National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-13
POLITICIL NOTES.

THE Inter- Ocean calls the Cincinnati Commercial
the anti.Grant freebooter.
THE Memphis Ayaidlche goes in for Sam Randall
for Speaker and sam Tilden for President.
MAINE hopes to patch up her constitution so that
a plurality VIII elect Governor hereafter.
THE cleanliness of the Hayes administration has
been It's strength says the Cincinnati C0uimcrctdt
THE Cleveland Herad thinks Thurman is u little
more willy than they have given him credit for
being
SHERMAN and Morrill,. he of Maine, Is one of the
numerous tickets talked of for the next Prcsiden-
tial race.
THE Springfield Republican, pup Democrat,
whines because "the stOlwart movement is so high
these days.
GOVERNOR growers explanation of the charge
OF misappropriating State funds does not hold
water out in Oregon.
THE Chicago journal sees IN "the scandal.steeped
Acklen, nothing but "a brassy, clipper, hippant,
and selfsatislled idiot"
THE New York star says that there has been
many Jonah in the United States Senate, but Lou
isiana sends the first Jonas.
GENERAL BUTLER is sure that both the old parties
are going to wreck. and that-he will come atop OF
the great party that is to be.
IN two years the Governor of Texas pardoned
100 convicts. OF the number forty-fve were muir
derers and thirtythree horse thieves.
b. THE Boston Globe grew fast 1t is not long since
1t started in rs pup Democrat, but 1t is already
barking the resonant bark Of the old ours.
4 RALEIGH IN. C) correspondent expresses the
opinion that the election of Vance to the Senator
sup b''V thS W VIC icovs
1T is given out that prominent Republican poll
tician i'll Washington remarked recently that Grant
is q necessity TO the party" This would seem to
settle the question. Necessity knows no law. :.
Cincinnati Sun.
THE New Orleans Times spits upon Sam Randall
as one who courts the favor of the capitalists of the
East and the haters of the South wherever they
may be found, and calls on Southern men to desert
him as he has deserted them.
The Democratic Brooklyn Eagle Is frank enough
to declare that siOOOOOOO temporary debt of that
city Is composed very largely of the legacies oil
fraud extravagance, and corruption left by sundry
Democratic administrations" Bet yci
The Brooklyn Times has been looking over the
field, and finds that Conkling is the coming man
His nomination, says the Times would give satslnc
ion not only TO Grant himself but to all those who
now seem most anxious to see Grant nominated.
OLIVE LOGAN writes that she said to General
going to be the next President of the United States
| GeneralY' mo, ami not he replied. Then after
| pause, he added: But am going to be theii
| most independent Citizen
| The Boston Herald is one of the Democratic pa
pers that has been getting into n sweat trying tC
| bring about the Republican denomination of Ruth
| erford ID. Hayes. 1t has finally set him down, ant
| begins with Mrs. Hayes saying that perhaps hel
popularity might secure second term for her hus
band"
| THE American House of Representatives is re
| newed once In two years the French Chambers
| once in four years; the German Reichsag, the
Prussian Diet and the Hungarian Diet once in threI
| years; the Italian Chamber once in five years
| while in Great Britain the nominal period OF The
| elective House is seven years.