The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-14
PERSONAL AND PoLITICAL.

Bismarck adopted the principle of
protection, and Germany II now prosper
Gus in consequence.
The fruit of Democratic economy In
Cincinnati is loan of $500 600, TO pay
floating debt and current expenses.
The New York World fears that the
decision Of Butler 10 run for president
will settle CleveIand's hash in New
York.
In accepting Curtis s. 90. Is suhsti-
sutes for John Kelly and his friends, the
Democracy do NOT appear I'd have made
. judiciO0s swap
Some Southern papers want 10 know
II John Kelly Is bigger than the whole
Democratic party. Perhaps he isn't,
but be has hesp more sense-
Old cock-eytd Ben is waitlng for
Clevelsnd's letter, and viii wait Till Il Is
issued, so CieVeland might as well come
out OF the woods and surrender
While Cleveland is In the woods with
out his boy, and Maria Halpin seems to
be lost, the Republicans are getting their
work in in New York in good shape.
There is one thing TO be said In favor
Of CleYtland. The moment Carter Har-
Fison, OF Chicago. made his advance up
90 Albany, ClsVeIaRi skipped Gos the
AdIrOndacks.
Carl SchurS has lost his grip. Too
many political fi1ps and tpo much in
consistency. He chsnges his politics
every time there is no chance for HIM
10 get good Office.
Il is said in Cincinnati that II Is the
private opinion of John r. Mclean, Of
the Democratic Enquirer. that the Re-
publicans will carry everything this
year from Blame down.
New York Star: As for Clevrlajd,
was there ever a candidate introduced
by the mighty Democratic party-not
excepting Horace Gteely-whO went in
to campaign with such threatening
elements Of defeat surrounding him?
While George William Curtis acts
with party bitterly opposed tn civil
service reform, 1t is hypocritical in him
to be laudiDg 1t to the public. Nobody
wants TO know his theories On the sub
ject while he is practically opposing its
Carl Schurz' speech at Brooklyn falls
like = vet blanket. He simply threshed
over . batch of old straw without find
ing a fresh grain OF wheat. We sup
pose Carl got his regular $500, and it was
a very poor investment for the Demo-
cfAts:
The body of General JAMES Shields,
the hero of two wars and the sen atot
from three states. who In life received
the freedom of cities and honors from
commOnwealths, fills an unmarked
grave in q neglected buEylng ground
two miles outside of Carrollton, Mis-
svuri.
Chicago News: Senator Voohees, we
learn, is to open the Democratic cam
paign in Indiana. By way OfgiYing the
Tall Sycamore 8 timely pointer, let US
suggest that man standing on that rick
ETY. old piece OF furniture, the Democratic
platform, he had better not joggle around
too much.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: Erie
county, Cleveland's home, that gave him
five thousand majority for governor, will
give ten thousand sGainst him for PRES
ident. He carried New York by 200, 600
in 1882. He will lose 1t by $4,000 this
year. The American people are liable
to get their eyes opened.
Dragging WashingtOn's private char
acter down in order to help Cleveland is
the newest idea. But Cleveland's apollo
gists seem to forget that if all they say
of Washington were true, that should
not help Cleveland. But the American
pe.ple will not believe the ISLANDERS up
on George Washington or tolerate the
slSnderers.
For eighteen or more years the people
of the United States have had the record
of James G. Blaine before Ihem-all his
railroad transactions and MullIgan let
tiers. Upon sober reconsideration OF
them they have made up their minds
that there is no evidence in them, fairly
considered, of bribery or corruption. or
TO justify the assumption of the perfec-
tIOnists that his election will mean the
| debasAment of puhlic morals.