Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-23

cratic presidential nomination will &c
and hide himself in hole.
Another anti-BIaine campaign song
by Carl Schurz is announced. 1t i,
called "Only Little Bolter,. and i.
set to the air Of "MOllie Darling
Price $3.50
The Ohio Democrats who went out
to Chicago TO restore the duty OF
wool lost their instructions and spenl
their whole time hunting for them il,
the bar rooms.
The studied persistency with which
Mr.. Tilden omiis TO congratulate
Cleveland is accounted for on the
score that the old gentleman is train
ing for n rowing match with lIanIan
Much is said about Governor Cleve.
lands 'clcan record" But as fact,
come out il becomes more apparent
that that which is clean is blank. and
that which is not blank is not clean.
The comments of the leading I.ondOI
newspapers leave very little room Il
hope that Blaine can carry England
The further AVA, you get from tho
United States the more hopeless his
campaign becomes.
One term as sheriff. nine months a,
mayor Of Buffalo and a year and ,
half as governor of New York make
~ the sum total of Governor Cleve
lands public career. His ignorance
of national questions, and his iDexpe.
rience in dealing with national affair,
make it certain that if he were presi
dent he would have te depend largely
upon the advice of the Democratic
counselors who would crowd about
him.
Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly stated the
case compactly when he wrote in the
Boston Pilot concerning Cleveland
"He has not Il single quality large
enough to tit him for the presidency
of the United States.
The Republican majority for C. u.
gresham in the late election in Ore
gon is 2,O47 about three fines as large
as the state gave Garfield. The indi.
cations point to a majority of 1000 OF
5000 for Blaine in November.
The Independents are all the time
talking about the "decp nndcrcurrent
of opposition to Mr.. Blaine" but no
one can see the undercurrent. II must
have gone into a hole and pulled the
hole in after il
Governor Abbott, of New Jersey,
in his speech in Chicago, called for q
platform broad enough for every
Democrat in tie cn"'.try to stand on.
The governor hadn't cast his eve on
the feet of the delegates from Texas.
Blaine magnctizes. Cleveland antag-
Onizes, John Kelley anathematizes.
Butler advertises. Curtis criticisps
Beecher mOralizcs. Dan" siigma.iZes.
Hendricks dogmaiizos. Durbin Ward
sympathizes Hoadly temporizes.
General Rub'cond Rosocrans de
clares that he could have swept the
country if the Democrats had nnmi-
mated him. The Democrats don't want
to sweep the country. however. Their
scheme is TO scoop it into a BAG and
hang it up to dry.
The employees of the North Chicago
rolling mills are for Blaine almost 10 a
man. because. rs one of them express
ed it. 1--WE like him. He can run him.
self" The employees at the South
Chicago mills are also reported TO be
for Blaine.
The Pioneer Blaine club. of New
Orleans. has appointed committee TO
confer with tn" Sugar Planters asso-
cooperation in the nomination and
support of Republican electoral tick
ct in that state
The Chicago Herald. Democratic.
advises its party not to contest Ohio
in October. and thus escape the de-
pressing influences of defeat The ad-
vice is good. and might be extended.
Withdraw Cleveland and Join in re-
joicing over Blaine's unanimous cleo
ton. tt Frs
The Philadelphia Times doesn't
know what to think Of the Democrat
ic ticket. but prophesies that it twill
be a sweeping revolution or flash re-
volt and failure II is wonderful
how bravely some people venture ont
upon the unknowable.
Gen. Butter denies that he belongs
to bunting manufacturing monOpo-
ly: but saws that "life is too short to
contradict all the lies that will be pub
lished. and the wood pulp company
cannot make paper enough on which
to print the contradictions
The editorials that are cropping out
in the Democratic organs under the
title of "reform campaign reads so
much like those published in 1876 as
to create the suspicion that Tilden's
"nincompood bureau" has been re-
viyed in the interest of Cleveland.
Thomas 4. Lynch, prominent
Irish Democrat of Rutland VT. and
man of influence among 1000 Irish
quarrymen, has declared fer Blaine
ane Logan He will probably carry
hundreds of votes with him. An
Irish Blaine aud Logan club will soon
be formed there.
There is something amusing in the
Massachusetts dude following the ex-
ample OF the New York pharisees. and
pretending 10 enjoy their dish of
Cleveland crow. They are trying TO
bolt il as dog ). ould slug of meat.
but would evidently much prefer 10
bolt away from IL.