The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-09
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


As the mother loves her bad boy
best the Republican party will always
| love Jim Blaine. -LOmSUiHe Courier-
| J0urNGi.
TO Mr.. Blaine is due the credit
for making the cuspidor. nee spittoon,
novel and prominent issue in politics.
Chicago Nel0s.
Don't forget one thing-a low
tariff and high wages generally 90 to,
gether. That is one of the solemn
facts of history in this country.-M y
Herald.
1t is funny to see so many prom
inent Republicans struggling for the
privilege of being put up by the next
Presidential nominating convention,
only to be knocked down.-BoSto1i
Post.
The day of "infant industries
in this country has passed. Our in
dustrics are giants instead of infants.
The infants are the farmers who work
for these giants and pay them for doing
it.-St. Paul NecOS.
The nomination of General
Nichols for Governor of the Louisiana
Democracy knocks out any hope the
Republicans may have entertained of
making Louisiana doubtful State next
fall.-St. Louis Republican.
The G. o. p. has lived its life,
its destruction has been dccreed. We
need have no fear we may do fool
ish thing, we can rest in the satisfac.
ton that they will do more foolish
one. The handwriting is on the wall;
farewell, 6. o. p, farewell. Nashville
american.
II will take microscope to find
what is left of the Thoebe contest. 1t
is evident enough that Thoebe knew
that he was defeated and cared moth
ing about the contest. The institution
of the contest was simply a dishonest
political trick put on foot for the pur-
pose of annoying Mr.. Carlisle.-St
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Southerner that fired the
first shot of the war of the rebellion
has been identified in the person of
man who was killed the other day at
Charleston in brawL. This question
having been disposed of, interest now
centerS in the man who will fire the
last shot His identity is in doubt, but
it apparently lies between Foraker.
Tuttle, Halstead, Clarkson, John Sher-
man and Mr. Blaine. Chicago Herald.
1t may be admitted that certain
idiots issued a circular and adopted
resolutions declaring that Republic
an mayor should not be elected in
Jackson. Miss. If the United States
Senate has authority to interfere in
cases of this kird. its attention is
called to the desperate efforts the Re-
publicans of the Massachusetts Legis-
lature are now making to suppress the
Democratic vote in the city OF Boston.
ST. Louis Republican.
The confirmation of Mr.. Lamar
rs Justice of the Supreme Court
ought to be accepted as final certili-
cate of The fact that the war which
ended twenty-three years ago is really
love T." No more illogical of IN
patriotic stand was ever taken by a
political party than that assumed BIZ
the Republican Senators in resisting
the confirmation of Dir. Lamar upon
the old sectional ground. = ". T.
World
1t is authenticity declared that
Roscoe Conkling has said to some OF |
his friends that if the next Presidential: |
is fought on the tariff issue
b etween Blaine and Cleveland he is |
prepared to take the stump for Cleve-
land. believing that the Republican
party can not withot violating its |
pledges and bringing reproach upon
its nrme, refuse to reduce the taxes |
which weigh SO heavily on producers
and consumers. Mr.. Conkling is further |
credited with the remark that President
Cleveland last message was one of |
the wisest, boldest and most patriotic
evidences of craftsmanship of recen
years.-N J. Times,