The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-22
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thus practically conduct the Presidential
campaign from Washington.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Busalo E1pres Harrison 5 pluck will beat
Ceveland's luck.
Dayton Journal Blaine is sounding the
alarm thai will set laborers to thinking.
cincinnati Commercial Gdzete. The candi-
date for Vice President on the Prohibition
ticket thanks God that he was a rebel and
not q Republican. General Fisk, who was
q soldier, is in bad company.
New York Tribune; Did you ever know Of
a person devoted to free whisky leave the
Democracy and join the Republican party on
tina, account. Did you ever know of a person
devoted to the protection Of American in
dusiries leave the Republican party and join
the Democracy on that account?
Philadelphia I~aquaer Mr.. Blaine's mes
sase to the American w~orkiEgman is " Don't
Don't be deceived. Don't throw away yonr
Independence. Don't share your earnings
uith strangers. Don't be crowded out by for
eigners." And II we understand the mental
composition of the American workman, he
won't
BROOKLYN Standard Uai0a In vetoing the
bill to pension Widow Rachel Barnes, whose
husband went crazy over disease of the eyes
contracted in the field, the President says
-" IL seems 10 me hat the according Of PEN
sions is a serious business" So it is, so it is,
but not nearly 50 serious as the " business +"
that gave rise to pension claims.
Hartford CoEaaf A rank that has been
held by Washington, Grant, sherman, and
Sheridan should not be cheapened. 1t should
be ~jealously reserved for the great soldiers OF
the coming generations. Much better give
the major general commanding the army
extra pay and allowances by a new act OF
Congress than make a lieutenant general OF
him simply because living at the National
capital is expensive.
Pittsburgh Times. Frequent interview:
with the Chairman of the National Republi.
can Committee Or anyone connected with
headquarters are not the order of the day
this year. Bat II can be stated that conf.
dence in Harrison's election exists there
This is based ON the belief that the pivotal
States have been secured. III the cities Of
New York and Brooklyn it is believed that
Cleveland's majority will fall &c, 1000 below
1854, while in the State at large his losses
will be heavy. These estimates are or
actual data, not the least significant being
the number Of letters from Topping Demo
Gratis which is simply astonishing. In Con.
necticut and New jersey a similar state OF
facts exists, and these States are quite certain
to vote with New York against Cleveland.
New York Trbtoae The point in Mr..
Blaine's speech last night which aroused the
greatest enthusiasm and created the deepest
impression was his emphatic statement. "
haye no sores TO heal This called forth
the most stirring cheers, and it was immedi
ately followed by the assertion hat he youlG
rather ave such a cordial welcome as he
had received than any Office that could be
bestowed upon him. Mr.. Blaine spoke
words Of most hearty approval of the Repub.
lican candidates. He pronounced Genera
Harrison a man Of civil experience. a mai
of heroic record in the war, a man OF great
purity of character, a man ofgreat firmness.'
Equally high praise was bestowed on Mr.
Morton. This is a sufficient earnest Of Mr.
Blaine's purpose to do all in his power for
the success of his party. which be believes "a
be vitality necessary TO the welfare and
prosperity of the country.
New York Herald Henry George, writing
in his newspaper over his own name, and il
the interest Of Mr.. Cleveland whose re-elec-
ton he supports with fevor and great ability
says that Don Piatt informed him of an in
terview he had had with Colonel Tracy, il
which that gentleman admitted that Con
n~ecticut and New Jersey were lost and some.
thing would nave TO done to save New York
Colonel Tracy is editor of the recognized ad
ministration organ in this city. Now her,
is & straight story. told by Mr.. George, an
entirely veracious man, upon the authority o
Dom Piatt, a brilliant and intrepid Demo
cratic leader. II confirms what the Herald
has said. and the evidences Of which multi
ply from houF to hour, that the Democratic
campaign is being thrown away by the mis-
management and imbecility of the amateur
who are playing at politics.
Cincinnati Commercial Ga=eas: Grover
Cleveland Is the first American President
who has ever demeaned himself by attempt
ing to be funny at the expense of crippled ant
unfortunate veterans Of a patriotic war. He
stands alone in this, in its bad eminence,
among the rulers of modern days. Only a
few weeks ago he was indecently arraigHinl
a soldiers widow. This he followed with
~denouncing a brave officer, who died from
his wounds, as a drunkard. He opened hi:
long series of vetoes of private pension bills
with gibes and jokes at the expense Of i'm
poverished and invalid defenders of the flag.
He has throughout his industrious labors in
this line improved every excuse, and in mos
cases constructed an Excuse, for questioning
the moral character or the personal habit.
Of both soldiers and soldiers widows. Wha|
is there in the former life or private charac-
ter or personal habits of Grover Cleveland
that fits him to cast stones at any one? W.
do not recall anything. When before ha.
the Presidential office been prostituted to
such uses 1t is time for universal American
manhood aud wonlanhood tocry out against
these Executive assaults upon helpless and
poverty-burden widows and crippled veteT.
ans Of the war.