Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-30
POLITICAL.

The Clymer Committee threaten to overhaul
the Signal Service Bureau.
Once M re that familiar sound floats from
Springfield Mass: 81 tell you Charles Francis
Adams is the man."
A Kentucky paper says Mr.. Blackburn has had
the compliment of being adopted into the Sioux
tribe under the name of the "Roaring Wind of
the Bluegrass"
A bill requiring every original article or letter
published in California newspaper to be signed
with the writers name has passed the Senate Of
that State.
The Washington National Republican says
that private letters received from Georgia convey
the startling intelligence that ku-klux organiza-
tons in that State have again commenced to prac
tice their deeds of blood.
The New York Tribune asks: "Why should the
people trust the Democratic party? They don t
that is, the people in general don't. Saloon and
hotel keepers are the only people who crust it
now.-Norristo,cn Herald (Rep.)
The Chicago Tribune says that Minister Wash
burne, if elected Governor Of Illinois, will not
permit his name to be used in connection with the
Senatorship. If he should be nominated for the
Presidency, however, the Tribune admits he
would be disposed to accept
The evidence against the legality of the cleo
ton of Spencer before the Senate Committee now
examining that matter, does not amount to much,
except in disclosing a low standard Of political
morals in Alabama.
Mr.. Randall was to have no deficiency bills
That was a part of the Democratic policy. But
the Investigations have cost much he has
changed his mind and will bring in his little bill,
or possibly two OR three of them yet.
A Democratic paper in Georgia reports that the
Republicans of that State will support an indie
pendent candidate for Governor, and that they in
tend organizing for vigorous campaign in the
Presidential contest, and have serious notions of
making the fight hot in many of the Congress-
al Districts.
Our first choice is James G. Blaine Of Maine,
whom we regard as the ablest and strongest can
ddate before the American people. Our choice
for the Vice Presidency is the present Secretary
Of the Treasury, Gen. B. II. Bfistow of Ken
lucky Like Mr.. Blaine, he is young energetic,
loyal, and incorruptible, just the sort of man to
awaken the enthusiasm of Young America
Gold Hill (Nen.) Neacs (Rep)
The U. S. Supreme Court has decided in the
kentucky election case that the Federal election
law under which certain white parties were in
dcted for interfering with the exercise Of suffrage
by the coored voters is unconstitutional and void
In the Grant parish case the Court decided the en-
forcement act to be unconstitutional, thus affirm
ing the opinion of Justice Brady in the Court be-
low.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has all his
available force of clerks at work answering call
from the House for complete list of all the stock
holders in the two thousand national banks. If
printed it will make ten volumes. The object OF
the call is to ascertain what Congressman own
bank stock. The Comptroller cannot finish the
list for two weeks. 1t will cost the Government
more than $l0,0 900. Its only possible purpose is
to be used by grcenback demagogues to prevent
Congressman who are stockholders in national
banks from voting on any bill affecting national
banks. The Comptroller says he could have fur
nished a list of Congressman stock holders in a
few days at slight expense.