The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
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IT. A. Hendricks, in recent priyat,
letter to the Governor of Missouri, de
elared that Indiana may safely b
counted on for the Democratic candi
dates in November.
The Boston Post saws: sMr, Blain,
holds Neal Dow by the ear he hayini
given Dow'S son the fattest fedora
Office in Maine. This accounts for Nea
Dow's unscrupulous conduct in Blainei
interest.
| "A club of 400 German Republican,
at Galesburg, H., have left the Repub
hcan party and come over to Cleveland
and Hendricks, Harrison, and Setter
Thus 1t goes throughout Illinois Cen.
trdlia Democrat.
| Somebody has started the absurd
story that the Ohio Irish voters are
largely for Blaine. The Irish voters OF
Ohio are ordinary law-abiding citizens,
but 1t would not be well for the author
of this insulting story to fall into their
hands.
We do not pretend to know the
status of the German vote of the coun-
/ try at large this year. But we know
what we see. And we see that the
German vote of Elgin will be largely
Democratic this year.-ElgiR, Ill., ColT-
Ter, tRepl.
Referring to the vindicatory Fisher
letters, Mr.. Blaine proudly proclaims
that there is nothing in them not CON
sistent with the most scrupulous honor
| and integrity" In his serene moments
he may-b heard to remark: "But why
didn't they burn them.-Nao York
World.
When one of the speakers at the
Blaine reception in New York men,
toned in the course of his remarks the
name of Grover Cleveland, the ap-
plause was deafening and lasted sever
al minutes. Political speakers should
not allude to the Democratic candidate
In the presence of Mr.. Blaine, for such
demonstrations may possibly jar his
sensitive nerves.
General S. Bragg contradiets the
story that he said in the Democratic
National Convention that the Irish
might go. In the Chicago Conyen-
tion," he writes, Il made no mention of
nor did | allude to our Irish-American
population in any manner whatever.
have never entertained such ideas nor
uttered such words, and one charging
them upon me must do it through ig-
norance or from pure malice"
Friends of Mr.. Blaine are now
pressed for some evidence Of his states
manship during his long public service.
There has been rumorously said to be a
great similarity between him and Mr..
Clay. But Mr.. Clay was the father of
measures and the originator of poll
cies. He was the author, in its distin-
gushing features, of the American
system. He gave the country a bank |
Tupt law, He carried through Congress
the compromise measure of 1850. He |
championed freedom in South Ameri- !
ca. But Mr.. Blaine's name is linked |
with no great measure or policy or idea |
as its originator or chieftain champion. |
His proposition to collect and distribute
a great surplus among the States, and |
for the general government to assume
the debt of Virginia should be received |
rather as the vagary of speculator |
than as serious emanation of a COM
prehensive and safe mind. Mr.. Blaine |
may have magnetism and eloquence,
but the evidences of his craftsmanship
have not been furnished by himself or
his political friends.--S. Louis Repltbh-
can.
There is absolute assurance that to
the best of his ability Mr.. Cleveland
would devote himself unreservedly to
the promotion of the interests and the
welfare of the people. He would sur
COullu HlinSelI WlLn Jl0Se DeSG able TO
advise him and most in sympathy with
his high purposes, and endeavor to
make the Government the means of
promoting the prosperity, security, and
dignity Of the Nation. 1t is natural,
therefore, that business men, regard
ess of the party ties of the past,
should, out of pure self-interest, work
Tor his election rather than for that of
| man with whom politics and public
service have been means for pTomot-
ng schemes of private profit, personal
sgrandizement, the protection of cor
.uption, and the strengthening of
party through the distribution of spoils.
But, as we have said, the self-interest
If business men is identical with that
If all who have stake in the country's
prosperity. They show that they know
effect to their support of Cleveland
NclD York Times Ind. ReD.l.