The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-05
POLITICAL PEN POINTS.

Carl Schurz, after writing the paragraph
in Hayes letter CT acceptance IN favor O
civil service reform with his own hand, says
"Never had civil service reformers bette
opportunity to fight with Il chance of rca
success mean the success of a cause-thal
by supporting Hayes. l shall support hin
heartily and actively'-at the rate of Sl,00
per speech he ought to have added. Civil
service reform, as defined in the Hayes letter
is to consist of keeping all the thieves now il
Office IN their places for four years longer
or in other words, it means third term Of
Grantism. Splendid consistency that on the
part of Carl Schurz
Eight years of Grantism, ending with three
years of starvation to the aboring classes
The rich growing richer and the poor poorer
When the democratic party hold out bread
TO the people, will they refuse II ?-Tr0y Press.
Forney's Press saws: "rwo better men
than Tilden for president and Hendricks for
vice president we have never known, and we
have known great many"
To which the Galesburg Press, a demo,
cratic sheet, candidIy adds:
Nov, if Forney's self had not that $4,000
corruption fund IN his pocket that PT6sS'
opinion would be worth good deal 10 Tilden
and Hendricks. As II Is, they will scarcely
thank him for his praise"
A contemporary says: Governor Hayes
gave his adherents good text when he SAID
in his recent reception speech: 81 under
stand very well that it was not on account of
my ability that | was chosen. There were
accidents and contingencies that caused this
result" That may be called campaign truth
The following paragraph is taken from the
New York Tribune of the 18th inst. The
Tribune is supporting Hayes and Wheeler
but has the honesty to allow Mr.. Tilden's
claim of Reformer:
"At least one republican journal sees the
absurdity of trying to defeat Tilden by call.
ing him sham reformer. The Boston Ad.
rertiser says frankly: He has done good
work as reformer, and is entitled to all the
credit OF it, The taxpayers of this state
know that reform which reduces their taxes
is not sham. The canal ring gentlemen
know there is no sham about it too.
Brick Pomeroy stakes his reputation as
reader of public opinion, on the prophecy
that Samuel j. Tilden will never be president
of the United States,-Aurora Ners
Brick made good many similar predic-
tons as to the success of the war to put down
the rebellion, but as a prophet Brick won't
do to bet on.
desire to perform what regard as a duty
in stating now my intleXible purpose, if elect
ed, not to be a candidate fot election to q !
second term.-Hayes' Letter.
Don't fret You'll never have chance TO I
break that pledge,
The first Hayes and Wheeler club in Chica.
60 is having the following set to music:
Ho no, comrades gee the signal
Waving IN the sky;
JEWELS hoisted, Brstow kicked out
Pratt and Dyer both have skipped out
Yaryan's high and dry
Hear the shouts from Chic. to Frisco,
Rutherford is nigh.
Hold the swag, for Hayes is coming;
Ulysses keeps the till;
Send the news to Ben BciStow-
Zach will foot the bill,
Having been close student Of Grants ad.
ministratiOn, Sitting Bull demands the right
to steal when, where and what he chooscs.--i
Pittsburgh Post.
a Tilden club of colored men has been or
ganized in Richmond, Va.
Remember fellow-citizens, that the men
who are asking you to vote for blr. Hayes
are the very same persons who, four years
ago, were telling you how necessary it was
to elect the present incumbent, -C0u1iorJ0ur.
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