National Republican., 1884-06-16
POLITICAL SNAIL SHOT.


1t is said that Mr. Mclean intends to con-
vert the NelcS-JoundJ into straightout
republican organ, Us tho Enquirer has long
been q covert one.-DdytOR Democrat.
With $50 delegates to 13i for Cleveland
there is another Flower that appears to have
thrown its shade athwart both tho wild
morning-glory and the mouldy ruin.
My spirit surely hnunts the path
Where In retrospective mood
Seek the sole solace memory hath
The bliss Of quietude. IS j. r.
Mr.. Henry Watterson is rather unbalanced
on the tariff, owing probably to his dealing
with 1t wholly in q theoretical way and dis
regarding tho facts.-RnorvHe (Tonn.) Chroni.
Gle.
Henry Watterson says: "Indeed, in tho
democratic spirit there seems to be a fatal
perversity, which willfully refuses to bo just
and to sec Alright" Henry knows tho demo-
cratic party pretty well.
what did Blaine say whom he received
Arthurs dispatch of congratulaton ~ was
lately asked of one who was with him at the
time. What did he say, you ask? Why he
said: oh, - that's all, and he meant Just
what he said" Philadelphia Tins.
General Hancock says that If the "old
ticket " dodge is to receive any consideration
at the hands of the democracy, he would
respectfully submit the claims of his ticket,
Hancock and English" "It is four years
DID," he says, "and is not Affected by the
Limitation act, as the other old ticket is."-
PdtsJug Dispatch.
I'VE will not nominate Mr.. Bayard. We
want no candidate tinged with aristocracy,
and his dubious record in the war we do not
want to experiment with. l have my doubts
whether he stands as we'll, or would stand as
well, in the campaign as some outspoken
rebel general who had the courage of his
convictions" s."-Interuieg Wih Frank McLaughiin,
Of PHILADELPHIA.
Under Samuel J. Tilden's political will
Grover Cleveland gets his freedom. John
Kelly gets his revenge. Samuel J. Randall
gets decedent's boom and the appurtenances
all and singular pertaining thereto. William
Dorsheimer gets permission to grow up with
the country. Samuel s. Cox gets q serpents
tooth, indicative of thankless child's in
gratitude. And Roswell p. Flower gets left.
-PhilddeiphiG Press.
The Louisville Courier-Journd is hot for
Mcdonald. 1t owns to a superstition against
| going east for another candidate. "The party
has tried five eastern candidates in success
sion, and has had hard luck with every one
of them. Concurrent with these eastern
| democratic nominees, the republicans have
nominated western men and won with them.
In default of Mr.. Tildon, we think the de-
mocrats should try the west lick or two"
Like so many, indeed all, of the grand
characters in our history, Mr.. Blaine was
beset with difficulties in his youth, but never
| yielded to doubt or despair persevering and
courageous, man of spotless character aud
of the greatest ability, scholar, an orator,
and II statesman, a "prince of parliament
arinns and leader of leaders," man of tho
! people and the popular idol, mono can doubt
his farther and consummate success.DaUel-
| port Gazette.
We suppose that the Springfield Republican
| Is alarmed lest the country should have a irm
| foreign policy under Mr.. Blaine. Well, ii is
about time that the United States possessed
| some sort of policy which will not permit
| Bismarck to interfere with our commerce in
Europe and insult us in the bargain, and
| which would sit down on an insignificant
! little power like Chilli when attempting to
put rude aflrOnt upon our government and
people. This is the western feeling, and our
eastern contemporary must remember that
the seat of empire is in the west.--CleUeland
| Leader.
Some of the democratic brethren do not
relish the German-uncle tone in which
republican come-outers are advising the
democracy how to conduct their campaign
this year. THE advice of these gentlemen,' y
says Brother Dana of the Sun, will, we pre-
sumo, be taken for what it is worth by the
Chicago convention; but it is evident that
tnelr advocacy VIII not DO regarded as con-
elusive. Tho convention will determine for
itself what it will do without particular at
tention to the counsels Of dissatisfied republi-
cans" At the samo time Brother Dana, who
tries TO be Just even when he is not generous
protests that the fact that any eminent demo
crat is commended by Mr.. q. W. Curtis and
Mr.. Carl Sahurz ought not to create q preju-
dice against him. 1t is his misfortune, moi
his fault This is certainly very cool and
even churlsh welcome to our independent
desertors Brother Dana forgets that he was
II republican deserter himself only a few
years ago. fellow-feeling ought to make
him kind. Perhaps he has no real fellow
feeling with the alleged reformers. We re-
member that Brother Dana bolted because
President Grant failed to make him collector
of the port of New York.-Bg1aEo AdveriSer.