The Forrest City times., 1888-09-29
Echoes of the ampatgu.

Mr. Morton has not yet given any good ex- cuse for having imported iaborers, says the Omaha Herald. The act was certainly not calculated to belp a vice presidential aspirant much. If Mr. Moi ton had only been able to look into the future he would have Lrocur ed his gardeners in some legal manner
 The very positive and circum stantisl testi- mony of Mir. Sayre, of Indiana, settles bey ond all controversy the truth about Harrson's in suit to the organized labor of his state fn 1877 says the Watkins (N. Y.) erdid He did use the strong expressions that have been attributed to him. anu h's demeanor and con- duct were even more offensive to the work men than words.
 If Mir. Blaine is the cE!ef of the republican party, as the republican papers are now styling him, who and what Is Mr. Harrison, of Indianapolis who was nomin ated for the presidency by the republican convento.n at Chicagoi asks the Cleveland Plain Dealsr The Omaha Bee explains that 1t docs not place the republican ticAet at the head Of it's editorial columns because 1t is tout of style with metropolitan da:les."
 The Philadelphia Accord advises Mir. Blaine in his campaign tours throughout the coun- try to take his Scotch friend, Mir. Andrew Carnegie, along with hlin as an object lesson in the beauties of protect on. He could cx- hibit to his followers man who boasts Of making q, ,0D0 out of the tariff and who belongs to a ring that divides StjA, 900 a year as tue conjunct spells Of tariff robbery. Woud'n that he q display of triumphant democracy
 The Golden club bugaboo Is now being ex- | tensiyely used by republican organs. After while we shall hear all about it on the i stump. What Is the Golden club, snvwavi | The Golden club. according tn the Detroit | Free Tess, Is an institution that diDes annu- ally It has A ltle none by means of which 1t dissemiHatcs i,s free raie tracts. | About all the money in It's treasury goes 10 1 pay for the annual dinner. The idea that it ] can influence sentimen. on this side of the water Is absurd By tine way. James A. Gar l field was member Of this club during his lie.
 This is f, om the New York Horid: Benj m- 1 in Harrison, whose name has become some- what prominent of late in connection with | the republican nomination for president and | ihe late battle of Tippecanoe, is going a-fsh , ing. He wll spend two weeks after Aug. 20 | near Put in- Bay, Lake Erie. Now that NIT. | Blaine has returned the demand for spec ches from General Harrison has ceased, and fl has | been thought best that he should show some | indication of that necessary qualification for the presidency that lies in piscalorial skill. 1 His record fisherman will be closely watched
 There is a soldierlS air about tue fullowin q l resolution adopted bF som fifty veterans of shelbyvile. Ill. We believe that patriotic soldiers entered the war irr the purpose of assisting in the suFpressioi ot the ion, ] the pension roll; iba' pensions should be drawn b. those only who are entitled to them that it should be considered an honor 10 be enti led to the gratitude o. this great nat on that, as soldiers, we honor aud thank him who defends tho honor of the pension roll oy | yetoing fraudulent claims and for promptly obiecting to laws which arc framed in the in- | terest Of camp followers and their co-eonsptr- | ators, the pension agents
 or Dr. Brooks famous confession. the New York P.oaesr. n prohibiiioDst organ, says:
 some republican ,urnals are trying 10 make | capital out of the isct that Dr. BrooSs, the l prohibition candidate fos wee president is an ex-confederaie. For once ihey have bit upon the truth. He is an ex-confederate. That Is, at one time he sympaih gel wiih and supported the slave l1iwrr But he has been i converted. Io ia; he and thousands of his | fellow sou utheruers arr as ready to die in de- fense of the stars and stripes as they were tc follow the confederate lag years sgo These men have becoms cary need that they were In the wrOng and a.e now To al 10 the amended constitution. They should not, therefore, suffer any further disability for the oifeuse witch was committet twenty i've years ago"