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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
HANcorK,s LAST LETTER.

Like his illustrious predecessor as can
didate-General WINFIELD SCoTT-Gen-
eral WINFIELD ScoTT HANCOCK cannot
keep quiet, He must write letters and
send kilograms broadcast, or he would
explode. The fires of vanity burn so
fiercely within him that they must have
vent. He made haste to congratulate
Maine, circumstance which disguised the
honest.money democrats and has added
weakness instead Of strength to his cause.
Now he emulates the last and dying strug-
gle of TLDEN and writes letter to fool
the people on the question of southern
claims. We admit that he is quite pro-
nounced now against the payment of these
claims, but no one who knows him and the
power behind him, which will control his
action if he ever has the power to act, can
be made to believe in advance Of the dem
oustrated fact that he will have the ability
to withstand these claims, coming rs they
will from that section which has trampled
right, justice, equality, constitutional guar.
antee, and even life, under its foot to present
him with a Solid SOUTH to make his call
ing and election sure. If that section sue
ceeds in clecting him, and his case woult
he forlorn hope without it, they will use
him for their purposes in spite of any and
all the well.intentioned resolutions lie may
have framed MS the guide Of his own action
Without being an migrate he could moi
resist the behcsts of his southern hcnchmer
when they shall be presented for his con
currence and approval, especially after tina
section has conferred upon him the powe
TO act.
In view of all this, that American either
who is opposed to the payment Of thcs,
claims, be he republican or democrat, can
not trust this letter, which comes late anC
under stress Of circumstances that vii
| have no binding force after the election ha,
| transpired. This mssive is n bait fol
catching votes 1t is the expedient of al
extremity the graspng at n straw, a decol
and trap to inyeigle the voters of the nortl
who are opposed to confederate claims, int
| the support of party which has no vitalit,
outside that section, from whence these
claims are to come. II is democratic dc
fusion and snare, and has been withheld
from the public eye until the south coul(
be privately assured that it wis coming, an(
would mean nothing when it came. Nov
it is out, and the south understands that i
means nothing but deception for tn,
people of the north The people of tn,
nosth may as well understand and Nppre
ciate it precisely Us the south does, and thei
it will deceive no one.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
POLITIClIL NOT ES.

The Atlanta Constitution has received esti.
mates from shoriG5 In 1o4 counties which
place Co!qutps majority next wi inter- at 100000
THE republican committee of Ohio received
5 SOP from the United States officials IN that
state as their total contributions to tho cleo
ton expenses. There was not much pressure
used there.
j. b. YEAGLEY, candidate for secretary of
state Of Indiana, and Noah W, Parker, candi-
date for state senator, both on the national or
grcenback ticket, have resigned their places
on that ticket aud announce that they will
act with the democratic party in tho future.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs BRIGHT now sots up as
prophet. He says that the democrats will
run away with Indiana. We apprehend that
he bases this conclusion upon the clearly es-
tablshed habits Of his party, which prompt it
to run away with whatever it is permitted to
lay its hands on.
THE Maryanders have law in the statute
books providing that the names Of drunkards
four times a year. When this law was obeyed
the state was whig and republican having
been neglected and avoid cd in recent years. 1t
has become a democratic state
"LET kentucky do her duty" says the
Louisville Couier.JOwHal, "and there is no
danger about the result in Indiana" This is
about the broadcast aud most significant sug.
gestion that has yet been made by democratic
leader. kentucky usually does "her duty"
when elections are held In Indiana,
CONGRESSMAN J. @. S. BLACKBURN of Ken
lucky said in his speech at Batavia, Ohio on
the evening of the Goth instant: Let the
radicals cease their brawl about a solid south.
She Is solid, thank God! he was solid for
jeff Davis in 1860, aud we will DO solid for
Hancock In 1880" These words were PEN
ciled down at the moment and are given with
accuracy
The hungry democracy, after twenty.
years fast, is represented in HdrDers Reekly
as famisho1 donkey corralled in u sterile
waste with green pastures on the otherside Of
tho fence, which he contempates with terri
BILE longing, His neck Is ornamentcd with a
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
THE DANGER OF TUE HOUR.

The Sunday Gazette is full Of compliments
to General HANCOCK for refusing to sell the
place Of secretary of the treasury for
quarter Of a million of dollars to coteric
Of New York democratic brokers' The
editor does not seem to be aware of the
insult to its candidate indicated by such
proposition. The democratic capitalists
must have had low estimate of the char
acter of their candidate before they would
have thought Of making such proposition
Then, the price was very low We can
with difficulty imagine the s;ock,iobbing
value of what they sought. 1t would have
been worth all they offered to have had the
knowledge of who would take Mr.. SnER-
MANS place for single day. The demo.
cratic organ here has named i. F. BUTLER
as probable member of General HAM
COCKS cabinet, should he be called upon
to make one. Suppose the democratic
brokers knew that BUTLER would be secre.
tary of the treasury, how many points
would they have to sell short on in Wall
street? Whether the incident of the pro-
posed sale is true or false it shows clearly
the uncertainty which would fall Ikea blight
upon business in the months between the Sd
of November and the 4th of March should
the election result in "a change"
The possibility Of such an unsetlement
of values as is involved In a democratic
success has already made itself felt in New
York to the amount of ten times the sum
which democratic spectators have shown
themselves ready to pay TO know the man
who will deal with the vast concerns OF
the United States treasury Within q
week United States four per cents have
dropped two and a.quarter per cent. for no
other reason than that there is uneasiness as
10 the future currency Of the country.
Three houses are known houses strongly
democratcJ as having disposed Of large
holdings Of government bonds The neces.
sity which has driven the democratic party ia
alliances with grcenbacksm and every other
disturbing element in the country will con
tinuc to operate hereafter. What a drol
in the bucket OF loss and gain to investor.
and spectators would quarter of mill
ion dollars be! A quarter of Thousand
millions of dollars would be nearer the
mark.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

that in the last thirteen successive presi-
dental contests the state has gone demo-
cratic seven times, and wing and republican
six times In the popular vote, while the ng-
gregrate majonties and pluralities ofthe par
ties for the same period were-whig and re-
publican, 79, 1s6; democratic, 1925. Aver
age mJority-ropublican COOL; demo-
cratic, 3172. The state has been uniformly
republican in presidential years since 1856,
with the single exception of 1876, when, TO
its shame be it said its vote was recorded
for the great political knave of Gramercy
park. But il should be observed that Mr..
TmDEN only received plurality of the
votes cast. He was really in the minority
by over 1000.
Indiana is a republican state to-day on a
full, honest vote, aud, unless all indications
prove delusive, it will give PORTER hand
some majority next month.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

The FoREsTERs" BY BERTHoLD AUER.
BAcH-We have received from the publishers,
Messrs. d. Appleton & Co., the latest work by
Auerbach, which bears the above title. Tho
story l. told with the simplicity and purity
which marks this authors writings, the we'll
drawn characters OF Master Forester Jorus
and his daughter Carla being evidently in.
tended to show the invigorating aud elevating
influences of life passed in the companion
ship of nature, and especially amid such noble
trees as are found in the forests of Germany.
The author has made an attempt to explain
the forest laws of this country, but in this he
has decidedly failed to understand them. Il
was announced that all ,hc translations Of
Auerbach's works would be made by Miss
Annie b. Irish, but owing to her other engage.
ments she was compelled to disCon time this
work, and placed the manuscript Of this novel
in the hands of Miss Amelia Tyler, q lady Of
fine literary and linguistic requirements, who
has performed the task of translation most nc.
ccptsbly, preserving the idomatic force of the
German expression, and at the same time en-
p'oving except ionallv good English.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

THE vicissitudes of politics were never
more apparent than at the present time in
the first congressional district of Virgin Ia.
Twoyearsago Messrs. BEALL and CRrcHER
were the candidates of the factions of the
democratic party, and Mr., GEORGE c.
ROUNDS entered the canvass ostensibly as
the republican candidate. In that contest
Colonel JOHN w. WoLTz was his most able,
earnest aud effective champion and advo-
cate. Now Colonel WOLFF is the repub-
lican candidate for congress, and it is an
nounced that Mr. ROUNDS will take the
stump for Mr.. CRlTCHER, the readiuster
candidate, and do his level best to defeat
Colonel WoLTz. Is this Virginia gratitude
and reciprocity? If so the least We ever
have of it the better we shall be suited,
that's all.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

three-cornered contiivsnce, upon the wooden
sticks Of which are engraved fraud, ;" "confed-
oracy" and war record" 1t could not DO
more faithfully represented
SENATOR WALLACE has put aside his coffee
pot for season aud has assumed the robes of
prophecy. He predicts that Pennsylvania
will cast its electoral vote for Hancock. Stick
a pin there Aud now the great manufacturer
of Anticipated naturalization papers can resume
that branch of his business, while the states
will give n majority for Garfield of moro than
10000. The people will be convinced that
there are falsc.prophets abroad after a few
more such predictions MS this and when tho
keystone state shall have spoken.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

AMONG the instructive and forcible re-
publican stumpers in Indiana is Colonel
L. N. HILL. formerly of Arkansas but now
of this city. On the 18th he spoke at Port
land, in that state, for more than two hours
to large audience, which was held in rapt
attention from first to last. This effort is
literally larded with reliable statistics,
showing the decline of republicanism in
the late confederate states, harnessed with
facts and circumstances representing the
causes which have led toit. The statistical
information of the effort is very interest
ing, and its logical conclusions are uuan-
swerable. The "free ballot" of the democ-
racy is handled without mercy and with
telling effect upon his auditors. Colonel
HILL is doing stalwart service among the
boosters.
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

"FATHER CLAPp,n as the rowdy boys Of
the Sunday Herald facetiously, if not deris.
lively, characterize the editor of THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, takes pleasure in in.
forming them that "every fellow who drove
"a horse on the raging Erie canal half n
century ngo-there were no mules then in
that service TO temp, the cupidity and dis.
honesty of BARSUM-does not want an of.
flee. But this much he has discovered
every fellow who throws mp his greasy cap
for HANCOCK, and claims the honor of first
having named him as candidate, does
want an Office that he will never get
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

THE democratic organ at the national
capital advises the public that the demo-
cratic party is not responsible for the utter
ances of THOMAS F. BAYARD. "He repre-
" sents the BAYARD family" says that
paper. BAYARD has given ollense. Some
scheme of plumber has encountered his OPP
position, and hence this petty spleen. 1t
has long been wonder how Senator BAY
ARD could adjust his self.respcct TO such a
contact and relation. He is a gentleman,
and it is the most nat ural thing in the
world that he should be reviled by the OPP
posite grade
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

UNFoRTUNATELY for the vendors of small
wares known in the vernaculor MS fallacies,
but by most people regarded MS lies, Gem
eral GRANT has stepped on that nice little
piece of romance regarding the stolen dia-
monds at the White House during his adj
ministration. 1t is all fiction and moon
shine, and no circumstance has ever oc-
CURED at the executive mansion during his
eight years residence there that would
afford the slightest foundation for such u
story.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

The swim iron steamer,
JOHN w. THOMPSON,
Captain John X Wood. built expressly for the Poto,
msc river business, leaves Sixth-street wharf every
MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY at
o'clock a. M, making the principal landings In thl
river Euro and freights at lowest rates.
Is. j. ACCINELLY, Agent
iul9tf Slxth.street wharf
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
nuLLDozING NE rosrMAsrER.

patiently to the majesty Of the law and the
inexorable logic of events, Others fight
back and resist the DEGREES Of fate in n
vehement manner. 1t is this class which
attract attention by their resistance, and
get crowds together in the street when the
hand ofiustice begins to get hold of them.
The democrats have been detected by Post
master ANGER in gross attempt to de-
fraud the postal revenue by smuggling Il
large amount of contraband natter into the
mails, and now the intimidation of that
party stationed at the national capital es-
says to exercise his bulldozing powers upon
that officer in this wise:
Postmaster ANGER was supposed at the
time of his appointment to be an honest man,
who would make an efficient, impartial officer.
Is Mr.. ANGER DESTROYS Of losing his reputa-
ton?
There is n covert threat that if Postmos-
ter ANGER shall faithfully guard the
postal revenues against fraud and detaiu
contuband mail matter that the democratic
committee has endeavored to inject into
the mails, then Mr., AINGER is in danger
"of losing his reputation" If the post
master is capable Of being bulldozed out Of
a faithful discharge of his duty by such
sneaking threats, we have no just apprecia-
ton of his character.
ONE effect Of the present campaign is to
bring the reputation of Senator BAYARD
down to the level of the average demo-
cratic demogoguc.
THE speech of Secretary SHERMAN, de-
liyered on Saturday at the fayetteville
meeting, is a complete refutation of Senator
BAYARD's disingenuous and demagogical
claim that to the democratic party is due u
portion of the credit attaching to the re-
sumption of specie payments.
-
THE democrats are demanding n change
in the political character of our national adj
ministraton, and they have been hunting
yigilautly for ninety da US for some reason
to present to the people why such change
should occur. The only reason yet discov-
cred that has any weight is that the dem
ocratic party is furnishing for the loaves
and fishes, and must have them or die. 1t
is for the people to decide whether that
party is worth saving in that way.
THE democratic officials of Arkansas are
evidently making or trying TO make good
thing out Of the vote upon the repudiating
amendment. Upward of three weeks have
transpired since tho election, and though
the results in other respects have been
published, the result on the adoption or re-
| lection Of the amendment, which is the
most important of all, is still left to con.
lecture. The suspicious thing about it is
tue alleged iact that certain parties, since
the election, have been buying up tho very
class of bonds it is proposed to dscredit.
! The inference from this would seem to be
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

that somebody has fore knowledge of the
result aud is turning it TO profitable &C.
count. The "honest" democrats who have
charge of the returns will prob ably make
them just what their private interests will
dictate. They are playing about the same
stockiobbing game which made the for
tunes of the state.house rings of South Car
olina and Louisiana in 1877.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

ONE of the greatest railway bridges in the
world crosses the Vulga on the line the
syoran & Orenburg railway in Russia. The
bridge Is 6,OOO feet long, cost So 900 600 issup.
ported by fourteen piers which are 100 feet
above the water, and the grders are 1854 feet
long aud 20 feet wide.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
MINOR TOPICS.

GENERAL sIcKLEs has bad case of stumps.
Both come from the solid south-onc by the
way of Gettysburg; tho other he found at the
Tammany mass.meeting.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

GERMANY will soon have Its own monthly
line of steamers to the Sandwich islands, Aus
tralia and New Zealand. A connecting line
will ply between San Francisco aud Melbourne.
These lines will be subsidized for five years
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
INDIANA A RErUBLIcAs STATE.

The eyes political Of the whole country
are now directed toward Indiana. That
state is regarded by many astute observers
rs the key to the political situation--the
battlefield of the campaign. The repub-
icans could lose it aud still win--its vote
is not absolutely necessary to their success
but the democrats cannot hope for success
without it. D.ieat there in October would
be fatal 10 their hopes in November.
1t is customary, even with people who
claim to DE well informed, to assume that
Indiana is reliable democratic state, but
such assumption cannot be sustained by the
figures. Let rs see what the figures say.
The state was admitted into the union in
1916, and cast its first vote for JAMES Mon
ROE, the candidate the republican party,
which was the name taken by the anti.
federalsts, and the predecessor of the demo-
cratic party Of to-day, The national re-
publican party was first organized in 1881,
and recognized in 1856.
The state also gave its three electoral
votes to Mr. MONROE the following presi-
tial year, 1s2O. Since 1s2O the popular
vote Of the state for president has been as
follows:
Andrew Jackson lrcpUbican). ............, 1913
Henry Clay trepUh,icgu). ..,..,..,.,.,..... 53li
John quincy Adams coalition, ...,.n,.... Bob
1928.
Andrew Jackson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. % 937
John quincy Adams trcpuDlcun) ........" 1852
1889.
Andrew Jackson mOcmt.,.,,."....,,.. 3l5i2
Henry Clay repuJicGl) ...,.,....,....,.. lJA5-
william Henry Harrison S1 'fcpublcan, ..... al PSI
Martin Van Buren, (lemucraD. ,,,,........, 39iSl
1870.
william Henry Harrison 'whigJ......,..... G5 500
Martin Van Buren, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5l,60j
1874.
James x. Folk Ndcmocrat). ................. 7o1gl
henIy Gay lWhgl..'' '''''.'.'.'.'.,',..... G7sG7
Lewis Cas- tdcmocrat,. oi 7,7i5
zachary Iaylor (Whlr)....,.,,., .,,..,..., Cgg07
Martin Van Buren, trce soID....."...".... 500
1852.
Franklin Pierce democracy ...........,..,. o53i0
winfield scott hg).....,....,.,,......,.. 6ggIl
JohnP Hall Gree soiD.....,....,.....,.,., G,0gJ
1856.
James Buchanan democracy ............. IFS ga
John G.. Fremont (repubiCan) ..,.,,........ "a 37r
Millard Fillmore (American) .".,.,...... 223sC
1860.
Stephen A. Douglas independent demOcraD ll5 go.
j G.. Brcckiuridge democrat, ,,.,,,,..,,,, 1929
Johh beN CONSTITUTIONAL uhlOn) ..,..,,,,., O3JO
1864
Abraham Lincoln GepublcOn). ...,....... 1902.
George Is Mcclellan ldemocraO .,.,,,,,,,, 1870 %,
1868.
U. 8. Grant Republican,. .......,,,..,,,. l7G 5U
HoraIio Seymour tdemocraD ,,,,,..,....... 1856 gs(
1879.
u 9. Grant (republcun) ,,,,,,,........,., lSG 4,
Horace Greeley (liberal aud Democrat. iG3 AZ,
Charles OConnor (democratl .,,,,,,.,.... l4li
1916.
8. j, Tiden ldemocraD ,,,',.",,......,.., 2l8 62C
X. b. Hayes (republiCan) ,,,,.,,,,,,,....,,, 2UAgl
Peter Cooper lgreenbackcrl. ......,,,....,., P5&
'lncludes The votes cast for Webster, White ant
hangum.
An ANALYSIS of the foregoing figures show
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S'TEAMBOAT LINES.
NORFOLK AND NEW YORK
STEAH WI EEsS.
The new Steamer .-EPre
lane M0SELEY, sk&s "a

SrNL WOoEEEI Gi2le3ktitsss ~
Captain JAMES r. BARKER
leaves her Wharf foot Of Sixth street, on MONDAYS
WEDNESDAY Us and FBIDAYS. wi ) d. M. precisely
Tor Norfolk touching at Piney Point, Point Looko ont
and Old Point, making connections ut Norfolk with
Boston, New York and Richmond steamers: also
with seahoard and Roanoke railroad going south.
and Saturday at y. IN.
Fare TO Bostou. 80 New York...... .. s. 90
- Meals aud SinterOom included
Fare TO Nor olk.".".,Si on Round Trip 90
Every attention paid TO the comfort Of passengers,
aud freight handled with care.
DINING-HOOM ON MAIN DECK,
Tickets AMI staterOotns eau be scared at General
Office, ING Fstreet northwest
For freight rates. otc,, apply to b. j. ACCINELLY,
agent, Sixth street Wharf
STEAMERS FDR NET TORK.
The Steamers + O. KNIGHT and JOHN GIBSON
alternately leave Pier H. East River, New York,
saturday. A. D. M; Georgetown ut n. m. Fri
Gays, aud Alexandria same day For freight Tltes,
etc apply to II. r. A. DENHAM, agent, G3 Water
street, Georgetown. or o. = LOWELL, President,
lfl0 j street, near Wizards Hotel.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27

ONE effect Of the present campaign is to
bring the reputation of Senator BAYARD
down to the level of the average demo-
cratic demagoguc.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~
There will be n special meeting Of the New York
Republican association held ut Room - lie Drot
building this MONDAY EVENING. september
q. at $50 o'clock, for the Purpose " admitting
new members and tax ing action ON important bust
ness to be brought before 1t by the campaign com
mittee. a. NJ CLAPP
q. V. n. OGDEN, President.
AnnL
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EXCURSIONS.
LECTURES.

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