National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

DEMOCRACY is the same old sixpence that It was
before the war.
ZACH CHANDLER is an old war horse, but no
Democratic rider can mount him.
IT seems TO be the general opinion that the Re-
publican party is making mighty good time on the
home stretch.
THE Southern States appear willing to run the
Government If the Northern States Will nay nine
tenths OF the taxes
THE Cincinnati Enquirer predicts that Charles
Foster will be nominated for Governor in the Ohio
Convention next week.
II Is announced In the Cleveland Leuder court
report that the case of "Jongee " Uncledc' will be
called i'll Columbus this week.
THE Detroit NewS Is for David Davis as q Demo-
cratic Presidential nominee in 1880 and for Zach
Chandler as the Republican nominee.
THE Buffalo Express thinks 1t was great mistake
In the Democracy not TO have prohibited military
interference just previous to the late rebellion.
THE choice of delegates thus far indicates that
Judge TAFT Will lead of in the Ohio Republican
Convention for the Gubernatorial nomination.
THE Mobile Register says "the negro has every
right in the South that a white man has" And so
he has but the bother is that he caut make use of
any OF them.
THEY are talking in Pennsylvania OF Representa-
tive Hendrck b. Wright as the candidate of the
Greenbackers and Democrats for State Treasurer If
bargain can be struck.
IL "Mene, meme, tekel upharsn" should be writ.
ten upon the bEows OF the Democratic Congressman,
the Cincinnati Enquirer says they would mistake it
for an advertisement of quack medicine.
THE Washington correspondent of the Democrat.
ic Richmond STATE calls Senator Edmunds that
willy old Vermont FOX, who Is at the bottom of many
Of the greatest woes Of the Democratic party"
IT is announced as by authority that General
Butler will run for Governor of Massachusetts this
fall. The Democratic party should put itself IN u
safe deposit vault at once.-NeW York Tribune.
WOULD II not be well for the Republican commit
tees all over the country TO- give Senator EatOns
speech q careful porusal2 How will II do for q
campaign document?-C Columbus journal REM
THE New York Sun predicts that the Democrats
1ptpQtll IL hp A riof
and the New York World implies that Democratic
defeat Is certain If the appropriation bills are not
passed.
A DEMOCRATIC exchange indignantly denies that
the Confederate Democratic majority in Congress is
becoming laughing stock. Correct; the COnied-
crate Democratic stock don't laugh now.-DetrOit
Post and Tribune (RCp,)
THE Bourbons IN Congress hold exaotly the same
sentiments they held in lsGl--not man of courage
among them Will deny that Have the people re-
solved TO vote for the same things they fought
against thon2 The supposiuon is inadmissible.
THERE is not a Democrat living who ever saw
troops ut any voting place on election day. but there
are thousands of Republicans who can testify to
seeing Democratic militia aud rifle clubs ut the
polls In southern states.-h'diandpolis Journal
tRe,)
SENATOR EATON insists with great emphasis that
II was not the war nor the emancipation procla-
nation that abolished slavery, but the amend
ment of the Constitution by the States. lie ought
to have added, while boasting of his rankuess that
he has always regarded that and the other amend
ment as "A crime"
UEcLE SAMUEL TILDEN kissed a baby on board a
steamer about TO depart for Europe last Saturday.
AS there were other babies on board, the ship Will
probably be quarantned on its arrival at the port of
destination til II can be determined whether that
kiss like the one he gave Dick Taylor, is infectious,
Kingston freeman.
JEFF DAvIs has Endorsed a petition TO the House
Committee on Pensions in behalf of Colonel @. j.
Wright. saying: II feel pride In the belief that
our Representatives will not allow the fact that he
was opposed 70 US n war to deprlye him Of what
they can consistently allow" JEFF Davis impu-
denCe Is monumental
MIR. NANCY Is another OF the Democratic Reform
IN the Senate, giving his clerk almost pleas
ant IA place at Government expense as Senator
CockTell gave the clerk who runs a newspaper and
a bank IN Missouri, while drawing pay from the
Senate. These may seem 10 be small matters but
do they not remotely suggest what the Democracy
would do If they captured the whole Government2 ;
Tribune