American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-16

POLITICAL POINTS.

"NIatllelu nau Detter resign anu
run for Congress as he used to do when
the fighting grew warm Chicago
Times.
1t will cost the Republican Ma
tionaI Committee a large sum of money
to explain to the people how Maine
happened TO be lost to them Concord
People.
Congressman Hoar says Blaine
'knows what he is about So does
everybody else. He is "about" the
most disappointed man in the State OF
Maine or in the country.
Mr.. Blaine has the Returning
Board in Maine. A Returning Board
is worth several hundred votes if ex-
pertly handled. MIR. Blaine is an ex-
pert Cincinnati Enquirer.
General Hancock's letter on rebel
war claims in to-day's SIN ought to put
an end forever to one of the foolish pre-
tensions of the Garfield party. 1t is
straightforward letter.--N Y Sun.
Now would be good time to re-
issue the lies about Mr.. English. So
far the prospects of the Democratic
party do not seem to have been injured
by campaign of SANDER on the Repub-
lican side.
ALI the dead walls. tight fences,
and curbstones in Washington have been
mvsteriously decorated with the figures
1929" The Democrats feel very jolly
over it, but the Republicans do not APP
preciate the joke.
The Credit Mobilier of America
"made," clear of all expenses, 81. 925,-
32S "a. Mr. Garfield's share of part
of the plumber was $4,000, of which he
only received 81, 376-one dividend of
40 per cent. ON his ten shares of
stock.
in 1876 Hayes got 173 electoral
votes, counting those of South Carolina,
which did not belong to him. 1t looks
now as though Garfield would not get
over hundred, and Agnes jerks and
Eliza Pinkston have retired from bust
ness.
Mr.. Blaine made a great mistake
when he did not secure retired back
room at Augusta for General Garfield
and invite some other distinguished
statesmen to 90 to Maine and see fair
count. Thanks to his careleSsness,
Plaisted is now elected!-N y. World.
The disgust of the Republicans
with their own calculations about the
majorities in Maine reminds the New
York World of the deacon who twice
started the hymn, 80 for a thousand
tongues to sing" and broke down.
Better start it at five hundred, broth
err" was the suggestion of sympa-
thetic soul.
The "rebel claims bugaboo was
always an absurdity, hardly calculated
to brighten anyone but old women and
children. The Southern people and
their representatives are those who
would feel more than any others the
burden of the taxes that would have to
be levied for their payment. These
considerations alone placed the whole
subject outside the pale of reasonable
politics, and it needed no specific assur-
ance from General Hancock that he
would not violate the Constitution, out
rage the wishes of South and North
alike, and rob the Treasury Tor the bene-
fit of few claim sharks who are alone
interested in these claims. -DctrOH
NeWS.
In his speech at New York Sem
ator Conkling said of General Garfield:
THAT he has intelligence, experience
and habits of mind which fit him for
the Presidential office, L think kno,O.
That he is competent to discharge the
duties before him, there seems to be
no reason to doubt" OF General Ar
thur he said: "All who know him know
a high-souled, honorable man, etc.
If the character, popularity and person.
atty of candidate can add strength to
the Republican cause, General Arthur
will add that strength etc. Which
reminds one of the old New England
storekeeper who employed two boys
one of them the son of poor widow,
the other the son of the rich man in the
village, whom no one cared to offend.
''What kind of a boy is Chester?'
us call the poor bov-asked man from
the city. who was looking for a clerk.
"Splendid boy! He's favorite of
mine; l never saw SO nice a boy; have
watched him ever since he was a little
shaver ''And how is Jim-is that
his name?" "Well, Jfm's pretty
fair boy; good as boys 90, guess"
''You guess; don't you know whether
he's good boy or not?' "Well, L
suspect he's good boy. though now
you ask me, L think l must have
dreamed it,