The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-10-15
Political Notes.

named Suggs has been making speeches
urging the negroes Of Mississippi to 90 to
the polls with arms in their hands.
The Republican journals Of Mas.a-
chusetts have the good sense not TO dis
parage the Democratic ticket. They say
frankly it is hard ticket to beat.
FIFTEEN years of Republican rule
have increased the debt of Philadelphia
from nineteen million to sixty millions,
and the rate of taxation from $1.40 in
the hundred to 1925.
Ir is charged in Mississippi that Ames
is mastering into service many Of the
riotous negroes Of Clinton. Fully armed,
they may be depended upon to start an
other row, and Federal troops may easily
be had in case they are worsted.
The returns from Maine, as telegraphed
through the associated press, on the au-
thority of Mr.. Blaine's home organ, con-
tain errors in favor of Connor, Republi-
can, of 922 votes, which will bring the
Republican majority down to something
like $3.50.
In Pennsylvania the Republicans are
laboring TO show-which they can do
very successfully-that their party has
inflated the currency since the war; in
Ohio they pretend to be both greenback
and hard money men, and in Maine,
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to imitation. Talk about Democratic
division of sentiment. II is not half so
bad as the division in the Republican
party.
LoUIsTANA's bitter experience of
faithless Radical officers is at last begin
ming to bring its remedy. The Attor-
ney-General of the State is preparing and
will present to the next Legislature, for
its adoption as amendments to the Civil
Code, a series of reformatory laws, the
principal ofwhich will be one making it
felony for any State officer or member of
the Legislature to audit any fraudulent
claims.
GOVERNOR GAsToN, of Massachusetts,,
is decided second-termite. In 1904 he
was elected member of the State Legis-
lature, and was again returned in 1896.
In 1861 he became Mayor of Roxbury,
and was reelected at the expiration ofhis
first term. In 1870 he became Mayor of
Boston, and was the successful candidate
also at the next election. In 1874 he
was elected Governor OF the state, and
Is now the Democratic nominee again.
GEORGIA has been longer under Dem
ocratic rule since the war than any other
Southern State. Asaconsequence OF the
good government which it has had, the
State debt is but sS,ooO,OoO, and its
credit stands high in New YORK and
abroad. At the beginning OF the year
there was a surplus in the Treasury OF
over sl,OOo,OOo. The cost OF the state
government for 1874 was SU6,oOo, and
the counties have no debts to speak OF.
THE Prohibitionists of Minnesota are
in doubt between policy and principle.
They nominated what they considered
a very good and popular man for Gov
ernor, and now they learn that he has
some good barley soil on his farm and
raises barley. The remainder of the
campaign will be spent in discussion be-
tween the two wings of the party
whether a good temperance man can
raise barley, which is used exclusively in
making beer.
GENERAL HOOKER also has views on
the subject of reconciliation, and very
manly and sensible views they are. at
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