The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-28
Campaign Notes.

of course the Democratic campaign will continue
to be defensive until Mr. Cleveland is forced out
Of the canvass, which we fear will soon be accom-
plished,-N. Y. Mail und Express.
Gov. Cleveland believes in elevating the laboriSy
man by keeping him at work sixteen hours day 90
be cannot find time to think about getting discon-
tented with his lot. That is why the workingmen
love him so-Wsshington Republican.
II Cleveland should get off or be forced off the
ticket it is said Randall would have chance Tor the
place. The tstar-eyed goddess" would bury her
face in her skirts and weep If that were the out
come.-Cleveland Herald.
The best informed Kansas newspapers agree In
the belief that st. John will poll uncomfortable
vote in the stare, and will not materially reduce
the heavy Republican majorites which the State
has always given.
There Rave been acrimonious controversies as to
the authorship of Beautiful Snow" but there will
never be any dispute as to who wrote Grover CleVe-
lands letter of acceptance. 1t is unquestionAbly his
own work, without inspiration from any source.
Honor to whom honor is due. New York Sun.
Senator James F. Wilson, Ex-Governor Kirkwood
ann Governor Sherman. of Iowa, concur in saying
that the Prohibition movement in that State will
not be serious, and that the nomination of an cleo
toral ticket by that party is improbable It would
be hard to md three men better posted In Iowa pol
cs, or more sincere In their utterances than these.
The Sun has long supported the Democratic party
and wishes to support it now; but it has become
tired of standing by 1t in fatal and foolish blunders
The nomination of Grover Cleveland is Of these
and the Sun refuses 10 stand by the party in that
nomination. We are happy TO add that a very great
proportion Of the Democrats of the country are OF
the same mind as the Sun. They cannot stand
Grover Cleveland for President.-N. Y. Sun.
In one manufacturing establishment at Brooklyn
where there are 155 mon employed, $50 are for
Blaine and five for Cleveland In a stone cutting
yard where 200 men are employed, 1877 are for
Blaine and three for Cleveland. In another manu-
featuring establishment where there are 80 mon
employed, 80 are for Blaine and five for Cleveland.
In still another mandatory where 81 men, all
Irish, employed, all but one are for Blaine.-N
Y. Mail and Express.
There is not the slightest reason for attributing
Mr.. Buffers candidacy to any other motive than
that which lies on the surface. He was snubbed at
Chicago and his views as to the right course of po
cy were voted down. He means 70 make the De-
mocracy afraid of him, and to prepare the way for
his own nomination at future date, either by the
Democratic party as it stands, or by some strong
fragment of it. should its defeat next November r5
suit in its dissolution. Philadelphia American.
The Democratic party has been in the habit Of ap-
pealing to the adopted citizens claiming that it was
their own special and particular friend. / invite
your attention the fact that during all these long
years the Democratic party never succeeded IN ef-
fecting, and never to my knowledge seriously at
tempted to negotiate treaties with foreign nations
by which they should abandon their claim of tonco
citizen always citizen" 1t a matter Of
common complaint, and Of frequent negotiations
that upon the return of our German and other
adopted citizens to their native lands, they were
seized and put into the military service. The Demo-
cratic party never made serious attempt to put an
end to that After the war the Republican marty
as soon as possible attended to that nd negotiated
treaties with all nations of Europe by which It was
acknowledged that a man may change his country,
NAV leave his native land, and swear aleglancs to
the United States and thereupon is afterwards rec
ognized American citizen fully as II he
were born in this land.-Geu. Hawley.