The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-13
POLITICAL ITEMS.


POLITICAL ITEMS.
The Democratic party will never
again be denounced as the party OF
assassination.
Said Clymer, of Pennsylvania in
speech about "Star- route" contracts.
delivered in Congress-: BRADY is vi
olator of the law, and were it in my
power he should suffer as malefactor.
1t was in President Hayes power to re-
tain him as an official. and, with his
eyes open as to the facts. he did so.
Counting the whole probable
strength of united and harmonious
Republican patty in the next Congress,
there is no chance for a Republican
majority of more than two. What fun
there will be ior the Democrats in hold
ing every one of the lag Republicans
constantly in the traces. They will
have no time to be sick or lazy.
"A Columbus special to that Stall
wart Republican paper, the New York
Commercial Advertiser, takes doieful
view OF the political situation in Ohio.
1t says that Z" the Republicans of Ohio
art uOb iOohluS iOiWdiu Will CouuucuCC
to a victory in October. They are any,
thing but buoyed up with hope and
know that desperate fight is before
them, in which the chances are on their
side"
There has been too much space
wasted in the Administration papers
with details about the way the Star
route ring got its money. 1t would
be vastly more interesting, as well as
more 10 the point, if they told their
readers where the money went. How
much Hubbell screwed out OF Brady in
response to Gariield's pathetic petition
for aid, aud what he did with this part
of the '.Star route swag, is what peo-
What contrast between the
Grant of 1868 and the Grant of to-day!
The reticent soldier has been trans
formed into the garrulous politician,
who talks freely to all the reporters,
and makes speeches upon every occa-
sion.i 1t must be owned that the Gen.
eral has some reason for the heat which
he shows on the subject OF Conkling.
Conkl;ng has always stood by Grant,
and it has been quite evident that his
regard for the ex-President has been
the main ingredient in the Adm nistra-
TONS hostility towards him. U. S.
Grant is the last man in the world who
can stand that sort of thing. Cleveland
Raindedier.
Senator Dawes stands by Ma
hone. He has written letter declar-
ing that he can not see why any Re-
publican should not combine with Ma
hone. He begs that there will be an
alliance with Malone. The election in
Virginia this fall is purely State affair,
except that the Legislature to be chosen
will elect a United States Senator. The
question in the elect on is one for State
settlement only. 1t doesn't concern
Dawes, or any other person, save so far
as he would prefer to see honesty
practiced. The Democrats desire
to pay the State debt. The Readjust-
ers, led by Malone, DIES re to scale it
down. They are repudiationists, and
in favoring an alliance with Malone
Dawes puts himself upon record as q
repudiationist-
The character OF Senator Ses-
sions, the mouth-piece of the Admins
tration at Albany, and the man who
attempted to bride Bradley is recalled
by the Boston Herald. 1t SAYS. speak
ing Of his early career as a lobbyist at
Albany: while his brother, Walter
L.. was State Senator, and a special
committee was investigating charge
of bribery, Loren b. Sessions was the
man accused of corrupting legislators,
and when called to the stand and sworn
he admitted, with perfect sang froid,
having received large sum of money
to influence legislation. viii you tell
us. on your oath, said the Chairman.
in an impressive manner. whether
your brother. the Senator, has directly
or indirectly received, or expects, or is
to receive, any of this money!? Sir
replied the. witness. with much dignity,
fixing the Chairman with his glittering
black eye and giving meditative twirl
to the diamond cluster that sparkled on
his bosom, you don't know me. ]
never divider" And this is the man
who is attempting TO defeat Conkling.
A New Haven youngster is COM
ple;e rat-trap. He catches the rodents
in his hands as they run into holes,
grabbing them just behind the ears,
and the other day captured twelve out
of fourteen as they were driven out Of
an ash-piie.