Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-03
AN OLD TIMER WRIrEsl
A Letter From Philadelphia from Q
Former Resident Of Sodg-
wick County.
PHrLAprrH1A, Sept. "a. lss.

PHILADEIPMA, Sept. "a, 1884.
EDITOR EAGLE;-The presidential scam
vass" has been set, and the old ships are
fairly under way. The race will be an inter.
esting one, with the two old barks in the
lead, with Benz, Belva and Saint % some
body bringing up an amusing rear. Both
the leading captains have struck rocks ahead
but how different the striking! Ones ship
is badly damaged on rock Maria, while the
other sails in so staunch vessel that the
very rocks themselves are crushed and no
one injured but the fowls of scandal perched
thereon.
Blaine stock is away up, and gettins
stronger each day. The Republicans are
more than pleased with their candidate
while the Democrats take Cleveland with Q
worse grace than they did old Republican
Greeley. Not only here, but through the
south, where | have been portion of the
past two months, do l find this GOODNESS
toward their standard bearer. A South Car.
Gilman, warm Democrat, put it very for.
chilly in asking, "Who is this Cleveland!
Yesterday common hangman, to-day ar
accidental governor, with no more states.
manship than ward politician! l tell you
it was discouraging to see him put up fol
president while all our good men were LEFT
out in the cold. Well, we are always max.
ing some mistake just when our prospect,
are brightest" In Staunton, Virginia, the
Democrats took almost ms much interest il
Blainc's nomination as did the Republicans
On the night of his nomination you could
not tell one from the other, so great was thu
general enthusiasm.
There has never been time, since the war
when the republican party stood the chance
il docs now, in the south. lisa well known
fact that number of the southern states an
republican il left to cast fair ballot, but uF
to this year the opposition has been SO grea,
that fair election was out of the question
in many states. This year there are many
reasons why scmblance of fairness will b.
shown, if nothing more. In the first plac,
Cleveland is not favorite, in the next, and ,
very important reason it is, the south is be
coming every year more engaged in man
ufacturing, and just now when their plant
are being established, free trade would al
but crush them. All this they plainly see
and while the Republican party may not b.
supported by the Democrats, they will no
show that bulldozing and bitterness which
has been the bsne of a southern Republican,
life, and all that we want is, like JEFF Davis
'-to be let alone and will warrant the 'Sol-
id South" will lose its name,
Blaine was here last Tuesday night ant
was given a perfect ovation. The city was
bright with bunting" Crowds came il
train loads from the surrounding towns ant
small cities. The night was given over t,
the greatest manifestation of "welcome I,
our !next President :" Blaine viewed tn.
vast procession of " Plumed Knights" bear
ing banners and torches, from the Uniol
League club house. This procession begai
passing at $50 p. m, and although some OF
the companies marched fifteen abreast, tn
last did not pass until almost IL o'clock
Never before were their so many Irishm Ell
in Philadelphia Republican procession
These people have begun to think for them.
selves and are coming over tn us in vas
numbers.
The Democrats have overreached them
selves in their calumny against Blaine. Every
charge they bring only counts against them
for it is no sooner brought than it is rebuted
and the lie flung back upon its makers, GOV
ering them beneath such load of unproveI
scandal that they will ere long be crushed
with the weight of that which they hat
meant for true statement and an honorable
man.
Has St John any following in Kansas
Here you never hear his name mentioned
The Prohibtionists think it is very unwis,
to bring into national politics that which
properly belongs to the states alone.