The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-22
Political Notes.


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Political Notes.
Many Western farmers were led to be-
lieve that wool would be lower and sold,
but it has advanced greatly.
Judge g. NJ. Green, of Tenn, nominee
for Vice President on the American party
ticket, has declined and will vote for
Cleveland.
The Democrats in Congress propose
making it warm for the various trusts, even
if Mr.. Blaine does insist that Congress has
nothing whatever to do with these "private"
concerns.
Providence journal: The prolongation
of the session of Congress into the heat of
Presidential campaign simply results in
the utter degradation of legislation into
game for political advantage.
With the organ of the party repudiating
the action of the convention and the nom-
inee for Vice President declining to becon-
sidered candidate, and declaring his in
tention Of voting for Cleveland, the Amer
lean party may be said to be in bad way
without violating confidence.
New York Star: The fact that many
colored men will vote for Cleveland is an
evidence of the political education of the
race. No gush or sentimentality has char
aeterized Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward
the colored people, but he has shown that
he has no prejudice against their race.
Manchester Union: Time was when
the Republican party did not need to
parade the fact that it had carried Vermont
and Maine, in hope of keeping up the
courage of the faithful in other States, but
it has fallen on hard lines of late and even
small victories are made occasions Of rejoic-
ing.
The fine broadcloth which the rich man
wears pays tax of so per cent; the cot
ton warp Melton worn by the poor man
pays tax of $50 per cent. Yet the
workingmen are coolly told by the organs
of monopoly and by the leaders of great
political party that this inequality must not
be corrected. Under the Mills bill rich
and poor alike would pay 40 per cent.
tax on their clothing.-Phila. Record.
Philadelphia Record; The spirited cleo
tions in Vermont and Maine conclusively
show that in the coming Presidential con-
test both parties may be expected to poll
their full voting strength. The manner in
which the Democrats have made their fight
in two states where victory was impossible
shows that the spirit of the party is un-
daunted, and that it may be relied upon
to hold all the ground won in 1884. The
Grand Old Party is probably making its
last great effort.
w. NJ. Carson, President of the Valley
Lumber Company, in Eau Claire, Wiscon-
sin, has placed $4,000 in cash in the
hands of Governor Rusk, to be given to
disabled x-Union soldiers in case a COM
mittee of three, to be composed of two Re
publican Circuit Judges and one Republi-
can Justice of the Supreme Court of Wis
consin, will say, uron due consideration,
that President Cleveland's last annual
message is free-trade document.
A dispatch from Portland, Maine, Sep
tember 5, says: There was great political
sensation here when the firm Of s. d. War
rem & Co., of Cumberland Mills, the largest
paper manufacturers in the world, posted
notice to their employees that they were in
favor of the Mills bill, and denying that it
would harm the paper and wood pulp in
terests of Maine. They also say that the
late S. D. Warren favored the BILL The
firm say that they do not publish the cir
cular to influence their employees, but to let
them know how the business would really
be affected.
Birmingham Age. Mr.. Blaine will
shortly learn how radically he is differed
with about the Government having nothing
to do with trusts. Representative Newton.
of Louisiana, has introduced bill in the
House defining these combinations, and
making membership of them punishable
by fine of from 81 900 in $4,000, and
imprisonment from one to five years, in the
discretion of the court He is satisfied, he
SAYS, that the Federal Government has ju-
risdiction of such ofFenses, when they shall
have been made offenses, and he means to
push his bill.
Gen. Hovey, the Republican candidate
for Governor Of Indiana, has declined the
proposition to meet his Democratic COM
petitor, Col Matson, in joint discussion. |
His excuse is that joint debates would tend |
to @solidify" the parties, and thus prevent
the expected Republican inroads on the |
Democratic ranks. In other words, Gen.
Hovey confesses that the false cry of s'free
trade against the Democrats cannot be
worked successfully if confronted by Dem
ocratic orators with fair and unanswerable |
arguments in favor of tariff reform and
reduction of taxation.
Col. VIM. r. Morrison, of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, says: Out |
in Illinois they are having very lively |
campaign. Pretty near every voter is
going to vote in November, "and a good |
many of them," he adds, s'are going to |
vote the Democratic ticket. The Demo
cratic programme suits the people of H. |
linois very well. Col. Morrison is a
reasonable man, and is not in the habit of
claiming everything, as many other public
men do, out Of all reason. He does not
say that the Democrats win carry the State
in November, but he does not by any
means admit that the State is sure to 90
Republican this year. Second Auditor
Day has strong hope that the State win
60 Democratic this year.