National Republican., 1880-07-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

THE democrats will have no trouble TO seat Han
cock II elected. The trouble will be to elect him.
WEAVER stands as good a chance as Hancock for
carrying New York this fall" and don't you for
get It,"
WHAT the democrats dread the most they seem
to be the most solicltous about. That is, General
Garheld's letter ofacceptance.
TAMMASY and anti.Tammany continue to fight
fercely TO conquer a peace but II will not be
reached until after the first Tuesday In November
next
THE Washington Gdsete has the cruelty to sug-
gest that 81 900 900 be levied upon the confederate
soldiers to swell the Hancock fund. This is more
enterprisngthan practical.
THE Messenger, an old established democratic
paper published at Fremont, Ohio, in an editorial
article in It's issue for last Thursday, declared In
favor of Garfield for president
"LET us have quiet canvass" exclaims the
New York Herald, No, sir The Philadelphia Press
moves an amendment Let us have a decent manly
square, honorable canvass-but let II be red-hotl
THE headquarters Of the national committee in
New York begin to put on life and activity. The
republicans are organizing with enthusiasm. so
far as the committee can ascertain there are no
Hancock republicans anywhere worthy of men
tion.
If the democrats continue to work diligently at
the pump-handle TO bring something to the spout
from that favorlte remark OF General Garflelds,
"The man who attempts to get up political excite
ment in the country on the old sectional issues will
find himself without party and without support"
they will I'LL their cups sooner by holding them
under their chns than at the spout.
SECRETARY THOMPSON in a speech at Terre
Haute, Ind, on Saturday evening last said the
right Of every citizen to vote would be maintained
at the coming election, If necessary, by oil the
power of the government, supported, II need
be, by the army and navy. lie also said the
president would be equal to any emergency for
the protection OF citizens high or low, rich or poor.
He spoke chiefly on the southern question and
General Hancock's connection Herewith, aud
closed IN an eloquent tribute to General Garfield.
| Send this word to Alabama,
| GENERAL SHERMAN Is an honorable man. He
says his private correspondence is sacred, and It
will be used neither to convict nor excupNte Gem
eral Hancock as 10 the charge of sympathizng
with the democratic scheme of revolution to scat
| Tilden on the 4th OF March, 1877. The inference
IS nevertheless very plain. II the charge vas false
and General Sherman was in possession Of that
fact, for the credit of the army he would no doubt
relax the sacredness of his correspond dence, and he
would be honored for doing it,
To hear the yells Of the democracy of this city O
stranger might think they were the most blood
| THIRSTY Oh uil tue DOutDO0S. 90 Iucy ure
offices. Each democrat here would expect at
least three Offices In the event Of democratic
cess this fall but only one out OF three hundred
and thirty-three would get any. Tho District OF
Columbia don't do the voting And their fellow.
soldiers from New York Pennsylvania, ct al
know this, and in dealing out the patronage would
reward accordingly The Washington bourbons
are windy no doubt; but they nre liable to col
lapse, and then they musi remember that they arc
doing better now under O republican admins.
tration than they ever willunder q democratic one
THE Chicago Tribune Is authority for the declara.
tion that President Hayes has been urgently ap-
peaed to to remove United States Marshal Fitz-
simmons of the northern district of Georgia. That
officer It is claimed, has not only not assisted the
internal revenue officers in collecting the revenue
throughout the district, but has obstructed them
by every means in his power and is further
charged with aiding and abetting the Georgia
moonshiners. u these allegations are well found.
cd there should bo no hositancy In removing Fttz'
simmons at once. His appointment was mado at
the behests Of stephens and Hill and against the
republican sentiment Of the state. 1t is not too
late. perhaps, to correct IN error that may have
been made under msapprehension.
THE republican ticket:
For President,
Hate.
For Vice.President,
Hate.
Platform,
Everlasting Hate.