National Republican., 1879-06-25
POLITICIL NOTES.

THURMAN leads the party into a blunder easier
than into back-dOwn.
IIENDHIcKs Is recruiting mis- health and resting
his tongue. prudent perSOn
THE prospects are that Charley Foster will carry
several Democratic, besides all the Republican
counties
Ex,GoyERNoG ITrNpRIcxs thinks that he and
DOrsheimcr, of New York. would make Il nice little
ticket for lSSO.-CiHcipHdH Commercial (IHd)
THE New Haven Union Is among the outside
papers which look over the border into New York
and predicta sweeping Republican victory in No
yomDcr
THE Brooklyn Eaq'c intimates that possibly Mr..
Tilden will himself be candidate for Governor
next iGll, What walk-oyer that would DO for the
JEFF DAVIS says he never saw Il Southern woman
reconstructed Jeif forgels that for short time he
was Southern woman aud the hurried recon-
structiOn that followed.
THE Ohio dilemma Is stated thus "If Ewing be
defeated the defeat hurts the party as whole by
the mere fact of his nomination. II he Is elected
1850"
xIF the electoral issue which Mr.. TMDESs enemies
IN Congress have tried so hard to send to the is
alive and kicking next year. there Is no escaping
the man who embOdes lt.-LOuiSrWe CJrier-JOur-
nal (Den,J
THERE is great astonishment In Indiana over the
announcement Of Voorhees, that he and Senator
Mcdonald had done as much for the soldiers as
any two Senators in Washington. What Voorhees,
meant 10 say was" Confederate" soldiers
A BRESIIAM, Texas congregation placed in the
cornerstone of their church photographs of Jeil
Davis and all the leading Confederate generals"
II the founders Of this church destroy all records
containing their names they will spare their pos
terty many blushes.
BY a law of Illinois which takes effect on the LIST
Of July the bearing of arms by any organized body
of men except the State militia and the forces Of
the United States Is made Illegal, and after that
date, any muster, drill or parade OF such Illegal
armed organization Is prohibited,
| THE practical position of the Confederates during
| tho raid on the Constitution and the Union has
been that of nulllNc0tiOn, MS much so as when, in
the time of General Jackson, the same party slrove
| to uulify the authority Of the United States with
| President In their way of thinking this would
have been practically accomplished -Hmird Ad-
| gtrtSer,
| THE Knoxville (Tenn,) chronicle says that the
| Republican party as party has always been
| mlly aud clearly committed To tho policy of sus-
tanning the honor and credit of the State and that
IL is perfectly sale 10 say that they had had the
| controlling majority In tue Legislature the sixty
| cents proposition would haYo been accepted two
| years ago.
| TREASURER PRITCHARD of Michigan, attempted
| To purchase and retire the State per cent bonds
! due I'm 1888 but an Amsterdam firm holding about
100000 OF them refused 10 exchange them on even
| terms for United States tOur-and-ahalts, running
until 1884, or 10 surrender them for less than 10 per
cent premium, with accrued interest Michigan Is
| both proud and annoyed at this,
LETTER from the Hon. Charles Foster Is pub
llshed by the Mansfield (Ohio) Herdid in which he
says; II was a member Of Congress when the sal.
arg grab biz was passed, / voted against it, di-
reCtly and collateraly on every vote, and turned