Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-11-03
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Democrat vote the straight ticket.
Republicans will do the same thing
without warning.
Fayetteville Observer: The Repub-
licans say there is no Burchard in
this canvass, Fortunately there is no
need of one. The Democrats can win
without him.
Shelbyville Gazette; Put it in your
pipe that the Democrats will carry
one of the following states: Michi-
gan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois. Cut
this out and save it.
Tennessee Globe: A bakers dozen
with ten off will cover the third par
ty vote in Trousdale county, but she
ought to poll not less than one thous-
and Democratic votes.
Tracy City News: Our fellow towns.
man, Mr.. l. l.. Parker is deliberate
man and thinks before he speaks.
His estimate Of Bates majority in
Grundy- SO0-did not miss it far.
MurfreesbOro Free Press: The issue
is whether the food, the clothing and
the farming implements of the people
shall be cheapened or not! Democ-
racy says YES; Republicanism says
no. '.'.''' '' l'V' ''''
Bristol Courier: No republican can
deny that the four years of Grover
Cleveland's administration have been
more prosperous than the four years
that preceded it. Why, then, make
a change?
Nashville American: The Demo-
cratic patry of Tennessee has done
more for the temperance cause than
any party in any State. This is pat
ent fact that temperance men should
bear in mind.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf: When a
man is in doubt as to how he should
vote it is best for him to vote the
straight ticket. A Democrat, how
ever, should never be in doubt as to
how to cast his vote.
Nashville Banner: 1t is rather Sc
we're criticism on Senator Harris if it
be true, as democratic newspapers OF
GAINESVILLE charge, that he encouraged
the disorganizing movement in the
party in Montgomery county.
Fayetteville Observer: Won't Pro
hibitionists better serve their purpos-
es by voting for and electing the
Democratic ticket, and thus break
up the old Republican party and
form a new one? We think so,
West Tennessee Star: All who
want the "daylights" knocked out OF
the bagging trusts, wheat corners,and
lard corners, vote the democratic
ticket to man. Democracy propos.
es to crush out forever these infamous
combinations.
Manchester Times: w. R. French
the largest wooden manufacturer
, in Middle Tennessee, is an en-
} thusiastic Democrat, and is working
} hard for the success of the ticket. Mr.
} French belongs to this county, ant
} we are proud of him.
Bristol Courier: Blaine says thu
, Mills bill is in favor of the Democrat
, ic party. Let's see: 1t places salt OIL
, the free list. Of course nobody blu
) democrats use salt. 1t also place
) soap on the free list. No republican
5 ever uses that article.
y Huntingdon Democrat: There
y a Mr.. Morris on the democratic cleo
n toral ticket, and a Mr.. Morris on tn
\ republican electoral ticket, in thi
0 state. But as the democratic MI
5 Morris is named Eli, there isno doub
5 as to which one will "get there"
o Murfreesboro News: Why does
y colored man vote the republican tick
n ct? They are unprotected laborer
0 and the republican party does nc
5 pretend to protect their lador. The
3 have been the dupes of republican
8 for more than 90 years. We dare sa
. there are not six white republican
0 in Rutherford county who ever vote
y for negro.
q Tullahoma Guardian: If all the re
O ports be true, the republicans of Ter
0 nessee are running two candidate
0 for Governor, Hawkins and John
0 son. They want all the prohibitic
o Republicans to vote for Hawkins
= lust as good a prohibitionist as the
want" they say. But they ele(
tionecr with prohibition democrat
by saying, 1--WE can't expect an
thing from the old parties and mus