The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-28
POLITICAL FIELD GLASS.
WHAT rs SEEN BY MEANS OF ITS
MAGNIFYING LENSES.
1--WE, the People," in Charge of the
! Democratic Party-Intuition Tells of
Blaine's Nomination and Acceptance
The Local Field Swept.

The prevailing wonder in Shelby at the
/ time is, when will the tabled otbegin to boil
with its characteristic vigorp preceding great
\ political battles? Here it is the fifth month
OF the eventiul year, and not more than
half dozen simmering bubbles have dis
| ported themselves over the waters surface
| AL this causes those who have irons in
the fire to marvel greatly and lament what
. they verify believe is a woeful decline Of
| political patriotism. Some find consolation
and hope in the fact that business holds up
with remarkable vitality, and the weather,
too, has not been Of the warming up char
acter. Now, that old Sol has begun to
pull the string holding close his mouth
and eyes, and smile beamingly, the fever
will, according to the philosophy OF the
hopeful boys, gradually rise TO the boiling /
II point.
N Even the candidates are not rustling
" among the leaves with their accustomed /
" vigor. Occasionally they saunter anguidly !
TO street corners, where II is the habit OF J
Empowers to congregate, and there lnger
on iron ratings until the desired indiyid- |
uals do appear. II is then that those who |
closely intrude catch the refrains OF cam
paign chin music, and learn OF designs OF |
the wicked enemy. Hay is the staple ar
ticle for which he is solicitous, and every |
ray OF genial summers sun is turned 10 ac- |
count in promoting its growth. Many are |
the pledges Of support given from the lips |
|>flone, and many are the guileless candi- |
dateswho garner jubiiant hopes thereirom. |
Each and every one OF them imagines |
himself the favored son OF fortune, with all |
the elements tearing their coats in his be-
half.
Perhaps this is not Just the healthy
state OF affairs that should surround tine
party, some probing partisan leader
volunteers In the light OF days that are
past and gone the p. p. ]. is correct. In
the light OF the present he is not. In the
former period the bosses were privileged
10 crack their whips, and the rank and
file fell into limo like toddling and dutiful
children when stern parental commands
1ell upon their ears. But the p. p. ].
fhould have learned, and must do so now,
That eve, the people," have taken charge
D. the grand old Democratic party. The
Young Democracy has the helm, and the
former seli-constituted officers must fall
into line with their muskets and keep up
with the procession or lie down in the
rapidly filling political graveyard. This
3 the lesson learned from the language Of
Judge II. II. Ingersoll in the State con-
rention, when replying 10 the Cassius-like
1peech OF Col. John j. Vertrees against
Brutus Taylor. lie was not losing any
1leep 10 secure the denomination OF the
4ioyernor until he heard "the people
tlamoring In thunder tones for this con-
Summation. Then did he forsake his
hearts political idols, abandon his legal
plowsharos, and plunge head foremost
into the campaigns preliminary shirmish.
lie was on the winning side, therefore his
diagnosis was correct, ''the people had
Spoken" With the lights thus radiating
from the Governor all over the State,
purely il Is plain that bossism is a dead
issue, and Eve, the masses" are astride
their backs by large majority.
Tbsl Hon. Harry VI. Hill, elcctor for this
congrcssiQneld district, Is not millionaire
M fact, he has been known 10 sit down TO
Breakfast with an honorable, respected and
wealthy guest, with nought but fried
breakfast bacon, a loaf OF bread and cof-
lee 10 invigorate him for the days tasks.
"a doesn't follow, however, that this was
Dot one Of his practical jokes But the
colonel Is ready 10 wager a few pounds
That the Man from Maine will be the Re-
publican nominee for President against
the Man from We, the People. The
colonel watches events, and also keeps n
tally.shcct on the wicked Republicans.
He secs this In the grim distance. The
Man from Maine will be In mid-ocean
hen the roof OF the Chicago convention
ball Is raised ON the wings Of Republican
bowls over his nomination; the Man from
Maine cannot decline with nothing but
niles OF briny water 10 make known his
clination; nc will receive n delegation
party manipulators few miles out from
lew York harbor, who will say 10 him.
*Jimmy, the pcrsimmon Is yournl" Then
Jill Jimmy look sad, (he has practiced the
let In many q foreign bed-cham-
ber), and reply: 'Chaunce, Whitley,
et al, YOU submergc me with blissful grief,
well dld you hcarken unto my letters with
q hidden cipher running through them,
Ind am the huckleberry whatn gloat-
hgly dangle at my belt the scalp Of that
upslart Grover. Let's take something !"
TIen II II given out that the Man from
Mime will take the party into his master
Gcction cabin and read 10 them has seven
column letter Of acceptance. Then Col.
Nm will begin 20 get in his work on every
stump In the Tenth Congressional district,
and the Man from Maine will be made very
sad before the dog days have gone hence.
II may be said, with truth, that the col
~>,el has already begun a fusilade with
rnsll arms. Whenever his eyes fall upon
a Republican he cannot resist the tempta-
tion 70 let Tho other day he fell upon
Judgc BIgclow. With a provoking smile
Ia held up a cartoon Of Blaine as produced
&by Puct, and always carried In bis inside
pocket, In which the Man from Maine Il
presented as fine specimen OF the tattoo
lends art. Judge" said tho colonel,
s'how can you vote Tor such imam as that1'
The Judge adjusted his Eyeglasses, exam
jned the cartoon, saw II was Blaine, and
Replied: because / want an honest ad'
3ninistrailon Of the government"
Judge BIgclow got evcn-he generally
does lind Il possible and convenient e
rally. "Pucps cartoon OF Mr.. Blaine
doesn't balance n real live incident tina
occurred at Washington" said he. II
<as this Cleveland, a. Won are aware, i
BE son OF minister. In prderto keep NJ
1is family's religious standing, though
nuch against his will, he makes II poin
b attend church regularly. To be sure h
las one church, and that Is the Presby
lcrian. II follows that on Sunday crow,
tI people collect on the outside 10 watcl