Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

stop speculation and turn pieus in real
earnest.
The New York Republicans send
Conkliug delegates to the CINCINNATI
convention. Their platform Is for hard
money.
The Cincinnati Ca,ss,er-ial is quite
sure that nine out of ten of the Republi-
cans Of Cincinnati are for Bristow for
the Presidency,
The Pennsylvania Democrats. in a
late convention. declared for hard mon
ey. honest civil service. general resrench-
ment and honest government
On account Of the efforts of Mr.. Da-
mas enemies. there Is danger that tie
senate viii not conform his appointment
and make him Minister to England.
At the State Convention Of the Rhode
Island Democrats. last Thursday, Gen.
George Lewis Cooke of Warren, was
nominated for Governor Zeba o. Slocum
Of Gloucester, for Lieut. Governor.
Note this. We men of Washington who
propose TO cut the salary of our PreSi-
dent The GovernOr-GeueralO It Canada
gets S+S.667 in gold per annum besides
residence free and his staff paid by the
Government The Dominion has about
the same population as the State of
Pennsylvania
So it seems that the partnership be
tween Grant junior aud Sherman uniOr
was broken because Of the guard be-
tween the seniors. growing out # the
publication Of Sherman's book. and GEN
eral BOynton's review, the official data
for the letter being furnished b. the
President and the late Secretary Of War
There is deacon in Cleveland Who is
training at present with the noble army
Of independent voters The other lay, a
party twitted him with being On the
fence "Yes," said our deacon. i am
on the fence; and there l propose o stay
IS long As it's so eOnfOundedly muddy
on both sides"
Ii would require = case Of Blknap
every week from now till November to
Persuade the American people hat it
would Dc to their interest to la7s :
Democratic administration of tie Gov
eminent, and even then the Burbous
would De taken only IS choice 4 evils.
s.. Louis GIO5e- Dsm0erat.
The Democrats are rushing ths inves-
tigztiOn business in Washington Txen-
ty-seven committees are engaged. night
and day. in the work Of reforming the
public service in the interests q econo-
ny. and spending enough money for wit
ness fees. expenses and mileage, . run
small republic. One day last week.
subpRnas we're issued for 33S persons
Cutting down the Presidents salary
to really less than half the value Of mon
ey paid to Washington. Adams. or JEFF
erson. when the nation was poor. feeble.
and undeyelOped. is small business. FL
I've acted the part Of
deuagOgue< or they are afraid = :,
elznOr Of dsnagogues--Caioqgo T16
Lze.
The Richmond (Ya) Ekig says, The
true cause Of the defeat Of the Demo.
cratic party in New Hampshire, M
doubt. was the nomination Of candi.
date who had opposed the war and re-
fused to vote trOOps How viii eui
Democratic friends Of the North learn
wisdom? No amount Of experience seems
10 profit then"
A voice for Washburne for President
comes mp from The S5-;A- He was one
Of Mr. Lincoln's most intimate. personal
and political friends and advisers, i.
says, Is we'll acquainted with the dutie.
Of administering the Government, has
been = ezIeful and consistent statesman.
he has never been suspected Of dishones-
y, and be would Be acceptable 70 South
ern as well as Northern Republicans
One or two more explosions Of the
Belknzp sort might make serious threads
upon Blaine's strength. and give the
State to BristoE. but czDdOr compeIs u.
to admit that as the case stands At pres
ent. Blaine would probably Be taken as
the first choice Of al least nine-tenths of
the Republicans Of the State Of Mime
sofa We believe It Is the same in Wis.
eonsin aud IOEA-l2. Paul Pioneer
PrsSE.
The Rutland GL0Be thinks Horace
Fairbanks Of St yOhnsbury. Is the right
nan for Centennial GoTernor Of Vermont
for these reasons: Vermont has No
EOrthier citizen Pure. able, kigh-mind-
ed. unselfsh. public spirited, widely
known and kDOEn b. ali to Be sound
and clean in every respect thousands Of
Republicans have been ready for years
to support him whenever his friends
we're ready 80 present his name"
Ibe Boston Adrszziser thinks that IN
NeE England Mr.. Blaine has uuones-
iiO1zbly stronger following than auy
other person named for the Presidency
But speaking Of bin and Of Mr.. Bristoz