The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-04
Poiiucsl Notes.

A negro named Mert was elected cir
cult court clerk Of Bolivar county.
Miss, over two white competitors.
many whites voting for him on account
Of his superior publication.
The Greenback party claimed that
they would poll 9 hundred thousand
votes in Ohio. Lsst year they pollei
thirty eight thousand, and this year
nine thousand eight hundred and twen-
ty-nine. This is the Greenback boom.
A Southern Representative in Con-
gress, whose name is not given. but
who is described as y staunch Dsm0-
orat, has told q reporter that the Deino-
Gratis will have all they want to do in
keeping the South 'ssolidn as the next
election, and thst II the Democratic
dIssenaons in New York State continre
the South will look out for itself.
The citizsns of Indiana viii vote next
April on constitutional amendment
changing the time OF State elections
from October to November. II adopt
ed, this would leave Ohio the only
October S.ate;o but it is said that tie
amendment is not likely to be ratified
because the people of Indiana have enl-
tivated a taste for exciting elections.
Ia recent interview Senator Bayard
says: ''The Republican patty should
be disqualified because Of its sectlonal-
ism. A man who hates one part OF the
country is not fit to be President over
al oft. Aud yet this publication Is the
essential one for the Republican candi-
date. 1t has been settled beyond all
doubt that this Ia to be the Union Of
States, Indlssoluble and whole.
A movement ia said to be on foot in
o iio to send Senator Thurman to tho
House from the Columbus district, his
home, when his term in the Senate ox-
pires. Judge Thurman was a Con-
gresham thirty-four years ago aud
would make q good one now. He
ought to be kept in position where
he is capable of doing so much good
The Seymour boom seems to be gaiu-
ing strength every day, and is evideni-
ly progressing satisfac,orily-to its pro-
Jectors, at least. On the other hand,
Mr.. Seymour explicitly disolaims any
know ledge of various movements look
ing to the harmony of the party, with
which his name has been connected
from time to time, and repeats IN the
most positive form his determination
not to accept the candidacy for any po-
sition, nor to take any sctive part In
any way in political or public affairs.
San Antonio Herald: Senator Coke
does not like Senator Bayard, ana un~.
like
n1otn. n.u
The reason why who could not tell.
Senator Coke can tell the reason of bis
dislike it is that Mr.. Bayard Is no in-l
flationist like Senator Coke; bat
we fancy the outlook is good deal
better for Mr.. Bayard's financial Views
than it was last spring and good deal
worse for Coke's. Nobody talks about
putting the latter forward as o can-
didacy for the presidency. He accuses
Senator Bayard of being 'sno friend TO
the South" Such condemnation Of
one as hlgh-minded as Bsyard, ip,
rightly understood, q compliments.
Senator Baysrd is not sectionalist.
while Coke talks like pettifogger,
In the Cincinnati Commercial OF the
sixteenth Mr.. Halstead says: .'W6
nave 10 IeIuATk OF LUIS lnht luc putzItr
clans who are for Grant oil assume that
the people are driving them. This We
believe to be great folly and delusinp.
The silence of Grant on tins sui jet
does rot seem TO us so impressive as 10
others. Indeed, it is farce that win
loon be laughed OF. II Grants friendn
suppose that he,will get the nomiuasion
without contest they are foolish. Do
they suppose Sherman and Blaine viii
put their hands on their mouths and
tFsfi- Daerths-intha duek hafnre Grant
presence of his gloryG II Gen. Grant
is wanted for the third term by nearly
everybody but few politicians jealous
of his overshadowing prestige. and the
country needs him as the enc strong
man, 1t would be sheer pervermiy IN
him not to consent TO hold the Office Of
President, or whateser We might name
1t, for life. We have not heard just
now OF his intense indifference TO the
presidency for the first time. lie IS
the only man who ever esteemed. it Q
sacrifice to take that place"