of
the intelligent working men, but the mere
tool OF handful of demagogues who wish
to get control of the next election for Pres
ldent, doubtless for no good end"
The ALBANY Journal saws: "Tbe
cheering reports which come from all quar-
ters OF lhe state should serve to stimulate
the hepuphcafS OF the captal 10 lresh zeal
ana courage. l. is 1y no means improoar
pie that we snail aua Albany TO the hst OF
cues wlilcn are roiiing up hepuoiican VIC
tories TINS spring. win wise counsel and a,
ehefgetlc ac1ion we nope lor tnat result.
The Carson (Nev.) Aeg'ster has under
taken to explain the matter, and says the
Passive Policy" IS an altogether different
matter IRON the "possum Poilcy," that III
adopting the PASSIVE Policy" the Democ-
racy OF Nevada 40 not necessarily endorse
the "Possum Pohcy - that Possum"
means one thing and Passive" another;
that Passive" denotes the condition OF
verb, and "Possum" the character OF an
animal.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says SIT is
beginning to be noticed that while the
Democrats think a ''liberal Republican"
organization is very excellent institution,
and that they smile blandly upon it in a
childlike way, they have organized nothing
Of the kind in their own party, to cast off
the reactionary, hard-shell, element that
governs and controls it. why is this
: NJ C.ssor,u Domoorot;c seroto from,
California. yehemently opposed the pro-
posal to educate six Japanese youths at
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