The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-09-21
Political News.

IT is expected that Carl Schurz win
make his first campaign speech either
in Ohio or Indiana.
The Atlanta Times predicts that 3d.
900 Georgia cOlored men will vote Tor
COlquitt and TiIden.
Ex-Gov. WALKER, of Virginia, Is
expected to speak for the democratic
ticket in Maine during the pending
canvass.
BETS in New York are 800 to $50
that Tilden will carry the state, and
democrats find few takers at these
odds.
GENERAL HARD TINES Is making
thousands of votes for Tilden, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. People want
a change.
THE Maine republicans now &C
knowledge that if they carry the state
at the coming election, it VIII be by a
largely reduced majority.
THE Florida democracy intend to
make winning fight, and a thorough
canvass of the state is making for the
first time since its reconstruction.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer notes the
fact that Hayes has gained no partic-
ular strength in Ohio since the day of
his nomination, while Tilden is gaining
votes rapidly.
IT is reported that the democratic
nomination for governor of Massa-
chusetts has been offered to Mr..
Charles Francis Adams, and that he
has consented to accept if.
To prove that Gov. Tilden is an
honest man and a sincere reformer, it
is only necessary to consult the files of
republican journals up to the time that
be began to be talked about as a pres
idential candidate.
REMEMBER that the democratic
house of representatives appropriates
$50, 100000 per annum less than
Grants administration asked for, and
has made an actual saving of S35, OO0,-
600 on the appropriations for the year.
CHICAGO TINES: 1t is somewhat
remarkable, though by ne means ma
terial, that IngersOD and Schurz, who
deny the existence of deity, are paid
larger price than any other campaign
orators for their advocacy of the par
tv Of God and humanity.
The republicans are sorely disap-
pointed over the news from Alabama.
They were very anxious to have a few
negroes killed " for the benefit of the
republican party" Negro killing is
the Joy of every "sOund republican.
That party would give hundred thou
sand dollars to have a good Senegam-
bian massacre in the south.
"THE last resources" says COVER
nor Tilden, " is reduction of the ex-
penses of the government below its in
come, for that imposes no new change
on the people" The republican pol
lev is to incaease the expenses of the
government over its income, and inn
pose additional taxation upon the peo-
pie. If Hayes is elected the republican
policy of ruin will be continued.
THEY are having a series of rousing
Tilden mass-meetings in Pennsylvania
and the democracy do not intend to
let the state go by default, by any
means. There was an enthusiastic
pole-taising by the Pike county demo-
ocrats last week, at which able adj
dresses were made by Col. A. E.
Lewis, the democratic standard bearer
of Philadelphia; Thos. J. Lyon, of
Port Jervis; Hiram WestbrOek and
others.
A GENTLEMAN from Cincinnati is
quite confident that the tide of chang
ing opinion is turning toward Tilden.
A leading member of the Jewish clubs
informed him that he knew of thirty
within his own knowledge in two clubs
who voted for Hayes, but who would
vote for Tilden. They were for
Hayes upon the money question, and
were formerly republicans, but now
saw the necessity fer a change.
President GRANT commenced his
official career in 1869 with 54,207 of
flee holders. His great frugality and
republican simplicity have led him to
increase the number to "a, 119. His
desire is to make every member Ofthe
republican party an Othce-hOldor. No
wonder the Cincinnati platform APP
nlands him for his q immensa services