The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-03-05
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The Montgomery. Ala, Advertiser
appeals 10 the Greenbackers not to for
sake the Democracy, and assures them
that there is nothing they desire that
the Democratic party is not willing to
afford them.
The number Of Senators who we're
drunk when the Silver bill passed is
now stated at l6. but only the names
Of Eaton, of Connecticut, Thurman, OF
Ohio, aud Sargent, Of California, ore
given. The others are as modest as
violets and do not make themselves
known.
They are beginning TO warm mp
little in New Hampshire. The Concord
Monitor urges the Republicans 10 re-
newed efforts by the plea that a Demo
cratic victory would be one in which
the murdercrs of Judge Chisolm and
his heroic daughter would join with
tiendish delight"
do not fear the investigation OF any
act OF mine connected with public Of
fee, aud boldly defy any inquiry or in
vestigation that may be made. L
neither claim 60 be better than other
men, nor am /, but in my public duty
/ have never consciously done q single
act that would not have spread before
the world without apology or explana-
ton Secretary Sherman.
According TO the New York Sun,
when President Grant told Hewitt he
should recognize the Presidential count
Of the President OF the Senate and in
augurate the candidate thus declared
elected, Hewitt told Lamar, Gibson &
Co. what the general had said, and
like Scott's coon they all came down,
aud supported the electoral commission
bill. These gentlemen recognize the
fact that what Grant said he meant and
there was no use fooling about il any
longer.
There nre audible growls from the
South because Of the indisposition Of
Northern Democrats 10 saction the pay
ment OF Southern claims. The recent
vote in the House against a demand of
this kind has caused good deal Of un-
happiness. The Southern Democrat
I
brother is good for IL he won't lend a
helping hand in time Of need. He says
be has verbal sympathy enough, but
what he wants is practical" sympa-
thy. he ought 10 be patient. The
Northern brother is merely playing
possum until his party gets control Of
the government. He won't stand in
the way Of any claims then.
Ex-Governor Bullock. OF Georgia, a
| Republican, who was chosen Governor
in lS6s for term OF four years but re-
signed the Office in 1871, was made the
target Of most bitter rebel persecution.
Criminal charges were brought against
| him, aud the courts have triumphantly
acquitted him. He disproved all
charges made against him in the mat
ters OF the purchase OF the State capi-
/ tol and the contract with the Tennes-
see car company. He showed that
during his term the valuation Of taxa
bile property increased S4s, 900, 900 ;
that his expenses were 5000 per
month less than those Of his Demo
cratic predecessor, and the expenses oil
the Democratic Legislature which i'm
mediately followed his term were 81 ,0OO
a month greater than those OF it's Re.
publican predecessor. The rate Of tax.
alton IL now 25 per cent. higher than II
was during his term. Ex-Governor
Bullock was n native Of New York, and
after resigning his position returned
north, but when the Georgia Bourbont
commenced their howl over "the dis
honest carpet-bag Governor" he re
turned south and promptly met The
criminal charges made against him. :
Tie trouble with him in the eyes o
tho chivalrous Democracy 81 Georgii
is that he is Republican and north
erner.
Governor McCreary, OF Kentucky
tells the story that while serving in tn
Confederate army be was captured
was held prisoner al Johnson's lslan'
was finally exchanged, and returned &
Richmond. lie met at the boarding
house table at the frat meal, Colone
/ Porter, now Governor OF Tennessee
General Holiday, now Governor of Viz
ginia. and Beverly Tucker, now Repre-
| sentative in Congress from Virginia
None Of them were iD good spirits, an
Mr.. McCreary SAYS: 1--WE little expect
ed that in less than fifteen years thre
| Of va would be Governors of states an
. the fourth q member OF Congress.
, The people Of that time, the patriots
! people struggling 10 save the Union
} were like Governor McCreary in on
thing, they little expected the quic
: return OF the rebels 10 power Sag
5 nav Republican.