The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-09-22
DRIFT OF OPINION.


DRIFT OF OPINION.
Even the revised edition is opposed TO Harri
son: "And the Lord smote BENJAMIN before Is
raeL"-Denper Neps
The Republican party this year will be .
hypocritical party Of apologsts. Its capital
stock will consist of unadulterated gall, gold
and gin.- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republicans will not use for q campaign
agement the public debt has been reduced dur
ing the past fiscal year over sloo, ooo, 0Oo.-.S.
Paul Globe.
General Harrison is making bid for the COL
ored vote. That 10 all right but he can not win it
by waving the bloody shirt The coiored pee
pie have learned to prefer the red bandana.-
Boston GLOBE.
"Ihave been Republican for years, but,
like ex-Mayor Low and Others, intend to sup
port and vote for Grover Cleveland" says Rev.
Stephen De Kins Of Greenpoint, Long Island.
~ Y. Post.
The Republican ticket is thus designated:
Pedigree and Pocket Book" "Grandson and
Barrel" "Tippecanoe and Free Whisky, too"
Beniie and the Barrel" Ancestry and
Money Bags. "-Glsreland Plain Dealer.
American labor should not strike these days,
but it should organize against the man and
party who want to have Cinnamon enter into
competition with them. The man is Harrison,
and the party the Republican. Times.
Benjamin Harrison was nominated By the
monopolists. II he Is elected the monopo-
lists will control his adm nistration. Here are
two reasons among many why he won't be
elected and oughtn't to be.-indiandpolis Sen
tiaek
The Republican party proposes in this cam
paign to blow its nose on the stars and str pes,
and then pocket the insult to the flag. The
war is indeed over when 100000 Of citizens
can safely put this affront ON the Gag OF our
Union.-Bostoa Globe.
The issue of the campaign may be easily pre-
dicted- The American people are too intel
ligent not to choose honest government, such
as they have enjoyed for over three years. to
the representatives Of anti-free labor and the
"bar'l "-Aibany Argus.
A proverb old enough to be bald headed as
serts that "there is honor among thieves" II
the assertion Is true it will have to be admitted
that thieves have in that respect q material
advantage over Ohio politicians Of the Repub-
Acan variety.-Chicago Globe.
II we can not beat this ticket we can beat
none at all But we can beat it There Is in IL
nothing either captivating or imposing, and IL
sets out ON its precarious journey with death
staring II In the face. BY all means let the
battle begin Louisville Cosrisr-Journal
1t does not look a. II labor will indorse the
plank In the Republican platform which says:
I'VE are uncompromisingly in favor Of the
American system OF protection" Out Of l5C
labor papers 135 favor tariff reform, which may
be considered fair index Of the sentiment on
the tariff Observation-Disclosures Rsriew.
The laboring men of Indiana are not to be at.
fected in any way by the bloody shirt fetch, to
the employment OF which in campaigns General
Harrison has been much given. They viii ask
him many hard questions which he can moi
answer satisfactorily. and before corn gather.
ing time the Harrison balloon VIII be punctured
to the point of utter collapse. appeal.
It's wonder that the Republican party didn't
get out an injunction preventing the Democrat
10 administration from flying the stars and
stripes over the Government buildings through
out the country on the 9Th Of July. Bill Chan
dler ought TO have had the foresight to offer q
joint resolution Of that nature in the Senate.
great opportunity has been lost-Ndehrills
american.
Iwould mention those articles which enter
into manufactures Of all sorts. All duty paid
upon such articles goes directly to the cost Of
the articles when manufactured here, and
must be paid for by the consumer. These
duties not only come from the consumers ct
home, hut act as protection to foreign man.
ufacturers in our own and distant markets.-
Grants annual Message Of 1875.
Don't fatter yourself that the 'free trade
howlezs viii start any stampede in the working
mems ranks. A tar reform bill and o tax re-
form platform that calls only for . seven per
cent reduction, and leaves the average duty
seventeen per cent higher than in the days of
labors greatest prosperity, will be hailed by all
intelligent working-men a. . step toward in
dustrial manhood and independence.-M Y
Telegram.
The sense and correct speaking IL this cam
paign are ON the side of the Democrats. The
idiocy, nonsense and nddle-faddle of right be-
long 70 the Republicans The Republican
platform is q free-whisky platform. The DEM
ocratc platform Is not . sfee trade platform.
Let the Republican boosters take that into
their craws and see IL they have sand and
gravel enough to grind it-Keokuk Constifufion-
Democrat.
The strongest reason yet produced by the
Republican papers for believing In Harrison's
election, is given in the fact that people VINO
go to the candidates. house are cutting mp the
fences around IL and carrying them on for
souvenirs-or fre-wood. Some of these visit
ors, IL they got o chance, would probably pre-
fer to take away the Harrisonan silver for
keepsakes; but evidence il lacking to prove
that there are enough of these enthusiasts to
elect . President Chicago Globe.
The Issue TerseIy Stated.
The Csristi0n Union is one of the