The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-17

count, to push the claim of Mr.. Black !
burn, of Ky, for the Speakership. The
friends of Mr.. Blackburn assert also /
that he has other considerable support, /
aud they profess to look upon. him as
the most formidable candidate that
will be brought forward. AIr. Il. has
made no personal appeals as have some
of his competitors
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Notwithstanding the clamor of the
Radical RAIDS for an opportunity to dis
play their pent-up wrath against the
Southern policy of Mr.. Hayes, the fiat
has gone forth that the Extra Session
is not to be called until the 18th of Oc-
tober. This, the first proclamation of
Mf. Hayes, may be wise or not, 1t IS
evidently not pleasant to the political
ly fastidiOus stomach of the Blaine
Morton wing of the Radical party. At
the same time we agree with Mr..
Hayes in stopping the mouths of these
everlasting strife-stirrers, yet we must
confess that the Executive is rather
encroaching upon the Legislative
branch of the Government, in attempt
ing to provide for the army, without
special authority from the people
through thir Representatives in Con-
gress, more especially SO since it seems
to he the growing opinion that We can
not only do away with a large portion
of the present expensive display of
pretty uniformed idlers, but could,
without any great Inconvenience 10
the general welfare of the public, dis
pense with their services entirely
With no Southern States to police ,and
no Sitting Bulls to juggle scalping-
knives with, we fail to see the wisdom
of keeping standing army.
GRANTS GHOST
still stalks the WhiteHouse, With such
an influence upon His Fraudulency
that he too, must need excursions
around the country SO soon, in trips to
Philadelphia, Germantown, New York
and no one knows where else he re-
turns. We had hoped our Govern
ment were a permanent fixture, and
the laws enacted at the National Capt.
tai, but the circuit-riding the Federal
Government around in ones coat tail
pocket meets with hearty disapprov-
al from all good citizens.
SOUTHERN LEADERS.
A number of these gentlemen have
visited the White House, and given
Mr.. Hayes to understand that whilst
the Southern people are very much
gratitied with his Southern Policy,
there would be few if any of them
! that would leave the Democratic party.
At which Mr.. Hayes evidently con-
cluded that his pet scheme had receiv-
ed wet blanket.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS
in the Departments is no less in vogue
now than during the late Presidential
campaign, and not a few of the delin-
i Quents have not only been notified that
they must settle up their arrearages,
but must come forward with another
assessment to be used in the Ohio and
other fall elections without further
hesitation or excuse, which means that
a failure to do so will cause their posi-
tions to be vacated.
BEN. BUTLER
Who has been nosing around the
White House on political matters gem
orally, for some reason is not so COM
municative as his usual frankness
would justify, and still hesitates to de-
fine his position on the situation. which
inclines good many to believe that
there is n grand COuP-DE-ErAT in the
wind, and Benny don't propose to be
caught in the political whirlwind, and
has his weather eye open tight"
THE MALlGNANTs:
If Mr.. Hayes has offered the prayer,
"Save me from my friends" it has been
certainly answered in his deliverance
from suah political maniacs rs Wade,
Wendell Phillips, Blaine Ss Co. Hav-
ing taken no part personally in the late
war, nor shot off anything except their
own Mouths, they do not realize that
the country is sick of contention as
well rs the pestilent demagogues
whose wOrdy wrath provoked
brave men to fighting. If MIR. Hayes
deserves the vituperation heaped
upon him by these fellows, the ma
jority which elected Mr.. Tiiden may
we'll reply, "Thou canst not say | did
it," They should not have been so
eager TO put Mr.. Hayes in the Presi-
| dency, and must now reap the reward
of their own evil doing. The AInINnE
dish don't seem to set we'll on their
stomachs.
! EUROPE.
The spirit of speculation engendered
by the European War, and rendered
more reckless and daring by the belief
that sooner or later all Europe will be
drawn into it's terrible vortex, hes
reached the quiet old burg of George