The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-04-15
POLITICAL. POINTERS.
Being an Expression Of the Press ON tAS
Important, ToPics OF the Day, Inter
larded with Paragraphs Renecting Pop-
uIar Political Senliments. ~ uf


ular Political senliments. dI
THE builders of the Grant boom put
up the roof first. - -.
!, The Blaine boom in Iowa needs some
one to get behind and push.-[Bur
ton Hawkeye. '''l =
GRANTS narrow escape from ship
wreck is calculated to increase his an.
tagonism to water. 100 3msrq z s.''
"A YEAR from now Mr.. Hayes will be
an unknown man, and as for Wheeler
well, he's unknown now. .ee Is
THERE is nothing surer than that
Grant will be nominated at Chicago if
he lives until the Sd of June.-[ Burling-
ton Haykeye. 80 =
HAYES is fraud, but he has made q
far better President than did Grant,
who was fairly elected. Heaven has
been merciful tt - lla e5.
HANCOCK is the Democratic favorite
in the South. He could beat any one
yet named by the Republicans-IVir-
ginia City Chronicle. aeT-z ~ fa ;
OHIO can't afford two Presidential lux
urles. Either Thurman must switch of
for Jewett, or Jewett must side-track
for 1hurman.-[ Enquirer. q, <
AWAY back from the rear end of the
track rises plaintiff voice, the voice
namely, of ]. Sherman, crying, 81 am
still walkingl'-[Chicago Times
The rhetoric of General Grant has
lost nothing of its elegance since he last
| departed from our shores in search of
rest. He still receives receptions
THEbest way to defeat the movement
for "a strong man" in the person OF. Gen.
Grant is to unite upon a strong man in
opposition to him. Memphis Appeal.
A NEGRO at Fort Worth pleads guilty
to assaults on nine different white women
-or rather boasts of it-and vet he is
one of the" ground down" who can't get
along in the South. 81 ts5sa'
| Mr.. MOODY, who has travelled about
the country good deal endeavoring to
| convert unrepentant Republicans; be-
lieves in PERSONAL devil We should
smile ei-[ Atlanta Constitution. >. .at
GENERAL FRIsBIE says Grant wants
a third term in order to redeem the er-
rors of his second term. But the place
for penitents is the mourner's bench,
not the White House. ea2 ,lloi4 rs
THE great speech Of General John B.
Henderson, against Grantism and third
term, is being circulated as religious
tract in the infected districts of Min
nesota. us- a;5snps e.frl,,. + =
CIRCUMSTANCES have virtually. placed
the control of great party in very i'm.
post&nt respect in the hands of a lot OF
people in whom the country has no con.
fidence, and it seems to be impossible to
flank them Atlanta Constitution. ~,
THE Grant boom will be killed by the
old-fashioned patriots of the North, who
are not yet ready to admit that any par.
ticular man is absolutely essential to the
permanency of Republican government.
-lYicksburg Herald - - =
/ The Republic survived the shock oi
civil war. Can it survive the blow to
the faith of the people in the efficacy oI
the ballot-box which was dealt by the
theft of the Presidency in 1876SGVir.
ginia City Chronicle.
| WE object to the comparison which
comedies to Grant any of the character.
istics of General jackson. The differ.
ence in the motives of the two men ap.
pears too wide to admit any suggestion
of similarity.-l Frankfort Yeoman. a
If the Grant programme shall fail n,
Chicago, the next choice of the Grant
leaders will be Roscoe Conkling, and he
will be there to profit by any political
accidents which may occur.-[P [Phila.
delphia Times.
SHERMAN's chances seem to be on the
wane, and Garfield is now spoken of a,
i Ohio's son. Blaine. hopes to secure
Ohio's support of his ticket by tacking
Charles Foster to it, louisville Post
and News. r5.r
The next thing on the programme il
for Grant to take little run up to Ar
kansas capturing the delegation from
that State to the Republican Nationa
Convention as an Incident Detroi
Free Press. i's...- ~.
WHITE, the alleged briber in Maine
is to have place in the Custom House
{ Whether this is a reward for the origina
/ services, or fo1 getting off when the testi
] mony against him was conclusive doe
| OF appear. ~. ... .-,-5..-.-..-s ..1
) THE Pennsylvania Republicans seer
r to be kicking against Cameron's rul'
| In five counties they have entered PIT
5 test against the unit rule as laid dow
, by the State Convention and propose I
8 send contesting delegations to Chicag'
. TWENTY of Ohio's forty-four del
, gates to Chicago are put down for Blain
: But if Mr.. Sherman should roll b
5 National Bank bar'l in early in Jun,
r the figures might be changed.-[Wasl
: tngton Post.
J. CoNKLINa, Hill, Christiaucy, Ca,
e penter, and other festive Senators shoul
I pool their issues and form a mutual pr
Q o,so &41r, irHcfn m
women and fugitive babies.-EChicat
9 Times.
Now they are talking of Grant an
!, Robeson.H This, says the Atlanta (Ga
: Constitution, undoubtedly puts the who
= affair on plain business footing. An
= unfortunately, the people have nowheI
to hide their yaluables. aE
~ NOT even under an Administratic
- that was stolen into Office can Miuist
=. 1. Christiancy hope for promotion to
"a frst-class mission for gallantry display
a in throwing dirt at his young wife.
Washington Post. -.- Ia
o GOVERNOR YOUNG says Sherman b
D. sure thing, or words to that effe'
q This is certainly not a judicial opinic
rs so to speak. The Governor allows
feelings to carry him away.-CCinci
natl Enquirer. s 735 ''-
MAJOR GENERAL HANCOCK has fal
of 480 acres of fine land near Winds
Mo-, which he looks upon as his hon
c. stead, where he means to pass the latt
re years of his life. Before going into t
a army he was citizen of Missouri, a
Id married in that State. t5 !.
n THE Stanley Matthews who, in 1S
IN laid bare his brawny arm before GRO
le in Cincinnati and told how he would
F" out the Grant blood, if there was any
le his veins, is supposed to be the sa
1r Stanley Matthews who is now how'll
70 for third term Washington Post.
es The statement which finds currer
of in the Boston .Advertiser, that Gene