National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-08-28

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JAMES A. GARFIELD,
OF Ohio.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT,
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
of New York.
THE democratic ratification meeting had
the effect Of drawing MONTGOMERY BLAIR
out of the gloomy den to which lie retired
after the defeat of the sage Of Cipher
Alley at Cincinnati.
HAMPTON decides wisely. lie had bet
Ter keep his mouth shut for the rest Of the
campaign. 1t would have been worth
10000 votes to HANCOCK if that mule had
missed n leg and hit jaw.
THE republicans of the twcnty.ninlh
New York congressional district have done
q wise act in renominaiing the Hon. DAVID
p. RICHARDSON for congress. Mr.. Il. holds
high rank among his peers of the present
congress as a worker and debater. His dis
trict is to be congratulated on its show Of
good sense in this matter.
THE New York Commercial AdreHi'cr
says "The man who has the button that
"was shot off the coat of the gallant general
at Gettysburg is wanted at democratic
headquarters on Fifth avenue. The Hin.
doc doorlleouer there is the person who
"picled up the hole shot in the gallant
generals hat at the same time"
THE Richmond Dispatch very truthrully
remarks: The second congressional district
of Virginia is naturally republican dis.
trict." Thank You, sir. Now please in
form us how il is that JOHN GooDE, rank
democrat, has been returned for two or
three terms as representative of that dis.
trict if a free ballot and a fair count have
prevailed.
IF Indians succeed in foiling or defeating
our soldiers on the frontiert seems TO bring
q thrill ofioy to the bosoms of democratic
editors. 1t reminds them of their sensn.
tions when they recorded an unsuccessful
assault on the rebel lines at Vicksburg or
The long delay ofSHERMAN in front of At,
lanta. Hatred to the United States army
is n chronic disease with them.
THE funders Of Virginia seem to be ex.
cessivcly annoyed for the reason that the
readiusters do not nominate a candidate
for congress in DR.. JoRGENsEN's district
This is bad. That district is republican
and DR.. JoRGENsEN will be returned, lei
the enemy do what he may. To use HAN,
COCKS favorite phrase, there will be Sired
"ballot and fair count in that district.
IT is n sad picture TO contemplate to see
United States senator, who at home la,
been christened "the godlike HAMPTON" SC
entrap himself in network of tergiversa-
tion that he hangs suspended before The
country like fly in n spiders web. Poo
HAMPTON! How fallen As it now looks
when the godlilie HAMPTON reaches tn,
bottom of the down grade he will be 81
low that the hand of resurrection will fai
TO reach him.
LIKE every other industry, lying must b.
intellgently prosecuted In order to mako /
pay-Dem. Organ.
These are words prompted by long OK
perience in the business under q wonderful
application TO IL in its minutest details
Our neighbor knows just how much brain
II takes to make professional liar and jus
how FART must be pushed "to make it pay.
It's opinion on such matters must be yer.
valuable to those who desire TO enter tina
branch Of industry.
ONE would suppose on reading the Phil
ndelphia Times that when an American cit
izen accepts an Office and becomes q resi-.
dent of Washington he parts with hi
rights Of citizenship and becomes a mere
thing There arc thousands of citizens il
Washington who will vote in this election
in their respective states and who aided Il
raiilyng the republican ticket. Many O
these vote in Philadelphia and other part
Of Pennsylvania, and hence the tears Of th
Times
THE postollice department Is in receipt q
n letter from u postmaster In one Of tn
southern states, in which he says that b
reason Of not having received q supply q
United States postage stamps, he inadvert
emily allowed confederate stamps to b
used in prepayment Of postage and fee o
several letters registered at his Office Il
Gently. No additional evidence is require
to show that n part Of the postal mochiner
used by the late confederate states is sti
an remarkable state of preservation.
THE republicans Of North Carolina d
not appear to despond. They refuse {
consider themselves whipped before IL
battle, Our correspondence and the tor
of the press in thai state assure MS that
vigorous campaign is being made, Judg
BUXTON, the republican candidate for gov
ernor made for himself an excellent recor
while on the bench. lie is well known an
highly respected from end to end Of III
state. lie is speaking to largo meeting