Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-16

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no sincerity in the claim, as the man
cannot be found who will risk $40 hat
on Ewing's election by any majority.
While the Republicans are not disposed
to brag, they offer two to one on Foster,
or even on 1O,0O0-some even 20 as
high as 10000"
THE RESULT IN MAINE.
Official returns of the recent Maine
election, comps red with the official re-
turns of the election last year, exhibit
some instructive party changes. The
returns of 1878 gave Connor, the admin
istration candidate for governor, $3.50
votes; Smith, the fiat.money candidate,
Al, ,511 votes, and Garcelon, the third
party candidate, 28, ,O8S votes. This year
Davis, the administration candidate, re-
ceived SO, ITO votes, a gain of IL, $50 over
last year. Garcelon, the third-party
OF ,247 since last year. 1t seems a faif
inference that the increase of votes for
the iatparty candidate this year came
from the third party, the gain of the
former and the loss of the latter being
nearly the same. The large increase Of
the administration party vote was made
up, it is supposable, by electors who, last
year, abstained from voting, and whose
greater interest in the result this year
may be ascribed, like Mr.. Tilden's dis
gust, to the reactionary course of the
southern brigadiers in ongress.- Chicago
Times.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
The New York Times presents the fol.
lowing brief but conclusive evidence Of
the advantages of the national bank cur.
reDcy:
AS bearing on the fitness of the
national bank currency to adapt itself
to the necessities of the business com.
munity, the report of the controller Of
the currency as to the changes in the
circulating notes of the banks this
year up to October LIST is interesting
The average increase in the amount o1
notes for the past eleven months hal
been rather more than $1,000,OOO pei
month, but the distribution of the in
crease is worthy of notice. For three
months previous to February, and fol
four months previous to September l,
the amount issued was much below the
average. During the spring months il
rose to 81, ,748, ,06l, and during last month
alone the increase was s., 480,973
When We recall that to between January
IA, 1875, and November l, 1877, the
circulation decreased $50, 900, 600, that
it then advanced within the next yea1
about $4,000, 900, and within the past
eleven months it has been sti1l further
increased by over 100000, the
flexibility of this currency is evident
while its actual value. now that redemp
tion has taken place, is constant. Such {
currency is infinitely better than one o.
rigid limits, or one changed according t
the caFrices of congress.
BECOMING SENSITIVE.
The Chicago Times makes this sensible
comment upon southern outrages, which
is all the more notable because tha
paper is not usually given to taking thu
Republican view of political questions
"The Times correspondent writes from
the Yazoo country that the white peopl,
of that region are terribly sensitive K
northern opinion The truth of thi'
statement is abundantly sttested to by
numerous expressions that have beer
drawn from southern papers by the lash
ings that have recently been admins
tered to the Mississippi barbarians by
organs of northern opinion; and The
sensitiveness betrayed is about the mos
hopeful symptom observable in the cas|
of the sick man of the south. When .
man writhes under q moral scourqing
there is some chance of his moral i'm
provement. The correspondent further
reports that the northerner travelling il
the south is frequently: told that if th'
northern press would stop now, and no
irritate' the south with any more sucl
severe criticism, things would get better
but if the castigation goes on, it will onl.
scomplicate' matters If that is th,
case, matters are in = fair way to b.
complicated, for the northern presf will
mol stop criticising until signs of amend
ment become visible. Northern opinion
will be very freely expressed until tn
shotgun shall cease to be the princips
weapon used in political contests, an
until it shall be possible for men, what
ever their color or birthplace, to expres
their opinions freely with some degree 9
safety, and until public opinion shal
cease t. uphold political mobs and shiel
political assassins. -s.-...-.....<-....s....,