American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-23
G.oree William Curtis saws the


George William Curtis says the
Republicans have nominated the
best State ticket ever made in New
York.
Hayes and Wheeler are in favor
of reLnLnding the south to military
rule until every Southern State
votes the Radical ticket.
A renewed attempt to cOerce the
South il fOreshaduwed in the pro
gramme of the Republican party,
| rule or ruin is the Radical watch
word.
Texas is blim-full of laudable
) ambition to rank as banner State
among the DemOcatic common
wealths.
There is a prospect that Dorsey
B. Thomas will withdraw from the
contest in Tennessee in favor of Gov.
Porter.
COlOred Democratic clubs are
being org lnized throughout Sou b
Carolina, despite the mad efforts
of white and black Radicals to pre-
won't.
Wendell Philips: THE South
erner is . sl,rewd, able, unmatched
politician. We beat him on the
battle field; he will beat US at the
ballot box"
The press of the country generally
are congratulating> the Massachu
sets Democracy upon their nomin-
nation of Chall les Francis Adams for
Governor.
| Wendell Phillips is urging the
election of Ben Butler, "because the
people want honesty. capacity and
courage in public affairs" Did
you ever
Many Southern papers got their
political opinions from the Balti-
more Gazette. New York Herald.
Which ones, for instance?
The New Orleans Democrat has
been recognised by the State Cen
trail Committee, of Louisiana, as the
official organ of the Democratic
and Conservative party of Louisi
ana.
The New York Financial Chrcn-
icle says that if Gov. Tilden pur
ljured himself in making his income
return, the way he did, then every
honest man in the country did the
same thing
The Democratic State Convention
of New York, that recently nOmi-
mated Gov. Seymour, il called to
convene on Wednesday, September
18th, to nominate a candidate in
place Of Seymour.
The latest charge is that Gov.
Tilden was at the bottom of all the
New York riDgs. But it is not ad-
ded-that he got to the bottom OF
them in his successful effort to
break them.
Hon. Edwards Jussen, of Chica-
go, brother in.law Of Carl Schurz,
is to speak in Indiana for Tilden,
Hendricks and Reform. He il said
to be one of the most eloquent Ger
man orators in the West.
Judge Orr, of Columbus, Miss,
and formerly a leading Republican:
says Tilden is the only man that
can be depended upon to reform
the fearful abuses that R.dicalism
has fastened upon the government.
Governor Hayes is reported to
have been a primitive hard shell
KnOw-NOthIng. one of the "Put-
none bnt-Americans-On guard kind.
He was chaplain of q lodge in Gin
cinDati. Is this one Of his claims
on the support of Carl Schurz aud
the Germansf World.
And now comes the charge that
Radical Senators are urging the
discharge of soldiers widows, from
the various Government depart
ments at Washington, to make
room for their cOachmen aud cooks,
during their absence from the Capt.
tai. How's that for patroitismf
Gas in 1860. We are once more, my
friends, face to face with q united
South, with the Democratic party
in the North as it's subservient and
plant aily."-lWheeler at st. Al
bans.
The South is united, and the
Democrats OF the North-the only
fair minded Of your people arc our
allies. What Of that
The Hon. Alexander FL. Stephens
was recently called TO speak in the
town where the Congressional
Convention was to meet, and on
the same day, declined on the
ground his name having been meu.
toned as q candidate. We COM
mendlthe example ofGeorgias great |
COmmOner, to some of our latter.
day politicians, as one worthy of
their imitation.
1t is vigorous campaign with |
civil service reform for an ilnpor-
tant watch W ord, and the admins
tration which supports Hay es, is
turning out of treasury department |
clerks who have been form twenty |
to thirty years and have mastered |
every detail of the department. =
They are alleged to be incompetent
because they don't vote for Hayes,
who is to reform the civil service.