The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-11-22
political ITEMS.

Mr.. Blaine should manage 10
have libel suit goinSo on in each OF the
October States by way of adding in
tensity to the campaign.
The Boston Herald has it on the
best authority that fifty OF the leading
men of Portsmouth, N. H., who are
Republicans will vote for Cleveland. 1t
will not be strange if New Hampshire's
e.e toral vote goes to the Democratic
candidates.
One of the most remarkable oil
the many phenomena of this campaign
IS that every Republican sheet which
prints half column of scandal about
one of the candidates prints in another
column paragraph deprecating per-
Sonal abuse.
Mr.. BlaiEe's sunstroke in 1876
was a coup de soieii. His indianapolis
libel suit. judging by the dramatic treat
ment it is receiving at the hands OF his
organs. is only coup de thedter. Mr..
Blaine is great for coups, but in Novem-
Der next he will receive his coup de
grace.
The New York Star intimates
that the report that Tammany will
coyertly aid Blaine or Butler, while os-
tensibly supporting Cleveland, is an
absurd, malicious falschood. 1t looks
az though John Kelly's braves will fall
into line, after all. They have made up
their minds that they can not afford to
commit political hari-kari. Chicago
Evening Mda.
Louisville Courter-JourraaI: Curl
Gus. isn't it, il Governor Cleveland's
veto of the Five-cent-fare bill was made
in the interest of monopolists, that MIR.
CYRUS Field, the chief stockholder OF
the elevated roads, the fare of which
the bill was to effect, is opposing Gov
ernor Cleveland relentlessly, his paper,
the hull and Express, being one OF the
three Blaine dailies in New York City.
Ben Butler never did day s
manual work in his life. He has been
a schemer, a jobber and money-grab-
Der. His methods have not been decent
or honorable Their in money-getting OF
in politics. The idea of this arch-dem-
agogue being invited to come here and
, review a procession Of men who work
for a living is so preposterous that even
children will smile. No wonder there
is disposition to revolt against the
grotesque absurdity on the part Of
some of the labor unions. = ~ r
World.
. Again, it is pretty well under
stood that the Republicans will pay
Buffers campaign expenses, leaving Sc
much the less ''soap" for States like
! Indiana. If there is anything Uncle
Sam hates to do it is to ''put OUT hi
, money. We are inclined to believe
that the bargain made through Bill
Chandler was to have Buffers expenses
paid with Republican money rather
than any promise of patronage iron
{ Blaine to Butler. Butler has said h
would not trust Blaine, but he know
r the value of cash. Boston Herald.
: The Republican party has for tn
purposes of this campaign one hundred
thousand ofiice-holders to act the part
of organizers and field officers in tn
coming fight; also. a good supply o
: ammunition in the shape of pOlitica
siuews of war contributed by those of
. fice-holders and the many monopolisti'
. interests favorable to Republican as
tendency. The democratic party mus
: RELY upon the patriotism of good ant
QOUcSb CltiLcuS WIN OCiiCsC Ouoe VIZ
l books should be Overhauled at the en-,
of twenty-four years of Republican
rule.
Mr.. Hendricks name in indians
\ is tower of strength, and the same
equally true of his great iufuenc
; throughout the country. In 1876 MI
!, Hendricks was elected Vice-Presiden
!; on tickle. with Samuel j. Tilden, G
!. New York. but did not take his seat a
= presiding officer of the Senate of tn
: United States. He is again candidat
= for the came Office with another of Ne'
q York's favorite sons. Again he will /
!, elected. and this time he will be inau
= gurated Cleveland and Hendricks
. now the battle-cry, and under this bar
= . ner the Democratic party will take pot
e session Of the Government = Indta''d1
OTIS Sentinel.