Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1872 — CAMPAIGN NOTES. [ARTICLE]

CAMPAIGN NOTES.

ST’ Brick” Pomeroy is willing to make an affidavit that .he was offered $50,000 to support Greeley. That was a very good conundrum we read somewhere. Why was George Washington unlike Horace Greeley? Begause George hacked trees in his first childhood and Horace hacks trees in his second childhood. Greeley’s “reconciliation” commenced when he reconciled himself to the New York Tammany Ring, which is now his ardent supporter for election, as- it was for his nomination at Baltimore. — Chicago Journal. lIT To the great regret of the Greeley organs, the Administration of President Grant continues to reduce the national debt. The reduction for the month of September amounts to nearly ten millions and a half. EgU The New York Tbst suggests, in view of Mr. Greeley’s demands that the country be surrendered to the Democracy because the latter are converted, that it is usual for the convert to go to the church, not the church to the convert. During three years of Johnson’s Administration, with a tax of two dollars a gallon on whisky, oiilv $93,000,000...were collected. During the three years of Grant’s Administration, with a tax of.Jifty cents a gallon on whisky, the amount collected and turned into the Treasury was $157,000,000. Jjgr Wendell Phillips says: “I have known Horace Greeley for about forty years, and In about every six months of those forty years I have been horribly disappointed in him. With regard to General Grant, although I opposed his election -four years ago, I must say I have been pleasantly surprised iu him.” , I3?"In the New York Tribune of November 29, 1870, less than two years ago, Horace Greeley said : “The Cincinnati Commercial will be good enough to inform its readers that there is.no office in the universe that would be any inducement to Horace Greeley to forego or postpone his advocacy of protection to home industry.” When you have a good thing, keep it.” “A bird in the hand-is worth two in ’ thifbuSh."” WiThave a now. No one can predict what sort Of a Government we shall have with Greeley at its head. Let us keep the bird we have got, and not beat about the bush for one we are not sure of catching at all.— Chicago Post. JST'This is the way the Georgia Review clasps hands: “When we do so debase our manhood—when we do- so outrage all—the noblcsf feelings of humanity—as to_ stand over the graves of the Confederate dead, and in the language of the ninth resolution of the Cincinnati-Baltimore plalform exclaim, ‘we remember with gratitude the heroism and sacrifices of the soldiers of the North,’ may our tongues cleave to the roofs of our mouths, and may God’s t hunderbolt lay us lifeless over the sacred mound we thus dishonor.” ——— • -

J3?~The Pittsburgh Gazette says of Mr. Greeley’s speech in that city: “His profound love for Pittsburgh we commend. Wo may say, not immodestly;We hope, that we are deserving of esteem. Pittsburgh’s industries add-vpry-4argely*Trom year to year to the wealth of the nation. But these industries depend upon a tirin and-peaceful Government. General Grant has given us this. Where men made six dollars a week under Buchanan they make now at least three times as much. We prefer, therefore, an Administration that gives us prosperity. As Mr. Greeley loves us so well, suppose he ESf“The adjustment of Carl Schurz’s account with the United States Treasury, for his services as Minister to Spain, leaves a little balance due from Carl of $1,013191. For the last month he has been speaking daily (Sundays excepted) at the rate of $250 a speech. This has yielded him $6,500. Air lowing ten dollars a day for traveling ex,, penses, board and lodging, and five dollars more for lager, pretzels and Rhine wine, and there is still an remainder of $6,050. The statement shows that he is not in a condition of extreme foverty. He is in no dangerfroih the “wolf.” s it too much, therefore, to ask that he step up to the captain’s office and settle? —.Vew 1 ork Commercial Advertiser. HfOrators of the opposition, who are Inclined to expatiate upon the “enormous burdens of Federal taxation ” and the “ odious internal revt'nua,” may be/able tote)! the truth by the. following intelligence: Fir#k, —By the act of June 6, 1878, which went into effect October 1, the only/Government stamps henceforth required ar/ for tobacco, fermented liquors, proprietary medeclne, matches and bank checks./ Beeond—The tax on incomes has expire/ by limitation. Third—The tax on chewing tobacco was reduced July 1. And fourtn—The repeal of the tax on gas took effoctlAugust 1. Here are four reductions which have taken effect since Congress adjourned. I adjudge Kelly, of Philadelphia, writes from Wyoming Territory this coiqprehensive denial of the Daua-McCojnb Cre&HAfobUier "slanders : “ I haye never owned a shege of stock in the Credit Afobilier of America, ntsJ has any niember of my faUuly, either direct- ' I ly or by intervention of trustee or agent, ' nor do I, nor have 1 ever owned a share of J stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, nor is there any held by. anybody to my use, or that of any member of my family,' or of my heirs or assigns ; nor, again, have ■I or they eVer bwned Tactile Railroad bori-ds, except one SI,OOO income bond, which was purchased for me in open market some months since by ray counsel, at my request,’ with funds he had collectciTfor ■