The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-11

p<.eersiic nAissssi record, Fosr years
,ss ls nsms oould have prsdeasly been
uses ~ a alias ssAsf Which 10 travel
.posgsise al ever shs known world cut /,
lido sf Buffalo To elect hin President
vsaId BE- like lssdiss money 10 stranger
an tho trsis. IL tskes The check Of The
nassssn to plsy The uhsie
Ausr,can people for ssehcrs thask
God that ss bslosg 70 party that ss'es
the ersws Of iss public ssssr Tor the
srs~ Of iis actual leadership. With the
Dsuoersiic party sonissiioss are made
mol 90 nusL 10 represent the party ~ 10
aisxuiss H. In I,s losg struggle for sr'
is,sscs the men Who have made The bis
tory Of the party 90 10 the vail. II AZ The
ssly party that ever existed shose candi
dates ssd platform never ihros am light
vhs,svsr either on its management or iis
faith. Ia fact. msdsra Democrats Of The
practical school have no efssJ except the
oath Of sies
All the Important Democratic principles
are uutii for use They have bees leit
cut In the hcld Just whore they we're used
last, With not even bunch Of swamp
erass thross ever thsn. 10 sus and rain.
until rot and rust have done their fatal
work. II trss they talk pisusly 81 the
need Of rsferm, and with an insIcussbls
libel accuse the integrity Of the BsFubli-
can evil service They work their fsver-
its classical sliusion to the Augsas stables
Tor oil there ia 10 H. These. they assert,
: ust b. cleaned out. Yet from The gen
sral appearance Of the crowd that Is on
hasd TO do the busisess. the average ci'i'
zen 10 likely to conclude that their inien'
tios 10 10 steal the fork rather than clean
out the bars.
II is true they prsenpt all sides OF the
tariif question. They profess to settle
that issue by iargsn 81 words without pre-
cedsnt in the annals OF sonssnse and con
fusion. You might as we'll try to fit the
100 headed dog Of the ancient fable with
straw Aht as 70 place candid and istslli'
gible tariff platform under the feet Of the
Democratic party. They approach that
question and nearly every other like mar
en- ptyipg hard cssl ashes in high wind
with their eyes shut and their backs to tbs
subject.
Now and then you find . Republican
who enjoys the momentary importance
that Lslonsu to the kicker and the scratch
ar The shortest read 10 celebrity nova
dsys is to advertise your conscience in th'
newspapers. There are Republicans wb'
TREAT their conscience o. il il we're thu
stock 10 trade Of . baking powder factory
They solsmsly protest that everybody
conscience has alum in it except theirs
They adopt the doctrine Of Matthew Ar
uola, and insist that 10 order to be saf
the nation must furnish the remnant will
com plimsntAry tickets and front seat
They will have the country govern itsel
by the advice OF persons whose Names
may borrow q phrase fron your goo
friend, Gov. Carpenter, are written In th
herd book Of high political grades.
Only last month convention was he'll
IN a New York parlor. il whick the oni
credentials called for by the committs
we're written pretenss Of holiness, an
the emily creed required Of the membel
ship was: Il believe in the communion
!, saints Ut Beacon hill and Franklin square.
. Let th.m commune l trust they vi
/. stick together until they get thorough
acquainted with each other. have u
curiosity TO see the effect Of genuir
Democratic candidate on an unusual
sanctifed nostrl. The campaign vi
' last long enough to show to every seAsi6
. MAS eye that no possible combination
!. tight pants aud hay fever can defeat u
!. anxious will Of the real conscience OF th
4 couatry Republican millions
. America.