The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-09-05
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4 AVh REED AUNE hSAhlES
Lean scarcely pick up Democratic paper
now. published in 4 section where former
/ member of the House Of Representatives ia
running for somethiDg-and all of them who
are alive seem to be running. or trying TO get
chance to run. for something somswhsrs-bus
| what find headlines like these:
| HE LOCKED HORNS WITH TOM REED.
And Forced the Maine Champion to an Ingl0ri-
oas Retreat
Then usually follows comparisons of Mr..
Reed with Goliath. while the other gentleman
| figures as the young David. These accounts
! are so numerous and all so much alike in gen.
eral feature that am sometimes tempted to
believe that they are furnished in blank to each
candidate, with nothing left but 70 Gil in his
name. They are the same in Texas, where the
handsome young Joe W. Bailey is running for
something, or thinks Of doing so: in Ohio.
where my genial friend Jimmie Campbell is
making handicap race for tine Govsruorship;
in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi Kentucky,
Missouri, Arkansas. and in short everywhere.
am thinking of making a scrapbook of them.
Each candidate thinks that as good card as
he can play the best testimonial he can display
as to his abilities-is the history of a successful
scrap with the redoubtable man from Maine.
Probably Tom Reed enjoys these little fctions
very much-if they are ever brought to his
notice. They are really tributes from the
enemy to his powers. Each community is told
what a fearful fellow to meet is this son Of
Maine, aud nobody has encountered him sue
cessfuily but its own bright particular favor
ite SON." 10 tickles the vanity Of the fayorits
sons constituency, and really does no harm.
Tom Reed goes right along. all the same, pick
ing OCT any member of the opposition that his
fancy selects. and hopping up the floor with
( him. OF course. the day may come when some
body will get away with him, but nobody has
yet seen it done.
Mrs. Mackay has settled with her son-fn-Iaw,
Prince Calonna, and gets rid Of him by pay
ment of $4,000 year. This is about what
25 much better and manlier Italians than be
earn working on the dumps in this country.
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Step By step Arkansas is climbing up where
the clear sunlight of modern progress can shine
fully upon her. In dismissing a prosecution
against a lady for riding bicycle in bloomer
costume on the streets of Little Rock. Judge
Wilson said: Women have a constitutional
and God-given right to ride bicycle. and they
are bound to have some comfortable and appro-
pirate dress therefor"
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Last week q flock Of geese-real, feathered
geese. not merely the kind which carry canes
and smoke cgarets-attacksd couple of young
ladies' attired in boomers, and ritiug wheels,
at Port Jervis. N. j., bic them severely, and
finally upset them.
o. il that Texas prize fight could only BE-
pulled off in some way so that Corbett would
break Fitzsi mmons's neck the first blow, and
Fitzsimmons give Corbstt fatal conclusion Of
the brain at his opening pass. life would have
more charms for the rest Of US.
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Coxey thinks that Oklahoma people viii
send him to Congress. They will be more
likely to send him to some institution which
has Warden who will tolerate no nonsense.
The Oklahomians are practical, sensible peo-
pie. who are striving hard to build up their
fine country, and they don't want any empty
blatherskite abroad pretending to represent
them.
Newspapers who are urging Candidate
"Wat" Hardin to withdraw are evidently un-
acquainted with the Kentucky brand of poll
ticiaus. They may die, turn up their toes in
ga personal difficulty, sab" or get appointed
to Federal Office, but they never withdraw.
Look at Breckenridge and Blackburn.
s*
Life she-Surely, my dear, you will con-
slider the matter carefully before consenting to
Clars's marriage to old Mr.. eastman
He-Certainly. 1 shall have his books ex-
amined by an expert.