National Republican., 1878-05-08
POLITICIE NOTES.

ToLEDos new postmaster Is installed and
tho State Of Ohio feels very much as the ma
tion did after that little understanding was
reached at Appomattox Court. .House.-CiRcia.
matt Times
To DECLARE q seat vacant in the Senate
leaves room for new man. To declare SEN
atOrs head vacant simrly confirms fxed
opinion without changing the character of the
Congressional body. o. Piciyunc.
The Republican party goes into the cain
| paign this year not on the basis of mere dccla-
| rations but of actual achievement. The prac-
tical resumption of specie payments after
sixteen years Of rcpudation, marks an era in
party and in national history. 1t is plat
form" of itsc'f.-BHfaio Efpress.
THE Rock Island (ll.) Daily Union opposes
the denomination Of Hon. Thomas J. Honder-
son from the Sixth Illinois District. because lie
can't get this extravagant Congress to appro-
pirate six or seven millions Of dollars to build
the Rock Island and Hcnncfn Canal and II
lesser amount to build United States mint at
Rock Island.
The Land Office at Washington, one of the
most important auxiiaries to the development
| of the country, Is nine months behind hand
with its work, but Democratic economy takes
no note of this aud when promptness Is more
to be desired than ever before, the House cuts
down the clerical force so as 10 greatly cmbar-
rass the work Of the ofice.-KiHgstoa IN. ~
Freeman.
Our "crring Observation-Disclosures General
Key-says, in view of the Florida revelations,
he always believed that the electoral votes OF
Florida aud Louisiana belonged to Tilden, and
that Tildcn was legally elected but that Mr..
Hayes offered him place in his Cabinet, and
ho will hold II so long as Mr.. Hayes is pleased
TO have him there. Surely the crring Rrothcr
has promulgated platform OF principles by
which all patriotic Southern men can live aud
die.-AHgusta (Gd) Chronicle.
AFTER the nomination of Hayes and
Wheeler pictures of the candidates were pub
lshed. Mr.. Wheeler received, q day or two
after his nomination, a letter inclosing cut
Of him taken from a Chicago paper. The
writer said: William A. Wheeler, esq.-Sir
Il don't know you, but IL you look like this
picture, for Gods sake decline. Yours truly"
When Fremont was nominated In 1856 the
Tribune printed picture Of the Pathfinder, y
which looked like pirate expecting to be
hung In ten minutes. He said that picture
cost him 10000 votes.
"VAN," the Springfield Republicans exper-
fenced and well-informed Washington cores
pondent, Is another Of those whose observation
and reflection have led them to the conclusion
long held by many, that the United States is q
conglomerate, politically, and that the variou.
"irrepressible conflicts" which arc continually
, vexing the country arise primarily from the
) fact that the North and South are peoplea by
two different races. "The real ISSUE" say,
ivan" lis between two civilizations-North'
ern aud Southern" and the question Is, which
civilization shall govern the country Tho
correspondent has no doubt as to the answer
, Il have no fears" he says, that Democrats
such as see in Congress from the South and the
North can long govern this nation. 1t is i'm
possible. Either they will rapidly improve
or they will go into minority because of thsil
incompetence"