Show THE PL the present presidential canvass is remarkable for the absence iu it of any great issue of principle between alio two parties the struggle this time is for place rather alian for principle alie tariff is not a national issue because each ef alie two par bics tics of alic nation is divided against itself on that question the southern ami negro questions have pretty well settled themselves and shaking alic bloody shirt is about out of date republican members of congress and republican newspapers have a great deal to siy about alleged democratic lawlessness in connection with elections in alio llio ant which party is guilty of lie must lawlessness is un question still it is not unlikely that will ba put into the republican platform a plank relating 0 o aliis matter for a person no better posted aban alio average newspaper reader in butali has an opportunity to be to predict aliat planks will be comprised in alic respective platforms of attig parties is exceedingly dilli cult store or less will be said in both probably about civil service reform reduction of taxation and oilier topics supposed to furnish an opportunity for pledges that will catch votes one plank will certainly appear in alic republican platform abc anti Mori pledge so often repeated by that party and one which the party has tried to keep it is but justice to that party to say this yes mois they have no comforting words to extend to alic founders of the com eliat is now flourishing in alic great american desert they will do their best to crush liberty in the democratic leaders anxiously desire votes but we doubt if that party in national assembled trill offer alic cormons mormons Mor mons as a sacrifice in return for the suffrages suf frages of the masses we will wait and sec meanwhile as we write the battle for alic republican nomination for alic presidency is waging fierce in and the latest forc going to press left in uncertainty the name of the man who is to bear the banner of and the flag of the foe that opposes religions liberty and local self government |