Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
CAMPAIGN porsTERs.

Logan made big speech in Chicago
Saturday night on his return from the
East. There was quite a demonstra-
ton in his favor. ~
The Ohio Democrats are confident
of carrying their State for Cleveland,
but we can concede Ohio to the Re-
pubhcans and then beat 'em.
The width of Cleveland's neck and
the complexion of Blaine's nose, are
questions that enter very largely into
the present campaign.
A railroad commission costs the
State six thousond dollars per annum
in salaries and the expenses of the
commissioners.
The Memphis Scimitar, edited by
Gen. G. P. M. Turner, has come out
for Butler. Turner says he will vote
for Cleveland if there is no Butler
ticket in Tennessee.
Considering the fact that Blaine is
supposed to be "plumed knight, the
forbearance of the sky-scrapers from
comparing him to Henry of Navarro is
truly commendable.
Men, as a rule, don't like to throw
away their votes, and for that reason
/ tho o11o Slox1 oarI;1a4o, -, fl1O oar,,
paign will lose great many votes
that might otherwise be cast for them.
The New York Times says, "The
issue of protection fails to arouse the
popular attention it once did because
both parties are committed to revis-
ion OF the tariff"
If it could be clearly proven that the
widow Butler had ever been seen in
public in Mother Hubbard dress, the
climax of campaign scandals would be
reached. ~ t"H
One thing that gives the Democrats
an advantage is that while the desert
ers from the Democratic party go to
Butler, Cleveland gets the votes of the
Independent Republicans.
Chester citizen: Ben Butler is an
anti-monopolist, but does not hesitate
to accept the nomination of two par
ties, at the same time, for the presi-
dency, and try to capture third. That
is not monopoly, it is just Ben Butler's
darn peculiar habit.
A dispatch to the Memphis Appeal
from Nashville states that Judge East
of that city, will be an independent
candidate for Congress in the Sixth
District, and will receive the Republi-
can support. We have seen no cor
roboration of the statement from any
other source.
The claim of the Republicans that
their party is gaming strength in Ten
nessee is not evidenced by the figures
of the last two elections. Hawkins
vote in 1880 was 1O2,e69. In 1882,
when candidate for reelection, he
received only 81, 205. If the increase"
is in a similar ratio, Reid will get
about $4,000 votes next November
Ex-senator Grady, of New York, has
resigned his position as member of
the Democratic central committee of
New York. He is prominent Tam
manyite, and this may be taken as an
indication that at least portion of
that organization will support Ben
Butler.
1t will probably be five years before
the suit against the railroad commits
sion in Tennessee is reached in the u.
s. Supreme Court. Until that time it
is certain that no commission will be
allowed to act in this State. If the
commissioners draw their pay during
all this time they will get $4,000 for
doing absolutely nothing.
The Boston Herald thinks, "There
are double the chances that Cleveland
will carry two or three hitherto Re-
publican States at the West than there
are that Blaine will secure a single
electoral vote at the South. If the
generalship of the Democrats be equal
to their opportunity they will win in
November"
Cleveland's letter of acceptance says, |
ave proudly call ours a Government |
of the people. 1t is not such when a
class is tolerated which arrogates to |
itself the management of public affairs,
seeking to control the people instead |
of representing them" A little change |
in the wording of this sentence could
make it apply with telling force to a
faction that calls itself the Democratic
party in Tennessee.
Conceding that the Democratic dis
affection that goes to Butler is as great
as the loss the Republicans have sus-
tanned in the Independent bolt, it is
healthy swap for the Democracy. The
personnel of our party at the North
needed improvement and this ex-
change has had the desired effect. We
capture the best element of the Repub-
lican party and lose some of our rag
tag and bob-tails.
In the efforts of the organs to define
the truly orthodox position of the Ten
nessee Democracy on certain ques-
tons, the dog law has been overlooked.
Which side of the dog question must
a citizen take to make him a Simon
Pure Democrat? The ukase ON this
subject ought to go forth, lest some
zealous voter, anxious to follow all the
promulgations of the party, should I'M
go estray.
Thare are two side show candidates
for Governor in Tennessee. Buchan-
nan, the Greenback nominee, and w. {
R. Barrett, of Hardeman county. Bar