, 1874-08-15
NOTES AND OPINION.


ina hlil"aukeo Sentinel has heard that thera
"e1e o'ectiona, last wcolt, in Kentucky. Tennes.
SEQ. anu North Carolina, but SAYS that Very
~. .'1o importance was attached to any Of them"
4he bn'lalo commercial Advertiser. understands
that kentucky and North Caroltua have pono MI
'tney alWay8 60 tDemocratic). mud that u In Ten.
neasoe' TUG contest being Oh county tickota. vcrv
little Is known Of the result" But tho p,ila5oi.
phia Pfass has lcarncd enough to ASSURE Il tint
now Ii tho tlmo for now Federal rocona r,,o-
tion OF tho cntife South, and TINT .l,is Tina :. Tho
work bo done thoroughly"
-Alr. Clinton L. Cobb, Of North Carotjna Ia
tho first ono Of como thirty signors to Al nd.
dfosa Which commends tho people to 'saond no.
puolicans, and not Domocrasa, to tia no1t con.
grosa, to bo himsolf defeatod. And now cornoa
dispatch from Warrington:
Ine defeat Of Cobb REPRESENTATIVE Of the rirat
noya oi u. brother who ia Supervisor Of intornat
kovon1a for tho Htasas Of Kentucky, Tonncssco Ais
oams, Mississippi, and Louisiana, "'A"
--Mr. Horaeo Maynard was 1ayiuc of for thu
county elections In Tennessee to detormlno Ito
choice of running for Governor, for IJnitcd
States Senator, Or for recollection to tho Houso
Now, hc hnsn't eyen a auro thing IN tho Kuo1.
vile DiBtriot.
Georgia eloctg. Oct. II, Legislature. mn,
tn November, Congressman.
This appears to DO an exceptionally coo1 voar
to decline Republican nominations in Maus,ch,,.
eetts. Iho whole party Of $4,000 majority an..
poarh to be on tho doclino. The Worcester gnx
zette (Ropublican) Ia beginning to count IN tto
Oemooratac majority in ita own Conrrossono,
District. e''''""'
Tho present interest in the Maine c.nvas.
centres in the Republican nominations for tho
Legislature. whether for Hamlin, or Waahburn
Or Pesham, or Drummoud, for United stntoa
Senator. "''''a
Tho bandusky Register {foundcd by Henry
u. oooko) bag fling at ~. 8. Grant, WHO haa
bocomo the obodiont FREUD OF Bosa Hl,aphor1
Iom Murphy, and Baxter" This is hard.
-Iho 0gte County Grange sayB Of tho Con-
EreB5ional canvass In tho Fifth DiBtrjck.
w thought + strange TINT tho Republican nar.v
,ot. Mo peF ~ ~ u Hon H. e. nurcar 10 have cou;-
tory or defeat; the latter would ioytfv ho ~ o
Il It would yield to ,ts wishes and Desires Uat wo
~ gs9n wh pleasure shst such ia not tho case and tat
nurchsrd Lot Us explain: TLs friends Of ths 1n, an
Jeremiah Davis aro introducing his nano Into ths Con-
g5estionR1 canvass with dAttorng success. A" 0'n@
Tho Donoorats Of the First MaIno n;atr;,t
haYo nominated Dion Bradbury, Of Portland. fnr
Congress-
Tho Congressional tickets in Town aro nop-
nearly made up by tho Republicans, all 1aw-
yors aud professional ottloo-holding politicians.
by tho Opposition, all new mon from tho ranka
OF tho people. Tho Dos 3Ioines Leader asks:
How call any honest Republican Inv INV claim IN
probable reformation within the party All tlo cand.
obligation to tho party for lie D,oad md ,trr thus
have Lad for years. rhoy haye been hororod BY .ho
a or Rsf a pa1y + 6s Ss1sS % gse,sT 3
and to keep from sinking into oblivion. lin nsrr ,S
a.! ita tnncllincry for s natntainance must la n1Ia
dtsnograe With sucl obstacles to overcome Thnro
y no pohaiblo chance for who is not in conIi
Gn smad 70 form combination The office men have conf
ulueo 70 mohopolzo tile honors aud tla suoiIa ma
-Ihero aro threo candidates for Congress- in
tho Lafayette (1nd.) District, aud thn Inliauapo-
Lis SeatHet eays Of Archibald Johusou, tho Iuile-
pendent Reform nomiueo:
In his . Swn county, Montgomery whero ho .tnnds
politics. TArough ls life listory sta}r Ssr nsnnl III
cra before the June 10 Convention ho way stokcm Of
0y sGne pnpern as their cloice for thu Denocratia
and toenalle Into lie Earrncra Movement mi was no
=. numerous IN Indianapolis on tho 10 Of juno eu
wchos among ths Grnngers of Its rcaion. ari vi gn
ron! largo following Of farmers Air Johnson
81 Tue ast LsEatnre md eno q tho
any measure which required strong s,,pport liz
Tas also once Senator from pntnaIn Uoutity. Thrro
N
nont in portions Of the Ninh District il ass,n1
ng dimensions which throw Into enchanting uncur,-
ainty. au estimates End predictions alout In" ont
,oMe.
Morton, in his Torre Hnute Speech says.
y The true test Of an honest purity ii in its self.
emancipation, and the exposure and punishment
II corruption III a own ranks, and III lts contn-
led vigilance, for ae!f-purincation in doctrino
Ind PRACTICE" viii Alr. Morton, or my otlor
republican, tell ua when, whore, and low IN
exposition Of corruption in Tue party WAS eyor
Initiated by the party ltsolf 7-;Mt'catthee Ne,rs.
ati1ls aud publishing lts offenders, Ii it? We'll.
it ii, tho rally of tic 'l,oacut old" Ropubic,,
III Of tue Nineteenth District Of OLfu to the
npport Of James 4. Garfield for tho Congress
ional nomination IL curious way Of ahowing It.
II: Garfield has boon mlxod up in throo Very
al scrapes, viz: tho Credit Mobilior, tho SALARY
rab, and tho Washington paving swlndle. Ws
eed not 60 into pa'tleuiars to show just thu
oss l'as been rendered porcoptible without IT,,
ID Of sreotacles hut tho 1epublIcn1,a OF lis
inoteemtl District, WHO bolong to tic ra"iy
hiol. "invostigatoa 81 ther donEg md p,nlrea
co by coming up like brave consistent n!.eap % 10
turn their pooalating pot to olico I-CIexiand
tue WORT e , material tl!at could bn found any
tloy % not rojaet It thus fall. Not to 70 out
10 OF Michigan, 1t iR not bold assertion to vay
nt majority OF tho present ConEreselonai
legation arc not tho best men who could 10 se-
led to represent tho people. Most Of them
Il probably DO ablo To br,i; themselves up for
o9Aotlon; but 1t docs not necessarily follow
T. tue people must seoct thcm becauao t4oy
O. obtained the Endorsement Of rartg hacks
l2atty managers. .-letroit Free Press.
4 M1s year iH lkoly to bo memorable for "tho
'gh4er Of tho i'inocnnts, ,"-shose Innocent
t-l ug4Eal salary- -gfAbbors who coolly put
r havida IN tho peoples troasury and took
more thAP q million OF doilars.-ror4kand
y Ar7uy,
Tho p!,e!io4 aud merits of no 1nembor OF
Will an houesE, constituency II llo las ieon
ieinant iu thqH Notorious steai.-Darcnporf
} Gazette.
No llopubl1cn1 Congressman IL freo man.
party loaden, :wlo lny in the baokgro,,,,f
mako out tho programme to divert tho royo-
!! into thoir Poe!tota WY allow no honost Ro-
r bobcats, oil goos Ills head. II lle kloIa
traces q: coyzuptiop. .tAa Poatmaators aud