The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-29
POLITICAL POINTS.

| - vermont SHOWS a net democratic
gain of thirty-four percent, and that
notwithstanding the efforts of the ad-
ministration in state that has been
radical ever since the birth of that
.odious party. Good enough for ono
day, we think.
1t must not be forgotten that the
republicans who objected to reducing
the salaries of government clerks ten per
cent, for the benefit of the people, have
not scrupled to assess them twenty per
cent. for party purPoses.-&. Louis
Times.
The republican papers are smitten
with silence as to the charge Of wholesale,
repeated perjury Of their candidate for
president, in his annual assessment lists.
1t is well enough for them to wait bit
before they pull down his name from the
masthead, but they ought to let their
readers know the !lftloaukee
Nears.
Little did the radicals think when
they started out on the smirching and
mud-throwing business, that their own
candidate was not at all the spotless crea-
ture they pretended he was. The out
rageous and indecent attacks upon Gov.
Tilden has forced the democrats TO ex-
anime Hayes character, and the result Is
they have found real dirt-spots upon the
glossy linen.-Kansas city Times.
These charges--and there are more
of the same sort where these came from
are quite as ugly and quite as specific
as the New York Times celebrated
charges against Mr.. Tilden. We dare
SAY they are entdTFu 10 quite a. mach
credit-that is, 10 none at all. 1t will
require as il ought to require, the most
unacceptable evidence TO convince the
public that either Mr.. Hayes or Mr.. Til
den is a rascal.-.SpriHqfeH Republican.
The disgraceful nonsense talked by
the New York Times about Gov. Til
den's income tax, should have been re-
served until the end of the'campaign. It
might not have set the Ohio people 10
looking up the official records of Mr..
Hayes financial relations with the state
exchequer. From Toledo we get this
morning story not at all pleasant to bo
printed about a presidential candidate.
What with Thurlow Weeds silver bee
hives presented 10 Miss Tweed in honor
of her father, and ex governor Morgan's
railway and whisky operations, and Mr..
Hayes obliviousness in the matter Of
taxation, the party OF republican reform
is in sore need Of surgeon.-Ne'o York
World.
We have gone into this charge"
(of Tildens railroad wrecking) at con-
siderable length, because II illustrates
the straits to which the republicans have
reduced themselves for campaign powder.
In the present campaign, all the benefit
that can he extracted from Charges"
will be reaped by the democrats, who
can prove by undeniable evidence a cor
ruption in the dominant party of the
most tgiganticextent, widespread through
out all the departments of the govern
ment, and practically encouraged by it,
head. The republicans are perfectly en-
titled, if they can do it, 10 show that un-
der Hayes this sort thing will come TO
an end, that he will elevate and purify
the public service, aud redeem the repu-
tation of his party, they have a perfect
right to show, if they can, that he will,
Notwithstanding the bitter opposition Of
all the chiefs Of his OWN party, reform
the civil service, and that he will bring
about resumption in 1879, and that the
denocrats have the disadvautage of
struggling with an initiation element in
their own party. But they will do well
to be very cautious in their use of
charges" because, if the campaign were
only question of these, there can be no
doubt in any honest mans mind that
the party would be driven out Of power
in a storm Of disgust.-THe Nation.