Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-10
POLITICAL POINTS.

49, Ex-senator Barnum, of Connect
icut, who has the reputation of a shrewd
political observer and manager, told a
reporter at New Haven, the other day,
"that Grant is certain to be the Repub-
ican candidate for President, and viii
be easy to beat.''
If dark horse is bound to win
the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent, the st. Paul Globe begs leave to
mention Judge Rensselaer, r. Nelson,
who presides over the United States
Court for the District of Minnesota
Democrat of the .Jacksonian school, q
jurist of acknowledged ability, and
man of probity, holding the esteem of
all with whom he has come in contact.
There is wonderful lack of the
usual cases of Southern bulldozing for
Presidential year. Our Republican
friends must "hump' themselves. It
is drawing near the time for the selec-
ton of another President, and not to
have some cases of bulldozing to start
the year with, gives almost a melan-
choly tone to Republican papers. Gen.
tlemen, can not you send a delegation
to the Southern States, with sealed in
structions. to stir things up and make
matters lively -Iaadiana State Sentinel.
The New York San says of Mr..
Dorsheimer that his declarations of
principle in the present political contest,
announcing as they do his unalterable
opposition to any man running for a
third term, are {. timely and patriotic. -
| .'Who ought to be the Democratic can
didate,' remarks the Sun again, 1--WE
do not undertake to say, but whoever
he may be, we hope the sentiment ex-
pressed by Mr.. Dorsheimer may become,
the universal sentiment of the Democ-
racy, and that Democratic success may
thus be made certain = E. 80 3.
The great question is whether
the early traditions of the Republic
and that means Republican institutions
shall be preserved or not. We, never
before had the election Ola. President
to third term. That is an entirely
new proposition. Undoubtedly it is a
step in the direction of a monarchical
government to elect "a President for
third time. Shall such thing happen?
1t never occurred before shall it occur
noWP The question may as well be
settled now. Are we to have a Re-
public or q Monarchy What do the
American people say to this question?
IN. Y. San. s.ass1 @
The Republican papers have all
along been denouncing the proposed
unseating of Congressman Washburn,
of Minnesota, to make room for Mr..
Donnelly, the contesting claimant, as
one of the most fragrant Democratic
| outrages on record. Yet the testimony
adduced in the case shows no less than
| two hundred and ninety-fve distinct
| charges of bribery, traceable directly
to Washburn's pocket. How many
| charges of this character are necessary
| to show that, in justice to the prin-
ciple of free and fair elections, the sit
ting member ought to step down and
tp-St. Louis Republican.
The Peoria Democrat says that to
fully improve their opportunity and as
sure their greatest success. the Demo-
Gratis must not only effect speedy and
thorough organization everywhere, as
already suggested, but they must NOM
mate the best and strongest men for
every office-men who are thoroughly
competent to fill the offices for which
they are nominated; who command the
respect and confidence of the people,
and who are popular and good workers.
/ With such candidates and with such an
organization, united with the popular
aversion to the Republican policy of a
strong government, the Democratic
party can and must carry the State of
Illinois at the election in November
next.
Electing Grant seems, in the
minds of his followers, to be regarded
as a panacea for all political ills; and
their methods of announcing their opin-
ion on that point recalls very forcibly
the methods sometimes adopted in adj
.vertising panacea for human ills.
"Do you want to prevent the pardon
of the man who was disloyal to General
Pope" says Carpenter; 'svote for
Grant, 1.-THE country needs strong
man. says another; 's.vote for
Grant" eff you want man that
stands by his friends, even when they
are under fire or Indictment, put Grant
in the White House." How much it
reads like the hand-bills ON the outer
wall: ''If you have the headache, or
liver complaint, or pip. or heaves. or
SPAWN. or toothache, try Halfboys
pad, Detroit Free Press.