Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-10
POLITICAL OPINIONS.

| The Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette( Rep)
Hancock declared the tariff "local issue,
Cleveland classes it as an "irrclevant discus
sion," but the people recognize in it ma
tional question of the most vital importance
| Nashville Banner: In Buffalo yesterda,
Cleveland said, Paying hundred cents OF
the dollar is q popularity of Democrats
! Evidently the governor doesn't know very
much about Tennessee Democracy.
Albany Express (Rep.): The Argus say,
that Cleyeland's speech at Buffalo was mod
est" The modesty consisted of the use OF
the personal pronouns | and Me, and pos
sessive Ny and Mine forty-one times in
speech Of flfty-five lines.
Philadelphia North American rep. J
Wanted-A professor of business to take /.
large class of persons now editing Demo
cratic newspapers and teach them the differ
ence between collateral security and per
sonal property Apply at the first Demo
cratic newspaper Office. You cannot &C
ustrny.
st. Louis Globe-Democra. (Rep.): The
Ohio Democrats claim to have had 10000
torches in line at their Columbus demon
stration, whereas the number did not in fact
reach 1900, it is certified by Republican OBJ
servers. For magnifying power, Ohio
whisky is evidently entitled to first money.
New York Truth Qnd.): This is Presi-
dent Arthur's birthday SUNDAY, Oct. 81
lie has made one of the very best presidents
the country has had, and is entitled to the
gratitude of all his countrymen. They will
we are confident, unite with us in wishing
him Many happy returns Of the day."
Philadelphia Inquirer Ind.): The north
is almost as solidly Republican as the south
is Democratic; it is SO because of its great
material interests; similar interests, as they
are developed will make the south largely
Republican in time or, at least give both
parties nearly equal numerical strength at
the polls.
Dubuque Times, (Rep): The time was
| when the Democratic party had distinct
principles and well-defined views about pub
lie matters. But that was many years ago.
Nowadays it champions no popular doc
trine, processes no distinguishing purpose,
and manifests no sympathy with the vital
and practical tendencies of the times.
All the Democrats may do TO thrust in
side issues, and give personal turn to the
campaign, as they are frantically trying to
do, cannot conceal the real issue. The peo-
pie are for protection to American indus
| tries, against the products of cheap and
half-starved European labor, and propose to
continue in power the party that created
and maintained the protective policy.
Milwaukee Sentinel (Rep.): The Demo-
ocratic idea is that political victories can
be bought for money; that popular suffrage
is fraud and failure, because of the cor
ruptibility of men; that there is no such
thing among the masses Of men as resist
ent to bribery. From Democratic journals
everywhere we hear this repeeted-tbat the
majority of men will sell their votes.
New York Mail and Express: General
Thomas Ewing is Democrat. He denies
the report that he said he would vote for
Blaine, but says he will take no part in the
Democrat campaign, on account of the
savage personalities" against Mr.. Blaine,
which are the chief ammunition of the
Democrats. General Ewing knows Mr..
Blaine too intimately, and has known him
too long, TO be associated with the men
whose only weapons against Mr.. Blaine are
lies and calumnies. In other words, Cen
eral Ewing is gentleman.
The New York Tribune (Rep): The Dem
ocratic leaders are trying TO discount the eff
fects of the election in Ohio by saying that
it will not mean anything in particular All
the same it is evident that they will not neg
lect to trick, old or new, honest or dishonest,
to carry the state. At present they are en-
gagged in active preparations 20 run in re-
peaters from the neighboring states. Ex-
Governor Hendricks recently remarked to
the people of Kentucky that they were real
ly very near neighbors to Indiana and Ohio
that "only the river divided them" Yet
doubtless Mr.. Hendricks political friends
often find even that slight barrier serious
drawback to their wholesale business Of inn
porting voters for one day only.