National Republican., 1880-03-26
SPARKS FROM TuE POLITICAL ANVIL.

How would Ben Hill and Belva Lockwood
do us the Democratic Presidential team p
HdWkeye.
Smalls, the ex.COngressman of South Caro-.
lima, says the colored voters of that State are
all for Grant.
United States Minister to Austria, John A.
Kason, has written home that lie will accept
the nomination for Congress from the Seventh
Iowa district
A Democratic exchange says the Democratic
party Is gaining ground daily. But it fails to
explain that this ground is all in tho grave
yard of its party Richmond Palladium.
Tally one for Grant Tho Belle Plain Union
says his name "led all the rest" in Presidcn-
tial vote recently taken in that town. This
is tho first instance in Iowa.-Fdirfeld Ledger
The Blaine boom is principally on postal
cards. We hear nothing of it in conventions
We don't know how tho nomination of Grant
will affect Blaino but he had better get his
disease ready.-AAanta Constitution.
The Wnona Republican has been interview
ing tho prominent Republicans of Minnesota
as to Presidential preferences, and finds, thus
far 5S5 for Grant, 81 for Blaine, and 13i for
Sherman, with somo scattering votes.
Another great victory for Blaine will be
proclaimed all along the line when Texas in
structs for Grant on March "a. That will
mako Grant 1863 votes and Blaine 20. The
voice Of the pOoplo Is the voice ofGod - Omaha
Republican,
Don't get excited; the country is not going
to the devil right away. 1t has stood good
deal of nonsense in the past and II will stand
a good deal more. If General Grant shall be
our next President the republic will live-ho
will not declare himself dictalor.-BoSton
Herald
The Leavenworth Times has at last come to
tho conclusion that General Grant has place
in the affections and confidence of the people
of this country which no other man has ever
held since the death of Abraham Lincoln"
and that should he be nominated there would
be no doubt about his election"
The porslsteucy with which the opponents
of the denomination Of General Grant ignore
the very wide aud important di stinction be.
tween three continuous terms in the Prosi.
dency, aud the reelection of an eX-President,
shows the essential wcakuoss of their case,-
burlington (P) Free Press (Rep).
Grants raft which was begun some time
ago with timber from Pennsylvania aud New
York. needs a cross piece from Illinois to give
IL shape. II will need only little more
matching to mako il ready for use and ID Ia
probable that Grant will tloat into the nOmi-
tion on it in June Richmond state.
The Springfield Republican threatens the
country with fresh batch of investigations
by tho present Democratic Congress if Grant
Is nominated. Remembering us we do that
every investigation set on foot by this Congress
aud its predecessor made votes for the Repub-
irans, no ono on this side Of the house will
object-TrOy Times.
Whoever is nominated by the Republicans
we earnestly hope will be unnstakobly q
strong man, in just the aamo sense rs General
Grant Is q strong mana man who can bo i'm
plicity depended upon to execute the laws TO
defend the Constitution and to deal coolly,
courageously aud cifeetualy with all the
enemies of our American insttutioHs-DetrOii
Post and Tribune (Rep.).
All that the people desire is that their rep
roseutatiyeB ut Chicago shall nominate FOL
President General u. y. Grant. This done,
tho duty Of the convention will BIO sacredly
! performed, aud the people will see TO II thai
their chosen leader is tnumphantly elected by
such a majority that Lhore will DO no attempt
| on the part of the Democratic House TO Gar
colon the count,"-'lrOg Wing,
The organs of tho tho Opposition also say
that tho Germans will not vote for Grant
This Is an old card played prior to every cam
paign. People not Germans, talk loudly about
what the Germans will not do, but we notice
that tho German Republicans stand by theil
party nominee quito az well as some other peo
! pie. Tho olgaus Of the Opposition canno