The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
LEANING ON A BROKEN STICK.
The Plumed Knave the Last Hope Of the
Kepublicans-A Cheering View of
the Field for the Democrats.
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Especial to News and Courier.
NEW YORK, October 4.-Like
flashing meteor, the Blaine show has
come and gone. 1t vanished in the
direction of Michigan Oh Monday af-
ternoon. Within the next few days
the slow-going conservative Scandi-
navians, who have lately been drifting
over to Cleveland in a way to seriously
alarm Matt Quay and the Republican
bosses here, will hear the magnetic
music of the "Plumed knights" elo-
quence as he harangues them upon the
tarit1-the only theme, apparently, on
which he is to be permitted to speak in
the canvass henceforth.
His "great effort at the Polo
Grounds in the city, of which 50 much
was expected, seems to have fallen
quite fiat; hardly an echo of it is heard
even in the Republican newspaper.
The reason of this was that the speech
was neither new nor brilliant, being
merely barren and brief exposition OF
the protection theory. 1t gave the
organs no catchword to charm the
voters, and up to the present time, it
has not been considered of sufficient
importance to send out as campaign
document.
GOVERNOR HILLS WESTERN TOUR.
The Democratic managers are look
ing forward with much interest to
Governor Hills Western tour. All the
talk of GOODNESS Oh the part Of the
Presidents friends toward the Governor
has subsided and the best of feeling and
mutual confidence now prevails. Spe-
cial interest is felt in Governor Hills
trip to Indiana, where he will speak
before Blaine's arrival in thatState. He
will be succeeded, by Judge Thurman,
who comes East on Saturday for a
short stay, after which he will proceed
direct to Indianapolis, and will be on
the ground and speaking to large
Democratic audiences probably about
the same time that Blaine is whooping
things up there for the Republicans.
Should they happen to appear in public
simultaneously, thing not at all un-
likely, it will be an encounter of the
giants such as has not thus far hap
pened in the present campaign.
Thurman may be induced to speak
either in New York or Brooklyn before
he leaves for the West. On Sunday
next he vii! visit the President at Oak
view, this being probably the last time
the two standard-bearers will meet be-
fore the election.
TITS THE PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.
Wonderful success has followed the
opening of the popular subscription
list at National Democratic headquar-
ters here. Although the individual
amounts contributed have been small
in majority of cases ranging from 81
to $2O-the aggregate now, ten days
after opening the books, is over S65, 600.
From one hundred AMI fifty to two
hundred letters are received daily, and
all contain words Of cheer and en-
enlargement. Many are from Repub-
icans who will, next month, vote for
| Cleveland for the first time. Working
men, however, contribute the mainstay
of the popular subscription. Apart from
this source, substantial checks are re-
ceived from other quarters, not few,
strangely enough, coming from the man
ufacturing districts in Pennsylvania
where Matt Quay, aweek ago, fried out
bis half million offat from the coal and
iron barons and protected manufac-
! turers. All the Democratic managers
are full of energy and express them
selves as confident of the result of the
battle.
AN ERIE CANAL CAMPAIGN.
A novelty in political campaigning,
and one which strikingly recalls the
famous voyage of the Tile Club equally
with William Blacks Adventures of
House Boat" has been suggested by
Ex-Mayor John Boyd Thacher,. of
Albany, New York, and approved by
the National Democratic campaign
committee. Mr.. Thacher is president
of the Natioual League of Democratic
Clubs. Within week he will start for
Buffalo, in company with a number Of
distinguished Democratic orators, in
Guiding Congressman c. X. Breckin-
ridge, of Arkansas, and stereopticon
man, a brass band and glee club, or a
mission to convert the Republicans
along the line of the Erie Canal. For
their accommodation large canal boat
has been equipped furnished and hand
somely decorated with flags, banners
and transparencies, including portraits
Of the national and State candidates. It
will be drawn by eight horses and will
stop at every available point, en- route,
between the two cities. With the deck
for platform, the statesmen will sum-
mon the farmers, canallers and dwell
ers in the towns and villages to hear
able eXpositions of the Democratic doc
trine. Challenges will be issued as
they proceed and many interesting de-
bates may be expected. Albany will be
reached on the 18th inst, when the