New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-07
OUR FRIENDS, THE ENEMY.

He made speech but his wonted genial. open man
pleased ALL pnd the train drew out OF ne Hep0.
land al Rochester
Cleveland exhibited great presence of mind in
making "no speech" Had he undertaken to offer
few remarks he might have been greeted with the
question: Pleaseitell u.s. Governor, where you stand
on the tariff r. This would have paralyzed him,
and no man likes to be struck with paralysis espec-
tally when he is away from home.
It's THE TRnusgsl idea evidently Is that any man
or The SeS he% AMUSING
con Henceforh shall take 1t at Its own estimate OF
sionai punishment with parallel column II follows in
course OF steady dull yng SanrS
versy with such opponent is as difficult as discussion
This is very amusing THE TRIBUNE having
taken up the first three of the long series Of Post
falsehoods succeeded. after persistent efforts for
ten days. in forcing 1t to retraot and confess. or
course, it did not apologize, but did not expect
il would do that. A journal which had neglected
10 apologize for its nonsrous articles the ethics
Of the Buffalo scandals could not reasonably be OK
pected TO apologize for anything trivial as Its
.slf-confessed fasehoods about the Little Rock
transactions. Nevertheless, the antics and tan
trums of The Post are amusing, and we decline to
treat them seriously. The campaign has been de-
ficent in humor. We grateful to our friend. the
enemy when he makes himself tho laughing stock
of the town.
Nobody knows what Cleyeland stands for what his
opinions are lie doesn't dare to have opinions-Ihe
Sun.
That is not quite just. II is not question OF
courage One does not blame for not under
standing astronomy. The man is six and half
inches across the back of his neck.
The Yep. York Truth an independent journal which has
heretofore taken no active part in the Presidential can
and con we DO not hesitate to recommend every votcr TO
east HIS ballot for Cleveland and Neutrality-suspicious.
Vile Courier journal
Our Kentucky contemporary may recall the
interesting fact that Truth the medium
through which that consurnnate piece of
political knavery, the Morey forgery. first
saw the light. It was published under the
auspices OF the Democratic National Committee,
william II. Barnum. chairman. Mr. Barnum
Is once more chairman of the Democratic Commit
tee and lo Truth again wheels INTO line for service
to The Democracy. On second thought, we are sure
Tbc Coprer-jourHd' will admit that its reference TO
Tub wus pretty bad bunder.
Tho country nrcds n man who docs not know how to
tiurhle Sow work fines.
That IA the rcaspn tho country dnos not want
the man vhu iturhlrd to fnnp ihomrson shielded
him from punishment, and siooprd ic take at his
hands y nomination iot ihr Presidency
who lnvenls the filo cin,sps aaani ST. hiane.
ihnie "a tn ~ Appearances nf4in 90 nniamaiuni win
headquarters tlthrt IA tha town go ~ tuiuhi which i
nah,s 70 inhntendon inrnh,lnan ia' go 10 ~ 'na
rn'n Ia slapp 80 idsnallhn 40 ihn dV'sn ml'", ns
aud inquiry AZ hand ~ Ar hainu1 Nh,rstlrh 'aital
these stupid Hhh malicious )iohsnlpa Nhn'ri lhnf
may he-peinr a. depend Un ihnlf own imagination 90
rhtY ara involving themselves ant tho whole anti alno
Gauss dee aud deeper IN fatu0us hopeless mrndaoY
while every exploited uhal5a 81 lArlIs 9ounla ioi hi
blaine by the reaction created IN hi, hNol ia me minds
of all citizens who Ike Ia see fair play. The frcators
there nothing at al In any OF the CHARGES affecting Mt
Bhluo's personal character Now ORR sun.
The "jacksnipes we thank thee, San, for Civ
ing us that word-are chiefly oallow youth of the
Deming-Bowker Green order. Their Bureau of
Defamation Is conducted on the same fantastic
principles which made the Young Scratchers the
laughing stock of tho town IN the campaign of
1870. Privately they 20 about on tip-toes whisper
ing about the next terrible disclosure" which
is to drive Mr. Blaine out of tho canvass and settle
the Presidential question THIS Is precisely what
they are doing nOw-going about and announcing
to their friends as matter OF strict confidence"
that two or three days before the Ohio election
-" probably on Saturday next -" new charge is
to be made against Mr. Blaine -" with conclusive
proofs -" absolutely unanswerable"-" bribery
and nothing else -" the money paid over and re- |
ccipted" and to the end of the hystcrica lie.
The Sun IS right. These "jacksnipe5" arc doing
what they can to elect Mr.. Blaine.
know also that the Democratic state Committee has
the Of 5000 Independent Republicans who Will
Tor Cleveland. And vet IN spite OF these facts
Senator Warner Miller openly boasts that Blaine will
ca ~ the He laughs at the gues and that
no rer.nre he placed in them Letter to Louis
vile Courier Journal.
How IS thisf month ago The Erenjng Post said |
that the Democrats had the names of 10000 In |
dependents ana an officer of Governor Clevelands |
staff said the same thing Now decrease of % 900
in one month is moderately rapid. But the election
will show that the actual decrease has been still |
grcater-unlcss the story-telers neglected and now
neglect to tell true stories
The official statement of revenue for three months
Of the current fiscal year. ending September 30th |