The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-21
say, you ask? Why lie said; oh, -,
that's all, and he meant just what he
said. '-Phtladelphia Times.
My spirit surely haunts the path
Where | in retrospective mood
Seek the sole Soiace memory hath.

Where | in retrospective mood
Seek the sole solace memory hath,
The bliss Of quietude. sat.
Mr.. Henry Watterson is rather unbal-
anced on the tariff, owing probably to
his dealing with it wholly in a theore-
teal way and designating the facts
hOnrcHle (1enn.) Chronicle.
Henry Watterson says: "lndeed, in
the Democratic spirit there seems to be
a fatal perversity, which willfully re-
fuses to be just, and to see Alright"
Henry knows the Democratic party
pretty well.
General Hancock says that if the "old
ticket dodge is to receive any cOnsid-
| GRAFTON at the hands of the Democracy,
he would respectfully submit the claims
of his ticket, "IIancock and English"
at is four years old, = he says, "and is
not affected by the limitation act, as the
other old tickle: is. '-IHtsbulg DispatcA.
eve will not nominate Mr.. Bayard
We want no candidate tinged with arts
tocracy, and his dubious record in the
war we do not want to experiment with
| have my doubts whether he stands as
well, or would stand as well in the cam.
paign as Some outspoken rebel general
who had the courage Of his convictions. {"
-L"tercieD ocM Frank MLuughitn, Of
PHadelphm.
Under Samuel j. Tldens political will
Gov. Cleveland gets his freedom. John
Kelly gets his revenue. Samuel J. Ran
dali gets decedent's boom and the appur
tenances all and singular pertaining
thereto. William Dorsheimer gets per-
mission to grow up with the country.
Samuel :. Cox gets Il Serpent's tooth,
indicative { 4 thankless child's ingrati-
tude. And Roswell L. Flower gets left.
-IHH"delpAta Press.
The Louisville Courier-JouJHm is hot
for Mcdonald. 1t owns to superstition
against going East for another candidate.
''The party has tried five Eastern candi-
dates III succession, and has had hard
luck with every one of them. Concur
rent with these Eastern Democratic
nominees, the Republicans have nomi-
mated Western men and won with them.
In default of Mr.. Tilden. we think the
Democrats should try the West lick or
two
Like so many, indeed, all, of the grand
characters in our history, Mr.. Blaine was
beset with difficulties in his youth, but
never yielded to doubt or despair; perse-
verinS and courageous, man of spotless
character and of the greatest ability, a
scholar, an orator, and statesman, a
''prince of parliamentarian and leader
of leaders, d man of the people and the
popular idol, none can doubt his farther
and consummatc success -DacenD0rt
Gazette.
We suppose that the Springfield Re
pHj'icdH is alarmed lest the country
should have firm foreign policy under
Mir. Blaine. Well, it is about time that
the United States possessed some sort of
policy which will not permit Bismarck
to interfere with our commerce in Europe
and insult us in tho bargain, and which
wonld sit down on an insignificant little
power like Chill when attempting to put
Jude aitront upon our government and
people. This is the western feeling, and
our eastern contemporary must remember
that the seat of empire is in the Vest
UettlHd Leuder.