The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-08-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.


Tweed.
The Republicans are talking now of
carrying New York state for Hayes
and Wheeler.
West Tennessee proposes to present
the name of Ex-Governor Isham q.
Harris for the seat of ex-President
Johnson in the Senate, now filled by
Judge Key.
The headquarters of the Republican
State Committee are at 1903 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia Hon. Henry H.
Hoyt, the efficient Chairman of last
year, is the Chairman this year with
Major Norris as Secretary.
The proposition to run William NJ.
Evarts, the eminent lawyer, as the
Republican candidate for governor of
New York is favorably received not
only at home but abroad. Were he to
accept nomination there is very
little doubt but he would carry the
state by a sweeping majority.
Governor Hayes was not enticed
into the war by a commission. He
enlisted as a private; had mot time"
to go home to attend an election;
rose to the rank of general; has killed
offthree Democratic governors, and is
cirtain to make sure the obsequies of
Uncle Sammy next fall.
1t is unfortunate that General Grant
should feel that he has placed his adj
ministration in opposition to the sem
timents of Governor Hayes letter
That letter is satisfactory to the Re-
publican party and to the country,
and if necessary it should be the Presi-
dents first pleasure and duty to make
his administration conform to the
principles therein laid down.
The Ohio campaign was opened by
the Republicans of Ironton on Tues
day by the erection of large Hayes
and Wheeler pole, 220 feet high,
erected by the workingmen of the
mills and furnaces of that region. A
salute of thirtyeight guns was fired
by two Hayes batteries, and addresses
made by the leading Republicans to a
crowd of about 5000.
Tilden says the office holding class
have become so numerous, powerful
and unscrupulous that they assume to
control the elections. This probably
refers to the time when himself, Boss
Tweed and Tammany ring returned a
Democratic majority of more than H.
where the whole legal vote was less
than 1900,
Every time the editor of the Madison
Patriot, of Wisconsin, sits down to
write a soulstirring article in favor of
Tilden, this sentence, which he pub
lished two days before the Governor
was nominated, rises up and dis
couraged him: "Besides beinga hard
soft shinplaster anything-to- make
dollars man, Gov. Tilden is big rail
way shark, with a double row of teeth
all round"
From statements Just made public
it appears that the actual number OF
men on duty in the army is 26,079;
1880 are in the territories; 3,716 are in
Texas, and 1884 in the southern states.
General Terry has in the field l.l23
men and Crook !, 100, of which proba,
bly, fully 1900 are to-day fit for active
service. The remainder of the army
is doing garrison duty at forts in
northern states.
The creditors of the First National
Bank of Washington City will receive
every cent of their claims, the Comp
trolley of the Currencp having just
declared the final dividend of twenty.
five per cent, making in all dividends
amounting to one hundred per cent
How different this showing is from
that which usually followed the sus
pension of the old State banks, ant
yet the Democracy decry the Nationa
bank system.
The Albany Journal says New
York is a Republican State on full
vote, and produces the figures to prov
it. Tildens vote when he was electet
Governor was 4l6, 39l, the largest eve
polled for any Democratic ticket il
that State. AT the same time it wa
over $4,000 less than the Repuh
lican vote for Governor in 1872, whel
General Dix was elected, and whel
the full strength of the Republican
party was brought out by the excite
ment and importance of the nations
campaign.
"Good government, good will, goo
money and universal prosperity" al
the four good things which, Nj
Wheeler says the Republicans desir
to secure for the country. They al
lust what the country needs, and it
to be hoped it will receive them. Ba
government, hatred, unredeemabl
paper money and adversely are
curse to any nation. But if we hay
bad government we are sure to hay
all the other evils. Let us hope an
pray then for wise and prudent cour
sells in the administration OF ii
eountry's affairs.