The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-11-24
Political Notes.

Republican newspapers have decided to
drop Virginia and New Jersey out OF the list
of ''doubtful' states for 1884.
Five thousand Republican majority for su :
preme Judge in Nebraska this year, against
$4,000 for governor last year, sizes up an
other of the great Republican victories.
A Tilden club has been organized by one
hundred Democrats of the ninth ward OF Phil
adelphia with the avowed purpose of working
for the denomination and election OF the Old
ticket.
Hon. John +. Dezendorf, of Virginia, in an
interview denounced the charges in Malone
recent address as unfounded, and said he did
not know single Northern man in Virginia
who is not opposed to Malone and his
methods.
Commenting upon Gen. Mahone's address,
the Washington Post says: This beggarly
attempt to fire the Northern heart anew will
ANONYMOUSLY fail. The people do not be-
lieve Mr. Malone. They know him in the
light of very recent facts to be a liar.
The great Republican victory in Minnesota
is similar to the general run of Republican
triumphs this year. Gov. Hubbard majority
is about $4,000, or just half as great as when
he was elected two years ago, and less than
one-third of last years Republican majority
in that state in the vote for Congressman.
Both Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Cox agree in
believing that the present internal revenue
system should be abolished. Perhaps the
next Congress may fail to do away with this
odious and unnecessary system, but 1t IS evil
dent that intelligent men are becoming con
WINGED of the folly of perpetuatlng in a time OF
peace and prosperity tax and a means OF
collecting it which can only be justified by
the necessities Of war.
1t is announced that movement has been
started in New York city to hold conference
of leading Democrats of the state to take
measures to secure harmonious action in the
presidential canvass next year. Among the
gentlemen who are said to be favorable to the
project are August Belmont, Perry Belmont,
Congressman Dorsheimer, Erastus Brooks,
Hugh Mclaughlin, John Kelly, John 7. Hof-
man, Amasa j. Parker, VIM. Purcell and {.
w. McCune. A reorganization OF the state
committee is contemplated, and steps will be
taken to secure the national Democratic con-
vention to New York.
The Baltimore Day says: Dispatches bring
news of the shutting down of more steel and
iron mills to the north and west of us. How
is it that these industries cannot be sustained
under a tariff practically as high as ever ex
listed in this country? Why should steel
rail factory stop running while it is protected
with duty of Sl7 a ton, or about d per cent?
What is to be the remedy, we would like to
ask our protectionist friends? Is the tariff to
be again raised and to limit that was never
before heard of? Protectionists, in order to
be consistent, must so demand, or else con-
fess that their policy is a decided and com
plete failure.
A few DAYS ago A. w. Jones, Coalitionist,
served a notice of contest on Gen. w. G.
Wickham, the successful Democratic candi-
date for the State Senate in the district COM
posed of Hanover and Caroline counties, Va,
alleging fraud, intimidation and the free use
of whisky by the Democrats at the election.
Gen. Wickham promptly responded, charac-
terizing Jones allegations as base falsehoods,
and severely excoriating the latter. Tuesday
last Mr.. Jones addressed letter to General
Wickham stating that upon full investiga-
ton he was satisfied that he could not es-
tablish the charges set out in his notice OF
contest, and announcing his abandonment of
the contest. In reply Gen. Wickham says he
was confident that Jones was acting upon err
roneous information, and that upon investiga-
ton he would adopt the course he has done.
In consideration of this fact Gen. Wickham
withdraws his answer.