| Show THE the political leaven that will not complete its working until the culmination of affairs in washington next Aprilis april la already performing its ita mission all over tile country pi eminent men are being r reviewed ev lowed by eager newspaper reporters as to their opinion on the butco outcome me the election prospects are being devoured its as signs of 0 tho the probable culmination 0 I 1 tho the approaching struggle in ft t the 0 political horizons horizon was as nevermore never more minutely watched watch etl than at the present time wo we do not believe for bit an instant that president cleveland can all all of ft a no mi and triumphant election lit in 1883 1888 and it if blaine is against tho the present occupant ol of the white house the maine statesman will not come colue with ft ath in a million votes of 0 what nhat lie abc acc secured ared in the last campaign the only thing that could possibly affect Clev elands chances chancel would b be a financial crisis and this does not seem likely to arise at present to be ba sure bure the present prosperous condition ot of affairs aing cannot all bo be attributed to president Clev elanda elands administration of nf af falis faits but it will have duo weight find and effect since tho the days of 0 lincoln we have not hall had a more conscientious pre president 1 than grover cleveland and it seems to be his ambition to go down to posterity as the peoples and not a politicians ti tic ians clans president the talk about breaking the solid south is the non ense enee and the republicans haT had better look otter after their western fences anres instead of fooling way away time in alabama georgia north carolina and virginia it would not surprise us ua in the least at tile the next election to find california oregon nevada and even michigan in the democratic ranks it Is becoming more apparent every day that the battle flag la incident will not hurt Clev elands chances in tile tho least no matter how much political capital may inay bo be sought bought for lit in the matter when tho the president saw that he had made a mistake lio lie had the courage to como come out in a manly way find and say so i thus thug vilifying tho efforts of 0 political tricksters trick and endearing himself all the tha more moni to the people who are bound to admire a plucky mail and one who has tile tho courage of his convictions there is not the slightest doubt but what senator sherman might make a better run than blaine would against cleveland but ile he cannot beat lilma him for tile president stands equally well wall with the ohio statesmen amongst financiers of this thia country and especially in new york which is destined to bo be again tile tho battle ground of the campaign with cleveland on the presidential ticket and hill at tile ha licad head of the state ticket I 1 it la is not difficult to prophecy a owe sweeping victory lor for the democracy in 1888 anait anil it will bo be a rousing and overwhelming w wh majority too the demo craig are in power tor for the first time in a quarter of a century and mean to stay in battle flags flagg river and harbor bills pension vetoes and cries 0 of disintegration tie n to lite contrary notwithstanding |
