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Day
27
Month
December
Year
1878
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Public Domain
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lf it shoulcl bü a tact that tho "solid South" would be tor Graut in the Kepublican convontion, when not an eleotorul voto could be obtained for hiin in that whole región, the tondency might bo to arouse the solid North agaiust liim. But it doea nut seom probable that tho South belongs to Grant, who is said to be a good adininistration man, and the godfather, if not the graudfathor, of the Pi-esident's polioy, and who startt'd in with eight strong Republican Southern States and camu out with three hanging on the vergo. Mr. Blaine is a smart inan in setting up dolegations, and had a good deal of oxperience in 1876. Mr. Conkling inay not be willing to be a candidate against President Grant, but time prosaes and after all thore aro only ten Presidoutial terina iu forty years. Mr. Sherman, at the head of the Troasury Departtnont, will have facilities in the Southern States superior to those of an ex-President, and can cali upon the PostinasterGeneral for aid and comfort under the rulos of civil service reform. The idea that the great Republloan leaders propose to stand back and split their throats for a third term of Grant is a inistake. They appreciato themselves too highly. - Cincinnati Commercial. We see no roason why the Bulgarians should not be indulged ït they want to eleot General Grant King of that interesting realm. His uame of Ulyswes may bo an objection, as the Bulgarians have no love for the Greeks, but on the othor hand it might be convenient in case the Bulgarians should grow stroug enough to seek their revenge at once for tüe defeat and overthrow of King Sisvan by Sultan Ainurath in the fourteenth century and for the cruel slaughter of their people by the Byzantian Emperor Basil long before. The ooronation of Uly8ses I. as Emperor of the East at Constantinople would be a fine thing to round of thecentury with. But it will not do for the Bulgatians to take up with General Grant on the theory that he favors " the most perfect equality in political and religious rights," until that little matter of the order about the Jews during the cotton period of the civil war has been more carefully looked into. - New York World. Ex-Governor Curtin, in his contest for tbe seat in Congress from the Twentleth Pennsylvania district, charges that 400 or 500 i Ilegal votes were polled in Centre County, and that in curtaiu other places frauda have vitiated tho whole vote. Thé Pbüadolpbia Timen alleges that " Mr. Aruold, chairman of the liepublican committee of Clearfiuld, was individually guiity of forging tho dates of illegal tax receipts, putting them into the hands of illegal voters, and inducing them to vote agaiust Curtin ; and that he indivipually corrupted officials and voters to procure unlawful votes for Mr. Yocum," the Eepublican. The Republican leaders, from Hayes down, together with the entire Kepublicau press, have, since the election, set up a great howl about the elections in the Southern States, and threaten to make that question the absorbing issue in 1880. The Kepublican party may as well be informed at the outset that tbey can have no issue with the Democratie party on that question. With the exceptïon of one or lwolocalitiesiu Louis iana and South Carolina the elections in the Southern States have boen as peaceable and quiet as the elections in the Northern States. The talk of a " solid South" oampuign is simply ridiculous, - Berrien County Journal. If the " solid South" is such a terrible thing for Radical contemplation, why see the leaders of that savage party bo desirous of making a " solid South" for Radicalisni ï A " solid South" of Radical representaron is what tbey tried for ten years to maks that section, and that party's present horror over the solidity is due eutirely to the fact that the Southern delegations are Democratie. They see uo " menaoe to the Uuion" in the forcible enrolling of those States on their own side, and that is what they boldly proclaim they mean to do as soou as they can get control of either house of Congress. - Louisvilk Courier Journal. Blaine's incendiary schome for firing the Northern heart against the Southern one will turn out a flat failure. He may be brilliant aud all that as a party pohticiou, but if such devices as this are the only practical outcomo of his political genius he is to be set down as a quack of tbc first water. We only wish that Bluine and his whole tribe were compelled to place themselves and their property under negro rule as absolute as any they demand for the persons aud property of others. - Boston Pont. Sherman is a typical representativeof the Ropublican party. All that is cold, selfish, sordid, illiberal, grasping, nnan and corrupt in the Republicau organization is embodied in Sherinau's nature. His hatreil of the South and his devotion to Eliza Pinkston in her distress would solidify the North from end to end, We are for John Sherman first, last and all the time- as a Republican candidate for the Presidency - and our influence is at his serviee from tLis time honceforth. - New York Express. The completeness of this Blaine fiasco is advertised iu the composition of the committee. The hoad of it is Mr. Teller, a " one-horse" lawyer of Colorado, the light of whose greatne89 has not been seen beyond the foot-hills. Tho tail of it is Judge Hoar, of Massachusetts, the only man of Mr. Blaine's party trado-mark on the committee of any particular note. Sandwiched between these extremities of the kangaroo are the Senatorial nonentities, Angus Cameron, McMillan uud Kirkwood. - Chicago Timet. Candidates for poaition in the Legislnture and in the State dopartments are numerous and clamorous. Wo have been led to suppose by tho guileless " organs" that all tho officeeeekers of the world were Democrats. But if a man keeps his eyes open in this city a short period he will conclude thatthere is now and then a Republican upon whom office can be thrust. - lAiusing Journal. The sad case of Gen. Banks - who seems to be struggling in a desperate kind of way to prevent goiug out of office entirely when hi term in Congress expires - is a warniug that this country ought to koep an assortment of offices on hand for such people to select from. People who have been brought up as office-holdars and don't kuow much of anything else must be taken care of, - I'luladelphia Times, Tho anxiety of Mr. Hayes aud Mr. Evarts to iinprove ourfureign comraerce is very croditable; but it is a little remarkable that it does not seein to occur to eithor that the great evil to be attacked in briuging about the desired improvement is the protective systeni. We can hardly expect foreign nations to buy our products when we close our markets to theirs. - Vree I'ress. , Stewart's moldy body and the corpus of civil service reform have been stolen by some sacrilegious scauips. The formor hns friends, who offer a rewurd for its return ; the latter has no friends, and no roward is offered for its return. Even Hayes is sileut over the missing romains. - Cincinnati Enquirer. Blaine thiuks witnesses in the South will bo intimidated if they teil the truth in public, but Bayard is sure thoy will be more truthful than if shut up in a private sweat-box and oncouragud to rohearse tho part they havo couimitted to memory. That is the differenco between a bully and a tttatesuian. - N. Y. Express. ■ - Iu the Recordor's Court, Raturday, eight offendeis oonvioted during the Decomber term were sentenoed as follows: William EL Butler, alias Titi Taspot, burglarizing Edward Miner's tailor shop, seven years in the State I'riHon at Jackson ; Kbenezer Garrett, robbing Isaac Altman's fur store, live years in Jackson ; Henry Keuhle, stoaling sotue jewelry froin Patriok Sloan'i house, two years in Jackson ; William Bruce, stealing $73 from Henry Wilber ; Frank Wilson, snatching a watoh from a jewelry store in order to raise funds for tho girl with whom he had elopod, and Robert Cary, stealing a pair of shoes from C. A. Gladwiu's store, one year each in the Detroit Houso of Correction. Theresa Daly, stealing olothing, six uionths in the Detroit House of Correction. - Pont and Tribune Dec. 23. - The Detroit Public Leader, the organ of tha liquor dealers, thinks that with united actiou the present Legislature will fix a uniform tax of $50 on each liquor dealer, with uo discrimination botween boor and whisky. We'll bet a last year 's tax roceipt that the next Legislatura will do no such thing; but n.tiy probably increase the tax from $120 to $300. - Corunna American. - Andrêw Emruerson, an excellent citizen of Thornton, St, Clair County, whilu walking from the railroad station to his house, a short distanoe, slipped and feil through a railroad bridge which he was crossing, a distance of 35 feet, sustaining such injuries that he lived but an hour. He loaves a wife and two step-sons. - Mr. Oeo. W. Winslow, prominent in business, social and politica! circles in Kal'imazoo for 40 years, died on the 21st, aged 70. He went there iu 1834, and carried on the ruarble cutting business subsequent to 1S46 until two or three yunrs since. His right leg, whioh had become badly diseased, was amputated a week before his death in hopea that bis Ufe might be prolonged, but it proved of no avail. - General Manager Ledyard, of the Michigan Central railroad, denies the rumor that he has rosigned, and says he is perfoctly satisfied with his present position and has no idea of sevoring his connection with the road.