The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-31
National Politics.

men on the seventh of next November.
The sale of arms to Indians has bees
prohibited by the Indian Commissioner at
Washington.
Dan w. VOORHEES, is canvassiug Indiana
in the interest of the State and National
Democratic tickets.
Hon. j. c. S. Blackburn is the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the Louis
vile, Kentucky, District.
Governor Tilden has reduced taxation in
New York from Sl5. 727, 4S2 0S, IN 1874,
to So, 1873. 572. SIS, in 1875.
The l. uisians Democratic ticket ls:
Francis T. Nichols for Governor and Louis
A. Wilt for Lieutenant Governor.
Carl Schurz, it Is said. after he has exc
cuted his contract with the Republican,
party, will return to Germany 10 live.
Indefstigahle Ben Butler is canvssSing
for another nomination for Congress, and
he is making things lively in Massachu-
sets.
Gen. Sherman will stand Ivy the Con-
stitutiOn and not send troops into the
South except upon the requisition of the
Governors.
Some of Grants organs among them the
Washington Republican, expect TO gain
100, 900 votes by his military order to enter
the South
The third growth of cotton worms has made
its appearance throughout the prairie belt
OF Alabama and the crops will be immedi-
ately destroyed.
Four years ago Grant made the same
promises now bsing made by Hayes. Who
can trus, to these promises when they rep.
resent a determined sentiment2
Col. Augustus II. Fern, of Massachu-
sets, who lost an arm in the Union army,
and who was lately leading Republican,
has declared for Tilden and Hendricks.
Hon. John Martin, of Kansas, has been
nominated by the Democratic State Conven-
ton; and it is very probable that he will be
the first Democratic Governor OF Kansas.
In the removal of clerks, under the new
order of affairs at Washington, those who
show any symptoms of Democratic affilia
tons are the first receiving their discharge.
The Democratic ticket in Florida is /:
For Governor, George F. Drew; Lieuten-
ant Governor Noble A Hull and for Con-
gress r. III. NJ. Davidson and Jessie j. Fin
lay.
Col. George C. Cabell, Of Virginia, has
been re. nominated by the Democrats Of his
district for Congress. The nominations, so
far are Goode, Douglas, Hinton and Ca
bell.
The Federal oficeholders who do not
sympathise with Babcock, Bclknap & Co.
are asked to take French leave by Presi-
dent Grant; and Hayes endorses his admin
istration.
The Liberal independents, representing
-
Saratoga, refused to support Hayes and
Wheeler, and gave in their adherence to
Tilden and Hendricks.
Morgan received the nomination for Gov
ernor at Saratoga by arranging TO send $780,
900 to Indiana as an election fund. That
State is about to go Democratic, and money
is needed to buy votes.
Fitzpatrick. prominent Republican,, now
canvassing Indiana, writes a letter to Gov
ernor Hayes, that there is great danger of
defeat in that State unless the national Re-
publicans give very material aid.
Murat Halls cad says that Grant started
out with enough of Republican capital to
run a Republican adminis' ration twenty
years; but the bull headed fnol has already
petered it all out and left the party in beg
gary.
If Indiana goes Democratic in October
Illinois will follow suit. and probably Ohio
in November. The Germans of Illinois,
formerly Republicans, will vote more than
one-half of their strength for Tilden aud
Hendricks.
At Poultney, Vermont, there was large
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meeting. The like has not been known in
that place for many years, and shows what
the people are thinking about at the other
end of the Union.
Hon. 3. J. Randall, of PENNSYLVANIA
was chairman of the Committee on Appro-
prlations in the House of Representatives,
and cut down annual government rxpendi-
lures S3O. OOO. 600. The Republican Senate
prevented him from reducing them $685.
600, 900.
1t was an supplementary and very
wrong thing for Mr.. Cox OF New York, To
clll Mr.. Kasson ga deliberate liar for his
misrepresentation of Governor Tllden dur.
Ing the war and otherwise but after all,
Mr. kasson was very deliberate, and didn't
speak the truth.
New York banker says that Southern
state securities will never rise under bavo-
net rule. The financial record in Texas
proves this. Under bayonet rule State
bonds could not be sold, while under the
administration of home Democrats they
have risen to a premium.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, member of Con-
gress from New York. has gone actively TO
work as chairman of the National Demo
cratic Executive Committee. His late
speech in Congress has done much good,
and his activity in the national coutesl
VIII produce good results.
No appropriations were made by Congress
to support our ministers to Portugal, Swift
zerlsnd, Greece, Denmark, Bolivia. Ecua
dor, Columbia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Why, then, were the Offices not abolished ?
Shall we run the thing into the ground, :"
and have no foreign ministers
Col. Mckee, principal owner Of that
great Southwestern journal, the St. Louis
Gtooe- democrat. convicted IN the whisky
cases, is likely to be pardoned. He was
convicted upon the testimony of IN IN con-
tessedly guilty, who swore to save them
selves.
Senator Logan declares that Grants mill
tary order for the South is "the worst id
thing that could happen, just now, for the
Republican party" He believes the plan =
most proper one, but condemns Grnnt's
want of judgment in making it public a,
this time. just prior to the elections in Indi-
ana and Ohio.
At August Maine, on the tsventy-Set,-
2nd instant sGn~arnor Sam Bard of Ala
oama, addressed large a+semLlaee with
great eioquenc' and power in support of
liiden, reform, peace, and good will be-
tween all sections of the country. His
speech was received with enthusiastic
cheers of approval ASST
The leading German Republican and
liberal voters Of Chicago have issued stir.
ing ADDRESS to their fellow countrymen Civ
hendricks. The address Is signed r.. o.
nund Jussen, Gen. H. digger, F. BAumaun
EDWARD Runmel. Philip Stein and several
lunofed Other German Republicans and
ne expenses of the national government.
., 'ne last ten years, under Republican |
uie, Is ofticially stated as follows: 1894 |