The democrats of Illinois have nominated...

The democrats of Illinois have nominated as their standard bearer, ex-Governor John M. Palmer. They nominated him withthe intention of electing him. Opposed to him is one Fifer, unfit for the place and the creature of the republican boss of Chicago. The state is a tariff reform state. Many republicans favor it. Many have been talking it. The democrats have at least a fighting chance of carrying republican Illinois. Some of our exchanges affect to believe the enthusiasm shown when Yaple's name was mentioned in the Grand Rapids convention, protends Yaple's nomination for Governor. They should remember that Wellington R. Burt assisted in helping on that enthusiasm. Yaple, if his health will permit him to take the stump in his district, will probably succeed Julius Ceasar Burrows in Congress, The next Governor of Michigan will be Wellington R. Burt. It still looks as if the republican national ticket might be Blaine and Alger. Alger, if nominated for yicepresident, will owe his nomination solely and simply to the fact that he has lots of money and knows how to spend it. All there is to Alger is his money. Without it, he never would have been governor. Without it, he never would have come before the people in connection with any high office. Personally he is a gentleman. He is not a man of marked ability and possesses no statesmanlike qualities. Why then should the republicans want his name on their ticket? Simply because they wish to use his money. The council asks permission oi the taxpayers to levy a special tax oi $5,000 that they may obtain enough money to carry on the city government. The figures given in the address to the taxpayers by the finance committee, as published in another column, teil their own story. If the $5,000 is voted, the city expenses this year will be $10,000 less than a year ago and $5,000 less than two years ago. It must then be exident that the $5,000 will not allow the council to indulge in any extravagence. The present council found the general fund largely overdrawn, and the $5,000 will not make good this overdraft and the deficiency in the amount of the liquor tax. All is not harmony in the repub lican camp. The brethren do not all love each other as good brethren" should. We do not have this on democratie testimony. The Lansing State Republican is the republican organ of central Michigan. It is published by the state printers. So deep seated is its great love for the Wayne county delegation in the las republican state convention that it says that Henry James latest work, "The Liar" contains biographical sketches of the Wayne republican delegation and that the capacity of the devil and a first district delégate or telling the truth, are about alike. Nor does the State Republican hesitate to speak out in meeting, concerning the platform adopted by the republicans. It says it is "a paregoric platform" "written by an oyster and revised by a clam," a "soft soap and putty platform," "a mushy platform" and adds that "the timidest democrat needn't fear to sit down on jt - it won't bite." These are some of the expressions used by a republican paper in giving voice to lepublican opinión concerning a republican platform. 'Tis SA.ID that "whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.'' It is so with the republican party. It seems determined to nomínate Blaine, and the only thing which will prevent it is the fact that Blaine may see that if nominated, he will be defeated. The Adrián Times reads the handwriting on the walL In reply to a circular letter asking, would Blaine, if nominated, gain or lose in your district?" Se ven hundred and twenty-four answers were received from all parts of the state. Of these, 543 stated that Blaine would lose and nly 1S1 stated that Blaine would gain. The Times warns the party to be careful not "in a moment of emotional insanity, ruin the republican party." It stated that the candidate needed, should be one "for whom no apoligies and no labored explanations are necessary." It says such a candidate's name does not begin with B. What a commentary upon Blaine as a nominee - a man for whom apologies and labored explanations are necessary. We may add that Blaine, reading the handwriting on the wall has declined the nomination.