Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-15

Democrats to.ruh two candidates
this year, as thcy did in 1860. The
request is unnecessary, for the
Democrats have already resolved
to run two. They will run a good
Democrat into the White House
and bad Republican up Salt river.
No thanks needed.
The Fort Worth Gazette pub
fishes long letter from Calves
ton, signed Republican, in which
Ochiltrec is arraigned as a gay
party deceiver. He says Ochil-
trees race is run; his lamp of po-
litical life is nearly extinguished,
and that his political grace is al
ready open for the reception of
his mortal remains.
In addition to the regular dele
gates to the National Democratic
convention at Chicago the Dallas
Herald would have sent one hum
dred accredited delegates from
the state at large, good takers, to
Chicago to talk up Texas, her
greatness and her capabilities.
The idea, if it can be carried into
effect, is good one.
THE San Antonio Express is one
ofthe papers that is happy over the
defeat of the Morrison bill. 1t
says: "Our Democracy is not cir
cumscribed within the limits ofthe
tariff Issue. There is too much at
stake in the coming contest to risk
everything upon one question:
1t thinks, however, that reductions
should be made in the tariff.
The Dallas Herald, OF Sunday,
devOtes nearly column to itself,
thing it rarely does. 1t proposes
soon to put on new dress and
make further improvements. The
history of the Herald is the his
tory of Dallas, the growth of both
have been phenomenal. 1t is a
fine paper and one that is an honor
to Dallas and to North Texas.
THE Galveston News says the
Democrats must repudiate RAN
dallism. 1t would seem that q
proposition comes from Pennsyl-
vania tomake the next Democrat
ticke:c Randall and Voor-
hees, this the News properly
regards as being an Independent
proposition, and one that should
not for moment be entertained.
The failure of Grant and Ward
and the Marvin bank, ofNew York
turns out to be a much bigger
thing than was at first reported.
The liabilities of Grant and Ward
are now estimated ut the sum of
$40, 100000 and Gen. Grant and
sons are completely broke. Grant
was very successful as a general,
but as dealer in stocks IN Wall
street he has proved an ignomin-
ious failure.
THERE IS At this time caRsidera-
Bile rivalry going on between the
large dailics of the state. In
North Texas it is between the
Herald and Gazette, and down this
way it is between the News and
the Post. Last SUNDAY beth pa.
| pers issued la page editions, CIV
ing them a metropolitan appear
ance and furnishing their readers
with a large amount of reading
mattS.
CHAs. A. MCCORMICK, the head
of the harvester manufacturing
company, and supposed to be one
of the richest men in Chicago,
died in that city on Tuesday, aged
rs years. HIS was born in Virginia
in 1907 and was the son of Robert
Mccormick, farmer, who invent
ed the original reaper in 1916; the
deceased brought the invention to
successful completion in 1881.
The proprietors of the Waco
Examiner have decided to enlarge
the daily to an eight page paper
on June l. This step is brought
about by the proposal opposition
paper to be started about the
same time. Waco is only able to
support one good morning paper
and the result will be that one of
the two papers, if the new one is
started, will be compelled to 90 to
the wall.
! 4R. WEL4RaRN has presented the
! petition of a number of mercantile
firms of Dallas and Fort Worth
asking a reduction of the trriff on
chinaware, glassware and earthen-
ware. The manufacture of crock
cry or queensware is now becom-
ing an important industry in the
United States and il is likely that
domestic manufacturers will not
take kindly to any reduction in
the tariff as it would interfere with
their profits.
Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS was re.
Gently interviewed on the merits
of the northern commanders. He
said that Grant was a great mill;
tary commander, but that Meade
was the most skillful general in
the Union army. Sherman was
looked upon in the south as was
Alacic by the Romans He was
their "scourge of God" He was
cruel, yet great strategist. Nc
Clellan was the best trained soldier
in the war.
The Fort Worth Gazette puts il
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