The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-19
POLITICAL TITBITs.

The Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep) wants to know
what's the matter, as Hayes's message has not a
word about Civil Service Reform.
The New York Tribune says: 1.-THE Republican
party has not won the battle Of $780," Mr.. Jay
Gould Is correct for once.
Ex Gov Foote Of Mississippi, has been nomin.
ated by Hayes as Superintendent Of the Mint at
New Orleans, to succeed Gov Hahn. He Is a res
directed Old Line Whig
No rich American ever knows what he ia worth
After his death hiS family are generally glad to
make his fortune pay off his debts
The New Hampshire tramp law hasn't left
above hundred vagabonds in the State, and that
hundred are on thegit
We should like TO know what John Sherman
Intends to send Mrs. jerks for her Christmas
gift.
General Beauregard has peen appointed Adju-
tant General of Louisiana by Governor Nichols.
Now for another bugle blast from Blaine.
Blsine's iHcondiary scheme for firing the North.
ern heart against the Southern one will turn out
fiat failure. He is quack.
ma AUJCe III ulb ucbbhb6 buVlbeb GOVeIu-
ment to inquire into South Carolina fraud. 1t is
certainly very unbecoming in man who holds
his position by no other tenure than fraud to talk
about investigating fraud,
The Peril of the Hour Is what is ailing Mr.. Blaine
just now, and he has livery bad
Mr.. Secretary schurs has been able to keep up
his end of the controversy with Sheridan to this
tinna He oh IN fatro q
The entire willingness Of the Democrats to enter
upon thorough investigation Of all election
frauds, North and South, is taking all the thunder
out Of Blaine.
II President Hayes has any other record" of
these Southern elections to offer, where did he get
1t, and on what authority that in the face OF all
this aboundlng prtnG Jdcie evidence to account
for the results even in Louisiana and in South
Carolina he should assume before the country the
serious responsibility Of charging these results
to intimidation before the election or fraud Of.
ter 1t.
The Senate passed the Edmunds Electoral Bill.
1t will hardly be able to run the gauntlet Of debate
In the House. It is also doubtful whether 1t
should.
Dennis Kearuey, on reaching his sand-hin on
the Pacific said, Damn the Democrats" Denis,
we fear, is disappointed statesman. Such always
run into profanity,
Senator Blaine can not carry the whole Of his
party with him In his Southern movement, his az.
itation Of the late war. There are Republicans
who wish the war ended
An effort will be made this coming session Of the
New York Legislature to make the Erie Canal free
of tolls, the object being to prevent trade being
diverted to other points on the seaboard,
Macaulay characterized the English treatment
OF the Irish people as the policy of whipping
them until they cry, and then whipping them be-
cause they cry" The same remark, says the
Richmond Wing, applies with equal force to the
policy which the Republican party observes TO-
ward the South.
The city Of Yincennes, Indiana, will celebrate |
next Tuesday the centennial Of the capture of
that post by the British troops. We are not dis.
posed to be CsptOus in the matter Of centennial |
glories, but would merely remark that If we were
engineering the thing we WOd wait few months
until we could celebrate Its reCapture by our own
side.
We only wish that Blaine and his whole tribe
we're compelled to place themselves and their
property under negro rule as absolute as any
hey demand for the persons and property Of
others.
The day before Blaine made his speech In the
senate, General Garfield, declared in the House
hat "the man who attempts to get up political
excitement on the old sectional issues will find
himself without the support Of the country"
orville Grant, brother Of the ex President has
'een discharged from the New Jersey Insane Aay.
um. He is completely restored 70 health.
1t ign't every married man who Is willing to
axe an oath Of allegiance to his mOther-in.laW.
'ut that 10 what the Marquis Of LOrne did when
le became Governor General Of Canada - Clinton
Id.) Herald.
Garfield proposes to gain the good ill Of the
ouniry by accepting Its foremost thought, the
estoratiOn OF business. He will Outbid Blaine,
7hose constant appeal to hate aud bittnerness
'in leave him political and moral wreck
'itS Post
Blaine need not kick against the pricks Grant
sherman win be the next Republican candi.
ate' Blaine was slaughtered at Cincinnati the
lme time that Morton was. Bloody shirt speech.
are out OF date, and now avail little or nothing,
Richmond Independent.