The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-18


FRIDAY, NOV. IL, 1892.
WYOMING gave Harrison 600
majority, hut a Democratic Gov
ernor Is elected by 1000 majority,
The political indications In Ohio
are still cloudy, with the Republi.
can officials shutting the returns.
SEVERAL hundred thousand
people are now trying to thrO "
light on Mr.. Clevsland's dark cab.
met.
ADLAI STEVENSON, like Nancy
Hanks, iss Kentuckian, aud his
home run in Illinois was worth the
whole price of admission.
The first thing the next Con.
gress should do is the repeal Of q
Federal Election law which makes
John |. Davenport possible.
The Third party was lost in the
Democratic cyclone that swept
over the country on the 9Th, and
nobody knows where to find 1t.
ALL indications point to the
conclusion that il was protective
tariff robbery in the North and
Force bill in the South that did it.
EVEN Republicans have some.
thing TO return thanks for next
Thursday. They should be thank.
full that Pennsylvania aud Yer.
mont escaped.
THIS change Of Presidents could
not have been accomplished in
South America without some.
bOdy's getting black eye and
giving another revolution.
THAT great manufacturing syn.
dictate known rs the Republican
party ought to keep out of politics
hereafter. and devote itself exclu.
siveIy to its manufacturing inter.
ests.
IT is "a years since the Demo.
Gratis have had control of the Ma.
tional Government in all its de.
partments, and We venture the
prediction that it will be "a years
before they are dislOdged from il.
The next Congress, or the pop.
ular branch Of il, so far as figured
out, will stand: Democrats, 213;
Republicans, 1919; FusiOnists, 10.
Four Districts are so close as to
be still In doubt, but, however
they may be settled, the House
will be Overwhelmingly Demo
cratic.
If the Republican party should
hold together and 20 into the
Presidential election Of 1896 on q
platform bearing any resemblance
to the Minneapolis one, its candi.
dates wouldn't get as many votes
as were cast for Weaver and Field
this year. The &. o. p. has got to
reform or disband.
FARMEss come fifteen miles to my store
TO get Chsmberlaius Cough Remedy.
Many Of them, like myself. are never
without il 10 their homes. II cured my
boy Of n severe attack Of Group, and,
believe, saved his lte.--K. Dalton, Lursy,
Russell county, Kansas This remedy is
certain cure TOR Group, and, IL used as
soon as the first symptoms appear, will
prevent the attack. For sale BY l.. a
llOlcombe, Druggist
The st. Louis Republic says:
AFTER careful and mature delhi. ,
GRAFTON the Democrats of the
United States have concluded to
accept President Harrison's sug. ,
gesiiOn with respect to celebrat.
ing the last Thursday in Novem.
Der. They are convinced that the
situation requires hearty Thanks.
giving, fat turkeys, cranberry jel. !
~ ana crisp celery.
THE Republican gain in Penn.
sylvania was 1851, while the
Democratic gain was 1883. The
Republican plurality was cut down
5000, although 10000 Democrat. ,
ic voters Of Philadelphia were. by ,
a smart Republican trick, depriv.
ed of their votes. But for this
trick the Democrats would have
gained over 80 900 votes. The re.
suit In Pennsylvania was some.
thing OF "a Democratic triumph af.
ter all.
This 10 a big country. and il
begins to look now that il is "A
tidal wave country also, and Ma
tional elections go one way or the
other by enormous maj0rities.
Bnt all good citizens freely admit
that ma critics should rule, and
while our Republican friends are
doubtless terribly disappointed
they will bow to the inevitable
with az good grace as possible
and rest serenely in the conscious.
ness that the wisdom Of the great
American people will aid in guild.
ing the country safely.
Kentucky evidently has the
hest school law of any State says
the Murray Ledger. Five months
in every year the sun of 1850.
900 Is paid out to teachers to con.
duct the schools In every county, ,
which Is an average of $3.50, 900
per month that IL set aside for this
purpose. All this money IL raised
by taxation that IL, our State tax
amounts to ~ cents on the one
hundred dollars worth of proper.
~, and OF this amount over 10 a
rents Of It goes into the common 4
school fund. enabling manga poor 4
,hild to receive common school
,dncation that without such a sys. d
EN- they would he compelled to {