National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-03
POLITfC1E NOTES.

The Indianapolis Daily sun has gone to Join that
innumerable caravan OF newspapers started to "fll
q lOng-ielt want"
Ex.sECRETARy FISH thinks the most remarkable
thing about General Grant Is "his respect for good
women and truthful men,"
JOHN BRowN, JR. wants General Grant nominated
by the Republican party in 1880 because "hls trunl.
pet is not one of uncertain sound"
A CoSyENTIoS Of Ohio Prohibitionists TO nomi-
nate u full State ticket has been called 10 meet a,
Columbus on the 10Th of next month
THE Greenback Terre Haute Express, pulling AWAY
the veil of futurity. sees Grant and Tden arrayed
against each other in 1880 with Grant the winner.
A MISSISSIPPI paper says that "the questions OF
war have simply been removed from the battle.
field TO the balloiboX. The principles of The
southern people must and shall rule this country
WITH the gathering of Logan. Conkling, Carpen.
ter, and Cameron the Boston Herald is bound to
concede that all the premonitions of Grant cam.
paign are not confined 10 Democratic newspapers
Hos. GoDLoyE $. ORTIZ was not member of the
Congress which passed the salary grab bin, and
hence the charge of having voted for that measure
espondence, Is Incorrect.
QuoTINd the Utica Herald'S remark that "senator
Conkling does not strike below the belt, as Hayes
mo, after Conkling strikes there generally is not
enough left Of Il man 10 hang belt on"
SOME way Thurman and Butler don't seem to
make any startling discoveries about
bul-dozing and Intimidation. II will not do for
Benjamin TO back down II he is to be the next GOV.
| ernor Of the Bay state.-C Chicago Inter. Ocean.
THE Rhode Island Legislature has been advised
by witty member to advertise for something TO do
The House has spent one day in euloglzing a
member detained at home by accident and II re.
fuses to consider proposition for an early adjourn.
ment,
A LITTLE country paper in Ohio having pro.
claimed that Grant Is not necessity In 1880 the
Cincinnati Commercial has invited The editor 10
come doHn aud makea visit, insisting that he har.
ness up The old hoss so as TO bring his folks and
stay all night
THERE isscarCely Republican In an office in
the whole State Of South Carolina aud yet we arc
told by the Charleston Nel0s the leading Demo
cratic organ, that the expected reforms have uol
arrived. and that the financial condition of The
State was never SO bad as II is now.
DIR. BLACKBURN leads In the Democratic race for
the nomination TO the Goyenorship of Kentucky
He says that William Allen, Of Ohio is his eandi.
date for the Presidency In 1880 and that If he
lie elected We will realize the dreams Of Cal.
hOun.
THE Democratic party In Indiana embraces less
| than half the voting population. In the name OF
| an honest apportionment and u fair count they
propose by the new re'apportiohment to seize
seYentenths OF the Congressional and siXtenths OF
| the Legislative representation.
The rlnl press is again doing great deal In the
way Of S. ]. TildeD, The point is made that with
| out New York the Democrats caunot elect Their
man, aud that Tilden is the old man whD can carry
| the Empire State. OF course Mr. Tiden Is ignorant
| of the movement He Is always being surprised -
| Cincinnati Enquirer
ONE need not go far nor seek very profoundly
| for the causes which have led to the return 81
Logan aud Carpenter TO the United States Senate,
1 the reelection of Conkling and Cameron and
| which will soon return tho gallant old veteran
Chandler, of Michigan TO the place IN The sans
| body which he should not have been compelled to
I YRcate-O -ODdcasbHrg Journal.