The Portland daily press., 1884-08-19
Campaign Notes.

The Boston Traveller says that the hardest thing
ever said of Thomas A. Hendricks was uttered only
eight years ago by George William Curtis, when he
said that Hendricks was the consistent ally Of the
aggressous of slavery, and the debauchery Of the
national mind and conscience"
Cleveland is evidently confronted with serious en-
barrassments all sides in the preparation Of his
letter, and his friends at loss what to advise
In this perplexity the cowardly course has been
taken, and the letter will be withheld ~ long as
possible-Chicago Tribune,
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated by the votes Of men
from the West who were prepared to admit that he
was not strong in their section but claimed wonder
full strength for him in New York. Now, New York
Democrats are telling us that their candidate may
Dc weak here, but he is tremendously popular out
and fever candidate-they've always got him some
where else.-New York Sun.
No man ever knew another better than General
Garfield knew Mr.. Blaine. Why that unboundod
confidence in him if he was unworthy Of trust? And
why those touching messages from her who in her
weeds still mourns for the noble husband she has
lost, and who tslegraphed to Mr. Blaine on his
nomination that from their household there goes
up one great thanksgiving, and that lin their quiet
home there will be daily prayer that in the turbu-
lent months to come and in the day OF victory, he
may be guarded and kept."-New York Evangelist
The personal friend of Governor Cleveland who
edits the Buffalo Express commends Mr.. Blaine for
promptly bringing libel suit against the Western
paper which SO foully slandsred him and his famI-
~: The Express says that 1t was "Cleveland's ia
tai mistake that he did not pursue a like course
with those who assaied his private character. II
says 1--WE believe Governor Cleveland will regret
to his dying day that he did not act with equal oour
age and decision when he was similarly assailed."
Mr. Blaine's prompt action In suing the IndiAnap-
oils Sentinel for libel shows the character OF the
man. When bis family honor was assaiIed, he did
not call caucus he did not leave his good name to
be defended by COMMITTEES; he did not wait for
NEWSPAPER articles to yindcate him xvffa
There were no precedents In the history Of presdsn
tial candidates for such case, but Mr. Blaine has
made one; and 1t is Just such one a. the American
people believe ought to be made.-Detroit Post.
Some Of the more idiotic Democratic organs have
gone back thirty years to the files of the Kennsbec
journal, under Mr.. Blaine's joint editorship with
Know Nothing associate, to provei that Mr.. Blaine
was then opposed to having all sorts Of paupers and
criminals dumped on these shoresl Where Is the
intelligent American citizen who viii stand up now
and advocate the unrestricted immigration Of pau-
pers and criminals?-N. Y. Mail and Express
Blaine and Logan, Cleveland and Hendricks are
the candidates for the highest political Offices In tho
gilt OF the people Of the United States The Amer
lean residents of these islands very pronounced
in their admiration of James G. Blaine The new
steamer of the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
is to bear the name of this American statesman who
so nrmly and fearlessly claimed on behalf Of these
American people that these Hawaiian Islands could
not De ofered for sale to foreign power; the policy
Of the American government was to maintain
Hawaiian Independence by securing for this
little kingdom every facility for commercial pros
perity.-Honolulu Friend.
Robert d. Layton, ex-grand secretary Of the
Knights of Labor, and A. Crsnkin, both of Pitts.
burg, Pa, until recently the head of DISCREET No. 3,
OF the same organization, have announced their in
tention to vote and work for Blaine and Logan.
Both gentlemen have been Democratic Greenback-
ers In the past They say they have nothing against
Butler but that Blaine is their ideal OF what the
President Of the United States should be- and THAI
workingmen can better rebuke the Democrats fer
nominating Cleveland by voting for Blaine and L.
gan than by voting for Butler. Mr.. Rankin will
take the stump in West Virginia, where he has .
large following. Mr.. Layton will also probably