National Republican., 1880-08-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

war democrat or an anti-war republican.
COLONEL FoRNEY and Alderman Billy Nc
Mulliu are working in double harness again.
They did some very dirty work together in
1856 when Buchanan carried the state.
SECESSION SENATOR HILL mcrrily observes
that he is going for Hancock now because he
went for him before aud did not get him, and
he thinks he will get him this time, and there
fore he has tho laugh on poor Hancock.
A DEMOCRATIC paper foolishly started n re.
port that General Arthur was born in Ireland.
This was done to make 1t appear that he was
ineligible. OF course there was no truth in
the report, for Mr.. Arthur is tho youngest of
four children, all born in Vermont.
THE democrats arc telling Wade Hampton
he was premature in making that Stauntou
speech. He ought to have kept silent little
while longer The Charleston NeDS and
Courier suggests that he should promptly deny
talking about Lee and jackson and what they
fought for. Hampton will hereafter be more
cautious.
THERE is not, If we arc rightly informed.
perfect harmony at democratic headquarters
either in this city or New York. Some of the
most intimate personal and military friends
of General Hancock are dsgusted at tho
amount of personal abuse Ii capped upon Gem
cral Garfield by the democratic organ of this
city. They think musk 1iugng may safely
be left to the New York SIN, an independent
journal, edited by an old-timo republican.
True gentlemen have no taste for blackguard. q.
ism.
THE New York Tribune reprints from the
Cincinnati Commercial broadsde which con-
tains list of the mortgages foreclosed in In
diauapolis by Mr.. w. H. English since 1873.
The list is most formidable one. The
amounts involved are all small, thus showing
that this friend of the poor man" squeczes
him whenever chance presents. One Of the
most pleasant of Mr.. Engishs traits is that he
never bid the full amount of his mortgage
when buying under the hammer. The result
Of this is, an individual judgment is left
against the creditor, so that if better times
come to him he may be compelled to satisfy
the judgment, although he has lost his prop.
erty. The Commercial writer calls it "an inn
provoment on Shylock." And this is the
way Mr. English filled his barrel.
MAST is as sharp and pungent as ever. A
cartoon in the last number of Wrappers JTeekly
tells more in picture than could be set forth
in the sharpest editorial. English has sent u
barrel to Governors island with his compli.
menis to General Hancock II is Of course
| supposed to contain tho sinews of war in the
shape of dollars, and il has been hastily nm.
headed by couple of confederate brigadiers,
who look as though they had been through a
forty days fast. One of them is exploring the
contents with eager expectation; the other
having plunged hand in has his finger in
his mouth. The story is told in seven words :
Hang it, general, it's only soft soap" Dis.
gust could not be made more expressive "Soft
words butter no parsnips,' and the English
letter OF acceptance, though it may contain a
barrel Of soft soap, is MS useless to the demo-
Gratis as wa ter is to a Tammany politician.
WHETHER it be political wisdom or no, we
will not discuss; we know that If we want
truthful exposition of the principles and
aims of the democracy wo must read the
utterances of the southern statesmen. In his
speech to the Virginia democrats at Staunton
Wade Hampton said Consider what Lee
and Jackson would do If they were alive.
These are the same principles for which they
fought for four years. Remember that on
your vote depends the fate of the democratic
ticket" Behind the form of union general
tho democrats, rebels and sneaks together are
massed. The spirit of the dead rebel soldiers
arc called up TO arouse the old.time enthu.
siasm of the living. Dead, but not forgotten,
their principles are the handspring of action
to the southern democracy to-day. Fortu.
natoly for the preservation OF our country the
od-timO enthusiasm Of the republican party is
roawakenod and the new rebellion will next
November receive more crushing defeat than
the first. We did not pound them enough
that time.
THE joint meeting of tho republicans Of
Beaufort and Hampton counties in South Caro-.
! lima, held at Coosawhatchie on Monday last,
gave additional eyid ence of the increased in.
! forest the oolored people take in tho present
campaign. Fully 5000 persons, comprising
both sexes and all ages, thronged the space
around the speakers stand aud uni ted in the
tumultuous applause that followed the stirring
speeches delivered by ex-Congressman smals,
Collins aud others. Resolutions indorsing the
Chicago nominations and to stand and If need
DO fall, by the republican standard, were
unanimously adopted. Beaufort is blessed
with few democrats, and the county has there.
fore, never been out Of republican hands.
| Hampton was until recently a portion OF
Beaufort and was Topped Off by the democratic
| legislature to enable t he democrats, who are
| in the majority in that particular section, to
set up q separate county administration. When
combined they had a republican majority OF
! 5000, and tho leaders seem confident that the
republicans will poll full vote in both CO un-
ties in November
UPON the souls of the people Of the south, 1t
seems, the governmental tax upon spirits and
the narcotic weed weighs heavily. To eyado
its payment is by many considered not only
exeusable, but highly laudoble. Even to shoot
a revenue officer or two If they become too In
qusiliye as TO homegrown tobacco OF
moonshine.distlled whisky is q biI Of bust.
ness in which a certain amount Of pride is taken
in some sections. when Hancock comes, -
though, the good people will be relieved even
ofthe necessity of removing by death meddling
officials Of the law. There will be no revenue
collectors, for there will be no tax upon these
necessities DR.. Felten, NJ. G, from Georgia
made a speech at Centersvile last week In
which he told the people that "the government
had no right to tax tobacco aud whisky aud