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National Republican., 1878-07-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

WHAT has become Of "civil-service reform p
-Inter- Ocean.
ALExASDER STEPHENS will be renominated
without serious opposition.
THE delaware Democratic State Convention
is to be held at Dover on Tuesday, August 8.
ONE snort in Thurman's red bandana says
the Dayton Journal, Is worth thousand En-
quirers.
THAT baseball club Of Milwaukee must be
composed entirely Of Democrats-it is beaten
30 easily.
elected chairman Of the Michigan Democratic
State Committee.
THERE are a few Democratic counties to
hear from, but no new defalcation is reported
this mOrning.-CiHciandti Gazette.
JUDGE WILSON, of Winona, declines the use
of his name us Democratic candidate for Con-
grcss in the First district Of Minnesota.
As soon as the Potter. Butler committee find
the Sherman letter, they will Immediately
take up the case Of Charlie Ross.-ChieIgo ri
buHe.
PROCTOR KNOTT announces himself as a
candidate for reelection to Congress. This is
no joke. All OF knotts humor went into the
Duluth speech.
SENATOR MAXEY, on his return from WASH
ingtOn, was met in the depot in Paris, Texas,
where he resides, by u one-nIile long proces.
sion, aud he shook hands clean up the line.
lF Ohio Republicans can't sweep the State
this fall on the simple issue of re6uke, to, or
Il continuance of the gross abuse of power by
the late Democratic Legislature, they deserve
to DO deieated.-AkrOa b 'cOR.
TWENTY Ohio Democratic county treasurers
are in default. Some of them stole the money
outright aud ran OF with 1t, while others had
themselves bound and gagged and lay on the
| floor few hours to balance their books
This Is the age Of reform.
CLARKsoN POTTER, chairman of the fraud
committee, Is accused by ex.Doorkeeper POLK
Of attempting to induce Polk to make appoint.
ments to office contrary to law. Potter Is q
Democratic reformer.-Porfland (Me.) Press
GENERAL joe LANE. Of Oregon, who has
been out of public life since the Presidential
campaign Of 1850, Is quite active for a man of
his great age, and wants the Governor to send
him to fight Indians, aud the Legislature Of
Oregon to elect him United States Senator.
THE Minnesota papers have rumor that
Representative J. ii. Stewart will run as an
independent candidate for reelection to Con.
gress from the Third district of that State,
should General W. ID. Washburn carry oil the
nomination of the Republican convention.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Philadelphia
Press suggests US a ticket for 1850 benjamin. +,
Butler aud Mrs Agnes jerks with Powder
boats aud PetticOats" as the battle shout of
the campaign. Referred to the Potter com.
mittoe for considoration.-CiH Cincinnati Times.
The official report of the last session of Con.
grcss fills six volumes, comprising 400 pages
Any man who meditates voting the Demo.
cratic ticket this fall ought to be forced To read
the volumes " in course" He would be cured
Of Democratic leanings forevcr--N. Y Tribune
Hon ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, of Georgia,
is making preparations for vigorous can yass
Of his district He has purchased carriage
and pair OF horses, aud within the next ninety
days proposes to visit every county in his dis
National Republican., 1878-07-08
GRANT. MCCLELLAN, MEADE.

Here We arc, threatened again, this time
by the Sunday HraH, with GEORGE b. Nc,
CLELLAN rs II Democratic candidate in lssO
The Hr0M says;
The talk about nominating GRANT for 3
third term rcvlvcs the talk about choosing til,
present popular Governor OF New jersey L
run against him-the man who created tn,
Army Of the Potomac against the man who
butchercd il.
This is a lrightiul threat II involves I
possibility that the Democracy, after digging
deep in the cranberry marshes of New Jer
scy for candidate, will 90 through the
worry and heat Of campaign, and even til,
forms OF an election, while the candidat,
aforesaid will be yet occupied in making W
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE Philadelphia Times remarks, in effect,
that President HAYES is q poor orator at
the best, and, after advising him to keep his
mouth shut" like GRANT, bluntly says
"1f he has spoken word that will be re-
membered by his hearers we should like
to have II pointed, and we hereby agree to
"embalm 1t in print" We submit that our
wasp-like Quaker neighbor is in for o job OF
embalning. The speech that President
HAYES made Mt Atlanta, where he prnc-
tically apologized to the South for having
participated in the Union victory over the
rebellion, will ever be remembered. The
Iowa Republicans have already embalmed
it in their platform. Now let Colonel
MCCLURE do the same.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

GENERAL sHBRMAN's pointed criticisms
regarding the army bill lose none Of their
force by the accompanying characterization
ofthe Bounding BANNING. Atthe same time
his opinion that the Southern people hate
The Flag because it appears to them as a
symbol Of their defeat, carries no little
weight with it, But the press at large dis
covers something humorous in the new law
and is inclined to poke fun at the Cen
eral while it holds the House responsible
for its ludicrous iniquities. The Dayton
(Ohiol Journal, for example, remarks:
The new army bill offers 6ne theme for
MAST. He might exhibit General SHERMAN
reviewing the army on foot, and a lieutenant
Of marines cavorting around the quarter.deck
Of a msn-ofwsr on q highly.gingercd steed
drilling squad of sea.fring troops.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

As partisan General EPPA HUSToS has
not infrequently been guilty--as in the
Florida investigation, for example-of the
grossest violations Of the spirit of fair-deal-
ing with his political opponents. In this
respect he is no better and no worsc than
the average Virginia sham Conservative.
As non-partlsan, however, he has rendered
efficient service to the District of Columbia.
a fact which serves rs penapcc for many OF
his purely political misdoings. And it is a
fact which further serves to make him pop
ular aud add to his influence at the Capital
in such way as to enable him to proceed
in any effort he may attempt in behalf oi
his constituents with better chances of sue
cess than any new Representative could
even hope for.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

The touching solicitude of the Sunday
Herald in behalf of the Department people
who are mildly invited to contribute small
sums to the Republican Campaign Commit
tee, is duly appreciated. 1t is of such q
careful, protective kind that, us soon as the
Democratic party, through any fault of the
Republicans, gets into power, the people in
question will be studiously removed from
such temptations in the future. Meanwhile
the Herald wouldn't object seriously and
stren-uously if these same people were to
contribute to the Democratic campaign
fund.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

The new District Commissioners are care.
fully preparing and maturing plans for the
repair and improvement of our streets. In
the heart of the city there are many miles
Of wooden pavement so rotten as to render
them impossible. Perhaps it would be " ell
70 replace them with concrete before going
TO the expense of making new improvement.
that will require an extraordinary outlay
for grading and building foundations. But
the Commissioners will doubtless begin very
soon to equalize things, with view to the
accomplishment of the greatest benefit t.
all concerned
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE PORTER Court of Inquiry rcconvenes
Ais week. Meanwhile public interest in
its proceedings has not abated, and u true
appreciation Of the case in all its merits has
obtained widespread circulation. The idea
that PORTER seeks yindication with the aid,
as the Dayton Ohio Journal says, 'of va
riety Of ex-rebcl brigadiers," has assumed
shape, and it is generally conceded that as
the Journal further says, that was what
allied PORTER at the second battle of Bull
Run
National Republican., 1878-07-08

1T is the custom Of the Opposition to
scof and sneer at ELIZA PINKsroN, the
eolored victim of the louisiana bull-dozers.
This is IN keeping with the heartless bar
barity of party which owes its success ! 4
the South to the murder aud wholesale as
sass'nation of innocent votersi but it does
not detract one iota from the moral force
and effect of the womans testimony. Now
that she has rcasscrted that testimony, and
denounced its recantation as forgery. it il
natural to expect that the soothing and
sneerinG by these heartleSs Northern dema,
gogues and their murderous pals in the
South will be renewed.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
THE HOWL ABOUT GRANT" "

The GRANT movement, Us ii ia called, ha
its origin in the yearning desire of the peo-
pie for u stability of administration that was
unknown during the period when the P0r-
TER investigation was acknowledged to he
what it really is even now, an assault upon
the title of President HAYES 1t was
agreed that the tenacious, firm, and digni-
fled moral, as well as political, force of q
GRANT was then required, not only to over,
awe the seditious DISCRIMINATION schemes
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THIS is the second anniversary of the
Hamburg massacre. Not single one of the
asslssins OF that bloody day have been pun
ished, although they are all we'll known
and some of them have been indicted. Let
US Conciliate
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Inconsistency of Randairs Demagogis,n.


To The Editor Of he National Republican:
SIR: In the speech made by Speaker Ran.
dali at the banquet the other evening, he first
throws q sop to the communists, who have
been notifying the farmers that they must not
use grain binders and other labor.saving ma.
chimes in these words, as reported BY the tel.
egraph:
The manufacturing capacity OF the country was
largely augmented by the war, and the Govern
ment. as the purchaser was helper to that inter
est and that being lost, the manufacturing capac
ny was IN excess and our laborets are idle. To
irc genias has b,,n jroagI into piGv 10 dc cr-
| oiHs'On Gf manual tabor.
Then In the next paragraph, In suggesting q
remedy, he says:
Let our surplus capital be used IN pushing ar
sumpiion into Other countries ManuGcturers musl
put their shoulders to the wheel and not growl
at .oS SSonsrsss; Applause; BY the Introduction q
aud made IN II was before tho war,
Now, would like to have Mr.. Randall or
ANY other man" tell us how we are to "push
our manufactured articles into other countries"
unless We can produce them cheaper than they
can-and how we are to do that, with their
cheaper labor, except by the use of labor saving
inventions2
What does he meanH Does he want us 10
discard all our labor. saving inventions, and
go back to the condition we were in as British
colonies, when the laws Of the mother country
prohibited the establishment of Sitting mills,
iron mills, or the manufacture of wooden goods,
unless sold to British merchants and shipped
In British vesselsf Is that his idea? II Ger
tainly Is strange talk to come from public
man, and that, too, just when, by means of
these labor-saving inventions, we are not only
furnishing our own people all kinds Of manu-
factured goods at reduced prices, but are be-
ginning to compete successfully with Great
Britain, In the markets of the world
1t only needs that attention be called to the
two extracts above to show their inconsistency
and the contemplate demogogism of their au-
thor. AN AMERICAN.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

amenities and private responsibilities were
clearly illustrated the other day when he
deliberately and dishonorabiy withheld
from publication an ofieial letter regarding
the POTTER investigation, to which he
made garbling and unwarranted public
reply.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
DIED.

RAMsAY.-on the 9Th instant GEoRoE DOUGLAS
RAMSAY Jr.. captain Of ordnnnce, " \. A., second
son Of Brevet Maor-General George d. Ramsay,
u. \. A.
Funeral nom St. Johns Church this evening at
o'clock The relatives and friends OF the family are
respectfully inyi:et to attend without further no.
tee. :
In the War Department printing office died yesier-
day morning, a. iO.1 o'clock OF consumption. He
was great sufferer for several yeals aid had fought
the disease with great determination, aud bore his
suffering patiently to the last lie was highly re-
~ tcird by his numerous acquaintance lie leaves a
" ife aud two children.
The funeral will take place from his late residence
2 Myrtle street, to morrow even n {, nj o'clock.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
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National Republican., 1878-07-08

TIE Democrats, under the lead OF NoOR-
nEEs, EWING and other financial doctors OF
less intelligence, in the last session of Con-
gress, attempted to stave of Resumption.
It will soon be an accomplished fact, how
ever, and another vexed political question
will have been settled by the honest and
progressive policy of the Republican party.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

ELIZA PTSHsTON denies having made
any affidavit recauting her testimony re-
garding the election frauds of ls76. We
said at the time the alleged recantation was
printed that it bore the marks of manu-
faetured aud unreliable document.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE weakest defense yet made of FITZ-
JOHN PORTER are the current attacks upon
General PORE, who il not on trial, and upon
whose acts history has or will pronounce an
intelligent verdict. The question now at
Issue is whether PORTER disobeyed the or
des Of his superior officer on the battle
field. 1t is question, too, easy OF solution,
for POTTER admits the disobedience, aud
his defense seems to be based upon excuses
manufactured or obtained recently for his
fatal and criminal insubOrdination. Incl
dcntally General Pores campaign plans
may come up for discussion in this connec-
ton but the discussion will not inure 10
PoRTER'5 advantage, for II will show that
the miscarriage Of those plans was due in
part to PORTER's unsoldierly conduct. No
one, not even General POPE himself we be-
lieVe, has ever defended the manner in
which the battle in question was fought,
for it is known that MCDowELL's command,
for example, was engaged by battalions
only, OF bligades at the most, andithat when
battalion or brigade had been whipped,
another was sent in to meet the same fate.
In fact, General PoPE lost the battle and a
great victory that at one time appeared to
be within his grasp, simply because his sub
ordinates did not fight as they should have
fought 1t may not be popular to say such
things, but II is nevertheless true that Pores
plan of the fight was perfect and that,
though PORTER was mainly to blame for
his defeat, there are Others some of whom are
now dead, who will share the responsibility
of that defeat in the light Of true aud un-
prejudiced historical analysis.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE civil rights bill is a law, and no evil
effects have followed from it, even where its
provisions are recognized and enforced. A
similar experienc, will follow in the matter
Of specie Resumption.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Needs New Blood.

NOV YORK Commercial Advertiscr.l
delegation from Virginia Is In town to concert
measures for encouraging emigration to that State
The old Mother of Statesmen undoubtedly needs
new blood. How TO Introduce 1t Is the question
Her lands are fertile, her climate propitous and
her people hospitabe. But her tendencies are con.
scrvativc. and growth comes OF enterprise auda.
city, business shrcwdncss, industry and tact Can
virginia lay claim to all these conditions OF sue.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Special Friends Of President Hay res.

l"lscoHhln Sttle JOuTnhl,l
The special friends Of President Hayes from Ohio
To Senator Matthews Is already elected Repre.
sentative j. d. Cox declines a re.eleGtion and the
Democratic abominatlon IN the way Of an appor.
tonmcnt Of Congressional districts has rendered
the reelection Of Mr. Foster improbable at least
These three constituted the special friends Of the
President from his own State
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Phil sheridan's Headquarters.

General Phil Sherldans headquarters In Chicago
are now In process Of moying-not to St Louis, but
70 the Honore block In Chicago. II Is Inferred from
the announcement In the Chicago papers that the
rent Of the new building Is paid by the citizens
Cnicago, who were considerably exercised at the
prospect OF losing millions OF dollars hitherto ex.
pended there for the purchase Of supplies and other
expenses Incidental 70 the support of tho army.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Badly spawned.
cleveland Leader.

lNiNNc'uHu
speaker Randall has caught the politicians dis.
ease-President on the bran-and natter. himself
that he may be the Democratic dark horse in 1850
Senator Wallace would be willing to certify that
Samuel Is not only dark horse, but badly spay.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

DESPITE the expenditures required to
meet the deficiencies caused by the blum
dering of the Democratic House, specie pay
ment is at hand.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
U They Have Children,

Have Agnes and Eliza and Weber and Anderson
all got children? Nothing. only we were thinking
what the next generation In Louisiana would do.
with no solid truth tellers--but II they have child.
ron--its all right.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
Impeach Its o wn witnesses,

Ikhhshs CITY JournaII
Whoever before heard OF a great marty undertnk.
ing to make case, and then lmpeach Its own wit.
nesses7 This is what the Potter committee Is
doing every day. Thcrc never was such fat ce
played on national stage before.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

lT seems that the Democratic voters Of
the sixteenth Illinois district are still
welded to the misguided belief that BILL
MORRISON is u statesman. st. Clair and
Madison, two OF the most populous counties
in the district, have instructed" for him,
md his denomination is probably certain,
As there is u Democratic majority OF about
1000 in the district his reelection will fol-
low us a matter OF course. But, as matter
of choice, if REDDY WELSH, HORATIO
BOLSTER, BARNEY AARON, or any other
pnzc-riug plug could be elected in his
place the general public would rejoice.
JoE CoBrRN, now in the penitentiary, rotten
In body and mind rs he is from life of be-
sOtted dissipation and devotion to the T..
r., is refined gentleman as compared with
this political bruiser, whose ideas Of official
National Republican., 1878-07-08

L. L. WEBER has certainly earned a ma.
tional reputation at the expense of honor
and decency. His acknowledgements
statement in which, as the Hartford Couran
mildly expresses it, "he accuses his mur.
"dered brother OF being lying fraud" is SC
evidently recklessly put together piece Of
perjury that it carries no weight with it
save that which will aid in sinking him tC
the deeper depths Of loathing and contempt
No wonder that the POTTER Perjury Mil
ceased grinding for short period after
hearing this testimony. Even the brutal
clown MORRISON felt like rushing outdoor
TO get breath Of pure, fresh air.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
SUMMER RESORTS.

GooD COUNTRY BOARD CAN BE HAD NEAR
~ the Blue Ridge Mountains, convenient to depot
u beautiful country retreat, with abundant shade.
with riding and driving horses furnished trLweC kly,
at ~ per mouth for adults half price for children.
W. 8. POWELL,
jvGim Ninth street, between II and \ northwest.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
snswsed before starting.

New York Tribune
The great movement to nominate President
Hayes for second term seems 10 have struck All
obstinate snas before starting.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

new nOrk lribune.I
fAnanins were alive he would shuu Louisiana
as place Of abode. Tho competition would be toe
great.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
IfAnanias Nvefe Alive

trict, some of which he has not visited for
many years.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
May Have to Swallow Kim,

ICIheInnhU UhkotteI
The Enquirer does not love Thurman. His promi-
nence as Presidential candidate causes IL much
trouble, but II may have to swallow him.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

some TIME ago when the quid nuncs OF
the press were engaged in making an alli-
ance between General BEN BUTLER and the
Democracy, THE NATIONAL REPUBLIcAH
had the foresight to prophesy that he would
in time cut loose from both the Democratic
and Republican parties and espouse the
cause of the Nationals This espousal was
formally celebrated at Newburyport, Mass.
On the Fourth. The Widow had not co.
quetted and frisked about with the Com.
mune for nothing. The Nationals had
ogled back, winks and blinks had been freely
exchanged, and on the day mentioned She
threw herself body and soul into the oper
arms of Her admirer. But the address o.
the occasion, although clothed in the guis,
Of an Independence Day Grafton, was re,
pletc with Commvnistic assaults upon hel
former loyers-a fact that confirms our ex.
plantations of General BEN's course in the
POTTER committee, where he has assidu.
ously engaged in throwing mud upon both
parties We repeat our prediction of o
month ago that BuTLER will not only be
the National next candidate for Governor o
Massachusetts, but also for President in
1850. Meanwhile he win continue
to covertly encourage agrarianism
and will try to out-do HENDRIcK
WRIGHT, the rich Pennsylvania dem.
agogue, in pandering to the dangerous
passions and prejudices of the laboring
Glasses. If he should happen to impeach
President HAYES! And all the while he
will draw the interest on his bonds, the
profits from his bunting factory, and his in.
come from an extensive legal practice, just
to encourage and sharpen his sympathy
with the STRIVING millions. YOU know.
National Republican., 1878-07-08
SPECIE PAYMENT next month.

WHEN we shall have Resumed, the won
der will be "Why did we not do it sooner 2''
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE yigor OF perfect health Is communicated to
the entire system by the use OF DR.. Bulls Blood
Mixture, which Is professionally and popularity re-
cognized as the hest blood purifier known.
National Republican., 1878-07-08

THE State Central Committee of the Repub-
lican party Of Arkansas has decided to call no
convention this year, and to nominate no can
dldatcs.