The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1886-10-22
DRIFT OF THE PRESS.


MIR. Blaine would probably do
well TO suppress his friend Caldwell.
who is being interviewed by the East
ern papers about the plumed person 5
prospects, intentions. and so on. The
name is fragrant with recollections OF
Mulligan letters and Little Rock and
Fort Smith matters, and already the
question is asked if it is not the same
Caldwell that figured during the Null
ligan-letter period. L Chicago Times.
In Congress and the Legislature
the most stubborn battles have been
fought by the Democrats in behalf OF
the rights Of labor and the curtailment
of the power and insolence of monopo-
lies. The neglect and Indifference OF
the Republican Senate during the past
session of Congress formed striking
contrast TO the zeal of the Democratic
House on labor questions. The most
valuable work in the same cause aur-
ing the session of the Legislature was
done by DemOcrats.-Al5dHg Argss.
Yes, the Republicans do 1--we the
working-men and the labor organiza-
tons. Their affection for them is
deep, tender and touching The
Tribune reveals the hopowness of is
pretended regard for <he labor organi-
cations when n>"y editorially: 1.-The
candidacy of Henry George for the
New York maIoralty will not have
been wholly in vain if it shall have
what now seems a probable result.
That probability of course. is the cleo
ton of the Republican ticket. Detroit
Free Press.
There must be scarcity of or
binary timber when the Republicans of
Cincinnati are compelled to renomi-
nate vulgar and indecent Ben Butter
worth for Congress. Iii not longs ago
that this low-dosn politician delivered
such dlsgracefll speech in the House
of Representatives that the women in
the gallery left il hurrieily to escape
his vile words. The decent people OF
Cincinnati ought to combine against
Buttcrworth and bury him under such
an adverse vote that he would never be
heard again. Buffalo Times.
Senator Logan accuses the Dem
ocratic party in power Of extravaganza.
In one respect, we admit, it has been
a little extrayagant-or rather more
liberal in expenditure than its Repub-
iican predecessors. During the fiscal
year ended june 30-the first year of
q Democratic Administration-it paid
out IN one single class of expenditures
100000 more than was paid out the
previous year. 1t was for pensions to
disabled soldiers and the widows and
orphans of deceased soldiers. But ii
Logan thinks tina. expense unjustifi-
able he ought to take into account that
the Administration saved more than
enough in other items to make it up.
The net saving, in fact, after paying
the increase OF pensions, was nearly
$4,000, OOO.-DetroI Free Press.
-General Logan must have enter
talnei a very uncomplimentary opin-
ion OF the intelligence OF his hearers
when he told them that 1.-THE percent
age OF loss during the Republican Adj
will defy comparison with
the history Of any government on
earth" He utterly Ignores the opera
tons of the land d - thieves. the Star
route and mail Ibsidies, the navy
frauds under g r." Robson and
"Bill'' Chandler Pacific railroad
swindles, the huhted other rings of
jobbery, subsidy. contract and mo-
nopoly which fatte5ed and throve un-
der the Republican administration at
the expense of x-payers. Those
rings grew in st III and insolence
on the favors of n Republican party.
and in return fors he favors they re-
ceived they gaveTberally to perpetu-
ate the power of that party. Albany
ArQuS.