The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-21
POLITICAL ITEMS.


campaign contributions. All, now the
poor Government employees will catch
it,
General Logan, the Republican
candidate for VIce-President, has COM
menced the task-a fearful one-of de-
tending himself - Richmond Vd.)
State.
Governor Grover Cleveland is now
eat home" in New York, but the peo-
pie will move him next November to
Washington, d. c. And let us not for
get it
1t is amazing with what alacrity
Republican steers are jumping over In-
to the Democratic pasture field, where
the grass is tall, and promises to be
taller.
TN the meantime says the
Cleveland Herald, 1.-The Republicans of
Ohio should not forget that they have 4
State campaign of their own to look
after this fall." This is very solemn
truth.-Enqtirer.
in the opinion of the Chicago
KeJ0s the ''cock-eyed goddess of re-
form is a wilder from BOSTON or
Massachusetts, or somewhere down that
way" Ii the ''widder" hears OF this
she will say something to the Negs
man.
Nasty, who is still inhicting his
bad spelling on the innocent ald help
less patrons of a country newspaper,
declares that John A. Logans SEN
fences are grammatical and fore BILE.
General Logan should have this certifi-
cate framed.
Evidences multiply that the coun-
try is ripe for a change. 1t demands
better government. That can only be
had by a change of executive and civil
service system. In short, the supreme
demand IS a purer administration OF the
Government -India7la Sentinel.
So far as Blaine's nomination
concerns himself it was the mistake of
his lie. He could better have afforded
TO 90 down into history wrapped in the
drapery of GarGeld's memory, than to
be known to future generations as the
defeated tattooed candidate for the
Presidency. -RichnaO'ed (Td.) State.
The Republican party will cele-
brata its thirtieth anniversary next
month. john A. Logan should be
present and give a bit of his early
history. How many slaves did Logan
own thirty years ago and what became
of the cruel bill which he had passed in
the Illinois Legislature against the
negro? Richmond (Ia.) .Stdte.
Some Of the fault finding Repub-
lican papers are grieved because Gov
ernor Cleveland does not resign his
office Mr. Cleveland has learned
something from Blaine's experience.
The last Office Blaine held he resigned,
and he has been out of a job ever
since, with fair prospects of being a
tramp the rest OF his political lie
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Portland (Me.) AdUertiser,
Qnd. }, published in Mr.. Blaine's State,
says: MI. Cleveland's strength as
candidate consists in his conservatism,
his straightforward business methods,
his exceptional standing with the indie
pendent and reform clements, and his
ability to inspire people with the be-
lief that he means to serve his party by
serving his country and not otherwise.
The work of collecting money
from Government employees goes right
on. This matter is chiefly noticeable
because the practice of thus raising
campaign funds is in fragrant disregard
of every profession of the party which
is engaged in it, and because it illus
trates the hollowness of Republican
promises. What is the value of party
pledges which bind their authors not a
moment?
"A dispatch to a Republican paper
states that Governor Porter CD saws:
..New York will GO Republican by
nice majority" This is bringing it
down to fine point We often hear of
overwhelming, Immense, grand, great,
handsome and good ma, critics, but
when a majority is whitfield to a mice"
one, we begin to think what a little
thing may overthrow it-.SL Louis he
publican.
If ever an old political rat got his
tail mashed that idential rodent was
William E. Chandler, putati7e Secreta-
~ of the Navy, when he ventured 10
controvert the facts and conclusions
stated by Mr.. Hendricks in his recent
speech at indianapolis. Mr.. Hendricks
rejoins and puts him to open and appar-
ent shame. kIr. Chandler is complete
" and forever knocked out Next!-SL
Louis Republican.
The Republican party has few
public men whose records are clean;
but it is conceded on all sides that al
most anybody the Republicans could
have nominated would have been less
OBJ eetionable than Blaine. Blaine's
record can not be hid nor in any way
gotten rid of. The record is known
and read of all men, and thousands of
Republicans have already said: 1t will
moi do. -EGchGnge.
Hon. William NJ. Evarts made a
speech in New York City at a Bla ne
ratification meeting in which he spoke
with pride of the Presidential candi-
dates whom he had supported from
CLAW to Garfield. He. however, mod !
estly refrained from mentioning his
eminent services in promoting the ele-
Walton of X. B. Hayes. Possibly he
may have a suspicion that Hayes was
not elected President. In this view the
omission Ia the speech of Mr.. EYartS is !
readily explained.
Length is not strength Mr. |
Blaine's acceptance letter. though very
long, will Impress all reasonable read /
ers as not at all strong. It's weakness, /
platitude and subterfuge far drawn out. /
The document will be a great diSap-
pointment to $he partisans OF the eandi |
date. They locked for and predicted |
"a key note. There is not the eyi- |
deEee of candor ability or even of e.
fective cunning in a single line The
letter is stiff, Noodeny, dry, aud IRE
deemably dull.--Al6dny argus.