Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-22
POLITICAL ITEMS.

but Who in thunder u Benjamin
Franklin Butler! Boston Irdm crtpt.
The Edmunds bill placing General
Grant on the retired list passed the
Senate last week without opposition.
| The same action should be taken by
the House at ITS earliest opportunity.
Mr.. Wuttcrson calls the free trade
movement "the star-eyed goddess of
reform The goddess has been keep
ing bad company of late. --ChicdgO
JOurnGt
''S-nlle insanity" is how the Wash
ington Republican characterizes the
talk about running tn, next Demo
cratic campaign Oh Mr.. Tiiden'r great
wrong.
The Trocei{er says il is settled that
the Massachusetts, and New York re-
publicans who want Mr.. Edmunds
cannot have him. We are not sure
about that. -LotoeH Courier.
Mr. Henry Watterson says that the
democratic house has accomplished
nothing Oh, yes, it has. IL has
made it easy for the republicans 70 win
the next election. " Y. Tribune.
The opinion cannot be shaken that
Senator Edmunds is the most upright |
and statesmanlike of all the republi-
can presidential aspirants. .-Sdcdnndh
NeIoS.
Buffalo Bill" says the Inter Ocean
complains that his name is being mix
ed up with Horizontal Bill. We
can't understand this. buffalo Bill
has a show" Horizontal William
has no show at all.
Gen. Butler was on the floor of the
house at Washington when he heard
of his nomination 10y tile anti-monopo-
lists. lie showed that he was greatly
pleased, and admitted that he hoped
TO receive the democratic nomination.
Arthur is the business mems candi-
, date for the Presidency and is gaining
ground among all ca 'ses of conserva-
tive republicans as public attention IL
more given TO his administration. -
GretncUe independent, Rep.
We are glad to notice that the stur-
+ dy old anti-monpolist, Allen q. Thur
A ls..t.a f.lr VsRf ia
: in the anti.monopoly convention
l. We should have liked to see the red
bandana waving at the head of the
host.-Peorid Transcript.
Ii is asked, what would MIR. Nay
ard say" il case Gen. Butler should
receive the nomination OF his party
|. for president! lie would probabl!
lead the chorus of several hundred
I, thousand democrats in saying; nc
crow for Us. = BOStOn HeTdId.
- Nothing like stenography has beer
invented for taking n statesman down
u When a speaker contrauicts himself th'
X short hand reporter shows him up
in That is why careful liars revise thei
a speeches before they go to the printer
81 -NeU orleans Pic0yune.
IN The New York Independent republl
y cans have issued circular TO the deleg
IN ates TO the Chicago Convention, II
ry which they emphasize the necessity @
~ selecting a man who can carry NeN
y, York. and aim several darts at Blaine
,e without naming him.
:, Col. Morrison. il is said, has no fait
air whatever in what is promised by thos
49, of his party who voted against hi
irt measure, and il is not likely that an
a, kind of a bill will be considered, an
" so the talk of another bill heln
brought up this summer is for tai
alone.
: The protectionists of the Democrat
yarty. az intimated by Mr. ounvers'
helieve that the passion will have
died out by next December that a bi
can be concentrated upon and passe
by the house. 1t is proposed that
shall be a bill nearly Republican
form as possible, with the hope
its passing passing the Senate.
The Michigan state board of educ
ton will hereafter Admit to the agi
cultural college without examinatio
graduates of approve preparato'
schools. The board has refused a p
titon from the senior class of the saiI
IN n,titution, requesting that son
} prominent speaker deliver an addre
before the class at commencement,
stead of the present plan of stude
n orations
The New York Sun, whose devotl'
,..,. 70 the Democratic party willhardiy
ne. lstss questioned by any Democrat, war
Hc the free traders of the Carlisle Nor
'Rii son school that ONLY Kentucky a.
svei South Carolina can be relied upon
SEy support such ro!icy and adds tt
q Of upon II free trade platform the DEM
rnev can hardly expect to elect in'