Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-03

the country upon the prevailing conviction
that everything that man could do to pro-
long the life Of General Grant was done.
According to State Senator Sutton, OF
Iowa, prohibition prevails in l04 out OF the
1873 counties Of Georgia. II Is not . party
question but is determined by the votes OF
the counties which are overw helmingly
democratic. There is no prohibition party in
the state as the whole matter is kept out of
politics where it belongs.
b. B. Smalley, OF Vermont, has been clerk
OF the district court in Vermont for twenty
years. Still he was . democratic partisan,
| and is now rewarded for his partisaaship by
the collectorsbip at Burlington. where he dis
places General William Wells, competent
and experienced official, who had three years
| to serve before the expiration OF his term.
Vice President Hendricks is at home fixing
| up his fences He is the first one to intro
duce the barbed wire style Of political fences.
But Mr.. Hendricks makes . great mistske
when he undertakes to sit down on the top
and whittle, just as he did with the old style.
And besides this, the mugwumps have let
down the bars at Indianapolis. is.-Chicago
Tribune.
1
Postmaster Jones, OF Indianapolis. has
been guilty Of the sort OF "pepotism" ths,
the democrats used to charge against republi.
can officials. He has given two of bis owr
sons and nephew OF Mr.. Hendricks posi-
tions in the Office, in place Of experienced
and faithful subordina,es, who were removed
And this is the Bourbon idea OF what v,
are here Tor. Boston Hersld.
The Boston Advertiser, mugwump, says
"Vice President Hendricks is said to have de
clared that the president is a renegade and
mugwump, and that he must be repudiate
before he ruins the party The trip Of tn
vice-presdent to the east this summer an
his projected visit to the far west are believes
to be in the interest OF an organized opposi
ton to Mr.. Cleveland's administration"
What President Asdy johnson wanted :
do was, a. We have been credibly Informed
to arrest and execute General Lee o. traitor
and what General Grant did was to proven
this. The amazing faulty Of johnson an
the patriotic judgment Of Grant have q
pointed illustration in the respective facts a
can be found in all their careers; and this
for both saying . great deal.-New Yor
Commercial Advertiser.
The Springfield, Aass Union says: 9TH
Springfield Republican. Democratic, says {
the political scandal in England: The ofens
8 Of Sir Charles Dixie against the ssnctity G
the family, If it can be proved upon hin
should indeed justly cause his retirement tror
, public life Last fall, the same oracle, whic
r aims to please everybody at the same tim
during the year. insisted that the moral char
acter OF public men was not proper subjet
I for discussion"
Mrs. Lille Deversux Blake says, in an in
terview with the Lockport Journal: "As
the action Of the legislature in passing hi
bill giving women the right to vote at schoc
elections, by 30 doing they drove horse an
. cart through the constitutional provision lin
iting the right Of suffrage to male citizens.
it were within the power Of the legislature t
pass law giving women the right to vote q
any election, IL 10 within their power to Civ
them the right to vote at all elections"
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of indiana, doesu
3 believe in civil service reform, nor in mus
, | wump control Of the administration. II
says; 81 look upon the situation in tn
way: The democratic party must suppo
8 Mr.. Cleveland, in hope that hs will administ,
his trust with democratic adherenis Now,
We antagonize the president and break hi,
8 down, my fear 10 the democratic party ma
n go down with him. This would be calau
ty. think after the fall elections, and
u am not over confident a. to democratic SUI
J. cess, the president will open his eyes au
!, there will be change in his policy of admir-
istration."