Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-29
POLITICAL POINTS.

publican game of base ball.-Brcck-
enridge News.
The indications are that the prelim-
inaries of Mr.. Blainc's first sonstroke
were arranged in Kentucky.-l.ouis-
vile Times.
We vchemently bcsecch the forty
seven-year-old bachelor who can toss
stone at Mr.. Cleveland TO step out
from the multitude who can't. Bar
mum wants him.-Glasgow Times.
Yes, Notwithstanding Ben Butler
wears swallow-tail coat and but
ton-hole bOquet, lie is a hard-work-
ing man-he works hard, very hard
to get anyhow as many votes as the
prohibition candidate, St. John, will.
State Journal.
Gov. Clevcland's stepfathcr, Hon.
Lewis f. Allen, is Republican. and
1t is said will vote for Blaine. This
is probably true. Gov. Cleveland is
not the only man who has had a slep-
father of whom he had reason to be
ashamed. louisville Times.
Hereafter only fat men will be per-
mitted to 90 on Arctic expeditions.
Your lean and hungry Cassus is a
dangerous man when living of small
rations, and of no earthly Use when
dead. The GrceIy of the future will
say with Cesar; "Givc me only fat
men,"
The coincidence is noted that Mr..
Blaine was born in Brownsville, Pa,
and Mr.. Logan in Brownsville, II.
II Yes and another coincidence will
be noted a few months hence. They'll
both take trip up Salt River Oh tie
same boat on the 9Th of November
Breckenridge News.
Why do not some of Mr.. Blaine's
admirers and defenders give some in
formation Of the time and place of
Mr.. DlHinc's marriage and the date
of The birth of his first child? Such
data ought to he easily obtained, and
yet his biographers are siuguIarly
silent oil these now interesting sub
iects.-Louisville Times.
Mr.. Blaine announces that he pro-
poses to defend the honor of his wife
and family with his life, it need be.
Mr.. Blaine's sentiments have under
considerable renovation since the
stirring days Of '6l, when a substi-
tute did his fighting for his bleeding
country.-Glasgow Times.
The 'youthful indiscretions" of
Gov. Cleveland are not likely to do
him harm with the average voter. It's
the fearful pictures Of him in the pa
pers that Democrats have cause to
fear. Ifanything could cause stam-
pede from the Democratic ranks they
would.-Owensboro Inquirer.
1t was early announced that Mr..
Blaine was to inaugurate an "aggres-
sive campaign" Assuming the oilen-
sivc' and paint the continent deep
deed red, and thus euchre the frost
out of its annual and autumnal job.
That was only another way of saying
that he would figure as plaintiff in
a libel suit againsta few little II)os-
ier newspapers.-Louisville Times.
Cleveland proves himself a friend
to the small newspapers by the length
of his letter, which occupies less than
two columns on the frs page of the
Messenger. TO have printed the
whole of Blaine's would have taken
about all our space for one issue,
while Buffers in its entirety would
have made a continued story as long
as the Russian Spy.-Owensboro
Messenger.
Mr.. Blaine has a familiarity with
libel suits. Twenty-Five years ago
the Portland Argus limited at the
skeleton in Blaine's closet, and the
latter sued the editor, the damages
claims amounting to $4,000. The
matter was fixed up in some manner
and never came to trial. AS we have
before remarked, when Andrew
Jackson was Il candidate for Prcsi-
dent and his wife was assailcd, the
guilty man. Mr., Blaine fires a law
suit at charlottesville Times.