Year: 1876

From this time or it is q stern chase for the
Democracy The campaign has become aggressive
but not in the way Mr. Tilden expected.


Col. Lester BradneI Faulkner is rising
Democratic satesmanperhaps be rose once too often
the Saratoga Convention.


Now that the issues In New York have been
decided there will be complaints Of dullness In
the canvass The old Republican enthusiasm Is already
in the air, and the Democrats can trathfuHy exclaa
with Ben Hill They've got us again.


The Democratic editorial mill is now grind.
ing out articles and paragraphs showing that Gov
Hayes has no record and is man Of very indifercn
mental capacity score or more OF newspapers COZ
tain the same contributions each day. The average
Of f,d It '''' - ~


Nothing has so profoundly Disguised the DEM
ocrats during present campaign as the useless
work the Republicans insist upon doing in Vermont ana
Maine They think simply idioc. Try TO be patient
brethren There win be lots OF things in this campaign
that will make you unhappy, and You want W Ss'o
strength TO meet tben ....-.....-----..


Imagination is working wonders now for the
Democrats See what it enabled the editor Of The Louis
vile CotrlerJous1a Go Hayes and Grant perfectly
understand The invitation TO Long Branch
was offered to be declined. II thought tho farcs
would help the canvass Meanwhile letters pass freely
The President has 1t in writing that Hayes Is eiected
he Is be restored 10 command OF the army.


The Hon. Henry w. Hilliard has yielded to



ent candidate Congress in the Columbus District or
Georgia In his letter concerning his decision he says
MY political opinions, early formed, and freely ex-
pressed in Congss and before the people, have under
gone no change to later events II is proper TO say
that was decidedly opposed 10 secession and exerted
whatever influence against the measures that
brought on the war but when that came, stood with
nv people Since the restoration of peace have con-
tribued what could uphold the constitutional rights
OF the SOUTH and at the same time to effect good
understanding between the people OF the different sec
there need be sacrHIe OF honor or principle In re-
storing tranquility to the country"


1t is all well enough for the Democrats to
protest against reviving old issues" but they
should be careful lest they stir them up Themselves
Such paragraph the following from TheAooe Register
reyiyes suspicious which the most maguanimous Repuo
leans find 1t hard work to keep down: :" The grave
question to be settled at much cost is What 70 DO
done 70 get rid Of the negro as voterf Sooner or
Later with more or less dispatch, he viii be disfrsn-
chised and thrust Of politics. White men OF all par
ties every grade OF religious moral conviction
may az well come quickly to the consideration how 70
get the negro out of politics with the least confusion and
cost He must co. aud there profit in standing long
upon the order of bis going The question OF surAss
belon gs the States respectively When the organized
Democracy OF 1876 into Office each State snaii
allowed 10 settle this and other social and domestic
issues itself aud In its own way without any inter
ference from the General Government Then We can
bee the work shattered political ana
our demorazed social institutions upon correct 0und<
ions" -