The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-08-26
Campaign Notes.

observation-disclosures - is new name for
soft money advocates.
The Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for the Governorship of Louisiana
| propose to stump the State together.
Nine times out of ten if you ask Dem,
ocrat What he thinks of Gov. Tilden's letter
the answer will be: well the fact is, |
have not had time to read it carefully yet"
Colonel Nicholas Smith, the son in law
of Horace Greeley, has offered an OK from
the Chappaqua farm for a Tilden and
Hendricks barbecue. Kill the prodigal,
the fatted calf has returned.
y Pennsylvania, who won SIT, 200 from
John MorrsSey, on a bet that Grant would
be elected, has staked 100000 on Hayes,
and Morrissey is reported in a reflective
mood.
1t has been ascertaned tina t not man of
the gang of "Moly Maguires in Schuykill
county, Pennsylvania, is a Republican, but
nearly every man killed by them was a
| Republican.
Henry Armitt Brown, the best orator in
Philadelphia, takes the stump for Hayes
and Wheeler.
Hendricks is said to be in a state of
y
| caricatures, upon IL card tackled to Tilden's
coat tail, like that of Gratz Brown, four
years ago, upon the coat tail of a much
| greater man than Tilden.
Two years ago. Tiden, in his speeches
| and letters, promised the laboring classes
| relief from their pecunary distress if he
was elected Governor. He makes the same
promises again, though everything has
| l., j
instration-Syracuse Journal.
| Another. "sign" has been discovered
| forcasting the future. The last five letters
give the infallible answer to the question,
Twill Hayes and Wheeler or Tilden and
| Hendricks be elected %
Wheel al yes sr yes er Il r,1ds ic X hicks
What do the American people think of a
man who withdrew from a church because
the pastor preach ID a sermon in favor of
upholding the government against traitors
in arms? That is what Hendricks did, and
now he wants the loyal masses of the coun-
try to make him Vice President of the
United states.-ADany Ece"ing Journal.
In his recent speech in the House Mr.
Garfield called attention to the fact that
| ltty-three separate Investigations had
been carried on by the House majority.
and that not one of them had found one
dollar stolen from the Treasury. Now sup
pose these Democrats 90 back and investl-
gate james Buchanan's administration a
little.
A correspondent writes in a private let
ter from New Lebanon, n. y, MIR. Tilden' S
| birthplace: 81 am sorry that any Boston
people are taking captive by Mr.. 1iden's
rcfnrmatory (a) movements. We here in
New Lebanon have found his great reduc-
ton in taxes sham. Taxes were higher
last year than the year before, or any year
of ordinary expenses since the war"
The Chicago Journal says: \ rural cd-
tor stepped up to Democratic candidate
in Kendall county one day this week and
| inquired: Z" How is it that you Democrats
can Grow the way you do - GLOW is it,
exclaimed the office seeker. "By heaven,
you would know how it was if you had
to 90 without any meat for eighteen years,
as we have doner' And the candidate
went off muttering to himself:
For hard panks or soft planks
| don't care red.
What | want is an office,
And without it I'm dead
Dead broke,
The Cleveland UeraM says: "The story
| of the first session of the first Democratic
House of Represent atives since the days of
James Buchanan can be told succincily and
truthfully, in the language of the general
confession of the Episcopal Prayer book.
The majority followed too much the de
vices and desires of their own hearts. They
left undone those things which they ought
tn have done, and did those things which