Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1884 — Wit of the Past and of the Present. [ARTICLE]

Wit of the Past and of the Present.

A.t a monster meeting of Jrisli*Americans in New York 'City, recently, the following resolution, among others, was unanimously adopted: James G. Blaine during twenty years -of official life never interested himself in the welfare of American citizens who, while abroad were deprived of their liberties and rights without authority of law, and while Secretary of State not only failed, but refused to interfere and exert the influence of the United States government in behalf of such citizens. Believing in the extension and protection of citizenhood, and in the principles set forth in these resolutions, and holding them to be of high importance to the American people, we earnestly recommend our fellow-citizens to support, as fitting representatives of that party which has already asserted and maintained those principles and made American citizenship respected at home and abroad, the nominees of the National Democratic Convention at Chicago, Grover Cleveland for President and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice-President.’ The Irish-Americans of New York City, as well as the Irish-American party. In his “Twenty Years in Congress,” James G. Blaine, the Republican candidate for President, pays the following high compliment to Thomas A. Hendricks, the Democratic candidate for Vice-President: “He (Hendricks) was but 31 years of age when first chosen, and his record in the i House had not prepared the public to expect the strength and ability which he display ed as Senator. He was in the full maturity of his powers when he took his seat, and he proved able, watchful and acute n the discharges of his pubic duties. He was always at lis post, was well prepared bn ill questions, debated with ibility, and rapidly gained respect and consideration in the Senate.” Hendricks is the dol of the Democracy of Indiana, and why not? He is the peer of any man in the land.”

In Maroa township, Decatur county, IIL, thirty-four Republicans recently publicly relounced.their adhesion to the lepubJicon party and joined he Democratic party, promilent among whom was Hon. iohn S. Sargent, a leading >anker. Over 100,000 spindles and 0,000 looms are reported idle a Fall River, Mass., and housands of men and women ut of employment “Hard ime come again no more.” low will you vote? Senator Edmonds, of Verlont peremptorily refuses to ike the stump for Blaine, le can’t endorse the Warren ’is her letter, and why houldn’t he? The coal miners’ riots in ’ennsylvania and Ohio mean hat labor will not starve in his land of plenty. Why hould it? The Nation Republican ommittee tried to buy off St. ohn the other day. He spurni the bribe.

Senator Frye, of Maine, is •anking Bairs Buffalo nastiess through the mails.

Among the multitudinous complaints l the present, nothing is more freaently heard than regret over the ck of social brilliancy. The good lings that have been said by wits, iners-ont and bon vivants are periodically dragged to the front and made ) contrast with the vapid gayety and earisome conventionality of the presat. The brilliant man or woman of ■rrnor generations had an immense Ivantage in that their sayings were inght upon the diamond pen of some i-ofessional man of letters, reburnished ad handed down to us in the form of • smanent literature. Now the best iisds do not work for the special . enefit of my Lord or my Lady, or,*inaed, for any private eoterie. They ■ek » larger audience. No brighter iintillations ever flashed forth within ie besHurnislied banquet ball of the : vst than may be heard at many a pub['3 or semi-public gatherings to-day. , ut the exigences of to-day press upon ,-ie anofch.r, The chronicling of all ' e good things is left to the newspaper i mporter, an cl however nimble his pen nndmrfa fcious his brain, the result 1, Tain i« sn to the exigencies of the * ewspa h* . i'-e, or to the press of insures ij the city editor. — Boston 1 sanaa i,K