The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

English has civil record enough for
the whole ticket.
Mr. Weaver is in with his letter of ac-
ceptancc. Now let us hear from General
Garfield and Jere Black
Globe Democrat: Hancock is simply,
so far as the Democratic party is con
cerned, Horace Greeley on horseback.
Mr.. Henry Hilton has announced him
self for Hancock, and the question ofhow
the Jewish people will vote is settled.
General Viewers letter of acceptance
calls TO mind the eloquent disqulsitions
of Mr.. Silas Wegg, on the ''worms of the
dust and the minions of the hour"
Tom Hen tricks did better than Scna-
tor Thurman or Judge Field. He al
least got the first letter of the ticket he
desired to see nominated at Cincinnati.
James b. Weaver, the Greenback can
didate for president, in his letter of nc
ceptance, speaks with engaging sang
Jr0id of ''the three great parties" How
we apples swim.
The New York Tribune consoles the
Democracy by reminding them that
though General Hancock has no civil
record, the party has sufficient resources
in that way-to supply all delinquencies.
A portion of the Democratic campaign
fund should be expended in establishing
cable communications between General
Hancock and Jerry Black. The coun-
try is becoming impatient for that letter
of acceptance.
| 1t is rumorcd that John Kelley is
down ON the Democratic slate for sccre
tary of the interior. 1t is urged that The
neat dcXterity with which he whipped
off Mr.. Tilden's scalp indicates his emf
nent availability as chief of the Indian
bureau.
The military disguise in which thu
Democracy are strutting before the coun
try in the present canvass will not foo
anybody bat themselves. The Rcpubli
cans are on the track of the same old cOoI
which they have "holed'' five times il
the last quarter of II century.
Philadelphia Bulletin: The battle il
Pennsylvania will be fought distinct,
upon the question of protection or frG
! trade; and we are not much afraid tina
the mass of people will be blind to tn
tremendous consequences that may ensu
if IA wrong choice shall he made
Pennsylvania never has had but on
president. After furnishing Buchanan
she concluded that her soil was ne
, adapted to the production of chic
executives, and permanently loreswOr
10 any further efforts in that direction
Z General Hancock should cut this ou
and paste il in his hat
Bob Ineersoll may he awtully heret
cal from an evangelical stand point, bU
, he il tremendously lcvcl-headed on til
Democratic nominees. lie says til
& ticket is mixture OF indigo and COZ
peras-just sufficient dose of the 70
. mer to catch the soldiers and enough {
i. the latter to bait the copperheads
e The great unterrified have surmounte
t the iron heel of military despotism
: 10y placing in nomination Il man VIII
/ spent four years of his life in shoolin
| southern Democrats and hanging the
v northern aiders and abettOrs. The
: evidently proceed upon the hypothes
h that the hair of the dog is good ft
c the bite.
The Democratic badges upon whic
are printed pictures of the sleek, fat an
l. well-fed Hancock and his somewhat ba
S tered looking colleague, Bill English,
r Indiana, can be utilized after the ele
= ton to admirable advantage by patel
t medicine advertisers as representing Il
|, hypothetical patient before and aft