National Republican., 1884-08-25
POLITICAL SMALL TALK.

Was ever party more humiliated and
demoralized than the democratic party
to-day? Ben Butler is tho only happy
democrat in oil North America. .--Augustd
| (Me.) Journal
Mr.. Cleveland will not carry ont the
kissing babies part Of the candidates
duties this fall Ho has had gontccl
sutlicicncy of tho baby business.-Saa
Francisco Chronicle.
Tho democratic candidate for the presi-
deucy has been In the field six weeks aud
all that time has boen spent in defcnd-
ing him. Tho worst of 1t Is that almost
every defonse reads like an assault
Cicpeidnd Ledder
Cleveland says he is not candidate for
recollection. An experienced managing
editor would have drawn his blue pencil
through that part of the letter of accept
ance. Cleveland will not be elected in the
first place. Burlington Hdrkeyc.
The sheriff mayor, governor, and
would-bo president warns tho average
citizen not TO dedicate himself to politics.
Coming events cast their shadows before
Grover Is not pleased with the prospects
in November Chicago Tribune
Mr.. Hendricks, in 1876 demanded tho
repeal of the law for the resumption of
specie payments. The country has not
heard from him on that subject for eight
years, and looked in vain for discussion
Of the question in his letter of accept
ance.-Providence star.
The opinion of the New York Ecoinq
Post that chastity is not the greatest of
virtues, and that oflenscs against II may
bo consistent with the possession Of all tho
qualities which ennoblo human nature
aud dignity human life" doesn't appear
to DO spreading like wild fire anywhere.
Scranton Republican,
The sudden change of tho New York
independent, which began the campaign
so ardentiy in support of Mr. Cleveland,
cannot but have an important influence
with the large class of voters who be-
lieve that candidates private character
should be as reputable Us his public char
acter.--Hariford CoWdnt
With wheat at 7s cents in Chicago,
farmers will hardly take kindly to any
legislation that will permit our manniac-
turing being done abroad. Every man
sent from workshop to field becomes the
competitor of the farmer, ana ceases to bo
patron. The tariff question will have
to be discussed. .-Indiandpolis Journal.
Mr.. Cleveland gives tho laboring men
n good deal of what is called ''taify' in |
his letter Of acceptance. 1t is all wasted. |
Since his election as governor every act |
of his has been in favor of the monopo-
list and against tho interests of labor. |
This the laboring men of the country |
fully understand.-Rusas city Journal
No matter how the election may go, II is
safe to say that the next time speaker in
the national democratic convention says
that "the Irish may go-we can do with
out them" rs Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
said in effect at Chicago, he will bo
squelched 30 quickly that he will think
Jumbo has sat on him. Bragg's little
speech is the most eflcctual thus far in the
Pilot.
Here in Buffalo Cleveland is best known,
and he is known to be what we have dc-
scribed him. Hence il is that in the very
city where he was elected mayor there is
not one republican of any prominence
who has declared an intenton to vote for
him for president. Nine-tenths of tho
independents" are actively at work for
Blaine and Logan. And in western New
York, which did so much to help his
boom for governor, not a leading repub-
lican is ON Cleveland's side-not ono.-
Buffalo Commercial Adrertiser.
In 1862, while he was recovering from
some voters in his district sent
Gen. Logan letter requesting him to be
! candidate for congress, to which he re-
piled as fOllows: Gentlemen, your kind
favor asking mo to accept nomination
for congress of the fourteenth district Is re-
ceived. / express all my views ofpolitics
when assert my attachment for the union.
have no other politics now, and conse-
luently no aspiration for civil place or
power. This government must be pre-
erved for future generations in the same
mold in which 1t was transmitted TO us.
{ it takes the last man and the last dol
ar ofthe present generation to accomplish
t."
The Independents clearly set the fashion
or the campaign, which in the variety
md ingenuity of kicking displayed goes
or beyond all recent displays. There
re independent republicans who kick
gainst Blaine, and club has been formed
4 Waltham Of independent democrats ,
Who kick against Cleveland. Some But ,
or mon kick against both the other can
idates, or pretend to- while n large
lumber Of his late adherents kick against
the old man" himself. The Irish kick,
he Germans kick. the Scandinavians kick,
he coored men kick, the prohibitionists !
lick, tho anti-prohibitionists kick, the
american alliance men kick, Malone is
10Th kicker and kickee, the religious
ress have not legs enough to kick as
nany ways as they want to, the silent /
otter discloses now and then disposition Q
o kick--in short the country is in mood
which requires the epithet kicksome to
ully express its extent.-Springfed Re
ublicdn.