The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-09-08
Nnw YoRk, Sept. 4. 1888.


President CIeveland's. message
on the Senate's rejection of the
Eishery's Treaty is still the upper
most theme in political discussion.
Il is impossible to over-estlmate
the astonishment and cons.erna-
Lion which this well-tlmed bomb
caused in the camp Of the enemy.
1t sheltered the main string Of
that campaign fddle-the pro-
English prccliyities of the Demo-
cratic party as seen through pro-
lection spectacles. In the opinion
of the directors of the Democratic
Campaign at the National Head
quarters, Mr.. Blaine's rabid utter
ances In point viii still further
estrange the Irish-Americap ele-
ment from the Republican Party.
One of the visitors at Head
quai ters yesterday was Chairman
G.. !. Jewett, of the Indiana
Democratic State Committee.
bat no time since the Chicago Con-
vention, Mr.. Jewett says, has
there been so much enthusiasm in
the lIoosier State for the Demo-
cratic ticket. He thinks the
State is safe beyond per-adven-
ture. His Committee have or
ganized the Stale thoroughly by
counties and rough poll Of the
voters shows q material net in.
crease of the Democratic strength,
There was Il messenger of good
tidings from California also, yes
lterday, in the person CT cx-Gov
Stoneman, who says that without
any doubt the 9. o. p. win hear
something drop on the Pacific
slope in November.
Not since the memorable Til
den campaign has so much litera-
ture been dispensed for the edifi-
cation of rural voters, as in the
present campaign. Besides The
millions of tariff documents scat
! terod broadcast throughout New
York., New Jersey and Connects
cut, most determined effort j
being made to capture the half.
dozen agricultural States Of the
| Northwest, which are usually
found In the Republican column.
Chairman Bricc OF the Democrat,
! Committee expressed the utmos
confidence il the success of In,
party in four of these north
western commonwealth. Thi
work is to bo put IN charge 0
a special Subcommittee.
The reported contribution o
lS10, 600 to the campaign fund b,
President Cleveland, IS probabl!
correct. 1t il also true tha
| Messrs. Brice, Scott, Oclvich
! and probably Barnum, of tn
Democratic Committee, have eac'
chipped in something very hand
some. The report Is that tn
amount Of each Of these gentle
meh 5 contributions Is from 500,
coo to $4,000. Some time since
it Will be remembered, that bus
Dame Rumor ran up these figure
to 81, 900, 900, but this was raih
Ell much for public credullty
The President has always been
liberal giyer 10 the campaign (un'
There has been little or no eA
citement over the meeting of tn
!. Republican State Convention 1
Saratoga. Weeks ago, as ind
Gated in these letters, it was pc
!, fectly apparent that Warner Mi
! Ter would lead the forlorn hoT
! Of his party. Miller is far to
= shrewd a politician to MUSE an
hopes of a permanent residence
S Albany, but he realizes the fa'
{: that the nomination willstrengthe
a his falteriug glip on the machine
i and serve him good purpose b
It keeping his name before the puI
d lie. 1t is a long tlme to a SCI
s atorial election, and it will take
d strong man to bowl out M
G Evarts: so Miller proposes
+ shut his eyes reyerently and gri
n for everything in sight.
4 The channels of money-makI
= in great city are various. On
y a little crooked though it b
e which is frequently used, is blac
> mailing. Thousands Of pet
e cases of course, never come
hight, but occasionally we ha'
one whish from its revolving cha
e acter touches the public heal
r A case in point is that of Z
Ie ghouls, who have been attemptll
e to extort money from Mrs. Cc
/: WIN, rich jersey City wido
h using as a lever the bones OF b
e deceased son. In many resp
Z the case resembled that Of I
: rape of the late A, i. Stewart
grave In one essential resp'