The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

New York Republicans are un-
happy because Conkling had moth"
ing to SAY about the silver bill.
The Washington Post is wishing
itself very long life. It wants to
hive to see General Tom Ewing
President of these United States.
If there is anybody who has ever
said anything about the Presiden-
tial intrigue of last year and has
not been called liar, he can con-
slider that he has been overlooked in
the general confusion incident to
calm discussion of this interesting
matter.
Mr.. James @. Howard tumbled
into the New York Assistant APP
praisership a day or two ago, and
the natural inquiry followed Who
is James @. Howard7 All was
peaceful when it was learned that he
is from Ohio and wrote the life of
President Hayes.
Massachusetts, is waiting with
some anxiety to sec where Ben
Butler is going to drop. With the
unpreiudiced observer it is simply
the flip of copper whether he
goes back to the Democracy or falls
into the absorbing embrace. of the
new National party
Representative Southland, OF Ohio
has an elaborate proposition for
the election Of three presidents, to
constitute the executive branch of
the government Mr.. Sonthard, we
fear, doesn't understand how much
trouble the people of the United"
States have over ono president.
Where they don't have a Green j.
back party to fret. the. old parties,
they have something else. The
taxpayers elected their candidate
for senator in Santa Clara county,
California, last week. \ and the
working men chose the assembly
man. Things is mixedl
Some of the Republican organs
in New Hampshire are manifesting-
symptoms of uneasiness regarding
the result of tho election shortly to
occur in that State. The bloody
shirt has been dragged out by some
of them, confidence in the HAYES
platform seeming to have been
shattered to great, extent.
Some of the legislatures out
West are still adopting resolutions
urging the passage of the silver
bill. The Philadelphia Iymoshopes,
that somebody will kindly notify
them that the measure has got safel Y
through both houses, and give the
legislators chance to adjourn i inn b 4
time to do their spring plowing.
The Indiana Democracy ia some-
what torn up by O. conflict of
factions on one side are the
swallow tails and on the other are
the short-hairs. Governor Blue
Jeans Williams belongs to both
sides by spells Governor Hem
bricks is on the fence thinking it.
over, and Senator Voorhees, is doing
such big business in silver dollars
at Washington that he hasn't time
to 60 home and see the boys.
The Indianapolis JoslyndI saws:
that only one of the slate candi-
dates received a nomination at the
hands of the late Democratic Con-
vention in Indiana. The rural
delegates came in strong, and as
there were nearly thousand of them
with voting power in the, conven-
tion they ran things in a way that
some of the politicians despmed. and
turned out ticket which is gener-
ally we'll spoken Of: 49,.
They understand I'm Connecticut
that schools are for the education
OF youth and not for the benefit Of
politicians. The Republican Legis.
laturo of that State has lust. Re-
elected Mr.. Henry G. Miles, Demo.
crat, school fund commissioner.
over Mr. jeremiah Olney, the Re-
publican caucus candidate, because
OF Mr.. Miles eminent fitness and
fidelity as a public officer. New
England values her schools, and her,
people prove how we'll good schools
repay faithful direction.