The Osceola times., 1876-04-29
POLITICAL NOTES.

the great Independent movement has
started. A conference to be held in New
York May Is, to pick out an angel and
elect him president Cincinnati Enquirer.
THE committee to investigate Missis-
sippi is composed Of Boutwell,, Oglssby
and Cameron, republicans. and Bayard
and M'Donald, democrats. A one
sided affair.
A PROPOSITION Is before the senate to
pay Pinchback for the severe labor of
iounging around the lObbies while Nor
ton was trying 10 get q seat for him.
Pinchback's time Is valuable.
The expose of Grant by the New
York World in the publication of the
Ford letter is confirmation strong as
proof of holy writ, that the president is
as bad as the company he keeps.
DIR. MUD, who set Wilkes Booths
shattered leg while he was still a fugi-
tive, has been elected to the Maryland
Legislature but being chosen as a repub-
lican and not democrat, no fierce howl
rends the air.
LOUIS BLANC, in his speech at Paris
on Sunday, commended American
statesmen for their exertions to restore
good feeling between the north and south.
NJ. Blanca should read few of MOrton's,
Blaine's and Boutwell's speeches.
WHENEVER, Of late, the telegraph
fails to bring TO hand some new present
ment against the honor and integrity of
Gen. Babcock, then it may be safely in
ferred that the wires are net in good
working order.-Chicago Tribune.
TaE Chicago Inter- Ocean speaks of the
story connecting Mr.. Blaine's name
with the transaction i'm Arkansas railroad
bonds as an anonymous SANDER" But
it Is not anonymous. II has the name
of Mr.. Harrison, of indianapolis, as its
endorser, and he is gentleman whose
word is as good as his bond, where he is
known.-Cn. Commercial.
THERE was such positive evidence
against Babcock bforc the grand jury that
one of the members sought personal
friend of the president, and told him
that unless the president at once ignored
Gen. Babcock, he would be badly
smirched, as the evidence was over
whelming against his late private secre-
tary, and this connection must involve
Grant.
THE dogged stubbornness with which
Grant sticks to mistake is prominent
characteristic. One OF the egregious
blunders of his executive career was his
failure to veto the increased salary bill,
including his own. Though consistent
in vetoing the bill to reduce his own
salary, it marks him doubly the worst
case of lost opportunity" that ever
figured In American politics. The presi-
dent and all his set are desperately " on
the make. ."-NdshviNe american.
A VAST amount of additional corrup.
ton in Secretary Robeson's department
is reported by telegraph from San Fran
cisco. The officers who have heen run
ming the Mare Island navy-yard, taking
advantage Of the remoteness from the
scat of government, have gone, appar-
emily, into all lengths of crookedness.
Senator Sargent is charged with lending
a helping hand TO these marine knaves,
and Robeson himself seems not TO have
been entirely ignorant of what has been
going on.
ADMITTING, because it cannot evade
it, that the republicans must be held re-
sponsible for the reeking official corrup-
tions of the last ten years, HarpePs
Weekly says the alternative proposed of
the ascendancy of the democratic party
is "only contemptible." And yet II has
long been good old-fashioned custom in
this country, when one party remained
so long in power rs to become corrupt,
to resort to the alternative Of substitut-
ing change. No matter what party
should succeed the corrupt party of to-
day. it would be sure to be called the DEM
ocratic party, under whatever name it
should assume. Revived war prejudices
should not interfere with the needful
civil service reforms of peace. NOparty
could be more dangerous to the pockets
and peace of American taxpayers just
new than the republican party. If this
country does not now badly need a
change Of party control, il never did
opd novar will