Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-05
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Garf1eld's barrel is an oil barrel.
Carl Schurz is losing his grip on the
Germans.
Garfield probably wanted that oil for
the machine.
Wonder if Garf1eld's ten-barrel oil
well is flowing yet.
The independent expects to think
twice before he votes once.
Georgia Republicans will not attempt
to elect State officers this year.
The Cincinnati Commercial calls for
more negro immigrants for Indiana.
Chairman Jewell, perhaps, is hand
somer man than Chairman Barnum.
Gen. Singleton, of Illinois, says that
State will give Hancock 20, 900 majority.
The devil has evidently appeared to
Garfield in the shape of biographer.
The Wilmington Star believes Gar
fields letter will make Hancock votes.
The campaign was opened by the
waving of the ensanguined Schurz at
Indianapolis.
One Mr.. Coffin has just completed q
life of Garfield. The fact is not with
out significance.
A Vermont paper seriously advo-
Gates Northern secession in the event
of Hancock's election.
Senator Conk]ing is quoted as hav-
ing said that Ohio statesmen thrive up
on Sunday-school twaddle.
And another thing, General Han
cock always puts cut u kerosene lamp
by blowing down the chimney.
Reports of the departure of negroes
from Kentucky to vote the Republic
can ticket in Indiana continue to come
in.
With Barnum and Jewell conduct
ing the campaigns Connecticut assumes
unusual Importance in the coming cleo
lions.
Mr.. Schurz did not mention Arthur's
name in his indianapolis speech. The
this omission.
It is said that seventeen editions of
the life of Garfield are in preparation
by different writer's for circulation dur
ing the canvass.
The long-expected "trumpet-call" of
Garfield's, after all, was only fish
horn. They're all grabbing rod and
line and taking to the woods.
The Elmira Free Press has discover
ed atlast the matter with Don Cameron. |
cit is pipsy-wipsy Of the head" and it
comes, it believes, from popsy-wopsy
of the feelings"
The Philadelphia Times says it has
been found out that Garfield also once |
had an oil company, but that he didn't
lose anything by it, although good
many others did.
About everybody in Connecticut has
got the idea that Chairman Jewell is
more anxious to get Chairman Jewell
into the United States Senate than he
is to elect Garfield President.
The Cincinnati Coannaertiali is troubled
about "the unsuspecting and bOyish
side of General Garfield's character"
which renders it not at all difficult for
wicked people to impose upon him.
General Weaver is the most hopeful
man in America. He hopes to carry
Maryland, for instance, where the
Greenbackers last year had about 200
votes, or an average of five to each
county.
Both parties have taken their Chair
men from Connecticut. The Cincin-
natl Enquirer says it will be grand
spectacle in the heat of the campaign
to see Barnum and Jewell throwing
wooden nutmegs at each other.
The Elmira Free Press says General
Garfield was good disciplarian when
in the army. ''See here, sir!" he would
frequently remark, it says, to an until
dy soldies, Ego right back to your tent
and part your back hair over again."
A Republican office-hclder up in
Vermont gives very substantial rea-
son for believing there is going to be a
pretty lively canvass in his neck of the
woods. Here it is: II know we will
have id vigorouscampaign in Yer
mont; the size of myassessment tells
me that"