The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-12-04
POLITICAL DRIFT.

the lnSlUc bIdSh IA buS 0Shotoi tai
race IN Colorado.
Ex-senator Mcdonald declines to
be n candidate in Indiana for the
United States Senate.
The cross roads editor is now max
inc out Mr.. Cleveland's policy and
selecting his Cabinet.
The blizzard has started the burn
inc of St. John in effigy again.
They do it in Kansas every time the
weather changes.
The Philadelphia Press seems to
be preparing to oppose Don Gamer
on's re election to the United States
Senate.
There is no longer reason to doubt
that the President will be a candi-
date for the United States Senate be
fore the New York Legislature.
The martyr effigy OF candidate 81
John has not been burned in vain.
The indianapolis Prohlbitionists are
about to put $4,000 into nav
paper
The Democrats of Boston will eel
ebrate Andrew Jackson's birthday
January 8. The Democrats are all
Jacksonian this year. They want
the spolls.
The Christian Intelligencer says:
"The Democratic party ennobled it.
self eight years ago by submitting
its de Jure claims to the de facto
decision
Blainc's plurality IN Michigan
meters down to $3.50. Garfeld's
plurality was $500. And still they
say the magnetic man was their
strongest candidate.
"Some people," says the Boston
Herald Ind. J. think that it was not
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion, but
Blaine, Ball mand BIackguardism,
which defeated the Republican par
ty."
TheAfuns northern States carried
nv Governor (Aland have popu
lation of /. .00Q; or one sixth of
the entire 0p6lation OF the country.
and much more than that proportion
Of the property.
Governor Cleveland polled 1,009
more votes IN Erie County This own J
at the late election than he did when
as candidate for Governor, he car
ried it. and had "a great majority
in the State.
Some northern Communities could
learn lesson of liberation and de-
cency from the South. At Rich
mond, all effigies or offensive car
toons were forbidden in the parade
that celebrated Cleve'and's election.
Governor, Cleveland is receiving
some welldeserved compliments
from the enemy. The Buffalo Ex
press (Rep) says: There Is the
consoling reflection that the Pres
ident-elect is calm. wise and (ac-
cordng to his lights) a just man."
Mr.. Conkling, when asked by q
friend the other day whether he was
candidate for the Senate, replied:
II thank you for your solicitude, but
know Of no inducement that could
draw mesnearcr to politics than my
profession calls me-"
Senator Camden Of West Virginia
wants Cabinet appointment for ex-
Senator DAVIS. Let US see. He is
the Senator who wanted to open the
books, but then he was also opposed
to John Sherman's little jobs being
thoroughly sif.ed.
There are 10000 paid Federal
ofiiceholders and employees. Some are
paid very little. There arc not over
15,000in sll who come under the
Civil Service law and now obtain
their places by means of q competi-
tive examination. 'fhe remaining
$4,000 positions are At the Executive
disposal.
The talk about Meeting Mr.. Blaine
as United States Senator from Penn
sylvaniamects with the opposition
ofthe Unitsd States Constitution,
which forbids any Ito be elected
Senator "who slS| n6is when elect
ed. be an lnhabit6Nt of 1<nt State
from which he shall ~ ch6 u
Il want TO suggest" writes the ed
itor of the Washington Capital to
President Arthur. "that it will be an
exceedingly graceful thing ifhc would
hold reception on the evening OF
March 3, 1885, iu honor OF the Pres
ident elect. 1t viii be remembered
that reception was given to Gem
eral Garfield by Mr.. S. b. Cbittenden
on the night before bis inauguration.
1t seems to me that ot all the social
entertainments that occur at the
White House such one would be
the most agreeable and satisfactory
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The 10 900 Prize "a A. unknOwn
Hero.
1t is collected by the Louisiana
L. Ia.