The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-09-18
In defining its position as an independent

In defining its position az an Independent
democratic paper the New York Sun says:
''The Sun has long supported the democratic
party aud wishes to support it now; but it has
become tired of standing by it in fatal and
foolish blunders. The nomination of Grover
Cleveland is one of these, and the Sun refuses
to stand by the party in that nomination. We
of the democrats of the country are Of the>same
mind as the Sun. They can not stand Grover
Cleveland for president"
New York Special The Car-drivers' and
Conductors ASSOCIATION have about 2, 900 men,
1900 are in this city. At "a large meeting which
was held last week, resolutions were enthusi5
astically adopted denouncing Gov Cleveland. 8
action regarding the car-drivers' and conduc..
tors bill, and cordially inviting all men, irre-
speculative of politics, to aid them in securing
the election of Blaine and Logan.
81 thank God" said the new young Iowa ora
tor, Deliver, who is more than a match for
Ingersol, ''that we belong to party that saves
its actual leadership. With the Democratic
party, nominations are made not 80 much to
represent the party as to disguiseit In its long
struggle for existence the mel who have made
the history of the party go to the wall It is
the only party that ever existed whose candi-
whatever either on its management or its faith:
In fact, modern Democrats of the practical
school have no creed except the oath of Office {"
Mrs. Parnell, while admiring Cleveland, says:
''The members of the Irish National party are
mostly in favor of Blaine, and it looks as if the
Clan -na-Gael would 80 over to him in body"
According to her estimate the detection in Irish
American circles is really more extensive than
most people had supposed
In the thirty one days ending the last of Au-
gust, the national debt was reduced $S,542,,
O94. Tor at the rate OF $2S2, 900 day-$11,-
$50 each hour, or in round numbers 500
minute And all this is quietly going out
under republican administration, while tho
democratic press Is bowling ''turn the rascals
OUT
Col. Markbreit, owner of tho Cincinnati
Volksblatt and recognized leader among the
Germans of Ohio, says: II have yet to find the
first German Republican who will not vote for
Blaine There is no detection here about the
state ticket. In the small towns of the state,
where the prohibition question has affected
them more vexatiously, it is different
Ex-Congressman Murch, labor reform, re-
Gently gave his views of the outlook of the
campaign and of the position which the work
ingmen will occupy in it He said:
A ma jority of the workngmen of the country
are in favor of Blaine and Logan, because they
feel, as do, that it will be to their interest to
have the Republican party in control of the ma
tional government have mixed among labor
organizations all over Maine and elsewhere
therefore, competent to speak of the real senti-
ment that exists among them. So far as can
see, the campaign is all one-sided, and unless
something like 4 revolution takes place the Re-
publican candidate will have little trouble in
winning. Butler will not secure as much sup
seem to imagine. The reason is, that the work
ingmen of the country know just as we'll as you
or do that the race is between Blaine and
Cleveland, and that q vote for Butler is simply
q waste of suffrage. There can be no two opin-
ions among working,nen a. to whether Blaine
is involved in this campaign, and as the Repub-
lcan candidates represent the side of the ques-
ton which favor, am with them. More than
that, they are better and ADLER men than their
opponents. Another reason is, that am 4 pro-
tectionist, always have been, and always shall
be one am going to speak for Blaine in New
York, Ohio and Indiana.
Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor, of Ohio, directly
from the front of Maine, when asked, bv .
correspondent IS to tho prospects said:
'The fight is hot in Maine, although it is
very one-sided hustle so far as the democrats
are making very little show as yet have an
idea that they will make charge all along the
line during the last week The republicans
have been, and are, very active, and between
now and the election redoubled efforts will be
made to swell the majority az much as posi-
BILE. don't look for more than ~, 600 MAORI:
ty at the state election. That will mean at
least 5000 for Blaine in November. Mr..
Blaine himself, and intimate friends, are salts
fed with the outlook there and elsewhere"
Chow about New York;"
''New York is all right I think Blaine Will
have not merely plurality but IN actual ms
jority over all other candidates"
"What of Massachusetts,"
'sBlaine will lead by good many thousand.
Butler will be second, with Cleveland, and the
other fellows trailing along in the rear"
An active and well informed Democratic pol
it1cisn and editor living in New York writes to
prominent democrat of anti Cleveland pro-
civities Of this city as follows: cas- to election,
Cleveland is dead community, I think We
have no BARREL no unity, no enthusiasm for
the man. He is of terribly small and mean
pattern, and he ought to be beaten. had q
long talk with Governor Albeit of this stats,
the other day and he thinks ass do. Albeit
fought for Bayard at Chicago The campaign
will be ! sick one all through. think and I
fear Cleveland will not even get New Jersey:
He will lose New York by 5000. and m bei
on it ~ lts Just 20 eyerywhere.- Utica Herald
- s S33== ttst4 1853