Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

Journal.
A democratic organ says MI
Mills, tariff reform measure Is "
,aodorate measure in line with the
suguestions of the presidents speclal
message just so.
The New York Sun says; IAN
omen campaign Of thirty days wouiu
opd cleveland" That's why the
democrats evince no disposition ior
an open campaign.
A Mississippi patriot rises 70 ASK ASK
whv the risks Of driving negro
voters from the polls should be taken
when elections can be carried Dy
ouiet ballot-box stufiing.
Republicans in Maine are TO clr-
culate 10000 copies of President
Cleveland,s free-trade message
through that state. This will not
make the democrats happy.
Is not the fact that Hon. Robert
r. Lincoln is not politician in the
machine sense one of the strong
ost arguments for his nomination
and election Toledo Blade.
The indianapolis Journal (RepG
aovs that "the republicans of In
diana will present Benjamin Har-
rison to the republicans of the coun-
try as their choice for presidential
candidate"
The Southerners are fighting to
keep the protective tariff as it is on
iron and iron ore. But they cannot
expect to keep these articles protect
ed if they elect democratic free
traders to congress.
Cleveland's latest message, plainly
a personal bid for the formation OF a
Cleveland party within democratic
lines, has left the party itself dis
gruntled and over-weighted in the
tariff reduction fght.-Albany
Dem. Times.
The editor of the Brooklyn Eagle
is credited with this definition of IAN
organ: "Organship is the mainte-
nance of the proposition that your
paper does not do things because
they are right, but that things are
right because your party does them"
Who is this man Joseph G. S.
Blackburn, who proceeds to insult
the Grand Army organization? The
Congressional directory says of him:
entered the Confederate army in
1861 and served throughout the war"
No more is needed. That explains
it ALL
Hannibal Hamlin is reported as
favoring for second choice, latter
Blaine" Fairchild of Wisconsin for
for President and Hawley of Con-
necticut for vice president. "This
ticket" " says Hamlin, sis a double
ender. 1t is as good at the tail as at
the head"
Mr. Roscoe Conkling writes TO the
Republican Conkling Club of Pitts
burg that he is not an aspirant for
political preferment. Aman who is
iit for the presidency and not an
lspirant for the place has double |
claim upon pupular regard,-Phil-
ldelphio Record.
The Indiana delegation will pre-
sent the name of General Harrison
It Chicago, with entire unanlmity. |
Any attempt to force another Indi-
ana man-even so entirely reputable
. man as Judge Gresham-upon the
would be unfortunate
Minneapolis Tribune,
The Topeka Kansas Capital of the
18th ult. gives some sound instruc-
ions ON chow to build a city"
Among other things II says:
"a dozen men with energy, 'cour-
,ge and sense and "a little money
an take railroad crossing and
'uild city II the company has a
yood advertiser
The Senate should open its doors
when the fisheries treaty is discuss
d, senator Frye has set his col
eagues AN excellent example In
aking the country into his CONT
Ience ON this subject The treaty
leals with questions of American
lights, II should be discussed
'ublicly.-New York Tribune,
New York Press; As might have
'ecn expected, Roscoe COnkling
lopes for the SUCCESS Of the Republi-
am party. He Is not an aspirant
or the Presidential nomination, but
.oes not say that he would refuse il
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