Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-08-28

drops of genuine American blood
New York Trah Dem: Governor Cleve-
land and Ex-Governor Hendricks had lunch
con together the other day. If they come
together after November they may have to
dine on hard-tack
New York Graphic Ind The truth Of
what the Graphic said about the Irish vote
becomes more apparent every day. 1t cam
not be counted on as a unit. The present
indications are that the rowdy element in
it is tending Blainwards.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Rep: 1t
is not well to treat the Independents harsh
" 1t will not be long before most of them
will be coming back to their old Republi-
can home, with peas in their shoes and
penitential tears in their eyes.
indianapolis Journal Ex-senator Nc
Donald thinks Indiana will 90 Democratic
Ex-senator Mcdonald also thought the
Chicago convention would nominate him
Tor the Presidency. He is an amiable gen
tleman but to err is human.
New York Star We have on several
occasions condemned the policy of trying
to get one Republican vote at the cost of
two Democratic votes But still our West
ern friends keep at it, and before long the
Democratic party in this State will feel
like asking to. be delivered from such
friends.
New York Sun: Had the Democratic
convention nominated Thomas F. Bayard
or Samuel j. Randall or Allen G. Thurman
Notwithstanding the objections against
taking a candidate from an October State
all would now be plain sailing for the
Democracy, and victory would already be
assured.
Springfield Union Rep: As soon as
Irish Americans indicate purpose of vot-
ing for Blaine and Logan they are charac-
terzed by the Democrats and their assist
ants as "howling dynamiters." 1t looks as
though there would be enough of these
"howling dynamiters" 10 blow the Demo
cratic presidential ticket up 10 the very
headwaters of Salt River.
Buffalo Times (Dem.): 1t is a well
recorded fact that elections, as well as
battles, have been lost repeatedly through
bad management and incompetent leader
ship History is full of instances that
might be quoted to bear out this PROPOSE
tion, and the present campaign made in
behalf of Governor Cleveland, at least so
far as Buffalo is concerned, bids fair to
serve as another shining example to prove
the fatal efficacy of blundering stupidity
in politics.
New York Truth Ind.): The Herald
publishes long letter from Augusta en-
deavoring to prove that Mr.. Blaine, thirty
years ago. was a Know nothing and ad-
vises all the Catholics not to vote for him.
This comes with bad grace from a journal
which rarely misses an opportunity to
sneer at Catholics and abuse their re-
ligion. Mr.. Pulitzer, of the World, also
follows in the same line of attack. That
distinguished journalist has sweet and
tender interest in the Catholics and in all
that concerns them.
The Kennebec (bIaine) Jonrnal, discuss
ing the charge that Blaine once belonged to
the Know Nothing party, says: "Mr.
Blaine was never a member of the Know
Nothing organization. The riOtOus pro-
ceedings against Catholic priests in Bath
and Ellsworth in 1854, which, it was as
serted, were excited, or at least not disap-
proved by the Kennebec Journal, of which
Mr. Blaine was editor. took place months
previous to Mr.. Blaine becoming resident
of the State, and months prior to his be-
coming the editor of the Kennebec Jour
nal.
Representative Murcb of Maine
With Butler in the field Cleveland's
strength naturally decreases and BlaiDe's
increases in proportion. If there ever was
any chance for Cleveland to carry Massa-
ehusetts, which / do not think there ever
was, that chance vanished when Butler an
nouneed that he would run. Of course
Blaine will carry the State more than
that, think with proper work Blaine can
carry Maryland. have spent three months
with the working men in that state and |
know what am talking about. Maryland
is Republican outside of Baltimore. There
are enough workingmen in Baltimore to
turn the scale and the workingmen of that
city are for Butler with avidity. With
proper work among them. Blaine will carry
the State.
Chicago Tribune rep: The milk in
that very mercenary cocOanut, Harper's
Weeklu. is at last accounted for. There
has not been wanting intimations that
there was something underneath the
Harpers' antipathy to Mr.. Blaine besides
George William Curtis yearnlng Tor re-
form, a clean man, moral campaign, and
all the other twaddle which has been set
forth so ostentatiously in the alleged Jour-
nal of civilization. 1t has been freely
charged by those far enough inside to
know the real animus of Curtis and the
Harpers that the motive actuatlng the pro-
prietors of the paper was malicious retaila-
ton. And now we have the Justl1catlon
of these charges in a letter written py
Joseph Harper, jr., to gentleman IN
Washington, desiring him to Intercede
with Blaine and induce him to give his
book to them.
Chicago Tribune Rep: There is not
much doubt that heavy pressure is being
brought to bear upon Gov. Cleveland to re-
tire from the Presidential canvass. Where
there is so much smoke there must be some
fire. The Democratic leaders are able TO
give some excellent reasons why he should
retire The Democratic Convention was
warned that he would encounter bitter
opposition from the workingmen, and es-
pecially among the Irish Democrats, 1t had
no idea of the extent to which this antago-
nism would grow Now the Democratic
politicians are beginning to realize how for