National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-20
POLITICAL VOTES.

The Sacramento Record thinks Congressman
LuttreIl was q partial failure last session,
This is : mistake. He was q whole failure.
The Michigan Republican State Convention
of August 2 will contain twice the number Of
delegates that former conventions have had.
Gen. Packard, the representative in Congress
from the Tenth Qate the Eleveuth) district Of
Indiana, has issued circular in which he an
uounces that he will Immediately commence the
publication of semi-weekly Republican paper
at Lsporte. .
The Pittsburg Commercial thinks If the
Democratic party in Indiana manages to sur
vfve the idiotic blundering Of its leaders, as
shown In the platform laid down by them last
Wednesday, we shall be compelled to acknowl-
edge that 1t IL fool-proof.
Gen. J. F. Farnsworthis said to be preparing
to run as an independent candidate for Con-
rress in the Fourth Illinois district. The pres
emit incumbent, Gen. s. A. Hurlbut, will run
again, and, if Gen. Farnsworth persists in his
proposal, lively contest is expected.
Sam. Cox, Of New York, says that the plank
IN the Indiana Democratic platform which pro-
noses to pay off the national debt in green
backs viii compel the Democracy TO do their
work over again to convince the people that
repudiation is not in any sense part Of their
doctrine, present or future.
A convention, whose purposes it shall! be to
give birth to party, with hard money FOL
| a leading issue, has been called in Illinois
The signers of the call are members OF the
Democratic State Committee, Of the Liberal
Committee and several prominent citizens Of
| Chicago. The convention will meet In Spring
field, September /.
Sam. Bard, Of Georgia, is not to be intimi.
dated by the parenthetical "Voice in the crowd
Sam announces his intention OF taking the
s+pmp in behalf of one of the candidates in the
coming campaign in that State, and says II
that myoice' is heard in derision or contradic'
ton ''I'n call him upon the stage, and in the
presence Of all the people will write liar upor
his forehead, and burn it In with the red-ho
on Of eternal truth"
The Washington, D. c., Gazette, (Dem,
speaking about the third term, says: sin tn
meantime, let the. discussion OF this or an!
other question in which the general public ar
interested 90 on. We have no fears OF discus
sion. This is the great American right an
privilege, Do not fear to use it, here, now, ant
everywhere. It is by this We get at the truth
the right and the wrong. More than THU
truth is omniponent, and free discussion
her glorious arena Roll on the ball" ...
The Cleveland (ohio) Leader Of yesterda!
denies upon the authority Of General Garfield
the story that bis private secretary has bee
Maid on the rolls of the House of Represents
tives without performing any public duty. Nj
Garfield says no clerk or secretary has Gone
bour's work on his private correspondence
l tbs nDblic expense. Whatever aid Of this kin
t be has had has been paid out Of his poke
In snsver to the query, 'tHas the party
power given such proofs Of a Just and wise a
o ministratiou that the people are unwilling
changer the Council Bluffs (Iowa) No''par'
o says: "Let us answer this by another quer
! Has the opposition party-composed Of Dem
d Gratis and demoraIized Rep1blicans-given u
# slightest proofs that It is wiser and better al
i purer than the dominant partyP II so, whe
Il are the proofs %
+ The political managers who are just now E
n gagged in resurrecting the venerable nythWhi
! they call the Democratic party, ought certain
!, TO devise some way Of guaranteeing to {
country that It viii not turn out to have
u como more rotten than ever by reason Of
'e long burial. In New Hampshire, where t
ID ''rock-rooted" old carcass was recently res,
ne reetcd, It has behaved very badly.-Ckied
Id Times.