The Osceola times., 1876-04-08
CURRENT OPINION.

ALI that saves Alabama Haynes from
expulsion for selling that cadetship Is
the iron-clsd perjury Of Lawyer Lilly,
who sworc positively that he kept the
three thousand dollars, and that Hays
never kept cent Of 1t. The committee
has been unable to disprove this, al
though every member Is of the moral
conviction that Hays received some OF
the money.-Nashviue american Dem).
A correspondent Of the Boston Globe
says that there is an anti-bourbon demo-
cratic movement on foot In Washington,
for the nomination either of Supreme
Judge David Davis, of Illinois, or Of
General Winfield s. Hancock, for the
presidency, with ex-governor CASTOR, of
Massachusetts,, M second ON the ticket.
At the present time General Hancock
holds the second place in the affection of
young democrats.
The Harrisburg Patriot shows that
the carpetbaggeB of the south area two
edged calamity. They notonly rob their
immediate constituents, but the unrav-
cling Of their credentials is tax on the
exchequer of the nation. It is estimated
that II may cost as high as fifty thousand
dollars TO unwind Senator Spencer, 80 as
to expose him in the original cocoon con-
dition in which he undertook 10 buy his
way into the senate from the state Of Al
ALBANIA.
lT is denied that Senator Morton's son
receives twenty five thousand dollars
year as secretary Of the Alaska company,
which holds the seal contract illegally
awarded by Boutwell, and Richardson,
when those WORTHLESS engineered the job
beiy of the treasury department. The
young man, il is said, receives only the
modest salary of twenty five hundred dol
lars year. Who, then, IL may be per-
tinently asked, gets the remainder of the
twenty thousand dollars Chicago
Times (Ind).
By a decision of the United States
supreme court, the election law under
which Federal officers have been ena-
abled to persecute and intimidate white
voters of the sOuth-under pretext of
Furnishing them for interfering with the
colorcd population-has been declared
unconstitutional and void. The deci-
sion is likely to seriously cripple the
administration in its endcavors to car
ry the southern states this summer in
the interests of the carpetbaggers and
senegambians.-Chicdgo Times Ind).
BRIsrow towers head and shoulders
above all republican competitors to-day,
and, as consequence, il drawing the fire
of the whole squad. He will be a strong
man if he cultivates the assaults now in
preparation. Blaine has another broad
side ready for him, and Morton claims
to have mortgage upon the whole
negro vote of the south; Conkling swears
he shall not have New York, and the
rest of the pack, "Tray, Blanch and
Sweetheart" yelp in unhappy and un-
melodious concert.-Phiiddeiphia Chron-
icie { Dem).
We wish the republican party could
be disabused of the erroneous impression
that its fortunes are indissolubly linked
with those of the vulgar, dishonest,
drunken reprobate who pollutes the air
of the white house. This country has
suffered too much from bul-puppetry in
high places. And it isn't such a diff
cult matter to shuttle off president, after
all. The wings did it in the case of
Tyler, and the republicans did it with
Andrew Johnson-a much better and
stronger man than Grant ever -
Indianapolis Herald (RP).
UNDER the head of "The Garbage
Heap" the Cleveland Plain Dealer pub
fishes the following interesting list Of re-
publican shortcomings:
BELKNAPi
BABCOCki
PACIFIC MALL
BOSS sHEfHERDi
NAVY rRAUnSi
CASEY AND MURPHY
BRISTOW's MULESi
THE SECOR SCANDAL
sCHENCk EFfLUvIUMi
ST. DOMINGO BUSINESS,
RoBESuN AND HIS JoBsi
pELANn AND HIS SON JOHN
GEN. wILLIAMs's LAvNpuLET,
SALE OF ARMS To THE FRENCH,