The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-27
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
The Democratic politicians OF Wis
consin estimate that Tilden will carry |
that State by ten thousand majority.
-Emmerson Etheridge. Of Tennessee,
announces himself as an independent
candidate for Congress in the Memphis
District.
Hon. W. j. Allen, of Southern Him
ois, reports his section OF the State
united on the st. Louis nominations, and
we'll organized for the campaign.
The Cleveland Leader (Dem.) sug-
gesss the nomination of an Independent
in Garfield's District, in order to draw
OFF enough strength to defeat Garfield.
1t is announced that Ex-Governor
Horatio Seymour, Of New York, will
take the stump for the Democratic ticket
in Indiana during the October canvass.
Tine Springfield Republican Liberal)
thinks the Massachusetts delegation in
the next Congress will be solid Repub-
lean. Now the delegation stands 6 Re-
publicans TO Democrats.
The two Republican factions in Ala
bama have agreed to withdraw their
rival tickets, and place a new one in the
field, whereby they have hope Of carry
ing the election in that State.
| The Congressional representation
| Of the ten Western States now stands
A Democrats to IS Republicans. A care
lul estimate recently made shows that
the representation OF those States in the
| next Congress will be % Republicans 10
1 = Democrats.
| Sam. BOwles, he of the Springfield
Republican, is favOrably mentioned as
d candidate for Congress. BOwles says
tue average quality of Congressional
candidates Ougut TO be improved. He
intends to show his faith by mis- works
The Hon. Marshall Jewell, Ex-POst-
masler General, contradicts the state
ment that he is candidaW for Congress.
He is reported as having said that there
vas but one place he wouldn't rather go
TO than to the HOuse-and that place
| ISN'T on this earth.
The New York sun says: ''Watch
the Democratic COHgressmen! We have
not much confidence in the Democrats
who lead the party in the present House
OI Representatives oil Inc L nIIed ) aies-
| They are-mOst Of them-cO UpAs atIyely
small men. the Creations OF accident
Inc Democrats must have stronger men
iu the next Congress-
George F. HOar declines a renOm-
nation to Congress on the grounds OF a
desire to return to his profession, say
ling: 'sThe capacity to follow my pro-
lession Will be lost by remaining away
from it any longer, ami 1t l. neither IOI
sour interest nor hIs that your Repre-
sem alive should become dependent on
holding public office either for happiness,
Occupation. or support"
The Phi adelpAia Press (Rep.) says
If Congress should repeal the act pro
yiding for the resumption Of specie pay
ments. Mr.. Tilden must retire from the
candidacy which he has informally ac
cepted. II it refuses, Mr.. Hendr cks
Ituust decline a nomination which n
, would gladly accept as a steppIng-stOn'
to iutu.e power and place, but whOss
acceptance under the terms offered hin
would % deadly personal insult, ans
ia his own State and section pOIitIca
annihIlaIlOn."
2 The Charleston Is. C.) News. speak
: ing Of the late outrage at Hamburg. says
The Ill effects oi the Hamburg atfai
r threaten to be more serious than we has
anticipated. We knew that it would b.
y INJURIOUS TO the Democracy; buE We dIi
J. not think LDat pubIIc Indignation in IN
: North would f4ss TO the height Of de
o manding that Governor TiiIeH, in hi
letter OF acceptance, s1all tell the cssuLtT
i what if elected, he will do to stop aB,
E punish tine killing OF negroes at In
| South"
4 This is an incident of the late exam
+ IInation into the Mississippi election. Il
+. Claiborne County = leading DemOcra
# was examined by Senator Boutwell,
allow DO you expect 10 carry this eIeC
} LiOn?- 'In the same way we did las
e Iyear," was the reply: s-and you mIxI
: as well understand that we are going 9
run that election just as we please i
> spite OF all the Senatorial COla miEtee
D that can be sent dOWR here" That vii
# do, slF; that will do" said Senator Bay
= ard, and the examination came TO
ipause.
The New York Herald says: 9Th er
was hardly a Democratic statesman G
e any note or marx in the last gener&tlO
n who did MT predict an exterminatin
q war OF racss in tue South as the prOl
able consequence OF emancipation. Tn
: fact that such = consequence has bee
Y accidentally averted Tor ten or eleVe
l. wears does not prove that they Wer
wrong in their estimate Of tendencies
, it only demonstrates the repressiV
d power Of the Federal government, WaIe
e aas kept these tendencies in abeyancS
a But IL il shall be the P0sIcy Of Denocrai
lc PresidenT 10 leave the TWO Faces IN IN
e South TO follow their own impulses wIIl
K out restraint, nobody can tell what ma
n happen. Tue very worst will hsppe
unIess all the great IiguIs Of the DsIns
u cratic party IN the last age were utterl
le mIstaken.S
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