The interior journal., 1875-10-08

Total in the three states-...-.............4 5000
SAYS the Watchman and Reflector, the
leading Baptist organ: The people have
no longer any confidence in campaign
stories of Southern outrages, and it is al
most incredible that any sane man can
be found to repeat them.
President GRANT, whatever may be
his faults, deserves to be known rs the
Office-holder's Friend. Whenever ras-
cal drops out Of big Office, he is certain
to get a letter from the President prais-
ing him for answering integrity.
THE duty on certain commodities
brought into Paris amounts to $40, ,000,-
900, which is collected at cost of but
q, ,2OO,0 900. Ask any set of Grants
revenue officers to collect that sum for
three times what it costs in Paris, and
they will tell you that they would see
you hanged first.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, a Republi-
can paper, says: Political indications in
Mississippi point very much in the di-
rection of a Democratic victory at the
next election. For this result, if it
comes, we may thank Governor Ames
and the political adventures by whom
he is surrounded.
The Chicago Times regards Ames' call
for troops as part Of deep-laid scheme
to throw Grant into discredit among
Southern Radicals, for the purpose of
bringing forward Ames' father-in-law,
Ben. Butler, as a Southern Republican
candidate for President.
The Portland Press gives long cata-
logue of causes for the Republican losses
in Maine, and places at the head the
Thorough organization of the Demo
Gratis" and "the quietness with which
they pushed their canvass" There is a
hint here for the Democracy of other
States.
SENSIBLE Republicans at Washington,
as well as elsewhere, are disgusted at i'm
beetle Ames' recent call on the President
for troops to quell disturbance in Mis-
sissippi that could have been settled with
a sherifrs posse Of half dozen determ-
ined men.
Ir is rather significant, says the Boston
Post, that Charles Nordhoh should, after
showing Georgia to be the most prosper
Gus and quiet State in the South, COM
meace his concluding article by saying
that there is no Republican party worthy
of the name in that State.
ITwas the prophecy of Senator Fenton,
when he returned to the Republican
fold, that the New York Liberals would
make haste TO follow his example.
Whereupon the Liberals and Independ-
ents made haste TO declare for the Dem
ocratic platform and ticket. The Senator
is better in the role of prodigal son than
in that of prophet
LET the whole Republican world re-
joice that it has one stronghold left. That
stronghold is the town OF Perkins,
Maine. In 1874 Perkins returned thir-
teen Republican votes and three Demo
cratic. At the last election Perkins raj
lied, rolled back the advancing tide OF
Democracy, and CALAMITY cast twenty
two Republican votes to one Democratic.
Noble town. And worthy of its illus
trious namesake, Eli.
WHEN Congress met last winter, $780,
O0O, 900 of new taxes were imposed upon
the people. The Republican Congress
refused to tax incomes, National Banks,
or stock and gold gambling in New
York, etc, but increased burdens were
put upon whisky, tobacco and cigars.
The retail and the wholesale price of
cigars has not changed. The new tax OF
one dollar additional on a thousand
cigars is paid in many instances out of
the wages of the men and women who
manufacture the cigars as laborers What
a party! Refusing to tax income, and
reducing the wages of the poor