American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-14
POLITICAL POINTS.

dawes probably regards Heath
of Louisiana and Mississippi-as the
BLASTED Heath spoken Of by Shak-
speare in Macbeth"
1t is said that Garfield has got
himself in a position something like an
OK halfway over fence, where he is
"neither able to gore in one direction
nor kick in the other"
The Providence Press begs the
New York Tribune to tell its political
friends in the Senate that they are
"making fools of themselves and losing
the respect of the country"
Malone proposes to redeem Vir-
! ginia from the Bourbon Democracy.
But the Northern creditors of Virginia
are not partial to the Malone method
of redemption. 1t makes too large q
discount on the dollar.
of course that latest product of
the rusty old outrage mill. Mr.. Heath
of Louisiana, sticks to his first story in
face of the interesting exposure of his
lies. Nobody expected that he would
step up and confess himself guilty of
arson, but it would be creditable
thing for Senator Dawes to apologize
for imposing such fraud on the coun.
try.-M. Y. World.
Garry out the bargain, Republic
can Senators, and you elect man to be
your Secretary who not only recently
made speeches all over California
against the Republican State ticket, but
is now denouncing through the news
paper he edits the Republican President
because he dared to nominate Col
lector of the Port of New York without
getting on his knees to ask Mr.. Conk-
ling whether he might do it or not
Washington Chronicle.
The impatient editor of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer cries out: "a few
months ago John Sherman would not
give petty office in Virginia to re-
pudiator. WhatP'' John Sherman was
light has broken in upon him. He now
the solid South is to substitute a con-
Federate brigadier and Readjuster with
Senate office. Mr.. Sherman is
patriot. He would not make bargain.
But. he readjusts his opinions to suit
the situation.
The Republican leaders CAIN all
negroes as members of their larty.
Senator Brown, of Georgia. made the
clear, sharp point the other day that if
this is true the negro voters constitute
one-fourth of that party; and in that
connection he reminded the black race
that of 100, 600 Federal offices the neil
groes get possibly 100 of the least de-
sirable. Stealing the cents off dead
negro's eyes has passed into an aphor-
ism of meanness, but it is not meaner
than this holding the word of promise
to the ear and breaking it to the hope
of the negro.-St. Louis Republican.
a leading Republican at Wash
ington has already come out in favor of
young Lincoln as successor to Gar
field. 1.-The name is n preliminary to
a battle won,'' he says, "and the man
suits the name. He promises great
deal more than his father did at his age.
There are more Presidential possibili-
ties in him than in any man living"
Some men can hear the young rooster
crow before the ee g is Matched, but this
man is one of those who hears the chan
ticleer before the egg is even laid. He
forsees the young cock because the old
one crows.
Last autumn Republican stump
speaker said he was well acquainted
with General Garfield. THAT he has,
said the speaker, "the intelligence, ex-
periencc and habits of mind which fit a
man for the Office. l think l know.
Without early advantages. he years ago
achieved prominence among the lear
ing men in public life, and that promt
nence he has maintained ever since in
all the collisions between individuals
and parties. That he is competent to
the duties before him, there seems to be
no reason to doubt" Perhaps the Sen
ator from New York, who was the
author of this fervid eulogy stiQ
=. thinks he knows that Garfield is
fitted for the Office and .. can maintain
his prominence in all the collisions be-
tween individuals" Perhaps there
seems to him mo reason to doubt his
ito the duties before him.
but it would be very risky asking him.
Detroit Free Press.