The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-12-02
PARAG RAPHlC POINTERS.

| You can buy some of the states
sometimes, but you cannot buy all the
states all the time. Charleston News
| Courier.
When James G.. Blaine smashed
| his hat in the senate finance committee
rooms over the Mckinley tariff he
smashed the republican party with it.
Albany Argus.
TO catch the farmer vote of Ohio
an almost prohibitive tariff was placed
on wool. but even the farmers have be-
come tired of having protected wool
pulled over their eyes--N. Y Herald.
The statement that Mr.. Cleve-
land has refused to pledge himself, now
made with such a flourish, is not news
to the country. 1t nominated and
elected him because it knew he was
not pledQing man.-St Louis Repub-
lie.
Thomas c. Platt was a greater
success as a prophet than he was as
boss. lie lost eight state campaigns in
succession To the democrats. Ne then
said that Harrison could not carry New
York and hit the bulls eye-N. Y.
World.
The latest advices concerning
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet make IL reason
ably certain that IL will contain neither
a Wanamaker nor an Ell<ins. That
ought TO satisfy the republican cabinet
makers for little while, indianapolis
Sentinel
One Of the presidents organs an
uounces that II any bill admitting wool
free comes before him: "He will send
TO congress a singing veto of it," This
is a mistake The presidents sting
was extracted on the sth inst-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
1t is worse than silly, and adds TO
the sting Of defeat, to attribute the re-
publican defeat TO any cause but the
right one-it is a verdict against the Me
kinley tariff bill; the.issue was fairly
before the people and they have con
demned it.-Buffalo Commercial
This is democratic victory not
TO go wild over, bu, TO seriously and
joyously contemplate as putting an end
TO prostitution of the powers of the
federal government by the republican
party to the end of building up privi-
legged and protective" class-a plu-
tocracy. upon the necks of the produc-
ing and consuming millions-the de-
socracy. Rochester Union.
Renewed confidence in the bust
ness tact and sound judgment of Grover
| Cleveland is given as reason for the
sudden aud wonderful advance in the
| price of grain. The farmer espGbank
on Grover Cleveland and his principles
and policy. The advance In the price
Of stocks and cereals gives the lie TO
the calamity howlers who predicted
eternal ruin under the new regime
Toledo Bee
Out of the general wreck Of the
o. o. D. one fragment is saved; The
legislature of Pennsylvania is repub'
lican by majority of eighty ON joint
ballot. and Quay will be returned TO
the United states senate. The result
is appropriate and significant Quay Is
the ripe fruit OF republicanism. He
ought 10 be saved If all else is lost-if
il were only for the sake OF preserving
the sample. In senate which Will
soon be democratic, this relic OF the
rule of political corruption and shame
les,ness will be conspicuous. -Bos'on
Post.
Stuffed or unstuffed, Mr.. Cleye-
land is prophet who has led his PEG,
ple out OF the land OF bondage, and
who promises TO guide their steps until
they shall have entered land In
which the good things OF the world
shall be more equitably distributed--so
far as that equity depends upon honest
and prudent adm ustration. As in the
past, he now promises nothing which
To wise men seems impossible of at
tainment, aud through rain, hail or
shine hc may be relied upon 60 do the
full duty of q man-iust, wise, sincere
man. Baltimore News