The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-22
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The Democrats here are not so
boiste9ous and enthused about Han
cock 5 prospects as they appeared 70
be some weeks ago ,i.dce goes
10 New York and Philadelphia about
once 4 week, then comes back and
issues Il bulletin GA the Democratic
prospects. His blowing to keep up
a show is heart-rcnding 10 the casu-
al observer. Some time ago Penn
svlvania was sure for Hancock.
Now he hardly knows which dircc-
ton Pennsylvania lies ON the map.
Vermont was going amongthedoub
ful States for a time on their slate,
but now something has happened
up there. Maine was going Demo
cratic without q doubt a few weeks
since, now there is slight probabil-
itv OF the Republicans gaining that
State Oh what bitter disappoint-
ment for Wallace. | saw him on
p street the other evening with
his arms folded looking at the Treas
ury. How he would like to get d
whack at that situation under Han
cock and the Confederacy. But ne
viii be disappointed. Bear it like
good soldier. After it IS all over YOU
can put the blame ali on Sam Ran
dali and Sam Tilden and Barnum's
mules. Coflce-boilcrs are dcspised
by old soldiers.
Vermont has done nobly in her
election for state officers. An in
crease Of ten per cent in thc Gepub-
lican majority Is all the Democrats
can figure out of it, and if that is
any comfort to their unholy cause,
give them chaif-bags full ofthe same
sort. "We pray thee, &c " The Bos-
ton Herald. independent SAYS:
This is the first gun OF the cam
paign, and as an Independent paper,
we are bound to admit, that it mas
fred very telling shotfor Garfield
Next we viii hear from Maine.
where the Democrats. Grecnbacl,crs.
Labor Reiormcrs and odds and ends
OF everything else have combined
against the Republican party and
where probably a million of dollars
have been spent by the Democratic
National committee to carry the state
tor the Democrats. An unh0ly alli-
ance. but it won't succeed. At first
almost every one thought this fusion
clement would carry the day there.
but now they kind OF give it mp.
The people are aroused and have
gotten their eyes open; even the
Philadelphia Times is convinced that
the woods are full of Republicans. (
The Democrats viii discover in Nov
embcr that a blue coat is not q sure
dccov with which to attract the peo-
pie to the support Of the gray. The
Times Scorespondentsays Thought /
there was some change for our party .
until | happened to come across .
jim Blaine in % little one horse town .
back yonder. His hat was mashed .
in, his duster was speckcd with mud. .
his collar was wiltcd down TO a
string and the bow of his ncck-tic
had somehow orother workcdaround .
under his ear. / looked at him and
gave it up
The people of the North are care
lyconsidering what. Lee and Jack
son would do if they were alive and
the principles for which they fought
for four years. This famous speech
was a bad one for Northern Demo
erats to swallow. \ thousand diff
erent explanations are given Of this
speech by the Northern doughfaccs.
but none are satisfactory except the
true one. Not long since [ met on
the train going TO Somerset d promi-
nent Bedford counry politician and
for the fun Of the thing | ventured
to ask him to explain this rebel APP
peal of Hampton. ! expected to
get denial from him. but he was
too sharp. as he had got wind that
some good Southerners had made
affidavit TO the truthfulness OF the /.
report about Hampton, SO hc edged .
out Of the dilemma by saying that
Hampton was talking about the
state debt. That explanation took
the wind OJt Of me- / dropped the
subject right there and laid back in
the car seat and meditatcd over the
remark that Judge Black once made
to me that the Allegheny mountains
produced big headed people. | put
this state debt explanation down and
ls soon rs | returned to Washington
| showed it to Il genuine Southcrncr,
q gentleman whom | respect. and
his remark was that that man Is a
Id fool. Hampton said every
word that he Is charged with, and
now, if it wouldn't be for the North
em doughi;lccs appealing TO him to
keep quiet until after the election .
he would say more on the same T.
subject, not about the state debt, but
about the principles for which Lee ,,
md Jackson fought and for which :
Every true Southcrncr is proud to-
lay.
Wade Hampton did not appear
It the red-shirt Democratic meeting
1t Columbia the other day. 1t is to q
)e regretted. He seems to have n
)een withdrawn for repairs. I
Hampton's speech was not intend !
ID for the Northern consumption, y
neither was Beltzhoover' letters and f
postal cards intended for the South. {
Nwo classes of literature are neces- .
airy for the Democratic party, but q
t, like the old Quaker doctors /
it must not get mixed or e
t viii explode the patient. Liars
Won't do these days. When YOU
ay a thing stick to it. Beltzhoover
snt much of q politician or he
would have stuck to the original c
as there seems to bc no k
loubt he told the truth about the s.
lelay in the pension cases in the a
'enate Everybody knows the Sen fl
te was dilatory about pushing the k
ills through. Hundreds of soldiers o
n the North know where their little Il
ills, lie in the archives Of the Senate, Il
nd good many will stay there Il
ntil the Senate changes hands. 81
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