National Republican., 1879-12-29
POLITIClL NOTES.

II is the gentle whisper Of the sage Of Gramercy
Me- or nobody"
STATESMEN afraid.to.go.on.tho.record are what
trouble this Congress,
The Cincinnati Enquirer calls Grant "old-Man'
n.Eyerybody's-Way"
THERE is n big boom In Massachusetts IN favor OF
Butler for Dictator of Mexico.
WHAT shall 1t profit party If It stoal one State in
1879 and lose whole Union In 1892
REPUBLICAN, duty In Congress is 70 stand back
aud give the Democratic donkey all the room he
wants.
DENIS KEARNEY has been interviewed and has
expressed preference for Senator Thurman for
IL the Democratic party were to 40 Into bank
rupioy now It's liabilities would exceed its assets
enormously.
SENATOR BooTIt, of California says that the Re-
publcans of his State favor Blainos nomination
for President
THR Atlanta Constitution says Tlldcn will namo
the Democratic candidate aud Conkllng the Re-
publican candidate,
MAcKEY Fair aud Flood are all candidates for
senntorially. succeeding their fellow bonnnzan,
Sharon, from Neva 10.
II must occur to Mr. Tilden that 1880 will not 10
anything Ike so good year for Democrat TO run
for the Presidency as 1876 was.
IN one of It's clcaring.oh spells, tho louisville
Journal admits that several OF the Southern States
arc liable to go Republican next year.
As soldier Bob Tooms was not much at shooting
his gun, but in shooting off his mouth he makes
some centre shots--into his own ranks.
THE Maine Misery has lifted Perry II. smith, of
Chicago, clear out OF the Democratic ranks. He
will work with tho Republicans hereafter.
THE Coldwnter (Mich) Reporter Groonbaok pa-
per advises its friends In Maine to have nothing to
do with the Democratic steal in that State.
IT Is somewhat remarkable that whenever q lead.
ing Democrat does anything mean or discrcditable
he Is at once mentioned for the Presidency.
Mr.. JoHNG thompson will undoubtedly be tho
next chairman of the Ohio Democratic Committee.
The party seems generally agreed on this point.
THE Troy Press assures its Democratic friends
that II the party in New York yields 10 John Kelly
it viii lose more votes than Kelly can bring to its
support
| lF General Grant "dnrcs to assume the authority
ofa Dictator our party will see to II that bullet
is sent singing through his heart'-Otdtond South
| el7l States
| A WRITER In the New York Sun says the Republi-
can state Convention to choose delegates to tho
| National Convention Will be called to meet early
| in March.
| THE next census will seal the doom of tho South
as controller of the dcstinics of any party. Eigh
ocn-cghty is her last chance to be solid in COM
| inanding way.
IT is reported that General Malone, the new
| United states Senator from Virginia will "Gct with
the Republicans" Iais, just about as the Indiana
man kept tavern.
THE split In the Democratic party in Tennessee
the party in New York. In Tennessee the party
goes to pieces on the tax question
SENATOR EATON says the Democracy Of Conncctl-
| cut will carry that State next year and elect n
majority of the Legislature, thus securing his re.
election to the United states Senate
| "AN Indiana woman has given birth to six child.
| rem at one time" exclums yerGcious paper
Good she is II noble Democrat, and she don't in-
| tend that any negro importation shall defeat her
| party.
To say that the people of this country are simply
| pershing with anxiety 10 hear that Report" oil
| Hendrick B Wrlghts staguAtiOn committee is TO
| but fcebly represent the facts in tho case.
i. L. PlLIsBURY, the leader OF the Maine band Of
| Democratic burglars, has an American flag float
ing from his Office in honor of the glorious vic
tory" black flag would be much more appro
| PIRATE.
THE notable thing about the letter OF Ben Butler
declining the invitation to attend tho Grant recep
ton at Plttsburg, is the very little 1t contains
about Grant and the many words 1t devotes tc
Butler.
BALTIMORE will bid in vain for tho Democratic
National Convention, the party having painful
recolections of 60 and ~. 1t Is going In to bt
threshed all the same next year, but don't want tC
| know it in advance.
GENERAL GRANT is to be invited to visit Brook
lyn. But Mayor Howell deprecates a costly recep
ton, the ruling Democratic powers in that city
being always solicitous for the public welfare eX
cept when there is a Job Oh hand.