The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-17
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at Cambridge next year.
+RknrAsER The Democratic Mass Meet
ing on Saturday, the 2Sth inst.
HAYrs' cabinet officers are stumping
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and other States,
GRrENBAcKs for every National Bank
note now in circulation, is what the peo-
pie want. 80 sTfas
TIE Democrats and Greenbackers in
Maine broke the Republican ranks after
thirty years hard fighting.
lEHE Soldiers National Reunion at
Marietta was attended by quite a num-
Der: Of people from this county. Il
ABOLISH the National Banks and issue
Greenbacks to take the place Of the
Blackbacks. That's the true doctrine:
The "Rag Baby" is growing power
fully, as 1t were. The election, news
from Maine IL mighty intsrestin' readin'. !
u THIRTY csses OF yellow fever, in the
vicinity OF the plague stricken steam.
boat, JoHs A. PORTER, near Galliopolis,
Ohios,ss aa-u HsIan sm-' rs,i 81 ~!
The use of GRANr's name for third
term, to boost the Republicans in the
contest in Maine, failed to enthuse the
people.
CARR. CowAN's militia company, of st.
ClairsviIle, carried off the second prize
inithe drill sat the Reunion at Marietta.
The Columbus Cadets took the fret.
HoN. GEoReR H. PRsDLEToN's speech
at Columbus on the 10th inst, is sound
on the Greenback issue and is full hof
solid facts on the sideasot the people.
IS THEremains of the Republican party
will be inferred in Ohio on Tuesday, the
9Th day of October. Friends Of the
family are respectfully invited to attend.
wAss'rtbat . terrible storm over IN
Maine on the 9th inst? Democratic
Greenback Legislature, Governor and
other State officers and o. S. Senator!
AN exchange pointedly says: The
church which drops the heathen business
and collects money for the fever.stricken
people Of the South, will display both
sense and religion. A''-''
JOHN D. PArrERscN, Republican Treas
urer of Guernsey county, is defsulter
in the sum OF ss,aOO. JoHs W. RoBlss
'has been appointed Treasurer Of the
comfy, ssL gE E EE
ANOTHER truthful expression from the
New York Herald: ..The surprising re,
suit of the Maine election is new dem.
onstration of the declining strength Of
the Republican party"
SosERoDr having remarked that there.
are seventy.seven muscles in the human
head the Belfast Me. Jo~rral remarks
that some people have seventy-six of
these muscles in their chins. e1at t1'ss
An election was held in Maine the
other day and the "Ohio idee" came out
ahead. The Democratic and Republican
Greenbackers carried. the day handsome
ley against the Republicans.
GENERAL JosEpH E. JOHNSTON is sixty
nine years old. He bears the scars of
eleven wounds. He is great walker;
and it is expected that he will make his
mark mainly in the committee rooms Of
Congress.
IA DRIppINa Wet Blanket for Senator
is the Herald's way of sum-
ming up the reeult OF the Maine elec-
lion. The nomination In 1880, for the
Presidency, awould be worth nothing to
him If he could get It."
ExAcrLY. TheZanesville Courier, Re-
publican, says n anything gould have
killed the Democratic party, The late re-
bellion would have dealt it its death
blow. Sinceit didn't die then, the Amer
can people can reasonably conclude that
I never will die as long as the Union
exists." ys.s. .s...,5r.,
A TELEGRAM from Augusta, Maine,
9th insts., explains the situation: "The
OF this city had hired Ma
coniam Hall and brass band for glo-
rifca,ion meeting tonight, at which
GARFIELD and General JOHN L.
SWIFT, of Boston, were to make speech.
es. But the hall was not lighted and
The band was requested not to make aug
demonstration. So for the first time b
fifteen years, there ie no congratulatory
rally in Augusta on election night"
I GfsrRAL BUrLEs. independent candi-
date for Governor in Massachusetts,
closed his speech ine North Adams on
the 9TH inst, in this style: 81 do not ask
jyouto support me as Republican. L do
moi ask you to support me as Demo-
cfat, I do not ask you 10 support me as
a gfeenbacker, ! do not ask you to sup
port me as laboring man, or upon any
issue At ell this vesr, except the issue OF
cleaning this State government and wash.
ing down the steps of,the Sta,e House
that 3 mans feet won't stick as he walks
down"
The New York Herald in a leader
on the. Maine election says: "The morti
flying check encountered by the Maine
Republicans is Of broader Significance
than its local effect In New England.
There can no longer be any REASONABLE,
doubt that the Democrats will contro
both houses Of the next Congress. They
Ewere slready sure OF the Senate aftel
the 4tk Of. Marcb, 1879. and they ma,
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