National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-23
POLTTICdL Es.

THE democratic vote IN Indiana came Just T2lO
short OF Bsrnum's careful canvass
THE Cincinnati tA,7,rrcr Is nothing not candid,
and frankly admits Iat It's poll OF Indiana was not
the one that knocked tho pcrslmmons.
The Meridian CMiss.) Mercury, while supporting
Hancock insists that e tho secession issue Is not
too dead for him 10 dcuounce, is not too dead for
the Mercury to defend.
Is H. description Of the rectnt banquet to Gcn-
ural Grant the Boston Adruticr says There was
liberal allowance Of wine, separate kind for
every course, but Il was uoticcuJlo that General
Grant drank nothing but wntcr.'
THE New York Uorld says that, considering hat
the contest Is now narrowed down to tho three
metropolitan states Of New York. New Jersey aud
Connecticut. II Will hereafter he sold for two cents
II this Is tho effect of the october elections the
HorU will probably sell twof5r ccntaftcr Noycm.
her .,
VIZ feel like plying the sorrows of poor old
man OF the name of Charles A. Dana, And now
the story comes to that his Management OF Han
cocks campaign not only gained Garfield 90.
O0) votes in Indiana and Ohio but cost the
New York Sun moro thun 5000 circulation.
Tint is where tho shee pmchcs, Mr. Dana
THE Columbia Is. C1 Register docs not like Han.
cocks letter on the rebel claims. II says
when mere candidate for Office promises to
SIT down on q whole class Of claims beforehand us
odious, whatever merit any individual case might
present to the peoples representatives, and under.
| tnkcs to hold the veto power rs the sword OF
DamocleS over my and all such cln inns whci
congress, IN Us sifictlyappoined sphere of duty.
| should lind them uf uuquesonnble merit or not,
we nre inclined 10 think this Is arrogance as well as
| Presumption
| GEORGE WItKEs has saved his money lie says
| that he had bet OF $1,000 standing at Drexcl's
| that Hancock would be oleood, but when he was
4 leaving Liverpool for AmeTicn, two or three weeks
] .t.1t a..
home and saw how tho october elections had gone
lie says that but for the telegram his money would
/ have been covered by n dCson persons, sporting
men who put inside the moYnndum. and as soon
as Indiana leapod oyor they mudea dash on
Droxcls.
ONE of the agents OF the Florida fraud 1878 hos
confessed Marion county Is one Of the heavy re-
publican counties of that state and Long Swamp
precinct has always been stronghold OF the re-
pupllcaus In the congressional election OF 1875
the voters Of both parties were astOnislcd to learn
that Long swamp precinct had givon q democratic
majority. i. L. Gac, who was judge of election
has Just confessed how it was accom- shed lie
/ was hired by democrats TO permit change Of tho
ballot.boX ancr nearly all the votes had been
polled. Tho republican inspector was induced ia
90 for q pail Of water and the exchange WAS made
in his absence.
GATH" writes to tile Cincinnati Enquirer "Thc
two democrats who have been max ing the entire
agitation on the tariff are David A. Wells Of Con
necticut, and ] . s. Moore All English Hebrew, who
claims TO have been a merchant IN India. Moor
and Wells have both been long wiloin the en-
ploy Of the republican party, ONE the treasury IL
Washington aud the other In the New York Gus
tom-huuse Moore is said to have made goot
deal Of money the Inst year or two through Jim
Kaone and other spcculntors IIe Is u mcrccnar!
fellow. ana wants to be paid FOR his statistics; ant
Mr.. Wells hos also made profitable thing out o
peddllng statistics. Wells was employed IN TN
Western Union telegraph company and by sevcru
other corporations, 10 draft figures In the interest
of their stock quotations. Wells and Moore Nrc on
to-day cxpluining the difference between a TART
for revenue and tree trade. They are moro ~
sponsble than amy other persons for the deprcs
sion Of uancOcks fortunes"