The Forrest City times., 1890-11-22
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Democrat, is N little late, but is too good to pass; hence we reproduce it..
 It takes very proper view of the de-
 feat of it's poor old" party:- Il Poor old lowN.
 I Poor old Kansas.
 | Poor old Illinois.
 Poor old Indiana.
 Poor old Wisconsin.
 Poor old Michigan.
 Poor old Massachusetts.
 Poor old Pennsylvania.
 Poor old New Hampshire. I And poor old several other states, too numerous to mention. I We move to postpone further pro- ceedings under last Tuesdays cleo tion.
 | 4UC ClCNOS0C tS WIuCDIuk UCyOuN tuC power of gunny-bags or bed-ticks to stop it.
 The brightest star in the republican Armament this year seemS to be Okla homa.
 Perhaps they were right to dissem- ble their love, but why did they kick uS down StNirSp
 The republican senators who op- posed the Mckinley bill will now be taken back into the party.
 If there is anything that the demo- cratS haven't carried it must have been nailed down or red-hot. | The fact IS obvious that John Browns body has not been doing its marching in Kansas this year. We were ready for the gentle zephyr of rebuke, but we seem to have caught on to a cyclone of defeat. Henry Cabot Lodge is reelected, | but the daisies are growing over the political grave of the federal election bill.
 The republicans have special reason to be thankful that Maine did her vot- ing in September instead of November. Grand old Texas! Her democratic majority is below a0O. QUO, but there are ] several counties yet to be heard from. It is very evident that there cannot be an increase of tariff duties with out corresponding decrease of repub- | lican votes.
 The republican party was prepared for a gentle tap of reproof, but in- ! stead of this it seems to have been struck by X pile-driver. Too much tariff in the McKinl bill and too much "nigger" in the force hill. That's what's the matter with the republican party. There are certain reasons why it is to be regretted that President IIarri- son did not issue his Thanksgiving proclamation before the election. bt uVliiaUd lol t At tttU craftsmanship of tine republican party Is too plain to be misunderstood or disrcsarded.
 The thing for the republican party te do in 1899 is to nominate James C. Blaiie and pull all tie valves wide open. Platform: Let her go, Gslla- gher
 The force bill undoubtedly hurt the republicans. but for every vote that measure deprived them of the taritf act deprived them of 800.
 Tle only rsy of comfort for the re- puhlieans which the intelligence from Ohio brings in is in the certainty that the party has carried the State ticket
 There are about 900 GOO fewer peo- pie in the country in lSs0 than were looked for. but the elections show that there are at least 1000 900 too many democrats.
 "As goes Pennsylvania, 90 goes the Cs ion." said MT. Blaine few days before the election. and tho returns show that he was d true prophet.
 The democrats won Iowa on goyer- nor in 1889, and hold Il in 1890 on secretary of state. We expected bet ter things of the IIawke,e common wealth.
 When even Pennsylvania says that protection has gone far enough it is time to quit imposing new duties for the benefit of any class of manufac tuIels.
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