Wichita eagle., 1888-04-01
POLITICAL POINTERS.
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Drift of the Republican Press.

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Says Governor Foraker: 'The silly idea
that Johy. Sherman is a cold man is the re
verse of the truth. have never so found
him"
President Cleveland may be able to beat
| Governor Hill with his own weapons, but
that he should engage in such contest
will cost him the respect of the couhtry.-
| Providence Journal
Washington Critic: Senator ingalls,
speech has done one good thing at least: it
! has started boom for the Union soldier in
certain circles where erstwhile the Union
soldier was at a discount.
There is no Sherman literary bureau in
existence according to Congressman Grcs-
venor, all attempts at organization and conf
| bination in his favor being discountenanccd
! by the Senator himself.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Democrats are point
! ing to Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota as
"good fighting ground' As Phil Sheridan
said once to an inquirer: Go in any where
there will be beautiful fighting all along the
| linen
Philadelphia Inquirer: Republican clubs
are spreading and growing. The party
promises to enter the campaign this year
full of energy and with forces well mar
shaled and disciplined.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: If Republican
sense this year should be equal to Repub-
lcan opportunity, Bourbon supremacy in
several of the Southern States would be re-
duced to the vanishing point
Ex-senator Malone, of Virginia, and Ser
geant-at-arms of the Senate Canadav, of
North Carolina, are both said to be enlisted
in Senator Sherlnan's favor and to have
promised him their aid il securing solid
delegations from their States
And now it is said that Cleveland prefers
Governor Gray, Of Indiana, for his running
mate. That would be a Cleveland GRAY
team, and might be considered a well
matched one if it were a race of roadsters
instead of q Presidential contest-Tokdo
Blade
New York Tribune: Down in Alabama the
Republicans have plucked up courage
enough to decide on naming a full State
ticket at the coming convention. Consider
ing it a hollow mocl1ery to do 50, they have
omitted the formality several times of late
years.
Cleveland Leader: Ohio Democracy need
not delude itself with false hopes This
State will as surely go Republican next
November as it did last November 1t is
not ready to sanction attempted law making
that legislates its farmers and working-men
out Of pocket.
The Boston TranscriDt declares that Judge
Gresham has qualifications for the Presi-
dencV which strongly commend him to the
people OF Massachusetts; and, what is still
more important, these qualifications are such
as commend him to good Republicans in all
the other States.
Philadelphia Press: In harmony as to the
party's creed, enthusiastic and eager for the
campaig gn to begin, and certain to be united
on the candidate to he chosen at CHICAGO,
the Republican party stands like great
disciplined and compact host, ready to
march upon the enemies works at the word
of command
Topeka Commonwealth: We NAV or nav
not give ingalls, a vote. 1t will depend upon
whether he wants it or not, ard he has not
yet said that he don't. But Kansas will
send men Of ability TO Chicago, men who
have the brains and ability to be leaders,
and they will act is deemed for the best
interests of the whole party
st. Louis Globe Democrat: A strong ticket
ftas been nominated by the Republicans of
Rhode Island, and it is to be hoped that they
will go to work and elect it by handsome
Rhode Island is small State, to
he sure: but she can not plead that as an
excuse for allowing the Democratic flag to
float over her even for local purposes.
National Republican: The speech of Sens- !
tor Sherman in reply TO the attack made
ul non his record on the silver question and
tie bonded indobLness OF the United States |
IS an able exposition of the position of the
f epublican party, and 4 complete vindica- |
ton of the Senator himself from the charges |
lI ade against him by Senator Beck in regard |
t. silver legislation.
New York Press: Nothing could be more !
IL dcrous than the attempt of certain Demo !
cratic Senators - themselves cx-Confed- |
set themselves up as the esoecial |
cham, ons OF the Union soldiers. Senator |
II gals may or may not have been indiscreet |
IN some of his utterances in his recent |
speech in defense Of the Pension bill. Be t
th is as it may, the fact remains that the |
Democratic party, as party, is the impla-
"a BILE and uncompromising Zoe of the Union |
soldier
New York Tribune: The sixteen votes
a ainst the Pensions bill were cast by South
ern Democrats, every one of whom expects
he President in the last extremity to recog-
his soliGest and strongest constituency
Dy' vetong it once more. If ne does so, he
" IL make an issue, not with the Republicans
vino consider this measure too moderate in
ts scope, but with the Grand Army posts
Who arc carrying on a splendid work of
h arity and mercy throughout the Union
lr d require cooperation from the National
government