The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-06-18
ID r. l. a L II, M d.
June I8, 1880.
Political Notes,

Political Notes.
The nomination of Gen Garfield has
fallen like n wet blanket on the Republicans.
His unsavory record makes it very difficult
for many conscientious Republicans to sup
port him.
Hon. Fetter s. Hobitzell has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the Democratic con-
vention of the third district, and in the fourth
district Hon. Robert NJ. McLane has been re-
nominated.
Hon. Horatio Seymour has written let
ter to delegate to the Cincinnati convention
in which he makes positive and explicit
statement that he is not a candidate, and
will not run if nominated.
Oregon voted for Congressman, Legis-
lature and subordinate State officers, while
the Chicago convention was in session, and the
Republicans carried the State by about one
thousand majority, gaining one congressman,
electng their Supreme Judge and majority
of the Legislature.
General Arthur, the Republican candidate
lOl NCC-l lCsltltntj NuS Dul vi OlllCt
by President Hayes, for running the New
York Custom House as political machine
1t would be interesting to know just what
Gen. Arthur thinks of the civil service plank
in the platform of his party.
The bill for counting the electoral vote,
which passed the Senate on the gath of May,
was postponed, by the filbustering of the Re-
publcans, until the first Monday in December
next. 1t looks as though the Republicans in
Congress do not want n fair count of the cleo
toral vote, and are in hopes that if Garfield
is defeated he may be counted in by some
such scheme as that by which they counted
in Hayes.
The Illinois Democrats have nominated
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, of Chicago, for Gov
ernor, on the following PLATFORM
1. No tariff for production. 9. No third
term. 3. Substantial reform of the civil SER
vice, so that federal officers shall be the SER
wants of the people, and not party. A.
Equal rights to all the States, and no fed
eral interference with the constitutional func-
tions of States 5. A constitutional currency
of gold and silver, and of paper convertible
into coin. 6. No more land grants to
monopolies. 7. The will of the people must
be supreme, and majorities must rule under
the constitutional method. No more such
frauds as that of 1876 No more to z. 8.
That laws shall enact to protect laborers in
the more prompt and certain collection of
their wages.
Col. Mcclure, editor of the Philadelphia
Times, transmitted a dispatch to his paper
last week, in which he states that both Cam
eron and Logan, after holding council with
Grant, "said publicly that Grant would be
nominated without opposition i'll 1884. The
confident expectation of General Grant and
his leaders is that Garfield will be beaten in
1880, and that one term of Democratic rule
under the inspiration of the Confederate
brigadiers will make the Republican party
shout spontaneous call for the return of its
old commander, and that the country will
elect him by the largest popular majority
ever given to any President since Monroe
General Grant is repulsed, not defeated, and
he no more doubts his election to the Presi-
dency if he lives than he doubted his con-
quest of Richmond when his lines retreated
in bloody confusion from Cold Harbor"
The New York Herald suggests that the
proper method for Mr. Garfield to establish his
innocence of the damaging charges brought
against his reputation is to bring proceedings
for libel against the New York SIN, which
was the first journal of national reputation to
bring these charges against him. The case
the HeIdd suggests, could he tried in Ohio
Mr., Garfield's own State, where there would
be no reason to fear packed jury, and ali
the charges against him were dsproved, there
would be an end to n campaign of calumny
hut if they were supported by valid evidence
MIR. Garfield would have no right to complain
ofthe consequences" lfNIr. Garfield declines
to do this, it is only proper that the American
people should look into these charges for
themselves.
Garfield will probably have n lively time
forthe next few months, making explanations
concerning his connection with various
crooked matters. For instance, he should
explain how he came TO accept ten shares of
Credit Mobilicr stock from Oakes Ames and
then under oath say that he "never owned,
received, or agreed to receive any stock of the
Credit Mobilier or of the Union Pacific Rail.
road, norany dividends orproiits arising from
either of them why he took fee of s. 900
from DeGolyer, and used his influence
as member of Congress to secure large
paving contract for his client. He should also
let in n little light on the Returning Board
business, in which he took conspicuous part.
Then there are the Salary Grab introduced by
him, the Agnes jerks affair, the Electoral
Commission conspiracy, &c, nc, on all of
which he could, if he would, pour II food of
light.