The Republican journal., 1896-10-15

PldtIorm ana says tnat, the days OF the
civil war excepted, at no time has so great
peril threatened the public as that which
confronts it to-day. y..... Further trouble is
| regarded as certain at Leadvile Col. &.
| over the dispute between miners and the
| managers.
POLITICAL POINTS. Judging from the
| present outlook kentucky will doubtless
be the banner sound money Democratic
State i'll the Union. Backed as they are
| by preponderance OF the Democratic
business influence of the State, Carlisle,
Buckner, Lindsay and Watterson are doing
a work which will be of lasting benefit to
their State, and due credit will be cheer
fully given them. .... Gen. Harrison, speak
ing in Cincinnati last week, dryly sug-
gested that congress might pass a law that
one buffalo skin should be equal to a
| coon skin, but if you want to know the
ratio between those skins you would have
to 90 to the fur merchant, not to the
statute books. Well, the whole ''skin
game is not going to hold out much
longer. Hon Urban A. Woodbury. of Yer
mont, retiring Governor, delivered his
message to the Legislature in joint ses-
sion at Montpelier, Vt, Thursday Gov
ernor Grout was inducted into office with
the usual ceremonies and delivered his in
augural address. Tom Watson's Con
gressional district has gone Democratic.
| Well, it did the last time, when Tom was
| beaten by 1000 as candidate for Congress.
$50. The factions of the Republican party
| i'll Texas have been harmonized and an
electoral ticket put in the field. w. H.
| Harvey, author of "Coin, " in a free silver
speech at Clinton, Iowa, the other day,
referred to Gems. Siekles, Howard, Alger
and others, as sold wrecks of the rebel
lion who have lost all their honor and
patriotism, and are tools of political Shy
locks" He barely escaped violence at
the hands of his indignant hearers, many
of whom were Grand Army men. w There
are nine living eX- Mayors of New Y ork,
Every one of these, except A. Oakley
Hall, who was the Tammany Mayor from
1863 to 1878, is opposing the election of
Bryan, although only three of the number
are Republicans. .... The greatest political
demonstration ever witnessed at Bridge
port, Ct., was the reception accorded
Thomas i. Reed Oct. Sth. Five thousand
men crowded into the State armory to hear
| the man from Maine and over 1, 900 more
attended the overflow meeting in Sailor 5
| hall. Rev. J. L. Brant of Fort Scott,
| the eighth candidate nominated for gov
elnor of KANSAS, being the nominee of
I the third Prohibition State convention
announces his withdrawal from the con
test. He states that though he is Pro
| hihitionist on State issues, he cannot ac-
! cept the nomination when by SO doing his
/ action might be constructed as opposing
the Republlcan national ticket.... William
y. Blyan VIII speak IN Illinois eight days,
beginning Oct. I'D, and concluding Oct.
.50th lie Will devote the last three days
/ 10 chicago, during which time he Will de-
| liver 10 speeches III various parts of the
! clty..... The middle of the road Populists
State ticket OF Indiana was filed with the
| governor Thursday. The Democrats in
sisted that no terms could be accepted
short OF a Withdrawal of the Populist
State ticket, but that will not now come
about. 1t is believed that all probability
of fusion is ended. 80. The Louisville Cour-
iel- journal publishes a letter from Henry
| Watterson, dated at Geneva, in which the
writer denounces the Chicago candidates
and platform with vehemence and de-
clares that when he returns it will be to
to support Palmer and Buckner..
........SenatOr VIM. Z. Frye addressed
an audience of 1000 in Caledonian
park hall Newark, y. j.. October
10th. The enthusiasm was intense, at
times interrupting the senator for long
periods..... Thomas b. Reed addressed an
audience of over 1000 people in the Audi
torium at Wilmington, Del, Oct. 10th.
He dwelt on the need of faith at this time
by the advocates of sound money and nat
ional honor. What the country needed
now was confidence. That made good
times and the lack of it bad times. ... Two
sons of Garfield are on the stump for Nc
kiDley, and the son of Henry Ward
Beecher has Just retired from an import.
because lie VIII not vote Ior bfyan.;.'; ht