Evening journal., 1896-08-01
Good lNatured Politlos.

When we consider that this country
Is only within about TIL months OF
a Presidential election, 1t lis not sur
prisiDg that the average man and woman
Of the time is more Interested In poll
tics than anything else. The same may
be said OF the girl OF the period aud the
boy who is big enough to enjoy pollti-
cal bonfire. Yet, considering this fact,
there has been q striking lack among
political leaders to get up sensations TO
interest the people since the campaign
began. II It we're not for the sensa-
tional newspapers there would be a de-
cided dsArth OF that kind Of polIcal news
which is usual during Presidential cam
pAigns.
Fortunately OF unfortunately. all the
candidates before the people for tho
high positions OF elthsr President or
Vlce-President Of the United States are
men Of good moral character or politl.
cal gossip there Is plenty manufactured
by the sensational newspapers but 1t lie
far too weak to be interesting. It needs
asploe of mAlignanoy to make It truly
interesting. 1t is really unfortunate
that Mckinley never killed man or
that Bryan never had more wives than
the law allows, and that sewAlrs crime
of being lhe richest man In Maine Is
looked upon as sin by no one but Pop
ulists
30 far as appears, the temperance psO-
pie, who always have good deal to say
but rarely succeed In doing much. find 10
impossible to say anything about the
habits OF the andidRtes. The truth is
they are all temperance men and that is
all thors 10 about It. This would seem
to imply that the candidates, including
both their wives and chlldre ., are rx-
oeptIonslly coed this year. for not a
taint OF immortality rests upon any OF
them. This Is truth which has do.
spoiled the Presidential campaign OF
much Of its charm to those who read
the sensational newspapers. Even
Blaine aud Cleveland had sone weak
nssses in their early lives, but. these
were forgotten before either OF them
ran for the Presidency for the last
time.
Just now we are informed that a d.
version is soon to be made which Is
likely to cause little quiet amusement
(though not to be compared to the coffin
circulars OF Jaokson's time), among the
people, who delight In exciting events.
1t has been BryAn's purpose, II the
newspapers are TO be beiieved, to begin
bis canvass In Maine. and Il appears
that Hanna has concluded to put Senator
Thurston on his track and to follow uT
his speeches with denunclatlons Sena-
tor Thurston Is said to b, the Rblesi
STUMP speaker in the Republican party,
while Bryan Is one OF the ablest among
the Democrats. AS a result we may
have soms fun yet and naturally It vii
dawn In the East
This game Of hide and seek will b,
interesting and It might add to the ex
element II Bryan should turn hlmsol
into an artful dodger and manage oc
cAslonslly to get the last word In thl
debate. which so far promises to be tn
most interesting feature Of the cam
paign. Both of these men are new {,
the east, and they are said to possess
style Of orAtory which is chafac teristi
cAlly western. It WAS wise In Hanna t
select a westerner to pit against tn,
youthful orator Of Nebraska. Ohuuncs
NJ. Depew, with all his wit and wisdom
has never bsen favorte In the West
and, ss a rule. eastern men do no
understand how to make stump orator
interesting.