New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-07-30
POLITICAL MORsELS.

The bottom has fallen out OF the So
called Independent movement.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of
Boston, one of the boilers, calls those
Republicans who support Blaine the
"riH-raf" of the party. The Boston
Herald alludes to them as "bummers
and strikers" The New York Times
says they are cowboys" The New
York Herald calls them "r0wdies."
They are simply the farmers of the
United States "a pretty large class.
General N. M. Curtis, of St. Law.
renee county, n. y, says: In my part
of the State there is much enthusiasm
over the Chicago nominations, and we
hear very little opposition to them.
About seventy young men who have
never before voted at a Presidential
election have organized a live Blaine
and Logan campaign club, in Ogdens-
burg, and are making some converts. "
A Washington dispatch says: "Mr.
Blaine has not decided to take the
stump, but will do so if his personal
character is attacked. In that event.
larger cities of the country. He is re-
ceiving great many letters suggesting
topics to be considered in his letter Of
acceptance, and some Of them from
men who are said to be opposed to him.
Frankly, now, aren't the kickers Of
Massachusetts, and New York a little
unreasonable? First they kick against
methods. The methods are changed
to suit them, but their fondness for
kicking grows with what it feeds on,
and now, when the methods are all
right, they kick against the results,
which must be all right also. IF they
can't have it, they want it; if they
have it, it isn't what they WANT Phil
Gdelphia Press.
The Washington Republican prints a
lists Of tWenty-seven papers in Vir-
{ginia that support Blaine and Logan,
and says that the list is only partial
one, as there are several parts of the
State yet to hear from. They are push
ing the campaign in very lively man
ner, especially in Richmond and Peters
burg, the political centres Of the State.
Senator Malone may not have been far
out Of the way when he declared that
Blaine and Logan have a good show
for carrying Virginia.
The Boston Herald, a Democratic pa
per, quotes "a leading Demo cratic man
ager" in Boston as saying: eff Gen.
Butler is not nominated at Chicago, as
now seems likely, there are Thousands
Of our party who cannot be restrained
from voting for Blaine" If this be SO,
and we would not like to dispute such
an eminent authority, what becomes of
the boast of the Pharisees that Blaine
cannot carry Massachusetts,, and in
November what will become of the
boilers who have been running after
strange gods?
The more intelligent Irishmen are for
Blaine and Logan. Fifteen hundred
1riSh-American Land Leaguers are Or
ganizing to vote for Blaine and Logan
in Cincinnati. The Boston Pilot, the
leading Land League organ Of Massa-
chusetts, says Blaine and Logan can
beat any ticket the Democrats may
nominate. A similar feeling is deve1-
oping among the Irishmen Of Chicago
President who has the courage to pro-
tect Americans interests and American
citizenship, and they think Blaine is
just the man for that.
The German weekly Beobdchter of
Newark quotes as follows from a speech
delivered by Mr.. Carl Schurz in that
once lin 1872 have / slept in a side.rOOm
have heard enough not to vote the
Democratic ticket again in all my life.
Yes, my hand shall Wither before I do
SO again" At the recent meeting Of
Independent Republi in New 7 ork
City Mr.. Carl Schurz offered the follow
ing resolution: s Resolued, That we look
with solicitude to the coming nomina-
lions by the Democratic party; they
have the proper men; we hope they
will put them before the people for
election" Mr.. Schurz's head when he
wrote that resolution was not as sound
as it used to be, but apparently his
hand was all right. 1t would be inter
esting to know at just what stage in
the canvass he will arrange to have his
hand Wither as prerequisite, to vOt ng
the Democratic ticket.