The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-26
EVENTS AND COMMENTS.

EVENTS AND COMMENTS.
TEE WESTERN version: "You never
miss the candidate till the crowd gets
dry"
AN EXCHANGE says New York man
named Strauss is anxious to put money
nd on Cleveland's election, and adds
that Strauss shows which way the wind
blows. Hsy7
BLA1FE's cABINEr-State. Elkins; War,
Butler; Navy, Chandler; POst-0ffice'
Brady; Interior, Keifer; Treasury,
Dorsey; Attorney-General, Kellogg.
The Ohio majority" indicates that
they'll never get there.
TAMmASY IS preparing for the largest
ratification ever held under its auspices.
The Sachems are determined to Guido
all other demonstrations in favor OF
Cleveland and Hendricks. And that
means New York for the peoples favor
ties.
THE New South speech by Blaine the
other day was resurrection of the
''bloody shirt" question and shows
vicious exchange of the tariff issue for
the long-dead CORY garment agitation.
We would suggest that it is a bad time
to swap horses while crossing a
stream.
ALL TIE news about the Connecticut
town elections that the Associated Press
G ondescendedt t. bring west was that the
Republicans held their own very well. "
In Hartford they held their own just
this weIl-that the Democratic majority
was increased from $50 to 1000 And
their own will be held similarly IN
several of the doubtful States next
month.
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It IS understood that the Central and
Southern Pacific railroads will adopt the
Standard Meridian time. While it has
been rapidly introduced in the East, the
West has taken its time about making
the change and local chronometers and
watches will now tick in harmony. The
local standard time will be disregarded
rs soon as the Standard Meridian is
made the rule.
IT IS rumored that Vanderbilt will MOI
vote for Cleveland because, as he says
the English newspapers display toe
much preference for the next President
Well, well! Is it not paradoxicaI? a
thorough Britisher, whose everything
from his polished boots TO his palatia
mansion, is English, must have othel
reasons than that indicated above fol
his preference for Blaine. Probably
the latter's railroad experience ha,
something to do with influencing thu
manifold millionaire.
The LEwIsToN Journal, the leadiny
Republican paper OF Maine, which /
edited by Congressman Dingley, ant
was the strongest advocate of the pro
hibitory amendment in that State, in al
article addressed to the radical Pre-
hibitionists, who seem inclined to Dol
the Republican ticket next month, SAYS
Nearly every Republican paper i
Maine supported the prohibitory amend
ment in Maine at the late election, an
nearly every Democratic paper oppose
1t. OF the 5000 votes cast for til
amendment not less than 5000 we1
cast by Republicans"
TIE BROOKLYN Eagle expresses conf
dence that New York will give Clev,
land and Hendricks such majority Z
it has never before given a Presidents
ticket. Hear it: "The detection aboI
which many of the Governors o.
Ponents prated is proved practically I
be myth. There has been, and. thel
can be, no stampede from the DEM
cratic party In this State. There is NJ
the smallest cloud of doubt now, wha
ever may have been the fact month
two ago, that this State is immovabl
registered for the Democratic cand
dates; the only question is how ne.
their majority will come to that
1882"
THE Alta: The German vote in Oh
Is the one thing the Republicans a
endeavoring to use to their own adval
taPe. An election for State officers
one thing. An election for President
not at all like it. The Germans of Oh
distinguish between the two, and so &
their fellow-countrymen of:Californi
The Germans understand the Germa
vote better than any other race ca
understand it, and here they know VII
the Germans Of Ohio, in Cincinna