Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator-elect Eaten of Connect
cut has resigned his seat i'm the State
Legislature.
Governor Allen fills the imitation
Democracy of Ohio with sorrow by
warmly indorsing the Presidents
financial memorandum"
Congressman A. r. Cotton of the
I'd Iowa district is i'm trouble. He
desires a reelection, but the ma
jority of his constituents seem to
think he needs rest.
The st. Joseph Gazette, which is
good Democratic authority, an
nounces Senator Thurman as the
coming man for the Presidency.
The leading journals G Illinois
and Indiana do not appear to be
very much impressed with the work
Of the Independent or farmers con-
ventions which were recently held
i'm those States.
The only Republican Journal Of
standing in the State which openly
opposes the denomination of Gov.
Dix is the Albany Express. Its
preferences are m~anifestly for the
Hon. A. b. Cornell.
The Illinois Stats Zeitung thinks
that the only contingency by which
a third term for Gen. Grant is pos
sible, would exist if he would be, i'm
1875, the representative of specie
payments and the national honor as
opposed to imitation and reputation.
In such an event, the Zeitung thinks
that even Carl Schurz would be
compelled to support him.
The Indianapolis Sentinel de-
nounces the platform of its "new
party" as Il mess of ''gibbering fus-
tian," and an "affront to civiliza-
tion.n This is the worst year for
new parties we ever saw.
The thi i section of the second
article of the constitution should be
amended so as to read 1.-THE Presi-
dent shall from time to time, give
Senator Jones information of the
state of the Union, and recommend
to his consideration such measures
a he shall Judge necessary and ex-
pedient. cleveland Herald, fRep.)
The Hon. George w. Julian q
Indiana delivered an elaborate ad.
dress on "Wednesday before the
meeting of Abolitionists i'm Chica-
90 on the lessons of the Anti-Slav-
cry conflict. The most important
lesson Of the struggle, he thought,
was the almightiness of truth.
Another lesson was the duty Of still
further extending the right of suf-
frage. He admitted that the ex-
pertinent of negro suffrage had not
been a remarkable success, but the
trial had only been partial and I'M
der the most unpromising circum-
stances, and would finally succeed.
Republicans of Iowa are discuss
ing the financial question, and try
ing to decide how to treat 1t in their
State Convention, which meets on
july /. OF course there Is . great
diver ity of opinion. The Burling-
ton Hawk Eye, which has q faculty
of talking sound sense on q good
many subjects, goes straight to the
bottom of the question when 1t says
that there Is really no need for any
discussion on the subject. 1t recalls
the action of the State and Ma
tional Republican Conventions In
1872, declaring In favor Of . speedy
resumption Of specie payment, and
asks If there Ii any resson to sup
pose that they have changed their
minds. of not" it continues,
twill some Of the wise advocates Of
imitation explain to Us how we are
to reach speedy resumption Of
specie payments by an expansion Of
the currency of the country. The
Republican party can much better
afford to die q decent death, fulfill
ing its pledges and promises, II die
1t must, than II a to give up the
ghost by attempting the suicidal
exploit of upending Its own record
and trying to make 1t something 1t
js not"