National Republican., 1878-10-23
POLITICIL NOTES.

THE Refomcr of the future will not keep con.
hdential nephew.
some people think It is no matter who speaks to
the Greeubdckers, but 1t is Dc La Mntyr.
THE caption man Of the Chicago Times heads
Tilden's card " Ideal Innocence"
SENATOR KERSAS will speak in Faneuil Hall,
Boston, this week, in behalf OF Judge Abbott
A CAMPAIGN of personrl defamation has always
been sure sgu OF overwhelming Democratic de.
feat
WHEN Colonel Ingcrsoll lectures on Some Mis-.
takes of Noses" docs he refer to Moses Manton
Marble2
THE Athens Messenger names Hon. James A. Gar.
field for next Governor. He can't be spared from
Congress.
GOVERNOR BISHOP thinks that Milt saylcrs soft.
money views had something 70 do with his defeat.
We guess 50.
CONGRESSMAN FOSTER thinks the greenback
movement Is at al end, but iOresees trouble from
the silver dollar.
SENATOR THURMAN is probably about sad over
Tilden's downfall as Samuel was over Thurman's
financial collapse In Ohio
|. THE State Republican Committee assert that
Grow Is the most popular ,spePkcr In PENNSYLVANIA
this campaign and more In request than any other
MOSTGOHERY BLAIRs grOtcsque defense of the
ciphers, that they are OF no account because they
were obtained from monopoly, beats .Iildens Ul
hollow.
THANK Heaven, one thing Is absolutely settled by
the Democratic newspapers. Nephew Pctons
chances for the Presidency are utterly squelchcd.-
Hartford COHuHt.
GOVERNOR CoLQUITr, of Georgia was asked by
the Democrats of Pennsylvania ~ come up and
take the stump for them, but has declined, plead.
ing press of Official duties.
The canvass OF Massachusetts, which the Repub.
lican state Comm tce has had in progress for some
time is not yet completed, but Is said 10 be thus far
very encouraging to the Republicans.
IL four Of the free States of this Union, having
Republican muorities ranging from 1900 10
2j0JD, men dare not put Republican ticket In the
field this Year To DO SO is to do 1t at the peril oi
their lives.
TuF nunrrcl bntween Wade Uamnton and Con.
crul 8 I. Gary, OF South Carolina is reported 10
be bitter that the former refuses to canvass the
state with the latter Gary protests that he VIII not
be gagged.
THE enumeration of the male Inhabitants over
the Of twCnty.O year. in Indiana IN the year
1871, which was made by state authority as the basis
for the legislative and Congressional appUTtiOn.
mellt of 1917, shows total Ol ii2,9IU whites and
$3.50 blacks.
WE now know what the Democratic cry of "rc.
! trynuhmeut und economy" meant In 1876. Ii meant
economy IN the purchase Of electors and returning
boards Mr. rildcn was determined to beat down
the price OF those articles.
Irmust have been Tilden's wicked nephew Pei.
| ton who took slOsOOD OF Chicago and Alton Kali
| road bonds TO rcmuncrate himself for his unce's
troubles Tilden was of course kept in profound
ignorance of the transaction.
| A DEMOCRATIC paper down In Kentucky protests
that Hon. j. L. s. Blackburn is not really In favor
of setting fire TO the National Bank buildings or Of
blowing up the Custom Houses. That was merely
hgutative language used 10 emphasize his love fol
greenbacks and devotion to free trade"
THE World (Deml thinks there has been 0
| whimsical turning of tables" on the fraud ques
trhng except In the light of Alexander stephens
prediction that the Potter fraud Inquiry would
turn out either farce or tragedy.
GENERAL EWING, the Grand Mogul of tho inia
| tlonists, wishes 10 have tho coparceners cNcOm
municaed, In order % preserve the immaculate
purity Of the party. iie is Elad TT Tilden was not
seated, however, Ewing would not have been
heard from. Nothing succeeds Ike success"