The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-10-07
Campaign Notes.

Westliche Post: Millions for claim agents,
but not one cent for poor invalid soldiers.
That is Democracy.
The Irish delegation in Democratic
procession in Columbus, Ohio the other
night, kept step to the music of a colored
band.
They have had as many as 1888 Repnbli-
can speeches in week in Indiana recently
The best speakers in the country are par
ticipating in the canvass.
Colonel NJ. p. Nolan lifelong Demo-
crat and prominent lawyer of Dayton,
Ohio, has declared for Hayes He would
have remained silent, he says, but there is
too much at stake.
The Pittsburgh Commercial alludes to
the recent attempt of the New York Demo-
Gratis to patch up their ticket as an sat
tempt to mend broken eggs" The allusion
is unsavory.
Another Democratic performer" has
come to the front in Ohio. This time it is
the Democratic Treasurer of Van Vert
county, who can't or won't tell what he did
with $751; 900 Of the peoples money.
The Albany Journal says: "The hope
of the Democracy lies with those States
which sought to destroy the Union. The
hope of the Republican party is in the
States which fought for and saved the Re-
public"
A clergymen once boosted: {" write
sermon in three hours, and make nothing
of it. He seems to have been smarter than
Tilden. Tilden takes four weeks to make
an explanation, and then make nothing of
it.
Judge Jere Black has written a squib in
reply to one of General Garfield's speeches
1t is fine thing, graphic, terse-and is
only about six columns long in print
Judge Black will never get a newspaper
situation to boil down matter
The Charleston Ne,os heads telegram
with the announcement that the whites in
Robbins, S. c., are 60 in arms in self de-
fence" and under it was read: 1.-TWO
Whites Certainly Hattevile in
Danger-Only Twenty, five Or Thirty Ne
groes Killed, SO Far"
Gen. George b. Mcclellan has come out
for Tiden and Hendricks. 1t has taken
him nearly as long to do this as 1t did for
him to come out of the Chckahomlny
swamps. And he has probably "come
out " as he did then, with an overpowering
Democratic influence lifting him along.
Burlington Haukeye.
Washington tried five times before he
found woman who suited him. Uncle
Sammy Tilden tried only once; the lady
asked him to put his claims in writing, and
he has been at work on the document ever
since. The letter of acceptance was easier
than rolling off a log compared with this
great document of his life.
Mr.. Blaine is not taking back any of his
hard money sentiments in his speeches in
Indiana. He answers the soft-mouey claim
that the greenback is the best money in
the world by saying it would be a great
deal better if each dollar were worth one
hundred cents, and then tells this little
story: 81 don't suppose we will want the
gold when the greenback is exchangable
for it. | remember going to California
some time ago. had not seen gold for
some time. Laughter. drew $500. They
asked me how | would take it, and said
: in gold, and they gave me thirty $40 gold
pieces. | began to jingle them in one
pocket, and then in another, and pretty
soon | got them in my vest pocket, and
then | changed them back to my trousers
pockets. Laughter. 1t was the most
Internal nuisance | ever had laughter !,
and | went back to the bank and said:
For heavens sake, can't you give me
some good bills" Laughter. The re-
suit will be, when these greenbacks are at
par with gold, the minute you can get the
gold you won't want it. The fact is, many
of those | am now addressing, large pro-
portion of the present generation of vot
ers, never saw gold and silver as a medium
of exchange. They are like the boy who