The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30
POLITICAL PEN POINTS.

necessary."-Cdrt Scturz in his late sneecb ot
Cleveland Wv
And after that Chandler & Co. told him
they had had enough reform" Since then
Schnrz has confined himself strictly to tn e
financial question, where he can do no harm
AS the Boston Post says: "The position of
Carl Schurz is unchanged. T. Chandler still
mas MN by the naps of his neck and the seat
OF his pantaloons." He does, however, occa
slonaily discuss President Tilden's coming
administration. He must denounce some.
body's administration, and as the "party sa-
traps" will not allow him to speak about
Grant he takes it out on Tilden.
1t would be nothing more than right If the
government Is to pardon the Chicago whisky
and Bluiord Wilson made 10 serve out their
full term.-Joliet Sun.
That idea would be perfectly consistent
with radical ideas ofreform.
Ha'per's Weekly said of Ben Butler before
he was nominated:
"His nomination is the sign of dangerous
reaction, and his defeat becomes a Republican
duty. For if General Butler represents
the politics that is coming in with HAYES
even the vote of Massachusetts will be In
doubt"
But now he is saint In VOLTS clothing.
we reckon.
1t is the opinion of careful thinkers that
with vigorous canvass six Southern states
can be carried tor Hayes and Wheeler. and
such canvass will be made.-Joliet Sun.
All that is necessary IS t. send down troops
enough.
Here's another case of intimidation in the
south! The president of the Hayes and
Wheeler club at Hartford, N. c. has been in
dicted for larceny and put IN Jail. XXI.
If Governor Hayes possess such strong per.
sonal characteristics, that single-handed he
can hold in check the shrewd and treacher
Gus men with whom he Is surrounding him
sell, how is it that during his long public
career he has meyer been able to accomplish
anything bearing the stamp of his individu.
ality?-Joltet Signal.
What ails Cullom? Why don't he come to
Pekin to crate? He wanders around on all
sides of this city delivering bloody shirt har.
rangues, and silently passing over his crook
ed whisky transactions. Do come to Pek1n.
The people wish to see you awful bad. They
are eager and anxious to hear YOU spout.
And you Will get the hottest kind of red.hot
reception. Yes, come, If you can gather the
necessary stamina, -PehiR Times.
Ex.Speaker Blame is making savage
speeches agaio st the Democratic house. This
IS not surprising. ExSpeaker Blaine has
40 reason for being surprisingly exuberant
n his affection for body which brought out
he facts about those Little Rock and Fort
smith railroad bonds.-.St. Louis Republican.
The Chicago whisky thieves-Hcsing &
Co., were permitted on last Saturday to pay
heir fines, and take up their bed and walk
'ut of prison. And thus the party reforms
tself.
The Burlington Hduk.Eye (repubhcan) ad.
minister's this mild chastisement to II. b.
Hayes: "a man may cheat the tax. collector,
'ut 1t costs him barrel of money to explain
t away when he becomes candidate for
PRESIDENT"
Mr. Haync, colored member of the late
south Carolina republican convention, re-
marked in the convention that If there are,
IS Honest John Patterson had said, five
ears more OF good stealing in South Carroll
a." he is "glad of for 1t will only serve
he democracy right"
The new Yankee Doodle is now being sung
y millions of patriotic Americans:
The thieves and rogues have ruled the land,
And all the people swindled;
Expenses every year increase,
While revenues have swindled.
lis time to drive the rats and mice
From out the Treasury buildin';
here's only one can do the Job,
And HIM we call Sam Tilden."
The lnconsiderate republicans call Tilden
sham reiormer, but they cannot deny that
is sham reform is worth $4000,00) per an
um to the people of the state wherein he has
ut IT to the test.
OF President LINCoLN's cabinet "A oripi.
ally formed, only one member was COM
elled to withdraw on account of scandals
,nnected with the management of his de-
That member was Simon Came
IN Only three members of that cabinet now
rvive: Simon Cameron, secretary of war;
ideon Welles, secretary of the navy, and
ontgomery Blair, postmaster. general.
eles and Blair support Tilden. Cameron
pports Hayes,
1t is to be noted that while the reform re.
lblicans are chagrined at the nomination OF
ltler for congress In the seventh districl of
massachusetts,, the administration party is
lighted. The Washington Republican says:
" He is unquestionably man of far greater
ility than the editor of Hdrper'8 Weekly,
d greatly surpassed that gentleman on the
ore of patriotic devotion 10 his country in
e hour of It's greatest need. The country
about tired of hearing contumely heaped
on Gen. Butler. The people feel that his
lendid oralorlcal abilities are sadly needed
the present dough.face house"
On the 10Th INST Richard Masterson, ne
D who proposed 10 make a democratic
eech at Selma, Ala. was driven from the
nd by mob of republican negroes, and
uld have been killed if he had not been