Fair play., 1884-08-02
POLITICAL. POINTS.

" Ella ne i everything says tho
Milwaukee, ul>cla>Ht. ''that Cleveland
i, not. - glad
- Blame and Logan will both taxa
the stump. They >cr the ne e>>ltH Of
somebody supporting the ticket.
President Arthur speaks very dis
para-iusN ci Republican prospects,
Will. on this sub r,-t We may say that
NJ Arthur i likely Ia vote Tor Blaine
AMI n-1n. hUt I : no sure thing that
he " Il -tiH' 'iHH!,i EHlHirr.
rhr aggressive Mr.. Blaine i not
Kicking iuy an aggressive campaign.
lie prefers 10 dodge under the hedge.
but hc VIII M obliged ~ come out and
face the music nil the same He will
please accept thIs ~ u notiEcation-
- The rrpugnancc some Republican
editors display toward Grover tiryc-
land brc.tu>r he wa> once a Sheriff >uG
EyStS tina, their ac iUliutaucr with Shrt-
ills has not always ben oi the hail tel
low-well met sort. C.5.oI1i!,.ti En-
4,.Irtr.
kc'N can make his bargain with
Blaine ~ soou ~ he plcascs. lie iS
like the truant husband who. on hciu:
rcrroarhri ~ h> Wife for coming
home 50 late al might. replied that ho
had no ninrr place to -. th:'it:' 'phiI
ItHlcS.
W are told that Steve Elkin- and
Mahnnc had conference YESTERDAY
which CLOSED with the assurance 10y
Mahour ii,at he would support the
Blaine AM loran ticAct.' This being
the cast. the Democratic party will no
doubt throw up its hands and quit right
here. ELrtaggt.
Now that Cleveland has been
nominated Mr.. Blaine had better initiate
nayy Crackers coon and come down.
Ii he Is l"ohin. for a more promising
field for hi, Efforts let him form
partnership with Capt. Cos;citeenus. or
one with Miss Hurst 10 supply the pub
lr with magnetism to order. -DaIdlo
tDIIrI =.
The Democratic Presidential
ticket has one great advantage over tho
Republican IN not having any tail tn be
waggc by iactiouS opposition. No
blush Of shame can lcritimatcly find 4
lodgmrnt un the cheek nj any man at
the mention of tl-v.land's and Hen
railroad lobby or stolen Indian lands
about them hirtn.oHd (In.) sur.
The ncmpcrai, have offered tO
the country q clean and capable man
lie i the candidate preferred almos:
unanimously ~ those who boltcd the
nomination uf MIR Blaine. He appeals
directly 10 the common sense oi the
people, and his record i assurance that
he will give them if he is elected a safe
and able administration. II is our hope
and belief that the people approaching
these things. will elect him by . de-
csNe and unmistakabic ma Joritv. ~
.0IIta COHS'ttp ron.
Governor Hendricks RESPONSE tt
Secretary Chan Hers sensitive attempt
to defend his administration OF the Ma
val department is indeed u cr,isher; but
he might have crushed the Secretary
ilatter still had he descended 10 the lat
ter level. IL would have been per
fcctiy fair retort 10 his twaddle about
''auv attempt to make political capital
to ask what he was doing in attempting
20 show that Democrats were RESPONSE
bic for his retention of incompetent
men in the department. D,trOH Free
Press.
The Blaine orrans in the same
breath declare that Bla ne i, the hearty.
enthusiastic choice Of his party and
point, in proof ot .. To- his votes in the
thea - tonycntson. But Cleveland,
they say, j. not the choirc o. his party
anu his name j. received by it in plum
and sulky silence. On the first ballo,
Blame had 2S2 votes, and was nomi-
nat Il on the seventh by ~ votes
Cievc and on the first ballot received
3'2 votes aud was nominated on the
scc0n ballot by 6s3 votes. Which one
was the choice OF his party?-De!roH
free Press.