National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

Dom PEDRO should offer the position of Prime
Munster 10 Ben Butler.
THE resemblance of Governor Garcelon TO An
drew Jackson is not as striking as 1t once was.
THE Wisconsin Legislature is liable to nnct
tax upon church property If 1t is not watched
BosToN is preparing to credit Mr. sherman with
the Hayes virtues, -SprtHGfeld Republican (Rtpl
THE New York Tribune thinks It possible that the
people will have Presidential boom after while.
THE Troy Times says that "Fusioniss" is another
| name for " ConiederaIeS,' aud the Troy Times is
right
IT can hardly be said that General Butler has
stood By his pals in their little enterprise in
Maine
THE Iowa Legislature has undertaken the i'm.
| portant reform recommended by Governor Gear in
his message.
Mr.. W. Il. HARPER, son of the editor of the Oko-
Iona states, was elected reading clerk OF the Mssis
| sppi Senate
| The st. Louis Times brings out a new Democratic
Presidential candidate viz. General John W. Den
yer, OF Ohio,
IT will require a mighty effort on the part of the
| Democracy TO forgive Bayatd for his eulogy on
| Zach Chandler.
| GENERAL MAHoNE, the coming Virginia Senator,
! is regarded by the Democrats Tvs man likely TO
| make them trouble.
OUR Democratic friends are taking a lively in
terest in The selection Of Il Republican candidate
| for the Presidency,
THERE is no use in abusing Senator Thurman
just because he has said he is willing to be Presi-
| dent. He meant we'll
THE Democratic State organ at indianapolis IS
endeavOTiug to read the Cincinnati EHquiCr out of
tie Democratic party
SENATOR EATON is full of wrath because the
President appointed two Republicans to take the
census of Connecticut
GARFIELD advises Ohio to 20 for Sherman but to
be kind TO the other candidates us there is no tell
| ing into whose hands they may full.
MANY decent Democrats are disguised with the
| voorhees, farce. The Tall Sycamore is injurng
himselfby it more than he imagines.
| THE Boston women polled 800 votes for school
directors ut the recent election, and although
beaten they are not at all discouraged.
Mr., SAMUEL Sullivan Cox is well off for pet
names. lie used to be known us 'Shoo Fly and
is now named Sweet Little Buttercup."
WHEN the Democrats In Maine come to cast up
their accounts they Will find that they have made
large sales of honor and small profits Of any
kind.
THE Democrats once stole the State seal of
Missouri and kept il eight years; but a Republican
lists may draw their own moral,
Mrs. EMMA r. STILL, of New York the female
who stumped New York, last fall, scolding in be-
half Of the Greenbackers of that State has sued
some ofthe candidates for her services.
THE lower house of the Maryland Legislature
has directed the committee on education TO report
a'bll Gbolishing the State Normal School. This
looks very much Ike step backward In educa
ton.
. GEORGE W. CHnDs says that General Grant,
best friends have not urged his candidacy, and
that they would be pleased to sec him publicly
decline 10 allow his name to 80 before the convcn'
, ton.
GOVERNOR PITKIS, of Colorado, Is Skeptical Of
the aboriginal virtue of the noble red man. Ute
Jack, and thinks he has pulled the wool over the
eyes of the trusting head of the Interior Depart
ment
II is encouraging TO observe that the Republic
> cans Of the Ohio Legislature realize the impOr
lance Of going to work and getting through. The
people expect not only short session but profit
I able one.
II is amusing 10 hear the Democracy announce
the many plans 10 get up independent Republican
movements this year These are what the DemOc.
, roy hope for, not what they know TO be in con
: temptation,
l THE recent psrdOuing extensively carried OF
2 ! IN Ohio CNu now be accounted for EX.Governo
Bishop and his son, his private secretary, when tn
I former WAS Governor, are openly charged will
+ selling them.
THE fact that majority of the voters In thi
State are Democrats Will 90 for naught IN the mex
f election as IL did in the last II they do not con
, ccnirnte their votes on a single ticket-Syrdcus
u | Courier .D1H }.
4 THE Wushburns all appear TO be for Grant. Eth
| Is. aud Cudw0lladcr G. were 50 announced yesteI
II day and now William D., q Minnesota Congress
10 man similarly declares himself, Israel, OF Maine
renins 70 be heard from.
r soME Of the Ohio Democratic newspapers ignor
. tie returns Of the last election and want to argu
- lie question whether Ohio Is Il Republican Stat
e or not. Ask Senator Thurman, General ThomG
Ewing, or Uncle Dick Bishop"
, As backbone IL 10 he the sine qua non Of IN
d next Democratic Presidential candidate, II woul
IL be well for the advocates Of Seymour TO dig u
)" from the buried past certain speech which d
"a once made to New York mob, beginning IN
friends There has always been un lmpressO
~ that that historical effort was not saturated wit
o backbone.