The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

In the West at least, Morton and monopoly
will have an ugly sound.-ia. Paul Globe.
Perpetual war taxes and spend the sur
plus" Is the Republican policy.-N T. World.
The red bandana Is q symbol Of peace on
earth and good will among men.-DdnrHle
Press
Il took the Republicans week 10 make
their ticket. week kticket.-Loaisriits C0nr-
TRIBUNAL
Thurman will do business at the old stand un-
III 1892. Trade mark. red bandana--N r
Herald.
Ben Harrison will find II very diflcult mat
ter to hide his pro- Chinese record from the in
dignant gaze OF the labor element OF America
Detroit Free Press
In the .sTippecanoe and Tyler too" campaign
the Harrison bar'l had hard cider in IL. The
bar'l is once more the Harrison emblem, but
this time II holds boodle.-N. L0ns Republic.
ben Harrison will not be elected, but II is
quite possible that he may 60 down TO history
with the distinction OF having been the last
candidate OF the Republican party Chicago
Herald.
II has been truthfully said that the only way
for the Republicans 10 elect their ticket this
year would be for them TO .indorse Cleveland
and Thurman Clere.and Plain Dealer.
The Republican organs in this State have
declared that Michigan Is doubtful State
without Alger at the head Of the ticket. Tho
nomination OF Harrison and Morton will make
IL doubly so.-SagiadW Courier. 4@sA4
The slap at the mugwumps In the Republic
an platform indicates very clearly that the
party leaders have set down the independent
vote for Cleveland this year. And they are
right.-Ednsd< CSfy Star (Iad.).
The Republican attempt to Offset the Thur
man bandana with miniature American nag
will not be popular with old soldiers. The vet.
Grams could never bring themselves to put the
nag they fought for to the ignominious use OF .
handkerchicf.-N r. Lord. -
Mr.. Carnegie il introducing Mr.. Blaine .
the gentleman who could be President Of the
United States whenever he might wish Mr..
Carnegie ought 70 know too much about 'trl.
umphant Democracy to say any thing 80 fool
ish as that-Chicd0o Herald.
Damaging rs Mr.. Harrison's public record is,
1t Is Of little importance compared with the
platform Of his party, which proposes to make
whisky free In order 70 maintain the war tarff
that Is impoverishing the masses and building
up great fortunes for tho favored fcw.-Au-
tCdMkee Journal.
II the ticket Of Harrison and Morton con.
sistently represents . huge combination Of
professional spoilsmen and spoilatory class
interests. the ticket Of Cleveland and Thur
man distinctively, loftily and prophetically
stands for the righteous demand Of the popu-
l0r conscience ana the honest intelligence 01
the country for the overthrow OF tho whole sys-
tenn Of predatory politics-an overthrow which
must come unless the republic itself 10 TO be
overthrown -Gdlueston Neus.
Thanks to the courage and good sense Of
President Cleveland, the coming campaign Is
to b fought chiefly upon question Of political
economy, and not upon the personal defama-
tion Of candidates, rs some campaigns In the
past have been. The contest will be in . large
measure one Of principles and not Of men.
For this tho American people are to be con-
graduated. and because of this the more
heartily. zealously and intelligently every cit
ixen enters into the contest the better for him
ana the country.-Ehi!adeiphiG Times
In 1876 Benjamin Harrison, the present Re.
publican nominee for the Presidency. was the
Republican nominee for Governor Of Indiana
against "Blue Jeans Williams. The vote
stood as follows:
daTFisOn.. .sUcuoJ
Williams over Harrison. 5,064
II. b. Hayes was one Of the Ohio delegates to
the National convention, yet no one heard Of
him and nobody noticed him. An ex-Prcsldent
Of the United States participating for six days
| In . National convention and getting no more
attention than yellow dog at bench show
One mana delegate from Texas-did speak to
Hayes early in the week, but We understand
that rs soon as he discovered his mistake he
apOloClzed- ChicdOO yp,rs