The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-16
Political Notes.

Republican state convention in Missouri, |
May "a A full attendance of the friends |
of Mr.. Blaine is expected.
Pass the word all along the line No
oflice-holding delegates to the Cincinnati
convention. Louis Globe Democrat.
If the honest men of both parties should
come to the front and compare notes, they
would have to cudgel their brains to find
anything to differ about.
Congressman Townsend of Troy writes
home to correct an erroneous report that
he had enlisted for Blaine. His personal
preference" is for Conkling.
The democrats of the third district of
Connecticut have nominated David A.
Wells, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of H. II. Starkweather.
1t is suggested that the bill for the ad-
mission of New Mexico should properly
be entitled, "a bill to enable Roman
Catholic bishop to elect two United States
senator's"
The republicans of the third district of
Connecticut, at Putnam, Tuesday, nomi-
mated by reclamation the Hon. John l.
Waite to succeed the late Congressman
| Slarkweather.
The congressional naval investigation
seems to have given one man fits already,
| although he is only witness. Better
keep he Wolf from the door of congress
| if it affects him so.-Ot,cdgo Times.
An actual canvass of the republican SEN
ators of the New York legislature shows
that only three out of twenty are openly
and warmly in favor of Senator Conklings
nomination. These are Doolittle, Harris
and Vedder.
The Worlds Washington special says
there is new conclusive proof in the hands
of the committee on expenditures of the
department of justice that Williams, when
attorney general sold himself and his Office
for the sum of $4,000. The proof is an
autograph letter of Mr.. Williams
The Worcester Gazette thinks that call
signs point to Bristow as the choice of the
republican masses for their candidate for
president II coy'o fuitner tnau "any in
telligent observer must perceive that in
Massachusetts the old politicians who pre-
fer Blaine as one of themselves must take
back seats and give way to Briatow."
Roscoe Conkling's candidacy Tor the
presidency has been the mask for the third
term movement. Dropit. New York is
full of friends of Bristow who could carry
the state with the big Kentuckian for a
candidate. New York for Bristow in the
Cincinnati convention would nominate
him. Cincinnati Commercial.
We do not believe in newspapers any
more than politicians trying to forestall
public opinion by the premature indication
OF a candidate. 1t is better to allow the
people to make up their own minds about
it, and they are not going to be in a hurry
this year. But we observe with entire
complacency the present Bristow drift
Springfield Union.
In an editorial on "Brstow and the
Presidency" the Salem Observer of Satur-
day speaks as follows:
Now, as to the presidency, we have a
growing feeling that the man for the hour
is Bristow. His administration of the
treasury has certainly been signalized by
an earnest purpose to have decency and
honesty in the administration of public af.
fairs if possible.
The politicians are still quarrellng at
Washington as to who is responsible fol
Marsh being in Canada. The more peril.
nent question is, who is responsible for his
staying there? But neither is the main is.
sne-this is, who are the thieves, and who
are responsible for them The country il
done with Marsh and Belknap; Pendleton
and Robson, Randall and Grant are the
living issues. -SprinateM Republican.
, 1t is fact Of peculiar significance, tina,
no men are so popular 10 the ranks of the
republican party, to-day, as the faithful
and fearless officers who have pushed pro
, secutions and reforms most vigorously
! This undeniable fact indicates where the
heart of the republican masses is to bt
found. The candidate of the party fol-
president will be man not only personally
above suspicion, but earnestly and aggres
q lively in favor of good government and {
cleanly service. -HartJord Post.
And yet Blaine is good fellow. So Il
Bill King But Blaine has at least one re
deeming trait. That is, l suppose he mus
! have good, square trait somewhere in hi
= character for Grant hates him exceeding
ly-almost as exceedingly as he hates Calel
p. Marsh, the man who disturbed the sym
metry of his beautiful cabinet. This il
very creditable to Blaine, and argue
: against the theory of his total depravi
4 ty; for it, in addition to his other vices, b,
Q possessed the affection of Grant, We nigh
4 set him up as model OF turpitude. Wash
q ington Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
9 The New York Times sharply protest
s in leading article against the attempt o
. Mr.. CoDkling's Office holders to captur
!. the republican state convention, an,
Q specially against their raid on Mr.. Curtis
e New York is going to be the keyston
state, this year, 1t says, and this sort O
8 thing 10 the organization of defeat for tn,
|, republican party. Moreover SIN com
i mon with three-fourths of the party mem
l. bership throughout the state, we shout,
% have little respect for presidential
l. choice made by a convention deliberatel
J. packed for that purpose.
II l do not believe we gain much by GU
! much-trumpeted Investigations In improv
4 ing the quality of the men in our publ
!. service. believe Cakes Ames, for in
a stance, to have been man Of pure integri
IS ty and honor. I believe he died of
g. broken heart, and this, manly from hi
o failure in saving from disgrace other me
q who were his interiors. And l do no
,, believe that the way in which he wa
Il hunted down helps us to bring high tone
l. men into public service. believe VI
% must rely on the personal honor Of the me
we place In office.--Rsp. n. X. Hale.