The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-08
PRESS COMMENTS.

Notes ON the Ticket and Platform Put.
Forth by the Chicago Convention.
Whatever may be the disappointment Of the
Republican masses on account OF the candi-
dates selected, 1t sinks into significance in
the presence Of the sentiment with which they
must regard the platform.-Chicdgo Nsscs
tLnd.).
There is nothing whatever Of Mr.. Morton ex-
cept his barrel" He has never been even
suspected Of possessing any qualifications for
pubic life except money in abundance ana
willingness to spend 1t in furthering his ampl-
tion.-Aissouri Republican.
No friend OF a reduction of'the surplus by /
moderating the tarin tax upon the necessaries |
Of life and raw materials could support Gener- |
al Harrison unless he feared some grave peril |
from the success OF Cleveland. This is an up |
prehension, however, which. although strong |
and natural in 1884, has now Disappeared.
Hdrper's Weekly.
1t would be rash; perhar s. to assert that the
Republicans could not have put up weaker /
ticket IL they had deliberately addressed them
selves to the task, but as matter OF fact,
with considerable assortment OF very poor
material on hand, it is difficult to see how
weaker ticket could have been selected from
h-St. louis Republic.
In revolutionizing its principles the Reruo-
lican party has revolutionized its organisation.
II can not hold its voters. They will desert in
regiments through all the West and North
west. There are not Pacific ring millions nor
Atlantic Trust millions enough to prevent
overwhelming Republican defeat in November
rs the result OF the revolutionary action at
Chicago.-N. y World.
The railroad corsairs, unable to get-their
chief, desire q tool whom they can trust 70 act
as their servant Harrison answers their IDEA
| of such person, and they imagine that with
| the help Of Morton's barrel and Wood-Pulp
| MilIer's barrel they can give him the Presi-
| Dental votes of New York. while they have
| also deluded themselves with the notion that
| Harrison can get those Of Indiana.-chtQyo
| Globe.
1--WE favor the repeal of internal taxes rather
| than the surrender Of any part OF our pro-
| tectiye system" This is the language in which
the Republican party declares that free liquor
| and tobacco are better than to surrender any
part OF the tax Of 30 per cent. on copper ore, "a
per cent on cotton thread So per cent on
| crockery, % per cent on common WINDOW
glass, ita per cent. on building beams OF iron
and steel, and p per cent. on blankets--G 7.
Times (Ind.).
In all our recollection. which embraces nearly
| four decades we can think OF not single Pres
| idential nomination which was receive : with
such icy chilliness as that Of Harrison. Usually
after q candidate has been found storm OF
| euthusiasm-no matter whether genuine or
artificial-broke loose. lasting at least quar-
ter and sometimes half an hour. In this in
stance the matter was disposed OF in three
minutes ard en- acute observer could <9eoiiy
perceive that scarcely half OF those presem par
ticipated in The howl and noise Chicago RGats-
Zeitun0.
Restrained from nominating Blaine the con-
vention proceeded to nominating blnlne
shadow. That is the exact size OF Harrison.
He is q second shadow cast by Blaine across
the Presidential arena of hts time. Garneld
was the first. Harrison 10 another Haye& He
will fare Us Hayes did. too, at the polls, only
more so, for Hayes came within quarter OF a
million of votes of having popular majority,
which it is not conceivable that Harrison wiz
do. The American people will 20 forward with
Cleveland and not backward with Blaine 9
shadow ST. Paul Globe.
The orators who exploited the ancestry OF
Mr. Harrison for the edifcaton OF the couven-
ton curiously omitted one rather interesting
link in the chain The delegates were top that
Mr. Harrison had great-grandfatheri also
that he had q grandfather; but the record
jumped from that point to the present etnera-
ton OF course, Mr.. Harrison had fnther as
well as q grandfather. His father. Hon John
Scott Harrison, was for two terms bel
! OF Ccugrcss rum Cincinnati ae ves i. i. -
by the "Know-Nothfngs," and was retired
when that organization lost its grip.-Louisutll'
C0urfer-y0uvaai.
The platform commits the Republican party
fatty against all reform OF the tariff 1t oe
mands the repeal of the tobacco and whisky
taxes II this is necessary, to abolish the sur
plus but it takes care in other sections TO de
clare for expenditures, for subsidies. lot pen
sions, for the Blair Educational bill, for inter
} nal improvements and other purposes on q
vast a scale as will swallow up any possible
surplus and thus prevent any reform or de
crease in taxation. That, as every body ha
seen, has been the protectionists' scheme II
, Congress, and that Is now formally approved II
the Republican platform.-N Y. Herald lnd)
The Republican candidate for Vice-Presi
> dent was added to the ticket for two reasons
, He comes under Ingalls, definition of 'tsom
fellow who can reach the conservative force
Of the East and get contributions from tn
? manufacturers and Wall street." and he is
, very wealthy man, who IL in the habit OF con
tributing with amazing generosity to the cam
pa!gn fund of his party. Mr.. Morton mas he'll
r the ticket in the East; he will hardly do SO Il
the West, as the political methods which hi
candidacy represents and invokes are very dis
2 tasteful to a people already weary Of the in
v pudent assumption that money can buy prefer
ment-Chicdgo Herald.
What has been done is beyond recall col
rection or change. 1t must stand for this elet
tion and there is nothing left for straight part
men who had different first choices but to max
the best of it by supporting the nominee. A
to kickers and scratchers, they are class {
s people who enjoy doing as they please an
= making confusion. AS the campaign proceed
, the present general disappointment viii wea
q on, and the candidate will come to be regarde
e more favorably. He may grow into populs
4 favor before the dog-days are over; but b
: special boomers would do well not to hurr
: matters faster than time heals disappointment
), The evolutionary process Of mental reconcil
. ment is the best that can be applied in sue
csses-Chicago Tribune (Rsp.).
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