The Forrest City times., 1888-08-18
Echoes of the Cam paign.

According to the Courisr- Joarnai, it is now understood that those of Mfr. Mortoi's DOT traits wearing the side whlskers will be circn- lated In The East, white the bare faced pctur- cs will be scattered through the West
 The Fort Worth Garetts thus summarizes the two platforms: Democratic plstform-A isriff for revenue with incidental protection. Republican plalform-A tariff for protection With incidental revenue. The Issue s joined; ; now for the voice of the people
 The Hartford Post says: "A New York man has just paid sla, ,e0J for . yearIiug co [ pedigree.h According to the Si. Louis Re pnb'tcp. this Is the kind of sale the Re public an party Is trying to unload on the American people with Harrison.
 The Coar'er Journal thus states the essence of the tariff question: What has the Ameri- can work lngnan to selli His lsbor, and la Dor comes In without paying tax of any kind. What does the American worxingman buyf Taxed clothing, taxed tools taxed lumber for his house. tax'd stoves for his kitchen. Ths Is the way the tariff protects labor
 Apropos of Hsrrlson's ancestry the Post DisDatch snrs: u1amin Harrison, of Vr- ginla, in 1776 signed the Declaration of Ia dependence arraignng the British Govern ment "for cutting of our trade from all parts ofthe world" No. his great-graudson leads a party which openly proposes to ''cut of our trade with all parts Of the world' by cxclud- ing sll imports Of merchap. ae or material
 Stick lead pencil t'.,u the sea and then suddenly pull 1t out. fhr hole Il leaves gives an absolutely correct picture Of the hole hich the average mns@umo organ leaves in the republican party bf N thirawiug from it --Phiads'p 'phid Prs. s ,cS q lead pencil in your eye and then suddenly phll It out replies the New York Hrdli. That will 2 vr you sn accurate Idea of how the republicans felt when the mugwumps did withdraw.
 The New York Sn. notices that tbe Com. mere nl Gazfts Is broadening out the ancestry of General Harrison. the republican candi- date for president. Harrison, the regIcide conspicuous in the execution Of Charles 1. and in his osn subsequent execution, is repre- scented as an ancestor, and Pocshontas, the celebrated Indian rquaw ot Virginia figures as another. But isn't this taking ip too much ground Wouldn't it be bett'r politics to show that General Harrison never had any ancestors at gl.
 The republicans are kcklng up great bobbery over The birth of Harrisou's new grsndchiId, and a stranger to the country and It's ways would conclude that the affair was . piece of deep statesmansbip conceived amid the convoluilons of the generals own brslp and brought to a successful issue under his immediate SUI eryislon and advice. A presi- dcntial canvass in this country seems 10 bring to the surface all the childish ralts of our people, but this last is. so far, the most baby ish of sn.-Asp YorG World
 The Boston 7 ost thinks the murwumps can not safely vote for Harrison. Al the world knows what followed rhen Garfield assumed office, says the Post, with Blaine as bis sccre- tary of stst,, and sith heavy wegit Of in- debtedness to Blaine on hls shoulders. And vet Garfield WAS supposed to er a much stronger man than General Harrison Is now reputed. Ever since the mugwump defection the Blaine element of the party has increased in power It dominated al Chicago, and who can say that it will not dominate at Wash lngton if Harrison should bc eleetedi
 The "free whisky" plank in the republican platform, strange 10 say, Is indorsei by the leading trohibitionisis oo the principle of give hln m0re-rope and -be'll-drown- himself. That is & bad principle. It may be all right for those who have passed the meridian of life, hut for the young men of the day and the generations thst are to follow them it ls a most deYilish substitute for the remedy de- slred.--th'cIgo Tns..
 "When Levi P Morton loaded ship with provisions for the starving poor of Ireland he dh not exnect ever to Do a candidate for vice presideni," says a supporter of the million sire ticket Perhaps not; nor was he nom mated for sending proyis ons 10 Ireland, but for the prov sions be has sent and is expected 10 send to republican campaign committees -St LoHs l'ost Dispdfeh.