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is to stump Ohio for Blame and
Logan and will not return home
until after the election, Norton
was engaged in campaign work in
Ohio or Indiana in the last prcsi-
dental election, and it is said OF
him that he waived the bloody
shirt to some extent. Campaign
orators of the Republican persua-
ton are not very conscientious
when IN distant states; they usual
ly leave their conscicnccs at home.
1t is further stated that in the
event of Blaine's election Norton
is TO be made COVE rnor of New
Mexico.
Mr.. NAT Q. HENDERSON, of the
Georgetown Record, has been n
candidate for Office and is. we be-
licvc, a candidate now. He has
had experience and he speaks from
the uttermost depths of his heart
If he has one-in the following
complaint: eve dispise this etcr-
nal fault-fnding with some of our
editors. As soon as man puts
himself forward for Office some ono
begins to pick flaws IN his personal
and private character" When a
man 'sputs himself forward for
Office all the bad points in his char
acter are fully developed and ex-
posed to public Wow.
Maj. J. H. Littlefeld, of Whit
ney, is being urged for comptroller
by his many friends throughout
the state. The major has large
acquaintance all over the state and
there are none who will for mo-
ment doubt his competency and fit
ness for the high position. He is
a thorough accountant and gem
tleman of the highest integrity and
honor.-Hillsboro Visitor.
Major Jim Littlefield was for
mally citizen of this county, and
has scores of warm, personal
friends here who would delight to
honor him. 1t is safe to say that
his claims for the comptrolIership
will receive the earnest attention
of our delegates in the state con-
vention.
THE Dallas Herald has a few
words to say about officc-sceking.
Large numbers OF mon are contin-
ually in search of office. No mat
ter how small the position the
number of applicants is always ex-
cessive. Day laborers can make
more than is paid to some officers,
yet there is a charm about Office
holding that seemingly makes an
Office desirable. As n general
thing men in official position do
not have manual labor to perfom
and as the average man is lazy he
prefers light work and small pay
to hard work and fair wages. The
great trouble is, there is not offices
enough to go round.
In making political nominations
candidates are not infrequently
put forward for the purpose of
catching the German vote and the
Irish vote. This is all wrong in
theory and practice. When an
Irishman or German comes to
this country and becomes citizen,
he becomes to all lntents and pur-
poses an American, he takes out
naturalization papers and reEoun-
ces allegiance TO the governm ent
ment of the land of his birth. The
nationality of an American citizen
should cut no figure in making
for offices. There
should be no foreign element, all
should be Americans together.
The Bonham News Is now eigh-
teen years old and is IN prosper
Gus circumstances. Unlike some
of the new papers year or two
old, 1t has been In business long
enough to know about what infiu
ence a paper is likely to exert, and
it says it does not assume to con-
troll the destinies of nations, nor of
States, nor ofcOunties. The young,
fresh and tender newspaper is sure
hat he has the world by the tail,
but the longer he is in the business
the surer he is that the world
knows very little about him. The
News is a sound conservative
newspaper and by attending strict
Iy to its own business it makes
friends and helps its town, county
and State.
The New York Tribune, paper
that has always been SUPERFICIAL,
says that no estimate of the result
Of Blaine's nomination has any val
lie that does not start with the fact
that the people, and the people
alone, nominated him. Since the
lays of Andrew jackson, no other
of either party has been
80 clearly the choIcc ofthe masses.
Blaine had no Patroagc to help
MIN, and the organization OF the
party was wholly opposed to him.
ALI of this is very nice, but many
Of the leaders OF the Republican
party are by no means carried
lway with pr. Blaine and con-
siderable number of very respec-
able Republican papers will not
lpport HIM.
THE Chicago News, a Republican
PAPER that has no love for Blaine,
'ays that it is within the power of