The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-01-04
POLITICAL S,ApS.

lhS Dal'lDCfe GaZeJt6 says tnat
there is a very strong movement in
Washington in favor of Colonel Broad
head, of Missouri, for the, Democratic
candidate for President. He is the
lawyer who assisted the government in
the whiskey suits in 1875.
The Cincinnati Commercial" has
now two pieces of legislation on its
mind which it would like to have Con-
gresS attend to. 1t would have SUBJ
sidiary coin made receivable for all dues,
and postal money orders issued for a
cent each and from all postoflices.
The Vicksburg (Niss.) "IIerald"
tells its readers that there is a feeling
rapidly growing in this section that we
have wasted too much effort in trying
to elect President, and that II will be
better for US If we devote our efforts in
the future to securing ma erial benefits.
The repudators iu the South Caro-.
lima Legislature seem to haye taken
courage during Governor Hampton's s
illness. The Charleston News says:
"There is blue news from Columbia
about the debt. The Bond Court will
be abolished most likely, and, if allow
ed to stand, no provision will be made
for the payment of the interest OH any
other Consolidation debt than that
which was declared to be valid by the
Bond Com mission.
Representative Abram S Hewitt is
reported as saying that his committee,
which has been investigating the in.
dustrial distress, will not be able to
make conclusive report at the present
session OF Congress, but that it will
simply report progress, aud that the
members OF it who have been re, elected
to the next Congress will take up the
investigation and carry it forward.
The Washington correspondent of
the Louisville Courier Journal says
"a northern Democratic editor, who
has been here for some days trying TO
get his party friends in the House around
to hard money, has left in disgust. He
found the party awaiting the success or
failure of resumption. believing, IL a
success, financial issues will drop out of
sight, and If a failure will shape the
party course accordingly. Meanwhile
they hold the same views as maintain
ed by them when the Greeuback move
ment was at its height"
The indianapolis journal" SAYS:
I'VE are 10 possession Of Information
>Nhich enables us to state that on the
next night after Senator Thurman's s
speech ION the Blaine resolution] was
delivered a private caucus OF leading
Democrats was held in Washington, and
after free discussion. it was agreed
that Senator Thurman had made fata
blunler, and irreparably damaged hi,
Presidential chances" The damaging
sentiment referred to is his declaration
81 do know that property. intelligence
and education will assert their suprem,
acy everywhere on the face of The
globe" This, 1t is charged, is an af
fIont TO the masses.
The Boston "-Advertiser" (Rep.) }
discussing again the Blaine resolution
says: "We lefuse to believe that con
siderable number of the southern white
} people do not feel the infinite disgrac,
of such measures as have been used t
carry the elections in their part of tn,
country. 1t only requires that the Ques
, ton shall be presented in its prope
light to bring from them Rcondemuatiol
of the practices. This Is not TO be dom
by attacking the whole people indis
eriminately. II the South is loBesll,
! Democratic, neither the North nor Re
> publlcaps anywhere have anything 4
) say-except to convert it. Ifit Is Dem
3 Ocratic only by eompulsioR and intimid
! alton OF th" majority, 1t ought to b,
. compelled by the united public opinion
D of all parties and all sections to ALLOW
to every man his rights. But is states
manship to cure so great an evil as ha
been exposed. And lie must be a yer,
I s'nguine man who sees in the tur
which the Senate debate has taken an,
assurance either that legal authority O
, public opinion will find aud apply tn
) remedy"
! Notwithstanding all the fuss tina
= has been made about Senator Thurman
? being and pot being candidate 70
, GQyeTuor OF Ohio next summer, 1t
perfectly well understood in Washing
D ton that be will be nominated. Sena
tor Thurman does not desire TO be
9 eandidatei he will not seek the nom,na
. tion, but his friends will Insist that he
the only man who can be elected TIL
friends " several other candidat,s vii