The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-19
CURRENT COMMENT.

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If the objection to being system
atically robbed for the benefit of the
monopolist and the embarrassment of
the Treasury constitutes man free
trader. then this land is full of free
traders -Omdhd HerG!d.
john Sherman has written to
friends in Ohio that they ray depend
upon him to oppose the confirmation
of Mr. Lamar. 1t is understood that
John has selected for his dying words:
'.If any man attempt to haul down the
bloody shirt shoot him on the spot
Chicago Herald.
The Republicans claim that the
college presidents, who are expressing
themselves in opposition to high tar
iff, are mere theorists. Now, we wish
to know what sort of men are the Re-
publican manufacturers of New En-
gland. who agree with them. Colunl-
bus (Ga.) Enquirer San.
Bill Chandler has Joined forces
with John Sherman in a demand for
"fair" elections in the South. Keep the
Bill Chambers and the John ShermanS
out of that section, and elections in
the South will be fair enough. The
demand might come with better grace,
perhaps, from men who had no hand
in the returning board frauds. CHI
cago Times.
The Republicans claim that the
war tariff has produced vast in
crease of wealth in this cOuntry-has
made many men very rich, and improved
the condition of all. Supposing this
tariff so high that even the humblest
of its beneficiaries would be very we'll
off? Why can't we abolish poverty
by piling tariff taxation still higher?-
Washington Post.
This early and pronounced
Blaine boom bodies no good 20 the Re
publican party in 1888. 1t will give
more caution to the Democracy in re-
vising the tariff and the conscience
vote of the country will be prepared
in the event of Mr.. BIaine's renomina-
ton to once more make impossible
the election of man of his political
record to the highest Office in the gift
of the people.-PaUturet (R. ~ Val
leg Cleaner.
The Governor of Nebraska sends
teiegraphic request to the Senators
of his State in Congress to oppose the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamar as Il JUS
tice of the Supreme Court The Gov
ernOr of Nebraska is very cheap
demagogue of the Foraker-Tuttle
school. and it was not necessary for
him to go to the expense of sending q
dispatch to Washington to prove it.
However, it has long been the habit of
donkeys to bray when they were being
neglected. Louis Republican.
The Administration OF President
Cleveland is charged with being
antagonistic to American labor, as the
protectioniSt organs claim; but Sec
retary Fairchild's instructions to Gus
toms collectors to keep out the alien
COHLIdCb IdDOI IulucIS WHlCu LiC Luz
high Valley coal operators are seeking
to import from Belgium don't squint
in that direction. The Democratic
head of the Treasury Department is
for the American working-man and
against the coal barons in this matter,
to certainty.-Philadelphia Record
OF course Mr.. Chandler does not
expect to make law out of his election
bill; probably he does not even wish
that. His purpose is to stir up pas
sion, which may be turned to partisan
account. But the introduction and
discussion of such bill must be mis-
chievous in the extreme, apart from
its effect in exciting passion. 1t tends
to blur mems conceptions of the nature
of our system and the sacredness of the
principle of local seif-government, re-
spect for which is the essential con-
dition of liberty.-M T. Commercial
advertiser.