National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-08
SPARKS rROM TnE POLITICAL ANVIL

The Boston Post is terribly anti.Grant SO
is every Democratic paper.-LOueH Courier
The Boston Herald thinks it would require
q very lively imagination to iind any CGsarism
in General Grants speeches.
Grant is by no means di ctator. He goes
where he is invited, and eats and drinks what
is set before him. o, Picayne,
Party lines in Georgia at this early period
are confused, and personal contests are spring.
ing up on all sidcs.-Augtsta Chronicle
Ex.Congressman Banning, of Ohio Demo.
crat, believes the issue next fall will be Grant
VS.. Tilden, and the former will be the victor.
Now, if the Democrats have the courage of
their convictions they will hoist the freetrade
flag and make victory sure.-Memphis Ava-
laRche.
The Globe Democrat welcomes the appearance
of the anti.Grunt bureau documents "They
give employment to printers and they don't
hurt the BOOM"
IfOhio should not be solid for Sherman. Mr..
| Blaine will have no more chance for tho nOm-
nation than n stump.tail bull in fly time
| Dayton Journal
The Grant men arc reported to have got
the upper holt in tho recent reorganization
of the Republican party in Mississippi Charles
ton NeCS and Courier.
| The colorcd Republicans Of Mississippi have
squolched the sherman manipulations and the
delegation, il is thought. will DO instruct ed for
Grant.-AugtSta Chronicle.
Ex-senator Fenton denies all reports asso-
ciating him with an anti-third term move.
ment, and says he shall support the Chicago
nominee in any oyent--N y. Freeman.
THE WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN is for Grant
first, last and all the time. The REPUBLICAN
is u spicy paper and it is one of tho abest
advocates OF the third.tirm cause. Toledo Com.
mercidL.
The story is going the POUNDS that the Ed.
munds boom in New Eugl and is being work ed
up by the friends OF General Grant for the
purpose ofantagonizing Senator Blaine in that
section.
The St. Louis Republican, credited with
great Democratic influence in the Mississippi
Valley, has come out squarely for Tiden, and
the Gramercy Park boom has received a fresh
push forward.
If We were to have our choice In the con
venton it would be James q. Blaine; but w
can just ns heartily support Grant, Sherman
| Conking or o host OF others We might men
tion- CenisruiNe Citizen.
A number of prominent Republicans in Bos
ton including eX.GOvernors Boutwell,, Rice
Banks Washbun aud others, have issued Al
address to the Republicans Of the State favor
ing the nomination Of Grant.
Talk about "Ohio being prolific in grea
men, IL CunnOL bcBlH W oHOW up WIZ
Illinois. We have nineteen candidates 10
Governor and the river counties not near al
reported.- Chicago Inter- ocean
Indiana, the one Democratic State in tn
West the home Of Hendricks and "Blue Jeans
Williams is about to range itsolf in the Re
publican column. The township election
showed large Republican gains.
Tho Cleveland Herald believes that job
sherman will secure the vote of Ohio 70
President, and will have so large vote in til
convention that in case Grant fails, he will b
the strongest candidate before that body.
In 1856 Tildens barrel was used in pack
, ng conventions, bribing returning boards an
colrupting electoral colleges Just now it
employed in stealing u State delegation /
Congress and in trying to bribo Springer TIL
old man can no more overcome his naturl
propensity for knavery than topper can con
quer hisappctte for rum. Phiiadeiphia Bulletin
We are glad to note q very material chang
in tho tone Of journals opposed to Grant
They are less rRbid-kind of soitened down
as it were, aud seem to DO more willing nov
that Grant should be candidate before tn
Chicago Convention If the people want hin
to be. These papers have, evidently, begun l.
see through glass darkly AMI are preparing