Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-01

heve the differences SO great as those
claimed by the alleged increase in the
population of South Carolina.
POLITICAL POINTS.
The New York Democratic committee.
men do not concea the fact that they are
having hard time to prevent an open
rupture between the national and state
committees.
| A MEMBER of the Silk Ribbon Weav-
ers' Union," of New York, and Patter-
son, n. j., an organization which num-
bers more than 1900 men, writes to the
national committee that they have dccid-
ed to vote for Garfield and Arthur ss to
the last man,
A REPUBLICAN organization composed
exclusively Of young men, who will cast
their first vote for president at the COM
ing election, was formed in Newark, n
j., Thursday night. Edward S. Black
was elected temporary chairman, and
Elmore W. Sanderson, secretary. Near
ly 100 names were signed to the roll.
CORRESPONDENTS at Greenwich, Conn.
writes: "Our state ticket put in the
field last week can't be beat, and with as
judicious nominations for congress-, state
senator, and the other minor positions,
we shall carry this state with such a
majority as has not been given since the
Democratic party surrendered to Gen.
U. S. Grant in April, 1867
MIR. Cox, very young man, who is
running as an Independent candidate for
congress, in the Fourth Georgia district,
is, to say the least, plain spoken. In a
recent speech he said: elf you see fit
to send me to congress l will go to the
best Of my ability. [Cheers. I believe
II would like to go. ERcnewed cheers.
In fact / know I want to go. Loud
cheers. have heard that the salary is
ample, aud rs I have q small family, ]
won't insist on it's increase. Cheers.
AS am fond Of vindication, | want to
vindicate myself. It has been hurled at
me like a thunderbolt that I am too
young. In answer to this [ say, first, !
can't help it, and it is not my farlt. Sec
ond, [ am trying to grow older every day.
Third, am succeeding. Fourth, [ am
afraid will be much older than 1 am
before 1 get to congress. Prolonged
applause. p If elected, the Georgia Cox
might prove a formidable rival to his
; New York namesake.
! ANDREW DAY, a one-armed Union SOL
/ der, now living in Washington, gives
the following reasons for supporting the
Chicago nominees: 81. The Republican
party gave us the best paper currency
we ever had. 2. It saved our country
from anarchy and ruin. 3. It fosters the
principles of progress and temperance.
4. It favors free ballot, and holds that
our constitution is our permanent law.
5. It fearlessly maintains that states are
subordinate to the general government.
6. It boldly asserts that the boys iu
blue deserve great credit for their val.
liant services in defending our homes and
country i'll time of great peril. 7. It is
fighting the very same enemy which was
the cause of me losing my right arm.
These are the reasons why vote the Re.
publican ticket, and so long as carry
an empty sleeve [ will continue to do
likewise. fought for the preservation
of the Union, and will voteto protect it by
casting my ballot next fall for Garfield
and Arthur and the entire Republican
ticket"
GEN. BEN. HARRISON, of Iudianapo,
lis, addressed a large and very enthusi-
astic meeting in Terre Haute, on the goth
inst. There was a torch light process
sion, brilliant display OF fireworks, anc
every indication that the Republicans O.
Indiana are fully awake to the import
ancc of the campaign. The speech was
like all of Gen. Harrison's set efforts, g
clear and incisive discussion of the
political issues of the day, free from
mere political buncombe and party
vituperation. Its arguments were built
upon facts. OF the Democratic candi.
date for vice-president, whom he well
knows, he said:
Of Mr.. English I shall say little, but more
than Mr.: Hendricks did: In the difficult search
for reasons for his nomination, the size of his
"barrel" has been the first found by most in,
vestigators. It was hoped that home capita
would take the place of the "surplus capital
of the other states. This hope does not seen
to have been fully realized. Whether because
the contents of MIR. English's barrel are not sc
fluid as was thought, or because the demand il
larger than was anticipate d, can't say. We
know Mr.. English asa Democratic congressman
before the war, and one of the most s,.6sercien
to the south, as the notorious English bill
and has Uote against the expulsion of Brooks to'
his brutal assault on. Sumner clearly show
During and since the war we have known hin
as a national bank president-al lender Of money
at the highest attainable rates.
ERAsrUs n. BATES, of Illinois, who
was twice elected treasurer Of that state
by the Republicans, and then went ove1
to the Greenback party and accepted its
nomination for the same office i'll 1878
has written a. letter announcing hi,
return to the Republican party. Fo1
this course he offers some very strong
and conclusive reasons. He says tina
the returning prosperity of the countr.
has thrown the industrial questions int
a secondary place, and the primar,,
one now is whether the .s part,
that was lately in arms against the gov
ernment shall come into control of it. Oh
so important question he can not, a
one who fought for the maintenance o
the Union ,nd suffered in rebel prisons
withhold bis support from the party tina
saved the Union-that has q record O
twenty years service in behalf of liberty
loyalty, free education, free homes, fre
speech, and free labor. In conclusion
he says: ',,...
believe that a continuation of the presen
| unparalleled business prosperity of the country
the protection of the rights Of all the people an
the stability Of the national Union can only b
secured by the success of the Republican part
in this campaign.
Gen. Bates is man of high character
and his course will have marked int1u
ence in many quarters.