The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-10-12
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the polls this year. On the contrary. the
campaign turns upon the question OF
continuing or correcting evils and abuses
within the Democratic party of Mary
land and of Baltimore. and Il declares
that the attempt to divert the attention
of the voters from these Maryland mat
ters is a confession of weakness by the
Gorman-Rasin combination
The Augusta, Chronicle Dem.e gives no
credit to the talk about unfair methods in
the Tenth Georgia district election THE
Democrats" it claims. have acted with
the greatest caution in following the
terms OF the new registration law. and
the fact that less than $500 votes were
cast in Richmond. and that Mr.. Watson
got only s23 OF them. shows unquestion-
ably that fraud was not needed TO COM
pass his defeat. Hardly more than % per
cent OF the voters OF Richmond county
voted, and yet with this very light vote
Congressman Black is an easy winner"
Public opinion" says the Louisville
Courier-JournaI Oem.l. was never any
farther at sea in Kentucky than II is at
this moment" Prominent Democrats are
disagreed as to what attitude should be
taken towards the Democratic nominee
for governor, who has repudiated the
party platform. The Courier-Journal says
that "the Democratic party under its
present conditions IS not a party at all;
1t is simply a monster without a head,
running loose through the wilderness OF
political incertitude."
The Charleston News Dem.) holds that
any suffrage scheme which requires the
applicant TO be able to explain any sec
ton of the constitution when read to
him." should be abandoned. because it
would not be fairly and honestly applied.
A better plan. il thinks. would be for the
convention to require the legislature TO
provide for the preparation, by some COM
petent authority, of list OF plain ques-
tions designed especially to test the gen.
eral intelligence OF the illiterate appli-
cant. and which he must answer in order
to pass the test
In spite of the fact that Quay's new
reform" platform denounces the use of
money in elections. the Pennsylvania boss
has begun his campaign by sumrnoning
the state committee to provide financial
assistance. The Philadelphia Telegraph
CRep.) says: There is confessedly enough
on hand TO pay ali the legitimate expenses
of the headquarters for a good deal more
than q, MONTH" and the paper thinks 'it
would not be possible TO expend a large
fund between this and election day in q
way which would bear examination"
A new Republican presidential post
bility has been discovered by the Phila-
delphia Times Qnd) in Colonel Bradley
of Kentucky, who is said by the Times to
be equal in intellectual force TO either
Reed, Mckinley, Harrison. or Allison" to
be free from any political combinations
and to become "the logical candidate for
president IL he IS elected governor of
his state. thereby. revolutioniZing the
only southern state that has hitherto
never elected Republican state officer"
The Populist managers have been feel
ing the pulse of the party as to the most
popular candidate to head their national
ticket. Thus far Congressman Slbley
of Pennsylvania, leads as the choice for
president, with Senator Allen of Nebras-
ka, second. For vice president the favor
ite is Tom" Watson, the ex-Populist con-
gresham from Georgia, who was defeated
in last weeks election in his district.
A circular letter to Baltimore liquor
dealers known to be friendly to the Cor
man-Rasin machine says: I'VE will con-
s.der It a debt which will be paid in fun
some day in the future, If you will send
us a contribution for the campaign fund"
The Baltimore News Qnd. Denl-), which
points a facsimile of the letter. perth
nently asks how the debt Is to be paid.
Governor Greenhalge. renominated in
represents in the Repub-
lican party. says the Boston Herald Qnd.
Dem), broad methc1s and a disregard
for class, race, or religious distinctions"
while the dissenters to his denomination
represent ideas fatal TO good govern
ment and to the success of any well-mean- |
ing political party"
while the Democratic party in many !
states is nursery OF financial folly" says |!
the Pifsburg Chronicle-Telegraph 0nd.), !
yet it must also be credited with pro-
1ucing the soundest and most uncom-
promising utterances on the financial |
question The New York platform is an |
excellent one in this respect
"It is the duty of the Republican con-
says the Buffalo Express
[Rep), Ito declare in favor OF the local
option plan of dealing with the liquor
.rafic. The sentiment OF Erie county
approves this solution OF the problem.
Good morals and good politics are on the
same side"
The Hartford Courant (Rep) speaks
Tery highly Of the platform adopted by
he Massachusetts, Democrats. saying OF
I that ''it strikes us as being the most in
erest5ng contribution OF the kind. thus
ar made in any quarter 70 the platform
literature OF the year."
There Will be general agreement with
he opinion Of the Buffalo Courier Dem)
hat ''all the presidential booms appear 20
,e having hard time OF it just now"
rhe Courier thinks that the people are
hiefy interested in the promotion OF
BUSINESS BOOM"
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES
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