Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-02
CAMPAIGN NOTES.


%" Democratic ticket: For President,
Slippery Sam; for Vice. President, Tor
tnous Tom. --1ldoay .State Journal
CO" The Chicago Times is authority for
the statement chat Tildcn has but one
eye. He lost the sight of the other one
winkihg at the sins of his old partner
Tweed. -Chtcogo Post
s5Y-A call for Tweed:
William, dear William, come home to me now,
Your Sammy Ia feeling fororn,
lie misses your hand and he misses your voice,
Which he knows would be raised for reform
The barrel" Is empty, the canvass ahead,
And sun they are crying for more
oh William, my love IL you only were here
To shove check under my doori
Come home come homei
Dear William, my William
Come homel
~" The most significant and TO Re
publicans encouraging sign of this years
Presidential campaign is the unity and
harmony which prevail in our ranks, and
the cordially and fraternity with which
the Liberals and Independents are sup
porting the ticket nominated by the Gin
cinnati Convention, Never before in the
history OF the organization were so many
elements No pronounced in their allegiance
10 its cause, PhiIadeiphia Press.
sB" In 1864 Samuel Tiiden helped con
duct Democratic mass meeting in Syra.
cuse, N Y. On some of the banners flung
out at That meeting were the following
notices Lincoln has murdered three
white men to free one negro. " Crush
the tyrant Lincoln before he brushes YOU. E"
The people are ready to take vengeance
cn The advocates of civil war" Today
ShammyJ Tilden is the Presidential can
dictate of the same Copperheads who flung
ont those insulting banners twelve years
ago, ( Chicago 2'fiduRo.
~ This is an incident of the late cx
animation into the Mississippi election;
In Claiborne County "a leading Democrat
was examined by Senator Boutwell,
How do you expect to carry this cleo
bonY" In the same way we did last
year, WAS the reply; "and you might as
well understand that we are going to run
that election just as we please in spite of
all The Senatorial committees thu: can be
sent down here" "That will do. sir
that viii do. said Senator Bayard, and
The examination came 10 pause.
90 Democracy is beginning to disci
pline South Carolina Republicans. The
Hamburg massacre Is the first step in that
direction. Because militia company re-
fused 10 surrender its arms to a mob It's Off
GERS and men were shot down like dogs. Had
1t been awhile company and its assailants
'hach, thc whole country would have been
ON IRE with indignation. But the militia
were black, and the outrage is applaudcd
by It's Democratic authors, and finds de.
Tenders in a Democratic House of Repre-
sentatiycs The savages under Sitting
Bull are not bit worse than the cut
Threats of Hamburg, ) C,--Republic Nag
dgiHc,
eB 'lilden and Hendricks are reform
crS, Hendricks will doubtless attempt Ia
reform the Constitution upon the first ia
Vorahlc occaSioH His idea of what would
constitute u re- fm in the organic law
may he found ~ what he said about Pres.
idcnt lincoln's Emancipation proclan.a-
ton.
80 nor ta0,p wAsiter tAat proclamation Is
gong ~ b fdksH back or net. am going 10
cote ~ faSc u huck TIE Mrs. opportunity OF. IL
tcas 'ctckct thing 10 hdrs issued.
Mr.. Hendricks friends are taking back
E" that proclamation !" obey think ait was
wicked thing to have issued, " and they
are MULTIPLYING it with the shot gun policy
Inter .OrspH