Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-25

his letter of acceptance indicates that
he hired a substitute TO write his
paragraphs.-Louisvillc Times.
[Chicago News.
The tarill plank is probably the
largest piece of timber ever cut out of
a rubber tree. 1T reaches from Bill
Morrison to Sam Randall, and covers
all intermediate ground.
Hartford Couraut
Two men were plowing in a field.
One was taken and the other left.
The name of the man that was left is
Mcdonald. For further particulars
inquire Of Col. Henry Wattcrson,
Louisville, Ky.
Talmage's sermon yesterday had
for its subject "l'laying the Fool"
but unfortunately John Kelly and his
Tammany braves don't 60 to church
much, and thus they missed hearing
something that might have done them
good.-Loliisville Times.
Cleveland and Hendricks are
practically the sold ticket" Tilden
eing old and feeble has wiled the
Democratic party to Grover Cleve-
land. The mantle of Elijah has fall
en- upon Elisha.-Somersct Republ-
can.
Three days have passed since the
nomination, and the Democrat who
refuses to support the ticket has not
yet reported. One hour after Dlaine's
nomination the woods were full OF
boilers, and they are now pouring
into the Democratic Charlottesville
| Times.
The New York Herald puts Cleve-
land and Hendricks names at the
bead of its editorial column, and says
it will support them heartily Not
since the establishment Of the paper
has the Herald ever before hoisied AT
its masthead either Republican or
a Democratic Presidential ticket
Owcnsboro Messenger.
lIarpers Weekly, Puck, The Ora
phic, Scissors and, we believe, all the
other illustrated papers of the county,
comical and otherwise, are opposed
to Blaine and in favor of Cleveland,
With such an array of sharp-shooters
against him, what hope is there fol
poor Blaine.-Statc Journal.
New York Herald: A feeble at
tempt has been made to prejudice
workingmen against Gov. Cleveland
by charging that he is friendly tc
monopoly. Then why are the most
conspicuous m0nOpolists, such as Jay
Gould, Cyrus w. Field, Russell Sage
and others against him and for Blaine
Gould has declared that he is "perfcct-
" satisfied with Blaine, and Gould
never mistakes his man.
AS usual, the noisy and acrimOni.
ous fight in the Democratic family
has only resulted in making more
Democrats. The Couricr-JournaI
and Nashville American were only
making love when they hurled>pig.
iron at each others head, and Penn
sylvania and Kentucky were pulling
each others tail for the sole purpose
of attracting Republican rats into the
trap. The free-tradc 'marplots' and
the protection "traitors" are all harm.
oniously pigging together in the Same
trnndlc-bed, and tho best room IN tho
| Democratic house is filled with Rep
ublican guests.-Louisvile Times.
Senator Bayard is the father o
nine daughters, all of marriagcablC
age.-Ex.
Then we are glad he was not tho
Democratic nominee. just to thinl
when a man wanted TO see the Pres
ilent he would be compelled to pas
Mary and her clear Algeln n
swinging on the front gate; Ami,
and her fellow monopolizing tho
docrstcps, another couple in the blue
room and half dozen others scat
tered in different parts of the build
ing. Why, you would have to carry
the old gentleman out in the hors,
lot to speak to him privately.-Padu
cah Standard,
One of the Chicago papers predicted
last Thursday that the outcome o
the convention would be fracture o
the Democratic party, beside whicl
. the bolt against Blaine would be in
significant. Dclusivc and shortlivot
hope! Instead of dividing, the con
vention has united every faction o
Democracy, the best elements of Rep
ublicanism furnishing the cement. 70
the occasion. All tariff trouble
within the party are healed, with thu
single exception of Tammany; ever!
Democratic organization, every Dem
ocratic newspaper every Democrat
leader has accepted the result witt
satisfaction, as has every Republican
and Independent paper that refused
to accept Blaine. No Democrat ha
kicked out Of the party thousands o
Republicans have kicked into it.
Brooklyn Eagle: Mr.. Clevelan
will poll nearly the whole of tn