The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-07-31
POLITICAL JOTTlNGS.

The New York Heroid, decidedly |
hostile to the Republican nominees, says |
that Democrats should not commit the |
error of belittling Gen. Gariield's war |
record He was not West Point man,
but he rose quite as rapidly in rank as
many men whose military education had |
been acquired i'll life
-. Republican papers are still throw
ing mud at Hancock Democratic E.r- /
change. Examine the substance more
closely: they are only throwing the record
of the Democratic party at him.
Philadelphia Erening Nucs, Rep.
-. The Buffalo Courier has discov-
cred that General Garfield is u plagiarist.
1t is. probably, only too sadly true
Doubtless Garfield claims to have writ /.
ten the ten commandments. There is
much, however, to be said i'll mitigation: |
he has kept them.-Burliagto~ Ha~hryc. .
=. Contrast these two extracts and
then draw your own conclusions. From |
The Barn"reH 6. c. People: "The Demo- |.
Gratis have obtained control of the State |
of South Carolina, and they intend to
retain it at every hazard and i'll spite of
the utmost efforts of local enemies and
cratic National platform: .'The right to
Il free ballot is right preventative of all
rights, and must and shall be maintained
in every part of the United States
=. 1t is worthy of note that no at
tack has yet been made upon the per-
sonal character of General Garfield by
any man who served with him in Con-
gress and had an opportunity to know
him in daily intercourse.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
=. The Democratic party has been
bowling for years against military men
and soullcss corporations and yet it
now has for its candidates military
hero y and the boss of 'soulless corpora
tions,' and wants the country to believe
that it has only been joking for these
past dozen years.
Gloucester City Reporter.
-. Hancock, with bullet i'll his leg,
propped up against Il tree at Gettysburg,
and Democratic mob in possession of
this city the same day hanging blacks
from trees and Kidding them with shot
and setting fire to them. would form a
good subject for Il historical painter.
". Y. Commercti -1drertiser.
.. The Democratic fight in Indiana
grows more interesting every day. Ian
ders. the party's candidate for Governor,
showed his want of discretion by making
some loose statements about the New
Albany Ledger .StdHdard and its editor
Mr.. Gwin. Mr.. Gwin promptly denies
the charges in an interview i'll the Indian
apolS JourHal, and his denial is sustained
by other reputable Democrats, among
them Mr.. Samuel b. Kerr. son of the
late Speaker Kerr Nh OWNS reasons
for refusing to support Landers in his
paper are worth quoting. lie says: I"
oppose him because he is an arTant DEM
agnguc, Il trickster and the creature of
shyster and ring politicians, and at heart
an enemy of Democratic principles and
the policy of honest Democratic govern
ment.' 1t is pretty quarrel, and the
Republicans who are united and ener
@etic, can look upon it with complacency.
y. Y. Tribune.
:. Judge J. d. Platt. of Warren, H.
linois, who of late years has affiliated
with the Democratic party, does not like
the ''supcrb' business, and has declared
his intention to vote for Garfield and
Arthur. Judge Platt, few days ago,
wrote the following letter to Hon. p. A.
Orion, of Darlington, Wis, formerly an
influential Democrat, who has also de-
clared for the Republican nominees:
SIR AND FRIEND:-Let us shake on
Garfield. |, too have decided to support
the Republican ticket. My position here
tofore has not been wholly Democratic.
but more of the independent order since
Greeley's day, but now take the Repub-
lican side, and shall do all can for the
ticket. Glad to know you have left the
uncertain element called Democracy and
joined the party representing the true
Democracy of the day. Very truly.
}. ID. PLATT.
And there will he more to leave the
uncertain element before November
a letter signed Southern Demo-
crat. and published conspicuously in
TIE Memphis Acalanche. contains these
approved Southern declarations: White
men who dare to avow themselves here as
Republicans should be promptly branded
as the bitter and malignant enemies of
the South. The name of every Northern
man who presumes in this community to
aspire to Office through Republican votes
should be saturated with stencil. AS for
the negroes. let them amuse themselves,
if they will, by voting the Radical ticket
good and true men whose brave ballots
will be found equal to those of five thou
sand vile Radicals" This is infamous,
but the avowal is honest. The South
will do just what is here outlined. and if
General Hancock is elected, he will owe
his success to men who not only do this
dirty work, but who are so hardened as
to be rather proud of it.
:. General \. p. Banks is in Wash
ington. He says that Garfield will carry
all the New England States, despite the
expectations of the Democrats that they
will sweep Maine and Connecticut He
says he has met 4 number of Republican
party leaders i'll Maine and he has found
them in good spirits and prepared for
vigorous contest In September. Mr..
Blaine, he says, is organizing the cam
paign and is giving every detail his per-
sonal supervision. The Democrats have
thus far failed to make any satisfactory
arrangements with the Greenbackers,
and, at the same time, it is noticeable
that the Importance and numbers Of that
element in Maine politics have materially
fallen off. The General says that the
Republicans of Maine must be vigiIant
and active, and there will be no doubt of
Connecticut, he says that he had spent
few days in that State, and the popular
sentiment was for Garfield; that he was
a candidate peculiarly suited to Connec-
ticnt notions, and despite the eXcrtions
Of Barnum and Franklin. he would have
a majority rs large as ever given for a
Presidential candidate. The General
spent 4 short time In New York. He
says that he never knew such det9rmina-
ton as exists there amongst the Republic |
cans. Reports from all parts of the coun-
try show the most unbounded confidence |
in success, and he believes that the Re |
publicans will sweep every State in the |
North. The General says rs soon as he |
returns to Boston, which will be in a few |
days, he will take steps to organize the |
Boys in Blue, not only in the city. but in
the State. lie thinks, aside from any |
wish to revive seetiQnalism, this is the |
real whether the Blue or the Gray
shall rule the affairs of the nation.