National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-31

York importers at any rate. Kelly Is sure
that If the prominence given to Tilden aud his
friends is continued there will be great dam
age, and something must be done to counter
act it.
THE Albany Gentry county, Mo- freeman
says Some young rebels stripped up the
United States flag which was raised on the
courthouse Saturday. It was torn into four
strips, which were braided and tied TO the
staff" These are somo Of the Nissourians
who intend to vote for Hancock tho superb
soldier.
THE Graphic calls attention to the fact that
while the New York democratic ratification
meeting was held in the immediate vicinity
Of Fourteenth street aud Irving place, Tam
many hall was shrouded la darkness. This
was indeed novel sight in presidential
year. But then Sammy was chairman Of the
meeting.
THE Lynchburg ViygitiGn has ciphered the
situation down in that state to a dot. 1t says
Of the Malone ticket: 1T is there, and il it
stays there until November Virginia's elect
oral vote will be given to Garfield. Mahone's
people swear they will not 60 to the regulars,
and the regulars swear they will not 60 to Ma
hone" As Sumner said to Stanton, stick"
THE republican state committee of Pennsyl-
vania has had n most enthusiastic meeting aud
have lighted their camp fires in earnest. Hon.
Galusha A. Grow is exceedingly jealous and
enth usiastic, and predicts that the republican
party in the keystone state would soon be in
the condition of the hoeting railroad train de-
scribed by the Chinaman, who said, mo
pushee, no pullee, but go like hellee"
w. r. LREDs, prominent Philadelphia
member of the Pennsylvania republican state
committee stated to the committee at it's
meeting on Thursday that all reports Of a
disagreement between Senator Cameron and
Mr.. McManus of Philadelphia are entirely
false. There is no internal fight IN the party
in that city, but all are working in perfect
harmony. Tho reports to the contrary are
manufactured ont of whole cloth by Colonel
Mcclure of the Philadelphia Times.
A CAREFUL review of Hancock's career in
louisiana in connection with the situation
there shows that he exercised arbitrary mill
tary authority, and disregsrded the civil law
quite as conspicuously as General Sheridan or
mendation to tho democncy--he did itin the
interest Of the democratic party, and in n man
ner toshow himsclfan enemy to the reconstruc-
ton policy of congress. Hence it was at the ma
tional democratic convention OF 1865, which de-
nounced the reconstruction policy of congress
rs unconstitutional, and assorted that the states
had lost no rights nor incurred any disabilities
on account of the rebellion, General Hancock
was a prominent candidate for the presidency.
THE world will be filled with regret when
1t is known how near it came to knowing,
without knowing how it is. that We have a
solid democratic south. j. Randolph Tucker
proposed in his speech at the late New York
democratic meeting to tell the people how 1t
happened, bat for some reason no failed TO di.
vuge that great and valuable secret. But this
much he did proclaim, in his courteous, child
like and bland manner: ~ know tho repub-
licans do not like this subject, but If they do
not they may just lump it," and then and
there, without making his proposed revelation
as to chow 1t is." he dropped the subject. This
would be great loss to Uno stock of public
knowledge but for tho fact that the people be-
gin to understand chow 1t is" quito as we'll as
the FIRST families of Virginia