National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-25
POLIyTC1L NOTES.

GENERAL MALONE is very unpopular with
the buldozars and ballot-box suffers of South
Carolina. They think he is playing danger
Gus game, and one likely to be learned by lib.
erals further south.
THE southern press may wrtho under Sen.
ator Conkling'5 exposure of that section, and
may howl themselves hoarse in dcnouncing
him as liar, but they cannot rail the truth
from his statements. That stands unimpaired
for it cannot be impcachcd.
TIE New Orleans Democrat has the state
and city printing amounting to $4,000 a
year. Such public printing is usually thought
to be " fat take" Tho Democrat, however,
is very anxious to get some one else to take it.
Both state aud city are bankrupt, tho printers
arc on a strike for wages and the Democrat is
unhappy.
THE Knoxville Republican has the following
upon certain democratic relations: State
Rights has heretofore borne two children
Notification and Rebel lion. Jackson choked
Modification to death in his giant grip. Lin.
coin transhxGd Rebellion with three millions
of loyal bayOncts. But State Rights, whose
Husband is the Democratic Party, still lives,
and the next child she beNrs-what will be
It's name?'
A TELEGRAM from Pittsbur e, Penn, to the
Philadelphia Press says ",rhe democrats made
u great boast of '1oppers' as officers of their
meeting on Saturday night. To day many OF
the alleged foppors are hastening as fast as
possible to Indignantly repudi ate the claim
that they have Topped. Others of tho list
have been democrats all their lives. In all the
list there is not one who has straight repub-
lican record who has not alre ady ropudiated
the democrat claim of flop"
THE democrats of Pitlsburg recently placed
tho names of $50 republi in the list ofvlco.
presidents Of democratic meeting to convey
the idea that changes to that extent had oc.
CURED. Since the publication Of the names
the papers have been Ill ed with regulations.
Every name thus presented who has voted the
republican ticket within hvo years has
promptly vndicatcd its republicanism by
promptly regulating Its use, Tho democrats
are masquerading now, but It's "oyes labor
lost.
THE school board of Monroe county, Miss
requires that every applicant for teachers
position in the public schools shall sign this
declaration 81 certify that I have boon a
democrat, and | will hereafter support the
candidates Of tho democratic party aud work
with that party" To this is appended: "The
above contract Is required before l approve
and contract. - -, superintendent
As this is published in tho Charleston NeiOq
aud Courier, its authenticity needs no further
support.
THE democratic papers Of Ind ianaare labor
ing to lie Mr. Dc Paw ont Of his position ~
u supporter of Garfield and Porter, Ivy publish
ing cards to the contrary, purporting to have
boon signed by himself His attention being
called to this attempt to mis- represent his rpa
position, he says "Thcre is not one word o.
truth in the statement, Inever wrote any care
or other statement Of the kind. / nm for Gar
field aud Arthur and Porter aud the republic
can state ticket" Nh Do Pauw certainly
ought to know.
THE democrats are teaching sectionalsm II
all the common schools in the south through
the aid of rebel histories Of tho war, aui
their presses at tho north continue to cry
aloud" there arc many republicans, and they
arc among tho best men in tho party, who aIC
heartily sick of scotionalism." What hypoc