National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-02
POLITICAL SMALL TALK.

Koop tho bail rolling The way to
do it is keep tho meetings meeting
Cincinnati S,m.
Tho New York 7d,grdni quotes an init
mate friend of Gen. Hancock rs saying |
that If he wa, nominated ho would stand. |
In the opinion Of the Lincoln lNeb.) |
.I0Omd the entire democratic party ought |
to follow Mr.. Iildcn'B example, and sub
NIT to the will Of God.'
Col. Wattcrsou's squintoyod goddess Of |
reform is still flirting with Joseph Me |
Donald. But she has Grover Clcyclands |
picture painted on her fan.--Phtddcph'd |
Press
IL is announced that Ron Butler will
wear rcd plume at Chicago. In addi-
tion the Council Bluffs NOnpgreN suggests
that ho also strap \ rag papooso to his
back.
A political boom Is nothing like ships
boom. The former requires a literary
bureau costing heap of money every
week, whilo the latter can be finished III
a ship carpentcrs shop within week
for couple of hundred dollars or less.
The Albany Times 10 Flower organ tolls
a story of Gov. Cloveland's experience at
tho Adirondacks last year while hunting
for deer. Ho had scouts out to drum up
"A deer for him, but found, when the deer
stalkcd past him, that his gun was un-
loaded.
The fact that new movement IL on
foot TO compel Tildcn 20 accept tho demo-
cratic nomination we'll proves the demo-
cratic fright ut the good hcadway already
made by tho Blaine canvass. BY and by
they will be paraly2ed by it--Lockport
(M " Journal
Tho Lynchburg (Fa.) Adcdnce has
learned that the 100000 appropriated by
the last legislature, presumably for tho
benefit of disabled confederate soldiers"
has all been spent, but il cannot hear OF
any really disabled mon who has received
% cent of it. 1t fears it has gono ITO the
slightly wounded mon"
Itis snow question whether the Widow
Butler or Mr.. WattorsOn's star-eycd god
dcss of reform will make the deeper i'm
preston on tho bachelor delegates to tho
national democratic convention. Tho
widow has two eyes und they work in
different directions This Is an advan-
tagc. Learcurorh Times.
Col. Gray, tho democratic nominoe for
governor Of Indiana, will presently be
explaining that there is no ground for
the accusation that he secured by "undcr-
handed means tho complimentary vote
which was TO have been given to Nc
Donald at tho timo of Gen. llarrison's
election to tho Unitod States senate.
Tho Chicago democratic club has dc.
clargd for Cleveland and Harrison-Car-
ter Harrison. This would DO we'll
balanced democratic ticket Cleveland Is
good deal moro respectable candidate
than tho democrats usually otcr, but
Carter Harrison is disrcputablo enough
to koop tho average good.--BHOd!o En-
| press
Tho Indianapolis Sentinel hastons for.
ward to Gay that the unanimous prefer
mrnt of Joseph f.. Mcdonald by tho
| democracy of Indiana is not borrowed
| from votes at any time Of discontcntcd
| republicans, aud to claim that his popu-
/ larity is IAN award to nearly forty years
| OF devotion to tho principles OF and labor
for tho success of tho democratic party
One objection TO Senator Thurman rs n
! presidential candidate is that ho Is
| getting to he an enthusiast on base ball.
| Who over heard of Julius Caesar or any
other Roman Watching tho base ball bull
| lctins, and talking iluontly about bunch
ing their hits" "sugging the ball for n
home rum" and auNiQnsly inquiring III
the home club has its Muscotto along."-
Colt,mJS Diapdtch.
Con. Logan has created very favora "
bio impression during his visit to Maine
this week. ITo is in the first place a
bettor looking man than his pictures
mako him. In department ho is perIoct
gentleman, aud, whilo sufficiently digni..
fed and reserved, gives man that cordial
4 nf thn hand thai
prove he has good blood in his veins,-
LeriStOn (lHc,) journal.
"You may as we'll try to overturn the
Rockies with a toOthpick, or cross the IN
fernal regions on rotten rail, as to un'
dertakc TO put tho republican party out
of the control of the national govern
mont" was tho emphatic way in which
ono of tho speakers at Friday night
meeting expressed himself. This is true
and will be true, so long rs free ballot
and n fair count can bo had by majority
of the voters knJrrWG TeIn.) Chronicle
A correspondent Of tho Chicago IriJun
thinks Mr.. Curtis must have been iokinl
at Chicago when ho described the demo
cratic PARTY as IN party without singh
, definite urinciplO: a party without an.
distinct national policy which 1t dares I
present to the country; u party which fel
from power as conspiracy against humal
rights, and now attempts to sneak bach
to power Us Il conspiracy for plumber am
spoils."
Ever since the Saratoga convention tn
, Cleveland boom has been in condition Q
/ rapid decline. This il not due so much
, the attitude of Tammany and tho effort
! of othor candidates to beat him as to tli
silent but determined, opposition OF tn
n labor organizations. 1t would bo idle t
I argue against tho stand taken by tn
workingmcn, and much rs we may rcgrc
! his misfOrtunewo are compelled to repoa
: what We said ycstcrday--that Gov. tlev'
:. land is no longer available as the demo
cratic candidate for tho presidency.
o New York Trjth.
Il 1t may or may not 10 in Mr.. Randall
!: mower to fulfill his threat of defeatin
:, tho proposed appropriation for tortlhc'
i tions and armament. But II no succeed
r, in doing SO no will find himself brnndt
Is by the great majority ot tho people, irr
" spcctiye Of politics, as disloyal to q
', supreme interests of tho republic. III
Il spectacle of u mighty people 50 circun
70 stancod as TO bo at tho mercy of Il
D. pcttiost of states cannot at any time
- found cheerful by those immediate
~ affected. Yct that is precisely the sta
is of affairs with the United States, and it
,a that delightful situation that Mr.. Randa
lc would porpctuato, In tho meantime Il
:, public that is so cgrogiOusly misropr
rs sentod can only protest and cry lilo
20 long, O Lord how long Y'--Chlcdgo Ere
y. ing News.
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II The Crooked Course OF a True Low
ot Lancaster ETth9nge.
Il Alderman Samson united in marrir
n in Lancaster on Tuesday evening Samu
%. Gibson ana Isabella Corbit, whose eiio,
10 unto in wedlock form quite chapt
Of romance, Gibson was formerly marri
10 - Woiuan who deserted him for anOth