The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-20

The Province of Manitoba, British
America, is working up little revOlu-
ton of its own. The ManitObans assert
that the financial and railroad policy
of the Dominion government is against
Manitoba and if relief is not afforded
they threaten to cast their fortunes with
the United States. Northern Dakota is
cold enough, and it would hardly be
profitable to annex the home Of the
winter king and his Billiards to this
country. Seventy-eight degrees below
zero is too much for this free and glOri-
Gus republic.
BLAINE and LOGAN for 1884. 1t
was a victory for this combination when
Mr.. SABIN, the Minnesota millionaire,
was elected chairman of the Republic
can National Committee. 1t was an
other blow to Arthur when it was decl-
ded to hold the nominating convention
at Chicago, and the conclusive evidence
of the overthrow Of the administration
party comes with the report that Mrs.
BLAINE and Mrs. LOGAN have been
seen arm-in-arm on a Washington prom
enade. The democrats would just as
lieve defeat this ticket as any other.
With unseemly haste, the politicians
of the late Congressman HAsKELL's
district have already commenced the
scramble for the vacant seat. a special
election will have to be called by the
Governor, and it is matter of some
speculation as to whether Mr.. HAsK-
Ellis successor is to be elected from
the new or the old Second district. 1t
is probable that the old Second, which
elected Mr.. HASKELL, will elect his
successor. The district is a close one.
Mr.. HASKELL was a high protectiOnist,
and his majority was small. 1t IS pos
sible for his successor to be a tariff re-
form democrat.
1--WE agree with the Catholic, and say
that the Abilene paper did not tell the
truth. ''-Gdzette.
The above is what we should call an
arqltDlentoaa 6dculinu9l, or club Law.
The venerable editor of the ''buZz fly
has said it, and the abilene paper"
bows its head in shame and covers its
scarlet face with its ample hands. The
''buzz fly has delightful way of dis
posing of question by a simple, arbi-
trary sentence. This characteristic
saves the man of judgment and com
mon sense the trouble of investigating
a question, and is supposed by one or
two men in the county to give satiSfac-
ton. 4 great and good man is he Of
the ''buzz fly"
O'Donnell was hanged at London,
Newgate prison, last Monday morning
at SOP o'clock. He continued firm as
rock to the end, and his wonderful dis
play of nerve was very impressive. To
his brother, Saturday evening, he said:
Il killed James Cary, the infOrmer. |
am not sorry for killing him and L never
have been; not only that, but all Lon
dOn's wealth would not buy me nor in
duce me to give any one away" Victor
Hugo, the foremost citizen of France,
wrote to Queen Victoria asking her to
''grant O'DOnnell his life, and accept the
unanimous and profound thanks Of the
civilized world" But Notwithstanding
American and French appeals, O'Don-
nell was hanged, and the act has had no
beneficial effect on the Irish question.
The republican national committee
met at Washington last week and de-
cided to hold the National Convention
which will nominate presidential can
didate at Chicago, June 3rd, 1884. Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and
Saratoga wanted the Convention, as it
might save their respective States to the
republican party; but owing to the
growing strength of the democracy in
the Northwest, Chicago was chosen.
Senator Frye's new basis of representa-
ton, which took from the South and
added to the North, was defeated. The
committee went through the usual for
mality of pledging the party to all sorts
of eXcellencieS, and adjourned with the
SupplicatiOn to the colOred voter to re-
main true to his only friend, the repub-
ican party.
Before our cratic though most highly
esteemed contemporary, the Gazette,
proceeds with its Congressional boom
ing of Col. WIN. a. PHILLIPS, of Salina,
would it not be a good idea to clear him
of the charge which is preferred against
him by Col. BOUDINOT, the educated
and cultured Cherokee orator. The duS-
ky Col. somewhat imperiously repeats
that So, 800 of Cherokee money was
confided to Mr.. PHILLIPS, while he was
Indian attorney and congressman at the
same time. Ostensibly, the money was
to be used to fee the ''great fathers at
Washington. but Col. BOUDINOT SuS-
poets that the money got no further
than WILLIAMS pocket, and therefore
he persists in asking for an investiga-
ton. This story is in striking contrast |
with the labOrS of JOHN \. ANDERSON !
against the railroad mOnopolies of this
State.
How much lower must our National |
dignity sink? OF what avail to her cit |
liens abroad are the unapproachable re-
sources Of this country and the match |
less bravery of her sons? More than |
once within the past few years have the |
requests of the Government at Wash |
ingtOn been ignored by foreign nations,
and to-day the stars and stripes in for |
eign parts are not respected as much as |
the cross and crown of Italy or the star |
and crescent of the Turks. In the case |
O'DOnnell, who was hanged at London |
last Monday, we find another illuStra- |
ton of a shameful fact. Minister Low
ell was instructed by the Government |
at Washington to recognize O'Donnell |
as an American citizen. and to ask for
cfo Of oll