Judge — November 29, 1884 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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gig of time brings strange change is back on his old political stumping g and he came back there to beat Blaine. Ile does not like Blaine; he never did; and he reentered politics not that he hated Cleve- land less, but that he hated Blaine more. But steps car and a journey before you result is that the camp: the stalwart I not be counted ina campaign, political promenade may become tthrough with it. ‘The n of 'S1 has left oe Conkling, a publican, Democrat or thereabouts. And with Conhlir interesting reflection arises. ion another Ifow wonderful has been Blaine’s political vitality. Pirst of all, recollect the infinitessimal plurality which Cleveland secured over him in New York state ecolleet, further, that Cleve- land’s majority in the state two ye: nn oppo: go was close on two hundred thousand, instead ofa beggarly ten or cleven hundred as itis to-day. And then consider the various elements that Blaine had to overcome. First there was the straight Democratic party—excepting always those who could not swallow Cleve- land—a party that is supposed in itself to be strong enough to class New York asadoubt- ful state. ‘Then the Indeper which came ght from the ranks to reinforce the Democrats. The members of the party were influence nts, a party tepublican in their opposition to Blaine by a mixture of motives. Some were envious of him; others had a malicious dislike to him; to others he had been merely misrepresented; while a great many came over to the Democrats simply because they had been found out by the Republicans and knew that their se: picking and stealing had ended, All these elements joined earnestly with the Demo- crats, and out heroded Herod in their efforts to beat Blaine. But 1 he have been h: tine was not beaten vet, nor would 1 not Roscoe Conkling exerted his powerful influence among the the € ul of the counti stalwarts and annihilate rfield ma- jorities in seve And to crown all, some inspired idiot in Barchard the Republican committee gave D: an opportunity to wag his tongue where it could do most harm; estranged countless thousands of Catholic vote That is, without reckoning the Republi- can votes which were diverted to St. John and his «absurd canvass, and which alone, if cast for the reguia: ticket, would have been sullicient to give the state to Blaine by a handsome plurality es, Blaine is beaten, but it took a big combination to do it. Democrats, Inde- | pendents, Stalwarts, Catholi nd temper- ance folks all pulled together and just suc- ceeded in pulling the election out of the fire by a majority of one-tenth of one per cent of the total vote cast. If any one of these fac tors had failed, the Maine man would have | reckoned his majority by several thousands, Blaine has proved a hard man to beat. PROSPE! VOLUNTARILY EV AC TS OP THE MAN WHo HAS VOWED NOT TO SHAVE TILL THE DEMOCRATS UATE WASHINGTON. The Poet's Wail. Ir Vda di For ev'ry rhyme That 1 could write with reason, Td be as rich As Vanderbilt and sich Afore another season. poor biz, at follows it, loses; ather work, And live on pork, Than feed upon the muses. we Tue pet of the family should think twice before she rejects the Russian prince or the rench count. He may be a coachman in disguise. ry Irv 3 that the Americans h more intelligence than any other people on earth, He probably means when they have the honor of eating with him. Monographs. DIES IRE. Now palpitating nature seems to hush In awed expectancy of him Wh Th ori And lays upe ally enters, stick and slim, im, roll of gush, The godless editor of speech is slow, But lightning-like in deed is be; Acclub he seizes, and with fiendish glee Fells n fells the tree, That blooming wri Beautiful $ sturdy wood rof Roped in—the man who is hung. When a fellow steps on his _girl’s corn, does it bring things between them toa | ery-sis? Don’t strive after things that are beyond | your reach, my boy; don’t try to do that | which you know can’t be done. Remember the old Spanish saying, ‘ Better ride on an comicbooks.com '