The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-31
POLITICAL POINTS.

-" Blaine is everything" says the
Milwaukee Wisconsin,, ''that Cleveland
is not" So glad.
Blaine and Logan viii both take
the stump. They see the necessity OF
somebody supporting the ticket.
If ex-Sheriff Cleveland will give
the Republican party plenty of rope it
will hang itself.
An early spring pea has been
named after Governor Cleveland. The
pea is secure from a November frost,
any way,-RocheSter Herald.
The beauties of boiled crow as a
steady bill of fare are now the subject
of grave consideration by the Tanlmany
leaders. Pittsburgh Dispatch
Blaine and Logan should at once
enter into an agreement TO stick by each
other 1t would look bad if one or The
other of them should jOiE the stampede
to Cleveland.
No, my dear madame, it is not
Mr.. Cleveland of baking powder fame.
However, he will cause the Democratic
party to rise Up in its might next No
vember -Utica Observer.
The Democrats have been witch
ing pretty viciously at Jim Blaine 3
plumes lately, and the PlumeG Knight
will hook like bird at the height of the
moulting season before the campaign
is over Chicago Times.
President Arthur speaks very dis
paraoingly of Republican prospects.
While on this subject we may say that
MIR. Arthur is likely to vote for Blaine
and Logan, but it is no sure thing that
he will Cincinnati Enquirer.
The aggressive Mr.. Blaine is not
kicking for an aggressive campaign.
He prefers to dodge under the hedge,
but he will be obliged to come out and
face the music all the same. He will
please accept this as a notification.
The repugnance some Republican
editors display toward Grover Cleve-
land because he was once a Sheriff sug-
gests that their acquaintance with Sher-
ifs has not always been OF the hail-fel-
low-well-met sort. - Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
kelly can make his bargain with
Blaine as soon as he pleases. He is
like the tr1lant husband who, on being
reproached 0y his wife for coming
home so late at night, replied that he
had no other place to go.-PhiLGdeLpItiG
Times.
We are told that Steve Elkins and
Malone had conference yesterday
which CLOSED with the assurance by
Malone that he would support the
Blaine and Logan ticket" This being
the case, the Democratic party will no
doubt throw up its hands and quit right
here. Exchange.
The Democrats have offered to
the country clean and capable man.
He is the candidate preferred almost
unanimously by those who bolted the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine. He appeals
directly to the common sense of the
people, and his record is assurance that
he will give them if he is elected safe
and able administration. 1t is our hope
and belief that the people approaching
these things, will elect him by de-
cisive and unmistakable ma ;ority.
iGll6G Constitution.
Governor Hendricks response to
Secretary Chandler's sensitive attempt
to defend his Administrations the Ma
val Department is indeed crusher; but
he might have crushed the Secretary
fiatter still had he descended to the lat
ter's level. 1t would have been a per-
fectly fair retort to his twaddle about
''any attempt to make political capital
toask what he was doing in attempting
to show that Democrats were RESPONSE
BILE for his retention of incompetent
men in the department Free
Press.
The Blaine organs in the same
breath declare that Blaine isthe hearty,
enthusiastic choice of his party and
point, in proof of it. to his votes in the
Chicago Convention. But Cleveland,
they say, is not the choice of his party
and his name is received by it in glum
and sulky silence. On the first ballot
Blame had 2S2 votes, and was nomi-
mated on the seventh by 522 votes.
Cleveland on the first ballot received
392 votes and was nominated on the
second ballot by 6S3 votes. Which one
was the choice OF his party?-De;ro&
Free PeSS.