The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-11-04
Political Notes.


position to Tweed, although ever in a
hopeless minority. Mr. Ely is member
of one of the old Knickerbocker families,
and there is no citizen of New York who
commands more respect and esteem than
he. The Republicans will nominate Gen.
Dix, the centennial "Boy in Blue" and
chronic olliceholder. Anti-Tammany have
settled upon Andrew II. Green, the present
comptroller Of the city Mr.. Green is
personally devoted to Mr.. Tilden, and his
candidacy win not affect to any consider
able degree, if at all, the vote for the
national ticket. Tiden in 1874 defeated
Dix by over 10000 majority. Mr.. Ely in
the city will Just about double that MAORI
ty. Comptroller Green has written let
ter Withdrawing altogether from the con-
test for the Mayoralty. There are now
only two candidates in the field-Ely and
Dix.
The registry of New York was compile
ted on Saturday, and her million popula-
ton, with Tammany laying the ground
work for unexampled frauds, registers but
1S3,06S voters, while Philadelphia, with
oue-fourth less population, registers 1885,
900. In New York no man can vote
unless registered, while registration here is
not an indispensable qualification. Query;
If Tammany is about to perpetrate a
stupendous fraud for Tilden in New York
on $4,000 registered voters out of mil.
lion, what do the Pilgrims of Philadelphia
mean to do with registration of 1856, 900
out Of three.quarters of million? Re-
fcrrcd to Stokley, Kneass, Rowan, Nc
Mullen and Slack.--Phild. Times.
From every section of the country the
democratic tidal wave is grandly rolling.
Within the last ten days the waters have
been rising tremendously, aud threaten to
completely swallow up the last vestige of
corrupt radcalism. Occasionally you hear
a wicked, old-fashioned republican office.
holder swear that it is not going to be
much of shower, after all but the rank
and file are getting fearfully frightened,
and are prudently preparing for the com
ing storm. It's use, however-the way
of the transgressor is hard-and after the
election there won't be one left to tell the
tale.-Bah. Gdzettc.
The Deputy Marshals arrived in New
Orleans on Monday with fifteen citizens of
West Feliciana Parish, La, arrested for
conspiracy and intimidation of negroes in
duly last. The prisoners were held in
SIoO0 each to appear before the Novem-
Der term of the U. S. Court. These arrests
have been purposely deferred until now,
when they are part and parcel of design
to intimidate voters in that state to secure
it for Hayes and Wheeler.
At Democratic meeting at Raleigh,
N. G., few nights since, Judge Cantwell,
hitherto prominent Republican, said =
"lf l were Congressman of the United
States | would introduce a resolution for
the impeachment of Gen. Grant for two
reasons, if no other mean on account
of his violation of the legislative chamber
of Louisiana by Gen. De Trobriand, and
for his sending troops to South Carolina
without authority Of law"
WHOLESALE PURGING.-The party
managers in Philadelphia are making Wig
orous assaults upon the list of taxables in
that city. So far there havebe stricken
from the lists on Democratic petitions,
9,444; on Republican petitions, $50. This
is exclusive of the names marked ON the
lists of voters with cross, indicating that
the parties have either died or removed
from the divisions since the extra assess
ment.
Look on South Carolina and behold what
Grantism has done for at least one state in
the union The election of Hayes will be
the perpetuatiOn of Grantism The in
juries complained of in the Declaration of
Independence are outdone by the iniquities
of Grantism. The citizens of Louisiana
are now being arrested by the thousand by
United States marshals without warrant Of
law.
Men of Maryland All the signs of
the times indicate glorious victory for
the good old cause. But that should only
make you work the harder. Don't let a
single Democratic vote be lost by negli-
gence or indecision. We must have at
least twenty thousand majority in "the
Old Guard" for Tilden and reform
Baltimore Gazette.
Now that the Republican fire caters can t
get up row in South Carolina they are
turning their attention to Mississippi.
After meeting with disappointment there
they will no doubt march to Louisiana and
try their hand in that State. A fight is
their only hope in either of these States
we have mentioned, but they won't be
gratifed.
The democracy of New York made a
demonstration Thursday night which has
few, if any, equals in our political history.
1t was the forerunner of such triumph
as New York has never known. The
democrats of the Empire State are united
solid for Uncle Samuel. Their majority
will be away up in the tens of thousands.
The New York Stats Zeituag, the
leading German paper in America, is con.
fident that the Democrats will carry In
diana, Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey and Wisconsin, and would not be
surprised if Ohio would also be added to
the list.
Governor Tilden says that in order to
bring about better times the government
"must live within its income" And if he
is elected President, as he will be, our
taxes will be lowered, and our noses taken
from the grind-stone.
When Sitting Bull Morton opened the
Indiana campaign in August he said that
a Democratic victory in October meant
a triumph of the Confederate Democracy
throughout the nation in November"
The Indiana Democrats carry in their
q red flannel shirt, emblematic
OF the sanguinary under-garment which
the Republicans so fruitlcssly waved in
the late election.
The New York Times declares that
" the face Of the Republican party is
turned toward the future" It is certain
the party doesn't care to face the past. or
even the present.
At the close of Gen. Hampton's speech
at Graniteville, FIVE or six colorcd Demo.
Gratis, ROBBED in red flannel shirts, took him
bodily in their arms and placed him in
bis carriage.
Hayes took $4,000 back pay in 1866,
and is as essentially back pay grabbcr as
any man who took back nav in 1874 H.