The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-24
POLITICAL POINTERS.

fcfe whieess Ave Kepsbiican mnjorities.
Tux Greenback party failed 20 elect a
single member of the next Congress.
TuE Kentucky State Grange meet at
Eminence, Dec. 18th.
TIE next Congress, which con venes De-
cembcr 1888, will be Democratic by so.
Sure enough, John D. White and Gull
bertsOn, two Republicans, are elected to
Congress in Kentucky.
Ingersolrs prophetic eye discovers sea-
soned Presidential timber in Gen. Sher-
man.
Ben. Butler has been enthusiastically
nominated for President in 1884. Nom
nations are now in order.
or course the Germans of Kansas are
happy over the election of Glyck. The
German Democracy bank on "glueck."
Some of our Republican contemporaries
have begun to predict that San avalanche
Of old Southern Claims" will be presents
ed in the next Congress.
THE Congressional River Committee
will report adversely to the Ievee system,
and probably in favor Of Cowden's outlet
plan.
The stalwart New York Commercial
Advertiser has fallen back on the old tao
tics Of predicting that "the old siave
power will now come to the front"
The Republican leaders have all humbly
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hope for their party, unless the Democrats
"commit their usual blunders."
Gath: One of BIaine's friends said to
me two week ; before the election that he
was determined to make the race for Pre-
ident again.
There are IL 900 Sanda y school schol-
airs in New York, and 200, 600 II their
fathers voted the straight Democratic
ticket
Wade uampton's Presidential ticket for
1881: Thomas F. Bayard and joe E. Mo
Donald. Intellect, principle and states
manship are combined here.
For the last two elections the Presiden-
tial ticket has been New York and Tndi-
ana. How would it do to reverse The
rule, once?
GRANT, Blaine, Conkling, and Logan,
each, peremptorily decline being fresi-
Dental candidates. The Democratic grand
sweep has frightened them.
MCDONALD, of Indiana, for President,
and Cleveland, of New York, for Vice
President, seems to be The favorite Demo
cratic ticket.
As soon as the Democratic majority
reached 200, 900 in New York, the lead
ing Republicans gave it up. 1t was about
time.
In the November elections in the Uni
ted States more than one million men who
hove heretofore voted the Republican
ticket voted the Democratic. If The Dem
ocrats act wisely they may hold them.
THE Paducsh Times (RepuJbcaa,) says
the Democrats in the recent election out
ru0 everything except Republican con
stable in Iowa. The constable had stolen
come Of the public fund and never could
be overteken.
In Nebsasks women suffrage was de-
feate4 at the recent election by 20 900
majority. Tie exhaustive labors of Miss
Anthony and her eo-workers awaited
nothing. All the negroes voted against
the proposition.
THE Congress which meats next month
is Republican, and the new Congress will
be Democratic The fight vail be hot and
heavy as to which party shall have The
credit Of reducing the government espep
see.
Tue Secretary os War will not recon-
mend further river Improvement appro-
priations this Congress. Both parties
will fight to cut down expenditures pre-
pnratory for the Presidential fight, and
between them the rivers will get nothing
SEvAroR BECK thinks chat Mcdonald,
OF Indiana, for President and Cleveland,
Of New York, for Vice President, will
probably be the Democratic ticket IN 1884.
The Senator expressed himself as thor
oughy satisfied that this ticket would
VII.
tbs size Of the Democratic victory
makes it dang -rous, says the Nashville
Banner. Certainly it has proven dangerous
to the Republicans and may prove dan
gerOns to the Democrats unless the lead
srs Eat themselves on their good behav
Jour
,Noseounty in the First Dictrict ought
40 send delegate to Democratic State
s~oegsR,;on until the party organization
has beee sreorgAnized. This will be dis
appoir.Meut to few of.ice-seekers who
want sa1s. Of the State Offices but the
people wslI it SO, and iheir voice should
be resPecssd.
Washington correspondent who had
talked wis Senator Voorhees, thus writes
OF the ceeg ressionai election in Indiana:
s.The oaiy district lost by ihe Demo
Gratis that ceuld have been carried was
one in whiea the Democratic candidate
thought be could make q special point by
assailine the River ard Iisrtor bi !"
That candidate whoever ne was, was
not My unpatriotie bat fool. aud de- |
s.-vsd to lose bis election Paducah |
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