The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-22

even with his friends. but he Vas
righteou,ly hanged. and he wasn't
the right man for Your grandfather in
politics. An American policy WAS
something your grandfather wasn't
ashamed Of. my on. and the indie.
pendents' in his time who sneercd NJ
an American candidate were called
Tories, and your grandfather helped tn
hang sundry and divers Of them. Stone
wall Jackson wasa good man" too: "A
brave. honest. conscientious. Christian
man. but he wasn't n III man To com.
mand the Federal army. and the cause
az the United States. of this country.
this Nation, my SON. suffered no harm.
but rather received much good. when u
| nIted States soldier shot this good
man. Perhaps the soldier who shot
him was a bad man. \ swearing.
card-playine. drinking. fighting. swag-
gering son If n gun; bat he stood ON the
right platform. my boy; and for thi,
Nation. for this Government. that
/ Washingtonfounded and Lincoln saved.
be was n better man than tho
good man. he killed. \ good
nan isn't ALWAYS the best man
for Prcsiden, Of this United States.
In fact. there is no bad man so
mischievous ~ n good man in BAD
hands. ] admit TIE personal good
ness Of Stephen Cleveland and Mr..
Hendricks. They are good men"
But good men - are sometimes mis-
taken. Befor. won vote look At thciY
record; look at the platform upon which
they were nominated and whereon they
stand. Cast your eyes over the crowd
they train with. IL il the same crowd
your father and your grandfather voted
against every time. IL is the same
crowd George William Curtis has
fought all bis life. eli is the sane
crowd that Mast carieaturcd 10 death
when If nominated another good
msn." Horace Greeley. There was an
instan e of a good man in bad hands
for YOU. II - the same crowd that
the so-cai.ed independent Repub-
iicans' OF to-day have been tight
ing ever since there was q Re-
publican party. And to-day the g,,es-
ton for YOU TO consider Is. would this
crowd nominate n good nan unless
IL knew he could De used II il Re
pnblicsnism against Democracy today.
nv boy, just n il was when Lincoln
was elected and when be was assa.si-
mated; i is Republicanisn sgains; Dc
mocracy to-day. just n IL was when
Grant beat good Governor Seymour
and .HarpsT's Heskiy killed good Mr..
Greeley. IL Il the same thing. You
think about IT. You don't have { vote
until November any bow. and IL yUu
watch the Ion skin closely in the mean
time. you will sc. the ASS ear. very
plainly Governor Cleveland isn't the
Democratic party. the Independents
tel you- And we adm.f T.. lie IS only
IL. lions skin Ii you var, 20 $50 the
as. you help elect him And who Il
the ass9 You viii BE-. my son. Il ron
vote for n good man on n bad ticket
And Just u word more about this
reiatiye goodness Of the two ticket<.
Does 4 occur IN you that New York and
ndian have been 50 remarkable fog
an atmosphere OF political purity and
honor and morality. tia, Maine and
Illinois are 10 be stunned ~ lazar-
houses Of corruption. bribery and total
political depraYity? New York ard
Maine2 Indians and Illinois? Just read
over the political history Of these cp-
posing States. my son. ponder oysr the
matter \ week or two. and tell me what
you think Of m-Bnrdef<, N Enrisse-
ton Harksye.