Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
eLArNE m TRAINING.
eAs Pfumed Kaight's Ingeaisas Yrspsra
tion for the Coming CampaIse.

1 eAs Pfuned Kaights Inxeaioas Prspsra.
tion for the Coming CampaIsn.
A cable dispatch to the New York
Herald affords an interesting view of
Mr.. Blaine's preparatory course of
training for the next Republican Ma
;iOnal convention and candidacy for
the Presidency. A friend of the mag
netic statesman called upon him at his
hotel IN Paris and found him under
going course of gymnastics, under
The tutelage of an experienced French
professor. 1t will astonish Mr.. Blaine's
friends, doubtless, that he should find
It necessary to take lessons from a
Frenchman. as he has been regarded
of the day. His friend in Paris dis
covered him performing on the hori-
zontal bars. balancing on his left arm
and swinging his entire body ninety
degrees. Any one who has heard the
distinguished statesman deal With a
delicate question on the stump can
readily understand how he could ac-
complish the above feat. Mr. Blaine
then showed his acquaintance with the
difficult phases of the leap frog move
ment, and ''skinning the cat" wind
ing up with most impressive exhibit
ton of the goose walk"
How far his agility in this direction
may aid him as candidate remains
to be seen. He would. undoubtedly.
create n marked impression during
the Presidential canvass on the stump.
by going through series of such
athletic exercises for the benefit of his
admirers. It would be vast improve
ment upon stump speeches and letter
writing, which have been the bane of
Mr.. Blaine's life. He would also be
enabled to dodge incOnvenient ques-
tions. If some inconsiderate bystander
should ask what be came of the predic-
ton that the business of the country
would 90 to the ''demnitioR bow
vows" if tire Democratic party got in
to power, ALI Mr.. Blaine would have
to do is to skin the sat When the
query would be put, why the South
became so prosperous when it got rid
Of Republican carpet baggers. ke
might divert thc attention of his Qles-
TONER by trying the leap frog move
nlent, and when, he WIS asked about
'-my dear Fisher" all he would have
to do Is to balance on his arm andi
swing his body niaety degrees.
But Mr. Blaine. should take out a.
patent, at once, fsr this new process
os tfaissag for political campaign:
or the dyst thing lie knows of other
Republican statesmen will be infring-
inGupon his claim. We don't think>it
is possible for tho satuanine John
Sherman ever TO succeed iiD ''skin1ing
the oat,:" but there are many agile
feats- witty the bfoody shirt with
which he isi doubtless, familiar. Dhe
example CT Mr. Blaine may inspire
- Liklb Brooches Hraker to set up
a private gymnasiura. in the capitol
park at Columbus. aad attain pro-
ficieney on the flying trmpeze that
WOULD go far towards making him
Formidable. candidate There is mo
besides, to what a standard
of training nc might bring the hand
a. that was not shaken" Halstead.
might set up. as rival to the ''maRt
W it'll aie. ron jaw" .ThEse-centS-s4
W eek Evarts as a stag performer ons
a. Republicans liquor plank. and Frank
Hiscoek as lightning change artist.
81 lould Mr. Haine's system come into
vo que among Republican, statesmen.
ne xt yeau. there will be move grounds
an d lofty tumbling than was eveE
KIN own in Presidential campaign
AT ter election, they could arB practice
th ; :. goose-walk. "-As5asay ca. ~,
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