National Republican., 1880-09-03
POLITICIL NOTES.

The Anderson Is. C.) HtcRigcncsr says there
is only ono white republican in that county.
COLONEL MosBY writes home from Hong
Kong that he will vote as he shot-against
Hancock.
GENERAL BUTLER has at last got the demo.
cratic party of Massachusetts, where he wants
it-in his breeches pocket.
WADE HAMPTON says "the republican party
is party fhate." If this had been true Wade
Hampton would not be alive or in tho senate
to tell IT,
II is impossible not to recognize the fact
that the democrats are making a spiritless
campaign. The best running was in the early
part of the race
THE democrats of Arkansas built ten school
houses in twenty-five years. The republicans
in the same state built !, $50 school houses in
five years. Which is the party of education
The Philadelphia Times says that Hancock
is even better than his party. lie would need
to be- thousand times, or his chances of an
early grave or the penitentiary would be con-
siderable.
LET'S SEQ In 1877 Bon Butler was repub.
lican; In 1878 labor reformer; last year a
greenbacker, and this year he is democrat.
1t makes US sad to think that next year 1t is his
turn to be republican again.
JUDGE BLACK says the head of political
party is always waggcd by its tail, This is
equivalent to saying that the solid south will
wag Hancock in case of the lattcr's election.
The Judge may be called upon to Wadehamp.
ton that remark Gro many days. He's too
| frank,
THE democratic party now strongly plead
ing the statute Of Limitation on its record.
How much bottcr it would be if that party,
| like tho republican, had n record of which it
is proud, and by which it is ready to stand or
| fall. That party would give good deal if it
had no history.
Mr.. J. r. GLAsCocK Of Alameda county has
been nominated for csngross by the democrats
of the second California district, and receives
a feeble Endorsement from the wolkngmen's
party. The nomination Is not thought TO be n
strong one. Mr. Glascock's financial opln ions
are of tho unsafe order
A Canvass has been made in Connecticut
Of the ex.members Of the Fourteenth yolun.
toers--tho only regiment Of HancocR's corps
in that stato-rcsiding in one town, with a
view TO ascertainiug the preferences of It's
members among the presidential candidates
Tho result showed thirty.sIx for Garfield, all
honorably discharged, aud Ave for Hancock
of whom two were desertors.
GENERAL KEFER, democratic member o.
congress from Ohio, has returned from stump
ing tour in Maine. lie tells the Cincinnati
Elqgrer that the fusion movement will no
amount 70 anything and that the republicans
will elect their entire delegation to congress
He says Chalmers is tho worst man tn,
democrats could have sont into Maine aud tha
his rabld style has disgusted northern demo
Gratis.
Now the democratic party is ondeavorug 4
attach 10 tho list Of its virtues that ofhaying So
cured resumption. II put down the rebellion
and saved the union by declaring in its ma
tional convention in 1864 that the war to pu
down the rebellion was a miserable failure
It secured resumption by declaring in its ma
tional platform Of 1876 that the resumption nc
was hindranco to resumption" and
ought TO DO repealed. This is the way II doe
its business and aCcomplishos great purposes
by back action.
The Greenvillo Is, O. Neros sounds the fol
lowing CALI 1.-THE historic red.shirts shoul
be takon from trunks and nails whore the!
have reposed or hung since 1875 and prepare
to brighten tho roads aud fields with thei
brilliant coloring, asin the two past campaigns
In which their weares rode to glorious vic
tory. 1t will look like old times to soc ever.