Some of the democratie leaders are setti...

Some of the democratie leaders are setting sciired. TUey havehob-nobbeil witb the prohlbitionists so long that some members of the party have actually gone lo t;ilking prohibition. As a prominent democrut said the other day : "We have been nursing a viper to sting us; we have patted these fanatics on the head until they have begun to convert some of our party. I'll be blained if some of the durned fools haven't joined the cry of ' no liker,' and we are going to lose a good many votes by it. That blasted Free Press must let up on giving tliem so ïnuch prominence, and so many kind words. They are a liurtin' of u." These are not, perhaps, the exact words, but nearly so, of this p. d. He sees the haudwriting on the wall, evideutly. Once again are we called upon to chronicle a ehange in the proprietorship of the Detroit Tribune. Tliis time it passes from the hands of the Nimock Bros. into tliose of James II. Stone, James W. Hinu and James S. Barstow, two excellent Michigan newspai)cr men and one excellent business manager. Itisawell known fact tlnit the Tribune lias not filled the bill since it passed into the Iiands of its late proprietoi-8. But if the present proprietors do not make a suceess of t, and ¦ great success at that, we shall give up all hope tor a republican duily in Detroit. Meatn. Stone and Hine are alive, and wide-awake, they are footh gpod writers, botb have good Judgment - one of the most ewential elenients in n ffi'id DOWipapei man- both are thoroughly familiar with the atate and personally known to vcry nmny of ita leading citizt'iis, and Uoth have been successful In Hfe. Mr. Barstow is not so well known, but we onderstand be has developed excellent ability as farmer business maiifiííer of the Tribune. Here'l our sboulder to thewheel, gentlemen to help you on to sticcess.