, 1880-02-20
POLITICAL POINTS.

Is not thought tint Mr.. i. u. WASH
burno's decllnation In flvur OF Grant takes him
Altogether out Of tho Presidential tiuI. (}ntho
contrary, It - considered III tho light IT STRING
nid t9 to. to tho oant Eoto r. TIC Contention
1n0hn Star tiHd*l.
Tho rising man Mt this time is Blaine. 1Ie
has Just been the means Of preventing riot and
disorder III Maine, while carrying oyury poIut
for which hp couteuacd. Ths people want iho
rule af ciyltntl, not Of Gcnor.L. mud llluiae ii
publIo.-Cah'aHd Cal Tlmes iiiel'j '''' ~
The Iowa City journal, paper which has
expressed Its decided preference for Gct. Grant,
says US to Iowa: "Iowa will DO solid for .tutncs
Inay prefer. Ninoe tenths of tbo IIrty IN It'll
to chcat a @ % oty IT, b. vii GIVE baye o vae
The Washburnes aro NIL for Grnnt, as faras
heard from. They aro-
Elihu IL,
And Cndwallador C.,
And WillIam D..
And Israel g.,
Each IT, !, o{ s,y wton. enns swearg that he
Detroit Sunday Herald,
Cunning Granti Cunning Wus1bnrnell
These two men by staying cut Of tho country
havo placcd themselves In tho lcad for tho Pres
ttcntinl raco on thoIr side OF tho house. II I'll
u M a. sone to Easop "a 1tr"a for TIT
lnnttGr. hu would tn-dny Aavo M dangerous
rival Id hts party. There "a nothing Mnro trying
Atlanta t0a.3 Constitution tDem.}.
Tho Chicago I1ltcr-Occslm says: "Let
Malno vote for tamcs q. blaine, Ohio for John
shern,nI,, and Illinois for 0rslnt. The friends III
tho various candidates should be grncrnus
enough to eoncede this" Cctnnly-if Il nlaJur-
~ af tho tonubtfc9na OF tho btAtcs mined prn.
tho frictlds Of tho various candidates ho 9rn.
oeo!ia enough % ALLOW tho Republicans III tho
ssy sjsu@a Ga'o e e s e. . tsx PiS e a s'' Us
Vlat tho Significance Of tho Don Cameron
coup d'ott ~ rcgards tho Presidential nosnIn''
uon IL, Is aulto doubtful in our mind. It II ruo
that tue delegates to Chfcago wcro instructed ~
rotc fur len: 0rant. hut Il few moru such closu
r!lhs .s the pcnnsylyanIn quo. 70 rot Il cunyrn..
tha donorsI 70 besvo thss so IT,, VII III ava % q en- e:
eo!;ntor such d fiery opposition thut prudence
will dictate witldr.waI ot his '.ane hetHIe ,heo
t0a' Journal d Progress, ele1l 6v colortd nm.
We are not urging the nomination Of Mr..
Sherman upon tho Chicago Ctnyunton. Itccr-
tainly docs nat appear that ho will .nako much
sanees nc is not % VIZ protslx Tho pfesiI:
aS inx fno6,enfss t no1Its,:s
blu fr!ondA, hui ono thing IL ccrtnln.. What.
eyer Gen: GrAnt uny say Or think When 10 htMts
bis support, III. shorman ut lrlst n,ny eo,,grat-
niAtp himself upon tho fAet TINT 10 tllnesi ~
und,}.
Theso enthusiastic -..onds OF other candi'
dHtos lnuy sufcly dlsmiss their fears If any ae-
lnD17ulxauon from tho support Of WashblFhl'
u does not appear tro,n nll their statements tat
nc nero,nptnrtly aud absolutely declines iao
% %SSaa'af;y ~; not Xst rendered y auth9rty I" "ny.
sssa aa III Sta Sat sha tss ous "
sltiDn ~ nboyo will mt dalnpan the an!dr e ~
ewn frlettis On tho cty,tniryi 1t wiiI pEoba,ntSS
iIctc,Ho th0ir number. It would mt bo 4 FEa
thinK ~ Tue GnliFass now staAta fnr Ar. MA*s.
n'rile y decline 1premptpr!ly. Tho Republican .
III any evsut-0nl'i Rapids t.die|., Eau!e tlapA
The nomination OF Secretary Sherman los
PEeaIIont would make tbs business boon tae
cornerstone Of tho campAign, whether thu la-
pub!toans wish to have It 10 or mt. We submit
TO all thoukhtfn Republicans that this wo,.ldh1dG
depend largely upnn the continuance ot ~
Prysctit hEh pEioes OF ii! our gryIt pr"due,.ss'
bnth agricultural nHd neohAnloul,-ir,ts, Kn''i,
cheeea, NttAta, wool, cotton, otG., and lAtnt;
serious decline Ia al!lost any ono OF those nlsas
throw our party On tho defensive. and tho n,1..
Ing such D rssult would sivo hoin iho slrol,xt;Ht
Inducements t0 foster combinations u bfsatt
down prlces just befbge election, when tho tutus
tiisph '' '>'''
In regard to! the instructions [of tho lndt
ana County Conventional and expressions ou tns
Presidential question, they show beyond any
doubt that sonator Blaln0 IL tho l!rst ctoce u
!tcclded lnalnEity OF 1Mllana Kupnhllea'H a,r
u thu question were Submitted tn y ptltl'"51, =,
would bo oasliy vlctortCua lhdlanu kcptlOHncv
9nam ie Of y. prptty udIcal typo. and Gatust!I5