The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-04
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL NOTES.

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Senator Pendleton says that the statement
that he had said at Deer Park or anywhere else
at q private dinner party or in public that he
thought Blaine would be elected is utterly
false
Mrs. Parnell, mother Of the Irish liberator,
said TO reporter of the New York Herald:
81 am thorough Democrat myself, and my
father was one of the most earnest Democrats
that ever lived t shall always stand by the
Old flag and the old ship. / think that Irish
men woild best serve their interests by voting
the Democratic ticket There can be no ques-
ton that the Democratic party is the party for
the workingmen to support, and the party
which will best care for the interests OF citi-
zens Of foreign birth"
The New York Herald says: ''Mr. Blaine,
while in power here as secretary Of state, is
shown to have shamefully and cruelty refused
protection to American citizens arbitrarily con-
fined in British jails. Mr. Blaine, out of pow
err, but desiring the presidency, now fatters
Irish Americans, and tries to cajole them into
trusting him and voting for him. Let them
read his record on this important question and
decide for themselves"
Carl Schwrz, says of Blaine: ''What will the
effect be upon our aspiring politicians if they
are told by the American people that, as men
In public place, they may prostitute their Off
cial power for private gain, and then lie about
III and then battle investigation by refusing to
have their private business inquired into,
and then be exposed by their own showing,
and have all this known by the American peo-
pie. and still be elected presidents of the
United States?"
Gath; the well known correspondent, who
sees and interviews more representative men,
than probably any man in the United States,
and who has been accused of being favorable
to Blaine, gives it as his best Judgment that
Cleveland's chances for election are the best,
that his boom has steadily increased ever since,
the convention was held, thus Blaine had con-
siderable of q boom for time, but that 1T is
more steadily, bat surely callapsing.
New York Special to the Chicago News: The
news from Michigan created quite a stir at
both national headquarters to-day, and the
democratic managers very freely expressed
their satisfaction at the fusion, which gives
them seven electoral votes out of the thirteen
total The nomination Of Gov. Begole, to-
gether with the greed Of the Nationalists, as
sures the Democratic managers that Blaine has
lost Michigan beyond all peradventure 1t 10
even considered more than possible that SIM
liar fusion in Iowa will take that state away
from the Republicans. To-day the Democratic
managers look at the Western question with
cheerful eyes. They confidently claim Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, with
fighting chance in Iowa.
The Cincinnati Enquirer makes curious col
lection of estimates of Mr. Blaine from the col
umns of the Commercial and the Gazette of
that city IN the year 1876 by way of ascertaining
the net value of the support now extended to
Mr.. Blaine by the United Commercial Gazette.
The Chicago Tribune's articles at the same
period are quite distanced in point of moral
grandeur by those of the two Cincinnati papers.
The Commercial after reviewing the Mulligan
letters, said: cit would be the very madness of
the moon for the Republican party to go to the
country under his (Blaine's) leadership" The
Gazette went further and declared that after
such disclosures as were made in the investi-
CATION it would not support Mr.. Blaine even if
he were nominated The commercial predict
ed that If Blaine were nominated Ohio would go
Democratic by 10000 to l., 600 majority The
Commercial Gazette is edited by the same per-
sons who edited the Commercial and the Gaz-
cite in 1876. This proves that In some cases
two negatives may make an affirmative
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette has
raised the cry that there is 'sgreat danger from
republican over-confdence as to Ohio in Octo-
ber." The campaign chest it is explained, is
empty, the 'sBlaine enthusiasm" is saving it
self for November, the liquor dealers on one
side and the .prohibitionists on the other are
raising hob" and altogether the outlook is
smoky. Gall the democrats have to do to
win," it is said, els to hold their present van
tage ground" and this they are making de-
win s'must overcome an adverse majority of
IL, coo of only eight months ago." All this is a
rather surprising confession to come from a
state where it has been claimed that the repub-
hcans are just wild to vote for the man whose
political intrigues contributed to produce the
state of feeling that led to Garfeld's assassina-
ton. If Ohio is in doubt, what state can be
safe?-Boston Herald Qnd)
A meeting in ST. Paul was held last week to
orgonize Cleveland club:
Gen. R. W. Johnson was chosen temporary
chairman and James j. Donnelly, secretary
The permanent officers were as follows:
President, Dennis Byan; vice presidents,
William Lee, G. n Lenau, p. r. l. Harden
bergh, Gen. R. w. johnson, George Mitsch !;
recording secretary, Joseph NJ Pottgieser;
corresponding secretary, o. F. Day; treasurer
M. J. O'Connor. Executive committee-First
ward, Charles S. Cummings, ". H Turner !;
Second ward, Frank NJ Jacobs, Edmund Rice,
Jr; Third ward, Henry H. Fuller Louis
Fischer; Fourth ward, William G. Robertson,
Charles II. Manship; Fifth ward, Charles W.
spiel, EDWARD A. whitaker; SlXt1 ward, VIII
liam Berlandi, Robert Hare.
In late interview Henry Ward Beecher
said-'1 wish to say very little" replied Mr..
Beecher when questioned in regard to the
editorial in the Independent II am in no way
moved by the utterances of that paper, and the
announcement of it's withdrawal from the sup
port of Cleveland, nor have any faith in the
oh I m
perfectly convinced, however, that the articles
has neither the sympathy nor approval of DR..
Twining, the associate editor, who was one of
the committee appointed to investigate the
Halpin matter. He does not deny that affair,
but maintains that the whole story has been
wrapped into tissue of exaggeration. Since
that time am convinced by the repeated as
surance of honorable men, that Mr. Cleveland's
life has beeen pure and respectable, and now
am not only determined to support him, but
shall in future decline to listen to, or read
anything further of scandlous nature re-
garding the Democratic candidate, unless
something occurs far beyond what I can i'm
agine. We are in the midst of great cam
paign, and means are being used disgraceful
to both parties which can never be justified.
equally decline to listen or refer to any scan
dals against Mr.. Blame. l am sick of the
whole discussion. Every mail brings me
stacks of protesting and abusive letters, but
am not to be moved from my determination. /
shall vote the Republican ticket with the ex-
ception of the electors. These I shall remove
and replace with Democratic electors.
New York Special: Among the callers at
the Democratic headquarters to-day was
Gen Franz Sigel, who said that the Ger
man voters of the country are for Cleveland.
He said he looked for an unprecedented num-
Der of German votes cast for the Democratic
ticket State Committeeman Wiley, who has
just returned from a trip Southwark, thinks
West Virginia can be counted as surely Demo-
cratic. He said an old gentleman from Iowa,
whom he met, said to him: 81 wish you were
as sure of carrying New York State for the
Democrats as we are of carrying Iowa."
Charles A Dana, says the weak points in
Blaine are his willingness to make money
through his official authority, and his reckless
lack Of judgment in big public affairs, the
Peruvian business for instance.
Ex-Congressman Thad G. Pound of Chip
pewa Falls, Wisconsin, is out in q letter ad-
dressed to Gen. E. E. Bryant of Madison, in
which he announces that he will support
Cleveland for president Mr.. Pound says:
While Mr.. Blaine is known to be unworthy,
Gov Cleveland has demonstrated his fitness
and worthiness for the position by his fidelity,
ability and integrity in the discharge of his ex-