Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-24
POLITICAL

The spells viii soon be trembling in the bAl,
aocs.
Now, Black Jack, get out your dress-pAiads
scSlps.
Blaine is to Cleveland as az electric light to
a tAllUw-dip.
Roll out the grand old barrels whose hoop;
unite the free.
EJohupy McLeAn is the biggest toad in the
Ohio Democratic puddle
Champaign poets are reminded TINT 4 good
ryhne iGr Black lack is hard tack
Thus FAR the champaign lies appear TO be
lying around as ii they were tired.
/. is ruuored that the Widow Butler may
sue the Democratic party for breach OF pro
mise.
In the hands Of men entirely grest, til,
] broom il mightier Than the whitewast
hruth
Mr.. Hendricks will have no hesitation II
running upon the democratic platform. 1t Ia
Janus-faoed.
VIII Mr.. Blnine kindly inform the country
how many pounds be weighs in ms stocking
feet with his coat of.
For governor Of Massachusetts, On the dem.
cratic ticEe. Fenjsmin y. Int or. Platform;
If / can't take the earth III take PIE.
TIE dsmocratic ticket can't turnb'e over
Il 1t u. delsd u ter the e o. the rubber Dutch
woman. with the greatest weight al the bot
tom IPhiladelphis Call.
Mcdonald, of Indiana, protests that he
doesn't feel sore 81 all, but we have it on IN
doubted authority that he won't be able TO sit
90 anything harder than an air cushion for at
least sixty days.
The two best paid organists in the country
are both in New York. One edits the organ
in Trinity church, and gets S., 500 a year. We
do not know what salary is Paid George VIII
liam Curtis, but it is a big one.
We viol ate no conf lie nee when we state
that Colonel Henry Watterson is anxious TO
trade off hs squint-eyed goddess of reform
ether for a baby elephant or Il Waterbury
watah-Philadelphis P.ess.
Bella writes: What is the Independent
party?' 1t is a party who don't owe a cent
and who can get money at bank whenever he
wants il. He is Just the kim Of an old party
that most of us would like TO be.
Tilden hasn't sent Hendricks any salye for
his sore toe AS yet, though Thomas has had his
ear 10 the telephone every blessed minute since
he was nominate. The wires must DO down
between Gramercy and indianapolis.
Governor Abbott, OF New Jersey, in his
speech in Chicago, called for a platform broad
euough for every democrat in the country TO
sshnO on. Inc RDNfTIbE mum I t1hL hiS t1t
on the feet Of the delegates from Texas.
Butt r accepted a greenbackers' n animation
for president, end yet as a delegate to the ma
tional democratic convention he voted and
worked for Bsyard. one OF the strongest OPP
ponents Of 'greenb sckism" in the country.
IT is currently reported that John Kelly
was seen swinging a So pgurd warcluh a.
TammAny Hall, aud Grady wa grinding mp a
bra ad 8 aug > ~tomShawk, whtle all the wiskiak-
sizes and gag Amore were dancing the sea p
dance. All were uniformed in bresca'clyu ts
and eagle fea'herE.
General Rubicund Rosecrans declares that
bs could have swept the country IL the demo.
Gratis would nave nominsted him. The dem
ocrsts don't want to sweep the country, how
ever. Their scheme is TO scoop it into a bag
and hang 1t up to dry.
Allen G.. Thurman, Of Ohio, isn't mad
either, the way matters turned out at Chi
cago. though every time that Mrs. Thurman
has looked at his red bsndsnna handkerchief
since then she is surprised to ind how many
Of them have the corners chewed oil.
A BAD oMRs-No man whose surname be-
gins with G has ever been elected president.
A WORSE ONE -Pennsylyania never cast her
electoral vote for q defeated candidate tor
president yet.
The WORST OF ALL-Ben Butler Is still shoo-
flying over the country.
AND THE VERY AwFULEsT or ALL or THEM
John Kelly is honing up his tomahawk.
Therell be- hados and hair-raising before No
yember.
Well, it's none OF our funeral.
Let the corpse p~erambulste. III 1t isn't
buried pretty soon, we'l have the cholera,
sure.