The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-02
Political Notes.

York from Maine, and gives his opinion
that the State is safe for the Repub-
licans.
, - The members of the Manhattan
) Club, of New York, have bet $4,000
each on Hancock's election. They claim
that they were not influenced by partisan
feeling in making the bets.
= The New Haven (Conn.) Register
says the outlook in Connecticut is get
ting better every day. "The Democracy
is united, earnest and confident of q
complete success in November"
!, = Bill Arp is about to start on lee
ture tour in the South, his subject being
"Dixie now and Dixie then" Apps
real name is Charles H. Smith, and he is
All elder in the Presbyterian Church.
= Mr.. S. R. Mason, who was the
Greenback candidate for Governor cf
Pennsylvania in 1878, and polled nearly
100000 votes, has since, as previously
announced, joined the Republican party,
and has taken the stump for Garfield and
Arthur
- From the statements in the Repub.
lican organs as to the amount of money
collected and expended since their party
has been in power, it is perfectly clear
that not less than 6,000,00O,000 have
been stolen by Republican thieves in
twenty years.
- The Cincinnati Commercial has in.
formation that Mr.. Tilden has given the
most tremendous sums of money to carry
Ohio for the Democrats-that the bar'l
was opened by the eloquence of one of
Ex-Governor Bishops sons, and the Com.
mercial seems to credit the story.
The Republicans have begun an
active campaign in Ohio with homo
speakers. The big meetings, however,
will not begin until the fight in Maine is
over, and the orators from outside enter
the State. The Democrats intend 10
open their campaign formally the first
week in September.
- The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot says:
"The Democratic party is now thorough
ly united for the first time in twenty
years. The nomination of Hancock and
English has had the effect of silencing
factions, restoring harmony and of bring
ing back to the Democratic fold many
who have not acted with the party since
$780,"
= According to San Francisco cor
respondent cf the New York Herald, the
Republican managers in California de-.
spair of carrying their electoral ticket,
and are bending all their energies to
securing the Legislature and the United
States Senator to be elected to succeed
Newton Booth. California Republicans
in Washington say the HeralPs story is
"all bosh."
- Mr.. Barbour, late Assistant Post.
master-General, has recently written a
letter to personal friend, in which he
declares explicitly for Hancock, and in.
Inmates no desire to keep his political
position a secret. He i5 man of much
wealth and influence in Michigan, brill
liant orator and writer, and will be n
power of strength in the cause of honest
government. He ente,tains no manner
Of doubt of Hancock's election.
Hon. Jay A. Hubbell, chairman of
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, and Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman
of the National Republican Committee,
have ser ed on the government officials
who have failed to pay their political
assessments a circular, in which their
failure to respond to the call for their
assessment for campaign funds is alluded
to, and the request is made that they
march up to the "captain's Office" and
pay up Immediately.
- The Helena (Ark.) Daily Keoman,
of August IA, the official journal of the
city, has this declaration of the plan of
the campaign at the head of its editorial
columns :: "The man who thinks that he
can lead an opposition against the organ
lied Democracy of Phillips County is
not only presumptuous but extremely
bold. He will require body guard
equal to the whole number of voters in
the Democratic ranks, and Gibraltar in
his rear on the day of election"
- Governor Colquitt and ex-senator
Norwood have arranged for joint dis
cussion of the issues of the campaign in
Georgia at a number Of places in the
State. The terms of the joint discussion
will be that each man shall have two
hou.s ut each meeting. The opening
speech will be one and one-half hours,
and the candidate opening shall have
half.hour in conclusion. The other can.
didate will have solid two hours speech.
They will alternate on the opening. The
terms have been written and agreed to.
While the Radicals are bowling
over the late election in Alabama they
would do we'll to study the recent history
of that State little. In 1874 the debt
and liabilities of Alabama amounted to
upwards of s3O,0OO,OO0. Under Demo.
cratic rule this debt has been reduced by
fair and just settlement with the States
creditors to less than S10,000000. The
amount required under Republican rule
in 1873 to conduct the State government
was 81 100000. In 1879 the amount re-
quired for the same purposes was less
than $780, 900. Public schools have been
opened in every township, and the money
appropriated for them has been honestly
and faitE fully applied. Crime has been
constantly on the decrease. The num-
Der of prosecutions for larceny in 1879
was fifty per cent. less than the number
in 1878.
A young MIR. Cox is running TOR
Congress in an Independent way in the
Fourth District of Georgia. At a recent
gathering of yoemen he declared his in
tentions in the following outburst: "If
you see fit to send ME to Congress I will
60 to the best of my ability. Cheers.
l believe l would like to 60. In fact, I
know l want to 60. Loud cheers. I
have heard that the salary is ample, and,
as have small family, won't insist on
its increase. Cheers. AS I am fond Of
vindication, want to vindicate myself.
1t has been hurled at me like thunder
bolt that am too young In answer to
this I say, first, can't help it and it is
not my fault; second, I am trying to
grow older every day; third, I am sue
ceeding; fourth, l am afraid | will be
much older than / am before I get to
Congress" Prolonged applause.
- Virginia letter to Philadelphia
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