Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-15
Political Notes,


platforms this wear. contrasts significantly
enough with the Democratic coat fmany col
ors made up from the avoSals OF that party IN
the several States. Their platforms, a. ths
French say of incO1gruous pieces oil turnl'ute,
swear al each other.
-Ifthe Democratic party. after tinecn years
of political seTvtude. can find no more potent
rallying cry than "hard times. no hohier
standard than paper dollar. then H. ho>tiil'y
10 the Republican party rests upon an eNeeeu-
ing flim>y foundItion.- II. LOUIS kepuohcih
(Indl
No earthly considerations can prevail upon
Uoratio SEYMOUR TO ny for the presidency |
again The Chicsgo Tribune appauds inns
resolution and saws: "W hen the great Amer |
lean people 1T down upon man once nc 4
ought to keep still forever aiier
In Indiana it i generally conceded maj /
General Benjamin Harrison viii hcad tie k
publican ticket for )Nernor IN 1876, and non 4
VIM :. Holman The Democratic.
1t i, encouraging to record that At meet
ing of business men al CharlottesNllie- Va
last Monday, series OF resolutions dehouhc'h.
rcpudiatinn OF the state debt in the warmest
terms a not only wrong in itself. but a. TN,
wise and mischeVous a. matter oi pol'E anu
eNpediency. were adopted with bu: one dis-
>ontng vo;e.
The Conservative state Committee Of IT.
ginia have hish idea OF party discipline. IN
/ = recent circular they say: "lndependent can
didates tolherwi>e then when >uch shaiI ne
the p5lcv. rs determined nv the party for The
particular district. should be taught that the
/ voice of the party. when fairly expressed IN
! nominating convention. Is omnipotent.
! A correspondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette
| tried to converse" with GOV. Hendricks the
/ other DAY about the Democratic party IN ONO
\ and found 10 his amaZement that the toNefhpi
did not know that convention had been neii
! aud an nhaii0n platform sdopte.- Ills phf -
/ elan has probably warned him of the unhcallh-
] .frs ttrT ptyx
Somebody has figured out what the cN-
ueu>r. of supporting the National Government
has been TO each voting citizen during the lat
>N adminisii aiions. The table show, th"i
under PolS democrat the expense per heah
I was , %: under TaS lnr and FL more Nhisl,
II -; under Pierce democrat >2.3S; undtr
Bucbanan tDemocrau. S2.2>; under Lincoln
and johnson Republican,. II 9i; under Grant
Sl.,;a. That l. pretty good showing Tor md
ral rule"
The New York Tribune. which hal an
advance copy of Gen. rre>ton'> spcech al IN
University of Virginia. >ay> that II had earnest
, appeals 10y telegraph that evening from me
University not Ia print II. on The ground ihAt
i, /, wa. on all hands di>a2proNei snd drpinIr'l.
that il could do no possible good. and might hc
productive OF much mischief We ar" glad 10
know of this d,~aPproNal
F There are rumor> 81 4 grand secret Demo-
. cratic i,ow-wow IN \cw York wr,A ai.'i Ne NJ
! To talk over Presidential matters. II !, ~ J.,
4 scheme OF leaders of the Governor lid'n
. >rhool who farr>ce "A serious breach in the Ma
] tioual Convention between the Eastern and
1 Western Democracy on The financial question
a unle>, existing differences OF opinion can t'e
reconcilcd beforehand 10y friendly talk.
The President Of the Republican Conven'
i ton in Wisconsin. Ex-Governor Lewis, va
. ( among those who were di>affectrd and who de-
: ciued to act with the party two wears ago. IL,
!. j. now a enthusiastic n OF old. Hi> colr>'
- and the hearty reception accorded him. NIGH
well Toe copied generally.
1t i. said that the editor Of the New lor'
n World was Just winding up another briliiAh
., leader on President Grant at Long Branch. n
patisting upon neglect Of public duties. i'll"
: ness and all that, when somebody told Inn
T. GOV. Tildcn had gone 10 Long Branch f5E Ia
summer. The article ha- never appeared.
Va Have YOU thought. fellow. citizens. tina
10 the reduction Of the national debt has bee
p SI30 =, minute since YOU have AT here and
commenced talking: Taxing the average q
the whole time. the reduction of the debt Ia
4 ,,nu. on Al that rate. Why take your wsic
-, and look at il. sc the secondhand A. II NE,
>" al each tick OF the secondhand TWO dollar
IL during the whole time >iace Grants lnAusuf'
n. lion, bv DAY and by night upon week DAY an
upon Slnday-two dollar, per second IN goI
nj have gone OF the national deot-l speech q
~ senator sargent.
>. An Indianapolis correspondent of the Me-
York Times SAYS that, if the Presidential choiC
%
in Hendricks Indiana VIII give her electoral Vol
10 the former by a majority OF not less IN in -
OQ4 As,da afIss q --,''"-Tnht fntiindtc'
%. f.- ru-.Ira y~-r~. and never, even IN the aCn
81 Of hi physical strength. have seen his gene
. al health and spirits better. His paralysis 4
ne frcl> only his legs and those not fifty per cen
IA mnch formerly. With the increase
vial power and spirit his limbs have perccpl
10 bly, strengthened. and he daily walks on uJ
e. streets without other assistance than hi> ~
he All to al n hat
'N Motion l. in "A precariOus condition. liable
nj die al any moment, l. either mistake or
81, wiilfully wicked fll>ehood. II the choice OF Il
Republican party should fall upon him. thel
j. no human probability ihat he will not IL,
Il many wears beyond he term of PRESIDENT
service that such selection would deyoye upo
ar him"
,e Boss Tweed said the other DAY u Wal
or il distinctly understood that am i, good
democrat to-day A. | ever was" Certainly h
~ l.; and if it were not for outside public opino
he the democracy would give the Boss hi, %
place in the party Wilmington CONNIE
re cial.
er 1t i, gratifying 10 notice that the Repub
ri can. of Alabama have become Disguised Al
wearied with the leadership of senator Spence
10 and his corrupt associates. Al recent NEE
IT. ing long li>t Of emphatic resolution, WEI
adopted in denunciation Of spencer. >heat- ,
= Co... one of which assert, THAT the best il
n tere>t> of the Republican party of Alabam
4
ough oycrhauling and prompt dismissal Of a
e the federal app0lntees in this state who >ha
br found 10 be incompetent, unworthy, or i
debted to their position. TO the influence
- George + Spencer. al Washington. iiar
an ford Courant.
,a 1t looks now a. if the demons Of nfatic
and reputation had been cast out of the X
no publican party aud had entered into TIE Oh
III hog-o-cracy, and that the herd of diaboliz,
. swine are running violently down steep pla'
into the lake where they are going to be chokt
and thus the scriptures Will be fulfilled
It Paul Pioneer Press (lnd.b
There are several Republican papers
n. Washington. but none of them are recognize
er a. organs or much of anything except Il
recipients Of public advertisements, which al
IN mainly dispen sed by the Interior Department
na There j. no official Republican organ in tn
country, and the expressions ofRepublican e
D., itOrs are merely the views Of the papers
Of which they are printed Cincinnati q
Ia Zette.
10 Judge Edmunds, Secretary of the Nation
il. Republican Committee has oiled TO the lett,
,Iy addressed to him by Mr. Nordhoif saving tn;
lm the Washington Republican i not under III
ID control Of that Committee or in any way it, o
ur gan.
= And now II j. Toombs 10 the front. 4
, could not be silent when Davis and Beaur
= guard and Preston and Semmes have ms,
!! their regular summer display of tomfooler
Ill lie would not be alone. and he attacks Il
-r. Fourth Of July. He will have none of il. II
a. il j. celebrated now with our prOfusiOn
NJ, | hre-crackers, beer and patriotic orations.
Nv he could get back an old style Fourth OF Jul
IA when he could command the flag and guns
the nation under the shadows of Bunker Iii
10 return the shverlng fugitive slave 10 sery
tude and under which he boosted that lac hope
We one day TO be able TO call the roll of his sav,
81, on Boston Common, he wouldn't object To tai
ing a little of it along with the rest; but VIII
VI is Fourth Of July to Toombs with no cha
10 tels:-L Philadelphia Times.
:" The charge against the Democratic cand
"' date for Governor of Maine is, that he resigne
he from the Union army because he sympathizt
On with the rebellion. We know that he did r
p sign after the second battle of Bull Run; TIL
he he was in good health at the time: and that IA
H. resignation was most reluctantly accepted
no His Republican competitor literally stumps IL
state on crutches, having served through III
- war, and risen from the ranks to a brgadiei
ne generalship. He was severely wounded in ba
)n le.-tChicago Tribune.