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Manltato (Kas.) Advocator What's
tho matter with 'General Miles? He
tolls tho truth, that's what's the mat
tor with Miles.
Aurora (Nob.) Register: If tho re
publicans think so much of Grover
Clovcland, why on earth don't thoy
nominate him themselves.
Scottsburg (Ind.) Journal: Tho re
publicans havo changed tho tariff
forty-eight times In forty-two year?
Thoy aro opposed to "tariff tlnk r
tng," too.
Scribnor (Nob.) News: It is notico
able that Grover Cleveland's boom
for tho democratic presidential nomi
nation is almost entirely confined to
republican newspapers.
Preston (Minn.) Republican: Tho
money question la not dead. It w'll
bocomo tho loading issue upon which
a patriotic president is to bo elected
when tho people determine to turn tha
rascals out.
Fremont (Nob.) Loader: Of course
Russia has as much right to hold to a
"stay put" policy for tho Russian flag
as this country has for its flag. Since
we outered upon this colonial busl
ness wo have lost tho right to do very
much protesting in tho namo of "jus
tico" and "humanity."
York (Neb.) Democrat: The true
democrats should Ignore Cleveland,
Hill and all such demo-republicans,
and carefully choose a man for presi
dential candidate in whom they havo
full and unqualified faith. Let the
reorganlxers go to the republican par
ty, and then pity the republicans.
Frankfort (Ind.') Standard: What,
then, Is.the purpose of tho men who
are-at' the bottom of tho scheme to
,Mhg this Cleveland weight about the
nock of domocracy? Is there any man
bo dull-wittod as to not be able to see
that only the enemies of real democ
racy aro desirous of such a monstrous
outrage?
Painesvllle (0.) Herald: It Is only
because we havo a system that per
mits a few to monopolize the gooi
things of life that wo havo so much
ignorance, poverty and crime. Give
every worMngman the product of hi
toil and he will give his children ev
ery possible educational advantage
Ignorance will then disappear and
crime and poverty will have no place
in human life.
Shelbyvllle (111.) Leader: Every
two-by-four republican sheet in the
country, Including the Shelbyvllle
Union, is predicting the nomination
of Grover Cleveland for the presi
dency. Tho wish is father of tho
thought; for tho republicans realize
that their defeat is certain In tho next
election, and they aro anxious to hava
viovemnu on tne democratic ticket so
that they will have republican rule,
oven though the republican nomlnoa
is beaten.
Papillion (Neb.) Times: The re
publican press, as well as tho bolting
democratic press, is urging Grover
Cleveland forward as the next demo
cratic candidate for president So fa
they have succoeded in creating
considerable amount of discussion, but
very little enthusiasm. At the dedi
cation of the St Louis exposition
Grover seemed to divide honors with
President Roosevelt, but it was x
tribute 1o the ex-president and not to
Grovor Cleveland. It is true he would
be very acceptable to the bolting
democrats of tho east, and would re
ceive tho support of corporate inter
fists. But, better go down to defeat
with a standard-bearer who represents
true democracy and tho interests of
tho neonle. tlmn tn -win n vinini.i .. u
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i vwvuuiuQ as standard-bearer.
AS IMAGINED IN SULU.
Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean.
WASHTNGT(5N, D. C, May 241 The Sultan of Sulu contends that no truly great man. ever was without flow
ing whiskers. Governor Taft and the other members of the Philippine commission were informed that the Sultan
had obtained the impression that all groat Americana wore flowing beards from the fact that the two military com
mandera in the island, Major Thompson of the Twenty-Fourth infantry and Major Sweet of the Twenty-Third infantry,
had each a face adorned with a plentiful supply of long and silky hair.
Reproduced by courtcy of the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Eureka (111.) Dmocrat-Journal: By
the way, why wouldn't a little of the
"publicity" of which tho administra
tion thinks so much be a good thing
on tho conditions in tho Philippines"?
MInden (Neb.) Courier: He (Cleve
land) can not expect to over be presi
dent. aCftln! flint In hovnnrl tha rnl.-
of a forlorn hope, and tho only ra
tional motive that can be assigned Is
to either bring democracy under the
control of , the corporations or make it
easy for another republican victory.
Union (W. Va.) Watchman: Tho
serious attempt of eastern politician
to worn up a lourcn presidential nom
ination by the democratic party for
ex-President Grover Cleveland Is fit
only to bo described as fatuous folly.
With all deference, the annals of poli
tics can furnish no oxample of a can
didacy more supremely hopeless. Mr.
Clevoland and his followers must be
blind indeed if they cannot see this.
A symptom was tho poll on May 9 of
the democratic national committee,
only three of whom favored his nomi
nation. Seventeen wero opposed and
eight non-committal.
Fremont (Neb.) Leader; Perhaps
President Roosevelt is trying to put
salt on tho tails of tho trusts.
O'Neill (Neb.) Independent:
democratic club in every voting pra
clnct for tho preservation and tri
umph of democratic nrincinles will
prevent a repetition of the party's be
trayal in 1894-95, and will Insure the
success of democratic principles at no
distant date.
York (Nob.) Democrat: Republi
can papers aro urgently Insisting that
Grover Cleveland Is the only man the
democrats can elect to the presiden
tial chair. Well, if tho republicans
are bound to have Cleveland nomi
nated by the democratic party per
haps they will sanction the nomina
tion of Mark Hanna as his running
mate, and should they bo elected we
would have a pair to open any trust
jack-pot
Upper Sandusky (0.) Chief Ex-
fcecretary of the Treasury Charles
Poster, one of the "has-been" repub
lican politicians of the country, is ftr
Grover Cleveland for the democratic
nomination for president Several
years ago, it "tfU! be remembered, Fos
ter had tho plates ready to print some
bonds, but was put out of office by
the Cleveland administration beforj
his pleasant duty was performed for
Wall street The new administration,
however, carried out Foster's inten
tions, and that we presume is why
Foster Is so enthusiastlo for Cleveland.
Fairfield (111.) Sun: Tho St Louis
Globe-Democrat and Chicago Record
fierald are devoting much space o
running Grover Clevoland for presi
dent on the democratic ticket If tho
republicans are so anxious to have
Grover run again, they ought to nom
inate him themselves.
Milbank (S. Dak.) Review: The
down east" wing of tho democratic
partythe wing which twice -assisted
In electing a republican president, is
vigorously booming Grover Clevelanl
for a third term, and shouting har
mony with a big H. Grover himself
has emerged from the quiet and re
tired life which he has been leading
for several years and is blandly ex
hibiting himself in public and thereby
lending a semblance of encouragement
to his boomers. Grover might as weil
saw off short He can never again b
olected president by democratic vote.