National Republican., 1878-10-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

SENATOR PESDLEros is to speak at Pittsburg to-
morrow evening.
RED CLOUD is as prolific In promises as tho
average Democratic politician.
THE Athens Messcnser names Hon. James A. Gar
field for Ohios next Governor.
THE Socialist candidates for Congress In the two
Cincinnati districts received total OF 53j votes.
"pRECIOUs little for the Democrats to crow over"
truly and sadly remarks the Davenport Democrat
TIL. Philadelphia Telegraph calls General Butler
the "hoodlum candidate for Governor Of Massa-
chuSetts." Next
PARTY that can breed such political excres-
conces as Tweed. Tlden & Co. has no right 10 exist
In this cUuntry.-Stnecd Falls Courier
THE Cleveland Herald says that Morrison Of
HOUSE. Ho would be an Improvement on sam
Randall.
Ex-GovERSoR wARNorH (Rspublican), Of Louisi-
ana, in recent conversation, predicted that tho
South would be solid until the Republican party
entirely dies out there.
THE canvass in Kansas Is now going on splend.
idly. Tho Republican meetings are large, the feel
ing excellent and all the time improving. Has,
kell is gaining every day.
The Democratic accounts Of tho way Democrats
are breaking up Republican meetings IN South
can tngle and his fingers Itch.
FRANKLIN II. LANE Is the Prohibition candidate
for Governor OF Pennsylvania. IL Is a long lane
that has no turning but in this case the turn will
not be In the direction Of Harrisburg.
SMITH N. WEED is an old hand at the business.
Tweed used him as lobbyist at Albany to buy
| members of tho Legislature. Tilden did not select
| q greenhorn to do his dirty work in South Caro-.
| lima.
THE New York Herald warns the inhabitants Of
Wade iiampton's province that whatever the shot
gun policy may effect In South Carolina IL makes
| States.
| LrEurESAsr.GovERSoR DoRsHEINER, Of New
York, is In Boston, and he thinks that the election
Of Butler would be highly discreditable to the
Democratic party, and Indirectly advises them 10
| supportTalbOt
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that the Republicans Ill gain two Representatives
In Congress at the coming election In that State.
| The delegation now contains five Republicans and
| three Democrats.
THERE was a time when the American people
would have taken the Iilden card at Its face value
That was before the days when the facts about the
| income tax and his career as u railroad wreCker
| became known.
THE Massachusetts, Republican Committee are
getting returns from careful cunvnssers Of many
| towns showing large Republican gains. Butler is
destined to be sent where the woodbinc twine,h,
there TO llngcr the rest Of his days.
| 1T is said that Holman and Tcmpleton, two OF
| the defeated Democratic candidates for Congress
IN Indiana will contest the seatOi their successful
rivals, hoping that the reckless pArtisanshlp OF
the democracy will seat them, regardless of their
defeat
GENERAL SAM CARY handles the Democracy with.
out gloves III his speeches. lie advises the Green
hackers to listen 10 no terms, but TO demand IAl
entire surrender of the DEMOCRACY. Sam Proposes
to keep the advantage while the Democrats are
down.
THE Washington correspondent OF the New Or
leans DsiRDcTdt writes over column to show why
the next speaker Of the House should be not Mr.
Randall, but Southern man He says 1t Is time
for the men who hold the power TO assert It, no
sectionally, but in a national spirit.
EXPERIENCE has proved that neither Washington
authorities nor Federal troops can prevent 0utragci
by Democratic BOurbOnS IN the South. The men
who eau prevent them arc the llHmptons aud II Is
the blunder of the South Carolina Governors lif
that he does not insist upon fair pay.-SprinNfe!d
| RcpulicdR.
D CHARLES c. CossToCK, the Greenback candldat,
| for Congress III tho Grand Rapids tMch.) district
has begun libel suit against two newspapers iC
defamation Of character, asking $1,000 damages IL
each case. With two libel suits aud u fight agains
two political parties, Mr.. COmsIOck will have hi
hands full
RANsDELlr the Washington correspondent Of TIN
Philadelphia Times. has discovered thoSpecial al
/ yantages OF safe Democratic ma jOHty IN the nOX
i Congress. He thinks the majority will be fiity
5 and says this will enable reliefs OF twenty-hv
members u be In tho nearest bur.roOm all til
time. Heretofore, owing W the small majority tn,
: Democrats have not been nbO 10 enjoy their drink
with any degree Of safety They wCrO often dis
turbed while Just getting at the merits of the cap
tiyatng cocktail or the seductive julep by breath
" less pages hurrylng from the House 10 summo
s them IN hot haste 70 vote on some party measure.