The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-07-05
POINTS IN POLITICS.


Blaine said that If Hayes signed the
Army bill be would write himself down an
ass, and Hayes has signed it.
Some Democratic papers are trying how
rs. J. Tildep, Of New York, and John NJ.
Palmer, Of Illinois," strikes the public ear.
Senator Bruce of MississipPi has word
that she exodus from that state is over for
the present, having carried off from six
thousand to ten thousand negroes.
The revival methods Of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey have been adapted to politics
by two Greenbackers in Maine, Messrs.
Randall and Lurton. Randall makes short
speeches, aud Lurton sings Greenback songs.
Representative Ladd (Gnbk., Me.) has
written a letter to Representative Lowe
(Gnbk., Ala.) deprecating the nomination Of
a Greenbaek ticket in Ohio in opposition to
Ewing, on the ground that Ewing is enough
of soft money man for any Greenbacker to
support.
The eastern newspapers having many
of them misspelled the name of the Green
back candidate for Governor in Minnesota,
the st. Paul Pioneer Press tells them that it
is "Ara," not ASA" Barton, adding: GAS
Ara is bound to fall in the battle let his name
be correctly bulletned."
The Boston Advertiser tells of a conver
sation correspondent had with the then
Senator Poland of Vermont few years ago
The Senator was asked what he thought of
the condition of things in Louisiana, to
which he replied: al think the other side
are id rascals, and | know our side
are"
Charles Foster, the Republican candi-
date for Governor of Ohio, is partner in six
different firms at Fostoria, his home. He is
a banker, dealer in general merchandise,
in grain and in hardware, and partner in
a spoke factory and in a barrel factory. lie
employs his capital also in various other
ways, aiding in the growth OF the town,
where he is very popular.
"A Washington despatch to the Cincin-
natl Commercial says: "Wel-informed Re-
publicans from Mississippi say there is no
! question but jefferson DAVIS will be return
ed to the United States Senate il he livesand
his disabilities are removed. All indication:
point very strongly in that direction, and
many Democrats from the same state do moi
deny that Davis will be a candidate They
| ~ oil afg nd hat ! ln iu a
candidate the Mississippi Legislature cannot
refuse to elect him."
The Democrats in Congress have shown
one thing, a: least, that ought to be scorec
up to their credit. No matter how violen
the opposition to them has been they hav,
always been courteous, gentlemanly ant
considerate. Even in the heat of debate NJ
insult has been uttered towards an opponent
and no apology for words spoken in debat
has been required Of any of them. No mat
ter how great the provocation, the Demo
cratic Senators and Representatives have re
strained their passions and stand before tn
country to-day as gentleman in debate a
well as in private life,-St. Paul Globe.
"A call to the colored people of Kentuck
TO meet in convention at Louisville on tn
r fifth Of July and consult for the welfare {
| their race says: "The present crisis throug
e which we as race ARE now passing, silentl
acquiesced in longer, will mark an epoch i
/ our history forever disgrace to us an
t our posterityi heritage, to go down I
our children that will eyer cause them I
G blush with shame, We had hoped thu
e through patience and endurance the wall
e caste and prejudice would have vanshet
IS and in its stead justice and harmony sprin
is up; but it is evident that we are hopir
II against hope, and our silence is being inte
e preted as ignorance of what our rights al
IF until our citlszenship will become not onl
l. farce, but one dsrobed of every right, an
1t confronted by determination.
,e In the last six months the Republican
b in Congress have pertinaeiously struggled
rs put the country back four years. This h
p been the single and clearly conceived obie
W Of a series Of operations which they ha,
m carried on with remarkable industry, aud
OF city and ingenuity. The Repu
e. lican leaders in Congress have by unceasil
Dr. insult and Misrepresentation since last D
cember done all they could do to create al
N perpetuate a new solid South. Surely it
le not too much to say that before the peop
n trust the Republican party with power aga
D. they have a right to demand and pruden
D. requires that they should demand the retir
" ment Of its present leaders in Congress an
or the substitution Of better men and a wis
h. and more national policy.-N. 7. Herald.
10 Mr.. Watterson now talks as follows
be regard to the cold ticket" and 1880: "If L
MS duty Of putting Democratic ticket in L
oo op we should unhesitatingly take the old tick
Te Mr.. Hendricks has acted an i'll part-a foe
rs ish part, we ought to say, just as he did, al
just as his friends did, in 1876. He ovC
~ rates himself lie has turned against t
le chief with whom we fought and by who
re side he was crushed down under brute for
eS and fraud-an older Democrat than he, al
p a wiser, better man. But Mr.. Hendricks
le after his fashion, an able and a respectful
el man we have never said he was so
n save in this, or a 'conspirator' save in thro'
at ing the weight Of such influence and san
D. tion as he has on the side of his friend al
:, backer, John Kelly. So, if we could ,
a. would name the old ticket, and use force
N necessary to compel Mr. Hendricks to a
sensbly for once in his life and do /
~ ~ duty"
ie The sloop OF war jamestown arrived
ln SHIN nn lha IlIh inst and nnchnral