Among Our Exchanges

Jjansmg Kepubliean : " Strange freak of' democratie political lightning- striking a Hillsdale cqunty farmer when t was expected to hit an Ingham county editor." The editor of the Lansing Journal aceompanied by his wife, is spending a few weeks in Minnesota and Dakota, and that paper is now being run " by the boys," and they appear to be pcrfectly capablo " boys." The last issue of the Iosco County Gazette, published at Tawas City, comes to us with the date of December 25, 1879, upon its potent nutside. August 19, 1880. appears upon lts home " uinards " all nght, however. The Ingham County News, published at Masón, has ohanged hands. In tho issue of August 1 2th, OtisfFuller haa his vnledictory, and in tho issuo of August l'Jth, V. J. Teft has his bow editorial. The paper will continue to do battlo in the republican ranks. The Big Rapids Current bolts (he republican nomination for sheriff of Meeosta county, and leaves a blank in the place of his name in the ticket. In an editorial note the support of the editor is given tho democratie nominee, though not his flrst choice of that party. The Little Traverse llepublican speaks of the faded glory of a onoe rampant party : " What's worse than green eucumbers for cholera morbus ? Greenbackers, ofcoursc. That is the reason perbaps that not a single one turned out to a g. b. meeting called at the house of Geo. Williams, in the town of Friendsip, one week ago last Saturday." The editor of the Oceana County Journal, published at Hart, says that " Industry without fconomy, is like using a bag with a hole in the bottoin." Which is not only a most excellent way of expressing it, i(iit also of accounting for the majority of puople failing to seoure a competeney. The Lalngsburg Ntwa saja . "Tbotimc seems to bo at hand when it is cvery man 's duty to lay asido all party interest and vota only for men, so be sure that the name of Hon J. J. Woodman is on your ticket this f all." Thercaro some poople ao ignorant that they do not know for what office 1 Ion. J. J. is running. Will the News picase cxplain ? The Leclanau Enterprise thus playfully refers to its local cotemporary : "The seduotive influences of the democratie ' ' barr' 1 " are already observable in the summersault of tbe Leelanau Tribune into the democratie arena. This sheet, like a snako's tail, will probably wiggle until the sun sets on the democratie ticket next November, and will then pass into oblivion." A trite question is propounded by the Graud Traverse Herald: "Some of our democratie exchanges are making a grcat hue and cry over the civil service reform question and howling indignantly over the republican campaign fund. How is it about the assessment of Landers, of Indiana, to the tune of $3,500 ? Will some good democratie journal explain that matter?" Says the Evening News : " It is to the credit of the republicans that they do not perniit every groggery keeper to cali a meeting in their namo and gather a crowd to buy nis liquor under the guise of raising a pole and stirring up enthusiasm. Wo are astonished that decent gentlemen on tho democratie side lend their names and presence to these dirty fellows. Most of the democratie ' enthusiasm ' thu far manifeeted, is, we regret to say, of no botter charactcr than this. ' ' The protection offcred by democrats to laboring men, isn'tproperly appreciated by the Newaygo Republican : " 'The democrats of the United States in convention assembled ' at Cincinnati pledged themselvcs in their platform to protect the laboring man against the cormorants and straightway proceeded to nomínate W. II. Eftgluh, the great Indiana cormorant and shylock, for vice president. The kind of protection meant is evidently such as is afforded by the wolf to the lainb. " Facetiously inolined is the Blissfield Advanco man. Hear him : " Why should not Blissfielders be iroud of their beautiful village, asked a stranger. Just look ! On every hand you see beautiful streeta, beautiful sidewalks, beautiful avenues, beautiful steres, beautiful residences, beautiful front yards, made more beautiful by their owrurs casting all sorts of rubbish and offal in front of their front gates. Blissfielders are lovers of dame nature, too. Intruding upon many of their sidewalks, may be seen the gigantic thistle, the flourishing burdock, the 8panish needie, weeds in variety and without number, and the towering nettle and beautiful rag weed. All is beautiful, don't it." From the Big Rapids Pionecr-Magnet we take the following diagnosis of the nintugci whieh troubles our southern brethren juat at present: " The solid south is making a last desperate effort to retain its hald on the government. If successful now, it hopos so to use its infiuence as to gain a long lease of power. But if defeated this year, it knows that the scepter will pass from it neyer to return. The ncw census will leave it in a hopeless minority unless it can gct control of the new apportionment of membars of the lower house of Congress. That is why the south is fighting so desperately, and was willing to accept any candidatos at Cincinnati that would aid it in the north." The Hillsdale Business, a greenback pa per, is in trouble over the perverse actions of sorae of its party members. Hear what it says : "In talking with a greenbacker tho other day a democrat said : ' I am ju.st as good a greenbacker as you are, but I am afraid if I fail to vote the democratie ticket the republican party will win and I desirc to sec tho republican party beaten. If I could vote tho greonback ticket without helping tbe republicans 1 would not care if' I ühould throw away my vote.' The next day the same greenbacker met a republican who said : ' I am just as good a greenbacker as you are, but I am afraid if I do not vote the republican ticket that the detnocrats will win and I do not want to see a democratie viotory. If you can show me any way that I can vote the greonback ticket without holping the democrats I will do it even if I do throw away my vote, for 1 really believc in the greenbaok principias.' " The Quinoy Hcrald warms the ears of ils cotomporary, the Times, whiuh has reoeotly changed from a groenback into a democrat paper. It also presents the following catechism : Ques. Can ;i leopard cbange it- spol Ans. Not niuch. Q. IIow is t witli : ilumociut ' A. Just tlio same. (. What made -.i democral adopt the greenback tlieory ? A. Anythin: to beat tlic republican party. Q. IIow many demócrata now in the gteenback ranks ? A. Nix. Q. Whoro are all tbc demócrata to-day whp talked "fia t yearaftof A. Hurruliini; for ;i soüd soulh, OF playinr poMn to kii'ji repobUoan g. i'. froni ifoing home. Q. Wli:it made a republican ioin the "flat" party y A. Ilonest couvictions. .). How many republtcailj now in the "fiat" party f A. All that the party ii oorapoae 1 (rf Q. What is the reealt t a renublican groenlwirkt -i's vote beiiijf caat for Wenvi i A. Help to the li'i Muth and all that tlmt Implies.