The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-04
POLITICAL.

IL is tolerably safe to assume thnss
"Gentleman George" as Democratic
candidate for President is pretty thor
oughly shelved-unless he agrees to
contribute that $50, 200 or $50, 600 to
the campaign fund.-[Chicago Times.
That will not save him. Honest Sam
Tilden has millions OF railway grab
money to bid against Pendleton withal.
IL the Democrats believe all they say
about the way New Hampshire was
carried they will nominate the biggest
pile OF money and go in aud win
Buffalo Express.
Our democratic friends have rolled
as sweet morsels under their tongues
the incisive paragraphs Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, in regard to recent
DEVELOPMENTS in Washington. Here is
an item they eau give an extra roll to:
"As the Queen OF England's uncle, the
Duke Of York, sold commissions to get
money for his mistresses, and the latest
democratic Secretary Of War plunder-
ed the national srsenals for the use OF
traitors, perhaps the British tories and
American democrats should not moral
ize too profusely about the corruption
of professed republicans.
Who can blame the poor surviving
hero OF rebel atrocities who wrote the
following letter from Sandwich, ILL.,, to
the Chicago Inter- Ocean ?-"Evsry-
body is talking and writing about be-
ing in Andsrsonville. i was. too. /
was in Libby prison. While l was in
those horrible dens was starved. gag
ged, led out 10 be shot in retaliation
for tue alleged shooting OF their pris-
oners, aud suffered untold miseries.
saw my brother shot down by my side,
aud wiped his blood from my face.
say every rebel in the south ought to
/ be DISTINGUISHED, and il they do not
behave, put the southern states under
military laws aud make them behave.
Clymcr rushing into tho House, his
chief witness with all his evidence sew
enty-fivc miles away on the road to
Canada. Clymer putting the impeach-
ment through under pressure OF the
previous question, and not allowing q
nights deliberation upon it. is figure
in ludicrous contrast with Clymer in.
vestigating himself and citing witness
es TO disprovc charges that he was a.
fire with fever Of accusation on Bel
knap's account but chilly with an agu,
OF indifference where Pendleton was
concerned. The committee setting oui
to rip up and tear to pieces the Admin
istration has It's hands fun TO prevent
itself from being blown into disgrace
The man who sold the lions skin wa'
killed while hunting him Detroit
Post.
Tn this "ega Of Investigation" th'
Democratic candidates have TO TAX,
their chances. Mr.. Hendricks is ont
OF them. He is charged with being
member Of the indianapolis waite
works ring" which gave him s36, ,0c
, worth 81 stock for his influence TO be
! gin with. Hendricks, as a director Q
tho company, then voted TO sell 500,
! 600 OF the bonds at 97i cents 10 an 10
, disuopolis bank then voted 10 bu,
. them back at par then voted TO sci
, them to directors ring" OF vhicl
/ he was n member, at seventy cents
He also voted Ten Thousand dollar
I 10 himself and other directors 10
, guaranteeing the payment OF the IN
4 terest on the bonds. Unless this mat
ter is explained the Democrats will d
!. better to take Jay Gould or DaniI
1 Drew as their candidate than Her
!. dricks.