National Republican., 1876-08-19
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.
Hell Gate will be blown up in the latter
part of September. When He'll Gate comes
down it will be wise to stand from under.
When the pride Of great nation like Amer
lea centres on its neat postage stamps it is
rather strange that the people should persist
in licking 'em.
A lady writer says, "We are all in arms for
the right cause" Tell us whose arms you
are in, and we will judge as to the righteous
ness of the cause.
Knowing that old Bourbon whisky costs
three dollars gallon, still the Democratic
press is growing because there is not any more
enthusiasm for Tilden.
How things vary in this uncertain life of
ours! In one cent there are ten mills, but in
one whisky mill there are ten thousand
scents: and they cost ten cents a glass.
The Democratic party is assailing Governor
Hayes because his great grandfather was
named Abigail Dibble. Tilden has not been
able to find out who his great grandfather
was.
1t is said that Hancock and Hooker are for
Tilden. But one consolation can be gotten out
of the fact, and it is that the Confederates did
not capture them until after the Union was
saved.
Again uneasincss is felt at the delay of news
from Gen. Crook. 1t is not his fault, for per-
he, 90 Ii
liver their scalps and dispatches to some Proc
ter Knott of Sioux.
1t is a sad sad sight to see DIR Mary Walker,
while yearring for cup of peanuts, pull up
her sack and go down into the bottom of her
pants pocket, only to find that the nickel has
slipped through hole and lost itself in the
dingy labyrinths Of her No. 6 boot.
Mr.. Hewitt calls upon the World to prove
Tilden's loyalty during the rebellion. 1t will
be remembered that Governor Dix suppressed
the World during the war for its vile and trea-
sonable utterances. This is worse than call
ing a thief as a witness to testify to the hon.
esty of a brother thief.
President Grants family is composed of
himself, wife, three boys and one girl. Our
next Presidents family is composed of Ruth
erford B. Hayes, his wife, three boys and one
girl. Families OF six were from time imme-
mortal considered as to achieve great names or
great fortunes.
1t is said that a Western Democrat cried
"What we want is thorough and radical
change" whereupon a fellow in the crowd
shouted: "Go, wash yourselfr' He did. He
went into bath-tub, and after laying there for
two hours, got up and shot himself dead. The
change was too radical and sudden.
Just before Blue Jean Williams left the cap
ital for Indiana, he was in the committee-ro room
adjusting some accounts. While writing he
turned to the clerk and said: "Let's see you
spell book-b-u-c, don't you!' ''Oh, nc" re-
piled the clerk; sit is spelt-" "That's so,"
Blue Jean; ~ might have known
It was b-u-k-kr' And the clerk laughed off
halfcocked.
Governor Chamberlain having disarmed the
South Carolina Republicans to please Demo-
cratic newspapers, they are now not in con-
dition to defend themselves. 1t was one Of
the Governors acts performed to make him
available as "fusion" candidate. Now that
the Democrats have put Hampton at the head
OF their ticket the Governor sees how nicely he
was duped. To-day he cannot appear any
where in the State without being insulted by
White Liners. Is such treatment a reward for
the Governors various acts of treachery to the
Republican party.
A scene took place in the Redemption Bu-
reau yesterday the impressions of which will
not soon pass away. Owing to the action of
the ex-rebel House large number of the la
dies employed in that bureau will have to be
dismissed. Taking advantage, however, of the
order recently issued allowing pay up to the
10th of October to all those who resign imme-
diately, many of them yesterday took a fare
well leave of the friends in the bureau with
whom they have been associated for so many
years. The scene was a sad one. 1t was like
the seyering of old family ties which were
never to be reunited. Hands grasped hands
in fond farewell, and those who grieve not at
little things gave way to flood of fearful sor-
row. 1t was the inevitable. Some must 20.
lnexorable fate springing from the lap of
Bourbon parsimoniousness forced these women
from positions on which they were dependent
for daily sustenance. Sam Randall's economy
has struck a blow at helpless females which
must give his party great satisfaction, for,
from the action of the House, it is evident that
that organization takes consummate pleasurein
working out distress and suffering for those
who are dependent and in need while it pre-
pares easy paths for bloated jobbers.