National Republican., 1873-10-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

"TuE lrrcdeemable paper currency oil
which we hear 40 much once and whilc
generally from Democratic sources says the
indianapolis Journal, proves to be pretty
good sort OF a thing just now. Greenbacks
and national bank notes alike are taken as
quickly as gold or silver would be.
THE greatest aid which the Grangcrs have
received since Ignatius Donnelly began wear
ing hickory shirts Is in the person Of General |
Judson Fitzpatrick, who has already reached |
the rank OF master and b still reaching. |
You can always depend upon the horny
handed tlllcr Of the soil recognizing genuine
merit and his best friends.
The Albany Journal says; "The Demo-
cratic papers hold the Administration re-
sponsible for the present panic. This Is all
wrong, for there are some things the Admin
istration-cannot do. Notably, II cannot pre-
vent stock jobbers and Democratic editors
from making fools Of themselves"
Gov. HESpRIcK's hesitation to respond 70
the prayers Of the Ohio Democracy Is thus
regarded by the Pittsburg Commercial. at
Ia affirmed, with some show OF plausibility,
that the reason why Gov. Hendricks, of In
diana, refuses to respond to the Macedonian
cry which reaches him from Ohio Is that he
fears Thurman's success In Ohio this fall
would make him formidable opponent for
! the Democratic nomination for the Prcsi-
| dency In 1870. II this Ia the only reason Of
his inaction he needn't hesitate a moment
Z longer, there being no more probability Of
, the election Of the Democratic candidate, no
matter who he may be, than there Is Of the
Pittsburg Posts conversion from Bourbon
y Ism"
THE jackson (Mich.) Ctiren points out the
!, y various dodges Of the Democracy to obtain
Il power In the different States, and particularly
their falling back to old principles In Ohio, and
SAYS. "Crushcd under the obloquy Of a record
II which is as black rs Ii Is full OF failures, dis
n organized by trading coalition which was as
destructive Of all vigor as 1t was Of all virtue;
Y they can make no telling Issue, frame no
70 sensitive policy, discover no idea to rcor.
10 ganize about and fnd nothing to rally on
in They hadn't the wit to separate from the
a character which weighed them down, making
q worse blunder, and they have not the sa
III gacity to retreat from this bluuder withou
,e falling back into the old offensive rut. Ant
he so they drift along, only to take new scourg
a, ing every time the people get chance
,e them"
"a The Madison (Wis.) STATE Journal says o
v. the Democratic party In that State; We hav'
a, again the ancient enemy to contend with
"a. and to beat once more. II matters not witt
30 what plausible language the platform Is con
ne ne structcd; It matters not how nearly tho prin
~ ~ ciples Of the Republican platform ar
n. adopted, the people will discover that II !
Sc the same old party that opposed the kepubli
MS can party during the war that Ia trying. 4
IA creep into power under a false skin. No ski
,ts can cover the remcmbrances of the conduc
Il Ih Of the Democratic party so as to deceive tn
people into Its support. Its old ndhcrcnt
nj will cling to Il; but the masses will stand b.
be the party that carried the country safel
rs through the war; that was organized as
q, go the real wants Of the country, and now lend
=. in all the reforms demanded Tor the prosperit
he Of the people-the Republican party.
70 70 The New York Times has this say Of III
n 7ribune's course pending the crisis: 81
IN, seems to be the notion Of the Tribune tht
nn the proper way for for newspaper to scry
10 the public In times like these Is to raise will
w. cries that can only excite increased ALARM
NJ, That paper is daily making attacks on III
nu 1t broadly hints at the approach OF nationi
tcs bankruptcy when the Government cannt
ny pay Its interest or In order TO pay II must n
rot sort to desperate measures. Does not ia
',a Gould perceive that this course may be cal
o'c ried too far for even his purposes? II ma
do be desirable for him to create panic. III
css fore now such things have been done In col
he blood for selfish purposes. But panic ma
al go to such lengths that schemcrs and the
-, victims arc buried In common ruin. IL d.
hl cency cannot lead one of the proprietors I
ent the Tribune to stop lie foolish course his ow
yer interests may"
The 81. Paul (Minn.) Dispatch gives Il
,rc reason'why the Democratic convention failC
m to make platform of Its own or indorse thi
~ of the Donnelly convention; ''The Libera
as' Democratic State convention did what ever,
ut body expected-indorsed the 0watonn
IN ticket and adjourned. Two or three scatte
Re- ing resolutions were adopted, and the que
n tion Of adopting or rejecting the Owatonn
platform was left open, so that 1t Is unce
T., tain as to the exact status Of tho conyentio
ra- on the subject Of principle. The conyentio
m were In somewhat Of dilemma. The
N wanted the Owatonna ticket and a portion
r.. the platform, but some OF the Owatonr
20 planks were such manifest absurdities thi
", they could not swallow them. To take ii
lis ticket and reject the platform would !
ty farcical, and so the shortest cut out OF ID
n. wilderness was taken, and nothing said o
tba subieci "