The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-08-24

Fruln the PhiiAsleiphia Ensluirer.
There IS a constant smile pervading the
features of Brc'r paaa, Of the Ns.c Tars
Saa- We violate no confidence in saying
that this Is not because be anticipates
the election Of his bosom friend, Grover
Cleveland, l.. November. Beer Dana Is
- much Of a philosopher that We believe
be VII lose DO sleep when Cleveland IS
defeated lie eheefi1lnes noted Is
because the gre4t editor has peIpetased
bis greatest ioke with unusual success.
Ever since the nomination Al Chicago
the S,la has fairly bristled With editorials
headed ~No Force BIl-No Negro Dom
ination, which have warned the nation
in most extrAvazant language that the
people must be saved from the misru.e
and rgiuaticn Of the harmless colored
people OF the South. The Democrats
candidate Is assAiled. The Democratic plat
form Is riddle,i, bat az the sane tine the
Ssm urges Democrats TO vote the ticket
to save the helpless people Of the South
from TIE horrors Of a negro massacre,
until one world suppose this Was Hayti
or san Domingo during her bloodiest
days.
And Bre'r Dana laughs and his New
YORK readers laugh Eith him They
know there isab0ut as much danger from
the eolored people down south as there
IS that the nation VIII be invaded and
destroyed by the tiny band Of S&uoans
that dwell in the south Seas. Bot down
south il vas thought that some politic4I
capital might be made on this subject
and two Democratic Senator's from the
south Joined ina letter asking Brers Dana
10 write a political handbook on the
subject On the receipt Of this Brer
Dana almost had a cauiption it It vas
too good. Did he Accept Not he. He
could not let 50 good an opportunity pass
By and 50 he declined n account Of
professional engagemeuts7 and wrote
back suggesting that senator IIil be
asked 70 write the book
Win senator EIin aecspt2 Wei, We
think he viii about the time that Grover
Cleveland asks him 70 undertake the
work. VIII Grover Cleveland 10 this
Wei. well, bat this is 200 much Really
this dog day humor Of Bre'r Dana's is
getting dangerous to oversensitive
natures
And the work oftI.e Sl in saving the
south from negro dominatian VIII % no,
but the hand book by Bre'r Dana viii
not appear. We feel sure that the Sau
will continue its work re gardless Of the
effect on the Democratic party DoEn
IN Alabama they are crying for an elee-
ton bin Iast nov 10 save them from the
despotism Of a few political bosses. In
Mississippi there are only eight thousand
Legal voters among the colosed people.
owing % the new constitution IN
LOuisiana the Democrats are talking Of
ind0rsing Rspuiicsn candidates for
Congress On account Of the tariff, ard in
Tennessee the Alliance people are max
ing it unpleasant for the Democracy.
Ia fact the Democracy isn't worried about
the mucb-heraled negro domination aG
all Tut it Is exercised ever the Alliance
vote TO such an extent That 70 il con-
sidsred a good idea % hoist the "Force
baI7 bugaboo 70 care the VaveIing
Democrats into line.
We 10 uot place much faith in break
Ing the solid south this year, fer we
think the result viii be very nearly the
same as IN I>SS, bat We enjoy seeing the
uneasinsss IN the rOek-riboet Democratic
states caused by the third party move
ment. Il is going to keep good many
people at home looking after fences who
usually devote tine 70 outside ami DO
missionary work in the doubtful States
We fuify ca p1yt ag sec t.lat a. the rusuir
OF Bre'r Danss herculsan efforts, the
south viii be saved from negro dOmlna-
ton and that Harrison VII stay four
more years in the White H0use-which
Is juss exactly what Bre'r Dana hepes-
What tx the nation would be IN Just
now we're il not for the self sacrificing
work OF thar great editor. No free trade.
No Grover Cleveland