West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-09-05
POLITICAL ITEMS.

hihlnc huu MS gang OF plunuCrerS Will
find out To their sorrow in November.
The National Republican, Com
mittcc has issued n circular calling for
campaign contributions. All. now tho
poor Government employees will catch
Governor Grover Cleveland Is now
lat home" in New York. but the pco-
pie will move him next November TO
Washington, ID. G.. And let us not for
get it.
Ii is amazing with what alacrity
Republican steers are jumping over IN
To the Democratic pasture field, where
the grass is TALL and promises to bo
taller.
TN the meantime" says tho
Cleveland Herald, 1.-THE Republicans of
Ohio should not forget that they have IA
state campaign of their own To look
alter this fall. " This is very solemn
truth. - Enquirer
-- In the opinion OF the Chicago
NclCS the 'cock-cyed goddess of re-
form" is "widder' from Boston or
Massachusetts, or somewhere down that
way" III the "widdcr" hears of this
she will say something TO the NeWS
man.
Evidences multiply that the coun-
try Is ripe for II change. IL demands
better government That can only be
had 10y II change of executive and civil
service system. In short, the supreme
demand IS n purcr administration of tho
Government. Indiana Sentinel
- So far as Blaino's nomination
concerns himself it was the mistake Of
his lie. tie could better have afforded
to go down into history wrapped i'm tho
/ Ipn nj (,artnlIio tl,,w
he known to future generations as tho
defeated tattoood candidate for tho
Presidency. -- Richmond (Id.) State.
The Republican party will cele-
bratc its thir.ioth anniversary next
month John A. Logan should be-
/ present and give II bit of his early
! history. How many slaves did Logan
own thirty years ago and what became
of the cruel bill which he had passed in
the Illinois Legislature against tho
negroP-- Richmond (Pa.) state.
The Portland (Me.) advertiser,
! Ond. }, published i'm Mr.. Blaine's State,
says; "Alr. Cleveland's strength as n
candidate consists i'm his conservatism,
his straightforward business methods,
mis- exceptional standing with the indie
| pendent and reform clements, and his
ability to inspire people with the be-
/ lief that ho means to serve his party by
serving his country and not otherwise.
The work of collecting money
/ from Government employees goes right
on. This matter is chiefly noticeable
/ because the practice of thus raising
campaign funds is in ilagrant disregard
/ of every profession of the party which
is engaged in it, and because it illus
trates the hollowness of Republican
promises. What is the value of party
pledges which bind their authors not q
moment?
"A dispatch TO "A Republican paper
states that Governor Porter (P) SAYS:
New York will go Republican by
nice majority" This Is bringing IL
down TO fine point! We often hear of
! overwhelming, immense, grand, great,
handsome and good ma critics, but
| when majority is whitfield TO n mice"
one, we begin TO think what n little
| thing may overthrow IL. ST. Louis Re-
| puJitcdH.
III ever an old political rat rot his
tail mashed that idential rodent was
William l.. Chandler, putative Secreta-
ry of the Navy, when he yenturod to
cOntroycrt the facts and conclusions
stated by Mr.. Hendricks in his recent
speech at indianapolis. Mr.. Hendricks
ne. .oins and puts him TO open and appar-
ent shame. Mr.. Chandler is complete
ly and forever knocked out. Nexti-St.
LouiS Rcpubitcdn.
The Republican party has few
public men whose records are clean;
but IL is conceded on all sides that al
most anybody the Republicans could
have nominated would have Leen less
oh ectionable than Blaine. Baine's
record can not be hid nor i'm any way
gotten rid of. The record is known
and read Of all men, and thousands of
Republicans have already said II will
not do. EIchdHge
"a prominent Democratic polii-
clan said yesterday a cOrding to the
Philadelphia Times. ''On the authority
Of New York delegate who was one
Of Cleveland warmest supporters I'm
the convention, that in the event Of tho
latteT's election Mr. Bayard would be
his Secretary of State and Samuel j.
Randall would be Secretary Of the
/ Treasury. Mcdonald would also. hs
believed fiji Cabinet position"
Hon. William NJ. Evarts made a
speech i'm New York CITY At Blaine
ratification meeting i'm which he spoke
with pride of the Presidential candi-
dates whom he had supported from
| 0ihY 10 bhfutius ne however IuOU-
estly refrained from mentioning his
eminent services in promoting the cle-
vation OF X. B. Hayes. Possibly no
may have a suspicion that Hayes was
not elected President In this view the
omission in the speech Of Mr.. Eyarts is
readily explained.
Length is not strength. Mr..
Blaine acceptance letter though very
long, will impress all reasonable read
cr, as not 40 all strong. Its weakness,
platitudc and subterfugc far drawn out
The document will be % greet dsap-
pointment 20 the partisans OF the candi
date. They looked for and predicted
"a key note There is not The evi-
dence Of candor ability or even Of ef-
fective cunning in single line. The
letter Is stif wOodeny. dry. aud ire
dcemably dull. AibaHy Irgus.
TO claim that Mr. Blaine will
carry New England is not very
startling campaign cry. New England
has been Republican. for twenty-five
years. That IL is thought necessary 10
assert suAh n claim now Is more dis
couraging than assuring TO the BeDub-
It.au Dor,nufrrrrts. hrurrr.r t.rg