The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-08-27
Political Notes.

The Mckinley tax on such shawl as would
be worn by Mrs Vanderbilt is 20 cents on the
dollar. On the every day shawls worn by the
wives of ry.day people the Mckinley tax
is 81. SO on the dollar. THE lowest tax on
the finest goods is the rule of Mckinley tax
ation.-S Lonis Republic.
The Iowa Democrats have put their party
in excellent condition to retain power in that
State. The State ticket is a very popular one
and the platform is soundly Democratic. 1t
indorses Cleveland and Stevenson, favors tariff
reform and denounces the fanatical policy of
the Republicans upon State issues. Governor
Boies will make a gallant fight and ought to
win.-NeW York World.
A change of IL ,09S votes from those of 1855
will carry Illinois from Harrison to Cleve-
land These will easily be found among the
Lutherans and among the young of all kinds
if there be but music enough to put life and
metal in their heels. A cold campaign will
give the State to Harrison and Reid, but not
to Fifer. He is doomed. A red hot cam
paigu will give it to Cleveland and Stevenson.
State pride can be aroused with the name of
Adlai Stevenson. A campaign fall of dash
and noise will cause the young to rally about
their own fellow citizen. Clevelands name
and administration are better theme for
stump speaker than that of Harrison
ter Harrison, in New York Herald.
The purpose of the Republican party crops
out in all sorts of odd places. In the August
number of the Republican Magazine prom
inent place is given to paragraph quoted
from Senator Hoar's speech on the force bill
mot till the American ballot box is as sacred
as the American HEARTH says Mr.. Hoar,
twill the mission of the Republican party be
ended A fine sentiment for the party that
won the presidency in 1876 by classifying the
verdict of the ballot box, that bought Indiana
in 1880, according to Vice President Arthur,
with ''crisp two. dolar bills" that carried the
same State in 1888 by the "bocks- of five
game and used 100000 to buy New York =
Baltimore San.
The Third -partyites contend that the great
economic necessity of the present is financial
relief for the farmers and labOring classes,
| and that the paramount issue OF the campaign
| is the financial question. All VIII o have stud
led carefully the conditions which environ the
farmers and the laboring classes will he in.
clined to recognize that there is greal deal
of truth in the first proposition. The second
! proposition, however, is not true. The force
bill is the paramount issue Of the campaign,
and until that is buried beyond the possibility
of resurrection financial reliefis impossible
Richmond, Va, Dispatch.
senator FaulkHef dFrlNGu III w HeelluSf W =
! Va, Sunday, after week of active canvass
ing in that State. To an interviewer he eX
pressed confidence in Democratcic victory
on the State and national tickets in West
| Virginia in November. He says the Democ-
racy is fully aroused all over the State, and
has already the best organization since 1874.
Clubs are springing up right and left, and
many of the counties are in excellent shape.
On the Legislative ticket Mr.. Faulkner claims
that the Democrats will have at least eight
majority in the House and ten majority in the
| Senate.
The German American Cleveland Union
has issued an address, signed by Carl Schurz,
Oswald Ottendorfer, VIM. Stenway, Henry
Willard, Louis Windmuller and Gustave H..
Schwab, strongly eulogizing ex President
| Cleveland and urging upon German-Ameri-
cans to vote the Democratic Presidential
ticket in November.
A number of colored men in Chicago have
organized the Northwestern Immigration
Association, to aid and assist colored people
to leave the Southern States and find them
homes in the Northern States. Success to
| the enterprise.