Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-24

silcraiiOus 10 Success Tlis : es-
perisiiy tie case with tie south,
which has DO Presidential candidate
Of it, Own 20 urge. and only ask
hat the nominee shall be the m2n
who can draw the largest support
from The Liberals AID Independents
Tiideu's strength IN he southland
almost every southern State is
claimed for him-cOnts solely from
the knO~leige Of bis strength in
the doubtful States Of the cas-;
without whose vote neither party
ran elec; Us candidate. Either
Bsysri or HeDiliirks would be pre-
fsrrel, on personal grounds, hy
mzBy southern Who are pronounced
Tilden men. They argne that II
ne carry New York. New jersey
sDl COBnes-iicnf, we can soeceei
without Indiana AMI Ohio; but
that IL we carry the last named
States and lose New York. we shall
DC defeated. Liberal Republicans
Ike Gen Banks, and also The Dem
orraiic members o. Congress from
Massachusetts,, assert that Tilden
would even carry that State and
these assertions have lad great
weight with southern men here.
These are simple facts II the A.
SYMPTOMS sre false. they should Re
net AZ once. II xii 10; DO for the
party 20 make mistakes (; AMI there
i DO 6onii a. 70 tie diff Of south
err opinion DOW.
Almost everybody in Washington
knows ADD speaks 81 Grant a. ''ihe
Cd man The term originated q,
The White House With some Of the
messengers or clerks. several wears
so, and LOW the employees there
invariably refer 10 the Presiden; a.
the old nan Sam Bard, (which
vas postmaster" az Atlanta. Georgia
who ba- world vide reputation g.
a DeEspsper starter. and an invet-
crate third-termer, was wont to az
fectioDately style Grant "tbe old
man. before the latter dispOssessed
him Of bis Office. "Ab," be used
10 say with a sly wink. when efforts
were being made 10 Gust him, "me
and the old man are bunky dory.
Why, Won don't know how intimate
We are ! seldom 90 up TO the
White House during Office hours
| always call socially in the evening.
and We discuss matters over glass T.
u good old rye. They can't turn
me out 10, indeed. Ne AMI the .
Cd man are too good friends for
that Nevertheless Samuel was /
thrust out Of official life. mainly .
through the exertions Of POsimas-
ter General Jewell, who intima;ed .
10 the President that unless be was
permitted 70 remove him, be would .
retire from tie Cabinet. Bot what
! started out for 10 say was
hat Grant is piniDg over the re-
,traiut imposed upon him by Con-
yress, and longs 20 pitch his tent
Ior the summer by the sad sea
waves az Long Branch. With
SHAKESPEARE be exclaims, having
reference 20 the continuance Of the
present session. "there is something
90 much Of this" When Con-
yress adjourned it's session, two
7ears ago this spring. his stud Of
iOrses and other things necessary
o make life endurable at Long
Branch had already been shipped
o the latter place, and within two
lours after the close Of the session,
le was en route TO the same point
" express train. Judging from
resent appearances, it will he far
nto the summer before he will he
ble to enhale the sea breeze IN
ess, indeed, he should take it into
lis head to carry out the principle
e advocated in his late message to
be House, that President can as
egally transact executive business
t Sitka as in Washington. Ad-
lonished by recent events, how
yer, he will hardly he likely to
cave Washington until after Con-
ress adiourns