The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-12
POLITICAL PEN POINTS.

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of the patriots:
The thieves and rogues have ruled the land,
And all the people swindled;
i Expenses every year increase,
| While the revenues have dwlnuleo.
It's time to drive the rats ana mice
! From out the Treasury bulldln;
| There's only one can do the JOB,
And we cal lin Sam Iilden.
Gran. las had twenty. four Cabinet minis
tiers eAclusive of BabcoCk, two secretaries OF
state. FIVE secretaries of the treasury, four Sc
taries of war, Two secretaries OF the navy, three
secretaries of the interior, three postmasters
general, five attorneys-general. A hill con.
tanning greater number of small potatoes
would be hard 10 find in any patch il Chris.
| tendon.
Hayes administration cost Ohio 100000
more than that of Allen. Tllden's admins
tration cost New York Sl5,000OJ0 less than
that of Dix. Hayes is Radical prollgate
Tilden is "a Democratic reformeI. Which
does the taxpayer prefer ?-Chicago Courier.
Evansville, Ind, Courier: Hayes contri-
buted $500 TO the crusaders two years ago,
was an original know-nothing, is said to be a
member of the American alliance, endorses
Grants administration, ran for office twice,
after having solemnly promised his competi-
tors that he would not be a candidate, and
now boasts that he islands by his record"
If you elect Tllden, Tilden Will be the
president. If you elect Hayes, the Lord only
knows who the president will be. 1t may be
Conkling, or Morton, or Blaine, or old Simon
Cameron, or even Boss Sheperd, or possibly
a regency composed of the whole gang. The
people should take no chance IN such lot
ry-SUrdcuSe Courier
Col Robert q. Ingersoll is good deal
talked about as the next senator from Illinois.
Like Senator Logan, he has magnificent
voice, but unlike him, he has something be.
hind it.-N. Y, Tribune
| But Bob doesn't believe in God, ar lacks
that child-like faith In the plan Of salvation
wherewith the dirty work" senator hopes
to be cleansed. There is shocking impiety
in the bare suggestion of such an arrant un.
believer as successor to the sainted Johnny.
State Reg.
Still they come Hon. James NJ Ashley,
in former days one of the most prominent
and active Republicans IN Ohio, and served
several terms IN Congress, comes out square
ly for 1llden.
Ex-Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania, "the
soldiers friend repudiates the statement
that he is for Hayes. He likes his Uncle
Sammy better
The Northampton Mass Journal, hereto
fore a strong Republican organ, comes out
squarely and enthusiastically tor the Demo.
cratic National ticket
Samuel J. Tilden honOrs and trusts the men
who CO,Operated with him in his war against
the Canal ring. Grant kicks out the Cabinet
officers who have made war on whisky.
thieves and s:raw-bdders, Quite a differ.
ence.
Wisconsin will elect six Democratic Con.
gressmen this fall, and will give 10000 ma
jority for 1ilden, Hendricks and REFORM
KihtaOkee Commercial Times.
The Danvllle (ill.) Neus, republican pa
per in good standing, says Senator Logan
smell Of whisky frauds little" and Is COR.
tse9uently, not in favor of him for the United
States senate. The Ne,os should poke its
"smeller" around little more it could no
doubt find other and like smells.-State Reg.