National Republican., 1880-07-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

| THE brovet democrats are now counseliug Han
cock TO load his gun of acceptance with q very
slight charge. They are afraid of noise.
THE democrats have wasted n great deal OF wind
in their howls TO frghten republicans; and that is
what makes them 80 irritable. Nobody is scared.
TILpBN begins to wonder what has became of all
the noise that the democratic party has been maxi
ing over him for the past three years. The fraud
boom has lost Its clatter.
WHEN the democrats hold their ratification meet
ing in New York city the ogre Of Cipher alley is to
preside at his own funeral John Kelly pro-
nounces the bcnedicton.
THE democrats want change. Very likely, for
change will bring onico and spolls and plumber
and all that sort Of thing to their net and they are
hungering and thlrsting for that kind OF change.
THE superb" has had the news broken TO
him by his tympathzlng friends that he has been
nominated for defeat, and when he hears from
Jere Black he will make few feeble remarks in
reply.
SECRETARY THOMPSON Is q faithful watchman on
the political tower. He has been In politics since
1896, and has helped TO open thirteen presidential
campaigns, and this promises to be one Of his most
| active years.
IT is said that Hancock will lose two out of thrco
Of the democratic votes Of the coal and iron regions
ON account of the tariff position of his party and
yet the hoodlums OF that party insist that he will
carry Pennsylvania oil The same.
| GENERAL. GARFTELD's letter of acceptance Is now
| in the hands of the democrats aud the gravest
question for them to settlc Is what they will do
with IT, Itisa poser. II presents the true issue,
and they cannot get away from II any more than
they can escape from their own evil natures
GENERAL GARFIELD II quoted as having written
TO "Gath -" at isa notion of mine that If the dis
position aud ability to do hard work and keep 1t
up steadily be not the proper definition of genius,
1t is at least true that these qualities tho best
possible substitute for genius, perhaps better than
genius"
SOME people begin to afford General Hancock
consolation in defeat, by telling him and the coun-
try that his country home near 81. Louis is
chormingly picturesque, near the river, studded
with balconies and surrounded by splendid trees,
Just the sweetest place in the world to retire to
after defeat
| THE democrats saved the union, you bet. They
saved II under Buchanan They saved 1t again by
resisting the drait TO bloodshed In New York city
Then the copperhends all fought to save 1t, "in a
horn" and finally they saved 1t in national con-
vention by declaring the to save 1t 20 misora.
bic failure" They saved the unonl or course
they did.
THE democrats arc now Boosting that they will
inaugurate Hancock II they elect him. That is 50.
nd the republicans will help TO inaugurate him II
he is elected That ia their habit But how was 1t
in 1861, when the democrats declared that Lincoln
should not be inaugurntod2 The republicans in
augurated him. In 1877 they had 10000 lambs
ready TO prevent the Inauguration of President
Hayes, but he was inaugurated nevertheless, and
so will Garfield be.
A FRIEND In Virginia wries asking us to bear
| testimony In our columns and 10 advocate with
zeal and perseverance, tho reelection of General
| Hunton" We must respond negatively, for the
reason that we have been, retained on the other
| side. THE REPUBLICAN has yet to advocate DEM
ocrat for election 70 congress It Is not In its line
Then again. II We must have democrat from the
ninth district we prefer one who has higher np-
probation of the rights of citizenship than to de-
clere that the people of Washington shall not enjoy
the right of suffrage so long os he can preyentit it.
THE following advertisement, which appears in
| the Indianapolis Democrat gives the measure of
the democratic candidate for vice-president very
accurately:
| To LoAS--Money TO loan for FIVE years at lowest
rates on indianapolis property but only irst-claSs
loans on wide margin wanted. No commissions,
red-tape or middle men. WIN. ii. ENGLISH.
He laid the foundation for his fortune by playing
shylock in the treasury and other departments
years ago, where he skinned the boys with the keen
blade of avarice He is near the treasury of the
nation as he should be. He will continue TO take
scalps In Indiana.
THE readjusters OF Virginia are candid and fair
IN their dealing with political opponents And
there Is no doubt but that they represent the
progressive citizenship Of that state, willing to
concede the right to diher, and in favor OF fair
and lawful ballot at the polls. The funding wing
of their party has abused them fearfuly and we
do not wonder at the determination of the read
justers to let the state cast her vote for Garfield and
Arthur rather than the funders should win and
Hancock and English be endorsed by Virginia in
the electoral college. The readjusters are fighting
for principles not men, and ION that line they pro-
pose 10 fight il out If II takes all summer"