Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
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nominated.
Milwaukee Sentinel The late
Charles O'Conor published a predic-
ton some years ago that the Demo
cratic party would never elect an
other president. He belonged to
that party and spoke from his know
edge of it.
Same: John Black says he was
born Democrat and can't help it.
Nobody ever supposed he had reach
ed it by any intellectual process.
Democrats are usually born, not
made.
Oshkosh Northwestern; Although
he does not pretend to write poetry
like James Russell Lowell, Senator
Sawyer is probably as well posted
in politics as any man in the coun-
try, and knows who will be the next
President as well as the next man.
But he says, 81 can't tell you sir;
wait until two or three votes have
been taken in the Chicago conven-
ton next month, and thenI may be
able to tell you who will the Repub-
lican candidate"
Inter-Ocean: Last year New
York had "a reformed Democratic
Legislature" in both branches. They
raised the State tax from 2.45 mills
to 1925 mills; and the Legislature of
this year, which was Republican in
both branches, cut the levy down to
2.23 mills, representing a saving of
100000. Almost anybody can
see where the "reform" part came
in.
Same: The great Democratic
journals of the land discuss "John
L. Sullivan and his power as cham
pion slugger" in long editorials, and
are as silent as the grave as to who
should be the nominee of the July
convention. Why should not John
be capital candidate? As the party
is without principles, it might run
John on his muscles.
Eau Claire Free Press: A few
weeks ago w. T. Price sent from
Washington two orphan boys to his
foreman, Silas Wilcox, near Neills-
Vile, with directions to give them
some easy work. These boys had
in some way appealed to Mr.. Prices
sympathies, and in the kindness of
his heart he determined to assist
them. Last Saturday they left for
parts unknown after having stolen
two pocket books containing about
$50, from two of the men in camp.
Their names are Patrick Coughlan
and James Robinson. Warrants
are out for their arrest.
Madison Democrat: The death of
Judge Richard Reid has set the peo-
| pie of Kentucky to thinking. He was
the presiding judge of the superior
court of Kentucky. lie was a studi-
Gus, scholarly, amiable man of fine
natural literary tastes, wholly averse
to brawls or contentious. For no
other offense than concurring with
the court in rendering legal deci-
sion, he was attacked and fiercely
beaten by brutal bully of Ken.
lucky lawyer. Judge Reid would
not resent this insult in the approx
ed kentucky fashion. His sense of
duty would not permit that he way
lay and shoot his insulter. Much
less would he stoop to the level of
the bully who had beaten by send
ing him q challenge. Because he
would not do this a false public
opinion branded him as a coward
and he felt that he was an object of
contempt among his fellow men.
His fine sensitive nature could not
brook this scorn; and he sought ref
uge from the contempt of his neigh
bors in suicide. 1t would seem that
his death has reused the sluggish
moral sense of that commonwealth.
Chief Justice Hargis, in his remarks
upon the death of Judge Reid, re-
Dukes the false notions Of honor
which have made Kentucky land
| of lawlessness and crime.