River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18

In defining its position as an independent
democratic paper the New York Sun says:
''The Sun has long supported the democratic
party and 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 iii that nomination We
are happy to add that very great proportion
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 900 mem
bers On the roll throughout the state, of whom
4 600 are in this city AT large meeting which
was held last week, resolutions were enthusiS
asticslly adopted denouncing Gov. Gleyelands
action regarding the car-driyers' and conduc-
tors bill, and cordially inviting all men, ire
specta tive 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
the crown of its public honor for the brow of
its actual leadership. With the Democratic
party, nominations are made not so much to
represent the party as to disguise it In its long
struggle for existence the men who bAve made
the history of the party go to the wall It is
the only party that ever existed whose candi-
dates and platform never throw any light
whatever either on it's 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 go over to him in a 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 $685.
O94. 17-or at the rate of $2S2, coo a day-s11,-
$50 each hour, or in round numbers $500 a
minute. And all this is quietly going out
under a republican administration, while the
democratic press is bowling ''tuIn the rascals
out"
Col Markbreit, owner of the Cincinnati
volksblatt and recognized leader among the
Germans of Ohio says: 81 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, 1t IS different"
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 majority of the workingmen 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 l have mixed among labor
organizations all over Maine and elsewhere
since the opening of the campaign, and / am,
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 revolution takes place the Re
publican candidate will have little trouble in
winning Butler Will not secure as much sup
port from the laborIng classes as many people
seem 10 imagine. The reason is, that the work.
ingmen Of the country know just as well as you
or | do that the race is between Blaine and
Cleveland and that vote for Butler Is simply
a waste of suffrage There can be no two opin-
ions among workingmen as 10 whether Blaine
or Cleveland is their best friend. principal
is involved in this campaign, and as the Repub-
lican 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 pro-
tectionst always have been, and always shall
be one. l 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 as to the prospects said:
'sThe fight is hot in Maine although it is a
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 ma ority much as posi-
BILE | don't look for more than 10000 MAORI
ty at the state election. That Will mean at
least I5,0O0 for Blaine in November Mr..
Blaine himself, and intimate friends, are salts
fed with the outlook there and elsewhere
How about New York;"
New York is all right / think Blaine will
have not merely plurality but an actual ma
joTity OVER all other candidates
''Nhat of Massachusetts,"
Blaine will lead by good many thousand.
Butler will be second, with Cleveland, and the
other fellows trailing along in the rear.
An active and wel.-informed Democratic pol
itlcisn and editor living in New York writes to
a prominent democrat of ant-Cleveland pro-
clfyities of this city follows s'As to election
Cleveland is a dead community 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. l had
long talk with Governor Albeit, of this state,
the other day and he thinks as / do. Albeit
fought for Bayard AZ Chicago The campaign
will be a sick one all through ] think and
fear Cleveland will not evea get New Jersey.
He will lose New York by 5000, and I'll bet
on its It's just so everywhere Herald