The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-11-26

party. These crooked acts were con
cocted for the purPose Of raising money
to carry on Republican political cam
paigns and TO elect rascally Republican.
to Office. The honest heart Of the coun.
Try cries out for change.
THE Internal Revenue Bureau, last
year, cost about 1900, 900, or four per
cent. on the amount collected, which
was about $lO3,OO0,Oc0. Collection
proper cost $4,000 900, the other a., ,0OO,-
600 being mostly for gaugers aud store
keepers.
"TBE Union must be preserved" ex.
claims the Washington Chronicle. When
ever Southern negro thief happens to be
peppered with squirrel-shot while in the
act Of plundering hen-roost, the Chron-
icie begins to tremble for the safety of the
Union.
GENERAL LOGAN doesn't stand well
in Washington, IL the report is trust
worthy. 1t is estimated that some Of
those riches which have made General
John millionaire out Of FIVE thousand
dollar salary during the last ten years
are not wholly disconnected from crooked
revenue returns.
THERE never was greater bosh in the
world than the talk Of BristOw as a Re
publican candidate for President. He
doesn't carry enough under his hat. He
is sham reformer, and in less than a
year will go to join in oblivion the ghost
of Civil Service Reform.
BALTIMORE Sun: A gentleman on ia
iniliar terms with the President, in the
course Of conversation said: "Mark my
words, General Grant will, by some
means OF other, before the end of next
spring, be before the country a, a Presi-
Dental candidate on hard money and
non-sectarian school platform, and the
Republican Convention will be compelled
to take him up"
PISCHBACK is again in the field, and
will once more present his credentials to
the Senate at the opening Of the session
He reasons that, as Kellogg's election as
governor is recognized, his own election
as senator ought to be recognized as we'll
lie is very troublesome customer for
the administration senators, is Pinch.
CINCINNATI Enquirer: Here is the
great significance of the Ohio election.
The Democratic candidate, Governor
Allen, received forty thousand more
votes than were ever cast for any Demo-
crat in Ohio. Governor Hayes only re-
ceived seventeen thousand more votes
than had been previously given to Re
publican President.
THE United States Treasury Depart
ment employs two skillful chemists-one
to find AN indelible ink, the other to
prove that each discovery of the first is
failure. BY thorough understanding
of the business they hope to have fine
situation retained for them in perpstuo.
To discover an absolute indelible ink
would be killing the goose that lays their
golden salaries.
IAck Is man alter Grants own heart,
rich, splurgy, fond of good whisky and of
coarse stories, reckless in his public acts,
and partisan of the third term. His
presence IN the Cabinet VIII add 10 the
disgust which thoughtful people feel for
Grantism, ana VIII thus contribute 10 i's
final oyerthrow. By all means let the
Senate conhrm chandler, ana let MN
have free swing lhe INDIANS ana 'he
treasury VIII suner ou' 'he cou"''y
VIII oe Tue gamer III 'neenu
SECRETARY CHANDLER removed iorty
clerks in one room OF the fa'ent ohce
because they would not pay their assess
ments, few weeks ago, for the Radical
campaign IN ONO. Judge Edmunds
wears continual smile, 1t is said, since
Chambers arrival in Washington. lhe
Secretary is thoroughly en TuRPoH with
the National Republican Executive
Committee.
SENATOR Logan stated the other day
to A Chicago Tribune reporter that when
he went into the United States Senate
he had forty thousand dollars deposited
in Chicago banks ;"but." said he. "te-
day my bank account is a cypher. As
you know the pay of Senator does not
cover his expenses, so during my term OF
office ] have spent considerable amount
of my means" so Logan impoverished
himself to serve his country! The story
is sadly and spectrally thin.
TnE speed with which Joyce Was
rushed into the penitentiary prevented
him from carrying out his threat of
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seS's ',a' 'here was a P'eoo"oe''eu e"V''
70 get MN OUT OF 'he way, III ofue'' py
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